Either a wishful thinking or mindless dreaming, 

November the 28th,

Still gets me back to last year's December,

And it still feels like it was just yesterday.

Extraño el tiempo que ha pasado, extraño cuerpo cerca del mío.

Indira

November 22, 2011

I'm very happy that we finally had the chance to gather and have this birthday treat of Mbak Seruni, Mbak Aci, Nova and Mbak Irma. A quick but, undeniably, precious and fun time for us all.

Thanks for the wonderful almost-a-year ups and down we've been through.

May this togetherness always last.

We'll survive the next three years.

With love,

Indira

And, I'm only human.

We're human, whose sometimes are so afraid of looking at each other's eyes and say, "I'm tired. I'm broken. I'm fallible."
Afraid to be associated with coldness, unworthiness.
Well, at the very time, I'd say, "H*ll it all."
H*ll all forced smiles, polite handshakes, and those thousands of I'm fine, thankyous.
We're humans. 
We're meant to feel.. We're meant to fall.
We're meant to cry.
We're not made of stone, or metal. 
Because we're flesh and bones.
With boiled blood courses through our cold, clammy hands. 
So, if we shall hide these human parts of ours, then what's else left to show?


Indira

I want you all to meet this lovely man,

The one who recently turned 59.

The one who always teaches me what hardworking is.

The one who tells me that if we stick to what we're doing,

 what we love, then we'll succeed.

The one who always reminds me, "Setiap orang sudah punya rejekinya sendiri,"

so why bother envying others?

I remember he told me how he proposed Mom,

He bought her a necklace with his very first salary. 


* * *

The one who introduced me to one of my passions... Photography.

Tracking back the old days, when I still in my seventh grade,

it was the first time he handled me his analog Nikon FM camera.

* * *

Here's some of his old shots back when he was studying in States,

J. F. Kennedy Museum, Boston MA, 1991

House of Wax, Buena Park, CA 1990 

Now, he always tells me that my snaps are a lot better than his ;P

* * * 

Once, he said that he really wishes that I'd be studying at Harvard someday.

Oww, that's tough Dad! ;p

* * * 

He's the reason that I am,

My father.

November the 5th, 2011

Happy birthday, dear Bapak.

You know I love you, big time.

Indira

Eid-Adha 1432 H

This year's Eid-Adha was celebrated at Tulnek's house in Cinere.

Tulnek is Tulang Menek. It's in Bataknese, which means..  Little uncle. 

Which means.. Youngest uncle. 

Anyways, leave it. That's just some information ;p

As in every family's gathering, it's Tante Mala who cooked the meals.

Her nasi Kebuli was the champion that day!

Spaghetti Aglio Olio for lebaran? Hmm... Why not? ;)

Bakwan malang.

The drinks and cheesy fruit salad.

The boys' room.

Unlike Aunty, Grandma and Mom...

The boys always cursed me when I captured them :p

Pakde had just come.

We're happy that he's getting healthier each day.

Tante Mala just made her own breakthrough. 
A home made Tiramisu with the Luwak coffee.

Tell me where would you find this kinda dish, 
unless at my Uncle's place! :D

Look how the boys didn't want to miss the bites.

Here she is... Our favorite chef ;*

We weren't the full-team that day. 
Yet, it always warmed me being with them.

Happy Eid all! Be blessed.

Lots of love,

Indira.  

Just randomly browsed, and got this funny pic.

Picture courtesy of Tumblr.com

If you take a look carefully at the materials needed to make this book shelf,
Not only will this add some extraordinary ambience to your room,

it also will save you lot of cash compared from buying a huge heavy cupboard.

Georgeous. And simply... friendly to your pocket.

Love it!

New idea for my future dream library. What do you say? ;)

An unplanned dinner the three of us had in Ocha & Bella Resto in Wahid Hasyim.

I was also having tries of my new 35mm fix lens  ;p

Have a look...

 

It's an Italian resto with a homy interior.

Been quite long time I've never been in to a fine dine,

then I asked Nia and Ira to come along.

 

The concept of open kitchen in this place pretty much gives itself uniqueness.

O&B is also famous for its pizza, yet we haven't tried any.

Nia ordered Linguini al Cartosio..

The baked linguini with prawn, squid, clams and mushroom.

Not really fitted to my tounge tough. The smell of the herbs were too strong :S

I was looking for pasta,

then Gnocci al Sugo d' Anatra was my pick that night. BEST!

The homemade potato with duck sauce. Costed me 80 bucks :(

Yet, it worth the price.

Chai Iced Tea for the drink.. Milk tea added with cinnamon powder and jelly.

We were actually full,

But no, we refused to go home without having the finishing touch!

One portion of Profiterole for dessert.

Three pieces of profiteroles with whipped cream and chocolate glaze.

And yes, it was the right choice. This dish didn't fail us.

Nice place...
Uhmmm yeaaah... Good-yet-quite pricey food... :p
Well, overall... Great time, best companion!

What a night ;)


x.o.x.o,
Indira