Thursday, January 17, 2013

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. 


Wednesday, January 16, 2013

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.