Welcome to my little corner of the internet world!
I am Ria. I’m Indonesian by heart and Australian by choice. I was born on a small island in Central Sulawesi. I spent three years of my childhood moving from one island to another due to my Father’s job, before we finally settled in Jakarta.
I grew up with my only brother playing kites, dirt, and read all the Famous Five series by Enid Blyton and Tintin. I didn’t like Barbie dolls.
I met my husband through work, married and moved to Australia. We had lived for almost 4 years in England when I became pregnant, threw up a lot and unbearably swollen during the pregnancy to the birth.
This blog has been on and off for quiet a while. I’m not a professional blogger and English is not my mother tongue, so pardon me if there are a lot of mistakes in my posts. I just like the idea that I could just sit in my pyjamas all day long ranting about usual bump and grind of life. Things that I write mostly they are about opinions, my point of view, you won’t find anything too profound in this blog. Just the rambling of my mind as a mother, wife, and its complicated life.
If I had to fill out a questionnaire about my hobbies it would probably look like this: I love dancing in the kitchen, chips and salsa, Sex and The City, and television that excels at being really awful.
I love plants, yoga, reading, healthy living and cooking. I love fashion and all beautiful things that capture my eyes.
You are more than welcome to comment, but please don’t be rude/nasty. If this turns you off, simply just please close the window and go away. Otherwise, happy reading and thank you for visiting my site.
Contact me by email: rmahney@westnet.com.au
Cheers,
Ri, good to see you here!! 🙂
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Salam kenal… semoga masih bisa berbahasa 😉 hehehe
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Halo, terima kasih sudah mampir kesini 🙂 Masih bisa dong berbahasa Indonesia pastinya 🙂
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Wah… asyik ya.. 🙂 Ditunggu atuh kunjungan baliknya di site saya.. Hehehehe
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Salam kenal… Blog nya asik bgt nih.. Keren, ikutan follow ya mbak… Yuk main2 ke gubug saya hehehe…
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Terima kasih sudah mampir lovelyristin….:)
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hallo mba.. salam kenal yaa..
seneng baca blognya.. ^^
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Hi Eda! Ma kasih uda mampir kesini, silakan dibaca2 dan dikomen2😀 Salam kenal balik ya, nanti aku blog walking ke blog kamu kalo uda ga ribet yaaa😍 xx
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Hi Mba, salam kenal ya…
Akhirnya ketemu juga blogger yg tinggal di Perth, semoga ada kesempatan buat ketemu ya…
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Hallooo….ahhh kamu juga di Perth ya??? Asyiiiknya! Yiux kapan2 ketemuan yaaa….Ma kasi uda mampir dan menemukan blog ini😀 nanti aku main ke blog kamu dey😘😘
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Iya mba, baru stahun dsini. Ditunggu sangat ktemuannya…
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Hi Ria, or i should call you mbak Ria? salam kenal… nice blog indeed dan kayaknya bakal sering main kesini niih, aku follow yaa…. 🙂
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Hi Sintha, panggil Ria aza lah ga usa pake mbak2 😉😀 Ma kasi ya uda mampir dan follow me…sering2 main kesini ya, ntar aku juga main ke ‘rumah’ kamu dweh😍😘
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hii salam kenal Ria 🙂
aku follow yaa!
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Halo Christa, salam kenal balik. Ma kasih uda mampir dan follow ya😘😘
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I love Enid Blyton’s Famous Five too 😍 and never like barbie dolls. Lucky us 😜
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But you have two adorable live in barbie dolls, Vem 🙂
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Salam kenal mbak 🙂
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Halo Aiko, salam kenal balik. Ma kasi uda mampir sini 🙂
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Sama2 mbak 😀 Blognya bagusyyy hehe
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Btw, suka dengan gambar skull di blognya😍😀 aku follow ya.
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Makasi mbak 😀 Selamat membaca
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Hai mb Riaa.. blog nya asik 🙂 salam kenal yaa..
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Hellooo…ma kasih uda mampir dan follow ya 🙂
Salam kenal balik 🙂 xx
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Halo Ria… salam kenal… 🙂
Penggemar Lima Sekawan dan karya-karya Enid Blyton juga yaa… ? Aku juga… 🙂
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Hi, salam kenal balik Firsty, bener ga itu panggilannya?
Ma kasih ya uda jalan2 kesini 🙂 Iya, aku penggemar Lima Sekawan dan Sapta Siaga (bener kan ya) sampe sekarang kalo liat buku2 karya Enid pengen baca lagi. Kamu juga suka ya baca karya2nya si Enid? Sama donk kita!
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Aku sukaa banget baca buku2 tersebut… kalo dulu minjem… sekarang udah beli n koleksi… trus baca lagi heheh… dan ga bosan2 lohh… 🙂
Mau malory tower, st. claire ato si badung… selalu sukaa… 🙂
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Hai Ria, salam kenal yaa. Lagi keasikan blogwalking trus nyampe blog kamu. Masih lihat sekilas, tapi sudah tau kalau seru blognya. PR buat dibaca-baca nih. Ijin Follow yaa ^^
-deny-
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Hi Deny salam kenal balik 🙂 Ma kasi uda mampir dan follow blog aku. Sekilas barusan juga liat blognya, foto2nya bagus2 deh 🙂 Aku follow balik ya.
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Terima Kasih 🙂
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Salam kenal mba ria.
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Halo Wibi, salam kenal balik!😀 Ma kasih ya uda follow blog aku.
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iya mba ria sama2. semoga bisa slg support sama blogger pemula. hehehe
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Sure!
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sure mba. hehehe.
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love these pictures mba! pretty!
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Thank you Andine…I like them too😘
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Halo Ria, salam kenal.
Kunjungan perdana semoga berketerusan. Blog nya keren.
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Halo juga Alris, ma kasi uda main2 kesini dan salam kenal balik juga😀
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Hi! I love your blog. I have been feeling awfully homesick lately. I moved to Canada and spent my high school years here. now I have my own little family with a husband, small child and 2cats, I won’t be able to visit Indonesia for a long time. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and adventures.
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Hi Jessie,
Thank you for dropping by here. I feel honoured that you love my blog as I’m really not a professional blogger, and my traffic is low too😀 Hopefully I can write more about Indonesia in the future to cure your homesick😘😀
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Hi Ria, salam kenal yaa…. lagi blogwalking di blog ini kemudian ketemu resep jelly slice yang kayanya patut dicobain ^_^ , oiya foto fotonya keren bangeeet !!
ikutan follow blognya yaaa…
salam,
melly
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Halo Melly, salam kenal balik! 🙂 Wah ma kasih uda main dan follow blog aku. Aku juga uda follow blognya ya, seneng liat blognya soalnya banyak resep, yeehaa! 🙂 🙂 Silakan mencoba si jelly slice Mel, aku masih amatiran koq baik di dunia perdapuran maupun blogging haha…
xx
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halo mbak Ria! roman-romannya bakal jadi seleblog nih 😀 mau jalan-jalan di blognya yaa
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Hi Sekar, ma kasih uda mampir sini. Ini blog masih sangat amatiran koq. Thanks for following as well dan salam kenal 😘
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Hi Ria, salam kenal! I’m a mom too. Greetings from US.
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Hello….salam kenal balik Sastri, ma kasih uda mampir sini 🙂
Hello from Australia :p
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Hi ria, aku temennya scoop of joy/oyen yg mau ke perth maret ini..kmrn post alamat email yg di tag di IG nya ngga smpt ke saved udh ktimbun notif IG lainnya..boleh diinfo lagi? Aku di travelingcows@gmail.com thanks ya
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Hallo Vari, ya? Ini email aku: rmahney@westnet.com.au
Tinggal dimana nanti di Perth? Email2 aku aza ya kl mau nanya2😘
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Wah, saya juga nggak suka Barbie mbak. Haha. Ini saya mampir di profile nya biar nggak salah manggil. Salam hangat. 🙂
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salam kenal kak, blognya kece
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Hi Winny,
Salam kenal balik 🙂 Ma kasih ya uda main kesini dan follow this blog…xx
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sama-sama kak
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Hi salam kenal Ria! Suka deh profile picture nya dengan white and orange gitu 😍 dan suka juga sama blog kamu ngeliatnya apik dan enak dibaca, hehe tapi sama saya ama Barbie kurang suka pas kecil, adik beli barbie daya belinya masak-masakan 😜
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Hello Sari,
Thanks for the compliment and thank you for dropping by here. Your blog is also awesome, I have followed yours. Welcome to the blogging world!xx
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Hi, nice to meet you here. cheers
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Hi, I bumped into your blog and it is awesome! Salam kenal mbak Ria. Aku masih baru ‘membangun blog’ ku nih. Hehehe.
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Hi salam kenal balik dan thanks uda mampir blog aku. You remind me that I need to blog, it’s been a long time not posting anything😜 Happy blogging, keep up with your blog👌🏻
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I love the photos you have on your blog! Who took them?
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Hello! Many thanks for following The Monching’s Guide! 🙂 Terima kasih!
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You’re welcome 😍
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