Bandung : Cool places for food

Below are lists of cool places either for eating or picnic or hanging out which I got from several sources :

Food :

Fried Rice

• Borobudur, Jl. Setiabudi

• Sumber Hidangan, Jl. Braga

• Braga Permai (porsi besar)

• Daerah Geger Kalong, dekat rental Prambanan

• Toko Yu, Jl. Hasannudin

• Jl. Bahureksa - depannya SMPK 4 BPK

• Nasi Goreng Bejo, kantin Fisip UNPAR

• Nasi Goreng JL. Rajiman

• Jl. Sadewa

• Jl. Kresna (depan salon, dekat lapangan)

• Nasi Goreng Ohar di dalem pasar baru. Yang ini juga enak, kalau tidak tau tempatnya tinggal minta ditunjukkan kepada pedagang di sana tentang nasi goreng Ohar.

• Nasi Goreng Jl. Kresna (depan Salon, deket lapangan)

• Nasi Goreng di Abadi (dulunya the Tanabe), Jl. Setiabudhi

• Nasi Goreng Ikan Asin, di Kafe Batu, jl. Burangrang

• Nasi Goreng Ikan Asin, di Gerbong Antrik (alamat menyusul - lupa)

• Nasi Goreng Jl. Pasirkaliki. Di sejajaran Gereja Hok Im Tong, sesudah melewati jalan semar nah di situ khan banyak orang jualan, cari salah satunya ... enak loh and banyak.

MEATBALL, TOFU

• Borobudur, Jl. Setiabudi

• Baso Panghegar Jl. Holis

• Kingsley, Jl. Veteran, Bungsu

• Baso Tahu Tegallega, deket Gg. Jaya, pas didepannya Jl. Otista 457 (hanya malam)

• Baso Tahu Wibisana, Jl. Rama

• Sasa di pengkolan Jl. Supratman

• Sari-sari di deket pengkolan Jl. Ranggamalela - Sultan Agung

FRIED MEATBALL & TOFU (BATAGOR)

• Kingsley, Jl. Veteran, Bungsu (katanya berdus-dus dibawa ke Surabaya)

• Jl. Purnawarman (dekat pintu keluar tempat parkir Gramedia)

• Jalan Cibadak (depan toko buku merauke)

• Jl Burangrang, di Martabak San Fransisco

• Jl. Bungsu (deket toko kue 10 Satu)

• Batagor di Simpang Dago dan Kopo

• Batagor RIRI Jl. Burangrang

• Batagor 99, Jl. Pasirkaliki bawah, sebelum stopan pajajaran

MEATBALL 'MALANG'

• Jl. Cihampelas, deket wartel/St. East (sore jam lima s.d. malem)

• Jl. Rajiman antara Likmi dan SD Paulus

• Jl. Cipaganti (dekat Mesjid Raya Cipaganti)

• Warung di Jalan Surya Sumantri (buka pagi-siang) sedikit di bawah Maranatha, sebelah kanan kalau masuk dari Terusan Pasteur.

• Sekitar Mesjid Istiqamah Jl. Citarum

• Bakso malang Jl. Burangrang deket restoran Sedep malem (sore jam 4)

• Bakso Malang Jl. Karapitan

• Depan Hotel Panghegar

• Baso Panghegar Jl. Holis

• Mie Baso pangsit, Jl. Lombok deket prapatan Aceh

• Baso sapi/pangsit/wonton udang kuah di Bakmi Ayam Jakarta, Jl.Cihampelas

• Gang Kebon Karet (Jl. Otista seberang Danamon), di sini semacam Pujasera

RICE CAKE CURRY

• Deket Gubernuran, masuk gang (alamatnya yang persis, kalau ada yang tahu!!) mentok Jl. Semar (masuk lewat Paskal) - pagi

• Gang Kebon Karet (Jl. Otista seberang Danamon), di sini semacam pujasera

• Jl. Bengawan masuknya dari Jl. Cendana lebih dekat (dulu di Jl. Cihapit)

NOODLE

• Mie rica Jl. Kejaksaan (sebelah dekat braga)

• Gg. Bapa Supi

• Gg. Luna (sudirman - andir)

• Jl. Balonggede (masuk dr dalem kaum sblh kiri)

• Mie Naripan, di perempatan Jl. Sunda dan Naripan

• Baso Panghegar, depan Toko You, jl. Hasanudin

• Mie Akung, Jl. Lodaya

• Mie Jl. Kebon Tangkil

• Mie Jl. Astana Anyar

• Yamien Medan jalan Tamim

• Kupat Tahu, Lotek, terus ama Mie Ayam , jalan Alketeri

• Mie Abadi (dulunya teh Tanabe), Jl. Setiabudhi

• Mie Akim, Jl. Rama (baso, baso tahu, nasi tim)

• Jl. Banda (Nursijan)

• Jl. Banteng

• Jl. H. Akbar, depan Kartika Sari

• Mie kocok Jl. Sunda deket Biliard Manhattan

• Jl. Semar (masuk lewat Paskal) - pagi

• Jl. Sunda (deket Manhattan Billiard)

• Jl. Suwatama

• Jl. Kalipahapo

• Jl. Gardujati (Restoran Utara)

• Jl. Astana Anyar

• Jl. Gardujati, sejajar dengan restaurant Dunia Baru

• Lomie di Jl. Rama, yang jualan Kwo Tie

• Jl. Gardujati (deket gereja hokimtong)

• Jl. Rajiman (warung artomoro)

• Jl. Astanaannyar seberang Bank Prima Express

• Jl. Sadewa - Indomie kwetiau siram

SATAY

• sate ayam jl. maulana yusuf

• sate banyumas (pasar simpang, dago)

• sate jl. kejaksaan (jl.Tamblong ke kiri) samping binatu

• sate kambing pak karjan jl. pasirkaliki

• sate di depan mie naripan (sore )

• sate Madura di jalan Anggrek (masuknya lewat Riau)

• (sate & gule) Warung Tegal di deket jalan Tol Pasteur (lewatnya dari Maranatha ke paskal)

• Sate Hadori di seberang Stasiun KA (pangkalan Angkot) masuknya lewat Jl. Kebonjati .. setelah liat Jl. Dulatip, belok kanan

• Sate kambing Jl.Balonggede ... (seberang Palaguna Plaza) masuk lewat Dalem Kaum .. sebelah kiri

• Sate Ayam Jl. Gatot Subroto (pujasera)

• Jl. Karang anyar (Bareng tukang juice)

• Jl. Aceh (blk. tukang besi, 100 m dari stopan)

• Sate ayam Blora, Jl. Pasirkaliki. Dari selatan, sebelum perempatan Pajajaran PsKaliki sebelah kanan....di trotoar, malam

GRILLED CORN

• seberangnya Gelael Dago

• Cibadak deket tukang Jus / milk Shake

FRIED CHICKEN

• Ayam Goreng Suharti
  Dago dan sekitarnya: 420-8244/420-3127
  Cipaganti dan sekitarnya: 203-8677/232-188

• Jl. Panaitan (Ayam Goreng Nikmat)

• Jl. Semar & Surya Sumantri (Ayam Semar)

• Jl. Ayam Goreng Brebes, arah ke Lembang (pas belokan ke kanan, sebelum pom bensin).

• Ayam Goreng / Bakar + usus + lalap + sambel "Ngudi Rahayu", tempatnya di Jl. Lombok depannya RCTI

• Ayam Suniaraja (Pojokan, depan Hotel Panghegar)

• Ayam Goreng Tepung Lamping, Jl. Lamping, Cipaganti

• Ayam goreng Ma Uneh, Pajajaran (sore jam 5) - deket tempat orang buta

• Ayam Goreng Facktoy (Warung di Suniaraja), deket Hotin

• Ayam Jogja Jl. Putri dan Jl Kejaksaan

• Ayam POP Ciumbeluit atas, sesudah UNPAR

• Ayam rica di Jl Setiabudhi (masuk gang) kira-kira 200m setelah enhaii sebelah kiri

• Sebelahnya ayam goreng Brebes dan sebelahnya ayam goreng 2001, Lembang. sambelnya lebih enak dari Brebes)

• Ayam goreng Raben, Ciumbeluit

CHICKEN PORRIDGE

• Jl. Asia Afrika (deket PR)

• Gg. Kasmin - Jend. Sudirman

• Jl. Jend. Sudirman, lewat caringin sebelah kanan, daerah jamika (malem)

• Perempatan Pasteur-Paskal, deket rumah makan Naya

• Mang Oyo, Dekat RS. Sumber Asih, depan lapangan, di depan Jl. H. Hasan & H. Wahid (daerah Dipati Ukur)

• Jl. Pajajaran (dari arah IPTN - melewati jalan Pandu sekitar 20-40 meteran, terletak di sebelah kiri)

• Pak Hamid (sebelah wartel dekat IPTN sebelah kiri jalan) dengan cabang jl. Kebon Kawung (dekat statsiun kertea api)

PEMPEK

• Pempek Rama, Jl. Rama -- cobain pempek bakarnya !

• Jl. Karang Anyar, sedikit di bawah pempek Setiabudhi masuk lagi ke dalam gang.

• Pempek Pak Raden, Jl. Rama. Juga buka cabang di Dipati Ukur, bersebelahan dengan rumah makan Kapau.

• Pempek di pertigaan Kalipah Apo- Otista...di sebelah kiri..tempatnya kecil

Hangout :

Bandung Supermall (BSM)
Istana Plaza
Paris van Java Mall
Cihampelas Walk
Bandung Indah Plaza
and other streetside or traditional market shopping activities
(image from serpong.org)

Bandung - Jakarta : Gimme an advice

It was 6.30 pm and a bit rainy in Cihampelas. I was exhausted after exploring Bandung with friends. Going to Pasar Baru (Otista) seeing many kind of merchandises where I bought some items for samples purpose. After having 'lotek' at Jl. Kalipah Apo, heading to Paris van Java, an exotic open air-concept mall in Sukajadi where we experienced wonderful alfresco dining....having drinks while seeing 'cool' people hanging around...Then heading to Lembang when it started raining heavily. Just stopped by to have 'sate kelinci' or grilled chopped meat of rabbit in sticks ...then returned to Bandung and had coffee in Cihampelas Walk .... till dark evening......and...after said good bye to my friends....I had to go back to Jakarta. They still accompanied me to find chartered-car for me...till finally ... here I am////TOTALLY EXHAUSTED...

It was 7.10 pm and we all were informed to get on the car, I got seat# 2 and next to me was a cute girl whom had stollen my interest since she bought the ticket on the counter....wearing a white t-shirt and a jeans miniskirt over her knee. She looked awesome.
The car started leaving for Jakarta, going down through Cihampelas and I started talking to her "Going back to Jakarta ?"
"Yup, for the first time after 2 months "She smiled at me
"Are you staying in Bandung for study ?"I asked after seeing that she looked like a student.
"Ya. I am studying law in UNISBA and I rent a room not so far from the campus"
The car started to wander on highway....down to Jakarta. She told me her name was Echy and she was the youngest in family so that her parents looked after her quite possessively.....and since she started studying in Bandung ...she felt FREE...at least not well-guarded and child-treated like she used to have at home.
We talked here and there while the car was speeding up and other passengers were in sleep.
She told me that she had never had boyfriend before and only three months back she had a boyfriend ....she had her first kiss only at second week since then.
I shared my experience about how hard my effort was to get my first girlfriend...3 months with full efforts ....luckily I didn't have rival at that time (or not visible ?)...only she was such a tought girl whom no wonder boys were not courageous enough to approach her...moreover she was known as a black belt Taekwondoin, although she was a pretty girl....not such an easy job for me huh ? But, well... finally I got her... and figured out that most of her time before me...she felt lonely..
Anyway, Jatiwaringin tollgate was approaching and I prepared myself to get off....nice talk with Echy...and great to know her too....perhaps someday will see again
(image from cipaganti.co.id)

My House : Sell or Lease ?

I have a house at suburb of Jakarta. Beautiful small one in a housing estate at hilly area of Jonggol.
The area has natural beauty of scenery...with hills and greeneries all around.
No wonder that the housing developer claims it as 'The city of nature' ... this has been my favourite weekend escapes since 2003 ... a countryside holiday. There are several small lakes created as result of sand mining works ... The mining company will leave a gaping groud/area with abt 30 meters depth after exploration of hundreds or thousands ton of sand to be sold as building material for ever-developing area around Jakarta. When rain comes, the area turns to be lake .... there are quite many lakes can be found now around Jonggol.

But my most favourite one is not lake, but river.....with it's clear cool running water and meander way, curves here and there .. there is a lot of fun I can have with family around the river.
My brother tried fishing once ....and he got 2 or 3 fishes which he was really proud of ... showing to everyone with excitement.

My house's surrounding is flower garden, just like the name of the cluster : 'Bukit Bunga' or Hill of Flowers. I love spending morning of weekends by jogging around the garden. Cool fresh air ...cool breeze everywhere.

Since I have plan to move to Bali, I am quite confused with what I have to do with the house....I need money to start living in Bali .... hence, should I sell it or just lease.

But .... despite of my urgent need for money, I love the house...that's my first and only house I purchased with all money I collected from working ... years of deposit of small sum I can save from monthly salary. It keeps a story of my first plan to build a beautiful marriage with a smart girl whom I always called 'my oriental beauty' .... even the house was chosen by her during our visit to the location ..... the house of my dream where I can furnish everyday with love and care for her.....before we finally broke up...because we finally realized that we didn't match to each other in many major things....why should we continue such bloody relationship...
But things I cann't forget are precious moments I spent with her ... just like crafted in every detail of the house...every time I see it.
No, i won't sell it...for whatever reason...whatever situtation....it's not worth any sum of money.

But lease ? Anybody want to rent my house ?

Moving to Bali : a postponed plan

I've set my plan months ago that I am gonna start a new working life in Bali. Despite of my real intention to fully concentrate on my work in Bali, in fact, I am deeply grateful that I can spend time to admire the beauty and atmosphere of this island of Goddess. Beautiful beaches everywhere.
It's definitely a holiday mood invades one's mind when putting first step in this island, flowery fragrant surrounding from airport, into a cab and arriving at front yard of hotel...plus specific welcoming Balinese music and endless smiles from girls at front desk...whow ... what a holiday.

Well...this probably experience of 'five-star-insiders' and alike but don't worry for those who are backpackers...Bali can be affordable for anyone, I believe ...as long as one can manage and adjust the budget to the right holiday style...that's nothing a problem...

I resign already from German Foundation where I worked as Lecturer/Trainer and this early May is supposed to be my 'dream journey' to Bali.....but well, some other schedule here and there keep me staying in Jakarta, perhaps for next couple weeks.
"Hi Dee, are you in Bali right now ? I have a trip to Bali this weekend, I stay in Harris hotel, leaving Jakarta by GA *** (Garuda), there gonna be a short training for SPG. Am coming with Sales team" this is an sms message from a colleague from my previous company, such a smart and beautiful girl whom I call 'orang cantik' for most of the time ....mmm...I wish I could fly...right now to Bali....but not possible. Some works I have to finish in Jakarta. Sadly I replied the message saying that I postpone the trip and still be in Jakarta for the next couple weeks.

Another sms from my colleague telling that he wanted me to join his travel agent enterprise...where he expected me to help in sales and marketing ... even, he and his wife are opening a small catering business which he believed could be a good future prospect.

A couple of friends even already flied to Bali and invited me for a meet-up ... in Kuta.

I wish that I could finalize things here in Jakarta using a magic stick...abracadabra ! BOOM ! everhing's done and .. another abracadabra ! BOOM ! and I found myself in Bali ..... mmm...what a dream....