Trip, trip and trip
It's always exciting to talk about holiday and trips, especially if it is your holiday.
I know I have been travelling a lot recently but that's what you should do when you're young, isn't it?
Once you have your own family and particularly when you start having your kids, travelling becomes harder.

I know I need to settle as soon as possible. I need to find a decent job and makes my parents and also myself more calm.
But I can't help myself planning my next trip. Ups!

Well, in mid-October I am going to Bali for my friend's wedding and will b there just for few days. Enough to have fun, it's gonna be a sweet getaway accompanied by best friends and amazing Bali's beach view.



In mid-November, my big family and I will be going to Hong Kong for my cousin's wedding. 
Damn! Everyone is getting married but thanks to them so I have more reason to travel.


And.... in June next year (I know this one is too long to be told now), but anyway... my boyfriend, his friends and I are going to Cebu Philippines. I know we should go to Boracay or Palawan (the popular place) or at least Manila.
But we got $2 ticket for return to Cebu, so why not? As long as it's overseas, we can still explore something new. Correct?
I can always enjoy Philippines' food if there is nothing else to see in Cebu.
I tried their food once in Cairns and OH MY GOD, I love love love it!
It makes me wanting to try more but they don't have it here in Melbourne and I doubt it as well in Indo.
My cousin and my Filo friends also told me that when you're in Philippines, everything everywhere is pork.






Oh man! I am drooling already! Can't wait til next year.
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Obsession!!!!!
Current obsession: Kitchen Aid Artisan Stand Mixer.
I will definitely buy one when I am back to Indonesia.
Damn! Should buy this long time ago instead of buying several hand mixer that always get broken every time I tried to make cookies or bread. Lol!

I heard of this brand for a while and know that the price is crazy for a mixer.
Looking at the pictures just now, I have no idea if you can use your mixer for many things.
Pasta? Juicer? Slicer? Whatttttt????!!!!!

Damn damn damn!
I want it!
And look at those pretty colours. Faint!
Me? I love the red one. Hohohoho...
*pictures taken from Official Kitchen Aid website
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For Good?
Life is getting so depressing for me at the moment.
Doing nothing is suffering for sure.
Maybe I am crazy, but for now, I can't wait to go back to Indo.
I booked my seat yesterday from my 1-year return ticket, and it will be next month.
Sounds so close, but for me it's like 100 years.
Sad? Of course. I will leave my friends here and leave what I've been familiar with in the past 6 years... ohhh almost 7 actually.

But I believe this is the best for me now, I need change, I need new environment, I need to find my passion, I need my best friends and of course my boyfriend.

Besides excited, I am scared too. Deep down in my heart, I am afraid that if I can't do well when I am back there. What if I can't find any job? 
What if I find a job that I don't like again? 
What if I don't like the environment in the end?
What if I can't stand the traffic and the country itself?
I really want to start and open something that I like but everything is not that easy.
I am confused too if I should stay in my hometown or really move to Jakarta.

Either way, I wish I can go back now or even few months earlier cos I feel I am wasting my time here by doing nothing. In Indo, everything is much easier especially to start something new.
However, one day, I still hope that I can go back to Melbourne as I love this city so much.
Even tho Indonesia is my birth country, living in a country that follows rules where everything is so clear and organised is beyond everything.
You find peace which you can't get in Indo.

Anyway, that's it for now. Looking forward to it next month.
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Love It

Beneath Your Beautiful by Labrinth (feat. Emeli Sande)

You tell all the boys "No"
Makes you feel good, yeah.
I know you're out of my league
But that won't scare me away, oh, no

You've carried on so long,
You couldn't stop if you tried it.
You've built your wall so high
That no one could climb it,
But I'm gonna try.

Would you let me see beneath your beautiful?
Would you let me see beneath your perfect?
Take it off now, girl, take it off now, girl
I wanna see inside
Would you let me see beneath your beautiful tonight?

You let all the girls go
Makes you feel good, don't it?
Behind your Broadway show
I heard a boy say, "Please, don't hurt me"

You've carried on so long
You couldn't stop if you tried it.
You've built your wall so high
That no one could climb it.
But I'm gonna try

Would you let me see beneath your beautiful?
Would you let me see beneath your perfect?
Take it off now, boy, take it off now, boy
I wanna see inside
Would you let me see beneath your beautiful tonight, oh, tonight?

See beneath, see beneath,
I...
Tonight
I...

I'm gonna climb on top your ivory tower
I'll hold your hand and then we'll jump right out
We'll be falling, falling but that's OK
'Cause I'll be right here
I just wanna know

Would you let me see beneath your beautiful?
Would you let me see beneath your perfect?
Take it off now, girl, take it off now, girl (take it off now, boy,take it off now, boy)
'Cause I wanna see inside
Would you let me see beneath your beautiful tonight, oh, oh, oh, tonight?
See beneath your beautiful, oh, tonight.
We ain't perfect, we ain't perfect, no.
Would you let me see beneath your beautiful tonight?
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Nutella Filling Cookies
This is probably the easiest cookies recipe I've ever seen.
And it only needs 3 ingredients. YES, THREE! Unbelievable!

I was in doubt that it will taste good before making it.
But I should now, anything with Nutella taste good. Hahahahaha!

This cookies are so so yummy especially when it's still warm (not hot) cos you still get that melting Nutella inside. I suggest to put it on microwave for few seconds if you're going to eat it the next day.

Recipe is adapted from here.

However, the original recipe said to bake for 6 – 8 minutes, but I bake it for about 10-15 minutes cos I feel 8 minutes is a bit undercooked for me.
Enjoy trying and you won't regret it!
the real cookies are darker than the pic, this is affected by sun light.
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Green Tea & Coffee Macarons
I've been practising macarons recently as I had a lot lot lot of leftover egg white from nastar.
I've been trying to make lemon, coffee and green tea macarons. 
And I am struggling with the lemon one. I made twice and both failed.
I tried using my powder and liquid food colouring and both of them still does not work right.
Now, I am really confused what kind of colouring I should use in macaron. 
In fact, if I buy the colour in-store here in Melbourne, it's damn expensive.

I assume once I get it right (using food colouring), the rest is easy.

Anyway, pictures are here.
The green tea one I use recipe from here but only use 1/3 of the recipe. Also, I found out that this one is really sweet. I should prob find the exact recipe that is not too sweet.


The coffee one, I used my old recipe, I forget from where but I love this recipe cos it's not too sweet.
Also, you can clearly see the difference. This time is much much better than the previous trial. Practice makes perfect.


And if you notice, this time, the macaron has few brown dots on the top (that's the coffee powder). It comes naturally, not sure how, even I did grind my almond meal, icing sugar together with the coffee powder twice and sift it twice. It's kinda cool tho, I love it!

Until next post then!
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Hazelnut Chocolate Cheesecake
Second housewarming was done and no more. I am broke and tired of becoming a host.
Fiuhhh....

Here is the dessert I made. I was so lazy to cook main as usual so I ordered pizza for everyone.
Cos I still have some wonton skin leftover, I made them all to beef taco again.
Anyway, dessert is hazelnut chocolate cheesecake. I used nutella for the hazelnut and oreo for the base.
 I practically ate half of it and I couldn't finish it. Even my colleagues weren't surprised anymore, one of them said to another straight away 'You know her. She doesn't like sweet. She baked sweet stuff but doesn't eat it. Weirdo!'

Hahahhaa... I can't help but laughing. It's true but it's me. Or maybe because I have already made it, I have enough of it ;p

Recipe is from here.
It's pretty easy and simple and it is yummy.
Even I didn't finish mine, but I tasted it right?
And my colleagues had 2 each while another friend of mine came the day after and he ate 4. Yes, FOUR! Lol!


Last but not least, guess what they gave me as a gift? A coffee machine!!
Thank you. I am a happy girl.
But, I definitely need a bigger kitchen!!!!
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