Praline Cooking Class by Chocolate School

Ahhh.. So happy that finally I got a chance to attend a cooking class! My dear friend, Grace, invited me and Pipin to join a workshop at Pasific Place. At first we thought we will only watch a demo. But luckily Grace has registered our name in Praline Workshop in the afternoon.. and it was for FREE! :)

Andy, the chef, has been very helpful in teaching us of how to make a great quality of Pralines. He explained a lot about the chocolates, and gave us some very useful tips.

These are some pictures I took along the demo and the workshop...
Again,, pardon me for the quality of the pictures.. (ahh, I should bring my digital camera next time!! Promise ;P)

making the chocolate shell

tempering the chocolates.
to make pralines, we have to make sure that we use real chocolate which contains cocoa oil, not the vegetable oil that actually not healthy and contains saturated fats (not good!). good proportion of chocolate also makes good thickness, which is not too runny and not easily melted as well.

don't forget to tap the shell to remove the air bubble

some recipes

 And there were still many steps followed until I got my own Pralines done..

TADAAA...

Look nice, eh?!

Here is Pipin preparing her chocolate box. 

Well okayyyyy I cheated!
I only took pictures that look nice and neat. It was actually very messy... Even Andy said that our class is much more messy than the kid's class at their school. Hahahahha..
But actually I feel very satisfied with today's activity, especially when I get the lesson from the expert.
For those of you who actually looking for chocolate cooking class, I would love to recommend The Chocolate School by Tulip. You can look for further information in here

ciao!

Coach Party Spring Collection 2011

Random and sudden invitation from a bestfriend, Gya, we arranged to meet at Plaza Senayan to attend Coach Party Spring Collection 2011.

Twas very amusing since Pipin brought her daughter along with us. She dance and walk and sing as a happy little kid. I wonder what's the ingredients to make such a beautiful kid. Hahaha..

Here are some pictures I took from my Blackberry. Pardon the quality :p

Pipin and Gya

Me wearing Jumputan Dress from Cindai

Pipin and Jeima ;P

Now I'm getting ready to have a Bowling Competition via Skype with my boyfriend. Last time I lost the game and I hate the feeling of losing, really.. So wish me luck! Haha..

ASOS is MAD!!!!

shoes collections from ASOS that caught my eyes......

I love wedges and bold heels <3

current obsession

Proenza Schouler

Introducing Cindai

HI!

Its been too long since I posted an entry..
So now it's my opportunity to introduce something that me and my friends have been working on since March 2010. It's a brand called CINDAI, that means silk. The products include clothing and accessories for woman. We use Indonesian traditional fabric such as Batik, Sasirangan Kalimantan, Jumputan Palembang, and others. It's now available on Alun Alun Indonesia, at Grand Indonesia West Mall Level 3.

Me and my friends will be very happy if you take a look some of our collections...

some of our collection in January 2011

special designed for Chinese New Year 2011

February Collection Sasirangan Kalimantan

Ruffle Dress Sasirangan Kalimantan

New Collection

New Collection Jumputan Palembang

Mega Mendung Loose Blazer

Cerah Ceria Dress

We have very limited stock on every design. Each design may have different fabric, as you can see above the same design goes with Batik and the other using Jumputan Palembang..

And I have a great news!!!!
For anyone who "Like" our Facebook Page, u got a chance to win a FREE DRESS and ONE LUCKY WINNER will be announced at the end of March 2011.
P.S: very sorry, this quiz is restricted for people in Jakarta only.

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going the distance

I've just watched a movie called Going The Distance. Drew Barrymore and Justin Long played as a couple suffering in a long distance relationship. The reason I wrote this entry is just as lame as I'm in the same situation.

Currently I have a boyfriend that is farrr away in Birmingham, UK. This is actually our second long distance relationship (LDR). The first one was on September 2008 until June 2009, when I was taking my final year of my undergraduate degree in Hatfield, UK. And then we have a year of normal relationship until he decided to continue his study in Birmingham last August 2010.

Birmingham and Jakarta has about 7 - 8 hours time difference. It really is suck! Like I miss him so much that I couldn't sleep, but he is still studying in his class. Well, he felt the same way to when I was in Hatfield. At first, I thought I don't want to do this all over again. But it makes me feel so selfish since he waited me sincerely. 

My suggestion for people who might think is this gonna work or not, it really is depends on the persons, not the relationship. You may curse how much you hate LDR and think that it ain't gonna work, but if you really believe that is gonna work, it will work. The key is communication and trust. As you can see above is the picture of me and my boyfriend on skype, MSN, and OOVOO. (Based on my experiences, I love skype.) And thank God to modern age of technology, we are now as far as Blackberry Messenger away..

However, every relationship has ups and downs. But in LDR, you might have bumpy and a lot of spices going on. If you believe that he is worth to wait, just work on it. I might be suffering and cursing a lot everyday, but for what is worth, I love him so...

Have a nice day!