What I am looking forward to in 2016

Instead of listing down resolutions, this year I just want to continue an approach to share about what things, events, occasions that I am looking forward to in 2016, from personal life to fashion industry, from movies to what hair style to rock, and from sports and fun and games to politics.

Here goes!

1. My project. Oh my project. The progress is being stuck with my excuses since last May but I just had creative juices jump start in my head and is ready to continue for good.
2. The long awaited Finding Dory! I was stoked when Ellen officially announced it!
3. Trip to Tanjung Puting. Was meant to leave end of November but due to the forest fire math, it has been postponed to March 2016. I am begging the Universe to make this happen. A travel and lifestyle publication have asked me to do a story on this trip and I am thinking of interviewing one of the rangers there who has been doing the most selfless job ever. Find out (and support) them via Orangutan Foundation International.
4. Aesthetic department: Do you think this bob and bangs will suit me? Also, I want to style up high waist jeans more often. Like these ladies! In colors, to rock this rad combo of camel and red. What do you think?
5. Euro Cup 2016 Baby! I still have the heart for Espana, I mean look at them the past years! They failed the World Cup 2014 which was heartbreaking but I will still be rooting for them. And the Oranje!--- Update: Their nightmare sets in as the team failed to qualify Euro Cup. #heartbreak.
6. US Presidential Elections 2016, tho it is more because I am so into the brilliant campaigns they always have. Intriguing and interesting to watch. 
7. Continue supporting animal welfare cause and ask my families to join me.
8. Another career growth. In Jesus name. Amen

And the utmost thing I am looking forward to... A better world to live in. There has been so many sad news the past year and I do not even have the heart to mention them. For those affected by world's hatred... I am sending your all the prayers to stay strong, just stay beautiful as you are and do not let those turn your back away from believing that we can still work to make good matter again.

Questioning my unfaithfulness

People keep asking me; Why animal welfare? And for years I tried being diplomatic hiding my real answers: I have a close to zero faith in humanity. 
But today, I am glad to finally question my unfaithfulness when I joined a visit to this school for  children with disability as part of my company's CSR program. Not my very first CSR for sure but you'll see why this made a significant impact. Just from the smallest "incident".

After doing some painting and general cleaning work, I escaped to the classroom with these little fellas; Bayu, Nesi, Fito, and Putu to do some drawings. Them and many more that are not in the frame taught me a lot about overcoming disabilities (Down syndrome, deaf, blind). We think their life is hard but to them, the world is a safe place, people are kind, and God is amazing. I am swelled with the way they told me about their school, the games they love and even crush!

After almost an hour chatting leisurely, Putu (boy on my right) looked me in the eyes and asked the most important question "What color do you think I should use for this roof of the house I am drawing?" As a boring adult, I told him most house roofs are brown. 
I think he was a bit disappointed because he paused before asking me again 
"But, some can be red, right?" He stuttered in all his limitations in speaking. 
"Yes, Putu... Some can be red." I smiled. Trying hard to hide my trembling voice. 

And just at that very moment, I can hear my heart whispering " Yes, Tressabel, some can be kind."
God speed.

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Guys to have fun with. But not to go home with

Presenting you my maiden article in Hello Bali, June edition: "Get your flirt on; Guys to have fun with. But not to go home with!"

Read it here: Get your flirt on!

ps: This is not my first officially published article, there are some in other magazines: Three years (and counting) in paradise; Bali through the lenses of a photo-mania etc. And I sure am working hard to get some more out there. 

Thank you for reading my pieces of wanderings, beautiful people!

xoxo
Tressabel Hutasoit

The many languages of HOPE

from howies

What's bigger than nature's force?

As prayers sent to all the victims of recent catastrophic earthquake and tsunami in Japan , let us take a brief moment to be grateful, and admit that there still is something bigger awaits... And those are..

• The ability to accept loss and to bounce from grief

• Noble souls and hands with an urge to help- putting aside acknowledgement or even a good karma

• A brave man saying “I surrender Lord”

• A heart who repents

• Remedy

• A broken heart filled with scars- gracefully mend

• FAITH

• HOPE

• Of course... LOVE

• Salvation

• Psalm 91:7

• Matthew 24:35