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Current Obsession: Gaby Bakrie

Gaby Barkie (née Djorghi) is a successful restaurateur who owns several establishments including Twilite Café, Magenta, and WWWok. She studied Law at the Trisakti Unversity, Jakarta. A true beauty herself, she tried her luck in modeling when she was younger.

She, and other names from her family including Indra Usmansyah Bakrie, Eda Bakrie, Intania Bakrie, and Adinda Bakrie, has become regular fixtures in the city’s high society.

Despite all the abundance of privileges in her life, Gaby still manages a humble and giving personality. Because after all, beauty comes from within.

A true beauty

Celebrating her birthday at Puro

Indra & Gaby Bakrie

Indra & Gaby Bakrie

Family comes first; at Indra’s birthday

Best friends; Bianca Lutfi, Cynthia Risjad, Gaby Bakrie

Intania, Arya, and Gaby Bakrie

Breakfast at Bergdorf’s?

Current Obsession: Manohara Odelia Pinot

There might be many teenagers out there that show their fondness of splurging on indulgences, but few would show their fondness of compassionately caring and helping for others. The young Manohara Pinot has just adopted two children – one with special needs – to be taken care of at her house. With Indonesian and French descent, she calls Cannes her home and Jakarta her ‘new’ home.

She started her love for fashion at an early age. She loves Roberto Cavalli dresses, Christian Louboutin shoes, Birkin bags, Audemars Piguet and Roger Dubuis watches just to name a few. A close source said that Manohara is exteremely down-to-earth, unlike any other women you see toting Birkins on Louboutin heels, “She is beautiful, outside and inside,” added our source.

Besides preparing to enroll in public relations major at a university in Jakarta, this soft-spoken young lady enjoys painting and writing in her free time. With beauty and grace that resemble Marella Agnelli, combined with such an impeccable manner, Manohara always looks effortlessly elegant and stunning.

Miss Manohara Odelia Pinot

Dewi, Dessy, and Manohara Pinot

Dewi & Manohara Pinot

Rumour has it that she’s dating someone from the Bakrie family.

The Pinot sisters; Dewi & Manohara

Up Close & Personal with Dita Srikirana Soedarjo part. 2

Mita, Dita, Soetikno, and Putri Soedarjo

Dian & Dita Soedarjo with Thania Muljadi

The Soedarjo girls; Dita, Putri, and Mita

Dita & Putri Soedarjo

We understand that as a student at JIS, partying is one inevitable routine, but according to what we read on your recent interview’s comments, your friends stated that you no longer attend parties, how is that possible?

I do go to parties but lately, the last party I attended was Jovita’s because she’s one of my good friends and it was a birthday party. I know my limits. I know my boundaries. I have someone I’m very in love with therefore I see no point of going clubbing anymore. I go to church but a lot of people say why does she still party? So many questions like that. We’re all sinners; we want to forget yesterdays because everyday is a new day. I want to go to church because I want to learn more, I want strength from the lord, I want to ask for forgiveness. I still study hard, I have math lessons, I take challenging classes. Like what one person said, I am a balance. 🙂

How do you respond to the rumours?

I’m a normal girl; I still have a lot to do in my life than listening to peoples’ bad talk. I have good family, I have good friends, I have good life so I keep myself very busy especially exam is coming up soon! I need to study very hard. I also pray because if God always forgives me, why can’t I forgive others?

How do you see your mother – Mrs. Dian M Soedarjo?

She’s a role model. She’s beautiful. She’s a nice woman. We argues because we are normal people, we have disagreement but she always wins because after all, she’s my mom. She supports me, she tells me when I’m crossing the line, she teaches me to pray. She’s the love of my life.

Questions via emails;

What is your advice for young girls in high school dealing the same thing you do? Renata

High school is tough young lady! You have to try your best to focus on what is good and right. People wont stop talking so for now, try to get that good grades, stay close to the people you love and to everyone else… still be nice but watch your back.

I also believe you really have to try to believe the best out of a person, stay strong 🙂 life is tough.

Being a high school girl like you, do you have boys problems or problems with your parents?

Problems are always there. Tell your problems, “hey problems, I have a big GOD by my side”

About love life, I believe you just have to find that right person that makes you happy. Other times, we get hurt, we get left, we get cheated on.. cry for a week, don’t be afraid to cry but after a week, move on move move on. 🙂

Part that makes me real is I’ve had my heart broken. We all had before.
You learn from your past like always but don’t let it affect your future. Because your future store so much goodness 😉

What is the motto for a young socialite like you?

This one has to be… “You live, you love, you learn.”

What is it really like to be a Dita Soedarjo?

I believe I’m a normal girl. I go to school, I do have lessons after school, I have good friends to laugh, cry, and have fun with. I go to church on Sunday with my family. I believe in everyone’s life we will always have problems; we will always have people who HATE us and people who LOVE us. I’m all about starting over and change. I’m all about wanting to be independent. Like what I said before. I’m as real as any girl could get.

Fun Facts;

Favourite make-ups: Nars Bronzer and Estee Lauder Foundation, shower gel: anything from Body Shop, shampoo: Paul Mitchell, Kerastase, favourite celebrity: Kim Kardashian, favourite shopping places: I’m simple girl. I do like my mom’s Chanel bags a lot. But Guess and Topshop will do enough for me, favourite cities: Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Bali

Chic-to-Chic: This Is How Indonesian Women Dress

Adinda Bakrie

Widi Wardhana

Cynthia Risjad

Gaby Bakrie

Mesty Ariotedjo

Wulan Guritno

If one dares to say that all Indonesian women don’t know how to dress well and pull chic looks, that person must have not seen these photos.

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Up Close & Personal with Dita Srikirana Soedarjo part. 1

Dita, Soetikno, Dian

Mita, Dita

Dita Soedarjo

What is your plan for your future?

I’m moving in august to a prestigious boarding school named Webb in Claremont, close to L.A. definitely. When I grow up, my goal is to please God and be a happy person. I’m not looking for fame, money, being a boss, being this that there. I just want to be a good person and live my life happily.

What college/univ do you plan to enroll?

I want to go to USC, UCLA, Harvard, Pepperdine, anywhere in the USA, anywhere where I can learn and experience many things even good or bad.

Where are your favourite places to hang out?

My favorite place to hang out is my friends’ house, malls, my house (I love my house too much).

In Los Angeles, I love Katsuya and Nobu restaurant. I love going to church in JACC GBI called Glow with an amazing pastor named ‘pendeta Gilbert Lumoindong’.

What is your favourite designer?

Juicy Couture all the way. I love love love love love!

Who are your role models and why?

My parents, they love me unconditionally, they teach me what it’s like to a be a humble hardworking person, they teach me strong values in life, they really take care of me very well.

What are the things you can’t live without?

I can’t live without Jesus because he’s so good to me all the time and died for me.
I can’t live without my friends, they’re too great and a whole loads of fun.
I can’t live without my supports – Putri and Mita Soedarjo.
I can’t live without my family and definitely mie goreng!
I love fried noodle.
I love everything that is in my life basically.

What perfume do you usually wear?

I use all my mom’s perfume… But my personal favorite is Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue.

How do you keep it real?

I’m as real as any girl could get. I have bad days. I have good days. I have cried. I have laughed myself to tears. I have failed. I have succeeded. I have hurt and I have been hurt. I think in life you just need faith and good real people to be there for you and talk to you for hours on the phone and someone to share everything with.

And, last but not least;

If you’re asked to join some philanthropic organizations, what would you choose?

I want to be part of the UN. I want to work at Lakewood Church.

Current Obsession: Adinda Bakrie

Unlike any other socialites whose last names are rather unfamiliar to the ears of thousands of people in our nation, Miss Adinda has a last name that even millions of Indonesians are familiar with. Voted as the second most charismatic last name (refer to poll results) – slightly below Soeharto, Bakrie to Indonesians is like de Rothschild to Europeans.

Having such prestigious family name can be advantageous, and at the same time detrimental – for those who are incapable of maintaining a good image. But for the young Miss Adinda, with her pristine beauty and graceful personality, having ‘Bakrie’ as her last name is only a fringe benefit. Graduated magna cum laude from Babson College, the effortlessly gorgeous young lady impressed thousands of Indonesians as she headed back her hometown years ago. Being a regular fixture in social events and having her pictures published in lifestyle magazines, this ‘girl-about-town’ has also become enormously famous for her good qualities among the society.

If you wonder why Mrs. Dotty Arwin Rasyid’s daughter is missing from the city’s glamorous social events these few weeks, expect to see her around in Hong Kong!

The sultry girl-about-town Miss Adinda Bakrie

Miss Adinda Bakrie

Seng Hoo Ong, Adinda & Gaby Bakrie

The lovely Bakrie ladies; Adinda, Intania, Gaby

Seng Hoo Ong, Adinda Bakrie

Gorgeous in yellow; Aga Bakrie, Elsa Kurniawan, Adinda Bakrie, Seng Hoo Ong

Elsa Kurniawan, Tirza Tabitha, Ermanda Saskia Siregar, Joy Roesma, Adinda Bakrie, Janna K. Soekasah, Jessica Nathalie, Amanda Soekasah, Zavnura Pingkan Sadikin, Indah Saugi

Tirza Tabitha, Adinda Bakrie, Indah Saugi, Jessica Nathalie