God,

Remind me not to rely or depend on people, because they might fail to understand me at times.
Teach me to be content with myself, because people might assume the worst out of me.
Support me not to give up, because life is hard sometimes and I can't do it alone.

Remind me to be humble, because arrogance might hurt people around me.
Teach me to be positive, because sometimes people are not as bad as I thought they are.
Support me to believe in myself, because people often judge based on the result and not the process.

Remind me that I can also be wrong sometimes, so I can learn to be patient.
Teach me to say good words, because words can affect how someone will become.
Support me to accept people as they are, because there are people who just needs to be accepted.

Most of all,
Remind me to rely on You and You only.
Teach me to become more like You.
Support me to forever believe in You.

Last weekend, I went to Bromo with my family. We went there on Saturday night, and arrived on Sunday at dawn. It was very cold when we arrived, I have already worn 3 layers of clothing and yet still shivers from the cold. If you forgot to bring beanie or gloves, there are actually a lot of people who sell it there. You can also buy masks to protect you from the dust or the sulphuric gases, just in case.

We directly met with the jeep driver as we have booked earlier, and went to Bukit King Kong (which is one of the sunrise view points there). It was still 2 a.m. and we have to wait for the sunrise, but because we arrived earlier, we were able to get the spot in front while other people queue in the back. The drawback though, is that we have to wait for a long time in the midst of a cold temperature. The sky above was amazing, there are an enormous number of stars that we can see, and I even saw a falling star once. Too bad I couldn't take pictures because I didn't bring my SLR :(

In this post, I wanna try to style an aisle-worthy dress, to become a summer swoon-worthy :) You can use it for a date, or maybe for hangouts with friends, or maybe for travelling around with your family!

So I picked one favorite dress from Weddington Way Bridesmaid Dresses Collection, and it is actually this Weddington Way Sophia in Mint To Be color

Just wanna tell you guys that I have been re-doing my Tumblr (deleted the old one, make a new one) and here is the sneak peek:


I will post anything I love from vintage stuffs, pastel colored things, flowers, food, interior, europe architecture, fashion, hairstyle and many more :)


Check it out on http://thosebubblybabble.tumblr.com :)

Some part of the world are currently heartbroken, following the news of Zayn Malik & Perrie Edwards cancelled engagement. I am not a huge-super-fans of One Direction, nor am I for Little Mix, but this makes me realized that nothing will ever guarantee a happily ever after. It has been stated that they have dated for 4 years, and engaged for 2 years, which kinda get me shocked as well, how can someone have a partner, someone they really care about for so long, and all of a sudden trying to survive life alone? It may sounds exaggerated, but having someone around you for years and suddenly lost them surely is not an easy thing.

"We often hurt the joy of life by saying "the grass is greener on the other side". But green comes in many shade, to accommodate each of our likings and suitability. So be comfortable with our choice of shade, as dark green is not always better than lime green."

We often scroll through Instagram posts of people that we follow, or seeing other people's life through explore, and their life seems so perfect and happier. Some people travels around and get paid, some are skinnier and more beautiful, some people own something that we probably never own, and the list is just endless. Often times we thought that life is unfair, that they have a better life compared to us. But who are we to judge? Sometimes, life is not as beautiful as it seems. People just choose some part of their life that they want to show you. We thought that our life is better, if we experienced or have something that other people own. But we never know, and it doesn't always work that way. Maybe, their life are just not suitable for us. Nothing is perfect and like an iceberg, there's a deeper part that is unseen. If we are placed on other people's shoes, we might just not be satisfied and crave for our own life back. Or maybe, some people actually wish to have a life like the one that we already own now. Maybe the grass is greener because they pay more money to took care of the garden. Who knows? Seeing the other side is okay, but it isn't always better.

The key, is to stop comparing our own life with other people's lives. Be grateful. Be comfortable. Maybe try to make our life better in our own way. Live life to the fullest. Try to look at things that happen in our life with various perspectives. Try to see the bigger picture. In the end, it will makes sense.

No spoilers will be given, but I do hope you future readers will read what Rainbow Rowell said about "the three words". I agree, and I do think it's Eleanor and Park private intimate story to be continued. As curious as I am, I'm kinda glad that Rainbow Rowell left an abstract ending. It left readers to interpret and choose what kind of ending do they want. It also left us some hope that there will be a another story about Eleanor & Park or probably a short epilog. For me personally, I'm just glad don't have to say good bye and bid farewell to the story and the characters.

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"Integrity is doing the right thing, even when no one is watching."

During my new life as a junior in university, I've learned a lot more about the world outside. Being an alumni from an international school, got me used to having a freedom to speak out my ideas, as well as having equality both between senior and juniors; in terms of respect as well as treatment. The world outside (or probably just in Indonesia) however, is different.

As I am currently now preparing for my orientation camp, so far what I learnt is that mistake is equal to punishment. As well as I-do-not-care-how-you-find-it-just-do-it. As well as little things like pun is not meant to be fun.

I wish I could learn a far more better or wiser things though. Unfortunately, nowadays it doesn't go that way. One example is that how we all will get punished if we did a mistake. I don't think this way will resulted in making a person better, or more perfect. We aren't flawless, and yes it's human to do some mistake sometimes. In fact we can learn from our mistake and do better. But with this punishment system, we didn't avoid mistake because we think it is not the right thing to do. We avoid mistake because we didn't want to be punished. And sadly, this is how our future generation is shaped.

That's why people cheat if they have the chance, because as long as they don't get caught they will not be punished. That's why people crossed the red light, because as long as there are no police around they won't have to be responsible. That's why people do bad things when nobody is around, because as long as they maintain good attitude in front of others they will still be loved.

And probably, avoiding punishment is the only principle of living to some human nowadays, without even considering about integrity.



- Caroline Ongkowijoyo

I thought of writing this post after I finished reading "Paper Towns" by John Green. It was one fantastic book, the more you flip the pages and go to the ending, the more intriguing it becomes. At first I had no idea what Paper Town really means, but then as the story goes on the idea unraveled bit by bit. I adore John Green in a way that his way of thinking, his ideas, the plot he made, the metaphors and the quotes you can found inside the book is simply... mind blowing yet make sense at the same time. Then I crossed upon this quote, phrase, metaphors, whatever you named it —which got me thinking and having some nostalgia and agreeing —that I guess also concluding the whole book.

"Nothing ever happens like you imagine it will... But then again, if you don't imagine, nothing ever happens at all. Imagining isn't perfect. You can't get all the way inside someone else... But imagining being someone else, or the world being something else, is the only way in."

The thing is, sometimes we tend to imagine what will happen next. Either imagining the best of people or imagining that something would make you happy. Or imagining the worst thing that could happen. We imagine surprises during birthday, expression of love during valentine, certain action from people. We imagine people might embarrassed us when we are nervous, how a certain roller coaster could make you sick. And what happen usually is either better or worse, never exactly like you imagine it will, unless you got a sixth sense.

But imagination is needed. Sometimes, in order to understand someone, you have to imagine being in their shoes. Imagine what would they feel, what would they do, how would they respond. And not only people, sometimes, imagining the world being something else, is what motivates you to survive this life, or change for the better.



-Caroline Ongkowijoyo

Just tried the newly launched Starbucks menu : Raspberry Truffle Mocha Frappuccino <3

"Fruit, coffee and chocolate combine in perfect harmony for that special feeling that matches the holiday spirit. Our signature mocha beverage combines with luscious raspberry flavor and is topped with a delicious raspberry whipped cream. Finished with a drizzle of rich and decadent espresso truffle sauce."

(http://www.starbucks.co.id/promo/featured-beverages-v2)

The sweet taste of raspberry syrup and the bitter taste of coffee balances so well in this beverage, pretty much my current Starbucks favourite. Raspberry Truffle Mocha Frappucino is topped with a pink colour raspberry whipped cream, which is new in Starbucks. This beverage tastes pretty similar with one of the Starbucks Secret Menu, my previous favorite, the Raspberry Caramel Macchiato.

"A Raspberry Caramel Macchiato is made the same way as a regular Caramel Macchiato, but subs raspberry syrup for the vanilla syrup found on the bottom of the drink... So from bottom to top it goes, raspberry syrup, ice, milk, espresso, then caramel on top!" 

(http://starbuckssecretmenu.net/starbucks-secret-menu-raspberry-caramel-macchiato/)

But it actually tastes better than Raspberry Caramel Macchiato :) And btw, Starbucks Indonesia provides a promo for this beverage, buy one Raspberry Truffle Frappuccino or Chestnut Crème Latte, and get a complimentary Caffe Mocha or Caffè Latte by purchasing with Starbucks Card. Available from 6th until 19th of January, enjoy ;)

- Caroline Ongkowijoyo

Pictures taken from my personal Instagram.

"Each of us is born with a box of matches inside us but we can't strike them all by ourselves."

I think this is a meaningful quote to share. We are all social creature. Not only we can't live without others, we might have a hard time having a feeling too without others. We all do have a box of matches inside us. Some people are able to strike the happy-feeling-match, and create a spark of happiness inside of us. Some people are just pure annoying, that they created a fire of anger. Some people are just trying so hard to strike the match, but they failed to create the warmth of love inside of us. I think that we have no control over these things. Sometimes, no matter how hard we try to love someone who loves us, we just can't.

- Caroline Ongkowijoyo

So, I've been thinking of starting a new blog this new year, as I left my previous ones (which focuses on fashion only) because I practically had nothing to talk about, when I didn't have time to follow up what's going on in the fashion industry.

Now I'm going to try to start a new one, to share my personal experiences, thoughts, fashion, food, photography, quote of the day, random stuffs or basically anything that I'm currently into.

Why "Bubbly Babble" ?
I tend to talk in a bubbly way in real life, talking mostly random stuffs and sharing what I like. Therefore I also want to do the same thing here in this blog. Maybe there will be times that I don't talk in a bubbly way, nor sharing happy positive thoughts, but I will try to always post inspiring or useful thoughts.

I hope you guys can enjoy this blog as much as I do
Have fun,



- Caroline Ongkowijoyo