supermarkets are always pretty

- the pretty -

- the YES-finally-we-have-'weird'-flavor-varieties -

i just had to get this.
HEY IT'S COOKIE DOUGH BACK OFF--

- the wtf -

3 day survival kit

got stuck at home (totally) alone and this was my only means of survival.

the peace and quiet was nice for a change, and yes, i still went out occasionally, but i still hoped that other things were present at the time. what a waste. hahaha

Bandung!

so yeah, it was a bit scary, but at the end it was extremely fun and i enjoyed myself completely :}! 

can't wait for the next visit!

                         

nama woy-

diabetes much?

ah.

Singapoh

Went to Singapore with Astrid for the last four days. Didn't bring my camera because didn't feel like being too tourist-y, but apparently in order to do so, you'd need a guide to go to all of those hidden gems (read: friends who've lived there for some time. Sadly, they've all graduated, so myeh).
Spent most of the time just wondering around, taking oma2 naps, strolling in and out of malls with snacks in our hands and getting bored occasionally.

Recap:
the epic bad
Marina Bay Sands.
Fucking.Rip-off.
We were supposed to go to the casino, but like the idiots we were, we forgot our passport.
Wasn't actually interested in going, but since I didn't have any better idea I accompanied her. Didn't find out till we got there that for 20-fucking-SGD you only had access to the front platform of the ship.
The areas you see on tv? yeah, only reserved for hotel guests.
So we ended up looking dumbstruck watching the rest of the crowd take pictures of...well, nothing much actually.
After about 15-20 minutes we decided to go to the mall thinking ''we went all the way here at least the mall should be commonly decent".
Wrong again.
The whole interior was so foreboding, severe and cold. Both figuratively and literally.
It was when we got to the MRT station that we cried blood and tears,"OMG DUNIA NORMAL!!!"

the good
Far East, Ya Kun Kaya, Bugis area, Bao Today, and Universal Studios!
Astrid's bf told her to go find Far East which we thought was literally 'far' from anywhere...it was right next to our hotel.hahaha. So after utter intimidation from the Orchard malls, we went there and instantly felt at home. Found Ya Kun Kaya there--seriously different coffee taste from the one in Jakarta--for coffee too.
Took a nap then spent the rest of the day till night around Bugis for snacks and cheap-ass shopping hunt. Still crave for the dewji-bulgogi from Dong Dae Mun and the almond beancurd I got at the market entrance.

The next day was Universal Studios day. It was packed, but we were still able to ride The Mummy twice, Battlestar Galactica's Human (twice) vs Cylon (thrice) roller coaster. And there was churros ohmyGOD-----. The souvenir shops sucked balls, but all in all we still had fun~

Went back to the hotel, took a hot bath like the oma2 I am, then went dinner hunting.
Intentionally headed to some seafood place that only opens from 11pm, but met the 1SGD ice cream cart (there weren't any on the first day how is that possible???) otw and while stting and eating decided we were too lazy (haha) and searched around Orchard instead.
Good thing we did, because then we found Bao Today in front of Somerset 313~
It became our default breakfast menu for the next two days.

Yes, Singapore is the least place you'd want to go to for a vacation unless you're aiming to do some serious serious shopping, but all in all, it was still good to be out of stifling Jakarta for a while~ thanks a bunch Trid!

to bet's house we go

saturday.
went to Astrid's place to grab my long lost jacket i left there, PRESENTS *squeal*, 'buka' puasa, dinner, midnight martabak & an awful awful movie on cinemax (her sound system or something was broken so we couldn't watch any dvd's), youtube-ing anything we could get our hands on before passing out an hour before sahur.

presents! and additional scavenged tidbits! :D

sunday.
Finds:

at Kemchick (the damn thing cost about Rp.660.000,-/25pc WHY)

at 7-11 for Rp.3000,- onlyhowisthisevenpossible??!
the taste is BEYOND awesome--no enhanced sweetness or other weird tasting shit like they usually do here in Indonesia--and they have non-fruit flavors like these two (the other one is raisin flavored, didn't get that one).bought two of each :3

lastly, when we got home and they took a nap, i busied myself with Shin Angyo Onshi, a Korean manhwa i haven't read in a long time. when she woke up, i asked her where the rest of the numbers were and she also mentioned that her mom was planning to throw out all her old mangas so naturally (and panicked) i asked if i can have some of them to complete my collection and thank god she said yes, so....

...yeah.

got my hands on a grand total of 84 books :3! includes Shin Angyo Onshi, Samurai X, Lovely Complex, Harlem Beat, 20th Century Boys, WIld Baseballers, Law of Ueki, Vagabond, Peacemaker Kurogane, Naruto, Fairy's Landing, and Shaman King.

monday (today)
indulged in my new found mangas, Running Man, and organizing my computer folders.

2 packs of indomie with egg = suicidal.never again.

basic sights on afternoons.
yes, manson's foot is on my dad's leg.

pretty toys & sushi (FINALLY)

one of the random-est days i've ever had with a random person with an even more random activity. but also one of the most funnest and interesting :)))

teaching phase.

TOYS~

aftergrub, nuggets & killer 90's music playlist nostalgia

and rain and homemade dinner after and mint choco cold stone ice cream.

vet, ramen & the humor section

afternoon vaccination visit

si manson yang tertindas--beneran kegencet pantat zeus yg seenaknya berdiri dan makan tempat--otw to vet. terus dengan begonya pasrah dan diem aja.

mas wahyu yang make teknik paling penuh cinta yang pernah gua liat seumur-umur liat anjing di -restrain di dokter. so sweet banget, padahal dulu rambutnya pernah dicabik-cabik manson.

dinner at Marutama Ramen at Gedung Sentral Senayan

this boy ate one bowl and helped finish from two bowls.yes.seriously? 'lord's'? (an under renovation site inside PS) Kinokunia PSand finally the...icing.....on the cake:

i...have no words.

the extra pack

met up with tendy today at gandaria city after a (brief) trip to Inacraft. 

briefcases, lamps, and catching up left me exhausted but relieved (thanks again, man). 

took tendy to the taxi stop then went off to meet up with my mom at ace hardware while trying to find something to eat, with little to no options left (it was around 9pm, closing time).

tried my luck at lotte mart, went to the sushi booth to find....a "buy 1 get 1" sign. 

grabbed two packs, gave it to the guy, and then he said "here, since it's closing time i'll give you one more" and even offered to give me another two more if i buy one more pack. 

said ''no, thanks'', still grinning my ass off (even shrugged off the fact that it was supermarket quality sushi--thick ass slabs of rice--and that it was mostly there the whole day). 

thank you super market guy for giving me an extra slab of happiness after all that :j

i forgot how fun it is to cook

even though i'm not a pro, and my 'menu' hasn't evolved much because i lack experimentation (aka too lazy.haha), it's one of the few things that can make me not think at all and i enjoy it so :)

...yeah i suck at food arrangement and 'food photography'.
hahaha ANYWAYS, it's cilantro & mushroom pasta; john dory with garlic cream sauce;
and sesame & butter spinach.
the fish was too oily, will work on that some other time (when i care enough to.haha)~