on my Bucket List

See how pretty?
The solar storm earlier this week has caused to more visible view of aurora borealis :')
i sure hope i get to see this one day with my own eyes ... <3
Click on the picture to get the full-effect ;)



How great is our God :')

Info:
I like to edit most of my pictures on picnik, sadly they're closing on April 19 :( but the new picasa have new editing options, hopefully is as fun and as easy as picnik. Because picnik is closing, now all premium access is open for free until april 19, 2012 :) Happy editing!!! :)

oh and this is my 100th posttt :D
*fireworkssssss* hahahahahha
cheers to 100 experiences with God and for the more to come :')
*blushed* and will continue to blush :')

when life gives you lemons,

you make lemonade :p

After hearing some testimonies from a few people i know and researching on the internet i've been trying-out morning lime for about 3 months now. It's hard to find a good & cheap lemons here, so limes are a good alternative.


Onto the benefits:
- Vitamin C powerhouse! Vitamin C is extremely essential for a strong immune system. Both lemon and lime are a moderately good source of vitamin C, with lemons containing about one-third more vitamin C than limes. A glass of warm water with lime/lemon juice and a teaspoonful of honey is an ideal remedy to keep yourself cold and cough free.
- Good for your stomach. Lemon/lime juice aids the digestion process. The acids in lemons/limes are also good for flushing out the toxins from the bowel tracts that keeps constipation.
- Helps maintain normal blood pressure: Lime juice is a good source of potassium which is important for regulating the heart rhythm and keeping the blood vessels relaxed thus reducing the risk of hypertension.
- Weight loss: Yes! lemon water first thing in the morning. It is an excellent fat burner as well as a brilliant refresher and antioxidant drink.
- Beneficial for hair: Lemon juice if applied on the scalp can treat problems like dandruff, hair fall and oily hair.
- Beneficial for the skin: Lime juice has been used as a bleaching agent for centuries. The antioxidant, antibiotic and disinfectant properties of lime helps rejuvenate the skin and protect it from infections.
- Gum problems: A deficiency of Vitamin C causes a lot of gum diseases (like scurvy which is characterized by swollen and bleeding gums). Regular consumption of lemons and limes, in some form or another, is a brilliant way to keep gum diseases away.

there are many more benefits, but i feel like those represents my experience :) i go to the bathroom more regularly now, although i don't loose any weight but it seems that i don't gain either now that i eat like crazy and don't exercise T.T (pants still fit! :p) i don't weigh myself because the truth hurts :p

how do i prepare this:
every morning, lime water is the 1st thing i drink/eat before anything else. I know-I know some people concern about heartburn(which i do have too) but interesting fact: Lime and lemon taste acidic and sourish but when consumed, they are really alkaline-forming in the stomach. So it's not gonna cause you heartburn! :)
1 lime mix with water and then *gulp gulp gulp* you might not be comfortable with the sour-ness when trying for the 1st time, but the benefit keeps me motivated! :D and after, i have my breakfast as usual.



If you're interested to try this, let me know how it turns out!
more benefits and how to prepare:
lifemojo
juicingforhealth
whfoods

If you're lazy...

if you're lazy to go to school...
or if you're lazy to go to work...


when you're scared/worry for exams
or when you're scared/worry for your job/work or even your boss


remember them...
they struggle each day to go to school and not knowing if they can make it to the other side and go back each day after school not knowing they can make it to home, and even so, they did it anyway...

Love-shape

like a cross :')
*blushed*

Jakarta eats: Bobabits

My other crave is for Boba T.T
the one that i used to drink at least once a week T.T

So last week my BFF told me about this boba place called: Bobabits and so we went there on a friday night. This cute-little-place was packed, in fact they were out of boba when we ordered. But then they quickly got 'em in stock again so we get the chance to change our order back with the big pearls.

I don't know if they're in a hurry to make the boba but it didn't taste as good as i expect it would be, because my friend said it was better before when she tried it the first time... oh well, i guess i need to go there again :D

I ordered milk tea with pudding and my friend ordered taro milk tea with boba and passion fruit tea with aloe, i got to try all, the taste wasn't too sweet so i think that's why a lot of people like it, but i like my sweet desserts :p so it's not the perfect boba yet for me :) but the tea-flavor definitely better than quickly's.

Besides that we also order some snacks: the popcorn chicken and the sweet potato fries, the chicken was just ok, i didn't really enjoy the fries though. I terribly miss verde's chickennn, fried tofu T.T and drinksss and fantasia, ten ren and tea era, all taste much much better than bobabits in my opinion

I totally forgot how much the boba cost, but if i'm not wrong maybe about Rp. 18,000 or so, oh well! i guess i really have to comeback :D The place is fairly new from what i heard, so i hope they would improve :')

Bobabits by Auntie Betsie
Ruko Crown Golf B2
Pantai Indah Kapuk
North Jakarta
Phone:(021) 91260337

Jakarta eats: Han Gang

I was craving Korean sooo much i could die :p
So after 6 months, FINALLY...

Although it only made me miss US so much T.T
i guess my search for a good korean-restaurant has just begin!

Unfortunately i didn't bring my camera that night so all the pictures courtesy Han-gang

You can choose for them to cook the meat for you(to avoid the stinky-ness of a bbq) or cook it yourself, of course my BFF would cook it herself :p yea but the waiter actually ended up helping us with the cooking but eventually asked to leave because we feel the weirdness of having this 4th person in our table and conversation :D

So coming up are our orders:

It come with side dishes as usual(although not as abundant as in the US) and the "grill-thing" is really hottt, like in-your-face HOT because they have this suction-thing to suck the smoke and the smell but it also sucking the air - -" but good thing the meat-cooking process is quite fast :') The meat comes with lettuce wraps, garlic and cut-jalapeno, and some with mushroom and onions.

This is beef-tongue (useolgui)

This is some marinated beef (jumulleok)

the japchae was over-cooked so the texture was really soft, but the taste was ok

the dolsot bibimbab was flavorful although i couldn't find any beef on mine, we divided by 3 so meaning that the beef must be only a tiny portion

Besides that we also ordered tteokbokki(korean rice-cake/fish-cake hot and spicy dish) which i think this dish is a failure :( and soondobu (Korean sof-tofu soup) that taste a lil' weird and one more meat which i forgot the name. Keep in mind that there's only 3 of us girls and we ordered 7 dishes in total :D we're most satisfied with the meat and disappointed with the rest of the dish.

The total bill comes up to a whopping Rp. 740,000 but good thing with BNI we can get 50% off *phew*

Will i come back?
Maybe for the meat, for the other dishes i was hoping that it just my un-lucky day
and as for the location we went to hang gang at emporium pluit, and it's not so comfortable because from where we sat we got glared quite often by cars-light that passed by

Han Gang
Emporium Pluit Mall, G Fl
Jl. Pluit Selatan Raya Bl S 6
West Jakarta
Phone:(021) 29071925
Price ranges from Rp. 50,000-200,000

Renewed like eagles

So have you ever wonder why?
Renewed like eagles?
Why eagles?

I recently went to a family gathering just 2 days before new year and heard this short sermon taken from Psalm and in the verse there this ever-so familiar "renewed like the eagle's" phrase

So if you don't already know: Eagle goes through a molting process
according to dictionary molting is (of a bird or animal) to lose feathers, skin or hair as a natural process at a particular time of year so that new feathers, skin or hair can grow

This is a time of renewal and restoration for the eagle. At least once in their lifetime an eagle must go through the molting stage. The reason they must do this is because their feathers become dull and they lose their ability to take the eagle high in the sky. His beak also becomes dull and not capable of hunting food. His talons have lost their strength and power. Therefore what they must do is to come to ground level and many of them never survive this molting process. They humble themselves and lie on the ground and pull out all of those bad feathers. They actually scrape their beak on a rock or something like that until it comes off and a new one starts growing. They also do the same thing with their talons. They take their beaks and actually pull their old talons off. And then new talons also start growing. By the time spring comes around they have renewed their feathers, their beaks, their talons and their strength. They are ready then to do what an eagle is born to do. And that is to fly and be a fierce fighter. They are ready to protect their young and to live high in the sky on the tops of the mountains.

This approximately 10+ weeks process will give the eagle another 10+ years of life
Isn't that amazing?
As i research about this, i found useful and encouraging articles if you have time to dig and read :) it helps to understand the bible better :')

Soaring like eagles
Eagle's renewal
The molting process

I hope in this new year we can get renewed
and still be faithful until we're restored

:')

2012

Happy New Year!!!
I spent my new year's eve at home after church watching fireworks from tv and my balcony! while having sate-lontong for dinner :D

It's aamaaziingg fireworks all over the world, and super-loud and noisy fireworks all over my complex, like literally until 2am or more - -" i was watching tv and i barely hear the tv because the fireworks surrounding my house was that loud, and it's a fancy big fireworks too it's not just simply petasan. At times like this i miss US for valuing the rules on residential areas. And this is come from me -> the girl who ADORES fireworks hahahahah, i always wish that disney's 20 min fireworks was longerrr but after that night of 4-5 hours fireworks i beg it to stop d(-_-)b

We have church the next morning and everyone was complaining the same thing, they said that it feels like in the middle of world-war :D and just chatted with a friend of mine on the other side of Jakarta, she was experiencing the same thing too. So new years eve, Jakarta sky was FULL; literally by fireworks! and the morning after was also FULL; with trash :( so saaddd

Despite the noisy-ness, i thank God that i could spent it with my parents having our ritual prayers of thanksgiving and hopes together, surrounded by good food and the warmth of families. My dad is funny, he mistakenly said: happy birthday instead of happy new year :D

i was going to look for fireworks picture but then i stumble upon this picture:

I wish i could see more of the signs they carried.
That's kinda cool to be angry FREE in 2012 :)

I always feel bummed out by new year because i always feel i'm behind i haven't accomplish anything :( and i don't dare to do things as well and that's probably why i haven't accomplish anything - -"

But i stumble upon my friend's status on facebook that said: new year, if you're still around means another chance :)

Cheers for 2nd chances :')
*blushed*