IN MEMORIAM : ALBUS DUMBLEDORE
Huuuuuu huuuuu huuuuu
Momot nggak terima !!!!!!
Maca Grandpop Alby Dumbly - kok dimatiin ama JKR ....
Gimana inih..???
No more sherbet lemon, acid pop and toffee eclairs for gargoyle password.
Huuu huuu huuu
Momot gak konsen niii kerjanya, mikirin Opa Dumbly ....
Teganya .....
I haven't found out what the silver instruments in his office are for
HUUUUUUUUUU
*tambah keras nanisna
Cediiiiiih ....
Berkabung ....
SUGI REVIEW
Location :
At the left corner of New World Renaissance Hotel - Makati Philippines
Cuisine :
Japanese
Ambience :
It's quite a big place, with 2 floors and twice as large as Zenya.
The ambience is very "Zen"
The moment you open the door, a water wall greets you, it has a very cooling effect
There are regular table, and some seats near the Sushi Bar, but no conveyorbelt.
No tatami style seating either.
Large sized lampions are attractively hung from the high ceiling
Actually, it was the lampions that first induced me into visiting this resto.
Menu:
They have everything there
Sushi and rolls as well as other popular Japanese cuisine, icluding rice dishes, teppanyaki, sukiyaki
The menu book is more than 10 pages with sized 10 fonts
You name it, they have it
They even have a choice of Kobe Beef dishes.
Kobe Beef is a special breed from Japan, rumour says the flocks were treated with daily massage to prevent taut muscle.
The prices of these special dishes is nearly twice the regular NZ one.
They also serve pork dishes.
My Try :
All my favorite :
Agedashi Tofu, Fried Tempura - Style Silken Tofu in Soyu
They came without the usual bonito flake, so it doesn't have that sea fragrance
Shiitake Teppanyaki :
Sauteed Shiitake in Soyu
The Shiitake are fresh, but it's too soggy and a bit greasy
Sukiyaki :
I innocently ordered this dish , without realizing they worth 1000 pesos per portion. but the waiter kindly offered me to order half and fortunately I agreed, hence 500 pesos
It turned out to be a mega dish, served in a deep hot iron bowl that looked more like a bucket
The tender NZ beef is exquisite, too bad that they serve it using thin mungbean vermicelli,
I was expecting a thick munchy one, with it's gummy texture
Damage :
The range is quite wide from 100 pesos (17500 IDR) of small dishes likeAgedashi Tofu and Teppanyaki
to 2000 pesos (350,000 IDR) for Kobe Beef Teriyaki.
Since I mistakenly ordered the extra expensive sukiyaki, I spend about 900 pesos (160,000 IDR).
Overall rate : 6.5 of 10
Comment :
Their wide range of menu is really impressive, but they lack that real Japan touch
Agedashi Tofu without bonito flake? C'mon!!!
Sukiyaki with local vermicelli? Unacceptable
If u want to find the same varieties, try Sakana in Jakarta, they're exquisite but their choice of sushi are rather limited.
COCO THAI - REVIEW
Tempat makan yang letaknya di gedung Jakarta Theatre, lantai 2
Jadi kalo dari Oh La La, naik eskalator, Coco Thai persis di seberang eskalator.
Tadinya mau nyobain males karena tempat ini kok sepi terus?
Karena penasaran, akhirnya dicobain juga.
Gini neh review nya :
Ambience :Tempatnya biasa aja, dengan warna-warna orange sama ijo terang
Penataan tempat duduknya seperti di resto fast food
Menu :Standar: Tom Yam, Tom Yam Noodle, Salad Mangga, cuman makanan Thailand yang populer aja. Ada Chicken Katsu, Fried Mushroom, Grilled Snapper, Cah Kangkung, Nasi Goreng de el el
Pilihan menunya nggak terlalu banyak dan nggak jelas juga, sebenernya konsepnya makanan apa?
Yang Momot Coba :Tom Yam Soup, ada 2 pilihan : Chicken Tom Yam sama Tom Yam Seafood.
Padahal setau Momot, yang namanya Tom Yam Kun itu ya sup udang asam pedas.
Momot makan yang seafood, mungkin karena harganya murah, rasanya nggak jelas juga.
Kok lebih mirip sayur asem daripada sup Tom Yam beneran ?
Udangnya cuman 2 biji sama beberapa iris jamur merang dan potongan baso ikan yang cuman berasa tepung doang.
Crispy Mushroom :
Yang ada di kepala Momot waktu mesen ini adalah Fiery Shroom-nya Wing Dome,ato Breaded Mushroom nya La Porchetta
Ternyata yang ini modelnya lain, jamurnya dilapisin kayak nuggets, pake breadcrumbs gitu, tapi gorengnya kurang kering dan bumbu breadcrumbs - nya nggak mantep
Crispy Chicken :
Ini adalah semacem chicken katsu yang lagi-lagi , kurang enak.
Lapisannya kurang kering, ayamnya dikit banget, dengan harga yang sama kayak chicken katsu nya Hok Ben, mendingan makan di Hok Ben banget-banget kaleee
Waktu kita dateng, langsung dikasi rujak serut yang isinya ubi orens yang diiris korek api.Terus terang aja nih, dari semua makanan yang Momot pesen, yang paling enak justru rujaknya..., gratis lagi
Udah gitu, mereka cara nyajiin makanannya juga mirip ama Hok Ben, pake irisan kol sama acar wortel, yang rasanya kayak sayur basi
Damage :Tom Yam Seafood cukup 10 ribu aja
Crispy Mushroom sekitar 7000 (isi 4 biji)
Crispy Chicken sekitar 15 rebuan (rugiiiiii)
Minum sekitar 4 s/ d 10 rebu
Total = 50 rebu
Rating : Dengan sangat menyesal Momot kasi 4 out of 10.
Mendingan nggak usah iseng makan disini deh, not even worth the try.
Nemot's easy recipe
This easy salad recipe was given to me by my French teacher in Centre Culturel Francais, whose name is by coincidence Madame Cisca.
EASY MIXED SALAD
Hand shred 1 cup of lettuce
Blanch each 1 cup of baby beans, baby carrot and green peas
Cube each 1 cup of apples, pineapples, cheddar cheese, boiled or roasted chicken breast
Julienned ham or smoked beef can be added to taste
In a salad bowl, pour 1 cup of dijon mustard
Dissolve 2 tblsp of sugar into 3 tblsp of lemon juice, add into mustard
Add 2 tbsp of olive oil to the mixture, stirr well.
Mix all ingredients with the dressing
Serves 6
FAST FACTS ABOUT NEMOT (1)
NEMOT Is short for NEnek leMOT, means absent-minded retard old granny.
(it's not AMROG mind you!).
Given by my Hunny Bear, this name was not publicly known untill I started writing my blog.
I decided to use this name cos it's kinda cute (though not for it'smeaning).
After Isabelky Tadjoedin Blue To Green-greenan from Warkansas Free York became my roomie, it dawned on her that this name really suits my absent-minded nature, so I think that's how she decided to call me by the name.
Lately she modified this name further by often calling me Momot or Motje.These 2 words are meaningless, just as everything else that came out of her
*dzzzziggg....., Awas Kau Mot*
STUPID THINGS
Like looking for glasses that already perched on my head
Putting two soft-lenses in the same eye
Leaving my keys behind, or on the contrary bring all keys and padlock
altogether
Not remembering what building I parked (when it's just across the street)
Humming Old McDonald Had A Farm rather too loudly in my class while having exam
Those are just some examples of my lemotness
I'm often laughed at for this but I try to make peace with this funny habit
But sometime it gets really annoying, especially when I left something
important.
Latest things I forgot :
Leaving an envelope containing my fiscal and other receipt in my hotel room
in KL.
Searching for my key in the whole room til I'm late for work, then I found
it out; already kept in my briefcase, it happens the morning of 4th of July.
Since I'm already late, I decided to take the half day off and looking for
some materials for my papers in a cybercafe, and of course for chatting as
well.
COFFEE CORN MILK VINEGAR
Are things my stomach can not tolerate
I have a high gastric acid and consequently have to watch out for what I eat.
My stomach can still handle as much chili as I want. It makes me have to go
to the loo more often but that's all.
But with coffee, corn, milk or vinegar I have to be extra careful
Just a bit over the brink and I'll have a very uncomfortable pain
War Of The Worlds
Watched On :
Djakarta Theatre, Friday July 01, 2005
Starring :
Tom Cruise
Dakota Fanning
(Yang inget itu doang)
The Movie is about Ray, a blue collar worker that couldn't care less about his family.
Her ex-wife married a wealthy man and their 2 children loathe the times when they have to stay with him.
That weekend was just the usual thing, Robbie and Rachel had to stay over, while Mom is going to Boston.
But it turned out to be more than just another sleeping-over in Daddy's filthy place.
A strange storm with a lightning striking 26 times in the same spot is paralysing their town....
Soon war is coming...
This movie is full of surprises, you dont know what comes next so you just have to stay glued to your seat.
A good 2 hour watch
SUDDENLY ALERGIC
Beneran lho ini, bukannya mu ngikut-ngikut SIPUL!!!
Setau gw sih, selama ini gw gak punya sejarah acan alergi sama makanan.
Pokonya apa aja mah masup deh sama Momot.
Paling banter, efek sampingnya kalo gak nambah berat badan ya kenyang...
Kalo kasus - kasus khusus kadang-kadang bisa juga nyebabin bau naga, atit peyut, mencret-mencret, ato kentut-kentut, tapi gak pernah ada yang ekstrim dah....
Tapi entah kenapa kemaren Momot suddenly alergi sama UDANG.
Ceritanya Momot kan baru lagi OTW pulang dari KL, dan seperti baisa di pesawat itu ditawarin makan.
Kemaren itu Momot naek MAS, dan pengalaman Momot, MAS kalo ngasi noodles itu gak enak banget kayak indomi yang di ribonding ....
Maksudnya masaknya saking kelamaan sampe mienya udah bengkak banget dan sama sekali nggak keriting gitu loh...
Kebetulan hari itu, pilihan makanannya : Mie dan Ayam Curry, ato nasi Lemak pake Sambel Udang.
Momot pilih yang terakhir, dan makan dengan lahap.
Nasinya enak, udangnya gede-gede dan rasanya lumayan....
Jam 10, Momot udah nyampe Jakarta dan langsung ngejemput adek Momot.
Mereka ini udah di Jakarta selama seminggu, dan selama seminggu itu pula Momot cuekkin dengan suksesnya ...
Bukannya nggak sayang si, tapi Momot pan sibuk ..
(Halah, begaya aja lu Mot, sibuk pa'an? Ngupil?)
Momot udah janji mau ngajak mereka makan di All You can Eat Buffet biar meraka bisa makan sampe pingsan...
Pilihannya adalah : Pare'Gu
Jadilah kita bertiga kesana dan makan-makan ampe susah jalan karena kekenyangan.
Nah, pas dalam perjalanan pulang ke sok-sokan Momot, udah berasa nih badan mulai gatel-gatel.
Yang pertama berasa adalah di ketek.
Momot ngebathin, kurang ajar banget yak, gatel kok di situ, nggaruknya pan ribet?
Lagian perasaan Momot mah selalu rajin nyukur bagian situ? Apa mau numbuh lagih?
Pas Momot ngegaruk-garuk gitu, ternyata ada sisa-sisa kaen kejahit tepat di bagian situ.
Kesimpulan sementara Momot : gatelnya gara-gara kaen itu dan akan ilang setelah kaennya digunting.
Tapi ternyata tuh gatel dengan biadab masi menyerang bagian-bagian laen.
Momot masi mikir ini akibat karet celdam ato pinggang jeans yang emang lumayan ngepas.
Ya udah, dengan tenang Momot tetep jalan-jalan ama mereka, sambil sesekali garuk-garuk.
Apalagi ternyata kalo di ruang ber AC gatelnya berkurang, jadi Momot masi nyante.
Nggak taunya, pas kita lagi enak-enak nonton War Of The Worlds, kok daon kuping Momot dua-duanya jadi gatel gak karu-karuan.
Malah sekarang rasanya kuping Momot udah kaku kayak pintu.
Gatel-gatel juga udah mulai menyebar ke punggung, leher dan sekitarnya.
Dan pas Momot pegang punggung Momot, ya ampyun..., udah bersarang sebiji bentolan gede yang bentuknya kayak kepulauan seribu alias terdiri dari bentolan-bentolan kecil yang banyak banget dan tebel kayak abis digigit nyamuk.
Jadilah Momot dengan panik nyadar, ini pasti gara-gara alergi makanan.
Sebenere dulu waktu Momot sd pernah juga kejadian gini, kalo gak salah gara-gara makan udang juga, tapi setelah itu gak pernah lagi ada kejadian apa-apa walopun Momot makan apa aja.
Begitu pelem kelar, Momot langsung ke kamar mandi dan ngeliat mata Momot dua-duanya udah bengkak, kuping gede dan merah juga kek kuping smurf, leher juga udah mulei diserang secara ugal-ugalan sama bentol-bentol gak sopan.
Untung di deket Sarinah situ ada apotik, langsung aja beli obat dan tenggak 2 sekaligus.
Abis minum obat, gatalnya emang ilang, tapi Momotjadi ngantuk berat.
Pagi-pagi pas bangun, bentol-bentol udah ilang semua, tapi mata masi rada bengkak dikit...
Cuman kalo lagi gini doang Momot keliatan kek orang cokin alias rada sipit gituh...
Momot jadi parno sama sifut, padahal doyan...
Ah dilemma neh gara-gara alergi sialan ...
To KL Once More
Jangan pada sirik ya, Momot ke Kl lagi dan Momot harus cerita!!!
Hari pertama, bangun pagi seperti biasa. Momot gitu loh! Kan anak manis , cantik, rajin, pintar, baik hati dan tidak sombong. Kalo sedikit lemot itu udah biasa, Momot juga manusiaaaaaaa.......
Becky sebenernya minta dibangunin, katanya : 'Mot, bangunin sampe bener-bener bangun ya?'
Jadi sambil usregh, gua colek-colek pantatnya biar dia buka mata.
And did it work? Not surprisingly : of course it didn't.
45 menit kemudian, sampe Momot selesei mandi, baru dia bangun, pake acara meditasi sebentar, terus baru jalan ke kamar mandi.
Meditasi disini maksudnya duduk sambil merem dan ngupil sama ngumpulin tenaga buat disalurkan lewat kentut pagi.....
Kelar gw mandi, tumben-tumbenan Siauw Bebe udah bangun juga, dan waktu gw berangkat dia juga udah ikut mandi. Seneng deh Momot bisa menularkan kebiasaan baik sama temen-temen Momot.
(Halah .....)
Perjalanan ke ngerpot lancar, aman dan terkendali. Tapi flight terlambat sekitar 20 menit.
Sampe di KL, yang ga kuat ngantrinya, orang kayaknya tumpah ruah, namanya juga musim liburan.
Pas ngantri di imigrasi, sempet ngedenger ceritanya orang yang bediri di belakang Momot.
Kayaknya dia TKI dari negara mana nggak tau, yang minggat ato dipulangin, tapi cuman dibeliin tiket sampai KL doang.
Sekarang dia lagi nyari cara gimana supaya bisa pulang ke Indo.
Kayaknya si dia dibantuin sama serombongan orang yang dari cara ngomongnya kayak orang Batak, mungkin pengacara.
(Tapi kok pada bawa gitar ya?.. Pengacara apa tukang ngamen elit? Mayan juga ngamen di luar mah ...)
Berangkat udah telat, nyampe imigrasi ngantrinya lama, pas kehotel pun dapet taksi yang supirnya baru kerja, jadi nggak tau jalan.
Sebenere kita si nggak nyasar-nyasar amat, karena boss gua rada tau jalan.
Tapi itu supir taksi, ngomong terus di hp-nya, jadinya pas mu dikasi tau jalannya udah keburu keliwat.
Akhirnya kudu muter lagi, walhasil jam 5 Momot baru nyampe hotel.
Kok lama amat? Karena ternyata sudara-sudara, yang namanya KL juga teuteup aja macetnya sama gilanya sama di sini. (Ya Momot nggak malu-malu amat pan, kalo Jakarta juga suka amcet gila-gilaan)
Tadinya setelah naro barang, mu diajakin ke KLCC ama boss Momot, tapi males ah, masa jalan-jalan ama boss juga?
Momot bilang aja : 'Mau ketemu temen Pak!'
Yang mau Momot temuin, yaitu : LEON, baru bisa dateng jam 10 kaya-na, soalna ada meeting.
Okeh, kalu gitu Momot jalan-jalan dulu aja ke Sungei Wang, yang deket dari situ.
Ternyata doi nongol setengah jam lebih cepet dan Momot malah belon balik.
Setelah ketemu, Momot liatin lagi mukanya : Ohhhhh, begini..., soalnya kan udah lama nggak ketemu, jadi sempet lupa.
Abis naro tas, kita jalan lagi ke kafe yang ada di deket situ. Ngobrol-ngobrol bentar.
Padahal waktu belon ketemu Momot rencananya mu in-depth interview gituh, pan ini menyangkut kepentingan Belki yang mu Momot jodoin ma die, tapi kok pas nyampe Momot jadi binun mu ngomong apa yak?
Dia na juga mpe, setiap kali Momot ngomong cuman ngejawab : O ic , ic keknya si sambil mikir, abis ini u nanya apa lagi yak? Sambil badannya goyang-goyang en sekali-kali kejet-kejet =p
Hehehe, sapa suruh pesen cumi goreng yang alot entuh....
Jam 11.30, Momot udah cape, dia juga udah cape kayanya, ya udah pupul aja deh.
Kalo bisa besok ketemu lagi, kalo nggak bisa awas!!! Hehehe.
Second day, seperti biasa boss Momot ngajak breakfast jam 7 pagi, dan seperti biasa juga, dia datangnya jam 7 lewat.
Ngobrol-ngobrol bentar, gimana caranya anti kalo ketemu competitor, musti ati - ati ngomong dsb, dsb.
Jam 8 teng, jalan ke sono, dan ternyata kita yang dateng paling duluan.
Tuan rumahnya aja masi ngiler =p
Hari itu, setengah hari pertama diisi dengan meeting sampe jam 12.
Dan abis itu : Momot bebaaaaaaassss.
Karena nggak tau mau kemana, Momot sempat muter-muter KL Sentral - Hotel - KL Sentral lagi.
Setelah nitipin barang di left luggage, baru Momot putusin : CENTRAL MARKET aja deh.
Central Market ini pusat penjualan kerajinan dan oleh-oleh khas Malaysia.
Naek Putra LRT cuman satu halte doang, turun di PASAR SENI trus tinggal jalan dikit.
Momot sempat sewot karena harga barang-barang disini jauh lebih murah.
Tau gitu waktu pertama kali Momot ke KL, belanja oleh-olehnya disini aja...!
to be continued : Momot mau kuliah dulu, wokeh???
Makati Resto review
BIG BUDDHASite Map :This restaurant located in the famed Greenbelt, among the many restaurants rowed in the corridor connecting to Makati's Skywalk.
Greenbelt itself is within walking distance from New World Renaissance Hotel in Esperanza Street - Makati
AmbienceThis place is always packed, so this isn't the place to sit and talk.
You just hop in, eat and hop out again.
Though they have some cozier seat, it's rather hard to have a comfortable chat among the noisy crowd.
And it's definitely hard for the waitres to act friedly since they're rather too busy taking orders and serving
Nemot tried ....BBQ ComboThey're famous for their suckling pig, and it's not to be missed.
I ordered bbq combo which consisted of some variety of barbecued pork and chicken, and a small portion of suckling pig with its crispy skin.
Everything served in the plate was tasty.
Came in big portion, enuff for 3 to 4 people
Sauteed Broccoli with Cashew NutsTasted OK, but a bit greasy
Fried RiceServed plain with a bit of vegies
OK
DamageUnknown. My lunch was paid for.
I'd rate this resto 7 out of 10
