Pizza Hut (Finally)

What do I miss whenever I am home? Pizza Hut. ㅋㅋㅋ Of course, there's pizza hut in Seoul..but ..of course this one in Indonesia is the halal one...and I could savor the veggie one. 

Not to mention...the sambal...haha...yup..there's no chilly sauce in Korea...

Of course we could buy in Itaewon..but it's just simply different. 

Now..time to stroll along the bookstore...where I bumped into books on Korean language.^^ 

Then..I bumped into mas Zam Zam...^^

Well..what a small world, it was. indeed. who would've thought ..of all the places I went to...and of all the people I met....simply..I met someone whom I'd never thought I'd bump into again..

well...what a serendipity .... 

okay...now..it's time to shop at Centro...my favorite place for shopping in Jogjakarta.

And..with 30,000 Rupiah voucher...why not spend it, then? 

Then...another indulgence that I could plunge myself into.....Bread Talk..^^ㅋㅋㅋ 

Oh, I just found out that my t-shirt....the one I bought...was made in Indonesia.

oh, well....Funny, eh? 

Sambal To Be!!!

What a great way to make sambal!!!

These fresh mixed ingredients are to be ground into Indonesian style traditional sambal (chilly sauce).

I took the picture at my uncle's house. He ran a business of making sambal, --one of the indispensable side dishes that Indonesians love to have when it comes to eating. Without it, a food would not be complete. 

The colorful combination of those fresh shallots, chilly, tomatoes, peppers, garlic, etc.--is a feast to the eyes--> later on ....a dancing fiesta to the tongue. 

 Sambal: a delicacy too spicy to be missed. *-*

Craving for Food: Way 2 Go in Kediri (J.Co-like^^ Donuts and Lombok Ijo)

Staying in Kediri for one week with my family back home was one of the memorable highlights of my 3-week vacation. Okay...dine-out was also one of the daily staples we had:_) hahaha....yes, I did gain weight. but..let's not talk about that. 

Here it is:  I was flabbergasted to find this donuts store back home. This one really resembles J.Co Donuts...to the bone??not quite. J.Co is still the BEST.

But this one was quite okay. The price was NOT, definitely, for with quite the same price...I could get J.Co. (which is once again...waaay much better).

but wait...the picture tells me that the kids loved these ones, too.

Well...kids. 

hmm what about this one?

I never thought that Lombok Ijo Restaurant also opens its branch in Kediri. What a treat.

Since I really wanted to go to this restaurant, we might as well give it a try.

The restaurant that serves traditional Indonesian food (with endless arrays of sambal) was sure to have my attention.

My wife and my Mom really loved the food. 

Smile, Mom. I am glad to have made the decision to come and dine in this restaurant.

Home Sweet Home ( I mean...the food...:)

The first morning after we arrived in Jogja. Alhamdulillah..the kids were getting better, especially Freya. She was healthy and cheerful as usual. What enticed me most is the fact that...we got jajan pasar (traditional morning snack) for our pre-breakfast menu.:) Thank you, Tante Yuni, for the snack.  

and..then...the first dinner we got...was one of the things on my top-menu list to have in Jogja--> PENYETAAAAAANNNN!! it's not that special for meat-eating lovers, but for a vegetarian like me...tempe and tahu plus sambal . But, they (soy bean and tofu with Indonesian style sauce) are priceless......^^.  oh, did I mention about the traditional-feel of the restaurant? It's nice..and not to mention the banana-leaf we had for our plate?

hmm...that's a real-touch of this traditional cuisine. 

We had our first dinner at a restaurant called Waroeng Penyetan @ Jalan Gejayan, Jogjakarta. For anyone who loves sambal and penyetan, it's a must-visit restaurant. 

Upon going back home, I snapped some pictures and one of them was...this:)

Kaliurang intersection has always been full of huge billboards displaying ads or anything. 

ㅋㅋㅋ this may sound funny and weird, but I kinda miss seeing these huge billboards on the streets. 

Welcome back to Jogja, Suray.

Enjoy your 3-week vacation before going back to Seoul.