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Posted on June 20, 2010 at 11:00 pm by with 25 Comments

~ before dusk ~ ©Thesunsetgirl.Com

~ before dusk ~ in Kuta, Bali ©Thesunsetgirl.Com

Coffee is by far my biggest vice. The smell of freshly brewed coffee will get me started more than any other food and beverages combined. That is why it is a must to have at least a glass of coffee in the morning. I love the way it helps me focus when I’m working.

As far as I can remember, I started drinking coffee when I was a teenager because I wanted to stay up till late at night. The time when everybody in the family was home and gathered in the family room to talk about our days.

The only thing I don’t like when it comes to coffee is the sound of the coffee grinder. Fortunately, I only hear it when I am hanging out at a favorite coffee shop – busily talking with my best friends.

However, it doesn’t mean I don’t like tea.
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Reality Bites!

Posted on June 11, 2010 at 10:29 pm by with 26 Comments

~ finale ~ ©Thesunsetgirl.Com

~ finale ~ sunset in Jimbaran, Bali ©Thesunsetgirl.Com

I took part in a tour that took us from the Sunda Kelapa harbor (the old harbor in Batavia – what the capital city of my country used to be called before the independence) to the fishing village across it.

The smell alone was a tad difficult to handle for me but nothing compared to what I saw floating on the water when we were getting on the boat. I honestly didn’t see it coming and until now, the image is still somehow stuck in my head.

I’m forever glad that it never bothers me more than necessary and I can go on with my life as normal as before but I don’t think I will ever forget that day. It was one of those times when reality bit me and opened my eyes!

I ended up wondering, how public is PUBLIC?
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Trip of the tongue to Veracruz, Mexico

Posted on May 18, 2010 at 10:00 am by with 21 Comments

~ a sunset in Flores ~ ©Thesunsetgirl.Com

~ a sunset in Flores ~ East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia ©Thesunsetgirl.Com

“What on earth are we doing here?” I asked myself after realizing where exactly the taxi was heading for!

For sure, it was not to the right direction! What followed was a little bit of agony as the result of going through a small debate with a (new, mind you!) taxi driver who insisted that the hotel is located in a different street than the right one.

Fortunately, the traffic wasn’t as bad as usual. After a long turn around the capital city’s main streets, I was in time for the Mexican cooking class with Chef Marcos who came here from Mexico.

It was held at Jakarta’s Four Seasons Hotel where the Mexican Festival had been celebrated for several weeks. Having just survived the adventure of the day, I sighed in relief.

Then the “real adventure” started rolling!
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