Showing posts with label Penerbang 66. Show all posts
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Saturday, November 10, 2018

Seraya Kopi

Salah satu sahabat baik gue dari Curug baru aja membuka kedai kopi pertamanya di daerah Meruya. Memang, sih jarak tempuh antara Bekasi ke Meruya itu memang nggak ada yang nandingin, apalagi kalau kondisinya hari Jumat sore, hujan deras, dan sedang macet, tapi tetap gue jabanin perjalanan lintas planet tersebut demi meramaikan kedai kopinya. Namanya Khairil, gue jarang bercerita tentang dia di sini. Nah, biarlah posting-an blog gue kali ini berputar di seputar dia dan kedai kopinya. 

Seraya Kopi

Kedai kopi mungil di Meruya Selatan

Iya, ini Khairil

Khairil adalah teman sebangku gue semasa gue masih menempuh pendidikan di STPI, Curug. Selama kurang lebih dua tahun lamanya, selama masa pendidikan ground school kami, kami berdua menjadi alarm berjalan untuk masing-masing: dalam artian, semisal salah satu dari kami sedang pulas-pulasnya tidur dan dosen, atau flight instructor, sudah datang, kami langsung membangunkan satu sama lain sebelum pengajar sadar bahwa kami sedang enak-enaknya melayang di alam mimpi. Nggak lama, gue dan Khairil berselisih jalan karena dia harus melanjutkan pendidikannya menjadi pilot helikopter di hanggar sebelah, sementara gue sibuk dengan rentetan piper warrior di hanggar fixed-wings. Sempat, pada dua tahun yang lalu, hubungan gue dan Khairil terputus karena situasi dan kondisi yang memaksakan gue untuk memutus semua hubungan dengan banyak orang yang ada di dalam hidup gue. Untungnya, gue berhasi keluar dari dalam lingkaran setan dan gue pun bisa berteman baik lagi dengan Khairil. 

Yang lagi melet namanya Dheddy

Khairil in the midst of trying to keep his cool

Kalau yang ini namanya Mas Luqman

Hari Jumat kemarin, gue dan Gavin, beserta rombongan teman-teman sekelas gue yang berbeda kendaraan, serentak datang ke Seraya Kopi dan membuat rusuh kedai kopi tersebut. Nggak ada maksud jahat, memang kami anak-anaknya rusuh aja. Khairil yang saat itu tengah melayani tamu, yang berdatangan ke kedai kopinya, pun kewalahan. Tapi, namanya juga anak Curug, ya, semua bisa diurus dengan baik dan cepat. 

My support system

Yang ini namanya Robby, doyannya Queen

Seraya Kopi adalah nama kedai kopi kepunyaan Khairil. Saat ditanya alasan kenapa dia memilih nama tersebut, jawabannya cukup puitis, meskipun nggak berhasil disampaikan dengan keren. “Seraya itu artinya sambil,” kata Khairil, “jadi lo itu semisal “seraya membaca” berarti “sambil membaca”, “seraya nyebat” berarti “sambil nyebat”, nah ini seraya kopi.”. Namanya juga anak-anak Charlie, semua orangnya nggak terimaan, jadi kami langsung menyoraki Khairil seraya menertawakan kegugupannya. Namun, kalau dipikir-pikir lagi, memang pemilihan namanya cukup puitis kok. 

Semua menu makanan dan minuman yang disajikan di Seraya Kopi memiliki harga yang sama, yaitu hanya Rp15.000,00. Satu porsi sosis, satu ember kentang goreng, satu cangkir cappuccino, satu gelas minuman Red Velvet, semuanya harganya nggak lebih dari satu lembar dua puluh ribuan. Gue, yang notabene orangnya medit banget, mah senang banget pas tau harganya nggak selangit karena udah jarang banget sekarang ada kedai kopi yang menyajikan minuman berkualitas dengan harga bersahabat. 

Menu Seraya Kopi

Tiwus dan Aceh Gayo

Yang gue suka dari Seraya Kopi adalah bahwa tempat ini menyajikan berbagai macam minuman non-kopi untuk mereka yang doyan nongkrong, tapi nggak doyan kopi. Jadi, untuk kalian yang kalau setiap nongkrong minuman andalannya adalah Iced Lychee Tea, atau Iced Peach Tea, kalian nggak perlu khawatir karena mereka punya kuncian kalian di sini. Minuman-minuman dingin berbasis bubuk juga ada, kok, seperti contohnya minuman Red Velvet dan minuman Matcha. Gue pribadi senang dengan minuman Red Velvetnya yang segar dan manis. Meskipun rasanya agak lebih mirip dengan Strawberry Milkshake, tapi gue tetap suka. 

Nah, untuk kalian yang doyan kopi, apalagi kopi-kopi manual brew, di sini pun ada pilihan V60 dengan biji-biji kopi yang ciamik, seperti Tiwus dan Aceh Gayo. Gue otomatis memilih Tiwus sebagai teman minum gue malam itu. Disajikan secara sederhana di dalam botol kecil, dilengkapi dengan shotglass yang mengingatkan gue akan akhir pekan terakhir gue di De Hooi, sajian kopi dari Seraya Kopi sama sekali nggak mengecewakan. Memang agak lama proses pembuatannya, gue harus menunggu kurang lebih sekitar 20 menitan, tapi tetap nggak mengecewakan. 

Bagian dalam dari Seraya Kopi

I spot a new Instagram update with that wall

Dibandingkan dengan sosis gorengnya, gue lebih suka dengan kentang gorengnya yang berbalut bumbu dan sedikit taburan rempah-rempah di atasnya. Asinnya cukup, gurihnya dapet, dan mecinnya pas. Langsung bikin pinter! Terlebih lagi, potongan kentang gorengnya nggak kurus-kurus seperti kentang goreng McDonal, melainkan agak gemuk dan lumayan panjang. Jadi makin sayang, kan. 

Kentang Goreng - 15K

Cappuccino - 15K

Selama 6 jam lebih gue menghabiskan Jumat malam gue di Seraya dan, mungkin karena akhir pekan, tamu-tamu terus berdatangan meskipun tamu yang lain baru aja keluar. Karena kedai kopi ini cukup mungil dan selalu dipenuhi dengan anak-anak kuliahan dari kampus sebelah, gue lebih merekomendasikan tempat ini untuk nongkrong, ketimbang untuk mengerjakan tugas. Kalau kalian adalah tipe orang yang senang mengerjakan tugas di keramaian, be my guest. Tapi, kalau kalian adalah tipe orang yang senang dengan kesunyian dan susah fokus kalau banyak suara seperti gue, mending nggak usah coba-coba, deh, ngerjain tugas di sini. Mendingan kalian kumpulin rombongan anak-anak kelas kalian, bawa gitar dan segepok kartu remi, dan habiskan malam akhir pekan kalian dengan segelas cappucinno dan sepiring kentang goreng. 


Seraya Kopi
Jl. H. Lebar No. 38
RT007 RW002, Kembangan
Meruya Selatan, Jakarta Barat
Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 11610

Opening Hours:
MON - SUN: 10AM - 10PM

Monday, February 5, 2018

Bali Banana from a Good Friend

Once, during those hectic time of my line training with Air Asia, a good friend of mine visited me at my working place. He goes by the name Dito, a former classmate who is currently working with Air Asia as well and based at Denpasar, Bali. I was busy preparing the flight data for my next sector when I heard this familiar Javanese accent lingering at the cockpit door. Could it be, I thought to myself. I was damned sure that it was him - because my auditory system excels most compared to my other functioning system, so I can recognize and memorize sounds well. And, just when I finished setting up my FMGC, I turned my gaze around and found him smiling and waving at me. I couldn't help but to scream with joy because it felt so good to reunite with an old friend.  

After the breakup, I've developed this new habit of turning my cellphone off every time I fly, including that day. Turns out, Bli Dito knew in advanced that I was coming to Denpasar from his duty schedule, which has my aircraft registration and my name in it. He took the liberty to notify me before hand through LINE that we were going to meet. "See you on board," he said, which I noticed later on when I turned my cellphone on to snap pictures of us inside the cockpit. We ended up exchanging quick updates about our lives despite the super short ground time. 


Like the usual caring and generous Bli Dito, he gave me a bag of souvenir just before the door closes. "For you to enjoy, Ket," he said, "send my regards to your parents.". He bid his goodbye and I bid mine. In a snap of a finger, the flight attendant closed the door and the aircraft was being pushed back. He stood there under of the aircraft nose, waving his hands whilst smiling, which I replied with an overly excited waves despite the fact that I was flying with an instructor. Couldn't care less, tho. I was dead happy to meet a familiar face in a such strange environment.

During the next few hours of my flight, I was content. Didn't do the flight as stressful as my previous flights as I was in a good mood. Despite the fact that my landings were still not center lined, I managed to do well on my flight and did a proper calculation of my descend profile. Then, I went home to my Mom and we opened the souvenir together. Well, what do you know, it's a banana cake!

Unlike any other banana cake I've had before, Bali Banana's banana cake was slightly different as it was sprinkled with toasted pastry flakes on the surface of the cake. Garnished with chocolate streaks, Bali Banana made sure that its' cake was eye-catching and appealing to the eyes of its' consumer. As Mom was slicing the cake, I notice a green paper lying on the bottom of the plastic bag. I took it out, and it was a note from Bli Dito. 


This banana cake from Bali Banana is very soft, with a slight hint of chewiness here and there. The chocolate accent blended nicely with the banana flavor, and the toasted pastry flakes give a nice subtle change to the monotonous texture. They were slightly savory and buttery, adding a more variant flavor to the whole being of the cake. 

Now, I believe I had told you in some of my blog posts about how I like to eat my chocolate, or ice cream, with something to chew on, like chocolate sprinkles, or crushed peanuts, or biscuits chunks, or shredded orange peel; the same goes with this cake. It's already delicious the way it is, but the pastry flakes and the chocolate streaks made it more enjoyable to eat.




P.S. Thanks for the cake, Bli Dito! Stay safe, and I hope we'll meet again when I have the chance to fly to Denpasar. 

Sunday, February 22, 2015

Taruna in Frame

As pilot cadets who enroll in Sekolah Tinggi Penerbangan Indonesia, we rarely get long weekends due to our tight schedule in the institution. Last Thursday was Chinese New Year, and we were lucky enough to be able to have a day off from the day before. We thought campus would immediately start on Friday, but then we received a news about how our headmistress was kind enough to extend our days off until Sunday. I was overwhelmed by the fact that we actually get a five days off from the institution. A chance like this is as rare as finding Waldo in Katy Perry's Candyfornia! 





To make a good use of our long weekend, the gang and I decided to do a rendezvous at Pantai Indah Kapuk to have culinary adventure. Ambar, my dorm mate at Sekolah Tinggi Penerbangan Indonesia, slept over at my house on Thursday night. We ganged up with Gavin and Aryo in the morning and headed to PIK approximately at 10. Gita, who is also my dorm mate, caught up with us just before shalat Jumat with her boyfriend/myclassmate, Ramdhan. 

Our first stop was Hakata Ikkousha.


It was an hour before mid noon when we arrived at the ramen house. The restaurant was still unoccupied by hungry citizen, getting us a table was as easy as going in an amusement at Disneyland with a fast track ticket.

#handsinframe

Condiments

Gavin's cold ocha

Aryo's milk drink with tapioca bubbles

Crepe tester from Fold Crepe Annie - love the Oreo Crepe so much!

Happy Hour was at 11AM - 2PM. For every purchase of ramen, we get a discount for chicken karage, fried gyoza, or grilled gyoza by only paying Rp9.800,00 for each portion. Being a sane person, that I am, I quickly ordered myself a bowl of Ramen Babi Spesial and a plate of grilled pork gyoza. If it wasn't for the Happy Hour, I would get charge more or less Rp30.000,00 for a plate of gyoza. Crazy, right? 

Loving the lovely and appealing presentation of my noodke. My Special Pork Ramen was served with a dash of sesame seed, soft boiled egg, chopped leek, and sliced pork. Two thumbs up for the runny egg yolk! 

Compared to Ramen 38 - Sanpachi, my ramen broth was rich in flavor, yet slightly salty to my taste, and less thick. The noodle was cooked well done, making it tender and less chewy. If only the waitresses were concern enough to ask how we wanted our noodle, like they do at Ramen 38, I would definitely have my noodle curled up in a medium well goodness. I'm not satisfied with the super thin pork slices. Even though it tasted deliciously fatty and savory, they could definitely thicken the cut. It's a good thing the dish was big in size and they soft boiled their egg, or else I would rate the ramen house a 6 out of 10 instead of a 7.4. 

Ramen Babi Spesial - 55K

Grilled Pork Gyoza

I ordered a plate of Grilled Pork Gyoza as a side dish, while Aryo had the deep-fried ones and Gavin had Chicken Karage. We shared our side dishes and even tasted each other's ramen broth - in which I conclude that Gavin's Chicken Curry Ramen's broth was very typical with Indomie's Mie Kari Ayam, while Ambar's ramen broth is the spicier and chicken version of my Special Pork Ramen, and Aryo's Pork Shoyu Ramen was savory with a hint of sourness here and there. 

The gyoza shared the same size with my thumb and the filling was not that generous. My grilled gyoza tasted excellently savory, even when it was rather oily for a dumpling skin with very few minced-pork filling, and the edges were deliciously chewy and crunchy. Aryo's gyoza was crispier than mine and shared the same taste. I'm not fond of Gavin's Chicken Karage because they were super oily and they were over coated with batter. The chicken itself was spicy and sweet at the same time, which tasted a bit off for me.

Aryo's Pork Shoyu Ramen - 58K

Aryo prefers to have Fried Pork Gyoza to accompany his ramen with

Ambar's Ramen Ayam Tamtam - 58K

Gavin's Chicken Curry Ramen - 58K

A plate of Chicken Karage that belonged to Gavin

Boy, were we stuffed! The portion of the dishes at Hakata Ikkousha was big enough to make cadets like us feel full. We had to wait for around an hour to let the food go down to our digestion system before we could make it to our next stop, Shirokuma.


Yup, Shirokuma. I clearly stated on my previous post about Shirokuma that the dessert place was simply overrated. So, what made me go back to the soft cream palace and decided to give it another chance? Simply, the adorable limited edition dessert: Delicutesh Cream!

My Delicutesh Cream, woohoo!

Delicutesh Cream consists of panda-shaped mixed soft cream on a cone. The dessert is only available during the month of love and it has a limited serving per day. I fell in love with the adorable looking panda ice cream, so I decided to give it a go. 

As I told you before, despite the creamy texture of the soft cream, I am not satisfied with the matcha soft cream. The green tea flavor was not strong enough to be called "green tea" and it was dominated by the bitterness instead of the sweetness. I had a hard time devouring the awful bitterness of the green tea, but I made it eventually. In the end, I can still conclude that Shirokuma is simply overrated, and that the Delicutesh Cream would definitely gain love from its' lovely appearance but not from its' sweet deliciousness. 

The adorable Female Panda Cone

Gavin ordered a glass of Green Tea Latte that tasted none like latte but more like water with green tea powder. It was clearly a BIG NO for me. On the other hand, Aryo seemed to enjoyed his Twist Soft Cream. The soft cream melted very quickly, making him had to lick the vanilla and green tea soft cream that dripped all over his hand. 

Green Tea Latte - 25K

Twist Soft Cream - 15K

Sharing your ice cream is good, people!

Not satisfied with my ice cream, we decided to visit another ice cream cafe, the Northpole Cafe. I've been curious with this particular dessert house, simply because of its' various choices of ice cream flavor. I surfed the web about its' whereabout and explored Instagram just to find beautiful pictures of its' ice cream that made me go fidgety. Luckily, Northpole is only three restaurants away from Shirokuma, so we only had to walk a bit instead of driving ourselves. 

The new dessert join specializes in ice cream. They have four choices of ice cream cone, with 16 different flavors of ice cream that costed you Rp25.000,00 each. Three of the flavors are exclusive flavors that will costed you another Rp10.000,00, which are Baileys, Diablo Beer, and Choco Ferrero. 

Same like Baskin Robbins, they have this policy that allows the consumer to taste the ice cream before they can decided which flavor to get. Curious about the beer flavored ice cream, I asked the ice cream lady for a tiny spoon of it. The moment the ice cream made contact with my taste buds, it became clear to me why they sell it for Rp35.000,00. The beer flavor is strong in this one, very bitter like how a beer should taste, yet there was a hint of vanilla sweetness here and there. I'm not a big fan of beer, so tasting is enough for me. But for those who fancy the bubbly and fizzy sensation of Diablo beer, you should definitely get the ice cream!

I went for the Salted Caramel ice cream with Oreo cone. Even when the cone was super small, on the edge of it was a generous amount of melted marshmallow and Oreo crumbs that tasted superb! I didn't know Oreo and marshmallow worked well with each other, especially with a scoop of the salty and sweet Salted Caramel ice cream. 

Salted Caramel Ice Cream with Oreo cone - 40K

Gavin's share of ice cream with plain cone - 25K

We tasted each other's ice cream and they all tasted sooooo good! Ambar's Choco Lemon Ice Cream was very chocolaty with a strong lemon flavor, yet Gita's Choco Ferrero was way more chocolaty than Ambar's - even when it was hard for me to distinguish the Ferrero chocolate inside. Aryo decided to get creative with his dessert combination, so he went for the Hazelnut Ice Cream with Fruity Loops cone. 

I know, the dessert at this cafe can be pretty pricey, but I don't see why you can't enjoy good quality ice cream once in a while.

Ambar's Choco Lemon Ice Cream - 25K

Again, sharing is good!

Aryo's Hazelnut Ice Cream with Fruity Loops cone - 40K

Gita's Choco Ferrero with Milo cone - 50K

After we screamed for ice cream, we move on to our last pit stop, which was LOCALE24 Diner & Bar. We only had drinks at this restaurant/bar, while we wait for a couple of friends to join in the fun. I had a glass of Pina Colada that was overflowing with coconut. It was rather challenging for me to finish my drink because I didn't enjoy it at all. Same thing with Gavin and his Mojito that definitely used green food coloring and syrup in the making. Unfortunately, the battery in my Mom's Leica died just as I was about to take picture of the drinks, so, no pictures in this one. 

It was fun having culinary adventure with my fellow heavy eaters. True, we only visited four restaurants that day, but we also shopped for street snacks on our way to Pantai Indah Kapuk - such as the sensational Hot Jeletot, boiled quail eggs, and cheap cheese sticks. Not to mention, I bought a portion of Nasi Bungkus with grilled fish, tempe, and salted duck egg on my way home. Can you imagine how much weight I can gain in just one day? 


"The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time."


Hakata Ikkousha
Ruko Garden House, Blok B
Bukit Gold Mediterania
Jalan Raya Pantai Indah Kapuk
Pantai Indah Kapuk, Jakarta

Opening Hours:
Monday - Sunday: 11AM - 10PM

Contact:



SHIROKUMA

Ruko Crown Golf, Blok A No. 23
Bukit Golf Mediterania, Jalan Pantai Indah Kapuk
Pantai Indah Kapuk, Jakarta

Opening Hours
Monday - Sunday: 12PM - 10PM


Northpole Cafe
Ruko Crown Golf, Blok A No. 57
Bukit Gold Mediterania
Jalan Marina Indah Raya
Pantai Indah Kapuk, Jakarta

Opening Hours: 
Monday - Sunday: 12PM - 10PM

Contact:



LOCALE24 Diner & Bar

Ruko Gardon House, Blok B10-11 
Bukit Golf Mediterania
Jalan Raya Pantai Indah Kapuk
Pantai Indah Kapuk, Jakarta

Opening Hours: 24 Hours

Contact:

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

66 Goes to Bali: Warung Makan Nikmat


On the first day of our stay in Bali, the gang and I went to Warung Makan Nikmat, a restaurant specialized in Javanese dishes with a wee bit of Balinese sparks here and there. I know what you guys think, "Why eat at a Javanese restaurant when you're in Bali", right? Well, why the hell not? 

Warung Makan Nikmat is just 10-minutes-drive away from the airport. Located at Jl. Bakung Sari, the restaurant is hard to miss, as it had this gigantic green-colored banner sticked on the roof. Same like any other Indonesian restaurant, Warung Makan Nikmat looks very modest and simple - it actually looked a bit like a warteg, yet bigger and slightly modernized.  

Warung Makan Nikmat

The restaurant had a wide varieties of dishes and they are displayed in a large food display made from glass. They were very colorful because they are cooked using the finest spices and herbs that the chef can find in Bali. I lost count on how many kinds of dishes available for us to dig in - all sorts of meat with various method of cooking, countless veggies to indulge for those who fancy some greens, and even traditional Balinese treats like sate lilit. It was a shame the restaurant didn't serve any suckling pig because the owner is a moslem. But still, the food was a sight for sore eyes.

The system here at Warung Makan Nikmat is to point at the food that you want to eat, then the food lady will then put the dish onto your plate. You can have whatever and as many dishes as you want. Each dish has its' own price and it varies depends on the type of the dish. After you're done decorating your plate with food, the food lady will count the total price of the meal and she will hand you a card with the nominal price printed on it. Pretty cool, don't you think? 

Gavin being confuse in choosing what to have for lunch

Gavin and Bli Dito who ate here often whenever they visit Bali recommended me the Ox Tail's Soup. "Swear to God, it's the best Ox Tail's Soup there is," said Gavin. But, since I was not in the mood to suck on tail bones, I skipped the offer and choose me another dish to have for lunch. 

Gavin, on the other hand, was dying to have the so-called delicious broth, so he ordered a bowl. Accompanied with a plate of rice, sweet and sour squid, and serundeng (sauteed grated coconut), the chubby fellow enjoyed his Ox Tail's Soup. He offered me a bite and, boy, was that soup tasted delicious. I simply love the warm savory broth of the Ox Tail's Soup, it truly was delicious! On the one hand, the ox tail was cooked to perfection. The meat was very tender and it fell off the bone right away, I didn't have to struggle to cut a small piece of it.

Gavin's set of meal

I had me a plate of warm white rice with omelet and sate lilit. Sate lilit here is a traditional Balinese cuisine, which is minced meat on a stick. They commonly use pork, fish, or chicken meat here in Bali to make the sate lilit, and my favorite is the fish satay.

The sate lilit here at Warung Makan Nikmat is brown-ish red in color because of the chilly pepper that they use, hence it tasted spicier compared to any other satay I have ever tasted. I love how the satay was grilled nicely, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. It went well with the warm rice and the omelet.

A plate of warm white rice with fried egg and sate lilit for me

What Pace Febrian had for lunch

Bli Dito's luxurious dish

How much does your lunch cost?

A selfie wouldn't hurt
From left to right: Pace Febrian, Bli Dito, Gavin, and yours truly

After we finished with lunch, we made a short trip to Pasar Seni Kuta, a marketplace where you can buy souvenirs with shockingly expensive price if you can't bargain. You can find lots of good to bring home with you here at Pasar Seni Kuta. Bangles, necklace, canvas bags, t-shirts, tanktops, you name it! But, you have to be able to bargain if you don't want to spend a ridiculously big amount of money for a piece of T-shirt. It's a good thing we were with Bli Dito, otherwise Pace Febrian will get charged Rp90.000,00 for a pair of sandals. 

The marketplace is just a few steps away from the beach. Since we were waiting to pick up another friend of ours, who were on a flight to Pulau Dewata, we took the liberty to take lots of selfies with Pace Febrian's brand new GoPro Hero 4. 


The sight of Pasar Seni Kuta

Gavin and Bli Dito

What is vacation without a beach?

Welcome to Bali!

#sorrynotsorry


Warung Makan Nikmat
Jalan Bakung Sari
Gang Biduri No. 6
Kuta, Bali

Pasar Seni Kuta
Jalan Kartika Plaza
Kuta, Bali