Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Surabaya's To Experience


Colorfull, cheerfull, playfull, and usefull !!
i said usefull, you'll say that too -if you what they're made off. SOCKS!! yeah.. socks! interesting, isn't it? .. hmm,yeah ..u must want to know the recipe, ya?
go and visit " Arva Studio" - the famoust design school in Surabaya. My auntie will be happy to show you how to make them.

Besides of that, you can also take short course on how to make accesories from ribbon, and many others - you can even take a class how to be a good fashion designer!

Instead of shopping for clothes, why not try to make your own clothes from 'batik' ? .. traditional craft from indonesia, malang.
it's not only the traditional motive they got nowadays, even the newest graphic pattern, they got it in batik,too.

Many ranges of quality and texture, you'll find it very interesting to dig & search & own them, for clothes or even just collection.

Something you must have!

In Indonesia, there must be food that you can't miss to taste. Example one of this: "tape manis" - sort of yam, and they fermented and it taste aunthentic sweet.
Not just any sweet, but there's typical taste from this snack.

yeah, its a snack - ussually people eat it during their tea time, on the evening. While watching sun goes down. He3x ...
psst.. it's seasonal!!

Of course, besides of these things - there'll be lots more to see, to taste, to try - they got zoo,where the white tiger just give birth. They got new malls in town. Fake branded bags in really cheap price. Delicious street food. Lots more!!
This is only part of things, I can share with you - sometimes I forgot to bring my phone,so there's no snap shot I can take & show.
It's a whole lots fun!!

"Dapur Indri / Indri's Kitchen"

Welcome to "Dapur Indri" -
my mom just recently published one of her hobbies! Cooking! .. just start talking about it, makes me dreaming of sitting on her kitchen & tasting all cakes & cookies, she made. Yumm...

she's really handy in doing things, such as craft, art work, and cooking, too.
natural talented since i was born and knew that my mom sewed me a wedding dress (i used to dream being a princess when i'm still a kid) - started from having japanese costume, carnaval costume, knitted bag 'til having my hair done for prom night, it was all handled with my mom!

(hmm... can i be like my mom? .. hard work to do!)

this is cookies! yeah, little star cookies! see, how cute they are?!

it was double schocking cheese!
cheese for the cookies base, another cheese for middle layer, and another more cheese sprinkle on top of it! it a wholesome for cheese lovers!
i wont lie to you - but its more cheese than flour,like other people does. Truly full of cheese!


Here, you can see my mom doing the finishing touch of the cookies.
Double coating on top of them!

Cookies should be touch with fingers, during coating - only your brush to coat them, make them glow after bake. Nicely glow-

Nice glow, makes you want to eat them more and more-
Of course, the taste also good- not just the glow.

I've been learning during my holiday - it does need a practice! a lot...

After all the procedure done, then the last thing to do in making is bake them! ..after this, I can start my tasting - yumm ...

Oven for baking not just any oven. It need special one, to give good result. My mom own one - which is quite enough to produce at least 6 to 7 packaging each days.
We're still on home made product, not factory - so that packaging for each days is quite okay.

Not to mention, another frozen food, she produce yet.

this is how it looks like after all cookies went to packaging.

o yeah, there's a crispy peanut, too. Damn, crispy!
it's not just any peanut - cover with special ingredients, makes the peanut so crispy & the taste doesnt go after the cover eaten up.

many people loves this peanuts - its the best seller!
also it comes in handy, so you can just slip in inside your bag or carry it while you're window shopping!

Don't forget to stop by at my mom's kitchen, sure you'll ask more!

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Home Sweet Home

oh,my mom's home totally complete!

isn't it the best dream for everyone to have their own house?
3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 kitchens, living area, and oh - you name it!

she can even still build another part, of the right side on the first floor! I'm planning to get her a small garden on top,plus with sitting under the umbrella - hmm, so nice!!

The house is build inside the Ciputra Houses. Sure you've heard that before!
Their names quite promising for real estate business. It's a safe environment, and good place to have quite & good house.
My mom build this house, instead of buying ready ones. In the needs of different rooms,cause my mom start her own hobby - making cakes & cookies!

this is the kitchen I was talking about. I took one side of the kitchen,only. There's 2 kitchen inside the house. Remember,my mom loves to cook? so she needs a place for her oven, too- that's why she build quite large kitchen.
orange color was my idea - many of my auntie critize the color, but they dont give other solution,instead of critizing only. I choose bright orange, since the it gives new wave in her life. Get cheerish & cheerfull - you're cooking, and got to be happy!

Favourite part of the house, I liked.
I remember asking the contractor to build me a metal handrail and steel cable along it. There're moments where we're fighting whether it should and shouldn't be done. Well, they've done their job well!

this is just the look i wanted for my mom's home. Not the melo- look, like old people used to have. Creamy, woody, and gloomy. This time is sharp, solid and fresh! Happy for it -

See the under of the stair? Need to build up a door for her, to store her junks!
being home, means back to my old friends, too-

this time, i made a visit to my old friends house. She just got 4months baby- cute baby boy. Amazing that he's observing people, near him & friendly, too.

I was freaking out scared to carry him. Affraid to break his bone or something,since still fragile. He3x ..


Talking about home food, always sent more appetite than you can have. No wonder I gain 3kg from here. Fried fish with sambal ulek, sate ayam, bakso bakwan - yumm..

Bside here is one the place called "Kahyangan" restaurant.

They serve local food with great taste & ambiance.

Price is affordable too!

Not to forget about G-Walk. Food street inside the compound, of Citra Raya. Where foods from all over the world gets together. Chinese food, kebab, jajan pasar, indian food, and many others.

My mom's join to small share inside with opening small 'gerobak'.
Selling best snack, you can get: cheese kroket & risoles, not to forget her pangsit goreng & fresh salad!
It's located near the round landmark, and next to Holland martabak.
When you're there, you'll find it easly.

Across Countries

It was all begin with the Valentine's Day - days bfore I left Phnom Penh, heading back to Surabaya, my new home town. New hometown? yes, my mum just move in there, for about a year. So, it's quite new for me- so exciting!!

Lets not forget the Love Celebration. I'm having a wonderfull night, together with my bf.
Night still young, but the restaurant is fully booked. The food was good, and the music is romantic. Conversation flows well- 'til "love pudding" as dessert arrived.

Flight begans at the evening, and I made a stop by at LCCT - KL. This time it was suprised me, cause the airport was small & it's better the one Cambodia's had!

LCCT - KLIA .. 2 different airport in Kuala Lumpur. LCCT was the place I arrived. Understood that the airport is small for budget airlines, only. Air Asia Airlines!
It was clean though its smallest size.

Spending almost 12 hours inside LCCT, I'm searching around for better look of Kuala Lumpur. Well, not all - for I haven't out to the city. Hanging around to KLIA (bigger airport) - again, surprised me 'cause there's was nothing much to do.
My mind start hurdling around, not much things to do and to shop, so I ended up with a cup of hot cappucino (it was so cold getting to midnight), some snack and "John Grisham" novel.
Quite satisfiying - I've finished reading just before my next flight!
KL: I've experience that Malaysian people are not as welcome as Singaporean. Which I thought that Singaporean also never be so friendly either!
It feels good to see how and where others live. Cars number tags are written well - they're able to read clearly. LCCT airport somehow got strange flow arrangement for passenger to check-in.
Air Asia Flight: No strange if you say so. Their air stewardess are fierce. So, what? U pay much less, U dont get same as bfore.
I used to flight with SQ - of course, they're much much friendly & helpfull. Big different in price, too! Well, lets not complain - just face the fact!
There's this funny moment,where I was in the same flight with all workers from other country (such as maid, factory workers, etc). Might be this is the first time, they're on plane too-
Never lock the toilet when they pee, 'til one stewardess got to shout at him n the whole plane looked at.
Always hurried to get up & get their heavy & super a lot things, as soon as the plane landed - while it supposed to be the time for them to keep on their seat.
Keep chatting loud inside the plane, seems that their riding their own flight.
Whuahahahaa..... so much funny things happened!
including the ticketing guy,that think i'm one of them!