RESTO RAVE ❤ Turkuaz Take 2
The ambassador invited us to dinner at Turquaz to celebrate TD’s birthday (isn’t that the nicest?). It’s one of his favorite restaurants in Jakarta – he and his wife have become friends with the owners because they frequent it quite regularly. After my first visit to Turquaz, I was really excited to try more of the delicious food, enjoy the gorgeous ambiance and finally take good pictures with my DSLR! YAY! (I only took photos with an iPad on my first visit)
Read MoreRESTO RAVE ❤ Pork heaven at Paradise Dynasty Legend of Xiao Long Bao
After the lovely dinner we had at Asian Fashion Law’s the night before (future post on the yummy home-cooked meal!) wherein we were talking about how Filipinos in Jakarta are so crazy about pork that the mere whisper of pork gets us all hot and bothered. Haha! It was no surprise that the next day TD and I were definitely craving for… you guessed it… PORK! So TD did some research and found that there was a resto that served pork in the mall we were going to, Plaza Senayan. Pictures of what we had after the jump!
Read MoreDIPLO MOMENT ♕ An evening with former President Ramos
A couple of weeks ago Former President Fidel V. Ramos (FVR) was in town to give a speech. And TD had the privilege of being his “close in.” TD picked him up at the airport in the wee hours of the morning and got home at 3 am then was up again to pick up FVR at 5am for his 6am golf game with some Ambassadors. TD was really amazed that he was able to play golf with only one hour of sleep… and they even played the first couple of holes under the rain. Wow what energy! Anyway on his last evening I was lucky enough to be invited to the small dinner for him at Crystal Jade.
Read MoreRESTO RAVE ❤ DiploDinner at Sanur Seafood Restaurant
After one of the meetings TD’s colleagues offered to treat for dinner at Sanur Seafood Restaurant. We were with Ambassador Nena Manalo who is one fascinating individual – she is so interesting and has so many experiences! It was an unforgettable night of listening to her “war stories” and really yummy Chinese-style seafood! Everything we ordered was so yummy!
Read MoreJAKARTA FINDS ✽ Stylish living at Kare Jakarta
Did you know that the famous KARE Design - uber stylish home decor and furniture – is in Jakarta? It’s my favorite place to search for clocks (their clocks are cheaper than ACE hardware clocks AND more stylish!) and other statement/accent pieces for the home. I find that KARE is better value for money than Informa or Index because all the items are designed and styled to catch attention. (This is not where to go for basics!) You guys are in for photo blog treat! I took pictures of everything that caught my eye.
Read MoreRESTO RAVE ❤ The Butcher Steak Restaurant
I’m not fond of steak, but like all men TD is. I can have it in small bites & appreciate the taste of high quality steak so I was totally game to try out The Butcher at Gandaria City Mall. This resto only uses US Certified Meat. Pictures using my iPad after the jump!
Read MoreTHIRSTY THURSDAY ☽ Bluegrass Bar and Grill
Last weekend we went out for some food and drinks. It’s been a while since we’ve gone out for drinks – not since the Internations monthly party at Otel Lobby I think! So it was nice to go somewhere new and meet new people. Pictures of the food & drinks after the jump!
Read MoreRESTO RAVE ❤ Ten Japanese Cuisine
To welcome friends who had just moved to Jakarta, a few friends and I got together for dinner at the Japanese resto in front in the posh Pakubuono Residences condominiums. A few pictures after the jump, which I took using my Canon point and shoot camera.
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DIPLO HOME ♖ Media Wall Teaser
This project has been a more than a year in the making. It started with brainstorming on what bookshelves I can design that can hold the most books, occupy the least space and use the least amount of wood (so that it will cost tell) – YET still be stable and not fall over or crash with the weight of all our books (TD and I love our books!).
Read MoreJAKARTA FINDS ✽ Bargain hunter’s heaven INACRAFT FAIR
To excite you about the upcoming INACRAFT FAIR 2012, I’m writing about my finds at the INACRAFT FAIR 2011 which is the most massive fair in Jakarta I’ve ever attended – even more massive than anything I’ve seen in the Philippines even! (And I attend a lot of these!) We went for 2 days yet we didn’t even get to explore the entire thing. It was THAT massive!
Read MoreRESTO REVIEW ❤ Chilis Bar and Grill Jakarta
We’ve meant to go to Chilis ever since we arrived 3 years ago. The location isn’t convenient for us. We avoid going past Grand Indonesia in the Pusat (central) area as much as we can because of the infamous Jakarta traffic (macet!!!). During the past holiday we finally mustered up the energy to check it out! Pictures and verdict after the jump!
Read MoreRESTO RAVE ❤ D’Cost Seafood Restaurant
We found out about D’Cost from one of the managers of Blue Elephant Thai Restaurant Jakarta. Any mention of “super cheap” + “seafood” and we are so there! A cheap seafood resto right under our noses?!? HOW did we not know about this?!?
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