But First ... Coffee

procaffeinating (N) 

the tendency to not start anything until you have a cup of coffee.

Like that quote saying, indeed, i need coffee before start everything. Coffee to start my engine. LOL. No, I am kidding. I am used to be like that. Everyday I need a cup of coffee. But not anymore due to serious gastric. Oh well, pity me. (Okay, it is not the point of my blog) I just wanna share my story. 

I heard this coffee shop quite some time. But again, I never had a chance to visit them before. Feels like the distance is so far from my house. Though it is not that far actually. But the traffic jam in Jakarta make it so so far away.  I went to this coffee shop at the same day as I visit Ruang Seduh. Because their location is just within 10-15mins drive. So why i wasted more time if i need to come the other day, while I have already near the area. 

     Another concept of coffee shop around South Jakarta, it's a cozy, warm, and  

     quiet place to chill. The outside seating area is furnished with old vintage chairs 

     and tables, with the perfect natural lighting that helps you to take 

     instagramable pictures look even cooler without editing. Otherwise, inside seating 

     area was not too big, but once you enter, it feels like home, decorated with 

     plants, dimmed light, wood furnitures, and there are some books to read. 

     If only during my visit, it was not that packed. I could sit there for longer 

     time. Yet, no space for me to sit, and enjoy my coffee. Even the restaurant that 

     adjoining with them, is full house, I think they got some events, during my visit. 

     So ya, what could be better than take away cup for the way out. 

     Ordered my Ice Americano to go, because it was so damn hot weather. I could  

     melt right away. Drinks price range is IDR25.000 to IDR45.000.

     They served some pastries if you would like to pair up your coffee with 

     something to bite. Or else, you can order something from SNCTRY Health Bar. 

     Overall the coffee was not so astounding, but it was decent and satisfying. 

     I love their glassware too, if only I can have dine in. They use some kind of    

     ceramic cup, which is going to add on the warmth feeling and homey feeling.

     Find somewhere cozy place to sit and enjoy coffee, here is one of them.

But First Coffee Dharmawangsa

Pelaspas

Jl. Dharmawangsa No. 6

Jakarta Selatan

DKI Jakarta 12160

(Next To Pelataran Dharmawangsa)

Opening Hours:

Everyday 7AM – 9PM

From North to South Jakarta - DJULE KOFI

"coffee doesn't ask silly questions,

coffee understands." 

another review of one of coffee shops in Jakarta, to be exact, located in South Jakarta. Jakarta is getting more and more of coffee shops. It's a good thing for the coffee lovers, like me, I can find coffee wherever I need it one. yeah, maybe i love coffee a little bit too much, right?

so the story begins with Ombe Kofie, if you have ever heard about them, the owner of Ombe Kofie, open new coffee shop in South Jakarta. Ombe Kofie was very well known around North Jakarta, it was one of the coffee shop's pioneer around North Jakarta. I love their coffee a lot, the taste of the coffee was just perfect. Previously, I often to take away their coffee. And now they have brought their coffee to South. Glad that finally I can visit Djule. Because actually I really seldom to go to South area, for me, it is soooooo far. Okay maybe it is not that far, but because, you know, the super jam in Jakarta, that makes me feel so far from my house. I was lucky because during my visit, the traffic not so bad, so I can reach there quite fast. 

I came here and bought Macchiato only, because after that I will go for another coffee shops, I might get drunk by coffee if I drink too much shots of espresso. Macchiato was just right  for me. Like expected, I love their ambience too. Not too busy, not too noisy, I can enjoy my coffee right near the big window, enjoying the view of car pass through, people walking, selling, etc.

Still, I still love their taste of coffee too. The service was great, even i take a long time to think what to order, ask some suggestions, and the staff still patiently waiting for me without being pushy. 

I still recommend the coffee lover to try Djule Kofi. Get the different experience from Ombe Kofie. But the same standard of coffee, and service. 

If you don't know where to park, because as far as I can remember, there is no car parking in front of the coffee shop, I don't know whether It is not allowed or it is just the time where no one park in front of it. But I park at the building next to it, the building that got KFC. Just walk for 3 mins. Not far. Walk a bit still okay. :D

Here some details of Djule Kofi

Address:

Jl. Melawai No. 6

RT3/RW1

Kebayoran Baru, Melawai

Jakarta Selatan 12160

Phone:

021 275 154 88

Opening Hours:

8AM-8PM

Everyday

This is my experience, share yours with me :)

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Pris

pricillchandra@hotmail.com // @pricillchandra

3D 2N Batam Part II

Halo semua! 

Nih nih lanjutan Blog di Batam,
yang udah di tunggu-tunggu.

Pagi-pagi kita gak breakfast di hotel. Kita cus pergi ke A2 Foodcourt yang kemarin nya saya pergi juga. Dan emang benar kalau pagi tuh cuma setengah dari malam yang buka. Tapi, setengah aja yang buka, pilihannya udah banyak.

Kita pesan:

Minuman 16rb
Teh Tarik
Cham (Teh+Kopi+Susu)

• Teh tariknya enak.... Makan pagi dengan teh tarik hangat tuh mantap.
Cham nya sih cuma oke-oke.

Makanan:
- Sebelah Stall Bubur
Bakmi Wanton + Coipan 45rb
• Bakmi nya ukurannya biasa kok, terus ini juga not bad. Coipannya juga agak berbeda sama yang biasa saya makan di Jakarta. Tapi ini juga enak. Apalagi di tambah sambel. beh!

- Stall Bubur
Bubur Ayam & Telur Pitan (22rb) + Steamed Dumpling 10pcs (38rb)

• Buburnya enak, porsinya juga gak kecil kok. Cocok untuk yang butuh kehangatan #eh. Kalau steamed dumpling nya menarik banget, karena dia setengah di steam, setengah di goreng. Jadi yang crunchy cuma salah satu permukaannya aja. Jadi kalori nya ga separah kalo di deep fried kok, santai aja. Tapi bukan soal kalori nya, tastenya mantap! Boleh deh di coba. Buat saya sih,ini pertama kali nemu yang kaya gini, jadi merasa ini unik.

#untuk alamat A2 Food Court, ada di post an sebelumnya ya 😉 http://pricillchandra.blogspot.co.id/2017/02/3d-2n-in-batam-part-i.html

"food is essential to life. therefore..

make it good"

Habis makan, lanjut deh acaranya, kita berkunjung ke salah satu PAUD. yang bekerja sama dengan salah satu gereja. Kalau di tanya nama PAUD nya apa. saya kurang tahu, cuma saya dan rombongan datang, untuk bagiin bingkisan untuk anak-anaknya. Senang banget bisa melihat anak-anak kecil sejak dini itu semangat belajar. Mereka lagi belajar mengeja. Dan mereka semua tuh sangat bersemangat gitu, tertib juga. Semoga semakin hari, pendidikan di Indonesia semakin baik ya. Jadi masa depan anak-anak Indonesia juga semakin baik.

Selesai dari PAUD, itu uda hampir jam makan siang juga. Kita pergi ke Eatern Food court. Seberang nya BCS Mall. Itu dekat juga letaknya sama A2 Food Court. Cuma kalau Eatern ini secara luas, lebih kecil dari A2. Dan bukanya cuma sampai siang sore gitu. Tapi.... Ramenya juga gak kalah. Pas kita datang, semua meja terisi penuh. Jadi kita menunggu sampai ada yang selesai. Kita kesini itu nyari namanya Sup Ikan Keladi.

Nih pesanan kita:

- Sup Ikan Bening
- Sup Ikan Keladi (Sup Ikan tapi ada talasnya di dalam)

- Nasi Putih
- Udang goreng

- Ikan Goreng
- Mie Pangsit

- Tahu, dan Sayuran di Stall Nasi Campur

- Es Barley
- Es Teh tarik
- Jus Sirsak

You know what? This lunch was super awesome. Seriusan ini makan siang seru, asik, enak dan mantap. Udah makannya bareng-bareng, makanannya enak. Jadi seru rame-rame deh. Saya pribadi, suka banget sama sup ikan keladi nya. Dan harganya di sini jauh lebih murah daripada makan sup ikan di Jakarta. Harganya saya gak gitu pasti karena ini bayarnya sekali sekaligus, jadi saya gak tahu harga pastinya berapa. Cuma, worth it kok untuk kesini makan sop nya.

"calories don't count. at least, on the weekend.."

Habis makan, kita mau turunin dulu makanan dengan jalan-jalan keliling mall nagoya. Agak sorean, kita ada acara berkunjung ke salah satu Panti Asuhan gitu. Kita datang untuk berbagi kasih, bagi hadiah, bingkisan, buku-buku bacaan, mainanan untuk mereka. Sedih rasanya melihat mereka ini, dalam 1 rumah yang tinggal lebih dari 15 orang. Tempatnya tidak begitu besar.. Yang paling kecil sekitar 5 tahun. Yang besar ada yang sudah 20an tahun. Sedang kuliah. Tetapi mereka tetap tersenyum bahagia dengan keadaan apapun. Bersyukurlah kita yang masih bisa tinggal dirumah yang enak, dengan keluarga yang lengkap. Kita juga bawa makanan untuk makan bersama dengan mereka. 

Sudah menjelang jam 6 sore kita balik ke arah hotel karena malam akan ada acara lagi. Tapi sebelum balik ke hotel, kita mampir dulu ke tempat yang semalam saya juga pergi. yang ada Teh Tarik Brothers dll. Tapiiii, hari ini hampir segala macem kita cobain. Kalian bisa lihat lagnsung foto-fotonya di bawah ini, foto menjelaskan segalanya. 

Bahkan sebenarnya ada lagi makanan yang di pesan dan belom ada di foto. Jadi kalian bisa bayangin betapa penuhnya meja makan kita ini. Asli enak semua deh. Kalau kalian bingung itu stall yang mana-mana aja, kalian begitu ke lokasi nya, kalian akan ngerti gimana. Itu sebelah-sebelahan doang kok, jadi kalian tinggal lihat terus pilih yang mana yang mau di order. 

Dan basically ini sum up hari ke dua saya di Batam. Saya akan lanjutin cerita di hari ke tiga aja karena kita cuma singkat aja di hari ke tiga. 

Day 3:

Saya dan rombongan pergi beli oleh-oleh di Kek Pisang Villa Batam (Cabang Nagoya)

Alamat: Jl. Imam Bonjol Blok F No. 51 Nagoya

(Samping Hotel Nagoya Plasa)

Lubuk Baja Kota, Lubuk Baja,

Kota Batam, Kepulauan Riau

29432, Indonesia

Telp: +62 778 458354

Opening Hours: 7AM–10PM

Kalau mau beli oleh-oleh makanan, di sini aja, cukup banyak pilihan kok, dan gak mahal juga. 

Daripada harus pergi beli di mall kan, mereka juga bisa bantu kotak in kok. Jadi memudahkan kalian kalau udah mau pulang nantinya.

Terus sambil ngarah ke Bandara, saya dan rombongan mampir ke Nongsa Point Marina & Resort. Kalau menginap di sini, asiknya tuh lihatin pemandangannya, udah di pinggir laut gitu, bisa ngadem sambil ngelihatin pemandangan, santai, dan banyak bagus untuk berfoto-foto. Kita sih mampir cuma duduk-duduk beli minum dan foto-foto aja, karena kita akan kembali ke Jakarta di hari itu. Kalau kalian tertarik, bisa cek-cek di Internet untuk harganya, dsbnya.

Address: Jl. Hang Lekiu, Sambau, Nongsa,

Kota Batam,

Kepulauan Riau 29466,

Indonesia

Phone: +62 778 761333

Dan gak lupa, kita makan siang seafood terdekat dari Nongsa, jujur sih saya gak ingat nama restoran nya, cuma untuk harga dan rasa, serta pelayanan, cuma rata-rata aja. Kalau berdasarkan teman yang tinggal di Batam, banyak kok seafood yang lebih enak. Salah satunya di dekat Barelang. Habis dari makan siang, kita langsung cus ke Bandara untuk flight balik. Bersyukur banget dari cuaca bagus, terus gak delay, gak begitu ramai juga, dan sampailah kita di Jakarta.

Sampai di sini dulu ceritanya tentang Batam, yang pasti sih saya bakal balik lagi one day ke Batam, untuk explore lebih banyak. Kemarin ini waktunya lumayan singkat.

Pastinya si dari suatu kota pasti ada banyak hal menarik yang bisa di cari, yang bisa di kunjungi dan makanan-makanan yang unik yang berbeda dari asal kota sendiri.

Thanks for reading, dan Stay tune ya until post berikutnya!

Happy Monday peeps :D

Have nice day!

Priscilla

pricillchandra@hotmail.com

@pricillchandraBata

Hongkong

Trip to Hongkong, Macau, and Shenzhen

Part I

Travelling ~ it leaves you speechless, and turns you out to be a storyteller

What a good start of 2017, I can go travel again at the beginning of this year. I went to Hongkong, Macau and Shenzhen. Departed on 2nd of January. I went travel with my dad, mom, grandma, and my parent's friends. We used Cathay Airline to go Hongkong, because it is direct flight. If you love to travel, lots of promotions ongoing lately. The ticket we bought only around IDR3,000,000+ not more than 3,500,000 though and it is return ticket. And, it is direct flight. Only Cathay and Garuda Indonesia that provide a direct flight from Jakarta to Hongkong. the other airlines, you should transfer first, either in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, etc. But we bought it around 4 months before the flight, that's why it is cheaper. So, if you plan to go to Hongkong, or travel to other place this year, plan it well. Find some travel exhibition and buy cheaper ticket. Save up some money. :) :)

My flight was early in the morning. 5 am, and reached HongKong around 10.30 am (GMT+8). Once i reached airport, me and others tried to find transportation to go to the place we going to stay. We found out there are buses from airport that going to the city. Let me tell you, Hong Kong’s public transportation is incredibly convenient! From airport itself, you have buses, airport express train, or taxi. You can use bus, and change to mtr/subway as well, as there are lots of buses will stop on the mtr station. They provide sufficient information on the board, clear enough to be undersood, or else, you can ask the person at information counter, which bus that going to specific area, the place you want to go. It takes me 43HKD to go Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui area. 

Just additional information, If airport express:

	Adult (incl. 65 and above) Round trip single journey/same day return/octopus	Child (3-11 y.o) Single journey/same day return/octopus
Hongkong - Airport	180HKD / 100HKD	50HKD
Kowloon - Airport	160HKD / 90HKD	45HKD
Tsing Yi - Airport	110HKD  / 60 HKD	30HKD

Group Travel	Group of 2	Group of 3	Group of 4
Hong Kong - Airport	$170 $85 per person	$230 $76.7 per person	$280 $70 per person
Kowloon - Airport	$150 $75 per person	$210 $70 per person	$250 $62.5 per person
Tsing Yi - Airport	$100 $50 per person	$140 $46.7 per person	$170 $42.5 per person

(Means if you buy 2 tickets, or more, you will get special price)

We stay in  Pearl Premium Guest house for first night only. Basically if you choose guest house, usually it is very small, even hotels in Hong Kong, the room mostly smaller than normal hotels in other countries. It is located in one building, the reception is on 6^th floor of that building, but actually the building not only for the guest house. Once you see the building, you can see a lot of stores inside the building. Start from certain floor only used for guest houses. Don't feel shock, k! The elevator only two, one is going to even number's floor, and the other is odd number. 

Rooms are very simple, got TV and aircond inside. The Bathroom definitely super duper small. But there is a water gallon nearby the office so you can refill the mineral water for free. They provide amenities like shampoo, soap, towel too. I have to stay that eventhough it is super small, but the guest house is clean. Free wi-fi too. Surround this area is always busy, lots of shops surround the building, easy to find local food, just few minutes, walking distance you can find Miramar Shopping Center, and 1881 Herritage. Just across the road, you can find the Tsim Sha Tsui MTR Station. Really convenient.

Address : Room 6A, 6/F, Mirador Mansion, 54-64 Nathan Road,

                       Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Telp: +852 581 977 14.

After check in to the room, and put my luggage, I go to Café de coral, which is located in one of the building nearby, tooks only 2mins walking. Café de coral is a Chinese fast food corporation that has more than 140 branches in Hong Kong. They usually provide Sets Meal, you can choose which one you like, price is below 50hkd.

Café de Coral Nathan Road

Address: 2/F, Chung King Mansion (Woodhouse),

                     36-44 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

Phone: +852 2367 0802

Operating Hours: Mon – Sun 07.00-21.30

http://www.cafedecoral.com/

After filled in our tummy with enough food, then me and parents go to Tsuen Wan area, to send my Grandma to meet her friends. It is super far from Tsim Sha Tsui. But fortunately, by mtr, we don’t need to change line, Tsuen Wan is at the end of the red line, which is the line of Tsim Sha Tsui too. Per person is 14hkd, but I used Octopus Card (Public transportation Card), so there is small discount, around 10 only. After she already met her friends, and go to her friend’s house, three of us go to central, IFC mall, using mtr again. And again, no need to change line because Central and Tsuen Wan is located at red line. But it is quite far, from one end to the other end. IFC Mall is in Hong Kong Island already. If you confuse why I mentioned "island" at the end, because inside Hong Kong itself actually separated into 3 Islands, Tsing Yi, Kowloong and Hong Kong Island. (Check Google Map to see further :D)

IFC contained an exclusive combination of reputable offices, shopping malls, and finest hotel (Four Season Hotel). one of the Airport Express station is here as well. So place extremely huge, there are buses, MTR (interchange station), airport express, ferry terminal, altogether in this place. And if you stay around the Central area, you can find there area free shuttle bus to some hotels around Central. Every 20minutes. Even if you stay at the hotel that is not include in the list, you just tell the driver your hotel's name, the driver will drop you at one of the hotel that he will pass by based on the route, which is the closest to the place you stay. The counter located nearby the airport express train station. So, we had our dinner at IFC, my dad's friend brought us to the famous dim sum called Tim Ho Wan. 

Tim Ho Wan is a well-known Michelin one-star Chinese restaurant, Dim Sum Specialist (添好運點心專門店), they ensure the freshness of the food, mean that all the dim sums are cooked right after customers order. Most famous dish is Barbecued Pork Bun Pastry - 21HKD (酥皮焗叉燒包) . Then we ordered Steamed Dumpling Chiu Chow Style - 14HKD, Traditional Style Sticky Rice in Lotus Leaf - 30HKD (古法糯米雞), Steamed Rice Rolls stuffed with Barley and Pig's Liver - 23HKD (黃沙豬潤腸), and 2 kind of soups. 

If you love Dim Sum, you should come to Tim ho Wan, and go get a try. People said, Tim ho wan always has a long queue. Even last September I came here too, we came at 8am, the store hasn't opened yet, but the queue has been there. Win liao! But it is definitely worth to wait.

Tim Ho Wan
Address: Shop 12A, Hong Kong Station, Podium Level 1, IFC Mall, Central, Hong Kong
Phone: +852 2332 3078
Open Hours: Mon to Sun 09.00-21.00
Exit A from Central MTR Station

#really sorry that I didn't take photos of the food for the today. 

to be continued.....

:D


have a good weekend! 
thanks for reading,

regards,
pris

pricillchandra@Hotmail.com // @pricillchandra