Saturday, July 9, 2011

She's Back!!!

One of my childhood friends JUJU one day sent me a message on facebook reporting that she will be coming back to Jakarta in July! I was shocked and excited simultaneously knowing that it has been like FOREVER that I've not met her! - She recalled the last time she came back to Indonesia from Canada was 8 years ago.

So.. I arranged a meeting today to meet her up together with Laura (that was also in the same childhood-friend circle as us).

We decided to meet up at Central Park, since that Juju has never been to CP before.
As I arrived, I decided to pay a visit down to the restroom first and as I was walking down the hallway... Juju was just coming out of the restroom and it was so funny how we didn't really immediately noticed each other and was at our most flat expression when we stared at each other. and approximately at 5 secs or so, I started to realized... "hey.. she looks familiar". Ended up in I (we) burst into laughter out of our stupidity and then began to hug each other.

So we strolled down the mall for awhile and had some chat going on until Laura arrived at CP.

It was lunch-time. Since that I was very much satisfied of the Brussels Spring restaurant I went together with Randy to, I proposed the idea of eating there. They approved.

Laura told me that there were glass tables decorated with cute toys in it, in the restaurant. I didn't really notice those tables, so then we agreed on seating there instead of at the other 'normal' tables.

I brought my camera with me but as I snapped a picture out of it, an "Error 01" code unexpectedly abrupt at the display screen. (,,#゚Д゚):∴;'・,;`:!! So I used my cellphone instead to take these pictures :

Toys inside of the tables
:

















Cute Bento Hello Kitty toys

















Sweet cakes

















Us... pretty dark and blurry

















and more toys on top of  the wall

















which literally means : once you eat chocolate, you feel like eating again.

















The food had finally arrived! We ordered the bacon ribs. It was sweet and tender although it felt like there were quite a lot of meaty fibers for the texture. I'd say it was a 7,5.

















The tasty and very cheesy Margarita Waffle. Laura and Juju thought it tasted just like pizza. Another 7.5.

















Dessert was the Big-brother Brownie Sundae. Served together with a scoop of chocolate ice cream and another scoop of oreo cheesecake ice cream, topped with whipped cream, cherry and chocolate syrup glaze. The great champion ice cream was a solid 8. However, the brownie didn't really taste like brownie at all. It tasted more like a chocolate cake mixed with chunks of nuts in it but without the fudgy/chewy brownie texture. I'd rate it as a 5 for a brownie.

















Not really satisfied of our picture before, we went to the front of the sink mirror to take clearer pictures of the three of us

















and another...

















Asked the mbak² for a favor to take a shot of us.

















Once we were happy and satisfied after lunch, we decided to get home as Juju had to take her dad to the airport. So we walked down to Taman Anggrek where her family were at.

Have I told you that Juju has a really cool tattoo on her arm?? (^_-)☆

















In TA.. we managed to perpetuate this beautiful moment once again...
(/o^)/

















and another once...


















"It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson


Sunday, May 29, 2011

Cape Town 2010

Africa's most popular tourist destination...

Cape Town 2010/06/30 - 2010/07/02






















Daddylonglegs
, the really cool and unique boutique hotel we stayed at






















The room description






















Ce Helen and I got the 'emergency room' where our room interior was made to appear like the shades of a hospital















Me trying out the nurse costume






















Ce Helen passed out, the room was darker cause the light was dimmed















The ceiling light designed to resemble the surgical light















Scrub room















which is the bathroom...






















the toilet















Dictionary handbook










Cute packaging of complimentary teas






















Adrian's Levi's room. Tribute to jeans!






















The Levi's bathroom






















Our dinner ◇(ー` 三 ´○`)▲ゞ















The next day, on our way to the ostrich ranch






















It was so very cold ~゛(ノ><)ノ















The ostrich museum, from left to right : Ostrich egg, Emu egg, Rhea egg, Chicken Egg















Ostrich fetuses















Adrian's thumb next to the adult ostrich brain















Black feathers : male ostrich, white feathers : female ostrich















Ce Helen feeding the ostrich















Adrian's turn















and my turn...















The left one was an albino ostrich















The eggs were so strong that they didn't break even when we stand on top of it

















LOL the ostrich freaked out..(´□` ),,,,,,,,,,,















The giant African turtles















Jummmppp...... candid shot ヽ(〃'▽'〃)ノ






















About to sit on the ostrich






















Just like a swan - from neck to head

















Reminds me of the chocobo race on Final Fantasy game






















OMG.. LOL... this appears as though Ce Helen was strangling the ostrich









Adrian, riding on and stroking on






















Feeding the fowls















African money















Ce Helen & Adrian at the restaurant lounge, next to the sofas are the ostrich eggs lamps















Westcoast Ostrich Ranch















The menu

















Ostrich scrambled egg & ostrich meat






















Victoria Road























The view from Victoria Road






















The rocks at Clifton beach
















Cape Town
by day















Really cute couple(。ゝω・)〜♡

















and another (* ̄◎ ̄*)ぶ

















Bo Kaap
, the neighborhood with colorful houses in it






















Green vs. pink

















and more...[*´ω`人´ω`*]















Blue house

















Another end of the street















Candid















House number 120






















Yellow















Kitty...






















Stairs

















Strolling...

















at the Green Market Square






















Had early dinner at Saigon (Vietnamese Restaurant)
Our room that night (you see the writings on the pillows - Doctor & Nurse)






















Me playing around with my camera















Me on the left laying around, ce Helen on the right napping

















Supper at Royal Burger (said to be Salma Hayek's favorite burger restaurant in Cape Town) with the Columbia/New Yorkers alumni. We had to queue to get in. They served really great milkshakes and burgers.












more of the restaurant...






















Chalk board






















A nice bottle packaging design

















Adrian's Levi's room that night






















and more...









I passed out















Just massages though...















Table Mountain
the next day















Mountain birds






















The view from the foothills















I tried to stitch these pictures and it turned out to be a big failure (*´ο`*)=3







and another.... ce Helen looks good in it though (´ ▽`).。o♪








HUMP SPEED















Ce Helen & coffee






















Cable car for the lazy people






















and more...






















on the most right were the hikers












Hiking photo from Victor's cam















A really nice & successful panoramic photo stitch by Victor








Writings on the rock















Hiking dog















The view from the top of Table Mountain















Do not do this if you are afraid of height















My sunglasses (´ ▽`).。o♪♪















My shoe






















Spot Ce Helen!!!






















Tiny me from far






















Beautiful view















TV Show






















Ce Helen walking





















Cape Town
's soccer stadium from Table Mountain















Pink.








Buildings...






















Ce Helen















and another...















windy...















Me at the tip of the mountain















and more...






















Ce Helen taking picture of flowers






















Our shadows






















The very lively sky















I look like I was going to fly











Yellow flowers






















Little bird















The shore from above






















These little fellas are called DASSIES























Sleeping under the friend's ass















The cable car rail






















The view from the cable car
going down...















More yellow flowers















Snowy like flowers






















Lunch at Pepper Club















Nice water bottles packaging






















Clifton
beach during sunset






















Loving each other again( ^。^人^。^* )















Chillaxing on the sand






















and more...












Their shoes






















The stairs of our boutique hotel






















Colorful tree wraps















The city that night






















Very quiet traffic















Dinner at a Thai restaurant - Adrian's sleepy face (。-ω-)zzz. . . (。゚ω゚)















Weird couple behind Adrian















Shoot















Another stupid stitch, but more or less you can imagine what Port Elizabeth look like at night (_ _*)・.。*












Ostrich eggs lamps






















Outside the store















Inside the store















The city by day















Waterfront
mall






















Nespresso
store






















I want...















The soft bed






















Ce Helen & Adrian on the bed in the mall












Going down the stairs






















Giving beardy man a kiss(*⌒3⌒*)






















Port Elizabeth
by day















Lunch at Malay restaurant






















While I was taking a picture of the port, one of the policeman said "Take a picture of me please?" and I said okay... and he immediately shied off "nonono.. I was just kidding"















Giant coke stacks just like the one in Jo-burg's fan fest park















Crossing the bridge






















A nice greyish blue house at the background






















Shark cage diving anyone??















Ce Helen taking pictures with Zakumi at the airport















Me too... and eventually some nice random guy came to us giving us free Zakumi pins cause we took pictures with it