DNVB: The Case of Beauty Startups in Indonesia

Saturday, March 28, 2020

Disclaimer: I am definitely not an expert on whatever field this article fits into. 
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I first heard the term DNVB when I was listening to Breaking Beauty Podcast with Emily Weiss, the founder of Glossier. Then I made a quick google search of the term and realized that the definition is basically what most beauty business in Indonesia is. To tell you more about DNVB and how it's related to Indonesia's beauty business, I'm gonna do a brief explanation below and switching to Bahasa.


Pengertian DNVB

Oke, pertama-tama, apa sih DNVB itu? 

Kepanjangan dari singkatan ini adalah Digitally Native Vertical Brand. Biar nggak pusing, gampangnya istilah ini dipecah jadi dua: Digitally Native dan Vertical Brand¹. Digitally Native artinya bermula dari medium digital, alias mulai secara online. Vertical Brand artinya brand yang mengontrol bisnisnya dari tahap produksi, hingga sampai ke tangan konsumen.

Bicara lebih detail soal Vertical Brand, yang membuatnya berbeda dengan model bisnis lainnya adalah Vertical Brand benar-benar ngejalanin semuanya. Kan ada, ya, beberapa bisnis yang hanya ambil barang, baru didistribusikan dan dijual. Ada juga yang produksi sendiri, tapi yang ngejual orang lain. Nah, kalau Vertical Brand ini, ya, mereka lakoni semua. Begitu, lho.

Jadi kesimpulannya, DNVB adalah bisnis yang bermula secara online, dimana proses bisnisnya dijalani sendiri semua dari produksi sampai bisa diterima konsumen.


Apa hubungannya DNVB dan bisnis kecantikan Indonesia?

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Untuk lebih ngeh kaitan antara istilah ini dan bisnis kecantikan Indonesia, kita bahas per poin-poin DNVB, ya.


1. Inti DNVB adalah bisnis 'sendiri' yang berbasis online². 

The easiest examples would be Rollover Reaction atau BLP Beauty. Meski bisnis sendiri, bukan nggak mungkin kalau ada DNVB yang menggunakan e-commerce atau media sosial untuk berjualan, karena platform jualan ini tuh istilahnya hanya sebagai pengantar saja.

Nggak cuma Rollover Reaction dan BLP Beauty, if you're like me who loves to browse beauty brands on Instagram, pasti kalian sedikit-sedikit memperhatikan deh kalau sekarang banyaaaak banget brand kosmetik lokal yang bermunculan di Instagram. Ya ESQA lah, Dear Me Beauty, Luxcrime, The Bath Box, For Skin's Sake, dan masih banyak lagi.

By the way, kalau untuk Wardah, Make Over, dan Emina alias geng Paragon, I'm not sure where they started, jadi nggak di-include, ya.


2. Ada 2 hal yang menurut gue pribadi jadi kunci DNVB, yang pertama itu branding, yang kedua media sosial. Untuk poin branding juga disetujui jadi kunci DNVB menurut artikel ini. Nah, bahasan branding ini bisa panjang banget, sih (SOK. HAHA. Padahal cuma 1-3 kalimat).


Berikut sedikit kutipan dari Entrepreneur.com:

The digital vertically integrated brand is internet enabled, born digitally and interacts with customers primarily online. It seeks to build a strong brand lifestyle that speaks to people and shapes their choices. To build such a community, v-commerce brands present and design their products in a highly compelling way and in a consistent voice.   

DNVBs’ products meticulously represent the brand identity and both their products and their packaging are designed to be shared on social media. These brands rely heavily on visual content displayed across a multitude of marketing channels. To scale content creation and to meet content needs, DNVBs often rely on user-generated content.


Sering denger istilah instagramable atau instagram-worthy? Nah, ini dia kata kunci yang dipraktikkan sama para DNVB. Alih-alih pake marketing konvesional yang jualan banget, DNVB lebih berfokus bikin konten yang 'berkarakter' dan, ya, itu tadi: instagramable. Istilah lainnya mungkin aesthetically pleasing kali, ya.

Oh, iya, persoalan estetis ini juga nggak cuma berlaku untuk feed Instagram atau tampilan website aja, tapi juga ke packaging dan tampilan produk-produknya. Termasuk ke box atau bubble wrap yang kita terima pas produknya dikirim. Meticulous, rite? Then again, balik lagi ke kutipan di atas, ini semua emang diniatin banget karena tujuannya biar si produk di-share ke media sosial. Kalau dibikin sampe ke box-box-nya aja lucu, pastinya konsumen juga makin ingin share. That's why banyak konten unboxing.


3. "DNVBs often rely on user-generated content"

Apa sih maksudnya user-generated content? Artinya adalah konten yang dibuat oleh konsumen itu sendiri. Contohnya apa? Instagram story, post di feed, dan sejenisnya yang biasanya disebut 'Testimonial' atau 'Review'. 

Jadi, di samping bikin-bikin konten yang aesthetic tadi, DNVB juga seringnya nih ngandelin kita-kita. Gimana tuh caranya? Gampang: repost, retweet, atau add to your story. Versi lebih niatnya, ya, via endorsement. By the way, ini bukan karena mereka males atau low budget, lho, tapi memang user-generated content membangun rasa percaya, meningkatkan potensi orang untuk berbelanja, memperkuat branding, dan sekaligus nambah stok konten mereka yang lebih 'real'³.

Jujur aja, ketimbang online shop yang isinya cuma foto-foto katalog rapi nan bersih, terkadang yang ada repost-repost-nya dari konsumen keliatan lebih terjamin, kan? Dibanding nonton instagram story suatu brand, gue pribadi pun ngerasa jauh lebih teracuni kalau ngeliat story seseorang yang gue kenal review atau nyebut brand tersebut.

4. DNVB sangat aktif di media sosial. 

Ngomongin data sedikit, ya. Dilansir dari sini, Bain Consulting³ menemukan kalau ternyata 67% konsumen mengaku menggunakan media sosial brand sebagai customer service dan 72% di antaranya berharap brand akan merespon dalam hitungan jam
Hayo, ada yang merasa pernah komplain ke brand via Instagram, nggak? Gue sih pernah HAHA. Padahal jelas-jelas ada customer service khusus, ya. Contohnya bisa dilihat di mana? Coba cek kolom komentar brand-brand, deh... biasanya pasti ada aja 1-2 komentar nyelip, "Kak, kok paket aku belum dateng, ya? Paket aku manaaa?!?"

Sayangnya, 5 dari 6 interaksi tidak terjawab oleh brand. Padahal, kalau brand tersebut aktif merespon dan berinteraksi sama konsumennya, ditemukan bahwa konsumen tersebut akan berbelanja 20 - 40% lebih banyak, lho! Teruntuk kalian-kalian para pemilik brand, yuk mulai dibales DM-nya yang udah 99+ itu.

Balik lagi ke gue pribadi, I don't know if you feel the same, tapi memang direspon sama brand bikin kita ngerasa dihargai. Sesimpel dikasih emoji love kalau kita nge-tag di Instagram story. Apalagi kalau responnya kerasa personal alias nggak template plek-plekan.


Masih dari Entrepreneur.com, disebutkan juga kalau DNVB cenderung membuat digital experiences alias pengalaman digital, di mana konsumen bisa berinteraksi dan ikut nge-share juga. Ponnya adalah membuat konten yang shareable alias bikin kita mau nge-share. Contohnya ini limitless, sih, bisa sesimpel bagi-bagi wallpaper gratis kayak Glossier, buka Q&A, nge-post quotes, bikin polling, dan masih banyaaaaak lagi. Targetnya siapa? Oh tentu millenials dan gen Z.


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5. WOW AKHIRNYA SAMPAI DI POIN TERAKHIR. Oke, poin terakhir adalah DNVB tidak melulu harus tetap digital, pada akhirnya banyak juga DNVB yang merambah ke offline, kok! Mungkin awalnya cuma ikut-ikut bazaar atau buat pop-up store, atau nebeng showcase ke toko lain, tapi nggak menutup kemungkinan kalau pada akhirnya jadi brick and mortar store juga. See Glossier, BLP Beauty, Rollover Reaction, and Sociolla for example. Oh, iya, brand-brand yang ada di Beauty Bar The Goods Dept. pun bisa dihitung mulai merambah ke offline.


Oke... jadi kesimpulannya apa?

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Ya nggak ada, sih... HAHA. Ini lebih ke fyi aja. Supaya lebih paham oh brand-brand kecantikan lokal begini toh. Mungkin kalau kalian punya rencana untuk bikin bisnis sendiri, bisa baca-baca lebih jauh juga soal DNVB, ya. 

Oh, iya, nambahin sedikit, DNVB punya banyak keuntungan dibanding model bisnis lainnya, lho. Salah dua alesannya adalah karena DNVB bisa memangkas pengeluaran dengan mengontrol proses produksi, distribusi, sampai ke marketing, dan DNVB juga 'kaya' akan data konsumennya, wong mereka sendiri yang ngelayanin jadi pasti tahu banget market mereka seperti apa.
Yowis, itu dulu aja he he.


See ya on the next post!
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Yubiso & Kaison Malaysia Mini Haul

Friday, March 27, 2020

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Ada nggak sih di antara kalian yang nggak suka kalau masuk ke toko dekor atau printilan semacam IKEA, Informa, dan Miniso? Kayaknya nggak ada, ya... Gue sih suka banget-banget toko semacam itu.

Gue bisa ngabisin waktu berjam-jam muter-muter toko semacam itu–heck, even seharian–kalau aja kaki gue nggak jompo dan jarang dipake. Anyway, ngomongin soal toko-toko lucu ini, beberapa waktu lalu gue sempat stay seminggu di Melaka, Malaysia. Nyokap gue kebetulan berobat dan dirawat di Mahkota Medical Centre.

Selama nyokap gue dirawat, gue nginep di Hotel Hatten yang bersebelahan sama Mahkota Medical Centre. Sedikit gambaran, hotel ini nempel sama Hatten Square dan berseberangan sama 2 pusat perbelanjaan gede: Mahkota Parade dan Dataran Palawan.

Jadilah kerjaan hari-hari gue cuma bolak-balik antara hotel, rumah sakit, dan mall. Nah, di hari Sabtu sebelum gue pulang di hari Minggunya, gue baru ngeh kalo di lantai teratas Mahkota Parade, ada satu toko penuh bunga artifisial.

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Iseng, gue coba masuk sekalian liat-liat. LHO taunya dalemnya kok gede? Awalnya gue kira itu semacam Scoop, nggak taunya toko yang namanya Kaison ini lebih mirip Informa, except the layout is neater and the stuff is much, much, much more cute! Penataannya cukup simpel, masuk-masuk di sebelah kiri ada rak-rak tanaman artifisial, di sebelah kanan ada kasir.

Nah, di bagian belakang rak-rak tanaman artifisial inilah gue kayak nemuin surga. Semua dekor-dekor Pinterest dan Tumblr-worthy berderet-deret ada di rak. Even better, harga barang-barangnya juga murah.

Gue nemu vas kaca minimalis motif kayu dan pastel-color block cuma seharga RM 5.90 aja. Yang mana kalau dirupiahin jadi cuma Rp20.000an aja. Di saat itu juga gue rasanya mau buang semua baju di koper dan borong belanja di sana. Tapi mengingat tujuan utama gue ke Malaysia itu buat nemenin nyokap, jadi gue akhirnya cuma beli beberapa benda aja.

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Benda pertama yang langsung gue naksir dan yakin mau beli adalah makeup storage ini. Bahannya tin biasa, ada cermin kayunya. Harganya RM 16.90 atau sekitar Rp57.000. Gue tadinya kira ini tempat makan.

Mengingat di Indo lumayan langka cermin-cermin lucu tanpa quotes romantis yang grammatically error plus ilustrasi random di bagian belakangnya, this item got my heart instantly. Gue beli dua warna, deep teal dan pink.

Selain itu, gue juga beli–well, dibeliin tante, sih–canvas sling bag yang modelnya super simpel, tapi warnanya cubanget! Since my outfit is mostly black, tambahan warna kuning mustard gini ‘kan lucu, ya.

Terakhir, gue beli sling bag motif bebek buat keponakan. Harganya RM 7.50. Total belanjaan gue di Kaison setelah beli 2 makeup storage dan 1 sling bag bebek itu Rp138.045.

Abis dari Kaison, gue juga jalan sedikit di Mahkota Parade dan masuk ke Yubiso (Miniso knock off semacam Niceso). Di Yubiso, gue beli cermin lagi. Modelnya disisipin gitu lho supaya bisa berdiri. Agak kayak lekar buat alas AlQuran.

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Gue suka karena modelnya simpel dan kacanya besar, jadi enak buat ngaca pas mau dandan di kantor. Ini juga harganya menurut gue murah banget. Cuma RM 10 yang pas gue bayar pake Jenius jadi RP33.425. Gue akhirnya beli 1 lagi sebelum pulang karena lucu.


As the title said, this is a mini haul, karena gue emang nggak belanja banyak. But if any of you are going to Malaysia in the near future, gue mau sekalian kasih beberapa item favorit gue dari Kaison.

Enjoy!
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*1 RM = 3700 IDR (per tanggal 25/03/2020)

Cheers,

Review: Sense by Jari Jari

Thursday, March 26, 2020

Dari awal ngeliat salah satu temen nge-post Sense by Jari Jari di Instagramnya, gue langsung kepo. Kok adem amat sih tempatnyaaa? Ini tuh di mana, sih? Setelah googling sedikit, ternyata alamatnya di Terogong, Jakarta Selatan. Mayan jauh juga, ya...

Review: Putto Houzz Washing Machine Cleaner

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Entah sejak kapan, gue mulai sadar kalo gue punya passion yang cukup besar di bidang... domestik. Awalnya gue cuma excited cobain cairan pembersih keramik. Berlanjut ke ngejajal berbagai merk karbol sereh. Sampe akhirnya gue nggak sengaja nemu Putto Houzz Washing Machine Cleaner ini.

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Gue udah tau ini dari agak lama, tapi karena gue baru dapet job desk cuci baju di tahun ini, jadi produknya pun baru gue beli di bulan Februari lalu. Nah, sebelum masuk ke review nggak niat-nya, gue copy paste sedikit tentang produk ini dulu dari website-nya langsung, ya.

Deskripsi Produk

Putto Houzz Washing Machine Cleaner adalah deterjen pembersih mesin cuci. Deterjen ini diklaim ampuh menghilangkan bakter, jamur, dan kotoran yang menempel di tabung mesin cuci, plus membantu menghilangkan bau tidak sedap. Produk ini dijual dalam box berisi 2 sachet yang masing-masing seberat 500 gr dengan harga Rp119.000.

Cara Pakai

Untuk mesin cuci bukaan atas:

  1. Pastikan mesin cuci kosong (tidak ada pakaian)
  2. Isi mesin cuci dengan air hingga 3/4 tabung
  3. Masukkan 1 sachet Putto Houzz Washing Machine Cleaner pada tabung tempat pakaian (jangan masukkan di tempat deterjen)
  4. Nyalakan mesin cuci dan biarkan berputar selama 10 - 15 menit untuk melarutkan bubuk Putto Houzz Washing Machine Cleaner
  5. Matikan mesin cuci dan diamkan selama 90 - 120 menit
  6. Setelah didiamkan, jalankan mesin cuci dan lakukan 1 siklus pencucian (spin & rinse)
  7. Jika setelah pencucian masih tersisa kotoran, Anda bisa mengulangi proses pencucian dengan air.

Untuk FAQ lengkapnya, bisa cek di sini.

Hasil pemakaiannya efektif nggak?

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Kondisi tabung saat sudah dimasukkan Putto (air belum terisi 3/4)
Sebetulnya, kondisi mesin cuci di rumah sih nggak kotor-kotor banget. Cuma ada sedikit karat sama kerak di lekukan dan lubang-lubangnya. Nah, ini gue agak skip cara pakenya, sih. Harusnya kan dinyalain dulu dan diatur muter supaya seluruh tabung kena, tapi gue malah ngediemin doang HAHA. 

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Perhatiin deh kerak-kerak yang ngumpul di pinggir air...
Oh, iya, si Putto ini pas di air tuh ngingetin gue sama Redoxon. Jadi dia kayak berbuih cessssss gitu dan keluar gelembung-gelembung kecil. Anyway, setelah 2 jam gue cek kondisinya kaya foto di atas. Airnya jadi lebih keruh dan ada kerak-kerak yang ngambang di airnya. Kalo dibandingin review Putto lainnya yang gue liat, ini relatif bersih, sih. Nggak ada bau lumut atau bau apapun juga pas gue cek.

Kondisi tabung setelah selesai proses pencucian
Abis itu gue jalanin 1 siklus cuci dan bilas, hasilnya kayak di atas deh. Karena mesin cuci di rumah hampir nggak pernah dibersiin, gue kira hasilnya akan lebih kotor, tapi ternyata nggak. Mungkin ini karena gue juga nggak ngikutin instruksinya secara bener sih... 

Nah, selanjutnya sisa kotoran di tabung itu tinggal dilap aja pake tisu atau handuk basah. Abis itu udah, deh, kelar! Hihi. Meskipun di gue hasilnya nggak yang 'wow mejik!', produk ini tetep menarik banget buat dicoba, sih. Apalagi buat buibu yang emang rutin nyuci dan cuciannya banyak.

Kalo kalian tertarik coba Putto Houzz Washing Machine Cleaner ini, kalian bisa beli di sini, ya:

Cheers,

Job Hunt, Is It That Hard?


Let me start off the post by stating that yes, I know the basic of SEO and how keywords matter. Nonetheless, I'm still gonna write this post however I see fit, mixing languages here and there. Anyway––job hunt a.k.a cari kerja. Ugh. I dread this so much after I finished my thesis defense back then in 2016.

2019 Highlights

Wednesday, March 18, 2020


Warning: long post ahead.

See my 2018 highlights here.

There's a lot going on this year. And by lot, I mean really, really a LOT. I don't want to miss any details, so I'm starting the highlights early. It's the end of August when I wrote this paragraph. Might continue the intro later on, but now I'm just gonna do the half of 2019 highlights now.


On January, my niece was born. It was magical. She first came looking like an alien, but she's okay now. Reunited with JHS friends during this week too. On 18th, the office moved to Lippo Mall Puri and I finally felt like a legit corporate worker and I'm loving every corner of it, despite the green tinted windows. Interviewed Salon by Houzcall on 25th, and it is the beginning of many interviews ahead...


February was the month that I finally went out of town and staying the night with friends. Never have I ever did this before because duh strict Asian parents. It was a short getaway, but very fun–and comforting. We had a good chat, good food, and good rest too. What else? Met Tasya Farasya, again. Went to the overhyped Kokonut & Curtains. Got another free eyelash extensions. On 22nd, I bawled my eyes out because my boss, who's been very kind, telling me that she's going to resign.

March begins with the arrival of oh-so-lovely Sociofellas. I love them. Seriously. Especially Refal. More on them later on. After a makeup artist transformed me into Deus ex Machina, I went to Sama-sama arranged by Kokken on 2nd where I scored some good items.

6th was the date my boss finally left for good. Not a drop of tears shed this time. Left her with a bunch of carefully curated goodies which I know she'll love. Went for a fancy facial at Four Seasons with L'Occitane on 13th.



Before my boss left, she said something about how our work would allow us to do many amazing things, including doing an interview with an international figure. Little did I know, that at that time she was referring to my first interview with a native speaker, more specifically, Bianca Talaic, the Global Communication Manager of Trilogy. Yes, that 'rosehip' Trilogy. I stutter, obviously. But the interview went alright. It was on 19th.

Didn't I told you that I did many interviews this year? Well, on 25th, I got the chance to interviewed someone whom I admire a lot back then on the ask.fm era, and it's Hindia a.k.a Baskara Putra. On 21st, I received a chat from my boss:



Oh. Wow.

Y'all already know what's happening in April: I. Went. to. Korea. It was definitely not only one of the highlight of this year, but also on my career, and my life. Also vlogged for the first time and it wasn't a pleasant experience. I'll do another separate post about this trip (hopefully).


This is also the month where I came in-and-out RSPP for UTI. Shucks. Had fun with Game of Thrones every week, tho.

On May 18th, after Joe & Dough event, I sneaked to Sociolla's first ever store at Kota Kasablanka. It was very very pretty that I almost teared up a bit because dang we have came so far?!??


Watched the final of GOT with A and R. I expected the worst but surprisingly the ending pleased me. This month ends with a fun 'arisan' a.k.a rebutan makeup at the office and a quick annual trip to Batam for a wedding. It was okay. Mom is nagging me as usual.

Unlike last year, June was a pretty chill month this time. Nothing major happened. Went to Semasa and disappointed, but the picturesque Lapangan Banteng made it okay.

July means BFF Run is getting closer. I started the month with the newest season of Stranger Things. Had another fun time pampering with L'Occitane. On 19th, the store on Lippo Mall Puri opens for public. Might do a separate post for the pictures.



Another coworker left on 25th. Had another free eyelash extensions and also reflexology on 30th. This particular date was packed. Started from eyelash appointment at 10AM, continued with a talk show till lunch. A reflexology session afterwards, then I moved to Baxter for another event. Did a glow-in-the-dark painting and here's the fun part: I accidentally met W downstairs (Baxter was on 3rd level) when I was waiting for the cab. We chatted, laughed, took pictures, and he asked me to grab a cup of coffee sometime.

Don't expect any tea just yet. August started with a quick trip to Bandung for Breakfast Club on 4th. I learned that I am that bad at running and desperate times call for desperate measures (I hitched a biker passing by). Luckily, I won a free massage from the event on 25th, so I booked a session on 5th immediately.



Apparently, W's coffee invitation wasn't just him being polite. He actually followed up and asked me about it. I told him that I'm gonna skip work on Monday for a massage and that he can meet me afterwards if he wants to. He said yes.

What supposed to be a cup of coffee after massage somehow turned into a nostalgic car rides, a ramen date, a movie, and at last, coffee, with hours of conversation. Things did change for a while, but in the end we agreed that it was best for us to stay friends... and civilized.

Anyhoo, back to August. I went to Bandung on 9th with 5 other media which was nerve-wracking. It went fine. Did a whole day shoot for COSRX that ended up in vain. Got a PR package thanks to my annoying habit of sliding into the DMs.


On 24th, with two unused train tickets (which I originally prepared in case I want to bid farewell to W), I went to Bandung with half of my office. On 25th, the event was a total blast. Many cried happy tears. Not me. Almost, but no. The day that we all dreaded went very very very well. Also got to interviewed Maxime and Diskoria.

(Hi! It's December 27th now as I'm writing this). Let's see... what happened on September? I tried Xing Fu Tang at office's gathering. Helped R changed his tire. Things are happening at the country–RKUHP issues.


Decided to get an eyelash extension on October 10th. One of my best decision on this year, though. Went straight to AMOREPACIFIC and NARS event after that. Went on another interview with native speaker on 17th. This time it's Thomas Lesage from Patyka. Had a julid session with my boss for hours on the next day.

November 1st was the day I bid farewell to D, one of my favorite coworker. We went to lunch together. Of course then I return to a yearly surprise from my officemates. This year, I also got a gift and a cake from the mentioned coworker before and also from G, a friend from creative division. Flew to Solo on the 6th (why do I always got assigned out of town event on November?).

Did my very first work interview after a loong time on 14th (hint: I ended up saying no to the offer). Went to more events. Saying goodbye to my liputan-partner on 28th. On 29th, I have a shoot with Sunny Dahye for COSRX. Um. Didn't enjoy the shoot, obivously, but I did have fun with the team.


There are quite a lot of events on December, one if it that was the most memorable was Femmue launching event on the 9th. I slide to their DMs and not only getting invited to the launch, I also got to interview the founder herself, Kelly Chung. It was the prettiest event I've ever been to. I should also mention that BJ was the only media present. Man, the tea served at the Glasshouse by Four Seasons was out of this world.

Oh, I also went to another work interview on 6th. Had crush on the interviewer. On 12th, I randomly forced to take part on a 'Jaka Tarub' play as one of the angels. Went to Kak M's wedding on 14th. Won Kahoot quiz on 18th. Went to M Bloc and Kashiwa on the 21th with Z and R. Tried Hai Di Lao on 23rd. Met R and A on 31th and that was 2019!


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2019 was a year full of blessings and I would gladly do it all over again :)