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When I first heard about the news I quickly checked out their Instagram and was super thrilled, welcoming Hasselblad X1D the world's first Medium Format mirrorless camera! This camera is retailed at $8895, I know I know it's not cheap, but I am so going to save up for this hot little baby!

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CONGRATULATIONS UNION JAKARTA FOR RE-OPENING!

Just got back from the re-opening lunch invitation with some of my beloved foodie friends and I am here sitting at the Starbucks Plaza Senayan sharing my experience with you. Nope this is not going to be a full review since honestly there's almost nothing changing in a glance, they were closing NOT for a full renovation - and I don't want my UNION to change at all -, it's more to the maintenance matter and optimizing certain things that needed to be fixed. I don't know if it's just me or the AC works better because it was honestly colder than it used to be, and not to mention Jakarta has been raining non-stop even as I am typing this post, but good good I love it when it rains.

UNION JAKARTA REOPENING

by on 05.14.00
CONGRATULATIONS UNION JAKARTA FOR RE-OPENING! Just got back from the re-opening lunch invitation with some of my beloved foodie friends...
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It's my second entry reviewing another great product by the master of compact storage: Western Digital, if on my previous post I reviewed their MyCloud EX2 Ultra, this time I am reviewing their MyCloud Mirror a Network Attached Storage or NAS that's affordable and specially designed for home usage.

So what's the main difference to MyCloud EX2 Ultra? Keep reading.
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Who else here love green tea as much as I do?

 I couldn’t exactly remember the first time I started to have more interest towards green tea, because honestly, when I was a little, I did not.
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Hello my dearly beloved readers! How is your fasting doing? If you follow my Instagram, I’ve been giving recommendations to you guys on where to go to “ngabuburit” or to break your fasting, and along with series of restaurants that is in Jakarta, one particular restaurant remains close with the heart, the good old Bakmi GM!
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POSTED ON MAY 5TH 2014
If there's an award for the tardiest food blogger then I'm going to win it! I visited Singapore back in January but I haven't blogged even half of my trip there T__T, the thing is, I travel each and every month and the events in Jakarta are literally each and every week plus advertorial posts in order to keep this blog alive, plus lack of diligence plus whatever...
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I showed the teaser of this blog post on Instagram a week ago and got a lot of people excited and asking me where this is. People are so very into cute things lately and this one is certainly one of the zillion cute things in this universe! Ladies and gents, say hi to Hospitalis! A new restaurant opening in Jalan Ahmad Dahlan just across the quite well known HEMA restaurant.
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The coffee shop scene in Jakarta is currently trending than ever, new and new coffee shops are growing rapidly and the numbers are getting stronger, not only that, they're getting more and more...hipster-ish.
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I have been motivated and diligent to blog lately, not because I have a lot of spare time, in fact I AM SO CRAZY BUSY these past few weeks to be honest I slept so late because I need to work on so many projects and advertorials *sigh*, but again, I am so thankful because without the income this blog wouldn't exist until now, it's kind of funny but fantastic to realize that the money I earned got spent most for dining! My life seriously revolves around food!
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FEATURED IN HAI MAGAZINE &
I'M HAPPY!!!!!!!!

Never expected to be featured in HAI Magazine on their "Dipuja Di Negeri Orang, Disiapkan Di Masa Mendatang" (appreciated in else's country, planned for the future) feature. I find this pleasantly funny because one of the reasons why I started blogging was because of that one issue in HAI Magazine which then was "talking" about...yup you guessed it: FOOD! It was my last week interning in HAI Magazine, I remember it was exactly the last week of September and it took me only a few days to come with one interesting name, one basic layout and good food photos because I really want the blog to be born in October 5th, that's all, PERIOD! So when people ask me how did I start blogging, it's actually a good question because I didn't have any good answer to this as well as complicated philosophy behind it, it's just that I want a platform where I could showcase my food pics, but yes I've always loved photography.

Enough with my story now I am sharing you guys a happy news!

People blog for various reasons, some blog for fun and hobby, while some blog professionally and currently I am doing both, yes I blog for fun but I also earn from blogging which then make it sounds awesome, go ahead with whatever your negative perception is about me earning from blogging, you probably fall between jealous and not capable, haters gonna hate cuz I'm just doing what I love <3.

I believe certain percents of my lovely blog readers are also bloggers and that's why you've been leaving (mostly) nice comments on my posts with your blogger profiles, and I'm telling you now, you can use your blog to earn extra money for various purposes, for example: it's getting close to Idul Fitri and you probably need some extra cash to buy new clothes, or your birthday coming soon and you want to treat your friends ;) *wink*.

First, let me introduce you to Access Trade, it's an online platform which basically a bloggers advertising network that connects bloggers and advertisers for future cooperation purposes, and as a friendly introduction to the Indonesian bloggers, they're now running this blog competition and the chosen winner could have the chance to win:

*.* IDR 10 MILLION RUPIAHS *.*


JOIN THEIR CONTEST NOW AND CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO.

VISIT THEIR WEBSITE, DON'T HESITATE TO DROP THEM EMAILS AND TWEETS FOR FURTHER QUESTIONS!

GOOD LUCK!

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Marutama is undoubtedly one of the most famous, still happening and probably one of the best ramens in Jakarta and I believe a lot of people agree on that! This Japan origin ramen brand has been stealing so many hearts of Jakartans and here is me as one of their biggest fans.

I'm honestly kind of lazy to start the opening and re-telling everything about Marutama because I believe so many people knew about Marutama already and also I'm a little late in reviewing Marutama so I would just tell you the essential info about Marutama. The owner and the executive original chef is Tetsuya Kudo and he's the genius behind the Marutama brand and smartly spread the wings of this brand and now he's having quite a few outlets not only in Jakarta, but also Medan, Singapore, Malaysia and even Canada, now that's a good business!
Marutama is probably very well known for the fact that they have STRICT rule in not putting any MSG inside the broth which I highly appreciate, but we're going to the ramens later, what I want to tell you is that Marutama Ramen is now relocating at its new location at the third floor of Plaza Indonesia, it was at EX but soon enough we all will be saying goodbye to EX - yes there will be no more EX - and just yesterday I happen to visit their new location and couldn't wait to share this to you, such a news worth sharing despite the ramen itself.
I must say that they're in between changing and keeping, changing a little look of the usual Marutama Jakarta outlets to be a little more simple, but still managed to keep the Japanese caligraphy (believe it brings luck), the red velvet seats and the use of the wood material to live up the Japanese ambiance. Comparing to the one in EX, I couldn't really find which one I like the most, besides, it's not important, it's just that I like the lighting here better, just brighter.



Chicken Kaarage
IDR 30k
Countless times going to Marutama and this has always been my regular order because it's just proper-crunchy outside (not over crunchy) and the chicken's perfectly tender, juicy and seasoned just right on! Another thing I love about chicken kaarage is the aroma, freshly deep fried chicken smells the nicest!

 Gyoza Ramen
IDR 99k
The difference between Gyoza Ramen and their best selling Tamago Ramen is the pork chunks given to the portion while the other elements like seaweed, chasiu and tamago are pretty much the same. The noodle texture as well as the consistency were good for thin noodle. I bloody love the pork fat, it was juicy, tasty, yummy and just addicting! While I guess I was not a big fan of JUST the texture of the meat, it was tad dry (I believe there's room for improvement), while flavor wise...LOVELY! And for the broth with NO MSG inside, it still remains one of the best broth... EVER! The consistency might be lighter and less creamier than what you usually have like Tonkotsu, but also not that miso based alike, just mild but in a way rich of flavor from the pork bone extract, tasty, savory and addicting!



Tamago Ramen
IDR 69k
Flavor wise, the broth was identical with the previous dish but hereby I want to give my opinion about the chasiu, I think they were really good in texture (soft, silky, tender) but I guess they're a little thin, when it comes to meat, sometimes the fatter (portion) the better! While their tamago...HANDS DOWN THE BEST EVER! PERIOD! Seriously anybody who's tried this must agree with the fact that their tamago was THAT good! From the consistency to the flavor, just perfection. It's just that the egg was very soft, bouncy, runny and fresh on the inside, I should've cut the egg to show you the inside but I didn't - felt so bad - was starving and forgot everything!!!

Typing this on the midnight was such a complete suicide, now I'm hungry as f*ck.

To cut things short, Marutama still remains one of THE BEST ramens in Jakarta judging from the quality of the flavor and the elements as well as the service and ambiance, eating here would make you feel like you're eating at home, not literally at home but there's something about the ramen that was so heartwarming, very simple, humble, just proper without crappy complicated feeling to it. It was just adorable and I'll always be loyal customer of theirs ;).

NOTE TO REMEMBER: MARUTAMA RAMEN IS NO LONGER IN EX, IT'S NOW MOVING TO PLAZA INDONESIA!!!!!!!!!!!! (ADDRESS BELOW). Hope this new location brings better luck! IRASHAIMASE!!!

Marutama Ramen
Plaza Indonesia 3rd fl.
Opening Hours: 11 AM - 10 PM
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The fact that this particular restaurant's located at the cross of Senopati road and Kertanegara road made it the plus and minus point for itself, the good thing is that it's very noticeable (at least for me), but the minus is that when people actually saw this (or accidentally) and they've crossed Mojo, it's almost this feeling when you're too lazy to stop but you know you probably want to come here on your next visit.

I knew I have always wanted to go to Mojo and I've actually been here four times, it's just that I never got the urge to blog about it and since I always came for dinner, the photos were horrible. Fortunate enough, I went to MOJO for lunch just last Saturday as their guest, also to try out their new menus released just a while ago.

I think anybody would agree that the downside of so many new restaurants opening in Senopati is lack of parking space and they took advantage from it to make every parking space a freaking Valet!
For those who don't know, MOJO is a California themed restaurant, so here they're serving you their take on Californian food with a little touch of Indonesia and mexican (meaning it could be from the ingredients or the cook). I don't come back four times to MOJO for no reason, to tell you upfront, I have always been a huge fan of their food and I think their food has been brilliant and consistent, but the question is, since this was the first time I tried their new menu, would they actually managed to stole my heart as always? Keep on reading ;).

MOJO was not spacious but I freaking love the interior! It was designed very simple and there's a sense of earthiness and homeyness, maybe from how they managed to use glass as ceilings and during the day, it let a lot of sun to come in and for me, it's just the perfect moment for photos! Unfortunately, I was a bit disappointed that they currently don't have the separation between smoking and non-smoking, but to be honest, this restaurant's always packed most of the times (first sign of doing good) and I never actually got 'in touch' with the smoke, probably because I smartened up and chose the corner seating (right where the quote is!) near the bar, and on my last visit, they were barely people who smoke, maybe not so many people smoke during the day HAHA!


The quote that I was talking about, best seat from the smoke!

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 Ferrero Rocher Milkshake
IDR 48k
Ferrero Rocher mix beverages are hard to go wrong and so is this one, I kinda expected a slightly different tones of Hazelnut flavor or more Ferrero Rocher because technically Ferrero already had Hazelnut flavor infused to the chocolate, but overall, this was pretty refreshing and delish!

Ginger Berry
IDR 55k
I couldn't find the strong tone of ginger in this particular beverage, instead I noticed the lime flavor to be more powering but that turned out to be good thing for me. Might be cliche but fruits + soda = fresh! This one was executed nicely and the fruit given to the portion was generous! PLUS it's pretty!

Guava Strawberry Lemon (GSL)
IDR 45k
Again, this was pretty refreshing but however, I think the whole flavor was dominated with the guava and lemon flavor.

Madeira
IDR 40k
Initially I didn't want to try this because it's cucumber, I don't hate cucumber but if you made a drink out of it that's pretty ergh but this turned out to be surprisingly pretty good, it's not 100% cucumber and they toned down the cucumber flavor with the lemon juice plus lychee fruit.

Korean Style Spicy Chicken Wings and Sweet Honey Soy-Sauce Chicken Wings
IDR 40k/each
For this particular, the photo that you're seeing for the appetizers ARE NOT the real serving presentation (since this is a food tasting session and they gave me everything on the appetizers menu), I must say the chicken wings were THE BOMB, especially the sweet honey soy-sauce ones! They were perfectly crunchy while still leaving the meat to be juicy and tender on the inside, the amount of honey and soy-sauce given was also proper, meaning not overpowering the taste bud when it's too much. I usually like my chicken wings just how it is: deep fried with little seasoning but when it comes to a little twist of sweet on the savory, this one was my standard! The korean style spicy chicken wings were also decent enough for me, good spiciness and seasoning from the Gojuchang base, and lovely cooked, but if I may choose, again, I prefer the other one.
Perfection on a wing, sWing me good baby.

 Grande Nachos
IDR 85k
Based on my experience having nachos, they were never really consistent, but again, I gotta give it to MOJO for its consistency and constant quality control, told ya this was not my first visit and I've always loved their nachos, it was so good with so many elements to burst on your taste bud, both flavor and texture. The ingredients were fresh, simple, in a way didn't need so much work and it's just that the natural flavors from the frsh ingredients that did the talking. The beef chili was the main star I must say. It was so tasty, fair spicy (for me) and perfectly seasoned. This was very appetizing and satisfying! I couldn't stop munching back then.


Classic Tacos de Lengua
IDR 55k
Another highly recommended appetizer, this one you shouldn't miss because it was literally burst of flavor in a bite! The taco consist of chicken, chorizo and steak and they were so good and juicy and the vegetables condiments were fresh and the sauce just live up the plate! Nice job on this one.


Chipotle-pears Braised Short Ribs
IDR 109k
When it got presented, the short ribs had this juicy jiggly fat that made me want to grab it with the fork soon, the outer part of the ribs was indeed juicy but the inside part was a little dry and less juicy, however the olive tomato rice and the creamed corn side was amazing!


Deep Fried Pork Belly Confit Burrito Bowl
IDR 95k
Completely honest, I think this was the first or second time having burrito (forgot) but this was apparently VERY GOOD! In a glaze it looked like the mexican version of bibimbap with that sunny side up at the centre. The white rice had this half-cooked texture which made everything better, the meat and the vegetables were really tasty, fresh and flavorful, simply one bowl with burst of flavors! I highly recommend this one. Yums!

Chiptole Glazed Herb Chicken
IDR 65k
This might not be the most interesting presentation but this one was one of my favorites of the day! The chicken was seasoned and cooked perfectly, totally the highlight of the whole dish! The glazed carrot gave a little flavor play because it was the sweetest element on the plate :). I love the fact that the rice's sort of half-cooked with long grains and the rice itself was seasoned lightly, guessing it was cooked with the cilantro and lime and I could find the hint of lime flavor and aroma.

MOJO Fish and Chips
IDR 90k
To be completely honest, I haven't found the fish and chips that could actually beat Fish and Co's but this one was surpisingly really good, just how I expected it to be even though not significantly close to Fish and Co and didn't need to! I liked the fish and chips just how it is: fish...and chips! I wasn't too excited with the Salsa dressing because I didn't find it to be a complete match with the fish.


Beef Tounge Fried Rice
IDR 69k
This particular fried rice dish was delicious, if you're not a big fan of squid infused or salted fish flavored fried rice then you might not like this one, but I must say that the beef tongue was cooked perfectly tender and juicy and seasoned just right on the spot! Appreciate the runny sunny side up! Always loved having it on my food (not on every food). In a nutshell, this one's simply de-li-cious!


Fried Chicken Waffle
IDR 88k
Fried chicken and waffle is kinda trending here in Jakarta and so many restaurants actually trying to portray this. I have tried some and this one got into my top picks because the chicken was cooked just adorably cripsy and moist inside with tender meat. Even though you might find it weird, but the maple syrup actually worked pretty good with the chicken and waffle (of course). The waffle had this semi-crispy consistency and smelled so good!

Peanut Butter Cheesecake
IDR 69k
To be fair, I didn't try this out because as you know, I don't eat cheese, but I gotta give it to their peanut butter because it was great in every way: texture, flavor, consistency. The texture's light and creamy - almost wipped cream like, but the peanut butter flavor was rich! I heard from the others the cheese cake was good and had this gooey texture.


Waffle with Red Velvet Ice Cream and Cream Cheese
IDR 69k
The waffle was just the same consistency as the Fried Chicken Waffle's: crunchy with gooeyness inner texture only the waffle was saltier with cheese and red velvet essence infused to it, but again, I wasn't really into this dessert because it was cheese. Okay, I get so dramatic with cheese but I just don't like it OK and I can't force myself to like cheese. The ice cream's infused with Mascarpone cheese and actual red velvet cakes.

I have always loved MOJO, they have nice food, but I don't know why the food served on my lunch that day (despite the deliciousness), they weren't screaming and shouting my taste bud like usual, again, not that's they're bad, they're VERY GOOD but you know when you're missing that extra something-something that could make you go achieve the foodgasm but you don't know why, maybe the experience of trying THE WHOLE food had this mixed experience.

I would still recommend and awarded MOJO as one of the best restaurants in Senopati and this time when you see MOJO, I hope you won't skip it, give it a try and order some of the ones I've reviewed and I hope you're lucky (can't control consistency) :).

Thanks for reading!

MOJO Kitchen and Bar
Jl. Kertanegara No. 70
Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta Selatan 12110
021 - 7007 0529
Price Range: 35k - 120k
Opening Hours: 11 AM - 12 AM
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