Sunshine's Journal

Yes, it's been months me and my special 'who took my breath away' doing this long distance relationship. Surabaya, Indonesia - Leeds, United Kingdom is really long way to do this relationship. In total 20 hours by plane, 12225.866 kilometres (based on distance calculator), 6 hours of time differences and i'm so blessed to be with my special man.

"But something happened / For the very first time with you / My heart melts into the ground / Found something true / And everyone's looking around / Thinking i'm going crazy"

Yes, it was an unplanned moment to know you, yeah you know the story baby. It was a nice time to talk and to know you at the first time. We chatted all the time and i remembered when you would reply all chats (yup, after you finish all your work). I deeply falling with all of our 'whatever' conversation that keeps me want to know you more, and so do you. It wasn't a good time to start a new relationship (that was i thought that time), but my heart kept telling me to keep talking and know you better.

Yes, i finally i saw you on that day. 3 days before i moved to Leeds to continue my study. I was so nervous and i didn't know what to do, what to talk to you about. But i tried to stay cool, and at the end you commented that i'm way to 'cool' (i'm really sorry). We spent the 3 days most of them together, i had so much fun to get to know you but also sad that i had to leave the country and also you. I didn't know what to expected with us.

Yes, our relationship is such an unique one. You remember how you need to get into the top of the ship to have a FaceTime with me? remember how you spent your saturday at the mall, you bought kebab then you FaceTime me so we can spent saturday night just like other couples even thou we are miles away. Remember how i surprised you on your b-day but you surprised me first by picked me up from the airport (i was over the moon). When i hurt my feet from basketball practice, you stayed all night to accompany me and calmed me down and told me that i still can walk and watch justin timberlake concert.

But you see now, i'm blessed and over the moon with us. I know long distance relationship is one hell of thing that we must get through, but i believe that we can pass this. I know you and you know me, other don't matter.

Thank you for our 'us' time we've spent these months, thank you for believing in me and understand me even thou you know how i can be a pain in the ass especially on monthly time, thank you for being there for me even thou only from FaceTime, thank you for letting me tell you all of my dreams and being such a good listener, thank you for being a big brother, a best friend and mi amore.

I can't thank God enough of this blessing, keep praying for what best for us
"and i feel your warmth, and it feels like home - Depeche Mode / Here is the House"




I miss you, please be home soon


xoxo- putri

I love being a Londoners, first i was so scared i mean living in really crowded city like London you must have a big courage. Travelling around with public transportations like buses, tubes, trains well that happen in London. 

London 10K Run

Inside of the Instituto Marangoni, London

Interior of Poppies Fish and Chips

Jean Paul Gaultier London Exhibition, Barbican

I love this wedding dress :)

Jean Paul for Madonna Concert

The 'Famous Bra'

Some of his runaway collections at the exhibition

My favourite cupcake ever!

Peek a peek through my flat's window :) a nice place to stay at Notting Hill

Full of toys!

a selfie perhaps...

Unique concept of a store, so green and so nature

Since i moved to Leeds, where i live now for the next 1 year ahead i found my new hobby... cooking. Yes, cooking is my new hobby because as an abroad student i have to survive (not wasting money fro extravagant foods) so i decided to cook.

Vegiies!

Lots of chicken (i love chicken)

Half pan of water and 2 spoon of olive oil

Indofood magic soup herbs

Chicken cooked

Add veggies

It is already the middle of the year, time run so fast... I can't believe that i've been in this country for almost 6 months and enjoying every corner of it.
School done, i mean for my 1st semester. How did it go? honestly, it went well. i got some problems and i'm trying to fix it and hopefully i'll do much better next semester. A lot of people say that studying aboard is easy as peeling a potato, but you know the reality is not that.
Studying aboard is hard, the realty is that we have to face everything alone (i mean gotta do all of it by yourself). Far away from family, friends and leaving the comfort zone isn't easy as you see in pictures that i post in my Instagram or other social media. I'm not whining, i'm just telling you that in life we have to challenge ourself to get into the next part of our life. Being in the new place, situation, friends, journey and leaving the comfort zone. These past 6 months i really enjoying every bit of it, when i have a bad day i'm trying to get through it, when i have a great day i'm trying to get through it too. Trying to be more thankful of everything and everyday bless.
So, never judge people or talk about people if you don't really know their life. Try to learn from them (i mean the positive way) and be careful of what you said and what you wish for :)


"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." - Bernard Shaw


xoxo, 

"By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show" -Samuel Johnson

It is just a 4 days and 3 nights trip with my mum, and we killed it! After a week adjustment in Leeds, Mum and I went to London to do the id check to the Indonesian Embassy and just traveling around London :) It was a great trip, just me and mum we did so many things there and we went to many places.

In 2005, i visited London for the first time with my family but this time only me and my mum. Since my first visit there are lots of changes in London, but the feel is still the same. I always see London as a traditional and modern city. Where else you can find that kind of city, you can understand part of history from London, you can find the modern building, many historical places inside the city, touring london by tube, get to see London from the London eye, seeing the Queen's jewelry and crown; you can see all of this in London.

This trip also the first tube trip of my mum and I, and she loved it so much (part of running around catching the tube). It was so nice to have this trip, and thank you mama for accompany me this time!
i love you and  i miss you, i'll go home soon :)

At the famous blue door, Notting Hill

Strike a pose in the tube station, i miss you!

It's so hard to get picture together, luckily a nice guy hep us :)

The Tower of London

The Tower of London

Mama

Pardon me, i'm just love being a tourist

Guard Changing at the Tower of London

London Eye

Big Ben See you in another trip guys... xoxo

Hello readers,

I'm sorry for my absent these few weeks... been very busy with new journey and guess what i am in UK now... well in Leeds, West Yorkshire :)
I moved here from my long far-away home, Indonesia to continue my study here. It's been almost 1 month since i get here and adjusting with new life. and for that i apologies my absent.

Anyway, January been really great for me well except for my farewell see you later with family and friends and i got new friends in this country. Not just new friends, new experiences (life experiences), new adventure, new home and first of everything of my new start in my new home for the next 1.5 years.

Later on, i would like to post pictures about my adventure and i also want to tell you some of my experiences that i never experience it before. I'm so excited! (also looking forward to see the snow!hopefully)