JOGJA!!! HERE WE COME!!!!

OK-OK...
I'm back from a short hiatus (???).
My New Year holiday now it's kinda a bit different with New Year Eve years before. I should go to MANY-MANY-MANY places, bu i think it's worth with their view
Sooooo.... Let's see the places that I took-my legs-to rest-for a while (If you know what I mean)

 

First, Start from our looonngggg drive to Jogja from Jakarta, That wasn't the first time we used our car for a long drive (It took more than 800 km-_-) and arrived at 1 am!!

To fulfill my almost dying-of boredom, I started to be a FOOD HUNTER!!!

My Breakkie (Nasi Uduk) and Dinner (Javanese noodle-soup ???) at West-Java

And now, we move to JOGJAAAAA!!!!

Hey-hey, I've found some places that YOU HAVE TO SEE in Jogja

1) TAMAN SARI WATER CASTLE

That place was a former Royal-Garden from Sultanate Yogyakarta . It took place inside a village, but when I saw it closely Taman Sari has marks of European style .

There was something that almost make me feel WOW,

A  place that very large, and when the tour-guider (???) told us, That was a bathing area where the concubines would bathe while waiting for the sultan to choose one (I can't even imagine it)

tadaaaaa~^w^)/

Where is it? Jl. Ngasem, Yogyakarta

If you wanna know about the history of Taman Sari =>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taman_Sari_%28Yogyakarta%29 

2)DOWA BAG FACTORY OUTLET

This is a perfect place for those Knitty-Lovers!!! 

There're so many kind of bags, pouches, Clutches,etc. and the designs are totally cute!!!

They're a bit pricey but it's worth it brooooo, I have a bag that I bought more than 2 years ago but it still looks perfect!

You can also see how they make those bags

all of those products are 100% handmade!!!

 

Lemme squeeze you first~

 

They also prepared some desserts for free while you're resting from shopping

Where is it? JL. Godean Km. 7 Sidomoyo, Yogyakarta

If you wanna know more =>
http://dowabag.com/new/index.php

 

 

Fwahhhh... You should go to those places!!!

-Admin-

"7 Posts Challenge"~ Just a Warm WEDANG RONDE

(YOSHHH... Finally my seventh post will complete my HW!!!
But I still continue this blog,dude... (don't be sad-_-") )

OK!!! For some of you who live in 4 season country(or whatever it is) and... Unfortunately now on Winter season, Here I wanna share a warm dessert(more like a soup) that really popular in Indonesia

Let's Check It Out!!!

It only need 3 ingredients to make
For the simple way, You'll need
-Some Mochi (filled with peanut or shredded brown sugar)
-Peanuts
-Chopped white bread
-Wedang Jahe (Idk how to say it in English ×Ax)
It's like a tea but made from ginger root

Soooooo......
That's for an instant way to make it,
But if you make it by yourself, and in the end you'll say...
"It's worth it brooo...."

Ingredients:


Ginger syrup

500 ml water50 gram ginger, peeled and bruised2 lemongrass, bruised and knotted2 pandan leaves (optional), knotted75 gram sugar

Peanut filling

50 gram roasted peanut (Indonesian: kacang tanah sangrai)25 gram sugar (or palm sugar)

Rice balls

100 gram glutinous rice flour (Indonesian: tepung ketan)80 - 100 ml water


Instructions:


Ginger syrup
Combine all ingredients in a pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.Turn off heat and strain to get a clear syrup. Divide into four serving bowls.

Peanut filling
Grind together peanut and sugar in a food processor. Set aside.

Rice balls
Place glutinous rice flour in a mixing bowl. Pour water in batches and knead with your hands until the dough come together into a play dough like consistency. Divide the dough into 20 portions.Work each portion into a disc, place roughly ½ teaspoon of peanut filling at the center. Seal. Then, gently roll into a ball. Repeat for the rest of the dough. You may want to cover the rice balls with a dampen towel to prevent them from drying.Bring a pot of water to boil. Gently drop the rice balls into the boiling water and cook until they float to the surface. Once they float for about 1 minute, remove with a slotted spoon and place into the serving bowls. Serve immediately.

Hahaaa.... I'm sorry if the video is in Bahasa,
But at least I can share a way that won't make you freezing during winter


Bye Broooo

-Admin-

"7 Posts Challenge"~ BATIK!!!

And now... I'll tell you about our traditional fabric called batik
Listen to me closely... 

Batik (Javanese pronunciation: [ˈbateʔ];Indonesian: [ˈbatɪk]) is a technique ofwax-resist dyeing applied to whole cloth, or cloth made using this technique. Batik is made either by drawing dots and lines of the resist with a spouted tool called a canting
The most traditional type of batik, called batik tulis (written batik), is drawn using only the canting. The cloth need to be drawn on both sides and dipped in a dye bath three to four times. The whole process may take up to a year; it yields considerably finer patterns than stamped batik.

These years, batik isn't only The-Patterned-Fabric . You can find them in paper, furnitures, and old statues too

Sttt... You can turn your plain-boring T-Shirt or anything to a FaNcY BaTiK!!!