Just The 2 of Us

I've been missing this lovely lady so much, as much as I've missed

our quality time together :*

Here we go, dined in at our all-time-fave eatery.

It was my first try with this salmon aglio olio, 

and I think I made a right choice.

As always, R's pick went to this spicy tuna pasta with ebi.

A really nice taste of banana pizza with cinnamon ice cream

for my dessert. 

R's Raspberry panna cotta tasted just... okay ;)

Neither the going-out with my soulmate failed, nor ever Bakerzin.

This place has always been our favorite.

❤

Credit goes to my friend, R, for the images and editing ;)

All were taken and post-processed with her oh-very-attempting iPhone. 

xoxo,

Indira

I was simply surprised today. Dr. SA, who happens to be my ex boss, bought me this Panna Cotta, an Italian dessert and gave it to me in the policlinic. This lovely lady loves to cook, loves to eat. She loves food, like she'll die for it.

What delighted me is, she knows exactly that green tea is my favorite. It's such a special feeling that someone remembers little thing about you. A simple thing that really made my day. Thank you, Doc :)

Buen apetito!

Today is actually turned out to be a bad day for me. This morning, in the sport stadium of GBK Senayan, my BB just got stolen by a pocket-picker. My bad, my stupidity. I put the phone in the outermost pouch of my waist bag. Then I didn't realize that it was taken away. And what's the saddest thing is... I bought it with the money I really earned myself from photo jobs :( Well. Well. Instead of wasting my time in regrets, posting sounds to be something better to do.  

So now, let me take you to Spain while staying inside the country.

 Hola! Bienvenido a Tapas Movida...

Just yesterday, me, G and P had our lunch in Tapas Movida resto

in Cipete, South Jakarta.

Stepped in, we could feel the atmosphere of Espanola all over..

The classic diagonal black and white tiles.

The Mediterranean style was really warm and  inviting.

I like the mosaic stone sitting. 

The Stage. 

As starter, we had Gambas al ajilo. Dried bread added with prawn,

and butter, garlic sauce. 

IDR 15K

Tenderloin cambozola. This appetizer is a must!

The meat was really soft and juicy.

IDR 15K

G and P ordered Pescaso al horno. Baked snapper fish with

tomato and paprika sauce.

IDR 40K

My pick went to Pollo a la vasca. Chicken with potato gratin.

I was looking for carbs as I was really craving.

IDR 40K

We shared the dessert for 3. It's Reinette.

The nougat-vanilla ice cream served with apple cake and cream.

IDR 35K

Great meal in a comfy place with friendly staff. All in definetely affordable prices. Nothing got us disappointed that day. And we're definitely want to come back someday.

Buen apetito, mi chico.

Indira

Up, up, up up!

Today is the last day of the first year in my residency. It's coming to the reality that in a few short time, I'll go to the higher level of my education. Oh. How's that sound? I will be the one on call. And in about few months later, I will be the one who called, "jaga 2" in the night shift, the one who assist the operation.. the one who first getting contacted during the duty. The one who has to sign the order.

Sure, I’ll still be in training, learning process. I have my senior residents and fellows to learn from and ask questions of. Nevertheless, the idea that in the clinic I’ll have the responsibility that comes with the title of third degree resident kinda freaks me.

Until the upcoming 3 months, I'll have my rotation in Glaucoma division, one of my fav field after the retina.

I think that only experience will battle this properly. I'll manage it ;)

Wish me the very best luck.

Indira

Going Undersea.

Creative or desperate... Which one would you call us? Decided going beneath the sea, after having no clue where to kill the time this weekend. It's been more than 10 years since the first time I visited this place. With still keeping ourselves dry, here's how we discover the underwater world ;)

We went to the Touch Pool.

Ully was freaking herself out, holding the starfish while posing for the camera.

Me, touching it, too.

"Fish are friends, not food."

Marlin: Now, what's the one thing we have to remember about the ocean?

Nemo: It's not safe.

Marlin: That's my boy.

Hey hey, what do you think these two pals are doing?

Discussing a secret plan of getting out from this giant cage? ;p

Suiting in stripes, black & white won't get you old-fashioned ;)

The puffer fish, or ikan buntal in Bahasa..

I was wondering when will this creature be under attack, inflates, then gives its funny blown up look.

Glowing little seahorses in between the seaweed.

A huge turtle swimming above me.

Marlin: Crush, wait. How old are you?

Crush: Hundred and fifty, and still young, dude. Rock on. 

Yes, mirror reflection will always be photographer's best friend.

Shark feeding time.

Marlin: I can't read human. 

Dory: Then we need to find a fish that can read this. 

Hey, look! Sharks! 

-Finding Nemo-

The zebra mantis shrimp. It nested by digging holes in sandy sea grass.

At the end of the day, looks like an extraordinary idea visiting the Seaworld wasn't really a bad one.

I wish you all a refreshed weekend.

"Just keep on swimming..."

I'll leave you with this song ;)

Bubbles of love,
Indira

Hello, everyone.In this Saturday morning, what do you say about having a good breakfast? In today's most happening cakery... the Union.

I finally had a chance to go to a place like-the-whole-Jakarta have been talking about.

Woke up early, just really to be the first to arrive, and surprised that they still gave us restricted time of only an hour as we didn't make any reservation. Oh, seriously?

Good morning! Here she goes again, Ully, on her quick weekend getaway, visiting me from Surabaya.

Our second breakfast this morning ;p After the bubur Cikini we had on our way here. I got myself iced Moroccan tea.

Not to forget, we went "pigging" ourselves out with this place's most wanted dish ~the red velvet,

Which, cost us IDR 50,000. Which... I didn't find too impressive after all. No, no, no. Nothing beats my all-time favorite green tea cake! :D

* * *

My personal rating I can give to this place: 7. Nice place with good ambience. Yet, if it never gets me the second time going here again, I wouldn't mind. ;)

Indira

I wrote this post as I just watched Just Alvin in Metro TV. The show was about the issue in twitter between a musician couple "A.MS" and his wife, "M", versus "M. H", a female politician and an old era actress.

This somehow, reminded me of something and got me to write.

Miss. A: "Kok sekarang gw jarang liat elo ngetwit ya Ra?"
Me : "Hehe… Emang udah lama nggak kok”
or...
Mr. R : "Lo ngilang ya dari twitter?? Ngetwit lagi dong!! Kenapa sih lo???"
Me : "Ahahaha… Malashhh"

And sure, there’re still many identical questions and comments, all over again.

So. Why did I stop twitting?

Well… Why not?

I’ve decided to withdraw myself from the twitland since about a year ago. To be honest, at the first time, it was because I couldn’t manage to see certain people’s tweets. Thereafter, I also felt like I’ve seen more and more… uhmm, please excuse my French, imitated public images. The way some people create phony look about themselves… that in such a way, contrary to their real, factual lives. In such, sometimes, very melodramatic kind of way. There’re more and more people who do something, go to places, to twit. Not the other way around. Example… Miss. A would go to a concert so that she can twit. Or… Mr. B would visit a fancy restaurant, for the sake of he could twitpic.. et cetera.. et cetera. Do tell me, are these people really in a desperate need for public recognition? Or in some other time.. cursing.. swearing.. in a very synical, disrespectful manner. I mean hey, the world doesn't need to know all about you. Twit wisely. Chill.

Well, speaking up your mind via twitter, FB or others is not a crime for sure, neither a sin. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not fully against those. I admit, I still, for once and a while, sign in, just to have a quick look to read people’s wise quotes or just to know what my closest friends are up to. And after all, it’s surely every person’s right to express his or her thoughts and judgments through the net. Undeniably, microblogging had also provided us immediate information regarding many things. World's updates and all. This is just my own sweet way to limit the impact of social networking towards me. As you see now, at the very moment, I'm blogging. I just choose where I decide to share my thoughts and filtrate what I want to digest. And maybe not through twitter. 

If you ever heard the saying, 

“life is much simpler when APPLE and BLACKBERRY were just fruits"... 

Yes, I do agree with that. I feel better when I don’t have to make a big deal out of what people might think about me, about what I twit, about what they might react. I do feel a lot better when I don’t have to see that green little "t" sign showed up at the top of my BB display and then again got myself checking in, and see what I don't want to see. "Life is much simpler when apple and blackberry were just fruits"...Life was much simpler back then, the time when you don’t have to worry about checking your e-mails 24/7 – just in case important ones come. Life was much easier, when you are focused more on developing your skills in the real life instead of the cyber world. Maybe, life would be, anyhow... easier, simpler, when who twits was still the little birdy. ;)

In brief,

life was easier, but that does not mean that it was worse, 

nor better 

–the answer entirely depends on you.

It's just the matter of perspectives. 

Well, these are just random thoughts. No offence. Just for fun. 

Cheers to your day,

Indira