Jani Journey Journal

Siapa sangka 100 hari ternyata berlalu begitu cepat?

Ya. Sudah 100 hari berlalu sejak terakhir kali saya memeluk tubuhnya yang terbaring kaku di atas tempat tidur sebuah rumah sakit di daerah Tebet itu. Sudah 14 minggu, sudah 100 hari, sudah 2400 jam, sudah 144.000 menit dan sudah 8.640.000 detik berlalu sejak saat itu.

I've heard people bragging about Hong Kong Cafe so many times. They always said it was yummy, it was nice and it was worthed. So when I heard Hong Kong Cafe finally opened in Gandaria City, I put it on top of my must try list.

Who doesn't know about this all you can eat restaurant? Specialized in dimsum, Bamboo Dimsum has grown as one of the cheap but yummy all you can eat restaurant. I find it perfect for those super-hungry-after-a-freakin'-long-day-at-work time. Having so many outlets in Jakarta (almost 10 outlets as far as I know), this time I went to their outlet in Tebet.

Disappoint. That is the only word that perfectly goes with what I had yesterday. I was hoping for a nice good lunch with my brother and what do we got? A dirty table, a slow service and a very rude waitress. Yep. I have nothing to say. I even don't have the mood to take some pictures there. To be honest I just don't think it is worth to take pictures and to be post here. I wrote this just because I don't want any of you experience a service that very disappointing like this one. You really need to know about this.

I've tried Umaku for a gazillion times but I never got the chance to review and post a proper picture since I always in a super hungry mode when I went there. But this time I went there for a nice good lunch break (more like running away from those paperworks I guess) from my work. So I really spare much time to sit, order, taking pictures and eat.

Chinese food has become most popular food these days. It is quick, easy, delicious and fulfill our tummy needs in no time. Fook Yew has always been my favorite place to grab some chinese food. Especially the one in Gandaria City since it is very close to my house. Despite their uncomfortable seating plan, I love how they made their restaurant festive and colorful. It make us feel like we were in China.

Everytime I went to Kota Tuas, I always end up with those ordinary street food. There was no quite decent place to sit down, relax, having a cup of coffee, charging all of your gadgets (this is very important these days) and talks all day long with your friends (besides Cafe Batavia, of course). That was until I heard about this place from every social media. Curious curious, I manage to persuade my friend to eat here when we were visiting Kota Tua.

These past days, I noticed Korean food has grown so fast in Jakarta. As far as I concern most of them offer a grill/barbeque dishes in their menu. Offering a Korean shabu-shabu experience in their dinner, Shaboonine caught my attention instantly.

Shabu-shabu always identical to Japanese food. Slices of beef, a handful of vegetables and some udon (japanese thick noodle) in a steaming hot pot of beef stock soup. The Korean shabu was not very much different with that. What makes it different was the noodle and the soup selection.

I must say I'm a fan of Billiechick. Having an outlet in almost every big mall in Jakarta, this restaurant is worth to try or simply just for having a cup of coffee on the afternoon. They have wide selections of menu, pretty good taste and reasonable price. Sadly I was not a fan of their particular outlet in Pondok Indah Mall.

It's so hard to find a good mexican food here in Jakarta. I always ended up with something that has too much cheese, too much salsa, too much beans in it. and the worst mexican food I've ever taste was something with a disgusting guacamole. Ew. Thinking about it just makes me want to throw up. But then came Poblano Mexican Grill with their burritos, tacos and nachos. I have doubt in my mind but since my friends and I got their 'free lunch' message on instagram so let's fill our tummy with a burrito, I said.

My friends and I were planning to have a mini reunion. It's been a while since the last time we sit together and laugh til our stomach hurts. They asked me where is the best place to have this mini reunion at Pantai Indah Kapuk? Suddenly Bumbu Moyang came in my mind. I've tried their food before and for me it was good. They also have this great ambiance in their dining room and I super love the furniture.

Bumbu Moyang is not hard to find. They located right across Waterbom Pantai Indah Kapuk with this huge terrace and beautiful big window. The interior reminds me of my grandma's home. Old and creepy but somehow homey and makes me want to stay all day.

The always good Sushi Tei. Who doesn't fond of this restaurant? Sushi Tei is always the first thing that came in mind when people ask about Japanese Food, right? To me Sushi Tei always been my number choice for Japanese Food.

They serve a good sushi, fresh sashimi, unique fusion sushi and wide selections of japanese dishes. Maybe this is why people always come to Sushi Tei when it comes to Japanese Food eventhough it's kinda pricey.

Ever since they opened their store in Pondok Indah Mall, Shiok! instantly become everyone's favorite for their easy plus cheap yet yummy food. With the most favorite 'Nasi Ayam Hainan', they still considered as one of the best restaurant with hainan chicken rice dish in Jakarta even when there are so many other restaurant providing the same menu. But what about their other menu? Is it as good as their hainan chicken rice?

I've known Dairy Queen for so long but somehow never really likes it. I remember my first Blizzard was the Oreo Blizzard. It was just another ice cream mixed with crushed oreo for me back then. But what I love the most about it was my heart literally stop as the waitress served my blizzard ice cream upside down. It was amazing for little kid. What an amazing advertising strategy.

As an amateur cook, I personally find it hard to make an amazing pancake. Let's start with the color and the shape. It has to be perfectly golden and perfectly round. No brown and burnt marks on the edges. The perfect pancake checklist goes on with the right thickness, fluffy on the inside, sweetness level, topping and so on. Ain't easy, aye? That's why I instantly fall in love with Pancious when it first came out to public.

Bakerzin! One of the greatest place to go when you have that sweet craving for those sappy days. They have tons variety of sweets selections and I would personally recommend it to my family and friends. Eventhough I never got the chance to try them all, their sweet treats never fails me. But what about their savory dish?

I chose their Spicy Tuna Pasta for lunch. Since they have this IDR 50K lunch promo every Wednesday on December 2014, I got a glass of sweet ice tea too. Nice! How was the taste?

What I love about Mie Aceh Rebus is they have this spicy yet strange addictive unique taste in their soup. Some people said it was the 'ganja' effect. I don't know what it is but I surely have a thing for Mie Aceh, especially the 'rebus' one. Sadly in this particular Mie Aceh Rebus Seafood that I ordered today at Mie Atjeh Cupo Ubit, they don't have that.

Most of those hipster healthy food is disappointing. Either it's in the term of their taste or portion and of course price. Sometimes it's just to bland with a huge portion or it comes in an amazing taste but very tiny portion or if it's perfect on the taste and portion, the price was just waaaaaaay over priced. I'm not always put myself in a healthy mode. But when I do, TRF has always been my first choice when it comes to healthy food. This particular Choco Oat Cake with Cacao Nibs is definitely my favorite for a yummy yet healthy treats.

I was looking for my brother birthday cake that day. I prefer a single portion sliced cake since my brother was not a dessert kind of boy (yeah, he didn't enjoy his life). My heart stopped at this cute little chocolate cake at the TRF store display. Without any hesitation, I bought it immediately since it was the last slice. My mind was like 'hey! It was their last piece! It must be that good'

I have always curious to something new. Either it's food or fashion or anything else, I literally rush myself to be the first one to try it. When I heard that Ron's Laboratory are having a new ice cream selection, you know exactly what I did aye?

Indomie and martabak is two of Indonesia's finest comfort food to eat at anytime and anywhere. I always end up munching these two whenever I had those sad and sappy days. I never bought or ate them from the same street food vendor since there was no street food vendor that providing this two menu. There's always a martabak vendor and indomie vendor, but never martabak and indomie vendor. Oh wait! Bazinga does.

Some people might say that Holy Crab is unique because of their serving. They pour our food to our tables (covered in some changeable plastics) and we eat the crab by our hands. When I heard about this, first thing comes in my mind was: Hell yeah! This is the proper way to eat seafood!

 I always doubt every dish that contains squid ink in it. Most of 'em taste horrible and I end up disappointed. But a friend of mine convince me to try this Mi Item and I'm not disappointed at all.

Kita sama-sama lelah, untuk hal yang tidak dapat diungkapkan dengan kata-kata.

Kita sama-sama lelah, untuk pertanyaan yang tidak akan pernah terlontar.

Kita sama-sama lelah, untuk jiwa yang tersesat dalam kegelapan tanpa batas jelas.

Kita sama-sama lelah, untuk hati yang menyendiri di antara ramainya gemerlap dunia.

Sederhananya, kita tak ingin bicara.

Sederhananya, kita tak ingin bertanya.

Sederhananya, kita tak ingin tersesat.

Sederhananya, kita tak ingin sendiri.

Dan sederhananya, kita lelah dengan ini semua.

Kita lelah dengan sederhana.

Meski apa yang kita rasa, sedikitpun tidak pernah sederhana.

Kurang lebih 14 minggu sudah berlalu sejak saya mengatakan 'sampai jumpa lagi'. Hari-hari yang saya lalui sangatlah luar biasa namun rasanya tidak sama. Ada yang hilang dari hari-hari saya. Ada kisah yang menanti untuk diceritakan namun tak tahu kepada siapa harus diceritakan.

Sudah 2400 jam lamanya kita tak lagi saling pandang. Entah bagaimana dengan dia, setidaknya saya tak lagi bisa memandang ke dalam matanya. Hanya tersisa foto dalam album yang sudah usang. Ternyata banyak foto dia dan saya yang tersimpan. Kini hanya sesal yang tersisa.

Ternyata 144.000 menit telah berlalu sejak hari itu. Namun setiap namanya disebut, rasanya masih sama. Setetes airmata selalu mengalir yang mengungkit setiap kenangan dan berakhir menjadi sebuah kerinduan yang mendalam. Pada akhirnya hanya memori yang dapat saya bangkitkan. Memeluk bayangan yang tak lagi ada disisi.

Apalah artinya 8.640.000 detik yang sudah saya jalani tanpa dirinya, jika tak ada satu detik pun saya gunakan untuk mendoakannya. Hati saya bergetar setiap mengucapkan doa untuknya. Masih belum mengakui jika dia tidak lagi ada disini. Saya masih tidak percaya, saya masih belum mau percaya.

Seratus hari, ternyata begitu cepat.

Saya masih ingat betul, bagaimana airmata menetes dari kedua matanya ketika saya mengucapkan 'I Love You Opung' pada tubuhnya yang terbaring tak berdaya di ruang ICU.

Saya masih ingat betul, bagaimana tangannya yang dingin menggenggam kuat tangan saya sebelum dan saat perjalanan menuju ICU di rumah sakit itu.

Saya masih ingat betul, bagaimana dia berkali-kali menolak untuk dibawa ke rumah sakit di waktu subuh beberapa hari sebelumnya.

Saya masih ingat betul, bagaimana dia meminta spaghetti buatan saya untuk makan malam itu.

Saya masih ingat betul senyumannya yang menguatkan saya yang bimbang saat itu.

Saya masih ingat semuanya. Seolah itu baru terjadi kemarin. Rasa sakitnya pun masih sama dan terus berulang-ulang, entah sampai kapan.

 

Happily announce that I finally have my own food shop (sort of).

It's not a perfect banquet. It's just a homemade delicacies, made with love and soul in every single bite. I start it small, just a small home business, but I truly hope it will grow as big as I dream of. And somehow I do believe it will be big.

Kindly follow me on instagram at @janis_kitchen for the complete menu, price list and order details. You can ask anything about us on janis_kitchen@yahoo.com.

So let's have a bite and happy eating, people!

Sosok yang tak pernah terbayangkan sebelumnya

Sosok yang tak pernah diimpikan sebelumnya

Aku tak peduli

Pria itu berlalu lagi

Berbicara dan bercerita tentang hidupnya yang abu

Impian dan harapannya tampak semu

Namun penuh dengan ambisi

Pria itu berlalu lagi

Membawaku pada dunianya yang gelap

Tak terduga meski selalu sendiri

Gelap tak selalu bermakna gelap

Pria itu berlalu lagi

Bercanda, tertawa dan berkata

Hingga tercipta sebuah memori

Singkat namun melekat selamanya

Pria itu berlalu sekali lagi

Menawarkan kehidupan yang berbeda

Hidup yang sebelumnya aku hindari

Meski tak selamanya berbahaya

Kemudian dia menghilang

Hanya memori akan kisahnya yang tersisa

Tiba-tiba semuanya terasa berbeda

Dan kusadari, aku kehilangan dirinya

Aku pergi mencari-cari

Tanpa arah pasti, tak memahami isi hati

Yang ku tahu, aku ingin dirinya

Yang ku tahu, aku merindukannya

Tapi aku tidak mau menjatuhkan hati padanya

Aku tahu bagaimana dirinya, aku tahu bagaimana diriku

Terlalu berbeda, namun tak jauh berbeda

Bagaimana mungkin air dan api dapat bersatu?

Aku luluh

Untuk perasaan yang membeku

Berkat hati yang pernah tersakiti

Namun berhasil kau sembunyi

Aku jatuh

Untuk jiwa yang tak pernah kudamba

Menawarkan seluruh nikmat dunia

Namun tak ingin menggenggamnya

Aku cinta

Untuk pribadi yang sangat berbeda

Bukan putih, tidak pula hitam

Kelabu yang tak selalu abu