Reached Jakarta. Waited a very long time for the luggage. Home for an early lunch: ikan gembung from Medan and gulai singkong. Got ready and went for a facial at Puri, which was extremely fancy. Snack haul at Foodhall. Came home and ate chicken and rice anyway.
Pastel for breakfast. Fafa says Jakarta is green, and I have to agree. We were going to go to the mall, but then decided not to because of the macet on Friday. Soto ayam Medan, kambing fried rice, and homemade cumi asin.
Played Our Family Is Weird. Played 21 and lost. We got drunk and talked shit.
Woke up super early. Watched Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, which triggered me a bit. Indomie. Amma’s coffee. Got ready and took a Gojek to Grand Indonesia. Rempah Bistro. Broke the Bali plan to Amma, who had opinions and an offer to help. The Bali plan is officially in motion. Walked around a bit. Finally changed my screen protector. Then, Fitness First, where we waited approximately one geological era to buy a membership.
Starbucks, because the Djournal was closed. Brown sugar oat latte, good, entirely an impulse. Amma left. Fafa got me a cute Miaw Starbucks cup. Bought blue Crocs. Fafa did a haul at Deus. Gave the Grab driver the wrong home address and had to reroute to the actual home.
YouTuber Cousin came to pick us up. We got him umeshu; he got us a beautiful Casetify press. Ikan bakar Cianjur, nasi liwet. MamaToko for durian Musang King ice cream. Bought an expensive Nastar for colleagues. Apparently, Indomie Bangladesh is popular in Medan and now in Jakarta too. Took a lot of cooking photos. Had terong belanda, which we explained to Fafa as Dutch eggplant. Pudding. Came home and freshened up. Watched the Indonesian horror anthology.
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