Night – a poem

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Night  was a harbourage

   that offers the cold wind blowings

   To soothe the fatigued soul and body

   To tranquilize all the restlessness

   To assuage the indignations

Night was a widespread prairie

   that unfolds  its spaciousness

   Calling the lovers to lay down side by side

   Swapping the stories of love

   and asking the moon perfecting their cheerfulness

Night was about a beautiful solitude

   Befriended words, revealing the joys from within the soul

   Embracing sweethearts in prayers and hopes

   Looking at the memories of the beloved ones

   And expressing gratitude to the Lord for  the wondrous nights

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~Sherly Hermawan~

Monday, 2nd November 2015

Serpong, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia

Published on 2nd November 2015, 23.58

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Jadi teman yang asyik yuk ~ Let’s be a better person #3

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Berteman adalah sesuatu yang menyenangkan. Persahabatan adalah salah satu anugerah kehidupan. Mereka yang bisa memiliki seorang sahabat sejati dan atau menjadi seorang sahabat sejati adalah orang-orang yang beruntung. Kehadiran teman akan memberi warna dan pengalaman dalam kehidupan. Warna dan pengalaman yang indah bisa membawa kita pada kebahagiaan dan keberhasilan, sementara warna dan pengalaman yang suram akan membawa kita pada ketidakbahagiaan. Nah, pandai-pandailah memilih teman, dan pandai-pandailah juga bersikap sebagai teman.

Berteman itu seperti berbagi kehidupan. Ada sebagian aspek kehidupan yang kita rasakan nyaman jika bisa kita ceritakan kepada sahabat atau lakukan bersama teman, mungkin sama nyamannya dengan bercerita dalam tulisan bagi yang suka menulis. Dengan adanya beragam media sosial yang menyediakan fasilitas untuk kemudahan berkomunikasi, hubungan pertemanan menjadi lebih praktis dan nyaman. Namun tetap, menurut saya, menemukan teman yang betul-betul cocok dan ‘sehati’ tidaklah mudah dan bukan suatu kebetulan. Demikian pula menjadi seorang teman yang bisa diandalkan sebagai tempat berbagi, juga tidak terjadi secara kebetulan. Perlu waktu dan situasi yang mendukung sehingga dua atau lebih orang bisa menjadi teman karib yang saling cocok. Perlu juga sikap yang baik dan ketulusan dari semua pihak yang menjalin pertemanan.

Ketulusan (sincerity) tentu saja bukan sesuatu yang bisa diatur atau dibuat-buat. Ketulusan adalah sesuatu yang bisa hadir secara spontan, namun bisa juga muncul seiring dengan kecocokan demi kecocokan yang dirasakan.  Sedangkan sikap (attitude) adalah sesuatu yang bisa diperbaiki, diubah, dikembangkan menjadi lebih baik. Yuk kita lihat apa saja sikap yang kurang menyenangkan atau bahkan mengganggu pertemanan, tapi pasti bisa diperbaiki, kalau kita mau membuka diri untuk berubah.

* Terlalu banyak komentar (rame ajah)

Semua dikomentarin, mulai dari komentar yang pasti betul sampai yang hanya kira-kira, atau bahkan yang jauh melenceng dari topik pembicaraan.

Coba deh mulai sekarang batasi keinginan untuk harus selalu berkomentar. Berkomentarlah segera kalau punya jawaban yang pasti atau masukan yang jelas. Jika tetap ingin berkomentar, tetapi tidak punya jawaban yang pasti (mungkin diperlukan karena setelah beberapa menit belum ada teman lain  yang memberi tanggapan), berkomentarlah dengan jujur, misalnya ‘wah aku malah baru tahu’ atau ‘aku malah dapat pengetahuan nih’. Jangan mengharuskan diri untuk menjawab setiap pertanyaan dan menanggapi setiap topik, apalagi sampai berkomentar yang melenceng. Jangan merasa jadi orang yang kurang pengetahuan atau kurang gaul, hanya karena tidak punya komentar yang sesuai atas satu-dua topik. Mana ada sih orang yang tahu segala hal, bisa menjawab semua pertanyaan, memahami semua kejadian.

* Terlalu banyak dan terlalu mudah bertanya (kepo banget)

Nanya melulu, mulai dari pertanyaan yang gak penting-penting amat, sampai pertanyaan yang jawabannya sudah dibahas sebelumnya.

Coba deh sebelum melempar pertanyaan, pikirkan dulu, apakah saya betul-betul perlu tahu jawabannya, apakah pertanyaan saya ini punya nilai sehingga teman-teman merasa perlu memberi jawaban. Coba juga mulai sekarang, sebelum bertanya, pakai logika dan nalar sendiri dulu. Ada  banyak pertanyaan kita yang bisa kita temukan sendiri jawabannya atau sadari perlu tidaknya bertanya, setelah kita memanfaatkan logika dan nalar kita. Kalau kemudian mentok, betul-betul gak punya ide untuk mencari tahu sendiri, barulah bertanya. Percaya deh, pertanyaan yang kita kemukakan setelah kita pikirkan dulu logis tidaknya dan perlu tidaknya ditanyakan, adalah pertanyaan yang bermutu.

* Selalu penuh kekuatiran (gampang galau)

Kuatir ini kuatir itu, mulai dari urusan kecil sampai urusan yang gak berat-berat amat.

Coba deh jangan melihat semua hal dari sisi yang sulit, lihatlah dari sisi solusi yang bisa ditemukan dan dipakai untuk menghalau kekuatiran. Coba bersikap rileks dan tenang disaat membaca, mendengar, mengetahui sesuatu yang diluar prediksi atau yang tidak diantisipasi sebelumnya. Dengan pikiran tenang dan sikap rileks, kita bisa lebih mudah menemukan solusi, kendala akan lebih mudah diatasi atau dicari jalan keluarnya.

* Sikap kurang peduli (cuek)

Ada teman yang rajin sekali membagi info di grup WA dimana saya dan dia bergabung, hasil copy dari grup sana lalu paste di grup sini. Yang bikin kurang nyaman adalah, setelah mem-paste, sepertinya dia merasa tugasnya selesai, hpnya tidak dilihat lagi, sehingga jika ada pertanyaan atau tanggapan atas info yang dibaginya itu, dia tidak menjawab atau menanggapi. Jadi tidak jarang, info bagus yang dia bagikan itu akhirnya tidak memberi nilai positif karena hilang begitu saja, tergeser oleh percakapan-percakapan berikutnya.

Teman ini sepertinya termasuk tipe yang menggunakan hp pada saat dia ada keperluan saja, salah satunya adalah saat dia ingin membagi info. Setelah keperluannya selesai, hp dicuekin, gak dilihat-lihat sampai ada keperluan berikutnya. Membagi info bagus tapi kemudian tidak ada penjelasan lebih lanjut apabila ada pertanyaan, bukankah jadi menyebabkan kekurangnyamanan bagi teman-teman lain?

Coba ya, kalau dia mau lebih memahami bahwa komunikasi itu akan berkualitas jika terjalin antara 2 orang atau lebih dan berlangsung 2 arah, maka info yang dia bagikan pasti akan bermanfaat dan memiliki nilai positif.

* Mudah dan sering merevisi keputusan (plin-plan)

Memang terkadang tidak bisa dihindari keharusan merevisi keputusan karena kondisi dan situasi pribadi, tapi kalau hal ini terjadi hampir di setiap keputusan yang sudah dibuat, kan jadi merepotkan, apalagi kalau keputusan itu menyangkut acara yang melibatkan banyak orang dan ada unsur penghitungan biaya dan pengaturan jadwal, bisa mengakibatkan revisi pada setting grup secara keseluruhan kan.

Sebaiknya, kedewasaan berpikir dan pertimbangan yang baik harus kita aplikasikan di setiap saat kita akan menyampaikan keputusan atau konfirmasi. Terlalu cepat memberikan konfirmasi (supaya terkesan sebagai pengambil keputusan yang cepat), seringkali malah jadi menimbulkan kesan kurang dewasa dan juga kurang menghargai teman yang mengurus dan mengatur. Jika memang diperbolehkan memberikan keputusan sementara (tentative), tanyakan batas waktu konfirmasi final yang harus disampaikan. Jika kondisi dan situasi pribadi mengharuskan kita merevisi keputusan atau membatalkan konfirmasi yang sudah kita sampaikan sebelumnya, berikan alasan sebenarnya, jangan mengarang, dan jangan ragu untuk minta maaf karena kemungkinan menjadi penyebab perubahan pada setting grup secara keseluruhan.

* Membuat kelompok (nge-gank)

Jangan deeehhh…ini mah gayanya abg, sangat gak cocok untuk yang sudah melewati usia abg.

Kalau sudah membuat kelompok di dalam kelompok, akan sulit bersikap fair secara merata, seringkali sengaja atau tidak sengaja, keberpihakan pada kelompok kecil akan terlihat jelas.

Akan timbul kecanggungan dan kehati-hatian yang tidak seharusnya yang bisa dirasakan oleh sebagian teman diluar kelompok kecil tersebut, yang memiliki kepekaan lebih.

Saat kita berada dalam suatu kelompok pertemanan, bertemanlah dengan sikap tulus dan wajar dengan semua teman dalam kelompok tersebut. Jika ada beberapa orang yang lebih ‘sehati’, jadikan sahabat, dalam arti teman yang bisa saling berbagi untuk hal-hal yang lebih dalam, tanpa harus bersikap memisahkan diri dari teman-teman lain. Perlu dicatat, tidak semua teman mau dan bersedia untuk saling berbagi hal-hal yang sifatnya pribadi dan lebih dalam. Itu sebabnya, sahabat adalah karakter istimewa.

Mungkin masih ada hal-hal lain yang juga sedikit banyak bisa membuat jalinan pertemanan kurang nyaman. Poin-poin diatas saya tulis berdasarkan apa yang saya temukan dan rasakan. Bukan sebagai penilaian (judgment) atas sikap teman-teman saya, saya tidak punya hak untuk menilai siapapun, tapi ambillah ini sebagai masukan untuk kita bersama-sama menjadi pribadi yang lebih baik, dari hari ke hari. Menjadi lebih baik itu harus dimulai dari dan diniatin oleh diri sendiri, tapi masukan dan kisah-kisah pengalaman dari teman bisa menjadi inspirasi dan motivasi buat kita semua.

“A friend is like a mirror and shadow; mirror doesn’t lie and shadow never leaves” ~ unknown ~

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~Sherly Hermawan~

Sunday, 1st November 2015

Serpong, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia

Published on 1st November 2015, 00.18

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Loneliness – a poem

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A twig falls, a leaf falls

Side by side, in silence

The quietude creates an interval

The night is like conspiring

 

Solitude is lovely

When love is awarding colours to the night

When the heart’s song is tempting the gloomy moon

And the silence is changing its manner

 

Inners are now whispering to each other

of all the never-ending stories

The longing, the joy, the restlessness, the excitement

Side by side, still in silence, but nothing about the loneliness

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~Sherly Hermawan~

Thursday, 29th October 2015

Serpong, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia

Published on 29th October 2015, 22.23

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Friends – a poem

A friend

There are many things; reasons and events, we found during our own journey

People, individuals, relatives and beloved family have touched our paths

Ebb and flow, ups and downs are taking part in shaping our characters

 

We used to meet most probably because of the same reason and purpose

We were sitting in the same classroom, listening the same lessons,

laughing at the same jokes, feeling worry on our exams, for years

 

Then, we had to apart, as we were following our own conscience

We pursued our dreams, sharpened our skills, and set up our lives

We build and nurture our families, and keep directing our hearts to the beautiful future

 

Now, we could get together again, with our mature minds and clear hearts

We are supporting and encouraging each other, in our sincerity of friendship

We are happy for having good friends, for good friends create happiness

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~Sherly Hermawan~

Sunday, 25th October 2015

Published on 25th October 2015, 15.57

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Food reviewing… Desserts – sweet, soft and cold ~ chilling out our minds, soothing our hearts

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Four-of-us…oops now five-of-us love desserts, almost any kind, from the most simple ones up to the fancy and need-a-special-skill-to-make ones, in taste and look.  We enjoy their sweetness, softness and freshness. Once in a while my girl makes simple puddings in between of her crocheting activities, and usually it would not be long lasting in fridge 🙂

Here are some of the desserts that we fond of:

Mango Pudding, homemade by Joven

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Es Pleret Nangka, from Pondok Es Cendol Pondol, IDR15.000,-  It contains some pieces of Pleret + small cuts of Jackfruit

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Es Pleret Tape Ketan, from Pondok Es Cendol Pondol, IDR16.000,-  It contains some pieces of Pleret + fermented glutinous rice (tape ketan) + syrup + condensed milk

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Pleret is thin slices of coconut that already been drained. It has smooth texture and tastes a bit crunchy. Here is the closer view of Pleret.

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Sinsa Patbingsoo, from Patbingsoo, Flavor Bliss, Alam Sutera, IDR78.000,- It contains Honeydew balls + Pat (red bean) + Vanilla Ice Cream + Shaved Ice, served with white condensed milk

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Namdaemun Bingsoo, from Patbingsoo, Flavor Bliss, Alam Sutera, IDR35.000,- It contains Coffee Jelly + Cornflakes + Rhum Raisin Ice Cream + Shaved Ice, served with white condensed milk

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Seoul Bingsoo, from Patbingsoo, Flavor Bliss, Alam Sutera, IDR38.000,- It contains Peach slices + Peach Jelly + Peach Shaved Ice, served with Plum Sauce

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Chungmuro Patbingsoo, from Patbingsoo, Flavor Bliss, Alam Sutera, IDR35.000,- It contains Matcha + Cornflakes + Pat (red bean) + Matcha Ice Cream + Shaved Ice, served with white condensed milk

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Apgujeong Bingsoo, from Patbingsoo, Flavor Bliss, Alam Sutera, IDR45.000,- It contains Cheese Cake + Cheese Wafer + Grated Cheese + Cheese Powder + Cheese Sauce + Vanilla Ice Cream + Shaved Ice, served with white condensed milk

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Dongdaemun Patbingsoo, from Patbingsoo, Flavor Bliss, Alam Sutera, IDR35.000,- It contains Banana slices + Pat (red bean) + Ovaltine + Vanilla Ice Cream + Shaved Ice, served with chocolate condensed milk

6 Dongdaemun Patbingsoo

Gangnam Patbingsoo, from Patbingsoo, Flavor Bliss, Alam Sutera, IDR35.000,- It contains Popcorn + Pat (red bean) + Cornflakes + Caramel + Vanilla Ice Cream + Shaved Ice, served with caramel condensed milk

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City Hall Bingsoo, from Patbingsoo, Flavor Bliss, Alam Sutera, IDR38.000,- It contains Plum + Fruity Flakes + Plum Shaved Ice, served with Plum Sauce

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“When you’re stressed, eat ice cream, cake, chocolate, and sweets. Why? Because stressed spelled backwards is desserts” ~ Unknown

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Beth – two years in loving memory

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Stories about the memories would never end

There were you and me and those we loved

We laughed, we cried, we fought, we had fun

We were proud of each other, we encouraged each other

 

Latter, that day, the very sad one, came over very suddenly

Created a pause between the stories

On that very moment, you were quiet in your deep sleep and I stunned

None of us made any story, you were just silent, I was in my painful sorrow

 

Soon after that, the stories are being continued

Still there are you and me and those we loved

I keep telling you anything, every day stories, my gladness, my cheerlessness

And you keep in silence, yet, I know you are always listening all the stories

 

My beloved sister, I truly believe that you are smiling now

To comprehend every single story that you listen from my heart

Two years has passed by, you are and will always be missed so very much

My mind remembers you, my spirit speaks to you, my heart loves you, eternally

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~Sherly Hermawan~

Thursday, 15th October 2015

Published on 15th October 2015, 00.09

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A journey

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Thursday, 7th March 1985 was the most historical day for my family. It was the day we –my husband, Hendra, and I- meet for the first time, in my office, in Pinangsia area, and ‘Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love for You’ was the hit song during those days, played by every music store around there, and we then undoubtedly declared it as our anthem… J

 I was a last-semester-student at Tarakanita Secretarial College who worked half day in a private company and he was an employee at a leading group of companies. The meeting was verily for business, and actually we got a problem that time. Later on, I had learned and gratefully understood that the problem was a fragment of our life scenario designed by The Lord. Since the problem had just being solved in the evening, I could not attend the class that day. As I made up my mind not to go to campus, he offered to drive me home. By chance we have the same route to go home, you said so. And the love story began here ❤

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Our journey was not always easy from time to time, particularly during the first months. My parent needed time before sincerely accepting him as their daughter’s husband-to-be. The other challenges were coming from our personal situations. However, as we believe that God would never give us anything we can’t handle, our faith says that all will be well in the end.

Sunday, 9th October 1988 was our wedding day. We were so happy in homeliness. My soul was singing, my heart was rejoicing, my mind was ebullient. Our love story continued stepping forward to the true family life.

Sunday, 3rd December 1989 we welcomed our darling first baby girl, Natasya. Blessings flow into our lives, we feel its beauty in the deepness of our souls.

Sunday, 5th January 1992 our sweety second baby girl, Jovensya, was cheerfully coming into our lives. A wonderful love is here, in our family life.

Meanwhile, our works were running well. Each of us were in good working atmosphere.                   Our big grateful for all the beauties we have been given. God is so kind. He completes our joy, one by one, not at once altogether, so that we can feel the beauty of every single blessing to the fullest.

Life goes on, children are growing up, parent is getting older. It was not always easy, there were gravels, and in some conditions there were quite large stones that we found during our journey. But again and again, our faith says that all will be well in the end, and they indeed are.

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By end of year 2000, I made a precious decision, I resigned from my job. Had no problem at all, I was happy with my job. My two reasons were, first, I want to be a mom-at-home, and second, I had a dream to realize. My soul is free, my mind is easy, my heart is happy.

Talking about home management, I think my husband would gladly agree that it’s been his wife’s business, but everyone who knows us well certainly noticed that he is always ready to help and support in anything pertaining to the family.

Our children have finished their college in 2012 and 2014 and straightly got their job afterward. God is good, all the way.

Last month, 13th September 2015, our darling baby, Natasya, married her college friend, Ongky. Currently, they live in Nottingham, Great Britain. Starting off their own family life, youthfully and cheerfully. We’ve been just counting our blessings, more and more every moment.

The day before yesterday, 9th October 2015 marked our 27th anniversary. No celebration party, no whoop-de-do. I am not a party enjoyer, neither is my husband. Being allowed to be grateful for the blessings is more enjoyable for us.  

Experiencing all that wonderful blessings, what else shall I do other than being grateful?  Eventhough my thanks never be enough, gratitudes make me feel how precious I am in the eyes of the Lord, so He delivers His blessings into my life.

Along 27 years of our journey, joys and lessons come and go, excitements and disappointments frequently become a determinant point to our next purpose. Being a couple, there have been many times we are not in the same view corridor. Being a parent, there have been moments in which we are not fair enough in giving opinions to our children.                       

After all, I thank God for having set up our first meeting on 7th March 1985, for having given me a husband who didn’t mind when I said I wanna resign from my job while I was in good position;  a yoke-mate who is always here to support my ideas, though sometimes I know it was him the only one who doesn’t mind with my pixilated idea; a partner-in-crime when we have to fight against the harmful behaviour; a loving soulmate when we are taking care of our children, a friendly spouse when I am having a gathering with my friends.

27 years of love journey, grateful is the source of our happiness.

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~Throughout life you will meet one person who is unlike any other. You could talk to this person for hours and never get bored. You could tell him anything and he would never judge you. This person is your soulmate, your best friend. Don’t ever let him go.~ from lessonslearnedinlife.com

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October Nine – a poem

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On this very day, twenty seven years back

The Lord has forwarded His compassionate commands to us

We were being united, and should always be

We were blessed, and will always be

We were given the ability to be together, and have to remain do

 

October nine, twenty seven years back

We attached our souls, hearts and minds to build our blissfulness

As we were walking down the aisle, we assembled our faith for never being apart

As we were kneeling before The Lord, we believed that He sets our life steps

As we were taking a bow in gratitude, we truly grasped that He will always here for us

 

Today, October nine, two thousand fifteen

Here we are, keep falling in love and living in love

Growing up in age, maturating in attitude, increasing in member

There ever happened misapprehensions, and angers as well

But The Lord’s greatfulness and compassionate have always been there to fix all the erroneously

 

My soul is singing, my heart is rejoicing, my mind is ebullient

Grateful is the source of our happiness

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~Sherly Hermawan~

Friday, 9th October 2015

Published on 9th October 2015, 00.09

Food reviewing… Let’s talk about noodles

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I guess it’s a bit hard to find people who don’t like noodles, but of course, everybody had  their own favorite noodles.

For me and my family, we have quite a lot options for enjoying noodles, but here are some favourite noodles that we loved the most.

Bakmi Ayam Karet (Chewy noodle with boiled chicken)

Located in Jalan Samanhudi, Jakarta

‘Karet’ in English is meant as Rubber, so the fans of this noodle aren’t those who like the soft noodle. Most elderly do not like this chewy noodle. We may request for the softer noodle, though. The longer it is being boiled, the softer it was.         5   

We could request the chicken topping, either breast meat or thigh meat pieces, or without specifying, they will then give a mixture breast and thigh meat pieces. Or we could order the chicken meat in separate bowl, as an additional portion or as a side dish when ordering plain noodles. I like to order plain noodles and the side dishes separately. They have some choices of side dish; chicken meat in soup, chicken innard in soup, chicken blood in soup, meatball in soup, wonton soup, fried dumpling, fried meatball –this one is toothsome and fastly sold out-, and one side dish we’ve never missed is cakwe, a kind of fried cake, we dip it in soup for a while before eating it. It gives an extra unique taste to the noodle. More leek in the soup was also giving an additional good taste, for me, as some people do not like leek flavor.

Cost range: Rp35.000,- – Rp65.000,- /person

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Bakmi Permata (Noodle and Chinese Food)

There are some outlets in Jakarta (Green Garden, Kebon Jeruk, Permata Hijau, Blok M, Pamulang, Pasar Baru, Wisma BNI46 Sudirman)

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The noodle is curly, thin, and having smooth texture, but not too soft. I don’t like the plump and mushy noodle. For boiled noodle, we can choose the favored topping, chicken meat pieces or mushroom cuts (both was cooked in soy sauce). As I am not a big fan of meat, I mostly order the noodle with mushroom. They have a delicious crunchy fried wonton, we’ve never missed this delicacy.  Besides boiled noodle, this resto offers some other delicious choices in their menu list, such as Ifumi (fried dry noodle served with mixture of vegetables, chicken cuts and seafood in sago sauce), Nasi Tahu Jepang (steam rice served with egg tofu and chicken cuts cooked in sago sauce), Capcai (various vegetables, chicken cuts and seafood cooked in sago sauce) and some other great choices.            

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One fun thing from this resto, which I believe could becoming their plus point, is the free dessert as a compliment which they serve to every guess when we almost done with our meal. It’s just a small bonus to be enjoyed, but we love getting it.

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Cost range: Rp30.000,- – Rp65.000,- /person

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Bakmi Aheng (similar to Bakmie Ayam Karet, Jalan Samanhudi)  

Located in Jalan Mandala Utara, Tomang, Jakarta

 The look and taste is pretty close to Bakmi Ayam Karet, but Bakmi Aheng has bigger cuts of chicken and the thing we prefer is the slices of mustard green (sayuran sawi hijau/caisim) as the topping, side by side with chicken cuts.

Price: Rp30.000,- /portion; Cost range: Rp30.000,- – Rp50.000,- /person

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Bakmi Amen

Located in Jalan Mandala Utara, Tomang, Jakarta

This one is Mie Bangka, with two kinds of noodle, original noodle and wide noodle. As usual, Mie Bangka is served with bean sprouts, mustard green, and chicken small cutlets cooked with soy sauce as the toppings. As an option, pork small cutlets is also offered for topping.

Price: Rp17.000,- /portion; Cost range: Rp20.000,- – Rp35.000,- /person

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Bakmi Gajah Mada (Bakmi GM)

As declared by its name, the first location of this resto is in Jalan Gajah Mada, Jakarta. Currently there are quite a lot of its outlet in Jakarta as well as some other cities.

For the lovers of old style noodle, Bakmi GM is one option. Fried dumpling from this resto has also been the most popular choice.

Cost range: Rp30.000,- – Rp60.000,- /person

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It’s easy to impress me. I don’t need a fancy party to be happy. Just good friends, good food, and good laughs. I’m happy. I’m satisfied. I’m content. ~ Maria Sharapova

Serpong, 05th October 2015, 23.58  –  updated 11th December 2015, 20.07

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Food reviewing…I’d love doing it, as I love enjoying food :)

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Another friend of mine has just launched his foodstall in Puri Mansion Foodcourt. There are Ayam Goreng (Indonesian style seasoned fried chicken) and Lontong Capgomeh (pieces of rice cake with thin sliced chayote and some other perks in savory coconut milk gravy) in his menu option.

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Ayam goreng is served with steam rice, fried tofu or tempe (fermented soybean), fresh raw vegetables (cucumber, tomato, lettuce), and sambal terasi (chili paste). Sayur asem (specific vegetables and beans cooked in spicy sour soup) is an optional for a perfect deliciousness… yummy, it is!

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My review: The fried chicken is toothsome, I love the salty savory food, and this chicken comes with appropriate savory seasonings and good crispness. The chili paste is great for me, not too hot, so I need no worry of being pungency, but for others who like the very hot sambal, it might be less spicy. The spicy sour soup is tasty, the veggies in it are still fresh enough, not mushy. But well, the important thing for me is, the good rice. Good rice will make any good side dish tastes better. And I am happy as I got what I like here.  

Lontong Capgomeh is one of Peranakans’ Specialties. It comes as a dish-meal (food served in a dish to be eaten at one time). Included in each portion is some pieces of rice cake; thin sliced chayote, a fried boiled egg, a piece of fried tofu, all of these three ingredients are cooked in savory coconut milk gravy; shredded chicken breast which is also cooked in coconut milk gravy (opor ayam suwir); spicy chicken liver fritters (sambal goreng ati ayam); and crackers as a delicacy adder.

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My review: Overall, the taste is delicious, the look is tasteful and tempting. I love the good looking food. The sliced chayote in coconut milk gravy is in good cut, not mushy. However, as the coconut milk gravy is somewhat too little, my girl was feeling need to ask for more and she got it. I told my friend about this too-little-gravy as a note for becoming better.

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Might be required info:

Puri Mansion Apartment, Jl. Lingkar Luar Barat, Puri Kembangan, Jakarta 11610, Indonesia

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Serpong, 27th September 2015, 22.50

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