A piece of Mind

Wanna try something new, something different from the previous blog entries. It's okay if you wanna skip reading this entry, but if u thought that u might find something useful out of this, then bear it with me will ya? Just this one time...

Have you ever thought that life is like a series of random chances come together in a destined path and created a history of someone's life? Well, some are indeed random but others aren't so random apparently. It was destiny, it was meant to happen on that particular moment in that particular place, it was fate.

You will come across a lot of people in you life, some touch your life in such brief moment and puff...they're gone. But If you're lucky, then you could keep holding on to those who's eventually be part of your life. Yes, you're lucky my friend.

Life will beat you down from time to time, it's only a gentle reminder that God still loves you, that He would want the best out of you. Cause when life beats you down, it was a lesson of life in progress. Personally, I would call it "When reality hits and the truth bites!".

Sometime I need to be weak for just a moment, a small fracture of moment...in order for me to become stronger. It's like a phoenix bird, it will live a full life and then it dies and burnt to ashes which will reborn and become something magnificent. Well, we all need those weak moment, it's not gonna show how lame we are but it will show how wonderful you really are cause not all people could rise from the fall.

All my life, all these years...I stumbled across a lot of people with different characters. Each and one of those people always taught me something, a lesson of life. You should appreciate everyone in your life, not just your family or your love one, but each and one of them, even people you hate. Well, after all...hate it's just another form of love cause if you hate someone, it means that you care for that person.

Life can be unfair maybe even cruel to you sometime, but if by the end of the day that you have someone to hold you and share all those, then you know that it will all be okay. Life unfolds a mystery each day, it should be something to look forward to when you wake up every morning cause you'd know that something great gonna happen, even though it may happen not according to your plans or expectations. Life is funny that way...

Dear friends, cherish every moment, every person, every obstacle, every heartache, every pain, every happiness, every tiny little things. Live every day like there's no tomorrow, then you could live life at its fullest.

I'm just sharing a piece of my mind which sometime can be very sentimental. Hope you could find something worth of your time in this blog entry.


Happy living people...

Cheers,
MissCandyBar
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Food Kulture - Restaurant Review

I tried the Food Kulture few days ago, I was just curious about the place but turns out it was managed by the same management of Urban Kitchen so there's no wonder that they share the same concept only under different name.

So, it's basically you typical food court consists of plenty of dining choices. The plus side is, you could hang out here with bunch of your friends and not worry about the place capacity for both smoking and non-smoking area. Food choices are vary from Oriental, Western and even Indonesian cuisines.

I tried a Roast duck with Hainan Rice from Maystar, it was quite recommendable. Then I had a BananaBerry smoothie as my desert (I'm a sucker for BananaBerry), but this time the Berry is too much thus it's a bit too sour for me, maybe they should add more banana and less on the strawberry.

Unfortunately, the background music was too loud so it's kinda hard to have a decent conversation here, well you have to talk extra loud in order others to hear you. It's a good thing that I'm not run out of voice here. hihi.

Anyways, it could be one of your choice for a hang out place, come to:

Food Kulture
Plaza Indonesia Extension, 5th Floor


Happy dining people

Cheers,
MissCandyBar
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Sinou Kaffee Hausen - Restaurant Review

It's the beginning of May 2010 and the bet is on.

Okay, let me flash back a bit to few days earlier. I made a bet with couple of my friends, the challenge was actually came from my self. I dare them, "Do you guys think that I could make it through a month without shopping?" And they all respond "NOOOOOO !!!". Well okay, challenge accepted. I agreed not to shop anything for a whole month, not even a tiny purchase, nothing. So, It's May already and the bet is on.

This bet will obviously effects on my writing, I couldn't make any shopping review. Instead, I will make culinary reviews. Hope you don't mind. Cause I have to win this bet, for the sake of my own pride. (hehehe) crossing fingers.

I think that I'm starting to have a new habit, I'm starting to love writing an article about a place while I'm actually IN the place. I'm at the Sinou Kaffee Hausen as I wrote this, writing in the way that I love the most...with a nice cup of joe by my side.

Now about the place, I find it hard to be comfortable in it cause maybe the atmosphere just not right for me. I admit that they have unique decor, it's kinda look like an old warehouse filled with bunch of cozy sofas and wooden chairs. But I find it hard to find words to write, I even need a mood boost from my itunes and still the words don't pour out yet.

I can't give you any food recommendation thou cause I'm not ordering any food. Just a cup of Hot Cappuccino, just right to my taste and only worth of IDR 22k. Just try the place yourself and maybe...just maybe it suits you better than it suits me.

Come to :
Sinou Kaffee Hausen
Jl. Panglima Polim V No. 26
Kebayoran Baru
T : +6221 725 8569

Happy trying friends

Cheers,
MissCandyBar
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Pizza e Birra - Restaurant Review

Okay, I've been meaning to write an article about this Restaurant for a while. Been here almost every Friday for the last couple of months. Just found the willingness to write it. Well, here goes...

A friend introduced me to the place, he said that they have very delicious flavor beers in town. Since I'm a sucker for good company and good drinks, so I agreed to try the place.

I've tried few of their menus, tried most of their flavor beers, and just tonight (I'm actually sitting at the restaurant as I write this) I just found out that they have an awesome acoustic band playing every Friday night from 10 pm onwards (til they close down, about 1 am). Tonight, the band sang my favorites songs from the late 90s from Oasis, Matchbox 20, Lifehouse, etc. They set my mood just right and even inspire me to write the article. Ow ya, the band called Legna by the way.

Okay, about the food. I've tried the pizza, the pasta, and the steak. All of the pass with flying colors. I wanna recommend the following:

Meat me in heaven pizza : worth of IDR 49k (regular), IDR 69k (large)
--> It's a thin crust pizza with salami, turke ham, and meatballs. Very yummy.
Baked three-cheese macaroni with bacon bits : worth of IDR 55k
--> If you love cheese, then you're gonna love this macaroni cause the three kinds of cheese makes it very cheesy.
Chicken mushroom Cream : worth of IDR 45k
--> Chicken breast steak with mushroom cream, the cream makes the whole taste very delicious.
Chicken milanese : worth of IDR 55k
--> Chicken breast steak with tartare sauce. The best meal I've tried so far.

And my friend was right, they do have very delicious flavor beer. They have various kinds of flavor:
Strawberry (not recommended) worth of IDR 39k
Manggo (second best) worth of IDR 39k
Lychee (third best) worth of IDR 39k
Peach (reminds me of my medicine when I was a kid) worth of IDR 39k
Chocolate melt (best one) worth of IDR 45k
Sangria (mixed fruits beer with actual mixed fruits cuts) worth of 55k, the most expensive flavor beer.

IMHO, the chocolate melt beer is the most unique beer that I ever tasted. The beer itself has a chocolate taste and they add chocolate syrup on the glass, so when you drink it, the chocolate taste of the beer combines with the chocolate syrup...it was out of this world!

But something happen tonight, one of the waiter just smashed up my blackberry right of the table!!! Hate him for it...then my Mango beer was splashed all over the table and floor, ruining my pants and my phone! Arrrgggg....Hate it!!!

They do apologized a few times, replaced my drink and offered me better service afterward. But still, they ruin my blackberry. Hiks...hiks...

Anyways, I still wanna recommend the place. I love the atmosphere, I love the food, I love the beers, I love the band, bottom line...I love the place. They're responsible enough by extended me their best service.

Have you try it? Come and check the place yourself:

• Plaza Indonesia Extension, 5th Floor
• Setiabudi One, ground Floor

Better prepare yourself to be in a waiting list because the place tends to packed.

PS: Loving the band more and more. It's like they're playing my playlist all night, all the songs are my favorites.

Happy drinking fellow

Cheers,
MissCandyBar
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The Cufflinks Store

I remember that I once saw unusual cufflinks in a website of a high end dept. store in London. I thought to my self, "hey, it would be great if someone sell this kind of cufflinks in Indonesia". Well, it's true when people say that you really do have to be careful of what u wish for, cause I have mine come true.

I came across this brand at Brightspot Market on their March 2010 event, The Cufflinks Store, and just like the brand they sell variety of cufflinks. If you're not too familiar with it, then I share a bit about it first.

"A cufflink (also cuff link or cuff-link) is a decorative fastener worn by men or women to fasten the two sides of the cuff on a dress shirt or blouse. Cufflinks are designed only to be used with shirts which have buttonholes on both sides but no buttons. These may be either single or double-length ("French") cuffs, and may be worn either "kissing," with the ends pinched together, or "barrel-style," with one end overlapping the other. Kissing cuffs are usually preferred." (source: Wikipedia).

Okay, back to The Cufflinks Store, at first I only passing by their booth cause I still had other things in mind back then. But luckily, I took a final lap around the market and I stopped by at their booth. I carefully look at each one of their cufflinks collections and I can't help not to smile cause I finally found my long-lost search.

Even though I only have few french-cuffs shirts but I desperately need some unique cufflinks to spruce up my rather normal-looking shirts. Well, that's what I do, I need to be different from the others. I need to have something that can be an icon in each one of my outfit. Yes, I know how ridiculous it may sound, but hey...It's me that we're talking about. Little Miss Perfectionist. So bear it with me, will ya? (Thanks, hihihi).

Unfortunately, since I was in such a hurry, I didn't buy anything from their booth (such a pity, right?). But I do asked for their business card and their web address, cause I would love to see their entire collections.

Well, here I am a month later and I finally made my purchase from the store (after days of browsing of course). I order two sets of cufflinks, The Biker and The Rubix Cube (I'm a fanatic for Rubik's Cube). The first set has arrived safe and sound yesterday and I totally love it! They came with an elegant chrome box as the packaging (very cool right?) and the cufflinks, it's just as great as I thought it would be. They were crafted in such detail and smooth finishing which make the cuffs look so expensive. The second set is still in order cause they were still out of stock, can't hardly wait to see it!

These are the few things that I love about The Cufflinks Store and maybe could be your consideration:

1. Their collections of cufflinks are simply outstanding. It was different from your usual and normal cufflinks which kinda makes your life look so dull. If you're a collector, then this store is definitely a must-visit one.
   
2. They have a high quality product but at a very affordable price, ranging from IDR 150k - 200k.
3. They can put your order on hold if as it turns out your choice is currently unavailable. This is very important for me, because if I already like something, I just have to have it.
4. They are very friendly, very helpful, and very informative. These could actually ease your shopping hustle, right?

The cufflinks Store is only in the beginning of their journey but I'm very sure that it will be a successful one. hopefully your collections will always be innovative and different from the rest. Remember...."Dare to be Different!".

So, if you're looking for an idea for a present to your love one or maybe you need it for yourself, then please check their web and order those cufflinks....
www.thecufflinksstore.com

PS : My Rubix cufflinks arrived and it's beautiful. But I think that I just store it with the rest of my rubik's cube collections cause I'm afraid to ruin such a beautiful thing. Thanks a bunch The Cufflinks Store...Love ya dearly....


Happy linking cufflers....

Cheers,
MissCandyBar
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K's Bakery

Already bored with your usual choices of bread? Have you ever feel that you had enough of those bakery which available in most malls in Jakarta? Well, I definitely suggest you to try this new bakery in J-Town (well not so new actually).

If by any chance you're in Kelapa Gading area, then you better stop by at K's Bakery, it's located in the Gading boulevard in the direction to MKG. Since it's impossible for me to give you the direction without mentioning other brand or store, then you should just look on your left when passing through Gading Boulevard from Pulomas to MKG.

I recommend the following types of bread:

1. Japan Pocket IDR 8.5k : filled with smoked beef, cheese, tomato sauce and covered with very thin layer of egg.
2. Yellow Sandwich IDR 9k : triangle-cut sandwich, filled with smoked beef and cheese.
3. Sushi Roll IDR 11.5k : it shaped like a sushi roll (just like its name). slices of chicken, onions, seaweed, all rolled and wrapped with a layer of bread.

I also tried few others but the above are absolutely the must-try items.

Come to the store and try it yourself, will ya?
K's Bakery
Kelapa gading Boulevard Sel No. 1-2
T : +6221 4584 1006-7


Happy tasting breadeaters....

Cheers,
MissCandyBar
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Twinkle + Sparks

I've always been known as Miss Matching among my friends cause I always match the colors of my outfit with my shoes and accessories. So it's no wonder that I have tons of shoes (like most women) and accessories for almost every color. Here's the story of a new member of my earrings collections.

My sister bought an earrings for me about a few days ago, it's just one of her habit to surprise me with gifts, what a blessing to have a sister like her right? So, she came to me one day with that secretive look of hers and gave me a little box and asked me to open it. My jaws were wide open as soon as I saw what's inside. It was the most beautiful earrings that I ever saw. (Thank you dear, I love it a lot!).

Then she shared the story about this earrings, She accidentally found this blog which sells handcrafted jewelries from earrings, bracelets, and necklaces. As it turns out, she's been looking through this blog back and forth for the last few days (okay, I guess that's explain why she's been acting weird lately). I was super curious with this blog and ask her permission to browse it my self.

After browsing the entire blog, I was stunned, simply because it was far beyond my expectation. They have the most divine jewelry collections and it's made from genuine semi precious stones, freshwater pearls and swarovski crystals (most of the pieces are combined). Each design is made in very limited stocks (only 1-5 pieces/design), so it would makes you feel extra special for wearing an unique handcrafted jewelry.

People with this kind of blessing and talent always amaze me cause I could never made the things that they create or did the things that they do. I could see how they put their heart in creating each and one of that work of art, making each piece of the jewelry just gorgeous!

So, if you think that you're bored with your jewelry collections, then I suggest you browse this blog and find your soul-mate which would completes your outstanding looks.

I uploaded 2 pictures, one is from the blog so you could see how beautiful they really are (I hope the jeweler won't mind it, thank you =)) and the other is to show you that it comes with pretty packaging. Looooveee the packaging, love the detail-oriented finishing on the piece, love the unusual tear-drop shape of swarovski crystal, I love it!!!

Browse it, order it, wear it and love it at:
www.twinkleandsparks.blogspot.com


Happy sparkling ladies....

Cheers,
MissCandyBar
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