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Just peel and stick. Easy to apply, can be remove and repositions. Took me about an hour to decorate those flowers. Finding the right compositions was very difficult, it may take a few tries just to get it right. In the end, a very satisfying result. Wohoo.

My aunt-Emma, just got married, she's almost 50 years old, but still looks pretty and lovely.
The Wedding was held at my grandma's house in Bandung. It was very simple and intimate wedding ceremony, because this is not their first wedding. Anyway, congratulation auntie :)

Bad things happened to me, as a designer, sometimes clients just don't understand how does designer work, it is not an easy job at all, we have to do lots of stuff even just to create a simple design. Trust me, being a designer is in between engineer and artist.

I found a good article, about things that my clients should know.


Source : Jacci Howard Bear, About.com Guide

The cancellation fee insures that you are paid for all work that you have done up to the time that the client notifies you that they are not going to continue. A client may cancel for any number of reasons, perhaps because they've decided not to pursue the project due to timing, money, or change of focus. They may also cancel the work because they are no longer want to use your services. Whatever the reason, the cancellation fee helps to cover your billable time and any tangible expenses incurred so far.

Some designers may specify that the deposit serves as a cancellation fee. Or, your freelance design contract might specify that the cancellation fee is equal to the amount of the initial deposit.


A non-refundable deposit and cancellation clause protects you from having hours of uncompensated work during the critical research, brainstorming, and conceptualization phase of a project.


Well I guess next time I should be more careful :)
From now on, I require first deposit 50% to be transferred immediately after placing the order.
If you cancel your order, the money you paid cannot be returned.

I always love the McDonalad's Apple Pie since they opened their first resto in Jakarta, I was around 6-7 years old, and apple pie was like magic to me, never heard of it before, I asked mom, "Mommy what's an apple pie? is it like fried apple?? so wierd, hahaha". The competitor, California Fried Chicken also serve apple pie at that time, but the McDonalds taste much much better.

I still remember the taste, hot, sweet, and melt in my mouth perfectly (can't stop thinking of it right now). Luckly last year I went to Singapore (yes the McD have an apple pie on their menu) and I ordered 2 apple pies, wooww feels like heaven to me. Too bad now in Indonesia they don't serve apple pie anymore. Why oh why????


McDonald's apple pie recipe :
Measure Ingredient
½ cup Packed brown sugar
½ cup Water
6 cups Peeled, cored and sliced Ganny Smith or Pippin apples
½ teaspoon Groung cinnamon and nutmeg
¼ teaspoon Salt
1½ teaspoon Graded lemon rind
1½ teaspoon Cornstarch
1½ teaspoon Lemon juice
½ Vanilla

• In a large, heavy saucepan desolve the sugar and the water.
• Stir in apples, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and lemon rind.
• Bring to a boil, then lower heat, cover and cook, stirring often till apples are tender.
• Stir together the corn starch, lemon juice and vanilla.
• Mix until no lumps appear.
• Stir into apples, cook and stir gently until mixture thickens. (If apples are very juicy, you may need to add more cornstarch with cold water).
• Remove from heat and let cool slightly.

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Type : Motion Graphic Animation
Company : TV Station
Designer : Fifi Alvianto
Software : Adobe Illustrator and Adobe After Effects