Warung Made .....Poor me!

As I looked for something cheap in "Warung Made" resto in Kuta, I ordered bacon sandwich for dinner. Wrong order hahhahaha, as this should be for breakfast instead of dinner.

originally located in Kuta was only a small joint serving traditional snack to rice farmers and surfers. Run by Made’s family, and recently become the most popular eatery in Bali with its strategic location, resembles a traditional country house, full of painting pictures, ancient things, with wooden warung style tables, long table and bench seating, and a good view of the bustling main road. Made’s Warung is a people watching place galore, and cool just to sit and sip a drink. The staff are all Balinese and I chatted with a couple of them

I ever heard that the special menu is Nasi Goreng (fried rice) but unfortunately i was not in the mood to eat it. Again, I was not lucky. Why? As the sandwich was very dry and so crispy like dry bread. It was not what I had ever eaten before in another place.

As I was curious, I asked the waiter, why? Then he apologized because usually waiter would inform how it look like to avoid dissapointing and it can be changed to original sandwich.

Poor me, as I already eaten it up without complaint, cause I was very hungry, and when I was full, my mind became normal again and realized what happened.

Well, please all the waiter, your friend already apologized, do not repeat your treatment. As till now I always heard and read (from blog,mailing list) for unclearly message and treatment is done. Do not dissapoint your client and your company.

Balinese gado-gado

One of my lunch in BaLI was Balinese gado-gado (mixed Long beans
Cabbage, sliced thin, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Sprouts, Tofu, potato, cucumber, boiled egg, crispy shrimp crackers, poured by peanuts sauce).This Balinese salad is is flavorful and unique, served cold with a tasty peanut sauce. Suddenly hungry? Want to try??

Toasted Bread

My breakfast at Ayu Beach Inn, Poppies Lane I,Kuta,Bali. Yummy toasted bread, accompanied by ommelet, butter, jam and some fruits like watermelon and pineapple and a cup of hot tea or coffee.Just simple menu! Worth it for 130.000 rupiahs single room with fan on peak season of moslem Idul Fitri holiday.

Liitle chat about Manadonese

2004 year, I went to my family land, where my father and mother come from. I went to my mother land, Kolongan,Manado, North Sulawesi. Arrived Sam Ratulangi airport, I was impressed by word "Si Tou Timou Tou" that stated in front of entrance of airport. This word was very well known in North Sulawesi region, especially in Minahasa inhabit. It meant human grew up to humanize human. I thought, it meant we live to help each other, to do interaction, close and honest relationship. By doing that, we kept ours to be human who had feeling, mind, thinking, soul, art, creativity and faith of God.
Anyway, do you know Minahasa? Maybe you know Manado. Actually Manado is capital city of North Celebes but Manado is identically with name of Minahasa tribe. People will say Manadonese than Minahasan. So, dont forget Angelina Sondakh,ex Indonesian princess, Pinkan Mambo,singer, Rima Melati,actress, Greysi Polii,badminton player and Ben Joshua Rompis,actor. Also, Bunaken,the beautiful and famous undersea park in the world, bubur Manado (mixed vegetables porridge),the yummy breakfast, tarcisius,the little primata in the world and kolintang, taditional music tools from mawenang wood.

Ketapang (Banyuwangi) Crossing

6 am, 29 Sept, I was tired after leaving Mutiara train ex Surabaya-Banyuwangi then change to train bus. But looking at beautiful scenery at the sea, some ferry was back and forth with full of passanger, openbaar vervoer a.k.a public transportation and personal cars, all made me relief from my tiredness.

Catched a cold

I was very headache yesterday. Then I ate on Pasadena steak after office hour, it was about 6 pm. Eventhough I knew the taste of the food was not fine but I didn’t care. I was hungry and I was really pain. I ordered Chicken steak and hot tea. Hmm, it was quite relief. I felt quite better. But I was still hungry as the quantity of that steak was not much. I didn’t care of it as I could eat again at home. Ms. Tee would prepare for me. I did expected she didn’t repeat her doing on the day before when she didn’t cook for me and was waiting for my order first. Psst, you know at that time my mood was very bad so when she asked me, I didn’t answer her question. Suddenly I was very upset due she didn’t prepare for me. Small problem?? No need to be overstated?? It should be if I was in good mood!
Anyway, Thanks God, He fulfilled my request. She prepared me some fried spice potatoes (perkedel), simple chinese spice mix vegetables (capcay), small roasted chicken. And for dessert was es dawet putih. So I was not angry anymore to her. I was graceful. Pufff…I was full. Had a meal twice!
But, after that, I was very headache. I couldn’t stand to drink 2nd paramex, my pain drug. I already drank it at noon when I was at office. Now, I had to drink again. I was really not able to stand it. I felt queasy. I didn’t know why although I have already eaten and fulfilled energy to my lovely body.
After that, I decided to sleep or at least took a rest, laid down on bed. I went to bathroom to clean my body and brushed my teeth. And what happened inside bathroom?? I vomited!! All of the last food was threw up…. Oops!! Disgusting, huh!!?? Conclusion: I was headache due my body was on bad condition. Catched a cold!

MEGONO

Hi, what is in your mind when you read word Megono? Hmm, wierd word at glance... There is connection with Pekalongan. Ahaa...what!!,what!!, ... cannot stand to know it...

Pekalongan is a city in north coast , 2 hours from Semarang, capital city of Central Java. Only that? How about Batik? Correct!! Pekalongan is well known for batik product. Together with Solo Batik, Yogya, Madura and Cirebon batik.

FYI, batik is traditional fabric of Indonesia who has traditional motif represent culture of some specific place.

Anyway, besides B\batik, you can find traditional food in this area. One of them is Megono. For sure, you will be addicted to eat it everytime you come to Pekalongan.

Megono is slice of young jackfruit combine with coconut spice sauce. It is delicious and spicy because of mixed coconut and traditional spices as laos (ginger family), cinnamon and clove. It can be aeten with hot rice, fried fish, dish of mixes spicy raw vegetables (lalapan-Ind) and pete (ind) - kind of beans with pungent odor, popular in Indonesia)

How to make it? Easy. Just boiling the young jackfruit then slice it to be small pieces. Nix it with spicy scraped coconut. Yummy, ready to be served.

Dont be confused with Gudeg, traditional food from Yogyakarta. Gudeg is made by bolied youhng jackfruit, but it is not sliced. Also, dont be trapeed with Urap-urap from East Jave. This traditional food is made by mix vegetables & spicy scraped coconut only.