Live. Love. Let Go

Follow Yoljoo in her soul-searching quest, as she shares her passion for design, music, solo-travel and everything Turkish.

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Let's make mixtapes #likeitwas1995 🎶 . #musiclovers #gemini #oldschool #throwback #mixtapes #happy #wanderlust #music #creativelifehappylife #yoljootopia #yoljooperandi #passionprojects #spotify #90smusic #whenigrowup #icantadult #sayitwithmusic #heretocreate #lyricsposter #graphicdesignerlife (at Singapore)

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Hello June and hellllloooooo Geminis!!! It is our month to celebrate this beautiful life, and appreciate what it means to be happy. 🤗🎉 . What makes YOU happy? . For me, it is 90's music🎶. Why? In 1995, I started a new life entering high school and met my lifelong friends. Also, it is the year with the best songs!!! (I don't think they make songs THIS good anymore.) . These days I've been reflecting a lot on what makes me happy, and I'm trying to trace back my steps to what caused the downward spiral. 👻 . So I'm starting with 1995. I remember making lots of mixtapes. Yes, cassette tapes! I would run to my stereo when a song I'm loving comes on the radio and record it on a tape. I had a couple of pen pals and we would swap mixtapes to share what we were listening to. 💌 . So over the next few weeks I will be posting a series of posters I've made based on my favourite songs from 1995. . Do you have a favourite song from the 90's? Share with me! . 📸 #tbt #bali #likeitwas1995 . #musiclovers #gemini #birthdaymonth #selfreflection #selflove #howtobehappy #happy #wanderlust #music #creativelifehappylife #yoljootopia #yoljooperandi #passionprojects #spotify #90smusic #whenigrowup #icantadult #sayitwithmusic #lyricsposter #graphicdesignerlife (at Singapore)

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🦄 _ I found myself falling in love with everything again. Once my smile came back, I knew I was going to be okay _ 💜 @thebettermanproject ***** Welcome back dear smile. I thought I'd lost you for good :) . #fallinginloveagain #qotd #selflove #selfcare #wordsofencouragement #bebrave #havecourage #youcandothis #quotes #loveyourself #smileon #selfloveproject #motivation #zestforlife #happiness #happinessbeginswithme #peptalk #pickmeup #sfspost (at Singapore)

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Hey, how's your day coming along? . This year I told myself I need to make more videos of my travels so that I can brush up on my video editing skills.  . So here's the first of the Travel Mixtape series.  . I can't get enough of this place. It's a nature reserve park called Seven Sisters Cliffs in the south of England, a 45-minute bus ride from Brighton. . I will always make a point to chill out here whenever I am in Brighton bcos the landscape is so breathtaking and serene, especially to an urbanite like yours truly. . I wish I could spend more time outdoors like this, and only during my travels do I get to walk for miles and be one with nature. . It's pretty obvious that I'm happiest in solitude, basking in my own company without distractions and noise. It's nice to be able to get away sometimes, to give yourself space to think and breathe, and come back refreshed. . 'Hayal Edemezsin' completes this first webisode. I looooove this song since the first time I heard it in that movie, and listening to it just puts me in a super chill mood. Hope you don't mind me using it @fikrikarayel 😘 . Share some love and tell me what you think of this edit. Cheers!! ❤ . #offlineisthenewluxury #brighton #sevensisterscliffs #timeout #metime #solotraveler #walkonthewildside #fikrikarayel #travelseries #travelvideo #yoljoo #onegirlcrew #vacation #globalnomad #wanderlust #globetrotter #passportready #adventure #creativespace #travelinspo #travelmixtape #fcpx (at Seven Sisters Cliffs)

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Reminiscing on a Sunday #throwback #yoljoobeforeburay . A 12-year-old Yoljoo with @yusrykru 🙈 . In my teens, I was a fan of KRU, a band of 3 brothers - Norman, Yusry and Edry from Malaysia. Yusry was my most favourite, obviously. 😍 . [ Interesting Fact: Yusry is also born on 15 June, same like Buray. I don't know what's with me and 15-June'rs ] . 15 years after this photo was taken, I got the opportunity to do a full-on interview with Yusry for my column at the entertainment magazine where I was working. Who would have imagined? Wildest dreams do come true. 💕 . At the reunion concert to celebrate KRU's 25th year in music, my flood gates exploded. I cried from the first to last song. With every song were memories from when I was a little girl, through the teenage years, the puppy love, the friends loved and lost... . Music has always been a huge influence since I was young. Wasn't a surprise when I ended up working behind the scenes in the media and entertainment industry. Perhaps thats why I relate well to how it feels being a fan.💞 . Thank you KRU for being that 'role model' every parent would want for their teen. I think I turned out quite alright as an adult. #lol 🤣 . I still have all the magazine cut-outs, posters, banners and merch from the '90s if you guys ever need assets for your KRU gallery/exhibition/museum. #kruposse  . #tbt #KRU25 #lifebeforeinstagram #notagroupie #fangirl #diaryofafangirl #wildestdream #musiclover #kru #yusrykru #KRUreunion #kruconcert #edrykru #normankru #fanatik #krumania . @edryabdhalim @norman_kru @krumusic (at Singapore)

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I stumbled upon this 'live' rendition of Sen Sevda Mısın as I was flicking through IG and my hair just stood on ends. Performed by the beautiful powerhouse @linetmenashe , this song was delivered with a punch, especially with the arrangement of an amazing orchestra, giving it terrestial depth. 🎻🎼 . Seriously @buraymusic ... you need to know that this song is pure magic. You may have sung this song a thousand times, yet I am still lost in the realms of my curiousities... How was this song conceived? Who came up with that haunting pre-chorus? I have so many burning questions. Perhaps one day you shall tell me the secrets behind this song... 🤔 . I may never be able to appreciate the complete texture of the lyrics as Turkish is not my native tongue, but music is universal. If it tugs on your heart strings, there's no denying it. 🎶 . If it was up to my imagination, I would say this song was written in the astronomical twilight, by angels in heaven who pieced each note to perfection. Concocted into a magical potion, the angels sprinkled it upon the composer's dreams and he wakes up in the middle of the night, inspired to pen Sen Sevda Mısın. 😇🌘🌟 . I really doubt I will ever get over the magnificence of this song. I can imagine being an 80 year old lady, embraced in a plush rocking chair, ears plugged into her Spotify playlist, with Sen Sevda Mısın (still) on repeat mode, (still) reminiscing about the first time I heard this song on that fateful Parisian afternoon. ❤ . #sensevdamısın #buray #buraymusic #herkesburaya #livemusic #turkish #bestsong #lovesong #brokenheartsclub #türkçe #turkishpop #fanvideo #linetmenashe #musicvideo #aşk #musician #repeatmode #bhfc #motiongraphics #orchestra #1siseask #1şişeaşk @gozdeancel (at Istanbul, Turkey)

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Günaydın 🌄 || Wake up early enough to start your day peacefully. Wake up, ignore your phone, take a deep breath, today will bring greatness. Stretchhhh.🙆‍♀️ . Spend your morning moving at a snail pace. Care for yourself. Make time for all you need to do. The morning will decide your mood for the day. Put yourself in a positive mind-set. Be at a place of happiness and gratitude. 💕💕 . 📸 @yoljoo 📍Seven Sisters Cliffs, East Sussex, South England . (✒Took the first bus at 5am from Brighton to catch this sunrise. Totally worth it.) . #goodvibesonly #goodmorning #gunaydın #selflove #notestoself #freshstarts #alhamdulillah #gratitude #liveloveletgo #motivation #creativespace #metime #soulfuel #photography #sunrise #brighton #sevensisters #onegirlcrew #globetrotter #travelersnotebook #adventure (at Seven Sisters Cliffs)

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Congrats on the success of the Sahiden European Tour @buraymusic @emrahdemiralp @esenlendirici @cemalmusic @tolgaerzurumlu @serhanbulbul @mumtazla . 👏👏👏🎉🎉🎉💕💕💕❤❤ . If you missed it, here's a recap of the journey. So many memorable moments I wish I was there! It was hard to fit all in 1 minute but here are the best moments from fans in Netherlands and Germany. . Well done boys!! Have a good rest... now I can't wait to hear more good stuff in 2018!! 😃 . #herkesburaya #konser #buray #sahiden #sahideneuropeantour #holland #europe #concert #turkish #amsterdam #rotterdam #gent #cologne #leeuwarden #eindhoven #eschede #sevdalarsevdalar #mecnun #musician #istanbul #turkey #diehardfans #liveband (at Europe)

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💧 Drip by drip | Inspired by the words of @sethgodin | . Change, real change, is the result of focused persistence. . It's easy to get a bunch of people sort of excited for a little while. . The challenging part, and the reason that change doesn't happen as often as it should is that we get distracted. Today's urgent is more urgent than yesterday's important. . The concept of breaking news and the crisis of the day proves my point. If the world ended every time Wolf Blitzer implied it would, we would have been toast a long time ago. The organizations that actually change things are the ones that have a time horizon that's longer than 36 hours. . There are very few overnight successes. Very few entrepreneurs, freelancers, non-profits, candidates, spiritual leaders, activists or people in a successful relationship that got there with thunder and lighting. It happens with a drip. . Drip by drip. Keep showing up. If it matters, keep showing up. ➖ Music by Apex Rise. Graphics by @yoljoo . #sethgodin #mondaymotivation #dripbydrip #keepshowingup #believeinyourself #motiongraphics #electronicdancemusic #motivationalvideo #artdirection #designvoice #motivationspeech #peptalk #selflove #dontgiveup #onestepatatime #wisdom #quotes #creativespace #fcpx #passionproject (at Singapore)

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. All my life I've been living in the fast lane Can't slow down I'm a rollin' freight train One more time Gotta start all over Can't slow down I'm a lone red rover . Oh, how did it come to this? Oh, love is a Polaroid Better in picture But never can fill the void - @imaginedragons . #imaginedragons #concert #livemusic #lyricsvideo #danreynolds #loveisapolaroid #polaroid #soulfuel #solotraveller #evolveworldtour #finalcutpro #creativespace #journey #musician #repeatmode #spotify @vanessaisha 💕

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• Relax and trust the timing of your life. You will figure out your career. You will find the right relationship. You will become the person you've always wanted to be. Just don't forget to appreciate who you are now. • 〰️ Merhaba! Hola! Hello… to new friends who are following this account… thank you and welcome! 😊 @maribriquet @masondenaro @simonbarry947 @bragdxb @the_unbound_traveller @fotobysol @jeffsantosbr . Let me introduce myself - I am Yoljoo! I am a graphic designer & solo-traveller. I may be in Singapore but my heart is far, far away 🌎😁 . Welcome to my creative space where I capture and document the things that inspires me on this journey. . Travelling ignites my spirit 🚀. Music is my soul fuel🎶. Design is my voice 🎤. And in 2018 I hope to dedicate more of my time to these passions. . This year, I will also be very focused on Self-Love 💕, something that we tend to forget when caught up in the daily rat-race. While reminding myself to focus on what's important in life (and to remember to breathe), I hope you will join me too. . I can already smell the excitement in the air and I look forward to connect and collaborate with all creatives and adventurers alike. . Here's to a fabulous year ahead! Love - YJ ✌ . p/s: 🙈 I've always dreaded posting photos of myself, not because I am shy (or maybe I am, a little?) but cos I'm so used to being behind the screen and prefer my work to speak for itself. But this time round I'm trying to do things a little different... a small step at a time. 🐾 ➖ #liveloveletgo #selflove #loveyourself #iamenough #lovemeasiam #notestoself #newyearresolution #motivation #designerlife #creativespace #creativenomad #metime #globetrotter #globalnomad #adventurer #soulfuel #designvoice (at Singapore)

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🎶Always had a fear of being typical Looking at my body feeling miserable Always hanging on to the visual I wanna be invisible🎶 - @imaginedragons 〰️ Hello!!! Is it too late to wish everyone a happy new year?🎉 . I have been offline from Instagram last November & December to concentrate on pressing work and personal matters. It's only 2 months but in the online sphere, it feels like 2 years since I've been missing in action. . Just a heads up – I will occassionally take a time out and go offline to take a breather cos sometimes getting too caught up with social media, gets suffocating and not to mention exhausting. . This year has kicked off to a roaring start with an epic concert by Imagine Dragons last night.  . In 2018, I am making a promise. A promise to love myself first & foremost, through good and bad times. . Often we beat ourselves up for not living up to expectations, for succumbing to our demons, for being less than perfect. We're campaigning love all around the world, but we forget to sympathize with our poor selves, struggling to get self-approval from the day we were born. . This year, I am giving self-acceptance a shot. I will love myself even when I feel I have failed. Tomorrow is another day to try again. I will conquer my demons & angels, treat them as equals; none better than the other. I will accept my shortcomings. I will love myself - the good, the bad and the ugly. 😇👿👻 #selflove #lovemeasiam #acceptance #whateverittakes #imaginedragons #concert #liveinsingapore #selfcare #resolutions #loveyourself #love #motivation #mantra #girlmeetsworld #thegoodthebadandtheugly #evolve #evolveworldtour #livemusic #band (at Singapore)