Wonderful Wednesday with My Purple World, Oh My Heartsie Girls and Friends

What a week I have here!

After spending so many mornings (and afternoon) at the hospital for total check-up and follow up to my hormone therapy regime for breast cancer survivor, this week I have so many farewell parties (mostly lunch and dinner) for colleagues who will be posted in other countries soon.

As I have shared in many posts before, Indonesian culinaries are super duper delicious.
I have been eating in many traditional restaurants here in Jakarta and the surroundings. 

Restaurant SHSD..vintage setting!

I have found some cute restaurants near my house, Warung Enjoi and Sambal Hejo Sambal Dadak, famous for its ayam goreng basah. These restaurants are indeed cute, very Instagramable, and the food is good. 

I love this fried chicken, traditionally marinated a la Indonesia

A glad of iced tea and sambal, the lovely chili!

Another restaurant that we tried around this week is Fook Yew, Shanghai Bistro and Bubble Tea Lab located in Grand Indonesia Mall.

Fook Yew in Grand Indonesia

I really love these restaurants and although I do pay careful attention to my food intake, I manage to find healthy menu and I specifically ask for not using MSG or flavour enhancer.

One of my fave... bean curd spring rolls. Yuum!

Bon appetite!

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WW: Souvenirs from Papua - Handicrafts, Batik and More

Papua is not only famous for its breathtaking natural beauty, delicious culinary and friendly people, but also its unique handicrafts.

the small sculptures

I didn't really have much time when I visited Jayapura, Papua but I managed to stop at Pasar Hamadi to see some souvenirs. Here, there is not many shops where you can buy souvenirs but those in this market sell most of the artworks. I bet they have special boutiques there although I only found one of them.

some of the sculptures I found

The Papuans are great sculptors and waivers.
I have seen many of their works and love to have some as well.
One of the famous traditional artcrafts they produce is noken bag.

Noken bag

Traditionally made from wood barks and fibres, this bag is famous for being strong and durable. Many mama -mama Papua wear this to literally bring everything, sometimes at the same time, for a long time. Some bags are modified using shells and beads
It is quite pricey as it's fully handmade.

Bracelets, anyone..

Another interesting souvenir you can buy is Batik with Papuan motives. Well, it's not really traditionally Papuan stuff as it's made in Java mostly, but the motives are uniquely Papua, like cendrawasih or bird of paradise, honai or Papuan traditional home/hut, as well as sculptures and/or Papuan warcraft and tribal motives.

I love them all!

Here are some snaps I took while browsing Hamadi market as well as Imingo store by Mamayoo and Aneka Batik Papua for souvenirs.

Koteka..the traditional men's underwear..

modified sculptures

look at the details

the pouch..with cendrawasih or bird of paradise print

More handicrafts made of wood

So, how do you like them?

Which one is your favorite?

Will you buy them when you visited Papua?

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A Visit to Historical Gedung Pancasila, Jakarta

Welcome to Gedung Pancasila

Have you visited Gedung Pancasila or Pancasila building before?

To those who occasionally drive around Gambir or Pejambon, the area where my office is located, you probably have seen this majestic building on the left side. Easily recognized from its columns, Gedung Pancasila is truly a beautiful architecture.

Located at Jl. Taman Pejambon no. 6, Central Jakarta, this historical building is situated inside of the building complex of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia.

I have to say this building is one of the beautiful, well-preserved historical buildings in Jakarta.

Gedung Pancasila, as the name suggested, is the very place where Pancasila, the Indonesian State philosophy consisting of 5 principles, was born and inaugurated by our first President, Soekarno. Panca means 5 in Sanskrit, while Sila means pillars. Pancasila itself has a long, interesting story. I guess I can share that later.

Built in the beginning of 1830s, this neoclassic building is famous for its 8 columns and used to serve as the residence of the Royal Dutch Army General, Mr. Hertog Bernhard. Considering how wonderful this building is, we can imagine how rich and powerful the army general at that time. As suggested by various literatures, the surrounding areas near Pejambon used to be filled with Dutch - Indie governmental offices. Later, the building was sold (please correct me if I'm wrong as some open sources indicated that) and it functioned as Volkstraad gebouw or Volkstraad building. Volkstraad itself is like representative council where, for the first time, Indonesian representatives were included.

Fast forward, when the Dutch lost the war to Japan, this building was turned into the headquarters of Badan Penyelidik Usaha - usaha Persiapan Kemerdekaan (BPUPKI) or literally translated as Investigating Committee for Preparatory Works for Independence. These important people discussed at length all the necessary groundworks for Indonesia's Independence. 

Members of BPUPKI

This historical building is listed as one of the national ‘cagar budaya’ or cultural heritage and well-maintained by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia.

It is still actively used for formal occasions and sometimes opened for public on special event, like during the annual press statement of the Minister for Foreign Affairs in the beginning of the year.

Inside is beautiful and has lovely settings for meetings and/or dining. If you asked, one of my favorite spots here is  the President Soekarno’s painting inside.

I was lucky to join a mini tour of this building.
Check out my YouTube video for that.

So, what do you thing?
Do you want to know more about this historical building?
I will share more here so stick around!

One thing for sure, this building is indeed worth a visit!