Hours: Coffee & More [Kelapa Gading, Jakarta]

12 Dec 2020
Hours: Coffee & More

Graha Kita Karya | Jl. Boulevard Bukit Gading Raya No.1 | Kelapa Gading | Jakarta Utara 14240

It’s been 9 months since my last visit to a coffee shop. We tried to stay away from all public places during this COVID period. But on dec 12, we decided to visit Hours while waiting for our car to be serviced. The coffee shop is located approximately 600 meters from the service-center.

We arrived at the coffee shop around 8.45am on a Saturday morning. Upon arrival, the waitress took our temperature and asked us to write our contact information. 

The place is bright and spacious and there were only 2 waitresses + 2 other customers in sight that morning. It was exactly what we needed, a spacious place with less people.

We ordered Avocado Toast, Omurice, Americano and Ice Cappuccino. We spent about an hour and a half there.

I like the place. We’ll be back : ) 

Omurice: Lightly seasoned garlic fried rice covered in fluffy tornado egg and furikake. 60K.

Avocado Toast: Sourdough toast topped with smashed avocado, cherry tomato, watercress, poached egg and balsamic glaze. 65K

Another visit on March 13, 2022

        X-Benny - Soft poached eggs with toasts and housemade hollandaise sauce, served with garden salad. 75K.  

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Another visit on Oct 1, 2023

For pictures of Coffeegasm Kelapa Gading, please see traveling.. food for my soul: Coffeegasm Kelapa Gading [Jakarta] (ritaaza.blogspot.com)

For other random post: traveling.. food for my soul: jogja trip - 3rd part (ritaaza.blogspot.com)

cara perpanjang paspor pada masa pandemi

Walau sedang dalam masa pandemi, memperpanjang paspor sangat penting untuk dilakukan, supaya nanti bisa langsung cus.. brangkat jalan2 begitu pandemi kelar (semoga pandemi cepat berlalu.. amiin). 

Berikut cara perpanjang paspor berdasarkan pengalaman saya pada bulan November 2020 lalu di Kantor Imigrasi Kelas I Jakarta Utara:

• Langkah pertama adalah melakukan pendaftaran online. Untuk itu, kita harus download aplikasi 'Layanan Paspor Online' di Playstore (untuk pengguna Android)

• Pendaftaran hanya dapat dilakukan secara online. Jika apps nya sedang error (tidak bisa login), coba terus setiap hari sampai bisa :D
• Jika udah berhasil login lalu dpt notifikasi bahwa “kuota habis”, coba terus setiap hari sampai bisa :P Saya akhirnya berhasil daftar pada jam 11 malam setelah nyoba beberapa kali di siang hari dgn notifikasi “kuota habis”. Saya daftar utk tgl 10 Nov, jam 11.      
• Dokumen yg perlu disiapkan: Fotokopi KTP, KK, Buku Nikah, Akta Lahir, Ijazah. Fotokopi di kertas A4 dan jangan digunting. Jangan lupa bawa paspor lama dan KTP asli. Dan jangan lupa juga untuk bawa materai.
• Di hari H, kita bisa datang sebelum jam yang tertera di aplikasi. Tiba di lokasi, akan diminta untuk mengisi 2 formulir (warna putih dan warna kuning) (diisi dengan tinta hitam). Untuk formulir kuning, perlu kita tempelkan materai. 

• Kalau udah selesai ngisi, serahkan semua2nya ke mba2 di balik counter (form yang baru diisi dan kopian semua dokumen) bersama paspor lama dan ktp asli. Antriannya aga2 ga jelas sih, tp krn kmrn ga terlalu rame, jadinya mba2nya tau siapa yang datang duluan dan dilayani sesuai kedatangan. Setelah mbanya melihat dokumen kita (ada beberapa orang yang disuruh fotokopi ulang karena hasil fotokopi yang diserahkan ga pakai kertas A4), mba nya akan kasih kita nomor antrian.
• Trus kita tinggal duduk manis deh, nunggu nomer kita dipanggil.
• Ketika tiba giliran kita dipanggil untuk wawancara dan foto, sekalian aja bawa seluruh dokumen asli, kemungkinan akan diminta untuk diperlihatkan. Tapi kemarin saya cuman ditanya kenapa perpanjang paspor, lahir di mana, dan kenapa bisa lahir di sana. Trus langsung difoto dan diambil sidik jari. Ga sampe 5 menit.
• Setelah difoto, kita akan dikasih selembar kertas berjudul 'Bukti Pengantar Pembayaran' yang isinya ada kode permohonan, nomor kode bayar, dan jumlah yang harus dibayar (untuk paspor elektronik biayanya Rp650.000). Kertas ini nantinya harus dibawa pada saat pengambilan paspor, bersama dengan bukti bayar.

• Untuk pembayaran, kebetulan di dekat kantor imigrasi Jakarta Utara ada BCA. Kita bisa langsung bayar di sana via ATM. Ada print out petunjuk pembayarannya ditempel di atas setiap ATM. Sepertinya memang banyak orang yang langsung bayar via ATM di sana.
• Nah, berdasarkan info yang saya dapat, konon kita akan dikirimkan notifikasi lewat WA atau email bahwa paspor kita udah selesai diproses dan udah bisa diambil. Tapi dalam kasus saya, tidak ada notifikasi. Jadi, 10 hari kerja setelah bayar, saya hubungi kantor imigrasi Jakarta Utara (DM via Instagram @imigrasi_jakut) untuk tanya apakah paspor saya sudah selesai dengan menginfokan Kode Permohonan. 
• Kalau udah selesai, kita bisa langsung datang untuk mengambil paspor kita, dengan nunjukin kertas 'Bukti Pengantar Pembayaran' plus bukti bayar (bukti transfer ATM juga bisa). Untuk pengambilan, bisa dilakukan antara jam 8 pagi s.d. jam 3 sore. 
• Oiya, jgn lupa utk selalu make masker dan jaga jarak ya!   

Kesimpulan: 

Ternyata ga serepot yang dibayangkan. Pastiin aja kita udah bawa semua dokumen sesuai yang diminta dan udah difotokopi (ingat, harus dengan kertas A4 dan jangan digunting) dan bawa materai. Bila masih ingin informasi-informasi lain, untuk wilayah Jakarta Utara bisa DM ke IG @imigrasi_jakut. Berdasarkan pengalaman saya kemarin, respon mereka sangat cepat.

jakarta - sevenfriday, joe & dough, toby's estate, tokyo skipjack

5 feb 2020

sevenfriday

plaza indonesia

jl. MH Thamrin

jakarta

02129924380

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selamat makan siang 😊😊 . . . #lunch #sevenfriday #plazaindonesia #jakarta

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7 feb 2020

joe & dough

plaza indonesia

jl. MH Thamrin

jakarta

02129922611

honestly, this one doesn't look that appealing

9 feb 2020

toby's estate

mall kelapa gading

jl. boulevard raya

jakarta

0214524952

18 feb 2020

tokyo skipjack

m bloc

jl. sisingamangaraja no.37 AH

jakarta selatan

081281994443

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independence...

17 August 2020

4.53PM

Getting a bit restless this past few weeks

Things aren’t going well with this 'work from home 24/7' thing..

Before covid, whenever I feel like I need to vent, I used to go traveling with a small group of friends

To recharge, to find strength to face another day at the office

But now I can’t do that anymore

Sigh..

Well..

I’ve always felt that I don’t belong (since my first years working in that place)

Mostly because of all the extroverted behaviours that I have to endure

Working in an environment that rewards extroverted behaviour

Makes me mentally-exhausted

Really.. there’s no room from introverts

Working from home for about 5 months now

I realize more and more that this is not the place for me

And I really really wanna get away from all this

But..

There’s nothing I can do

I have to face it and live with it

Coz I need the money..

Sigh..

Well, this is august 17^th

So I have to say: Happy independence day!

Hope I can feel free and independent someday

Hope someday..

I can make money by doing something that I love

Hope someday..

I can be my true self

Without ever feeling “not good enough”

Without always being overlooked and undervalued

At the end of the day..

I just wanna be surrounded by genuine people

Is it too much to ask?

note to self

26 July 2020

“in a truly peculiar time of covid-19 pandemic”

still staying at home

working from home

spending weekends at home

for nearly 4 months now

well, this is a note to myself when this is all over

when this is all over..

remember to try to enjoy your life better

live your life

try new things

travel more

pay attention more to your friends, instead of your phone

be present in the moment

feel your life

and when u get to do that one thing you love the most.. which is traveling

remember to...

savor every second of the minute

feel the sand on your feet when u’re at the beach..

watch every sunset.. even on a cloudy day

take a deep breath.. feel the fresh air

embrace the atmosphere

enjoy... 
feel...

before it’s too late

or..

is it already too late?



26 july 2020

9.37PM

“in an truly weird time of covid-19 pandemic”

random thoughts on June 20, 2020

“in a truly weird time of covid-19 pandemic”

I’ve been at home for nearly 3 months due to the pandemic

I live in an apartment.. and there’s just the two of us, me and my husband

It feels strangely calming and refreshing...

Not having to do small talks at the office

Not having to fake a smile at the office

Being given a total freedom to be “quiet”

(because in the office it’s like u’re being punished every day for being too quiet)

It feels strangely calming and refreshing..

and I complain less

a lot less

and I become calmer

I thought I was gonna be very bored

I thought I was gonna be restless..

Because I can’t do my favorite thing which is traveling

I can’t go visit the museums and the malls and all those instagrammable cafes

Turns out that I can control the boredom

And feel fine that I’m not able to go out

Even now when people are screaming new normal and suddenly storming the malls

and go to the streets to exercise (for a trending healthy lifestyle) and buy bicycles to bike to work or to bike wherever 

while the number of covid-19 cases is still increasing.

I’m still at home

Not feeling the urge to go to the malls

Or meet up with friends

I’m an introvert

And I’m figuring out that my life at the office used to drain my energy so much it hurts

All the pretending.. all the “have to speak up and be seen”... being forced to attend all those social events... talk to people when I don’t want to... smile to people when I don’t feel like smiling..

That’s why I’ve always needed that “traveling” or “trips” or "weekend getaways" every other week

Now that I’m always at home, I feel so much at peace

But 

it does make me wonder..

Will I have enough strength to go back to the office when the time comes?