Paskal Food Market

We have dinner in Paskal (Pasir Kaliki) Food Market in Bandung, an open-air. Food court with plenty of food stalls, featuring almost all Bandung’s famous culinary dishes in one place. Complemented with a nice live band playing many popular tunes, it is such a nice place to hang out in Saturday night with family and…

So Called ‘Factory Outlets’

Even though arguably still become the biggest draw for tourist attraction in Bandung, the so called factory outlets have moved away from its original heritage. Initially got famous because of selling branded fashions in knocked down price (because many of them are factory quality assurance rejected products), now many of these outlets sell fake branded…

Halal Bihalal Big Family of Mintardjo

As what have been an annual ritual in my mother’s big family, the big family of Mintardjo held “halal bihalal” hosted by Pakde Pras family in Rempah Wangi restaurant, Fatmawati. Shown in the picture are my late mothers’ brothers and sisters who have been our ‘parents’ since our dad and mom passed away more than…

Attending Teenage Parents Workshop

This morning I attended Teenage Parents Workshop at Tara Salvia, Rafif’s school. The workshop is aimed for Grade 5&6 students parents to prepare them for parenting their children into teenage ages. Got couple of good learning points, which are applicable for Aya actually.

Masjid Agung Medan

I went to Masjid Agung, Medan in Jalan Diponegoro today for Friday prayer. It’s conveniently located across of my office in Medan, so all I need to do is to walk across the road.