jakarta coming in late

i guess it's about time i write about my trip last month to jakarta. initially, i wanted to keep a journal and to write about the interesting places we went, but it was too helter-skelter i did not do any writing. then i thought i could photograph most of the stuff and do like a visual diary if i didnt write, but the camera failed me and most of my pics turned our blur. so, all of the memories i've got about jakarta is in my head. and they are dissolving away with time. i cannot recall half of the places from these pics. so yea, visual only it is.

we were there for only 3 days and a half, i have no idea why we didnt book a later flight back home. bimbos. kinta's parents were so sweet to let us stayover at their place for our trip, and their drivers were also so kind to drive us nosey bums around jakarta and bandung.

the trip was fab, huge part of it was because there was shopping!! but the clothes there dont really quite fit my ahem, style -- yes, i m a choosy dresser -- i did not buy alot. but i was satisfied enough to feast my eyes on the beautiful indonesian prints that made up most of the patterns on their clothes. but joanne was crazy! ohmy crazy was she! i got home with an owl necklace that would showcase itself quite soon on this blog i believe, and a floral skirt in some of these pics. and ofcos, souvenirs for family.

without further ado, enjoy Jakarta!

Pacific Place

banana fritters with cheese and rice chocolate. yummmie

some snapshots in kinta's home

the street right across her bedroom window, it just brightens up one's morning, doesnt it?

paintings were hung on every wall in her home, and i especially love this painting, so very indonesian


The Kiosk Food Market

this was delish!


Bandung


a very creative wall deco in a photography studio and gallery which name i forgot




Saung Angklung Udjo in Bandung






some snapshots around Bandung streets





he's made out of wax! so surreal!


Grand Indonesia Mall

this is such a nice place to people-watch! indonesians dress to the nines at this mall, the heels on the girls are just so gravity-defying, and we saw many tai-tai's with their hair all blown up high. no wonder they say "the higher the hair, the closer to heaven" ha.

besides, its interior deco was also so very awesome words cannot describe the designers' creativity.

that's not yet it for jakarta. there are still some photos in my phone that made the cut but we'll just have to wait for my lappie's bluetooth to get working. after i reformatted them last week, they just sorta gave up on me. till then, toodles!