Dear readers,

being a cadet has taken its' toll on me. 

I haven't been able to take control of my blog in the past 6 months due to the hectic schedule of the academy I'm now enrolling at. The only spare time that I have is only during the weekends, and it doesn't even last for 24 hours - I go home at 6 in the evening on Saturday, then I have to go back to the barracks at 4 in the afternoon on Sunday. Even if I have the opportunity to bring my laptop to the academy, along with a modem with super duper fast internet connection, I still won't be able to update Milky Way Cafe because activities start at 5 in the morning and end an hour before midnight. So much chaos.

For those who wonders, I've been recruited to STPI (Sekolah Tinggi Penerbangan Indonesia), some people prefer to call it ICAI (Indonesian Civil Aviation Institute), a semi-military academy where the students here are called "cadet" - "taruna" or "taruni" in Indonesian, depends on your gender. 

Sekolah Tinggi Penerbangan Indonesia

Being a cadet, you can't do anything on free will for you are required to follow every single rules existed. You have to wear uniform all the time. All taruna have to be bald, while the taruni have to cut their hair Anna-Hathaway-short. You wake up to the sound of trumpets being played, pretty much like Forrest Gump and Cadet Kelly combined. Every morning and night, they do a rollcall to check if all cadets are in position - and if one of them is nowhere to be found, a consequence is to be applied on all of us. School starts from 7 to 5, and after that is dinner, followed by an obligatory study time, and ended with a rest period at 9. It's a pretty strict and organized life I'm living, so that is why I can't leisurely write about Ladurée's Macaroons, or Mendl's Courtesan au Chocolat, as I pleased. 

The uniform that we wear

I'm not sure how long this will last, but I hope I will be able to write again, soon. Will you wait for me? 

Regards,

Kinan Luhur W.  

I Miss Blogging

Living in a dormitory makes it hard for me to update this blog, not to mention the fact that I only come home during weekends. Readers, bare with me, yes?

3 Months Hiatus

Good day, readers!

I will not be posting any articles for the time being because I will be very busy with school. You see, I just got accepted to the flight school that I applied to, and the students are required to stay at the barracks for the next three months. Expect me and Milky Way Cafe to resurrect around July, or August!

So, in the mean time, you can scroll down and re-read every post that I wrote in this cyber journal of mine. Just to, you know, kill time until I get back.

Have a good day now, readers, and don't forget to have lunch!


Regards,
Kinan L. Wirastani

Happy Birthday, Milky Way Cafe!

Today marks the day when Milky Way Cafe was made

Happy Birthday, Milky Way Cafe!

Time sure does fly by fast when you're having fun, don't you think? 

[GIVEAWAY] And The Winner is..

Good Day, readers! 

About a month ago, I decided to organized Milky Way Cafe's first Giveaway Contest, to celebrate the cyber journal's 100th post. I wrote in the post that the winner will be announced on the 31st of August, and I'm here to keep my promise. 

I would like to thank those who participated in the Giveaway Contest. Thank you for the lovely comments, regarding my blog posts, I really appreciate your positive feedbacks. Without you guys, there will be no winner and no creamy and milky chocolates to be given away. 

I have chosen the winner of the Giveaway in a rather classic way. After writing each names on a piece of paper and put them in a hat, I blind-folded myself and randomly selected the lucky winner. Even though using the Goblet of Fire is fancier, and more sparkly and wizard-like, papers and hat will suffice. 

And the winner is...

Aruga Perbawa Rizky, a.k.a. @Bangtattoo! 

Congratulations, sir, you have won Milky Way Cafe's first Giveaway Contest! You won yourself a pouch of chocolates, worthy of milky goodness and creamy sweetness, liberty of Milky Way Cafe. Winning a Pokeball is another story, but I hope you're pleased with the result as much as I do.

Once again, thank you for all participants and readers! I hope you have a great time at Milky Way Cafe. Don't worry, there will be plenty more Giveaways to come in the future, and you might be the next lucky winner. Don't forget to have lunch and enjoy your meals!

Regards,

Kinan L. Wirastani

[GIVEAWAY] A Pouch of Milky Goodness

Good day, readers!

It's been four months since the very first post of Milky Way Cafe. To celebrate this cyber journal's 100th post, I would like to spread the joy by giving one lucky winner a pouch of chocolate, worthy of milky goodness and creamy sweetness. Come on down and join the fun by simply following the instructions!

1.) Answer the questions below. Type down the answers on the comment box provided, and write the name of your Facebook and Twitter account.

- Which Milky Way Cafe's post you like the most? Why?

- From what Disney's movie this picture is? What is the name of the restaurant?

2.) Tweet about this giveaway. Copy the url of this post and simply tweet about this giveaway contest, and don't forget to include the #MILKYWAYCAFE hastags. 

Pretty easy, huh? I bet you Disney-enthusiasts can answer those questions in a blink of an eye.

The winner will be announced on the 31st of August, 2012!

Have a great day, spread the joy, and may the odds be ever in your favor!

Keep Calm and Indulge Food