Strawberry Cheesecakes vs. Blueberry Cheesecakes

I find it difficult to really identified or pinpointing which cheesecake I like the most

Traditionally I prefer the blueberries better than the strawberries,
because I thought the strawberries are more sour than the blueberries
(but the strawberries are definitely more beautiful eh?)
then I decided to match them all at once this Sunday ;-)
the contenders're came from two well known & quite similar cake shops:
The Cheesecake Factory and The Harvest

4 of them are ready for the test:

I took the scoops carefully one by one sequentially

but after a second round of the scoops
I think I lost track there
of which taste belongs to which cheesecake :D

so at the end the verdict is....:
I still don't really know which cheesecake is my favourite!
I just love them all! :D
hmmm... what? you think it's not quite important?
(=iya yah ga penting banget dey! he3x)

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Last Night's Dinner

Maybe attracted by the discount promotion from a credit card issuer
so I tried the menu that I never ordered before, but it's just so-so

I recall the chicken wings were quite tasty here, the chocolate thunder was so yummy, and they have ribs and rib-eye steaks with generous portions, also delightful vegetables sauce :-)

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Today's Lunch

the sambal terasi (terasi/belacan chili paste) price here is higher
than the plain ice tea and plain white rice combined (both are refillable)

but it's really ok, & I think I'm really addicted to chili and its' derivatives ;-)

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Sensitive

I had to see a doctor last Monday (for minor injury that gets a bit complicated caused by a ‘heroic’ self-operation cutting a papilla trunk from my wrist with a thread)

My doctor pre-examine the wound at the waiting couch (because she has three other patients at the examining rooms) then put a lotion over that wound and said ‘this is anesthetic lotion, it will numb your skin while I’m burning it to remove the remain of the papilla, and the longer it applied the better the anesthetic works’

Later in the examining room she gets her tool (the tool to burn my wound of course, what do you think?) and said that she’ll check my sensitivity first with that tool

But what do you know, after around 20 minutes that anesthetic lotion applied on my wound, I still could feel those electric sparkles zapping my skin

She’s concern with my sensitivity and immediately injects an ample of anesthetic solution on my wrist to double the numbing effect, then continue zapping my wound

But even after that I still could feel vaguely when those electric sparkles dancing on my burned skin

So at that point I’m convinced that I really am a sensitive type of person…

Literally…

 

(Hmmm… as a sensitive person I think I could detect the slightest change of tone in someone’s mind without vividly realize what that person thinking anyway)

Bandar Djakarta

Seaside Seafood Restaurant inside Ancol resort & entertainment complex, North Jakarta

Last Tuesday while escorting our CROs team to Dunia Fantasi (Dufan, entertainment park also in Ancol) I managed to have lunch here

The strength of this restaurant is because it's on a seaside, with quite appealing 'fish market' feature, and 50% discount promotion from Monday to Thursday on particular items

For the taste or cost-value performance this restaurant would be considerably just nice but only an average seafood restaurant, a friend of mine would call it 'manis2 jambu', referring to a mountain apple fruit that not very sweet but makes you want more :-) (hmmm... what about 'manis2 jambu' girl then?)

Other potential contenders are: 212 @ Kelapa Gading (their cuisines have strong & spicy flavour, quite hot & inspiring), D'Cost @ Kemang (considerably not costly for a seafood restaurant with considerably good taste), Parit 9 @ Bandung (one of the best taste seafood, especially their crab delicacies)

Well, every cuisine has its own delight, so just enjoy it while you're there

Cheers,
food lover

btw seafood is commonly known for its natural aphrodisiac effects, so eat wisely ;-)


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Magic for Muggles

Dear muggle friends,

In the wizarding world there are so many useful things that could help make our life a lot easier, in our muggle world we also could utilize those magic things by empowering our own potential capability, such as :

 

Muggle Patronus

Original use:

To repel dementors

Muggle use:

Could be use to dissipate bad spirits around you

How to:

Generate happy emotions in your mind & heart;

Focus on the excitement of those emotions

Then it’ll protect you in a gloom environment

If you’re powerful enough you could even beam your excitement to those around you

 

Muggle Legilimency

Original use:

To read someone’s mind

Muggle use:

To read someone’s mind & feel someone’s emotion

How to:

You need a very good listening skill

Gesture & Body language awareness

Understanding to voices tones & words context

Knowledge of how human mind works

Cultural & Social perceptiveness

(yea in the muggle world reading mind is much more complicated than in the wizarding world)

Focus on the subject you would like to know,

Examine the subject objectively, listen, read & feel cautiously,

But if you’re in doubt, you'd better ask for feedback from your subject of course!

(btw if you're able to read someone's mind doesn't necessarily that you'll agree with his/her thought, so please be wise & responsible when using this capabilities)

 

Muggle Occlumency

Original use:

To block someone reading your mind

Muggle use:

To block someone reading your mind

How to:

Play as cool as possible; don’t give a hint of your emotion to others

Btw: this kind of skill maybe useful in a poker game ;-)

Muggle Felix Felicis Potion

Original use:

To be extremely lucky

Muggle use:

To be lucky enough ;-)

How to:

Remember when Mr. Ronald Weasley believes that he drank a drop of felix felicis potion before a game of quidditch? Actually Mr. Potter didn’t put a single drop of that potion on Mr. Weasley’s goblet, but the effect was so powerfully convincing on Mr. Weasley’s performance that day

 

It demonstrates that our blessed human mind actually could accomplish something much more than just a mere placebo effect, if we really believe on something.

 

So if you thought that you’re a failure, then maybe you’re right

But if you thought that you’re a blessed lucky person, you probably right also

The choice is yours

 
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So dear muggle friends, I hope you all could have a better understanding of yourself and your surroundings

 

“accio ……………!” (you could fill the dots with anything your heart desire)

 

Best regards,

You-Know-Me