Thursday, December 3, 2015

7 Best Christmas Feasts in Jakarta

Looking for a place to celebrate Christmas Eve with wonderful food and joyous atmosphere? Skip the hassle at home and join the festivity in these spots so you will have more time rekindling the holiday spirt and less minding about burnt ham and soggy pies!

1. Festive season at Hotel Indonesia Kempinski

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What better way to spend the holiday than indulging in Kempinski’s signature treats with the serenade of angelic voice as for the whole Christmas season, Hotel Indonesia Kempinski will be presenting the talented children of Pondok Taruna Orphanage, who will perform a collection of seasonal carols every weekend up to Christmas Day brunch.

Dazzling Christmas Eve buffet dinner: (24 Dec, 18.00 to 22.30): IDR 545,000++/person
Joyful Christmas Day buffet brunch: (25 Dec 12.00 to 15.00): IDR 545,000++/person

2. Enchanting Christmas with Pullman Jakarta

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This year, the Christmas Spirit comes in multitudes at the lobby of Pullman Jakarta Indonesia, where the upscale 5-star hotel signifies the jolly year-end celebration with a big surprise for all guests who enter the lobby: a majestic Christmas tree which stands over 5 meters tall full of colourful lights and ornaments guarded by two gigantic nutcracker statues as this year’s Christmas Icons, and also a giant gingerbread house!  What’s even better, Pullman Jakarta Indonesia will give out six (6) prizes to their top spenders throughout the holiday month hotel vouchers for Pullman property all over Asia, and the ultimate grand prize of a return trip to Paris inclusive of a Pullman stay!

Festive Dinner, 1 – 23 December 2015: IDR 438,000 net/adult
Christmas Eve Dinner, 24 December 2015: IDR 755,000 net/adult
Christmas Brunch, 25 December 2015: IDR 598,000 net/adult

3. A Jolly Christmas Celebration at Shangri-La Hotel, Jakarta

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In Shangrila, an intimate Christmas Eve Dinner will take place at SATOO, Shang Palace, Nishimura, Rosso, and Lobby Lounge starting from Rp. 248,000++ per person to Rp. 698,000 ++ per person. While for those who prefer to have a day fare, series of Christmas Day brunch filled with the holiday’s favorite delicacies are also available at the same restaurants for Rp. 238,000++ per person to Rp. 638,000++ per person. During the whole festive month this year, the hotel will also be decorated in traditional red, gold and greenChristmas ornaments,  a six-metre Christmas tree and a gingerbread house full of goodies is placed at the Lobby Lounge to add to the holiday feel.



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Hairdresser in Jakarta

Hi Lara, Hi Tina,
I’m new in Jakarta (since 3 weeks), and I would like to find a hairdresser who can colour (roots to cover white hair), cut hair etc. My hair is very fine and I like to keep the colour as natural as possible with the lease damage as possible.
I hope you can help!
I look forward to your response.
Many Thanks

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Dear Johanne,
Welcome to Jakarta!!!
What is your natural hair color?
If you’re a blonde, a lot of my blonde friends go to Nikki’s salon http://ift.tt/1O6KA2O or at Tarra’s salon http://ift.tt/1IsA21p or Manik salon http://ift.tt/1O6KAzV is good for coloring. But these are all in Kemang area. Where do you live?
Or check this site of what’s new Jakarta I am sure it will help you a lot. http://ift.tt/1O6KAzV
Good luck with the hair! I know how important it is!!! :)
Tina

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Hi Johanne,

Welcome to Jakarta!!
I have the same situation with my own hair and use Roberto Lorini at Alfons salon.
Alfons
Jl. Panglima Polim Raya,
Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta Selatan, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 12160, Indonesia
+62 21 7220416
Make sure to specifically request he do the service.
Hope you are enjoying Jakarta and good luck with the hair.
Lara Vaccar
Santa Fe Relocation Service Indonesia
Mob: (62) 811-139652
Email : Lara.Vaccar@santaferelo.com



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Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Barbeque Night at Midtown Bistro & Lounge

BBQ

Location:
Midtown Bistro & Lounge
Jl. Tulodong Atas 28 SCBD Jakarta
RSVP: 021 – 5274088



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Emirates launches daily A380 service to Copenhagen First scheduled A380 service to Scandinavia

Jakarta, Indonesia, April 9, 2015 — World’s first two-class configured A380 Lowest CO2 emissions per passenger kilometre of all commercial aircraft.

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Copenhagen and Dubai, 9th April 2015 – Emirates, a global connector of people, places and economies, announced today the launch of a daily A380 service to Copenhagen. As of 1st December 2015, the Danish capital will be the first in Scandinavia to boast a scheduled A380 service.

The launch of Emirates’ A380 to Copenhagen, one of the most environmentally advanced aircraft in the sky, comes almost four years after the airline first linked the Danish capital with Dubai. The route will be served by the world’s first two-class configured A380, with a capacity of 615 passengers. With this new configuration, Emirates will offer a total of 8,610 seats a week between Copenhagen and Dubai. The aircraft also produces the lowest CO2 emissions per passenger kilometre of all commercial aeroplanes.

“After launching the route with an A330, we witnessed growing demand for flights to and from Copenhagen, forcing us to deploy the larger 777 after only six months. Today, based on strong load factors, we are happy to further up-gauge the route to our iconic double-decker, the A380,” commented Sir Tim Clark, President, Emirates Airline. “Emirates is making history with this aircraft, its fuel efficiency is better than most modern small passenger cars in terms of fuel economy per passenger kilometre, allowing us to reduce emissions without compromising on comfort,” added Clark.

Since its launch in August 2011, nearly eight hundred thousand passengers have travelled with Emirates on the Copenhagen-Dubai route.

“We made significant investments to expand Copenhagen Airport and upgrade its facilities in order to make it A380-compatible. We are very excited about Emirates’ decision to deploy an A380, the world’s largest passenger aircraft, to our airport. Copenhagen will be the first in Scandinavia to offer a scheduled A380 service,” commented Thomas Woldbye, Copenhagen Airports’ CEO. “The additional capacity will help stimulate trade and tourism between Denmark and countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa,” added Woldbye.

The two-class configured A380 features 58 flat-bed seats in Business Class, 557 spacious seats in Economy Class, as well as access to Emirates’ famous Onboard Lounge where Business Class passengers can socialise at 40,000 feet. Passengers in all classes will also enjoy access to over 2000 channels of films, TV shows, music and games through ice, Emirates’ award-winning inflight entertainment system, as well as free Wi-Fi and gourmet cuisine. 2

Emirates flight EK151 will leave Dubai at 0820hrs and arrive in Copenhagen at 1220hrs the same day. The return flight EK152 will depart Copenhagen at 1420hrs and arrive in Dubai at 2335hrs the same day.

As with all Emirates flights, passengers will benefit from a generous baggage allowance of 30kg in Economy Class and 40kg in Business Class.

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About Emirates

Founded in 1985, Emirates is a global connector of people, places and economies. Based in Dubai, the airline’s global network serves 148 destinations in 79 countries across six continents. Its luxurious amenities, regionally inspired gourmet cuisine, award-winning in-flight entertainment system – ice, and unmatched hospitality provided by its iconic multilingual Cabin Crew have made Emirates one of the world’s most recognized airline brands.

For More Information, please contact Emirates Airline  www.emirates.com



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Airasia Official Crash Report & Plans for Pondok Cabe Airport

Dear Jakartans,

Indonesia’s National Transportation and Safety Committee yesterday released a crash investigation report of AirAsia QZ8501 that crashed December last year. From the findings, it was concluded that the crash was caused by problems with a glitch-prone rudder component and the way its pilots tried to respond, and that bad weather did not play a role, Reuters reports.  To this, the NTSC gave both AirAsia and Airbus some recommendations to prevent future incidents.

Thousands of dead fish of various species washed up along Ancol beach in North Jakarta on Monday. A quick survey conducted by The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) concluded that the phenomenon due to an explosion of phytoplankton population and an increase of phosphate and nitrate contents caused by high level of rain water flowing from the land, river, and sewer resulting in a hazardous oxygen level in the water. Ancol management said that a similar incident has occurred three years ago, although not with an amount of dead fish as large as this.

Jakarta residents can expect another airport to operate as PT Garuda Indonesia and Pertamina Persero signed an agreement to utilize the Pertamina-owned Pondok Cabe airport by first quarter of 2016. The airport is expected to handle Garuda’s commercial flights to and from Samarinda, Pangkalan Bun, Palembang, Semarang, Yogyakarta, and a number of other cities. Currently, Pondok Cabe does not handle regular airline traffic other than serving as the base for Pelita Air Service, the Indonesian National Police, and the Indonesian Navy.

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Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Hotel Borobudur Jakarta Special Edition Rainbow Guitar Christmas Log By Kamasean Matthews

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Festive Celebrations At Hotel Borobudur Jakarta

Celebrate the Festive month of December at Jakarta’s 5-star luxury iconic hotel.

General Manager, Mr. Patrick Beck is pleased to announce the different holiday celebrations.  As a French national, Christmas Holidays is the best time of the year and together with the Hotel Team, a new concept of celebration is concocted blending with the local culture, says Mr. Beck.

Festive celebrations starts 01 December 2015 at Hotel Borobudur with the launching of Kamasean Matthew’s Signature Rainbow Guitar Christmas Log.

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Special Edition Rainbow Guitar Christmas Log By Kamasean Matthews

Mr. Patrick Beck initiated to make something special by introducing Signature Christmas Log this year.  Kamasean Matthews is a young Indonesian artist and has been selected by Hotel Borobudur Jakarta to create a special holiday season log to be showcased in the Gourmet.  With a guitar log design, Kamasean blended the colors using rainbow as inspiration while the Pastry Team of Hotel Borobudur created a blueberry sponge rollade, opera cake covered with massa ticino (sugar paste) and dark chocolate.  Added into the design is a beautiful white chocolate dome and special cutting of Kamasean’s rainbow guitar as the garnish.

“We are very excited to bring Kamasean Matthews as our Christmas Log Icon,” explains Mr. Patrick Beck. “She possesses an incredible voice and talent. She took our offering as an opportunity to spread the spirit of Christmas to everyone. Our customers are going to love her special edition log and will love what Hotel Borobudur Jakarta creates for Christmas and festive seasons. We will sell the cake in 2 sizes, big log at Rp. 620.000 nett and small log at Rp. 460.000 nett”

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About Kamasean Matthews

Kamasean Yoce Matthews (born in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 30, 1995, age 20 years) is a singer of Indonesian nationality. She has Toraja in her blood from his father named Sean Yoce D. Matthews and Batak from his mother named Henny Napitupulu. She was runner-up of talent show Indonesian Idol seventh season.

She was the youngest contestant in the history of Indonesian Idol. Kamasean appearance on the stage often gets praise from the judges because she can sing in all genres music equally well. Prior to the Indonesian Idol, Sean was a finalist of Academy Fantasy Junior (AFI Junior) which aired in Indosiar TV station.

Kamasean Matthews has released two singles named  “How could you?” In 2013 and “If only” in 2015.

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About Yule Log

A Yule log (or bûche de Noël French pronunciation) is a traditional dessert served near Christmas, especially in France, Quebec and several former French colonies. Made of sponge cake to resemble a miniature actual Yule log, it is a form of sweet roulade.

The original Yule log recipe emerged during the 19th century. It is traditionally made from a genoise, generally baked in a large, shallow Swiss roll pan, iced, rolled to form a cylinder, and iced again on the outside. The most common combination is basic yellow sponge cake and chocolate buttercream, though many variations which include chocolate cake, ganache, and icings flavored with espresso or liqueurs exist.

Yule logs are often served with one end cut off and set a top the log, or protruding from its side to resemble a chopped off branch. A bark-like texture is often produced by dragging a fork through the icing, and powdered sugar sprinkled to resemble snow. Other log decorations may include actual tree branches, fresh berries, and mushrooms made ofmeringue.

The name bûche de Noël originally referred to the Yule log itself, and was transferred to the dessert only after the custom had fallen out of use, presumably during the first half of the 20th century. By 1945 it referred to the log.

About Christmas Dinner and Room Package at Hotel Borobudur Jakarta

Christmas dinner dan room package

Room Promotion

Valid from 14-30 December 2015 and 01-10 January 2016.  NOT APPLICABLE FOR 31 DEC. 2015

Room Type No of Person Special Room Rates (Net)
Superior 2 Rp   1,350,000
Premier Deluxe 2 Rp   1,500,000
Executive Room 2 Rp   1,700,000
Club Deluxe 2 Rp   1,900,000
Junior Suite 2 Rp   2,100,000
Club Suite 3 Rp   2,200,000
Executive Suite 3 Rp   2,450,000
Deluxe Suite 3 Rp   2,750,000
Borobudur Suite 4 Rp   8,100,000
Presidential Suite 4 Rp   9,100,000

Celebrating Christmas Parties – valid from 15-30 December 2015

Book a minimum of 30 pax in any of our function rooms and Get 10% discount from our Social Events Packages

Book a minimum of 50 pax for Outside Catering and Get 10% discount from our Outside Catering Packages

Dinner promotions

  1. Christmas eve buffet Bogor Cafe : IDR 588,000++ Christmas Brunch IDR 488,000++
  2. Christmas eve and day set menu Teratai : IDR 468.000++
  3. Christmas eve and day set menu Bruschetta : IDR 538.000++
  4. Christmas eve and day set menu Miyama : IDR 428.000++
  5. Christmas eve dinner Pendopo Lounge : IDR 308.000++

For book the room, please dial 021 380 5555 ext 74007-74014

For book the seat at outlets for Christmas dinner, please dial 021 380 5555 ext 73400 (Bogor Cafe), 73100 (Miyama), 73200 (Teratai), 73300 (Bruschetta), 73600 (Pendopo Lounge) and for book Rainbow Guitar Christmas Log by Kamasean Matthews please dial ext 73620.



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5 New Tables This December 2015

1. Casa Mexico (Senayan)

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A brand new Mexican restaurant by the people behind the popular Hacienda, offering classics: Tacos, Burritos, Fresh Margaritas, Mojaditos, etc.

Rukan Permata Senayan Block G No. 11 (Jl. Tentara Pelajar), South Jakarta
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2. Harlow Brasserie (Kuningan)

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An exciting new Brasserie concept located in Kuningan, highlighting the various ethnic neighborhood cuisines of New York City, such as China Town, Little Tokyo, and Astoria. Great for breakfast.

The H Building, M Floor, Jl H.R Rasuna Said Kav 20, Jakarta
+62 215290351
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Open: 06.00 AM – 11.00 PM

3. Vue 46 (The Plaza, Thamrin)

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Another addition from Singapore’s Les Amis group, this time offering contemporary French dining and culinary delights.

The Plaza 46th Floor M.H. Thamrin Kav 28-30
Reservations : +62 812 1212 4646 +6221 299 222 46

4. Sugar Ministry (Pantai Indah Kapuk)

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The place to get any kind of whimsical cakes, that don’t just look incredible but tastes great too.

Text: 0856 9260 2200 (text only, no call)
BBM: 2932494C
Email: natasha_ali_92@hotmail.com
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5. The Hook (Senopati)

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For seafood buff, this is one place you should not miss. They claim to have the finest Grouper fish around, fished from the Arafura Sea.

Jl. Cikatomas II No. 35, South Jakarta
(021) 27513528
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