10 Aplikasi Paling Berguna di Jakarta

Hi readers ku yang cantik cantik dan ganteng ganteng,

Berhubung Indonesia sekarang udah makin canggih, I'm going to feature some apps that I really like to use in Jakarta. Bukan cuman karena suka sih ya, tapi karena emang sangat berguna.

1) LINE
Gue akan taro ini sebagai nomor 1, karena berhubung internet di Indo agak lemot... Line tuh lumayan berguna karena temen-temen di Jakarta semuanya pake Line dan lumayan cepet untuk ngirim pesan. Apakah mungkin karena kuota yang dipake gak banyak-banyak amat? Plus all the cute stickers! Dan telfon gratis nya Line #pelitpulsa hehehe :)

2) GrabTaxi
Apasih GrabTaxi? Yang pasti GrabTaxi bukan perusahaan taksi (jadi jangan khawatir ya BlueBird, bukan saingan kok...) Jadi GrabTaxi itu adalah aplikasi pemesanan taksi, jadi sebenernya manggil berbagai macam taksi. Nah loh, jadi taksinya bukan blue bird? Yaaa... bukan sih, tapi tetep aman kok! GrabTaxi adalah tech-provider untuk para pengemudi taksi untuk alternatif meningkatkan pendapatan mereka. SO they are actually doing good to this country!

Karena GrabTaxi ada fitur 'share my ride' dimana kamu bisa share tumpangan kamu via sosmed, jadi keluarga/temen bisa ngelacak kamu ada dimana selama kamu didalem taksi yang dipesen melalui GrabTaxi.

yang pada penasaran, GrabTaxi itu asalnya dari Malaysia - sekarang udah ada di 6 negara dan 16 kota di ASEAN. udah deh, gitu aja. ke www.grabtaxi.com aja yaaa gais.

3) Nebengers
Gue sebenernya belom nyoba sih, tapi kayanya udah banyak banget yang pake aplikasi ini.
Tau kan Jakarta macet banget! Selain GrabTaxi, Nebengers juga bisa jadi a
Nebengers bermula dari sebuah forum dimana orang butuh tebengan, dan akan taro kriteria baik di twitter atau di aplikasi mereka.

#beritebengan #caritebengan adalah hashtag mereka untuk siapapun yang nyari tebengan.
Mereka sebenarnya juga sedang encourage untuk #sharetaxi di Jakarta, yay moga-moga Nebengers & GrabTaxi bisa ngurangin macetnya Jakarta...
twitternya adalah @nebengers ya guyss

4) Qraved

Qraved adalah aplikasi untuk booking restaurant sekalian nyari-nyari restaurant mana yang enak. Kalo kalian tau yang namanya Yelp di US, aga-aga mirip sih. Tp bedanya Yelp gak bisa booking, gitu ajah. Tapi lumayan useful lohhh dan I just got a Rp 100,000 voucher from them just because I used the app once :O

5) Detik.com
I think Detik deserves a spot in this list, don't you think?
Eventhough only our parents probably read it, it's pretty useful and always updated!

SOOO YAH THANKS DETIK FOR BEING GOOD JOURNALISTS :)

6) Path
I wouldn't say its useful for me, but indeed is for most Jakartans. Do you know that Indonesia is Path's biggest market in the world? With 2-3 million people to check in EVERYDAY and average of 5-6 million users to check in every MONTH. LIKE WHATTTT?

Anywaysss I personally don't like it too much because... it's the same as Facebook/Twitter/Instagram?
But! I do have friends that like the app because of the exclusivity of ONLY having 500 friends in that platform.

7) Zalora Indonesia
Zalora is originally European online shopping. Semenjak Zalora masuk Indonesia, banyak brand yang berburu-buru untuk memasukan produknya di website ini. Yang paling keren dari Zalora adalah sistem CASH ON DELIVERY nya.

Kamu bisa place order dan pilih Cash On Delivery alias bayar pas udah sampe, kaya pesen bakmi gm aja, hehehe. Gak usah takut lagi di kibulin sis-sis di online shop deh. I bought some items once and guess what! The items arrived within 24 hours :O Really awesome shopping experience.

8) Indokasih 

IndoKasih adalah website (soon to be an app) untuk cari dana untuk amal/charity fundraising. Agak mirip sama indiegogo.com atau kickstarter.com, tapi hanya untuk amal di Indonesia aja.

Keren yaa, jadi kalau kamu mau cari dana untuk membantu membangun sekolah di Jakarta (misalnya, amin aja deh) kamu bisa pake website ini, dan siapa tau keluarga/temen/pacar/mantan/camer/kenalan bisa nyumbang dan tadaaa! kamu bisa dapat uangnya deh.

9) LINE Let's Get Rich 

Let's talk about games! Kenapa seru? Karena ini adalah monopoly. Tau deh monopoly jaman sekarang pake hape gitu, tapi enaknya udah gak usah ngitung karena calculationnya uda dikerjain ama hape kita. Plus kamu bisa main sama temen-temen LINE kamu jadi bisa lawan mereka gitu.
Bisa 2-4 player, tergantung maunya kamu! Seru lohhh saya aja ampe ketagihan.

10) Waze

Berasalnya dari California,USA. Adalah aplikasi GPS untuk tau jalan. Berguna karena kamu bisa liat dimana macetnya, trus ada icon2 orang yang pake Waze gitu jadi bisa chat sekalian. Yang lagi jomblo, mungkin bisa cari temen/jodoh HAHAHA :P

Anywaysss itu dari saya, moga-moga rekomendasinya berguna semua.
See you in the later time!!

Cheers!
Cindy Marshall

KAYAKIN

!KAYAK! Never knew it was so much fun! Here are a few of my favorite shots at the marina. 

taken at aqua adventures kayak center, san diego, CA

You will notice me

I'll be leaving my mark like initials carved

In an old oak tree, you wait and see

Maybe I'll write like Twain wrote

Maybe I'll paint like Van Gogh

Cure the common cold, I don't know

But I'm ready start 'cause I know in my heart

I wanna do something that matters, say something different

Something that sets the whole world on its ear

I wanna do something better with the time I've been given

I wanna try to touch a few hearts in this life

Leave nothing less than something that says I was here

I will prove you wrong

If you think I'm all talk, you're in for a shock

'Cause this dream's too strong and before too long

Maybe I'll compose symphonies

Maybe I'll fight for world peace

'Cause I know it's my destiny

To leave more than a trace of myself in this place!

I wanna do something that matters, say something different

Something that sets the whole world on its ear

I wanna do something better with the time I've been given

I wanna try to touch a few hearts in this life

And leave nothing less than something that says ?I was here?

And I know that I, I will do more than just pass through this life

I'll leave nothing less than something that says ?I was here?

I was here

- Lady Antebellum

kayaknya....

posting jam 9.41 malam waktu San Francisco.
sering banget gak sih ngeliat waktu, tau-tau lah kok udah 2013 aja.
pernah gak sih tertegun akan cepatnya waktu berlalu?

aku inget pas masih kecil,
rasanya kok pengen cepet-cepet gede.
sekarang udah gede,
rasanya pengen kecil lagi.

?????????

kayaknya baru kemarin deh lulus-lulusan,
kayaknya baru kemarin deh berangkat sekolah bahasa di Cina,
kayaknya baru kemarin deh memutuskan pergi ke negeri Paman Sam,
kayaknya baru baru deh!

kok cepet banget?????????
heran......

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holidays!

hey people! how's your holidays so far? school starts in a week (jan 7th) and uuurm i dont know if I should be excited or mourning for that! Haha

so these pics should sums up my christmas-new year holidays :)
so phoebe, lily, kent and I gathered at Phoebe's house to do gift-exchange!

thank you feebee :))

and then went to san francisco on the 22nd of December to celebrate my boyfriend and i's 8th month dating history. 

@unionsquare

uniqlo photo booth! 

chipotle for lunch with my bubu

Christmas Eve Dinner at Redwood City :)

meet fluffy!

some asian thang y'knaw!?

christmas lunch at Panda Express!

merry christmas! xoxo

And after Christmas.... this is what I did.

SHORT HAIRCUT! HAHA YOHOHOH. yeahhh new years new change right? gotta get used to this new look naaah ah ah?

more pics 

New Years Eve fireworks with Kay, Josue and Liliana @ SF. It was freezing cold, but very lovely at the same time. Loved it!

by the bay bridge

hola amigos//

lololol

best spot along the road. Pier 3.

awesome people makes awesome time. 

So that's pretty much it! The end of my 2012, followed by the beginning of 2013.

So long, 2012! and yeah 2013 let's be friends!!!

ciao

love, Cindy.

fireworks

--
it went on for 5 minutes
some small sparks
some biiiig sparks
of different colours, size and rhythm.


the lights that flew out of the ground so bright.
for once again something in my heart screamed out.
the scream of joy,
the scream that yelled; everything is going to be alright.


i felt hope.

it must be fate, you know.

"Beauty is only skin deep"

-

-33

funny how you're 8000miles apart yet the only person that knows best how to turn my frown upside down. your #LGMH

Dear Boyfriend

GET YOUR ASS BACK HERE IN CALI!!!
Imitchoosomaj<3 p="p">

Live from Tabard Theatre: Trying

Trying was indeed one of the most beautiful, wellstructured, and sophisticated live theatre performances I’ve witnessed in mylife. The first time I went inside the old-fashioned building I was greeted bythese people whom were very friendly, and they lead me into the theatre hall.First thing I noticed was how classic the set was. Being able to see livetheatre like this is in fact an exciting new experience I’m about to encounterin my life.

            The settingof the stage suits the time of the story as well, which takes place in the late60s. I really like the setting because it is far from what I see in dailylife.  When the play was about to start,a lady comes up introducing what the story is going to be about, and with senseof humor she mentions how we are going to be ‘eaves-dropping’ as watching theconversation between attorney Biddle and his secretary. I think that was a veryinteresting opening as well.

            The actingof the actors is very natural and professional. They really did behaved in away people of the 60s would. Since the story is developed from a real story, Ifound it very interesting that it is now re-acted through a live performance.  The outfits worn by the actors suited thetimeline.

The transmission between one sceneand another is very smooth and beautiful. It is very quick, and even how thecharacter expresses their personality can be see gradually from one scene untilthe end. How attorney Biddle was not friendly and perhaps cold-hearted towardsthe new secretary Sarah (With an ‘H’) until a year after they have developed afamily-like relationship between each other. The story is very clear, and howthe actors expressed their feelings are very easy to understand.

I like how the heater seems to takea huge role in the play as well. The first day of Sarah’s work we analyze howattorney Biddle strictly prohibits Sarah to even touch the heater. But towardsthe end of the play, Sarah seems to be conveniently switching the heater on andoff without attorney Biddle’s objection.

Not only the heater, Sarah’spregnancy also takes an important role because throughout time her stomach getsbigger and bigger. Here I notice how well organized the play was, and howprofessional everyone who works behind the stage are – the fact that the actorschange outfits within seconds!

For a ticket price of $30, I’d sayit was very worth the value. Plus, being a Foothill student advantages me topay for only $5, which was a bonus.  Ihad a very good time watching the show and hopefully one day I will haveanother opportunity to be able to see my own teacher acting on stage. Not tomention the types of food offered were such quality! – The cheesecake wasperhaps the best cheesecake I’ve ever tasted in the bay. Thank you so muchProfessor Gravenhorst for giving this golden opportunity to the students!

CCCSAA conference 2012

Being a part of the student government at Foothill College had given me the opportunity to travel south California, Los Angeles. Even though it was a student business trip, two nights at the conference gave me the opportunity not to only learn new things but also make new friends. 

Day 1 - 19th Oct 2012

2 pm arrived at LAX with the team 

(-------------------------bryan-kaan-----------------------------)

(marcel-wesley-joss-janice-me-antonia-daphne-phoebe)

arriving at Hilton LAX, we were given hotel room keys, name tags and the program guide of the conference. since it was pretty much introductory day, there weren't any workshops but dance nights with actual disco ball and hired DJs.

how was it? it was fun! because all California Community College reps (AS) were there representing their schools, and yeah they are really awesome people!

and then at 6 pm we went to this large ballroom where dinner is served. 

pretty amusing how everyone of their college has this customized student government hoodies everywhere... 

foothill college female delegate

indonesianz :3

Day 2//THE day. 20th Octo 2012.

This is the actual day workshops were held. I went to 4 workshops in total (yeah and there were only 4 workshop sessions anyway) and of course, before heading to the workshops we had breakfast where opening day speakerperson was there too.. 

VOTE VOTE VOTE!

LUNCH TIME! we went back to the large ballroom and ....T-SHIRT EXCHANGE! There, we sat next to the DeAnza delegate (yeay sister schools) and they were LEGEN>...WAIT FOR IT...DARY! 

Foothill-DeAnza 

T-shirt exchange grins - Kaan & DeAnza reps

After hours of workshops attended, dinner is served and get to sit next to DeAnza peeps again! Can't believe it's only one night to go and back in Cali. And of course, pictures.

things got a littttle uncontrolled :P
deanza peeps, me, jan

FOOTHILL DELEGATE :D

afterwardsss THE DANCE & CASINO NIGHT!(again) was it fun? I honestly have no idea - I totally knocked out and didn't join the group for that. But yeah! lots of new things learned, new people met, and definitely a great experience I would love to share. 

DAY 3- bye :( 

closing session+raffle (win a trip to HAWAII)

i'll def come by again el lay:))

CIAO. x

Cindy

告诉我

"告訴我　

你不是真的離開我　

你也不願這樣的夜裡　

把難過留給我

告訴我　

你不是真的離開我　

你是要懲罰我的愛讓你失去自由　

告訴我......"

-陈绮贞 

Confession of a guilty technology-dependent

Guilty as charged, I, Cindy Marshall, hereby confess that I am too dependent on the functions of technology (laptop) and perhaps couldn't do anything without the presence of it. :(

So there goes my confession.
Thank you
C

Roomie Edition: Happy Birthday Wai Kiu jeh

in case I haven't got the chance to introduce..
i have been living with this hongkanese female called Janice Nam- also known as the Vitasoy Girl (please dont hate me) HAHAHHA

(Busted! U googled the shit out of yourself, Janice. Lol in case you are reading this right now in 10yrs from now... I hope we're still friends and I hope we get to do business together la Hongkong-Indo. I wont corrupt your business don't worry HAHHAHAHA ok OFFTOPIC MOVE ONNNN)

it was Sunday Oct 7 when I thought of an idea of giving this girl a surprise birthday as it was her 20th birthday the following day. (heads up, Janice is one of the HEYILOVEMYBIRTHDAY population)
I made her think that we are not so into celebrating her birthday, infact- we make her think that we do not have that interests in celebrating her birthday. 
The thing is- I invited 20 people(maybe more) to our house during midnight to surprise her. No one RSVP-d to my Facebook MIDNIGHT invitation and our friend Kaan happen to....SHOW UP AT 9 p.m. 

Um! WHY ARE YOU HERE AGAIN?
Dum dum dum... Curious Janice is Curious. 
With the very lack of acting skills, I've tried my best (and nailed it,yay) to act as if Kaan needed to see me and talk about our upcoming event we are working on. She bought it. Teehee

After some hours making her believe that no one remembers her birthday, she went to sleep. Kinda hard to make her unconscious.... I need to actually lie by her side and pretend to sleep. Now I know how hard it was for my mom to make me sleep years back.... 

So after gathered people on the parking lot of our apartment- Turned out 13 people showed up :') THANK U guys and surprised the hell out of Jan- By breaking in her room with birthday cakes and singing. 

祝你生日快乐，roomie. from roomie.

glad u like the surprise though :) hope u had the GOODEST early moment of ur 20 yrs old. 

and hopefully u can be more responsible as u grow older HAHHA jk loh~ 

x

P.S = lei zou gan ma ye? 

Florence+The Machine concert in summary

Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View
Oct 3rd 2012, Friday

T-shirts!

Elegant Flo

looking forward the next concert. It was an undescribable feeling- definitely loved it :)

Florence- Such a sweetheart!

x
ciao