.Shadow.

...when shadow means there's a light beyond.....

.Kota Tua, Jakarta 2009.

.Fall Again.

.Project for Akoer Publisher.
.Jessica Hadiwidjaja + Anthony Alvin, TC Studio 2009.
.MUA : Ina Cahyadi.

and as always, some that i'd rather in BW...


and few beauty shots..

.Existence.

Saya akui, dunia gym adalah baru bagi saya. Sekumpulan perempuan yang tidak saling mengenal saling berbagi ruangan ganti dan mandi, cukup membuka mata saya lagi akan tipe2 perempuan di dunia ini. Maklum, sejak lulus kuliah saya jarang menemukan kenalan baru yang bergender perempuan.
Sewaktu masi sekolah, saya kira ada beberapa tipe perempuan yang hanya ada di dunia film atau buku. Begitu kuliah, saya baru menyadari, ya tokoh2 di dalam dunia film atau buku itu ada, ya karena memang ada contoh konkritnya. how naive i was huh? :P
And anyway, salah satu tipe perempuan itu adalah perempuan ini.

Sebut aja namanya A. dia cantik, putih, rambutnya panjang, tipikal yang rela berdandan 1-2 jam untuk sekedar pergi ke mall, etc. Saya tahu dari teman saya kalau brosur gym tempat saya latihan, memakai dia sebagai model. Dan saya rasa kalian2 ini tahu seberapa indahnya dia.

Tapi dari beberapa kali pertemuan saya dengan dia, saya selalu ingin tertawa. Setiap kali bertemu, saya selalu mendengar dia berkata pada perempuan lain, betapa cantiknya perempuan itu, betapa bagus bodynya, etc. Mungkin kalau cuma 1-2x dia ngomong gituh, saya pikir hanya berbasa basi biasa. Tapi sepertinya memang dia sering ngmg gituh, dan tentu saja jelas selalu di balas dengan pujian balik dr perempuan yang di puji si A, "ah kamu juga cantik kok..", dst. Dan akan selalu di bales dengan dia "ah ndak mungkin, aku kan kurus rata gini..",etc.

Saya mengetahui taktik "merendah untuk dipuji balik", saya akui saya kadang2 pake taktik kaya begini, tapi lucu juga melihat seorang perempuan yang secantik dia memuji seorang perempuan lain yang notabene jelas agak kurang [maap] cantik, untuk sekedar dipuji balik.

Entah kenapa, saya menangkap si A ini butuh pengakuan yang luar biasa banyak dari orang lain, istilahnya pingin exist :P Mungkin pemikiran saya yang terlalu negatif, mungkin dia memang bermaksud baik dan manis mulut saja. Atawa mungkin ini hanya omong kosong seorangprempuan yang emang tidak cantik dan berbody yahud seperti si A :P

Ya anyway moral yang saya pelajari hari ini, merendah untuk dipuji balik itu penting, tapi pilih target yang benar, nanti malahan kesannya butuh eksistensi banget lagi... :)

Ngmg2, saya harus lebih giat cardio lagi nih! -__-

.Ba-So, Pluit Village.

Ba-So
Pluit Village 4th Floor No. 18
Ph. (021) 66602952

Di Megamall, ups Pluit Village skrg namanya, banyak restoran baru bermunculan, salah satunya Ba-So. Dari dlu gue ingin coba makan di sini, sayang belum ada kesempatan. Jadi malam minggu kemaren setelah belanja belenji, akhirnya gue ke sini, kebetulan lagi agak sepi lagi restonya :)

Tempatnya nga begitu besar, tapi cukup nyaman, interior yang dipakai juga menarik, memberikan kesan luas. Well tapi yang paling penting adalah makanannya. Banyak pilihan baksonya, tapi mirip semua yak. Akhirnya kita pesan Baso Rawit 22K, Tom Yam 16K [sepertinya promo dari 22K], Rosella Lime Juice 15K dan Fried Gyoza 13.5K.

Basonya agak bikin bingung sih sebenernya, karena dalam 1 mangkok itu ada baso sapi, dan baso seafood juga. Baso sapi itu kan dimana2 enaknya kuahnya di campur saos dan kecap, sedang baso seafood itu kan enaknya dicampur cabe cair aja cukup. Jadi agak bingung meramu kuahnya deh hehehe.. Taste kuahnya agak mirip pa-pa [merk pasta instan yang dari thailand], asin2 gurih gituh.

Tom Yamnya not bad, segar di mulut, untungnya nga ada campuran baso sapi di dalamnya, kalok ada, lebih bingung lagi gua hehehe... Gyozanya memakai daging ayam serta ada side dish salad. Sedikit berasa ‘tepung’ tapi okay. Rosella Lime Juicenya gue nga tau sih campurannya, yang pasti cuma berasa Limenya doank hahaha...

Ya anyway mungkin akan mampir lagi mencoba dessert and tom yamnya :)

.Ciz and Chic, Untar.

Dulu2 waktu gue lagi masa2 akhir kuliah, Ciz and Chic baru buka di Binus, and lagi naek2 daunnya. Rame banget...and gue inget banget pas hari gue sidang, setelah sidang and pengumuman hasilnya [puji Tuhan lulus donkkkk], baru deh perut gue berasa laper and akhirnya mau makan ini. Eh baru duduk 5 menit, ternyata gue ude harus cabut karena kunci kos temen gue masi ada di gue, and dia mau balik kos, terpaksa deh niat makan Ciz and Chic gue urungkan huhu..and sejak itu gue belum sempet nyoba lagi, padahal pengen banget.

Dan 2 minggu lalu, waktu gue mampir liat pameran PFT di Untar, di ajak temen gue makan malam, ternyata gue di bawa ke sini. ternyata Ciz and Chic ada buka juga di Untar! Yay!

Bener banget kata temen gue, murah banget and porsinya banyak. Soal french fries, fish chips, and goreng2an lainnya sih buat gue biasa aja ya, tapi gue sempet pesen 1 menu yg cukup mengejutkan, yaitu Spaghetti Tuna Pedas. Di foto emang terlihat agak menjijikan, kaya cacing yak hehehe... tapi rasanya donk....rasa jengkol. Seriously, pas datang gue ude mencium bau jengkol, waktu gue makan, whewww bener2 rasa jengkol. Temen gue pas nyicip juga bingung kok rasa jengkol. Well secara gue ude berbulan2 nga makan jengkol, sedot aja deh, hajar bleh wwkkkwkwkw...

Definetely will be back for their Spaghetti Jengkol hehehehe...

.Bobby's Grill, Tanjung Duren.

Beberapa minggu lalu, setelah photoshoot yang melelahkan [which btw meninggalkan banyak jejak gigitan nyamuk di kaki gue, ampe skrg! Ampe ungu2 gituh deh :( ] akhirnya gue and kawan2 makan ke Kwetiao Akang, Kota , dan dilanjutkan ke Bobby’s Grill di Tanjung Duren.

Agak sepi restonya, karena letaknya di tengah2 jalan kali ya. Ya anyway menu andalan mereka adalah steak daging hiu, agak ajaib jg ye. Kasian banget ya hiu2 itu, secara populasi mereka kan ude turun banget :|

Kawan2 yang lain sedang dilanda ngidam steak, so mereka pesan Tenderloin Steak. Gue lupa harga pastinya, tp seinget gue sangat worthed kok, dengan harga kayanya sekitar 50rb dapet steak yang ok kok. Steaknya dipanggang di atas hot stone, dengan kentang and sedikit sayur as side dish. Gue pribadi bukan penggemar steak jadi nga nyicip, tapi katanya mereka sih ok :) Oh ya sempet nyicip pisang bakarnya, sausnya saus lemon + taburan cinnamon, agak aneh di lidah gue kali ya...pisangnya juga kaya belum masak banget ude dpanggang, jadi keras2 gituh deh...Anyway karena gue ude kenyang, akhirnya cm pesen Sprite Honey Dew, sejenis soda dengan sirup, diberi selasih serta corn flake dan kismis. Agak aneh ya campurannya, ternyata enak jga loh :) yang menyenangkan adalah tempat makannya terpisah dari tempat bakarannya, jadi ya..nga banyak makan asap deh hari itu :)

Mungkin besok2 gue akan ke sini lagi, kalau lagi ngidam steak ya..

.My Next Obsession.

Terpujilah Tuhan untuk menciptakan ruangan yang bernama gym.
*especially the one which filled by sweaty hot guys with killer biseps.










okay, that was cheesy.
treadmill, here i come!

.He's Just Not That Into You.

Alex: If a guy treats you like he doesn't give a sh*t, it's because he doesn't give a shit.

- He's Just Not That Into You, Ken Kwapis, 2009.

.Realized.

i realized many things lately.
too many things.
to learn.
to do.
and to think.








and i realized i did many things.
too many things.
to learn.
to sorry.
and to let go.



I think....



I think too much.

.Someday Soon.

.Project for Akoer Publisher.
.MUA : Lidya Hutagalung.
.Directing and Styling : me and Catrin Leonard.
.Jessica Hadiwidjaja, Kuningan, 2009.


and of course, some that i'd rather in BW...


much love,

XOXOXO

.Wishes.

Saya hanya ingin 1 hal.
saya ingin jadi orang yang lebih pintar :|

.Eat and Eat, Kelapa Gading.

One of my friend was having her bed rest during her pregnancy, so me and the other old friends [baca : we’re old friend, but we’re not old at all ! :P ] visit her at her apartement, after that as the dragon inside our stomach started to crying, we went to Gading. And we found this food court.

I loooovveee the interior since the first step, it’s soooo indo-chinese classic. On every corner, you can find many old things like teko jadul, piring2 seng, rantangan besi, aww it gave me my old memories when i’m still using that things.

Anyway aside from the classic interior, they’re using modern system. To buy food, we should recharge a card from a locket in front of the food court. And of course, you can redempt it back. On each counter there’s a touch screen cashier machine, cool huh?

Gosh i hate food court, it makes you want to eat anything, i hate when i’m being laper mata :| we ordered Soto Mie, Bakmie Kepiting, Ayam Bakar, Sop Buntut Goreng, etc. I realized I always ordered soto mie each time went to food court, I dont know why. The soto mie first appearance was amusing, it came with a alumunium stand on the bottom of it, so we wont get the heat from the bowl. But as i started to dig it, i am dissapointed. They are not using the usual mie kuning i loved :| they’re using mie telor, kinda like indomi soto mie huks huks.

Bakmi Kepiting wasnt that good too :( and i’d rather eat at Bakmie Kepiting Lokasari [located next to Kwetiao Abun 79] for that price! It came only with 1 small tiny bity crab’s legs [ok i dont know what’s word for kaki kepiting lol], and you called it Bakmie Kepiting, heh?

One meal that went well was Sop Buntut Goreng, it tasted great *droll* i want more. Anyway, i also want to try Carrot Cake, Nasi Bali, but i’m already too full at that time :( but, i tried Klappertaart, i am not a fan of cake, so it’s my first time try that. Errrr,...it tasted...weird? it’s like soes filling cream, but it doesnt have butter taste in it -___-

.Secret Recipe, Emporium Pluit Mall.

Secret Recipe
Emporium Pluit Lt. 4 No. 21
Ph. (021) 66676538

I’ve been wanting to visit this restaurant since a month ago, but i didnt have any chance. So when they opened their new branch on emporium pluit, i dragged my sister to accompany me [again]. I’ve been loving their cheese cake ever since, but never tried their other menu.

So, there were we, on dinner time, and of course it’s totally crowded with people. We ordered Garden Salad 12,8K, Penne with Turkey 32,8K, Tom Yam Chicken 29,8K, and Yoghurt Mix 20,8K.

Well, being promoted by a friend of mine about their award winning tom yam, i would say....i’m kinda dissapointed with its taste. A lil bit too salty. And the penne didnt interested me also. I dont know, either the tomato or the cheese, or my nose, it smells awkward. The garden salad came along with thousand island sauce, and maybe i’m being a pizza hut thousand island sauce fans too much, i dont get along with secret recipe’s sauce.

Actually i didnt really mind the food, what i really mind was the service, i dont know, either the restaurant was too crowded [fyi, the capasity approx. 25 people], or their lack of SDM aka waitress [either the waitress amount or the waitress quality]. I have to wait about 20 minutes to get cabe botol and another 15 minutes for my spoon and fork, and even when i almost finished my meal, my drinks havent come yet, and fyi i ordered ice tea, that’s it. At least the waitress realized i dont impressed by the service, he said sorry when he served my ice tea.

After that, we went to cake area, ordered 2 cheese cakes [each 23,8K] for my parents. And we wait [baca : berdiri terus,nunggu...] about 30 minutes for that 2 goddamn cheese cakes to get ready. Gosh, if their cake wasnt that good, errrr... btw, if you want to try secret recipe, i recommended the classic one, it’s the best than the other fancy cake displayed!

I think i need to visit other branch for proofing my friend’s opinion -__-

.Loving Hut, Plasa Semanggi.

Having a meeting at plasa semanggi after office hour around dinner time maybe wasnt the best thing to do, especially when they helded a kartini thingy [exhibition, celebration, etc.] on the ground floor. So i have to pick a spacious restaurant and a comfort one, but of course not that cozy that make you fall asleep when you sit on their sofa or chair. And i am lame on this thing. I picked loving hut [got a warm feeling by their name :P], and i learned my lesson today : always trust the crowd!

We ordered Soto Kudus, Soto Betawi, and Peach Juice. I dont remember the price exactly, but i remembered i’d rather eat at Popeye’s rather than this one. So maybe it’s kinda pricey compared with the food and quality.

Soto kudus, i’ve been craving for this since last week, and too bad my urgent wanting feeling [baca : ngidam] wasnt fulfilled perfectly -__- it did not tasted good, well actually it did not tasted anything. So does their Soto betawi.

The Peach Juice, i wont called it peach juice, it tasted sooo alike orange juice, where the hell is my peach? Oh i remembered this one cost me 20K for a little glass with a bunch of ice in it. Gosh.

Well, the only thing that good, is their service, and of course the waitress. Some of them were cute! [Ame, behaveeee!!]

.Hachi Hachi, Taman Anggrek.

Hachi Hachi
Mal Taman Anggrek 3/311

Revisited, my friend insisted me to try their udon. She’s not really hungry, and i’m on diet [WHAT?] so we only ordered Spicy Seafood Yaki Udon 35K and Unakyu Roll 30K to share. I forgot which one that i like, rainbow roll, dragon roll or unakyu roll. I picked unakyu roll, and i remembered i dont really like that :( the sauce was too sweet for my taste.

The Udon tasted like mie goreng seafood, well beside the mie was called udon right now. But it’s a great mie goreng seafood of course.

I should remember to order rainbow roll for next time visit!

.Sushi Tengoku, Emporium Pluit Mall.

Sushi Tengoku
Emporium Pluit Mall
Lt 4 – 30 & 31 Ph. (021) 66676297

So, there’s new hip restaurant at Emporium pluit, Sushi Tengoku. I remembered this restaurant has a branch at kelapa gading, but i havent visited that branch yet. So, when mr A and me went for a movie at empo, i dragged him to try this one. I forgot to bring my camera, so mind the crappy photos :P

We ordered Beef Katsu Curry 45K, Kimchi Chachang 35K, Kanisoka Special 55K, Genki Maki 37,5K, and Tobiko Roll 28,5 K.

Mr A loved the curry, and me too! Fyi, I dont like curry, because curry usually tasted too ‘rempah2’ for me, but this one was great, and also, the beef katsu is HUGE and deep fried perfectly, worth with the price i think :P

Usually i dont go along with kimchi and other korean-japanese thingy, but since my last experience with Han Gang PS [which btw, i loved their bibimbap!], so i’m gonna give it a try. And thank God, my shot wasnt that bad, even it went great. I loved my Kimchi Chachang, it’s kimchi fried rice with dried seaweed on the top of it. I dont usually order fried rice, because usually they made it too oily, it’s different from my mom’s. And this one seems alike with my mom’s so i loved it. The kimchi itself added great taste and texture when chewing, and they mixed it with several seafood and egg. Yummy!

Well, the rest was sushi. It didnt tasted fresh, quite so so, so no comment :)

When we arrived, the restaurant was quite full, because it’s around dinner time. They forgot our order for 2-3 times, even we have to wait approx. 30 minutes for 1 sushi. But blessed them, i dont mind, i have too much stories to catch up with my bestie! But later, maybe i’ll visit this restaurant not in meal time, and of course, stay away from their sushi! :P

.Pick One.

Kemarin, seorang kawan memberitahu saya keadaan saya sekarang beserta pilihan yang ada.

1. Memperpanjang kontrak sewa saya di menara keperawanan yang berada di ujung negeri far far away land. Ingat loh, sewa. Bukan beli tanah :P - sepertinya ini ude dijalankan selama ini.
2. Melanjutkan hubungan ke jenjang yang lebih serius dengan seorang lelaki yang baik, but without any feeling for him. -sepertinya tidak adil bagi si laki2, dan sayangnya gue bukan orang yang sejahat ini.
3. (Berusaha) melanjutkan hubungan yang lebih serius [baca : menanyakan kelanjutan] dengan seorang lelaki baik yang menyukai apapun yang tanpa ikatan. - well, sepertinya ini sih nga adil buat gue and dia.
4. Mencari pilihan lain - definetely undefined.

So?
Back to #1 sepertinya pilihan yang paling pas saat ini.

Tuhan, beri saya kekuatan untuk melewati segala godaan dan cobaan di luar sana -__-

.26 April 2009.

Kemaren, karena adik gue ultah, emak gue memasak ayam pho. And pertama kalinya gue melihat hisit mentah, rasanya? amis euy.

.Tempe Orek.

Bahan2 :
- Tempe
- Tomat sayur
- Pete
- Bawang merah
- Serai
- Daun salam
- Kecap, garam, gula secukupnya

1. Blender bawang merah [sebanyak2 nya kalok doyan :P] sampai halus.
2. Potong tempe kotak2 kecil, goreng dalam minyak panas sampai garing, tempenya nga perlu di celup aer garem segala [!!! i almost did it :P]
3. Kupas pete, potong2 kecil.
4. Potong2 tomat, serai sampai halus [penting!]
5. Sangrai jus bawang merah sampai bener2 kering, tambahkan minyak goreng sedikit demi sedikit, approx 15 menit.
6. Setelah wangi bawangnya benar2 keluar, tambahkan tomat sayur, serai dan daun salam, aduk2 sampai wanginya rata.
7. Masukkan tempe yg telah di goreng, kasi kecap [dikit ajeeee], garam and gula dikit.
8. Oseng2, sajikan :P

yah walaupun bukan masakan yang luar biasa, minimal gue belajar 1 resep lg hr ini hehehe...

.Menu Dessert Gue Akhir2 Ini.

gimana nga sehat coba?

.The Awakening.

.Ancol, Jakarta 2009.

.To-Do-List.

- basket [harus bisa kembali ke jadwal dulu, harussss]
- cat rambut [berantakan ye rasanya]
- creambath [mint makarizo sounds good....]
- cek tensi minggu ini [!!!]
- selesaiin High Performance Website [5 more chapters]
- beberapa job editan yang numpuk [sabar ya Olin...]
- transfer duit ke Lomar [oh lomar pulsamu sudah hampir habis, tapi duitnya bahkan belum gue transfer, oh ATM kayanya jauh bener -__-]
- selesaiin Design Pattern [ayo ame masa cuma 2 chapter doank selama ini :( ]
- meeting dengan beberapa orang
- reuni [akyu rindu kalian kawan2 lamaku...]
- ke pameran PFT Untar [sabar Mike, selasa ini pasti jadi]
- ke pameran di Antara [janji dengan Rony yang belum kesampean wkwkw]
- Friends season 2-9
- Desperate Housewives season 4
- Dvd2 yang numpuk :(
- balikin komik nodame cantabile [ude 2 bulan bok]
- siapin draft gambar project minggu depan
- jalan kaki ampe TA [harus bisa!!! ayo mei kita pasti bisa...sampe sency kalok perlu hahahahah]
- belajar masak [okay this is kinda impossible, at least i put it on my to-do-list :P]
- cuci sepatu + sendal
- jahit kancing [kemeja gue kok copot2 ye kancingnya :| ]



ya pada intinya, kepala gue sedang penuh. And setelah berminggu2 weekend tanpa istirahat, sepertinya malam minggu ini enak sekali yak kalok dihabiskan dengan tidur2an nyambi nonton ... hmmmm :)

another rant, lately i've been singing Joanna Wong's song a lot. I love her voice, a lil bit mixed of glommy and ironic, but romantic at the same time.

well, have a nice weekend everyone, ciao! :)

.Cuisine Cuisine, Pluit Junction.

This is my second visit. My first visit was definitely better than the second one. The food quality was decreased, so did the service.

The dimsum menu only available from 12-4, cmiiw. Well anyway on my first visit, i love their pai cha siu [12,8K], and buncis cah babi [58K]. On the second visit, some menus that worth to try were : Lumpia Kembang Tahu saus XO [12,8K], lotus seed bakpau 10,8K], and Tim ayam saus Sze Chuan[12,8K]. The rest were so – so. Especially the xiao long bau [12,8K], definetely not recommended.

I only have tasted few menus beside the dimsum, and some of them were worth to try, although kinda pricey. maybe i'll come later for other menus :)

.Ronja.

.Ronja Ljunghager, Ancol, Jakarta 2009.

.make up/ Christine Tannuwidjaja
.wardrobe/ Roy Mulyanto
.Accessories/ Marsel Hober

.23 April 2009.

Semalam, akhirnya saya berhasil jalan kaki dari Bandengan - Citraland! yeshhhhhhhhh!!! :)

Thanks to Amei as my partner in crime. Banyak yang bilang kita gila, what ever. kesehatan emang harus di maintain sejak dini :P ngomong2 kita hemat 2000, tapi keluar 2500 untuk aqua di tengah jalan, 50000 untuk makan di Popeye's, 88000 untuk dvd di Gramedia, 10000 untuk Nai Cha di Chow King. hmmmm untung gue bukan orang ekonomi wkwkwkw...

anyway saya tidak perduli dengan uangnya, overall it's a nice evening to share with few friends that i loved :) love you guys, ayuk refleksi kaki di Pluit...ta' tungguuuuu :P

.De Boliva, Pluit Village.

De Boliva
Pluit Village Lt. 2 #115-#116
Ph. (021) 66602181

Akhirnya buka jg di MM, ups Pluit Village deng ya skrg namanya hehehe..waktu gue ke sana sih, belum ada kursi2 di balkon luar nya, tapi katanya nanti mau d tarok kursi2 juga di luar, and i think it will be great, secara balkon Pluit Village jadi bener2 menarik viewnya.

Di luar masalah lokasi, cafe ini menawarkan suasana yang santai dengan alunan music yang tenang, cocok untuk nyante di akhir pekan bersama rekan2, apalagi sama pacar hehehehe....buat nongkrong sendirian jga asik sih, secara free wifi hohoho..cukup cepet wifinya, mungkin karena lagi kosong2 gituh ya, kalok rame mungkin agak lelet. Servisnya juga sangat memuaskan, pelayanannya ramah semua [bukan kelewat “ramah” loh ya :) ], and thanks God, they dont even charge any for service ! Sayang banget gue lupa bawa kamera, so mind the crappy photos from my phone :P

Untuk makanannya, sempet nyoba Philly Cheese Steak [46K], Spaghetti with sausages [38K], Dilmah tea [15K], Apple Pie [15K], Margarita Strawberry [34K], dan Peach Squash [22K]. Philly cheese steak, yang mana keluarnya ternyata dalam bentuk sandiwch panjang dan besar [sekitar 30cm], serta potongan2 french fries, enak juga walau gue kurang suka roti sandwichnya. Spaghetti with sausagesnya juga enak, porsinya agak kebanyakan sih menurut ukuran gue [ukuran gue lohhhh :P]. Yang bener2 menarik adalah apple pienya, kebanyakan apple pie yang gue pernah coba dalam bentuk pie yang berlayer2 tebal, yang justru menurut gue cukup ‘berat’ di mulut. Tapi apple pie di sini, disajikan hangat dr oven, dalam bentuk pastel yang dibelah 2, dengan wangi cinnamon yang kental serta filling potongan apel dan selai, hmm nikmat banget.

Sempet nyoba apperitivenya, sayangnya karena tensi gue yang lagi tidak bersahabat, jadi cm sempet nyeruput dikit margaritanya, 20% bok alkoholnya. Tumben juga ya ada cafe di jakarta utara yang nyediain minuman beralkohol. Tadinya gue berharap margaritanya akan datang dengan garem2 di pinggiran gelasnya, sayangnya yg muncul kurang sesuai harapan yak, kaya jus strawberry dengan sebongkah sorbet. Rasanya ya... hmmm biasa aja sih. Karena belum bole minum alkohol, jadi beralihlah saya ke soda. Peach Squash jadi pilihan, kirain sorbet peachnya nga mengecewakan, ternyata .. oalah untung cm pesen 1 aja hehehe...

Walaupun de boliva mengangkat ice cream sebagai menu andalan, setelah sempet nyicip2, tadinya niat pesen dessert lagi, tapi batal karena agak kurang ya rasanya...

Definetely will be back for their main course and ambience!

.Kenny Rogers, MOI.

Akhir2 ini gue sering ke MOI untuk keperluan nonton. Secara bingung mau makan apa, akhirnya mr D memilih Kenny Roger’s. Gue yang kagak pernah nyoba, tertarik jga. Kenny roger ini dulu kayanya pernah di Indo, tp lenyap [kaya Arby’s, ilang dr peredaran :( ] skrg muncul lagi di MOI ini.

Restoran ini sih konsepnya seperti family resto ya, sayang agak kurang muncul rasa homy-nya. Well, yang penting makanannya deh. Kita pesen Original Grilled Chicken with mushroom sauce ¼ portion + 3 additional dishes [45K], Baked Potato with Beef Fettucine + 3 additional dishes [40K], and nestle blackcurrant [18K]. Nestle skrg nga cuma lemon tea loh, ada blackcurrant ice jga :)

Soal rasa sih...hmmm cukup standard ya. Makanannya agak mirip popeye dengan cajun stylenya, dengan campuran sedikit western food. Sayang agak sedikit tawar, terutama mashed potatonya, gravynya nga nendang bokkkk..

Tapi sangat worthed dari segi harga yang lo bayar, porsinya gede2. mungkin kalok lagi laper berat and nga perduli soal rasa, gue akan ke sini lagi hehehe...

.Cheese Cake Factory, Tebet.

Melanjut setelah bakmi abun, malamnya gue beserta kakak gue n kawan2nya, meluncur memburu bakso di kota Jakarta. Sehabis makan bakso, yang which is jauh banget sampe gue nga tau daerahnya d mana, mampang prapatan deh kayanya -__- nyari dessert dunks...

Langsung ke tebet, tempatnya cheese cake factory. Gue pernah denger cheese cake factory itu supplier cheese cake untuk starbucks, entah bener entah nga. Well, anyway dulu itu gue pernah di bawain seloyang strawberry cheese cake dr sini, and it was totally great. Kadang2 kalok lg pengen [dan kalok lagi ada duit juga hehehe] jga gue beli cheese cake dr starbucks untuk mengobati rindu terhadap cheese cake factory, and kerinduan ku terobati dengan manis dunks.

Mungkin ini yang di namakan “berlebihan itu nga seindah ketika kekurangan”. Waktu dlu2 karena makannya dikit2, rasanya nikmat tenan. Skrg begitu ude ke tempatnya langsung, pesen ini itu, kok di lidah rasanya aneh ya?

Apa karena akhir2 ini gue jarang beli cheese cake dr starbucks, tapi dr secret recipe [which btw their ginger cheese cake is totally awesome!] yang rasanya nga gituh manis yak? Kok kayanya krimnya manisss banget yang ini, belum lagi ada potongan meringue di mana2, jadi kayanya kurang nendang gituh bok. Cakenya pun agak kelewat lembek, nga begitu yummy and lumer di mulut. Dari semuanya yang paling gue demen akhirnya cm blueberry cheese cake, itu pun karena blueberrynya.

Maybe one day ketika gue bener2 pengen, kudunya gue ke sini yak :)

.Cheese Cake Factory.
Jl. Tebet Barat Dalam Raya No. 23
Tebet, Jakarta Selatan 12810
Ph. (021) 8354735
Fax (021) 83702169

.16 April 2009.

People, i need inspiration!

Although i am being busy all the time, i would say i never lose my inspiration most of all. But this time, i'm on the edge, man. I felt bored with all my crappy things i called photography. I need drama in my life, huh? I miss having a crush with a man, the dag-dig-duer things in my heart, the smile in my face each time i saw him, ahhh i want to fall in loveeeee !!

Anyway another rant, i never thought people that always talking about lens and other equipments do exist, well except the camera store sales or else. But this week, i do know that they are exist! and real! and haunting me. whew T^T

Lately, I am thinking for taking a break, from the whole thing called work life. My doctor said i should be relaxed, everything's normal, and all the BP things happen because of my stressed brain. I've been doing my job with normal speed, I do not take my documents back at home and work again, I've been taking my medicine, I've been work out, I've been happy, and still my BP doesnt go back normal as it should be.

I'm wishing for 2-3 days free time, have some retreat in a far away land, with my camera and my no#1 to-do-list is just having a relaxing spa or massage with lavender aromatheraphy, or reflexiology, perhaps? Ah and dont forget the background music must be something calm, moody and jazzy :) Ah maybe I'm just dreaming too much.

anyway i am on my period now, so i think this post is only a proof that my hormones is doing her job this month! :P

Well, catch ya' later! XOXOXOXO

.Bakmi Abun, Ambassador Mall.

Beberapa minggu lalu, ditarik oleh kakak gue untuk ke Ambas, akhirnya dia memutuskan menghabiskan lunch di bakmi Abun. Gue, yang diiming-imingi oleh kata2 kakak gue yang bilang “enakkk bangettt meee” akhirnya setuju memesan bakmi Abun spesial [12K], yang ternyata adalah pilihan yang salah. 12K itu ternyata cuma biaya untuk meng-upgrade bakmi kita jadi special, secara harga bakminya sekitar 20an, jadi total 30an deh [untuk semangkuk bakmi? Waw!]

Waktu dateng, gue cm bengong. Ini toh special, yang d tambahin cm dagingnya aje ye..mana chasionya kaya ude rada2 agak basi deh [tetep gue hajar, 30 rebu bok , gpp orang miskin matinya susah – itu motto gue wkwkwkwk] setau gue bakmi Abun itu cukup terkenal, mungkin cabang tempat gue makan itu kurang terjaga kualitas makanan dan rasanya kali ya. Dr segi bakmi jga gue bilang biasa aja. Sempet nyobain bakmi ayam jamurnya, biasa jga ya.

Hmm personally secara gue pecinta babi, i think dengan budget segitu, gue prefer sekalian makan nasi campur kacamata deh, yang jelas2 babinya berasa banget hehehehe

.Din Tai Fung, Plaza Senayan.

Di kala malam mingguan bersama kakak dan adik2 sayah di PS, akhirnya gue memutuskan untuk mencoba Din Tai Fung. Ini pertama kalinya gue mengunjungi resto ini, akhirnya kesampean jga yak... :D Well, kesan pertama begitu masuk, oh tempatnya kecil jga ya. Penuh dan agak berantakan pula :|

Liat2 menu, wah dikit jga ya menunya. Secara nga gituh laper [abis ngembatin Sour Sally + Le Gourmet in a row, wkwkwkwkw], ngmg2 Sour Sally itu rasanya biasa aja yak, malahan yang green tea rasanya kaya ketek [baca : asem, bukan berarti gue pernah nyicipin ketek sapapun], mochinya sih enak :)

Back to topic, well akhirnya kita order Xiao Lung Bau yang tersohor itu [62K – 6 pcs], Nasi Goreng Udang [50K], Gyoza [21K – 3pcs], Wonton Pedas [34K], and Bakpau [8K]. Menu pertama yang dateng, Nasi Goreng Udang...yah bolehlah walau menurut gue agak keasinan. Wonton pedas menyusul, berisi banyak minyak wijen [sangat banyak malahan -__- ], pedes2 nyelekit di lidah...Gyoza muncul kemudian, di temani sepiring cuka item dan bawang putih, ya boleh jga lah...Kmudian dilanjutkan dengan Bakpau, untuk kulitnya sih gue pribadi lebih suka bakpau A1 yak, untuk isinya juga kurang mantab rasanya, secaraaa dr kecil makannya bakpau babi, dikasi bakpau ayam mana nendang wkwkwkw... dan akhirnya, xiau long baunya muncul juga. Oh believe me, bukan karena review2 orang, tp gue akuin xiau long baunya enak sampe2 gue pikir kagak halal, ternyata halal bok. Kuahnya berasa jahe banget, serta kaldu ayam yg entah dicampur apa ampe nga berasa empet [gue nga tau kata2 yang cocok untuk ngungkapin kuah yang kelewat berasa ‘kaldu ayam’nya selain empet wkwkwkwk]

Well, in the end, i think i’ll be back only for their xiau long bau. Atau di kala gue ada duit wkwkw. Mahal bok, 1 pcs aja kira2 10K :|

Ngmg2, sedikit saran aja buat Din Tai Fung, menunya kenapa nga di satuin aja di buku menu yak? Secara di buku menu, dikittt banget list menunya. Abis gue pesen ordernya, baru ngeh di meja or di pinggir2 bangku tuh banyak bertebaran menu2 nga jelas yang nga ada di buku. Beberapa seems interesting, sayang nga sempet gue order :( later on i think :)