Approval Junkie

We are just an Approval Junkie...

I heard that sentence before...in some not-so-old movie.

Maksudnya kurang lebih begini, kalau kita pake baju yang sooooo in-fashion, dan semua orang kayaknya suka, kita bakalan senang. Or in my case, if my work being appreciated, mungkin rasanya lebih dari some beautiful girl comes to you and said, "Hi there, handsome..." 

Sebenernya ini ngarang sih, gak pernah ada yang bilang gitu, so i wouldn't know ;) 

Anyway, it is what i feel when someone appreciate my writings. 

better than when someone complementing my work in audio visual, or in my music, or might even better than when someone complementing my cookings.

That is huge.

Meski kita hanya melakukan apa yang kita suka. That nice and warm feeling will still lingering, like a warm blanket, getting you through the day. Untuk percaya, kalau kita melakukan apa yang kita suka, kita akan menemukan apa yang kita cari. Meski bentuknya berbeda. Atau pun tak disangka-sangka sekali. 

But believe me, it is what we have been looking for.

Match Made In Heaven....

Simple salad dressing is the best.

There, I've said it.

Daripada dressing yang macem-macem, just 3 part of olive oil and 1 part of balsamic vinegar will give your salad a better taste. Add little salt and pepper if you like.

I learn it long a go, when I used to have lunch at BEJ, which is next to my old working place.

Intrique by interesting bottle, I ordered the salad.

(as a meatlover, jarang banget makan salad - paling jauh salad buah atau coleslaw)

Sejak itu, I like salad. Hell, I eat leaf like a goat now.

It is a revelation to me, 

Sometimes everything must be made simple to be beautiful. And tasteful. 

Pulu-pulu Arabica Toraja Coffee

Here's another obsession of mine. Coffee.

Kalau kamu udah minum kopi tanpa gula dan bisa menikmatinya, nah, toss kita!!

Gak sengaja baca di majalah bintaro kalau ternyata di pasar graha raya ada seorang pecinta kopi yang kerjanya keliling daerah, mencoba kopi tradisional dan membelinya.

Si Om ini, memang bener-bener pecinta kopi, makanya dia bela-belain beli kopi yang 'gak umum'.

Pas suatu saat sehabis shooting TVC woman one untuk BII -  yang kebetulan ternyata berlokasi di pasar modern graha raya, I make a decision to visit his shop.

Si Om ini baik banget, dia tanya, "sukanya biasa kopi apa?"

"Aceh gayo...ada hints of chocolatenya, atau java jampit"

"Ok. Sekarang, coba yang lain ya, ini namanya pulu-pulu...kayaknya di jakarta hanya kita deh, gak tau juga, tapi ini jarang, saya roast medium, supaya exoticnya gak ilang", kata si Om lagi.

Ohh...menarik. Bahkan si om memperlihatkan beans yang belum di roast, yang lebih jarang lagi, katanya tunjuk aja mau yang mana, nanti saya roast. Si Om ini prakarya buat alat roasting sendiri..well, it works for me =), soalnya sepertinya gak ada beans yang gosong atau under roast (ada gak sih term ini? under roast?)

Gimana rasanya?

Arabika pulu-pulu toraja: Fruity, hints of PINEAPPLE, yeah, very different, yet perfect to start a morning with this mild to full body coffee.

You, coffee lovers, should go there!! ke Pasar modern Graha Raya, tanya aja beli kopi dimana.

This is an obsession: 1Q84

Murakami, Haruki...gak biasa-biasanya ada penulis yang bisa membuat obsessed. Tapi itulah yang terjadi. Di buku terbarunya, 1Q84 - each day mendekati akhir, rasanya kok makin takut selesai ...karena mungkin dia masih lama nulis lagi, atau masih lama jadinya...

Sementara sepertinya all of his novel (kecuali yang early years kali ya, yang pinball), i have read it. Including shorts compilations. 

Truly, not many can do such thing that he does. A remarkable writer, a memorable passages, an original, genuine Murakami. 

3 books in one (yea, I'm cheap) and now looking for the news if he's currently writing a new one. 

This is an obsession.