2
22
Oct

12 Hours to the Proposal!

12 jam lagi aku akan dilamar oleh @minimanimu. We’ve been together for 8 years! Wouw, lama banget ya. I wonder what made us wait that long :D Hahaha Menurutku sih gak ada yang sia-sia ya, kita sendiri menyadari banget bahwa banyak hal yang sudah kita lalui hingga sampai ke tahap ini. Kita juga pernah memutuskan untuk menjalani hidup sendiri-sendiri tapi akhirnya we find our way back to each other. Lucu juga… :D

Aku cuma berharap semuanya lancar-lancar aja sampai hari pernikahan. Karena aku sebagai manusia, akan menjalankan sunnah Allah, pasti banyak setan-setan yang akan menganggu jalan kami menuju hari-H. Semoga Allah menjauhkan dari setan-setan nakal itu!

I’d better go to sleep now, or I’ll feel very sleepy tomorrow :)

2
8
Sep

Steak @ Andakar

The name of “Andakar” might be familiar to those who live in the South of Jakarta, or probably to those who take Jl. Warung Buncit as their daily route to get to the office. Andakar, stands for Aneka Daging Bakar, first known for its butcher service that provides good quality of red meat located in Duren Tiga. But now Andakar can be found in three location: Duren Tiga, Kemang Food Festival and Jl. Warung Buncit.

When Chandra and I came to Andakar for the first time, we were craving for steak but we’re sort of short of money so we ordered both local Sirloin steak. It turns out to be a disappointment, the meat was very hard to chew and not enjoyable at all, so we blacklisted Andakar from our list of favorite restaurant. But then, a recommendation from a friend to try Andakar’s Iga Bakar and Imported Tenderloin steak has changed our mind and we decided to give Andakar a second try.

Tenderloin Steak

Unlike the local Sirloin steak, the imported Tenderloin steak taste quite good and juicy, hence I have no trouble chewing and swallowing the meat :P For a steak that cost 50K, Andakar’s tenderloin steak was not bad at all. But the highlight of our dinner was the Iga Bakar. The Iga Bakar was offered in two choices, the regular one and the special one; when I asked about the difference between the two, the waitress only mention about the thickness of the meat. Since Chandra was hungry so we ordered the special one (cost around 50K).

Iga Bakar

The Iga Bakar special consists of three ribs thick with meat that taste soooo delicious. Seriously. But I recommend you to order the original one since the special one is really thick and we couldn’t finish it.

Our last experience has totally changed our perspective about Andakar. Do try the Iga Bakar if you happen to visit the restaurant, totally delicious!

  • Jln. Duren Tiga No. 11

    • Pasar Minggu, Jakarta Selatan Tlp. 7900987

  • Jl. Warung Buncit Raya Pulo No. 1

    • (Satu parkiran dengan Pizza Hut Warung Buncit) Tlp. 7901360

  • Kemang Food Fest, Kemang. Tlp. 37128791

Food: ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Price: ☆ ☆ ☆
Value for Money: ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Ambience: ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

0
4
Sep

Break-Fasting at Fish & Co

I had a break-fasting appointment with friends from grad study yesterday, we initially wanted to go dining at Urban Kitchen but since they were full so we moved to Fish & Co. It was my first time dining at Fish & Co. The interior of this place is quite standard; they provide several tables with sofas and standard table for four persons. There are no ornaments such as fish, fishing nets or anything alike, even though they offer mostly sea food.

Since it was my first time and I didn’t know what to expect, I was quite surprised with the price of the food. The food price mostly above 50K, only the snacks and appetizers price starts from 35K. I ordered a seafood platter for one and shared it with a friend, while other friends ordered New York Fish & Chips, Philadelphia Fish & Chips and Spaghetti. The NY Fish & Chips and Sea Food Platter are amongst their recommended menu.

Since the food is quite pricey, I expected a delicious meal and waited with watery mouth. When the food came, the look of it was delicious. The seafood platter consists of fried prawn with mayo, rice, French fries, fried fish and squid. To my disappointment, the food served cold, there’s no sign that the food is freshly fried – well except the French fries. The food taste as if it needs more ingredients. I don’t know what they do with the rice, it has orange-ish color, all I can refer to it is nasi briyani :P except it doesn’t taste like one. The squid is also plain and as a prawn lover, I was disappointed to know the prawn taste so-so. But I do like the fish though. The fish was fried and wrapped with cooking flour (I assumed), it taste good, fresh and doesn’t produce any fishy odor. I can’t help myself but comparing the seafood platter with the one I had in Manhattan Fish Market. I must say I prefer the one in Manhattan Fish Market.

I remember hearing my friend said that the spaghetti was tasteless, again it taste as if it needs more ingredients. Thus they provide us with lots of mayo and chilly on a plate. My fried who ordered Philadelphia and NY Fish & Chips didn’t complaint. I’m not sure whether the enjoyed the food or just feel obligated to finish the food because of the price :D hahahaa

The total bill was 520K (after discounted 30% because we use Mandiri CC), so 85K per person. The drinks were bottomless. For me, it’s too pricey for a so-so dining experience. I don’t think I’m coming back, and I’m having a difficulty to recommend it to others too.

The seafood platter: 139K
New York Fish & Chips: 65K (I don’t remember exactly)
Other food: > 50K

Fish & Co

Pacific Place Level 4-49 & 4-51
Jl. Jend.Sudirman
Jakarta Selatan

Food: ☆ ☆ ☆
Price: ☆ ☆ ☆☆
Value for Money: ☆ ☆
Ambience: ☆ ☆ ☆

2
24
Aug

What pictures can tell you

My dad doesn’t like being pictured, be it with digital cameras, paintings or any type of recording device which involves him being pictured and made immortal in papers, canvas or a video, he just doesn’t enjoy it. His argument was that, pictures will only bring sadness. Sadness to those who lives after him when he died. He said it to my mom on our way to my graduation and we were arguing on which photography service that we’re going to use.

I never thought it that way but I guess my father, who has live years before me, has different view and wisdom. Then I started to browse my photo collection on my laptop.

This is a picture of me on my trip to Melbourne and Sydney. I looked so happy, didn’t I? This is the live I never had. Sure I can make it into a sad memory, but I choose not to. I choose to store it on my “Happy” category on my brain and let it stays there forever.

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Melbourne Trip - Happiness 2009

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2
18
Aug

The Traveler: Living and loving is time well spent

The Traveler: Cover

Once there was a boy named Charlie, who had a nice life – but it wasn’t quite perfect. He had to spend too much of his time doing things he didn’t want to do. So one day he packed up all his time in a suitcase, locked it up, and set off to find a better way to spend it. Charlie traveled the world looking for the perfect thing to make him happy. In the meantime, unbeknownst to him, his itsy-bitsy seconds and silky, smooth hours and raggedy days ticked away, so that when Charlie stopped traveling and realized what he truly wanted out of life, it was almost too late. Almost.

I believe there are two types of book in this world, type one is the one that I will read and forget; whilst another one is the type of book that I read and will stick forever in my mind. This book falls into the second type.

I was exposed to this book at Borders bookstore on my visit to KL when I was searching for a book in the Self Improvement/Self-Help section. This book presents itself to me as the cover of the book accidentally caught my sight. At first I was only fast-read the book and put it back to the shelf and ended up buying another book. But I couldn’t get myself to forget about the story and how the message of the story has really stick in my mind. I search for this book in Times Bookstore, which fall under the graphic novel section, and didn’t find it. Finally, I could bring this book home after searching for it under the Underground comic section on Kinokuniya bookstore.

The Traveler: Packing up Time

Later when I look back to my journey in finding this book; to the self improvement, graphic novel then underground comic; I realize that this falls into every-described category. This book will tell you a story about life in Charlie’s point of view. After all, Charlie is like any ordinary human who always seem to seek for happiness in life and never get satisfied of whatever life gave him. Completed by beautiful illustration, you will feel like a child again being taught by a master of life, well about life. And in the end, you will realize that the best way to spend your time is by living and loving. Try to live in the here and now. Dreams are grand, but a life spent chasing can end up a life wasted.

This thin book is written by Daren Simkin, which consists of only 48 pages. But the message inside this book worth a lot more than the physical of the book. The way Daren pass through his message is by writing a very simple story and completed by beautiful illustration. The illustration is made by Daniel Simkin, brother of Daren and it’s beautifully entwined the story and illustration together into a subtle message of wisdom about life

I love this book so much that I would really love to buy several copies of the book and send it to those who were lost like I was once. But then again, I only get one copy and I could only suggest others to go find it and read it. You’ll never regret it! :)

Rating: ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆