Jakarta Weekend

A short weekend trip back to MIL's place

 The very much raved about Chanel compact power $70 and eye linear $30 at DFS. 

Recommend the conpact, the eye linear is not smudge proof.

 Our first time taking off in budget terminal. We usually took airasia which is in T1.

Chong Yee wearing the new clothes i bought her

 MIL home cook food

Very delicious spicy fish stew

MIL's new place she is very proud and excited about. 

We see the husband's head is a genetic pass down.

 Went down to the mall below the apartment for lunch. 

 Shabu Tei, serve really good shabu shabu. Soup base is exceptional savoring.

 

Abundance of greens for steamboat

 Since the price is more reasonable here we ordered Wagyu beef shabu. I can feel the oiliness of the meat, the melting fats when i touch it raw. Good quality of marbling, cho oishii.

 This is the killer, garlic, radish, spring onion to be added to the shabu sauce.

Tempura and hot soba soup with chawanmushi and salad.

Paid about roughly 40SGD for the meal.

 Cooking mama

What is Hello Kitty doing here?! 

 Home decor departmental store

Cute coin banks 

Contemplating to purchase a new set of plates for membina. 

 Met up with Jakarta great sales, all price are slashed. 

 Bought this complete set even include cups at roughly 50SGD

 Evening few from MIL's room

 We talked the in law to try OMO chicken

 Korean fired chicken.

 Rice ball with fried ikan bilis and seaweed. Yummy, i wana try this at home someday.

Sweet and spicy chicken, the husband's favorite. 

 Rice roll with beef inside. 

Night dipping (without the skinny), MIL went down with us with another Korean ajuma neighbor to chit chat beside the pool.

 The husband drinking Yakult in the hot Jacuzzi pool

 Comfortable to soak in the hot tub with the cold air breezing.

How not to love this new apartment, i hope to get one soon too (and also to keep membina).

 Check this, MIL's toilet has a huge window.

 MIL bought a whole tree as her dinning table, seriously one piece, one whole tree -.-"

She is telling us thing tree required 10 man to carry up into the apartment.

Our folks has their very unique sense of taste, she mixed everything she likes without a theme. Her new place is quite big as she bought 2 unit and rebuild everything. 

Full leather sofa set, envy lor. *rumble* 

Sunday was church day for my in law, no homecook lunch so we went down to hunt for meat!

 Butcher look promising to provide us some meat.

 

 With my messy hair back then 

Potato wedges with nachos topping (beef chilis, avocado and sour cream), once start cant stop.

 We ordered a steak and their signature foie gras burger to share. 

Nothing to fuss about the meat, fresh chilled no frozen meat imported from US, juice tender and melts in your mouth. Chimichurri sauce is a little oily with mild herbs, not too strong to enhance the natural flavor of the meat. 

Waste my money foie gras burger. Burger steak is too dry, i barely taste the foie gras or maybe i should say foie gras and minced meat doesnt match. Maybe a chunk of foie gras on a piece of steak will better bring out the best of both world. Meal cost us also roughly 40SGD.

 Assam sweet, only in Indonesia.

Roppan for dessert

 Sweets on pan (bread)

 Savory on pan (bread)

 

 Macha Azuki 

 MIL is having beef bone soup porridge for lunch back at home

 MIL quick fix chicken stew dinner before we leave :)

 A last picture of the tree in MIL's place. I know she loves woody stuff but i cannot imagine she can managed to get herself one whole tree into her apartment. Complete kudos to her.

Pagi Sore Assam Fish Head

$19.90 Pagi Sore voucher deal brought us back to Pagi Sore, a very nice restaurant i use to patronize when i was in Samsung. They are generally on the pricey range (for Indonesian cuisine) but their food is BAGUS!

Acha

 Steam rice

Signature Tahu Telor

Surprisingly good Assam fish head, recommend for people who are on diet and find curry fish head too coconut and sinful! 

Range Mate

Bought these, will try to pan fry a fish this weekend.

楊丞琳 - 我們都傻

Just completed 2nd part of the trilogy 醉後決定愛上你, cant wait for the 3rd xxxx愛上你.

Desperate Housewives Season Finale

Wisteria Lane resident has company me for the past 7 year

Sunday Home Remedy

New Sheets

 Robinson Delivery via SingPost! 

 New bed sheet after 1 over years. Jean Perry with 528 threat count under 40% sale in Robinson. Paid around $250 for whole set inclusive of quilt and quilt cover.

Robinson member's special, $50 voucher with every $250 spend, so i bought these towels come free.

Pager Times

So nostalgic 

Seafood Alio Olio

Cranberry Cookies

 Cranberry cookie for the husband to snack at work

Hoya Kerrii

HOYA KERRII (Lucky heart) plant, water once a week

Study Room

Did a small revamp in our study room. Look familiar? This is our Ikea corner :)

Mask from Venice 

Seize The Day

Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero

"Seize the Day, putting as little trust as possible in the future"

ITAEWON FREEDOM

One of The Husband's favorite tune

Sam Gye Tang 삼계탕

Hubby made ginseng chicken - Sam Gye Tang 삼계탕

The Curry Song

In relation to "Cook A Pot of Curry" event

Shoes Rack

We out use our current 2 door shoes rack, looking at a 3 door one right now. The one i like cost $500, humph!

The Band Perry - If I Die Young

幸福的味道

Photo from Cheeserland, she mention in her blog that after you ate this you will have しあわせ 幸福的感觉。（看得出来，真的） 哪天，我一定要到北海道来个幸福美食之旅。 

FitFlop Spree

Friend is doing FitFlop spree, much cheaper than store!

林凡-這樣愛你好可怕

作詞：林夕 , now we know why this song is so nice!

王心凌 - 黏黏黏黏

Rules of Finding Fullfillment

Paul, a teacher, who died of cancer at the age of 45 in November 2009, passionately believed his children, Thomas and Lucy, should have more than just fading photographs to remember him by. For the children were only five and one-and-half years old at the time of his passing. “There was nothing more important to Paul than being the best father he could be,” says Mandy.

Read full article here

A FATHER'S RULES FOR FINDING FULFILLMENT

Be courteous, be punctual, always say please and thank you, and be sure to hold your knife and fork properly. Others take their cue on how to treat you from your manners.

Be kind, considerate and compassionate when others are in trouble, even if you have problems of your own. Others will admire your selflessness and will help you in due course. 

Show moral courage. Do what is right, even if that makes you unpopular. I always thought it important to be able to look at myself in the shaving mirror every morning and not feel guilt or remorse. I depart this world with a pretty clear conscience. 

Show humility. Stand your ground but pause to reflect on what the other side are saying, and back off when you know you are wrong. Never worry about losing face. That only happens when you are pig-headed.
Learn from your mistakes. You will make plenty so use them as a learning tool. If you keep making the same mistake or run into a problem, you’re doing something wrong. 

Avoid disparaging someone to a third party; it is only you who will look bad. If you have a problem with someone, tell them face to face. 

Hold fire! If someone crosses you, don’t react immediately. Once you say something it can never be taken back, and most people deserve a second chance. 

Have fun. If this involves taking risks, so be it. If you get caught, hold your hands up. 

Give to charity and help those who are less fortunate than yourselves: it’s easy and so rewarding. 

Always look on the upside! The glass is half full, never half empty. Every adversity has a silver lining if you seek it out. 

Make it your instinct always to say ‘yes’. Look for reasons to do something, not reasons to say no. Your friends will cherish you for that. 

Be canny: you will get more of what you want if you can give someone more of what they desire. Compromise can be king. 

Always accept a party invitation. You may not want to go, but they want you there. Show them courtesy and respect. 

Never ever let a friend down. I would bury bodies for my friends, if they asked me to . . . which is why I have chosen them carefully. 

Always tip for good service. It shows respect. But never reward poor service. Poor service is insulting. 

Always treat those you meet as your social equal, whether they are above or below your station in life. For those above you, show due deference, but don’t be a sycophant. 

Always respect age, as age equals wisdom. 

Be prepared to put the interests of your sibling first. 

Be proud of who you are and where you come from, but open your mind to other cultures and languages. When you begin to travel (as I hope you will), you’ll learn that your place in the world is both vital and insignificant. Don’t get too big for your breeches. 

Be ambitious, but not nakedly so. Be prepared to back your assertions with craftsmanship and hard work. 

Live every day to its full: do something that makes you smile or laugh, and avoid procrastination. 

Give of your best at school. Some teachers forget that pupils need incentives. So if your teacher doesn’t give you one, devise your own. 

Always pay the most you can afford. Never skimp on hotels, clothing, shoes, make-up or jewellery. But always look for a deal. You get what you pay for. 

Never give up! My two little soldiers have no dad, but you are brave, big-hearted, fit and strong. You are also loved by an immensely kind and supportive team of family and friends. You make your own good fortune, my children, so battle on. 

Never feel sorry for yourself, or at least don’t do it for long. Crying doesn’t make things better. 

Look after your body and it will look after you. 

Learn a language, or at least try. Never engage a person abroad in conversation without first greeting them in their own language; by all means ask if they speak English! 

And finally, cherish your mother, and take very good care of her. 

I love you both with all my heart.

Daddy x