Place to Visit: NuArt Sculpture Park, Bandung

Do you like art? I don't know much about art and looking at them makes me feel amazed and (most of the time) confused, but trying to find the meaning behind them is an enjoyable (and sometimes funny) experience. If you live in Bandung, maybe you've visited Nuart Sculpture Park at Setra Duta Residence before. Or maybe you know about that place but never had the chance, or the will, to visit. Well, you should.

The weather was so hot several days ago, and I had just visited a project site at Setra Duta. It was lunch time so I decided to find something to eat before the next site visit. I decided to go to the restaurant in Nuart Sculpture Park. It's a wonder that the place has its own weather, maybe because they have a lot of trees? It felt so cool, the wind was blowing nicely, it really is a perfect place to go when the hot weather is torturing you.

yes it's a whale in a garden

The restaurant serves Balinese food. You can sit at the terrace and look at the sculpture park below.

You can take a walk at the park (it's free!) appreciating the mesmerizing sculptures by Nyoman Nuarta, or visit the gallery (it's also free!).

I saw a coffee shop sign "Brass & Copper" - which are the materials used to make the some of the sculptures - but it's not open yet (brewing soon).

Nuart Sculpture Park
Jl. Sutra Duta Kencana II/11, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia 40151
P. 62 22 2017812, 2017816, 2020414 | F. 62 22 201 56 | e-mail : sculpturepark@nuarta.com

PS: finally got my caffeine dose for that day after the second site project visit, at Caribou Coffee PVJ.

Place to Visit: Kampung Sampireun, Garut

I went to Garut several days ago for work. The work finished early so I dropped by Kampung Sampireun. It's about 1 hours from the downtown. The weather was nice. I wanted to ride the raft but they're only for hotel guests. So I can only took some pictures and then went to the restaurant to have some coffee and dessert.

The place is nice. There were not a lot of people but it was not on weekend. I heard it's pretty crowded on weekends so if you want to reserve a room you have to call weeks before. There are a lot of trees so there are a lot of bugs too so don't forget your bug repellent :D

The food & beverages price at the restaurant is reasonable. I think it's cheaper than most hotels. The price on the menu is included tax & service so you don't have to use your mental arithmetic skill.

KAMPUNG SAMPIREUN
Address: Jl. Raya Samarang Kamojang KM 4, 

Kampung Ciparay, Desa Sukakarya, Samarang, 

Garut Kota, Jawa Barat (map)
Phone:(0262) 542393

Visit their website for more info.

To Read: Naver Line Webtoon

I love reading. 

Novels, comics, blog posts, magazines, ebooks, webtoons, anything.

Sometimes I'm too lazy to bring reading materials in my bag,

but thankfully now you can read almost anything on your phone.

Lately I read a lot of webtoons (web cartoons).

You can install Line Webtoon on your phone

and read various webtoons for free.

There are a lot of genres, and you can pick your favorites to get notification when they're updated.

Popular webtoon The Sound of Your Heart (마음의 소리) by Cho Seok.

You can also read them on your computer.

Just visit http://www.webtoons.com/en/.

There are some languages to choose: English, Indonesian, Thai, or Chinese.

Or if you understand Korean, you can read them here.

Some of my favorite webtoons:

About Death by Sini & Hyeono. (completed)

The Girl from Class by Subong Park. (completed)

Smile Brush by waroo. (completed)

The Sound of Your Heart by Cho Seok. (ongoing)

Lookism by Taejoon Park. (ongoing)

Some dramas and movies are adapted from popular webtoons.

Cheese in the Trap, one of the most popular ongoing dramas is based on webtoon with the same title.

Cheese in the Trap (tvN's drama)

Cheese in the Trap (webtoon by soonkki)

Naver Line Webtoon releases a lot of cute merchandise too.

There are lots of characters so you can pick your favorites!

Get the Look: Striped Baby

oh so cute! (via Pinterest)

My best friend has a baby girl. I was going to meet her & her baby girl so I decided to buy some clothes for the tiny baby. Actually this is the first time I buy clothes for baby, so I don't know what to get, so before going to the shop I go to... Pinterest. Ha!

striped babies!

I decided to buy some striped dress because babies in stripes are the cutest! 

via PB shop (https://www.instagram.com/pbshop.bdg/)

Only Rp 190.000 for 3 dresses~ which makes me wonder if baby clothes are cheaper because they require less fabric...

Well, we met for dinner and my friend said they're cute (phew~) but too big for her baby hahaha. So I have to wait several months until I can get some pics of her baby in those dresses.

How to get there:

PB shop

Jl. Jend. Sudirman no. 659

Totogan Jl. Garuda

Bandung

Sketchbook to Buy: XL Aquarelle from Canson

When I studied architecture in college, I used some types of papers: Padalarang paper for pencil sketches (it's called Padalarang paper because the paper factory is located in Padalarang), Manila paper for ink sketches, and Concord or Canson paper for watercolor drawings. I love Canson the most but it's more expensive than the rest. We used to bought a pack consists of 4 sheets of A3. 

Some time ago I spotted an art supplies store "Artemedia" at Festival Citylink, Bandung. They sell some kinds of sketchbooks so I decided to buy one of the most expensive sketchbooks I've ever bought in my life, XL AQUARELLE from Canson. 

The sketchbook costs Rp 102.000 (A4) and Rp 172.000 (A3). Each has 30 sheets of 140 lb paper, so it's thick enough to make watercolor drawings.

I love the texture of the paper and it's also nice for pencil & colored pencil drawings.

So, I love it. Even it's more expensive than my previous ones, it makes drawing more fun because I can try various art medium without damaging the paper.

Where to get it: http://www.artemedia-hidayat.com/seller.shtml

Place to Visit: Jack Runner Roastery, Bandung

caramel latte on a hot day~
is the best!

fully recharged!!
before doing more work in the afternoon :D

This is where I often get my dose of caffeine.

Well made, high quality local coffee, with affordable price. 

Jack Runner Roastery
Address: Jl. Ciumbuleuit No. 42
Phone: 022-82065678
Twitter: JR_Roastery
Instagram: @jackrunner.roastery
https://jackrunnerroastery.wordpress.com/

Fake Hera UV Mist Cushion

I bought Hera UV Mist Cushion from a big online shop in Indonesia, L. It was November 11, online shopping day, and they gave big discount on that day, so I decided to buy some cosmetics I need. I bought from one of the seller, MS, because they have the products I need.

After several day, I received my order. One of the products I bought was Hera UV Mist Cushion. I opened the box and the lid, and here's what I saw...

It was not properly sealed and the content was smeared. The seal came off easily, and the inside looked like this...

I opened the refill pack, and it was the same - it was not properly sealed. I used the puff and apply some of the content to my hand. The texture was very oily. And then the puff started to look bumpy. I really doubted the originality of the product and started to google about fake Hera UV Mist Cushion, I found out that they're everywhere. 

(read here: http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2015/07/123_183307.html)

Top: Genuine product

Bottom: Fake product

As you can see from the picture below (source: SBS), there is a hole in the hinge pin of the genuine product. 

Left: Fake product

Right: Genuine product

(Pic source: Beauty Hankook)

This picture can help too but remember that there is not only one source of counterfeit cosmetics so the fake ones may look different from each other too. I also think they will keep trying to make them look as similar as the genuine ones, so be extra careful when choosing the seller. Also, the price Hera UV Mist in Korea is 45.000 won, so be careful when you see people selling this product at lower price.

Left: Fake product

Right: Genuine product

Source: http://mall.nxing.cn/product/1057480.html

The puff that I got, notice that you can see the ribbon from the back part because it wasn't sewn properly. The white part of the puff looks yellowish, and the blue part has darker color.

The puff changed shape when I tried the product

I tried to contact the seller but I got no reply, so I post this on my blog, hoping that anyone who read this can avoid this unfortunate thing. 

Place to Visit: Emina Playground at Cihampelas Walk, Bandung

Emina Playground, Cihampelas Walk, Bandung

Ladies, Paragon launched a new cosmetic brand, Emina Cosmetics! And if you live in Bandung (lucky you!), you can visit their store at Cihampelas Walk. It's not hard to find the store, because it's designed to catch your attention, girls! You can't just walk pass this store without going in!

What's inside?

 Playful interior~ Because beauty is fun!

Emina cosmetics and Wardah cosmetics come from the same company. But as you can see from these pics of the store, this brand is targeted to younger customers. The packaging design of the products is cute and playful, but don't worry, it's affordable even for students!

 You can get a makeover here, and test their products!

Take a sit and get all the information you need about Emina cosmetics.

Don't forget to take a selfie XD

Visit their website: http://www.eminacosmetics.com/home or check out their instagram.

Interior design by Fineline Studio.

KDrama to Watch: Heart To Heart (하트 투 하트, 2015, tvN)

I'm still alive, people!

I'm back because I want to write: "Go watch tvN's Heart To Heart because it's really good and it deserves so much love from as many people as possible!"

Love the story, love the OSTs (calling all K-indie lovers!), love the cast (awesome chemistry), love everything about this drama. There are still 10 episodes left, I hope this drama will stay awesome till the end *crossing all my fingers and toes*.

Tearliner ft. Zitten - Love Lies - Heart to Heart OST

What is the drama about?

Our main character is Cha Hong Do (Choi Kang Hee), who is afraid of meeting people. She lived with her grandmother, but after her grandma passed away, she spent most of her time staying at home. She wears helmet when she needs to go outside, and disguises as an old lady to earn her living as a housemaid.

But this is a romantic comedy, and in dramaland, even the most awkward woman who looked like 80 years old grandma at times and look like Power Ranger at other times will get involved with at least two hot oppas.

Hong Do had a crush on Detective Jang Doo Soo (Lee Jae Yoon / Hot Oppa #1), who helped her when there was a robbery in her house. Because she wanted to see him, she went out of her house wearing helmet and dance Bar Bar Bar, and went to Detective Jang's house to bring him side dishes she made for the past 7 years.

Hong Do wants to cure her social phobia, so she went to a psychiatrist, Go Yi Suk (Chun Jung Myung / Hot Oppas #2). Then things happened. A lot of exciting things. Go watch it, I won't spoil it.

Cha Hong Do

Detective Jang / Hot Oppa #1

Doctor Go Yi Suk / Hot Oppa #2

(those puppy eyes~)

Place to Visit: Sukha Delights and Blue Doors Coffee, Bandung

Looking for pretty and yummy cakes and pastry for dessert or tea time?
If you live in Bandung (or if you plan to visit Bandung soon), you can go to this new little cake shop named Sukha Delights!

perfect mood booster

You can order and eat there while having tea, coffee, or juice. You can also bring those cakes home.

Urgent birthday cake. Aren't they cute?

I also spotted their cheesecake when I went to Blue Doors Coffee. Attention to coffee lovers: their coffee is great!

Coffee and cake. I need nothing else.

Blue Doors Coffee. Surprise surprise, they have blue doors.

Sukha Delights
Paskal Hypersquare D-11, Bandung

Ph: +62 86061094

Blue Doors Coffee
Gandapura no. 61, Bandung
(beside Privilege; it's kinda hard to find)