The Monday Culinary Club

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Monday has been pretty special for me. It feels like a Sunday. 

Being an entrepreneur, I have the privileged to choose my own holiday..and because my business is in service industry, I can't have weekend off like everyone else; so I chose Monday as my weekly holiday. Apparently, when I was in Bandung, my office were also closed every Monday. That's how the Monday Culinary Club begin. 

The Monday Culinary Club.

Judging from the name, I think you might have already guessed what kind of club that is. Yes, in some Mondays, we went for a culinary tour to all the legendary places. The 'club' started on September 2011 when mbak Tarlen of Tobucil kindly guided me to all the vintage culinary spots around Bandung every Monday with an extra visit to all place crafty ( my best time in Bandung!)

Then, when I'm back to Jogja and my bf starts working as a culinary journalist, the club is active once again. It now consist of me, Dito, Wid, Amel, and sometime the Lir's team join us. Together, we had visited some famous culinary spots at Magelang (with a bit of cultural visit to that scandalous OHD museum) and another one at Solo. 

Normally, we go and visit 4 to 8 places in one Monday! How could we, you ask? Hahaha.. not that we are so greedy or starving..but, in every Monday Culinary Club we have this rule of one place-one dish. So, in every place we visit, we only order one dish for one person in the club (the rest could only have a bite).. and everyone will have their turn based on their favorite food or place. Sounds a bit complicated, but, it really is fun. All the travels, the talk, the mini trips, and the good food.. it's all worth the time off! 

Next Monday, we're going South! 

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This is what I wear on our Solo Monday Culinary Club

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The Monday Culinary Club: Solo

(with Wid, Amel, and Dito) | Check out some photos Wid took during those trips: (1) and (2) 

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Miy
Bag / Little Garage
Accessories / Random

Dress / Little Garage | Garage Sale 

(found this dress for 5K only-- that's about $0.5 !!)

Photographed by Dito Yuwono 

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Have a great Monday!

The Question

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Writing for Nanto's exhibition, The Question, is quite an emotional task for me. His works displayed here tell about marriage and all the questions that follows (either the contemplative one from within and the annoying nosy one from the society). The thing and the question becomes even more relevant during big holiday when families gather, just like now during Eid* (surely my Indonesian reader age 20+ understand). Lol! 

Read my writing here (sorry, it's not yet bilingual this time), and browse the exhibition opening pictures here. 

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(pardon that chubby cheek.. I do have a mission to lose that extra 5kg that stand between the dream Miy and the present Miy but I'm currently enjoying the feeling of freshness and youth with this cheek..*grin*)

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(*)I think I'd be free from that question next Eid 

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Miy

Blue Dress / Raindrops on Roses

Sandals / Raindrops on Roses

Bag / Mango

Headband / Strawberry

Photographed by Dito Yuwono

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Love,

Much Love Art Trip!

 

 (under The Question tree) 

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Today, mbak Anna and I went for a mini art trip around Jogja. She is in her Ied El Fitr holiday so she's back to her hometown, my city. Apparently, this time she has a long August break and the local art scene in Jogja is currently busy. So, art trip it is! (If you're happen to be in Jogja, do take notes and click on the link below for exhibition info.)

First, we went to Lir Space to take a quick look into Alfonsus Lisnanto's work titled The Question (I'll write more about it on the next post). Then, we stop by at Cemeti Art House to see the group exhibition, Domestic Stuff (so whimsical!). Next, we had a quick stop at KKF's Kios Kaos (sorry, no picture taken) before going to LAF for Leila Pazooki's Magical Thought. 

We did went to Mess 56 for Thomas Breakwell's exhibition, Archiving the Exotic and Unfamiliar but apparently the boys are still sleeping and the gallery was still closed (oh, boys). So, we went straight ahead to the impressive exhibition titled XXL at Sangkring Art Space..featuring artist with XXL 'name', XXL size of art work, and XXL impact. What an enclosure for the art trip! 

After the mini art trip, we indulge ourselves with a bit of magazine shopping at mbak Mini's kiosk (Martha Steward Living for 5K!) and a quick stop at Little Garage. It was a beautiful day. It's always nice to have mbak Anna around. *hugs*

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(plates of sweet words in Domestic Stuff)

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 (Leila Pazooki's - Magical Thought maze)

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XXL

 (my current favorite color in such a big size!)

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My two favorite artist: Mella Jaarsma and Agus Suwage's work below!

 (Mella Jaarsma's whimsical work)

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(awed by Agus Suwage's monumental work..it leaves me breathless..even more when the light is on and the day turns dark and the shadow formed)

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Miy

Blue Dress / Raindrops on Roses

Sandals / Raindrops on Roses

Bag / Mango

Headband / Strawberry

Photographed by Dito Yuwono

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Love,

Featured on: Little Garage's Head to Toe

I am so super flattered. 

 

My favorite vintage shop in Jogja, Little Garage, just featured me on their Head-to-Toe section. 
It really makes my day. Thank you, Garage Girls!

Click on the photo above to see the full post or visit them here

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Miy

Straw Hat  n Shoes / Random 

Bow Scalloped Top / Shop Versicle.

Polkadot Skirt / Raindrops on Roses

Ring / forgetmenot

Photographed by Putri Santoso of Little Garage

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Love,

The Disable Crowd

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Hendra "Hehe" Harsono is one of my favorite young artist with heartwarming works that capture my heart every now and then. When Hehe came and offer me to write for his mini exhibition, The Disable Crowd, at Lir Space, I was thrilled! Along the way, I find it really hard to write a piece for your favorite artist..really.. I was a bit scared so it requires me to be half-asleep when writing this piece for him and when I woke up, I find myself kinda liking it. *wink* Maybe the leprechaun did it for me.

For a short report on the exhibition, read here; for my writing, read here.

Visit Hendra "Hehe" Harsono's blog here.

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about the outfit.. 

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lately, just like everyone else in my city, I have to wear thick sweater almost all the time. Jogja is currently chilly. As if someone has turn the winter mode on, causing the temperature to drop; not to mention my hometown at the mountain side: it's freezing. I should learn to layer my outfit, I guess. Learn to layer should add up the blessing of this fake winter days aside from the clear blue sky and perfectly sunny cool days we have in daily basis..and they say, the coldest day is yet to come. Exciting, eh? 

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Miy

Cropped Sweater / Raindrops on Roses

Accessories / random

Skirt / Raindrops on Roses

Photographed by Dito Yuwono

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Love,