Tips for Wedding Preparation

Every bride-to-be must have a wedding dream she has been dreaming of. Yes, we all know that it is only once in a lifetime. But we also have to know that we can't always get what we want. I love wedding-things and because I have experienced this roller-coaster-wedding preparation, I'm happy to share with you how to overcome our fears and stress during the preparation.

So here I would like to share some tips how to manage ourselves while preparing our big day.

1. Wedding is just one day, marriage is for the rest of our lives
   I think the more important is to prepare how you and your life-partner-to-be are going to love after you say "I Do". I know it's hard not to think about the wedding, but I suggest you to spend some quality time with your partner, discuss some important things such as how you will live, how you will share your money, what your partner expect from you on the marriage life, or how many children you are planning to have. You can also spend time by watching movies or anything you like to do together. Enjoy your time with each other and with the family as well.
   
   
2. Know your wants and your budget
   Sometimes we don't really know what we want. At some point we just look at someone's wedding and think "oh I want this and that" meanwhile you don't really mean it or if I could say it's just our ego. We have to limit our desire and make sure that it is something we really need. So we can save the budget as well. You can do the budgeting first by making a list of vendors that will be needed in your wedding day (venue, photo, etc) and the estimated money you are willing to spend for the vendor. After that, you can start looking at the portfolio of the vendors you are interested at and start communicating with the vendors. You can ask them their price, how they have been doing, or just feel if you can chit chat and work well with them. If you feel uncomfortable with them or their price is way to far from you budget, just stop and find another vendor or this will make you regret. Remember to always find a comparison! This can help you from spending too much money, unless you have an unlimited money to spend in one day.
   
   
3. Make a timeline and to do list
   I am a very organized person and I think it helps a lot during my wedding preparation. After you know what you want and your budget, start making a timeline so you don't have to be in a rush. You can start planning what are the goals of every month, like I will make a deal with XX on January, YY in February, and do so until you reach your big day. Seriously, this can help you to calm down while your big day is approaching because you know everything is handled already!
   
   
4. Be patient and ask for some help
   In my opinion, the intention of the wedding is to share our joy with others. Although we will be the King and Queen of the day, still, we can't be selfish. We have to think about our guest : will they enjoy the food, the ambience, the songs, the decoration, etc? Many people will give comments and this can bring confusion to you. But the thing is you have to be patient and listen to other's opinion. If you feel that you can't help it anymore, never hesitate to find helps from either the wedding organizer, family, bridesmaids, or anyone you can trust. Don't do everything by yourself and be a stressful bride (or even worse like being a bridezilla). As a bride, we have to stay happy and smile a lot to face our big day 😊😊😊
   
   
5. Pray and surrender
   The most important thing is to pray and to surrender. As the Bible says, "a man's heart plans his way, but The Lord directs his steps" (Proverbs 16:9). We can arrange everything, but in the end it is God's will that is done.

Well, that's all I can share. Good luck to all of you who are preparing the wedding! 😆

Warung Suluh

Lately new cafe and coffee shops are appearing like crazy, and sometimes we are busy trying new food so that we forgot the old ones. Today I am going to review a restaurant in the city of Bandung named Warung Suluh. This resto has been opened since a couple of years ago. They serve a broad range of Indonesian food with affordable price. The ambience is just like a traditional Javanese house, covered mostly by woods and designed with a lot of old plates and cups. Here are what we ordered (please pardon the not-so-high quality of the photos since I didn't bring my camera at that time)

Tempe Mendoan

Tempe is a high-protein fermented soybean, while the word 'mendoan' comes from 'mendo' which means half-cooked (source : Wikipedia). This dish is my boyfriend's favourite that we order wherever we go. In Warung Suluh, the tempe mendoan is not so crispy but it is still tasty and served with a chili sweet soy sauce.

Martabak Mie Ayam Suwir

This is such a nostalgic dish for me because I used to cook it when me and my high school friends do some gathering in the villa. Actually it is a simple dish, consists of noodle mixed with eggs and shredded chicken. It came in a big portion, about 8 slices and the taste was fine but not that special.

Bistik Jawa Ayam Goreng Tepung

Javanese Steak is not that different from the steak we eat in a western restaurant. It consists of a type of meat with side dishes such as eggs, boiled vegetable, and potato. Warung Suluh offers 3 kinds of meat : chicken, beef, and minced meat (rolade). I like to sauce, it was savoury and sweet at the same time. Unfortunately, the chicken was only 4 slices (such a small portion!). But I recommend you to try this one if you come to visit Warung Suluh.

Nasi Goreng Kampung (Kampung Fried Rice)

The fried rice was simple, served with sunny side up egg and crackers but it was tasty! I will surely try the other fried rice when I come back here.

Overall, I enjoy my visit to Warung Suluh and intend to come back someday. Even though the portion was not so big, but it was cheap anyway. My bf and I spent only 100.000 rupiah for all those food, and we were satisfied. Haha. Hope you enjoy visiting this resto as much as we enjoy it. See you!

Warung Suluh

Jalan Dr. Cipto Nomor 8
022 - 4212212

Open daily 7 am - 10 pm

Crémelin - patisserie et café

Hai I am back! It's been a while, no, it's been ages since the last time I share my review in this blog! To be able to write needs so much effort, you need a perfect mood and ambience so that the words could flow like a river. Ups, pardon my random thoughts and let's get back to the review.

So today I am going to review a new cafe in Bandung, CREMELIN. It has just opened around the beginning of this year. It is located in Jalan Abdul Rivai, not so far from Wastukencana. It has a very cute look outside and inside. Their theme is colourful as you can see in the photos below, and most of the interior is made from acrylic. I really love this place because they have a perfect lighting to take photos!

outside

inside

They serve breakfast menu, coffee, tea, and cakes. Here are some food and drink which I tried :

 Russian Tefteli

IDR 47.000 (pork)

Ah, I really love any cafe where I can take a flatlay photo easily like this one. This dish consists of wheat bread, scrambled eggs, salad, and 3 balls of pork or chicken served with mushroom sauce. The salad was good, I like the dressing. The scrambled egg was creamy and it came in a quite big portion which satisfied me. Now let's take a closer look to the pork balls...

When I cut the balls, whoa, you can see the melting cheese inside! Looks sooooo yummy, isn't it? And when I tasted it, I couldn't stop eating it. The mushroom sauce was also tasty. FYI, I finished this portion all by myself. Haha. You should try!

Long Black Coffee

IDR 21.000

Since my boyfriend and I are not coffee lovers, so this Long Black Coffee just taste similar to the other Long Black Coffee. If you are a coffee lover, may be you scan try and share your review to me?

Let's just skip to the dessert. Their collection is not much, but it is displayed beautifully.

Finally the dessert I chose is *drumroll*

La Manssion

IDR 28.000

The menu said that t consists of mango mousse, passion fruit cremeux, and biscuit jaconde. It has a very cute shape and a very attractive colour for me. Oh, and it has a very unique texture, too. Here is the appereance when it is cut :

You can see the layer of the mouse and the biscuit. The mousse is soft and it tasted both sweet and sour. Since it is a mango mousse, we can eat a little more than ordinary cheesecake or any other sweet cakes. This one is also recommended!

Overall, I like this place. I like the ambience, the food, and the cake. I am sure to come back to try the other menu as you can see below. Good job, Cremelin!

Crémelin - patisserie et café

Jl. Abdul Rivai 3A Bandung

Sun - Thurs 9 am - 10 pm

Fri - Sat 9 am - 11 pm

Closed every Monday

instagram : cremelin_id

Charm Thai

One day left until my graduation! Yes, finally I am graduated after 4 years studying. Being graduated in this period is kind of miracle for me. I remember how I struggled for the last two months to finish my final research, to write a thesis, to do a final presentation. Those stressful moments will never be forgotten. I know, I wouldn't come this far without God's guidance so I never stop saying "Thank You, God! You are so amazing :)" I also want to say thank you for all the supports from my family, my boyfriend, my friends, and everyone who keep praying for me. One thing we should always remind ourselves is God never leaves us through every process happen to us. 

So now, let's get back to food! Now I am going to review a Thai restaurant named Charm Thai. This resto is quite new, located in Paskal Hyper Square near Ta Yang Suki. Although its location is a little bit hidden, they serve a really mouthwatering Thai cuisine!

Here are all the dishes I have ever tried :

Gai yang

For entree, I had this Thai style marinated chichken skewers with home made Charm special sauce. The chicken was so tender and tasty, so it's a must to order this when you come here. The sauce was sour but refreshing and going well with the chicken skewers.

IDR 27.000

Pad Thai (Chicken)

Pad Thai is one of the famous Thailand dish, right? It's a stir fried rice noodle served with meat, tofu, been sprout, and chive as you can see at the picture below. To eat it, you just mix it on the plate and take a spoon into your mouth (don't worry, the been sprout will get cooked as soon as you mix it). Their Pad Thai tasted sweet, so full of flavour. Yummy! This second dish I tried was also delicious and a recommended one if you visit Charm Thai. Oh ya, they also have other choices of meat like prawn, seafood, or beef.

IDR 36.000

Pad Ka Na Gai Grob

My bf chose this dish and he made a really good decision! The menu book said that this is Chinese broccoli and garlic stir fried with crispy chicken. I don't know that Chinese broccoli looks like that. But no problem anyway, since this dish turned out so tasty but it was a little spicy. I like the chicken, so tasty and well seasoned. Another favorite!

IDR 49.000

Deep fried fish with green mango 

The gurame fillet tasted so so, but the green mango tasted so refreshing. If you like sour and spicy, you can try this dish.

IDR 59.000

Green curry (chicken)

Please pardon me since I don't have the photo of the dish. But the curry taste good, the broth (I dont know if it's the right term) was thick and full of flavour.

Sung Kaya Fak Tong

Dessert after meal is always a good idea. We tried this pumpkin with Thai custard. The pumpkin was sweet. If you like something sweet, have a try. Haha.

IDR 27.000

Thai Milk Tea

Going to Thai restaurant isn't complete without Thai Milk Tea. Their Thai milk tea taste good but if you want to order it, you had better have less or no ice.

IDR 18.000

Overall, Charm Thai serves a really delicious authentic Thai food as they said. Their place is quite comfortable to have lunch or dinner with family or friends. If you wanna come in a group, make sure you do a reservation first because the tables are limited. 

Charm Thai

Ruko Paskal Hyper Square A6

0822 1333 9777

Open daily 11 am - 10 pm