Top 5 Rooftop Lounge in Jakarta [Week 1/3]

When talking about places to chill in Jakarta, the possibility are endless. Here are some of the famous and beautiful place to chit chat and enjoy the gorgeous cityscape from altitude. I judged this by the aspect of interior.

 1. SKYE Bistro&Lounge











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Location: 
BCA Tower 56th Floor,
Jl. M.H. Thamrin No.1
Phone: +62 21 23586996

 2. S.L.A.M Bar&Lounge (Sky Lounge at Mercure)













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Location:
Jl. R.A. Kartini No.18,
Lebak Bulus, Jakarta Selatan 12440
Phone: (+62)21 75 999 777

 3. Cloud Lounge&Living Room







































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Location:
Jl. R.A. Kartini No.18,
Lebak Bulus, Jakarta Selatan 12440
Phone: (+62)21 75 999 777

 4. Awan Lounge

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Location:
Kosenda Hotel, Jl. K.H. Wahid Hasyim No.127, 
Jakarta Pusat 10240
Phone: +62 21 31936868

5. Lucy in The Sky


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Location:
Jl. Jend Sudirman Kav 52-53 Lot 22 
SCBD, Jakarta Selatan
Phone: (+62)21 5152 308

Photo credit as tagged, and ranking made totally made by me.

Some people out there shouldn't be worried as they have 
mocktails (virgin cocktails) in their menus.

Enjoy your nightlife guys,
Ciao!

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Google I/O 2014: Material Design Explained! [Week 1/2]

May some of you may heard or not here is my post explaining the newest Google invention: Material Design. Remember to pause the blog's music player before proceeding to the video or else you may get double music!

Last month, Google just revealed its new design language: Material Design. On stage at I/O, Google's Vice President of Design Matias Duarte emphasized that elements, transitions, and animations should appear as if in real life.  All the updates is mainly targeted for its services like Android, Chrome OS, and web apps and this includes splashes of colour, refreshed iconography, typography, and a more consistent interface hierarchy. The entire UI is based on Google said "unifying theory of a rationalised space and a system of motion."

 Despite on going 'flat' as what Apple did last year, Google thinks how if pixels didn't have just colour but also depth . The focus of the redesign is bringing the interface in line with reality. What that translates to is "material" effects that react to your touch. Google's refreshed phone and tables apps will come with the Project 'L' release of Android later this year, but they're available to developers since the announcement happens.

More about Google Material Design: 
http://www.google.com/design/spec/material-design/introduction.html

Ciao!

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Food Tour #1 (Union Jakarta) [Week 1/1]

If people asked me what kind of food do I eat, I will say mostly anything. I've travelled to gorgeous places all around the world basically to find good foods. To me, good food means good life.

The further food tour that I post will feature all the good restaurants, bars and cafés around the world. Some people may do price over quality, but I'm the other way around. For the area that I lived in Jakarta, people enjoy eating hawker foods but as we hangout we always do the higher end one. It is amusing that most good food here comes with a reasonable price.

Here is one good place that I will recommend anytime starting from breakfast until dinner.


UNION Jakarta

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For a food business, they've taken this seriously. The owner are a married couple, the husband works on all the brasserie stuff and his wife do all the bakery stuff. Starting from restaurant to bakery all the dishes will always satisfy your expectation. Union also known for transforming simple cakes into something complex and it really works. Every layer comes with different taste and texture. The famous Union-style Red Velvet cake is a must try. I cannot denny the fact that it's the best in the world. 
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Escargot with garlic butter ($10)
Just by looking at the pics it makes me salivate already. A mouthwatering dish, so perfect for an appetiser.

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Fennel Crusted Pork Belly with Potato Mash and Honey Mustard Vinaigrette ($13)
Crispy pork skin and juicy pork with the layers of fat. The vinaigrette really pull up the whole dish.
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Red Velvet Cake ($5/slice)
Moist red velvet cakes (the redness comes naturally from beetroot) brushed with alcohol, layered with cream cheese frosting and sweet caramelised nuts. Absolutely sublime.
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Nastar Crumble Cake ($5/slice)
Nastar is Indo word for Chinese pineapple cookies. Here they transform a nastar into a gorgeous cake, smart enough isn't it? This is a type cake that you'll not find anywhere else in the world. They ice the cake with pineapple jelly, cream cheese icing and snowy-textured crumble. Taste? Perfect.

Verdict:
Food: 9/10
Price: $$
Service: +++

 Location:
#1 Plaza Senayan 
Plaza Senayan Courtyard, G Floor
Jl. Asia Afrika No.8
(+62)21 5790 5861-62

 #2 Pondok Indah Mall
Street Gallery Terrace, G Floor
(+62)21 2952 9781-82

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Hello

Hello! A very nice warm welcome to all of you wonderful people, 
say hi to my very first post!

Who am I? 
I'm an art student from Jakarta, Indonesia currently residing 
in Singapore to study Diploma in Interior Design. 
My full name is Jasonpaolo Wijoyo and people called me
Jason, Paolo or JPW.

Here I will post lots about lifestyle in my hometown,
my experience here in Singapore and my passion about
art, food, technology and stuff.

 Maybe some of you questioned where on Earth are 
Indonesia and Singapore??
Still don't get it? Then browse it yourself people!

Here are some questions that locals here ask much about me:
Q: Ah, you're Indonesian, why you looks much like Singaporean?
A: I was born in a Chinese family that's why we look the same. 
My Chinese name is 黄杰森.

Q: How do you find yourself living in Singapore?
A: The standard of living here is so damn high but you can find mostly 
anything from around the world here from technology, books, 
produce, furniture, transport, anything! The people are really stick 
to the government rules as it's made really strict, they fine for everything! 
Even littering is ILLEGAL.

Q: Where is the most beautiful place you have found Singapore?
A: Gardens by the Bay. Why? Just look at the picture below 
and judge how cool it is!



Source: www.gardensbythebay.com.sg/en/home.html

Q: How long have you been living here?
A: Honestly, just a month. Though, I went here many times already, 
just like another Indo people do: holiday, shopping, medical needs and 
finding some inspirations.

Catch me up on the second post as I will post more interesting stuff! 

Ciao!

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