Food of the Day

Today I got some cute delicacies ^_^ in my working place. 

First of all, these small pastries our section got from a client. They were so nice sending us parcels of sweet pastries and traditional cakes. But, I'm not so sure my own office will do the same >.<. Well... we're not known to be a generous company (he he, sorry).

The one on the left was filled with apple and cinnamon. Although I'm not a fan of baked apples, but I have to say it was tasty. The one on the right was a choux pastry with sweet weep cream, and as you can see, topped with mandarin orange, kiwi and cherry, a sweet delight in the afternoon ^_^. 

Next up, was this strange looking thing. It's a waffle actually, deep in a chocolate sauce. Bought it in a bazaar at the parking lot of my office (this is like the  3rd one we had during this fasting month).

The vendor call it "Lolly Waffle" since it's on  a stick, hence the name acquired. Well, it's not so bad, the batter was soft, and  the scent was mouth watering, I very much enjoyed eating it. it's a new way of eating your waffle, and you can have it for only Rp.5000 (about 50 cent).

Last but not least, my dinner at a regular place not far from where I live. I ordered fried battered red snapper with mushroom sauce & some chips and vegetables on the side. The fish was so soft, and freshly fried. Loved it! For Rp.13.000 (1.3 US$) it's a great bargain. 

I also got a taste of this baked potato with mayonnaise, broccoli and cheese, yummy!

Light Bulb

Fill your working life with delight and satisfaction, no matter how big or small.

~ Have a nice day ^_^ ~

Dear Darling Lipt Tint by Etude House

This is my first Etude House product. I ordered it online from Onik-chan's shop when she opened a korean cosmetics "pre-order". Now, Etude House together with some famous Korean cosmetic brands are all the rage now in big cities of Indonesia. My first encounter with Korean cosmetics was two years ago when my sister in law asked me to buy her a brown sugar mask from Skin Food. She told me to buy it in a Skin Food official store in Jakarta, and I was dumbfounded when I found out how expensive it was, so at that time, I thought there's now way I would buy any Korean cosmetics, because the price range between other Korean cosmetics brand  was not so far with Skin Food's. 

But, later on, I found out how girls here still can afford Korean cosmetics, despite the steep official price tag. They ordered it online via seller who would purchase the cosmetics straight from Korea, of course with a way cheaper price! Even some of them went so far, as to go straight to Korea! Well, that made sense, because that way, they can cut so many cost; tax, location rent, shipping etc. Since then, I tried to ordered (online) Korean cosmetics my self  ^_^, and I'm one satisfied girl with their always cute packaged, fully packed natural ingredients and good quality products. 

Now, although there are many Korean cosmetics brand in the online shopping world in Indonesia, so far I still only stick to Skin Food (and I tried Baviphat once). So, I'm dying to try the next best Korean cosmetics (maybe), which is Etude House! From some time, I was reluctant to buy any product of Etude House because I think it's a bit pricey than Skin Food, and the packaging is just way too girly for my age (although I love pink and cute stuff). But what the hey, I'm curious, so I ordered this Dear Darling Lip Tint no. 1. And here's my positive and negative points according to my skin condition and lip tone.

Positive: 

- It has a distinctive aroma, just like a red syrup's.So much fun to use. The scent is so sweet, you'd wanna taste it.

-Since it is a lip tint not a lip stick, the color is sheer, but what makes it special is; this lip tint is able to make the impression as if the redness of the color come from inside our lips, not outside (I hope my description is understandable). Just like when you drank red Fanta, the red coloring will linger in your lips, just like a child's lips. Naturally reddish.

- The color stay on for hours

Negative:

- It's hard to apply it evenly, since the mixture is too watery. Especially after you have applied balm or lip gloss.

- Quite pricey

Conclusion: I probably won't buy this product any time sooner. I love the effect on my lips. But sometime I get frustrated when trying to apply it evenly.

Bursa Buku 30-80%!!

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Food of The Day

Berhubung masih dalam bulan Ramadhan, pastinya ulasan makannya jatuh ke makan malam ^_^. Nah, daripada maksain pulang sebelum waktu berbuka, yang mana berarti gw harus menghadapi kemacetan yang super duper gila dan cuma akan menguras pahala gw setelah seharian puasa, akhirnya gw memilih makan malam di D'Cost cabang ITC Permata Hijau. 

Sesampai di lokasi, resto-nya udah penuh, ada yang udah di-booking ada juga yang memang rajin nungguin dari sore. Untungnya kami dapat meja.

Ini dia pesanan kami malam ini:

Searah jarum jam: Tumis Kangkung dengan bawang putih, patin tim bawang putih, & kerang bambu saus tiram

Kepiting Soka Saus Telur Asin

Jus Semangka

Ah sayang T_T, kayaknya D'Cost juga mulai mengikuti jejak restoran lain, untuk menurunkan mutu. Memang harga masih lumayan murah, tapi berasa banget banyak yang dikurangin. 

Jus semangka (Rp. 4.800): Terasa semangkanya nggak sebanyak biasanya dan kurang manis. Kangkung (Rp. 6.800): masih tetep standar enak. Kerang bambu (Rp. 10.800): Kerangnya bagus2, dan besar, tapi cangkang yang ada isinya hanya separuh dari porsi yang disajikan, alias banyak cangkang kosong :D. Ikan patin tim bawang putih (Rp. 27.800): Daging tetap lembut, with that fatty goodness ^_^, tapi taste-nya kurang nendang, butuh bawang putih yang lebih banyak lagi biar sip. Kepiting soka saus telur asin (Rp. 34.800): Rasanya sih lumayan, tapi porsinya super kecil, beda langit dan bumi dengan foto yang di menu. 

Dan satu hal yang fatal, semua masakan di atas disajikan dalam keadaan dingin >.<, padahal kita menunggunya lama (kalau mau menyajikan dingin, paling nggak munculnya cepat, dong). Tapi setidaknya sopan santun pelayan masih tetap dijaga ^_^. Mudah-mudahan semakin ada perbaikan.

Fat Burger @ Plaza Senayan

Seneng banget waktu tahu bakal ada burger baru ^_^, cause I love burgers! Burger chain yang memilih Jakarta untuk awal dominasinya di Asia Tenggara ini bernama Fat Burger, menurut promosinya sih mereka ini the best burger in Las Vegas. Whuiiih, dari namanya, dan fotonya udah jelas terbayang burger-burger di Amerika yang fatty, juicy, nggak sehat, tapi enak banget :D. Maka, suatu hari, waktu mau nonton di Plasa Senayan, gw pun mencobanya. Setelah putar-puter cari lokasi, ternyata Fat Burger PS bukan berupa resto, tapi stan di food court, ya nggak masalah. So, will it meet my expectations?

BURGER 

 This is like, one of the most over priced burger I've ever tasted T_T.

Patty-nya tebal, tapi kering, dan rasanya hambar. Totally different dengan Mother's Cook, Burger King bahkan Mc D yang masing-masing punya signature taste. Big disappointment. Size-nya aja sedang-sedang aja. And forget the melting cheese in their posters, cause you have to pay extra for a slice >.<. 

FRENCH FRIES

Size-nya oke banget. Besar dan panjaaaang. Tapi, kok, ternyata kalau makan kentang goreng yang kegedean, rasanya kayak lagi makan ubi, ya? Dan sayang sekali, kentangnya nggak diracik dengan bumbu-bumbu khas, walaupun gw tetep cinta mati dengan rasa kentang yang asli. 



ONION RING 

 

Bener-bener irisan bawang bombay, my kinda onion ring ^_^! Bukan shredded onion yang dicampur ke dalam adonan (walaupun yang begini juga gw tetep suka). Awalnya sih suka, tapi kok lama-lama kepala jadi terasa berat, dan terasa eneg banget? Gw curiga ada apa-apa dengan minyak deep fry-nya. Mungkin udah keseringan dipakai, kayak minyak abang-abang tukang gorengan. 

SERVICE

Teknologi yang dipakai sih high tech. Kita bahkan bisa cek orderan kita dari layar kecil yang ada di depan mesin kasir, yang dihadapkan ke pengunjung. Terus, semua staf harus ikut mengulang orderan terbaru, kocak juga sih :D. Kalau yang teriakin order pertama berlogat jawa, staf lain juga harus mengulanginya dengan akses jawa :D. 

Tapiii... tetep ada tapi... keliatan banget staf-nya kurang dididik, mungkin standar operasionalnya juga kurang pakem, nggak seperti di resto fast food lain. Di antara mereka sangat kelihatan miskomunikasinya. Okelah itu tempat baru, tapi resto-resto lain pas baru buka juga nggak separah ini. Mulai dari salah order, berantem antara staf, sampai-sampai ada staf yang teriak ke rekannya, "Loe tau nggak sih isi-nya hot dog?". Wkwkwkw, parah kan :D. Dan itu semua terdengar oleh para tamu yang sedang berdiri menunggu makanan mereka keluar, lumayan sih untuk tontonan, sembari nyengir bete karena pesanan kita lama kelarnya.

Still, gw masih menyimpan harapan pada Fat Burger ini, karena mereka juga akan buka di Senayan City (berseberangan dengan PS, nekat juga), kali ini bukan berupa stan, tapi resto beneran. Mudah-mudahan sih poin-poin negatif di atas disebabkan karena kelalaian staf, bukan karena resep originalnya begitu. Kalau itu standar asli mereka, gw nggak mau lagi deh >.<, absolutely not worth it. 
-All pictures were taken  by myself, do not copy without permission- 

How to Eat Your Instant Noodle

No matter how unhealthy it is, instant noodle is just like a staple food in my country. Cheap, delish, easy to make; enough said. Usually we eat the curly delights with a conservative way. Boil the noodle, than put it in a bowl. I've been doing it, like, forever. Until I saw how Koreans in their drama shows eat their instant noodle or "ramyun", they like to call it. They boil the noodle in a personal pan, and eat it straight from the pan! Now, why have not I thought about it before?? A girl who doesn't live in her parents house, and only rent a room like me should be able to think that kind of practical way.

So, when I woke up late for sahur today, I only have 30 minutes left to prepare a dish (including the stretching in bed that could took more than 5 minutes), surely in that nick of time, the obvious thing to do, was to make instant noodle. So why didn't I try what the Koreans do, I thought. And yes I tried to eat straight from the pan, firstly I put the hot pan with boiling noodle inside, over a piece of news paper. And just eat it with my chopsticks. And it felt great! Since the noodle was still in the hot pan, it didn't go cold easily. And I was able to finish it, without a single thing left, in eight minutes (the noodle was taken straight from the electric stove, mind you)! I still got a few minutes left to drink milk and water ^_^. 

We indeed need to have an open mind in other cultures than our own ^_^.


The giants in the hectic world of Indonesian instant noodles

Here's the link of Indonesia's most popular instant noodle brand Indomie

Hate Meetings

Just got a message from my boss. She said we're gonna have a meeting in a few hours. I just hate meetings. It ruined my already scheduled plans. And most of the time it's taking way too long than needed. Basically it's because the boss is under pressure, thus one needs to proceed the pressure to the already job overloaded employees. That's how it works in my working place, and I'm afraid in other offices too.

@ Work, 18th August 2010

Quite satisfied with today's work. I managed to finish up one mock-up, from the front to the last page, what recently has to be done in a few days, I was able to proceed the process in one day, that's a progress for me. All in all, I still got mountains of work waiting in line, so it's waaaay too early to sit back and relax. But with the closing of my current main desk job, I should be able to organize my work better. Hopefully tomorrow I can do at least one solid work too. Let's just hope my bosses won't realize the scripts that I supposed to submit weeks before :D.

(Found this cute Hello Kitty image in Sanrio's website. Love it!)

Uni, The Cutest Cat Ever

Last week when I was blog walking, I found this very super duper cute japanese blog. It is dedicated to the owner's cat named "Uni", and the name of the blog is "Uni No Himitsukichi" or "Uni's Secret Base". The blog has so many cute pictures, you cat lovers would drool on! And if you understand Japanese you can even read the cute and funny stories of Uni's adventures in his owner’s house ^_^. Be sure to check this site out http://ameblo.jp/sauta19/ 

Those emerald round eyes, those unbelivable pinky lips and nose!

 Who can resist!?

Shopping

Fiuuuh, baru balik shopping sama bff. Puassss, berangkat jam 2 siang, balik jam setengah 1o malem! He he, kalo sama bff, pasti shopping nggak bakal puas kalau nggak sampe tutup toko :D. Seperti biasa, dapat diskon lumayan gede di Matahari TA. Terus, buka puasa di Fish & co. Boy, that restaurant never disappoint me! Details and pics coming up! Now I need to have some rest before sahur. And I still have the true blood's episode to watch, plus some side job to finish >.<. Will add this post later.

Getting Used to

Oh dear, looks like this blogger needs some getting used to. I'm already quite attached to my previous social network. Well, have to deal with it later, because I'm going shopping with my bff ^_^ while waiting for my fasting break. Yes, this month is the fasting month for Muslim.

Welcome!

Yaaay, at last I set my mind to make a blog in blogger ^_^. Welcome everybody, who ever you are, I'm from Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia. In this blog I will express my likeness to everything that attracts my sixth senses, the happiness and sadness that come across my life, well I hope more happiness than sadness. I also love to watch people or things around me, so maybe I will rant a lot about my surroundings too ^_^.

Colorful umbrellas sold on one fine day at Gazebu in Bandung