Bali Photo Collection - Part 2 [Places to Eat]

Hey guys! Today I am gonna wrap up my Bali Photo Collection and finish my Bali Blog. So to end the Bali Blog I will post pictures of food and the details of it and of course recommend you guys the place. One of the best thing to do in Bali is eat or have a culinary trip, because Bali has lots of restaurants which varies from Western, Chinese, Japanese, Italian, local Balinese and more.

Sadly I only have pictures from two restaurants because I forgot to bring my camera for some places and mostly I ate at the same place for a couple of times. The places I am gonna review today are Hardrock Cafe Bali, Bushido, Dulang Kafe & Bakery and B'Couple Bar & Grill. All of the places are located in Kuta and most of them are really close to one and another.

Hardrock Cafe Bali

Jalan Pantai Kuta, Kuta, Badung, Bali 80361, Indonesia

I am pretty sure you guys are all aware of the name Hardrock and I am also sure that you guys know what the food and drinks are like, but I feel like the one in Bali has a richer taste from the one in Jakarta. I actually stayed in Hardrock Hotel so I got a privilege of ordering my food (from Hardrock Cafe) and eating it by the pool.

The food we ordered in Hardrock are basically normal or basic Western food but the taste is very satisfying and the price was also quite pricey ($12.00 for a cheeseburger). I personally think the price was okay since the portion and the taste (also the freshness) was amazing. So we ordered the Cheeseburger (which was the chef's specialty), Chicken Ceaser Salad and Pepperoni Pizza.

 Cheeseburger

Chicken Ceaser Salad 

Pepperoni Pizza

I personally think most of Hardrock Cafe's food are good and above average even though the price is a bit above average also, but I really recommend you guys to eat there. The ambiance and the setting of the place is really chill and cozy.

Dulang Kafe & Bakery

Jalan Pantai Kuta, Kuta Square, Blok C/20-22, Bali, Indonesia

I am pretty sure most of you guys have never heard of this place. Dulang Kafe & Bakery is located in Kuta Square which make the place really near to shopping places. I personally love the setting and ambiance of this restaurant/cafe it is located near the street so we can eat while seeing people pass by and people can see us too.

Dulang Kafe & Bakery is a Western and Asian cuisine restaurant which serves appetizers, main course and desserts also. They also have a variety of beverages ranging from fresh juices, tea, mocktails and even cocktails. The cost for a meal there would probably cost around Rp 150,000 ($15.00) per person, which I think is an average price for cafes.

Me and my family always eats at Dulang Kafe & Bakery each time we go to Bali. What we love about the restaurant/cafe is the Oxtail Soup and Banana Pancake. The Oxtail Soup in this restaurant is really fresh and the meat is really tender and juicy, so basically the Oxtail Soup is really really good. The Banana Pancake in the other hand completes the meal and perfect for sharing it with people, the pancake here is a thin type pancake that is really delicious and fresh. 

Sadly when I visited the place for dinner the power went out and the restaurant/cafe's generator wasn't functioning well, so I couldn't take any pictures. I really recommend you guys to come here since it's really good and the place has a really nice ambiance.

B'Couple Bar & Grill

Jalan Kartika, Plaza In front of Kuta Paradiso Hotel Kuta, Bali, Indonesia

This restaurant is located in front of Kuta Paradiso Hotel and it's also located in the heart of Kuta that has lots of restaurants. This restaurant serves Western, Chinese and Japanese food. The price was average for some food but some food are also pricey. Besides serving normal ala-carte food they also serve fresh seafood which later can be grilled according to our satisfaction. 

I personally think some food is okay but some are really good, the good ones are the fresh seafood. Some of the food in the Chinese food menu aren't that satisfying. In general my trip to this restaurant was good but not great, but the portion is quite big and the ambiance is really nice because they have live-music performances every weekend nights. 

I did not take any pictures in this restaurant because I left my camera and my phone camera was not that good for night shoots. If you guys have nothing in mind to eat and you guys are in a near are I would recommend you guys to eat here since the restaurant has a really wide variety of menu.

Bushido

Jalan Pantai Kuta, Kuta, Badung, Bali 80361, Indonesia

Judging from it's name the restaurant is obviously Japanese and it serves only Japanese food. This restaurant is located in the second floor (2nd floor) of Beachwalk Mall, Kuta. The place and setting of this restaurant is really average and the price was also average.

The menu they serve is actually quite limited varying from sushi, rice-sets, noodles and tempura. They do not have any Japanese desserts or any grilled meat in Japanese style. The beverage variety they serve was quite wide which can complete the meal. 

Cha Soba and Salmon Sashimi

Tempura Roll

The food taste and quality was good but the serving was really nice. I personally think this place is like a basic Japanese restaurant that is really basic in everyway (price, taste, ambiance, etc). So I would recommend this to you guys if you guys are at Beachwalk Mall and wanting for some Japanese food.

That will be it for my post today and that officially close off my Bali Photo Collection and my Bali Blog for this year! Thank you guys so much for reading this post hope you guys have a great day and a wonderful summer

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Summer Lookbook - Bali (Look 3)

Hey guys! Today I am gonna finish off yesterday's post which is the detailed post of my Summer Lookbook. To finish the post I am gonna explain in detail my third and last look for this Summer! Let's get started!

The last look for the summer also features simple basic pieces but the key is once again the color or the pattern. Summer is all about bright colors so I went with a bright color shorts from H&M. It is in a salmon/peachy color that has a really nice and summery feel.

Another thing about summer would be trying to keep it simple and bright! So I decided to go with a white line shirt from Cotton On that is once again really nice and very summer. I personally like basic shirts because it's easier to find the perfect match for it.

I also added a brown belt from Superdry to make this look bolder and more sophisticated. This look is kinda like the semi-formal attire for the summer, you guys can just substitute the sandals with shoes or sneakers that has a similar color tone.

Since my purpose for this look was casual and relaxed I decided to go with my Louis Vuitton sandals once again. It might not have any color connection with the outfit right now, but sadly at that moment I didn't have any colored sandals or footwear with me.

I personally like this look because it's actually really simple and basic but it's also stylish and sophisticated, so this look is one of my favorite look for this summer! This look also showcases a flexibility in the color combination because white shirt can be mixed and match with basically every colored shorts or even patterned shorts.

So that's it for the detailed version of my Men's Summer Lookbook 2014! Hope you guys enjoy my posts and keep liking my blog and youtube channel! Thank you for reading this post and hope you guys have a great day and summer!

Credits: Kuta Playa Hotel, Bali and my sister for taking these awesome pictures

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Summer Lookbook - Bali (Look 2)

Continuing from my previous post, this post will be the detailed version of my second outfit from my Summer Lookbook 2014. Let's just get started!

My second look for this Summer Lookbok 2014 would be more to a beach outfit or just a day by the pool outfit. This outfit has a really big summer feel due to the bright colors and floral/tropical pattern. Once again I paired this summer look with my Calvin Klein Jeans Aviators.

What I like about this outfit is that the color combination is really nice and the fact that I am barefoot for this outfit gave a free feel and an explanation that to dress up good we don't have to wear something WOW or something big and expensive.  

The key of this look is the color combination, I chose a black t-shirt that has a bright floral pattern and a bright purple swim shorts that matches the t-shirt. Both of my clothing pieces were from Zara. They are from last year's S/S collection I think.

Another thing to look out for an this kind of look is that make sure you don't get the pattern clash with one and another. We all know that Summer is all about bright colors, navy/marine pattern (stripes/anchors), floral and more, but don't use all of the summer patterns at once. I personally like to stick with the basics 'One pattern and one basic.' If the top is patterned make sure the bottom is not patterned to prevent a bad look, that is one my tip to dress up nice and safe.

So! In conclusion my second look is basically telling that ' Dressing up good doesn't always require complicated fashion pieces.' Ofcourse don't forget to keep a good color combination and don't go overboard with patterns! And shades/aviators/sunglasses are always a must for the Summer! Thanks guys for reading my post! Have a great day and have a great summer!

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Summer Lookbook - Bali (Look 1)

Hey guys! As promised today's post will be about the detailed version of my Summer Lookbook 2014 and a glimpse of the places that I visited in Bali. Hope you guys find this post interesting and fun, enjoy!

The first look for my Summer Lookbook 2014 is a very casual and chill look. This look is very comfortable and stylish. It is perfect for travelling in the Summer.

What makes this look really comfortable is the black Zara joggers or sweatpants that I'm using. Sweatpants are a Must Haves and it's also considered as a basic piece. I think sweatpants are not ugly looking, they have their own style and fitting which can speak for the look. 

I chose my Boy London Tank to top the look and give a chilly and summer feel. To complete my look I used my Calvin Klein Jeans Aviators and the Forever 21 Men Straw Hat, those two are an essential in this look because both the aviators and straw hat gave a summer feel.

To make the look perfect for summer I chose to wear my Louis Vuitton Sandals that are also the same color as my other clothing pieces. In the first two picture I also used my black Prada Backpack that is convenient and stylish for travelling.

To finish this post, I would like to say that 'Black is always in, even in summer!' Well thanks guys for reading my post hope you guys have a great day and a great summer!

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Birthday

Birthday is a special day that a person celebrates the day of their birth (that' why it's called birthday). On the day of someone's birthday that someone usually celebrates it with a party that involves friends and family. Usually the main attraction of a birthday party is a birthday cake, which I personally think is just a normal cake with normal icings and toppings.

Why am I saying this? In fact yesterday was my birthday, July 16. Honestly nothing special happened and sadly this is kinda normal. I never thought of it as a bad thing nor something sad or anything, cause once my dad told me that you don't need to celebrate birthdays because it happens every year.

The thing is we still celebrate New Year, Christmas, Easter and etc. All of them happens once a year and yet it feels weird to not celebrate them because we always celebrate them. Birthdays in my family are just like a normal day we rarely celebrate and if we do celebrate, the celebration is usually really late.

You guys might think its weird to not celebrate a birthday, but I personally think is normal probably because I rarely celebrate them. My definition of a great birthday celebration would be eating something nice with the people you care most. This might sound really boring and basic for some people, but turns out a simple celebration like that can make someone like me (a person who rarely celebrates) the happiest person on earth. From this I learned that the rarer you celebrate a birthday party the happier your birthday party is.

So, in conclusion the happiest thing in life doesn't have to be something grand and amazing. Plus by doing this we can feel more grateful towards people. That is why I am okay with not celebrating my birthday, I am not sad nor mad I am very happy! Hehehe hope you guys have a great day and thanks for reading my post for today! Thank you to all my friends who wished me a happy birthday!

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Men's Summer Lookbook 2014

Hey guys! Today I'm gonna share my Lookbook for this Summer 2014! As usual I am posting in a video form at first and then I am gonna post the pictures and details later. So this Summer 2014 Lookbook is a special Lookbook because the footage was taken in Bali (while I was on vacation).

In this Summer Lookbook I focused more on the casual and everyday look. Basically the outfits/looks featured here are the one that I used in Bali, so they are very casual but I hope this video can be a good guide for dressing up in the Summer. Enjoy the video guys!

Big thanks to my sister who has been helping me out with recording the video and my parents who took me to Bali again!

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THINGS TO DO IN THE SUMMER!

Hey guys! I know Summer has already started like a few weeks ago, but I just wanna share to you all my tips/ideas on what to do in the Summer if you guys are not doing anything or not travelling. 

Plus long summer holiday can get really boring from time to time so I think it's better to make something good from that summer holiday. So it is always better to do more productive stuff in the summer that doesn;t involve school work or skills (but sometimes it does hehehe).

So lets just get started!

Hope you guys like the video and if you do please give a thumbs up, subscribe and comment! Thanks guys for watching and have a great Summer!!!

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Bali Photo Collection - Part 1

Hey guys! I am still in Bali right now for a short family vacation and to shoot my Summer 2014 Lookbook, but before I leave Bali and finish my vacation/photoshoot session I just wanna share a few interesting moments that I have experienced so far in Bali! Hope you guys find them interesting also, enjoy!

Kuta Playa Hotel & Spa - Sunset View from the 2nd Floor Pool Deck

Kuta Playa Hotel & Spa - 2nd Floor Pool Deck

Kuta Playa Hotel & Spa - Fendi Sunglasses for the Summer

Kuta Beach, Bali - Morning Tide

Hard Rock Hotel Bali - Little Bungalows by the pool

Trip to Pantai Indah Kapuk

Blackball Taiwanese Dessert House

Ruko Garden House, Blok A, Bukit Golf Mediterania, Jl. Raya Pantai Indah Kapuk, Pantai Indah Kapuk, Jakarta

Yayasan Buddha Tzu Chi Indonesia

This place is really cool and different from any other buildings in Jakarta so I couldn't help myself to take pictures of the place. The building was designed well and its clean and also well managed which is different from any other places in Jakarta.

Locale 24 Diner & Bar

I did some photo taking at Locale 24 Diner and Bar since the place was really unique and interesting. Hope you guys enjoy it and find it interesting also! (sorry for the low quality photo it was because I used my iPhone 4 which has an average quality)

The address of the restaurant is at Ruko Garden House, Blok B 10 / 11 Bukit Golf Mediterania, Jl. Pantai Indah Kapuk, Pantai Indah Kapuk

Pantai Indah Kapuk - Culinary Trip

P.I.K - Culinary Trip

Hey guys! Today's post is just perfect for Summer Break or just a normal weekend in Jakarta, Indonesia. As usual Summer Breaks are really long and boring sometimes (if we don't have anything to do), so me, my sister and my sister's friend decided to go on a culinary trip for the whole day. We decided to go to Pantai Indah Kapuk also known as P.I.K.

PIK is located in North Jakarta which is quite far from my house (about an hour or more drive from my house) and PIK's location is actually near the beach/pier/ocean/sea or whatever you call it (cause Jakarta doesn't actually has a legit beach. Anyway, PIK is kinda like the 'It' thing or 'It' place for hangouts or for basically chilling with friends or family. PIK offers a lot of restaurants varying from Asian cuisine to Western Cuisine. They also have a couple of famous Dessert restaurants that is always crowded and you have to queue or be on a waiting list for quite a long time.

This trip was actually my second trip to PIK, but the first trip was just a simple to look around. This time we focused on the restaurants in PIK and hoped to eat a lot there. Our first stop took us to a restaurant in the Rukan Garden House called Locale 24 Diner & Bar. We have always wanted to go there because some of our friends likes hanging out there so we were curious about the place.

Locale 24 Diner & Bar has a diner and bar atmosphere so that costumers feel as if they are eating in United States. The menu they have ranges quite big, from local food (Indonesian food) to Western food and of course Desserts! They also have juices, soda, tea, mocktails and cocktails.

Each of us ordered different meals and overall the taste was really good and fresh!!

Fish and Chips

Macaroni and Cheese

Crispy Pork over Rice

That was all that we ate at Locale 24 Diner & Bar, we did not order any dessert from there because we wanted to try the famous dessert restaurant SumoBoo or Shirokuma Cafe which specializes on dessert.

We went to both but sadly they were all full and they have a waiting list that reach up to 11 costumers, so we gave up on both and decided to look around PIK area for any dessert restaurant.

In the end we went to a dessert restaurant that is located in the same area as Locale 24 Diner & Bar (the restaurant was a few blocks from here). It is called Blackball which is a Taiwanese Dessert House that serves Ice Cream and Waffles that was really good and different from any other. 

We ordered only two things from the menu which are Blackball Signature and Banana Waffle. Both tasted so good, fresh and unique in a good way.

We actually wanted to explore more after that but we were just too full and sleepy so in the end we stopped our culinary trip after that. So that was the end of my trip that day and hopefully next time I could visit more interesting places!

Thanks guys for seeing this post and actually understands my bad grammar and word placement hehehe. Anyway ofcourse I totally recommend these two restaurants that I visited because its really good and the price is actually average and quite cheap. We spent a total of Rp 250,000 in Locale 24 Diner & Bar include the tax and drinks and in Blackball we spent a total of Rp 100,000 for the two desserts we ordered and ofcourse drinks.