I went for a city tour w/ my fellow rotaractors today..

Our first stop was House of Sampoerna, and just realized that the founder's and his wife surname, both are my surname.. how come? story? long story, but it was from my grandpa..

The growling tummies wanted to be filled up.. the next destination was just about 3 minutes walk... the lontong balap sampoerna, lontong balap cak pri.. which is very very delicious...

After filled up our tummies, we paid a visit to a temple (dunno which klenteng) at chocolate street (Mbah said Jl. Coklat, I'm not sure how to write it correctly so i said choco street), and saw people throwing coins with the rice and green bean... yeap.. it's Cap Go Meh.. Mbah talked to the "uncle" there and going home with lots of books about Buddha and Buddhist? (6 books if I'm not mistaken and I'm not really sure what books those are)...

The very next thing we did was wondering around at Kampung Arab Ampel... we sipped tauwa and tasted the maryam curry (gulai maryam).. it's so yummy!! even mbak Ika who doesn't like lamb (the meat) said it was delicious and tasted differently from the others she had ever eaten before...

We decided to end our journey sweetly.. We headed to Zangrandi, just to found it closed that day... (and mbak Ika said, "setauku Zangrandi itu tutupnya Selasa, ini kan Rabu to" after she thought it was Sunday earlier... LOLz - duh, mbak.. why don't you tell us earlier.. and it is Tues, not Sun nor Wed)...

Finally we ended our journey w/ eating pempek at Pempek Sriwijaya at... oh, I'm so good at memorizing the name of the street.. >.> well.. it's near the kembang jepun, somewhere behind the Santika Hotel.

what a day.. it was truly a priceless experience.. thanks to mb' Ika, Mbah, and Bram for the excitement I got! ^^

uhm.. pictures? it'd be on my facebook soon.. mbak Ika, Mbah, and Bram will surely tag my pics.. I wasn't taking any picture... (don't have a cam yet, except my cell cam) -well, i took some pics w/ Bram's- I'm in the pictures. :D


note: puter2nya nae motor, aku mbonceng.. motor lanang pisan,, dan aku pake dress.. yg klo duduk dadi ngeler pupu.. huahaha....

Socializing, drink as much as you want, fine dining, having fun, giving back to society, and get a chance to win a trip to Bali?
(a round trip to Bali -graciously donated by Garuda Indonesia Airlines-, and nearly a week's stay in two amazing boutique hotels- The Bale and The Amala!)
Hmmm....

Even better, you'll have a chance to win vouchers, wine, etc from our sponsors!

Visit the Trivia Night 2009 webpage at http://www.rotaractshanghai.org/trivia for detailed information.
See you at the Trivia Night! :)

Last night I went to Rotary Club of Shanghai 90th Anniversary Gala Dinner. It's not just another birthday party. It was a duo piano concert and gala dinner opened by a champagne reception and sparkled with raffle tickets and silent auction for fund raising. In the middle of the event was a Rotary Club of Shanghai history movie clip. The movie clip was more than great. I love that clip. It's not just another boring clip. I can't describe it by words. One should see by him/herself.

The event held in Ballroom A, 10th Floor at the Renaissance Hotel Zhongshan Park. The reception started on 6:30pm. Champagne, orange juice, cola, and canapes are everywhere. The admission fee for this event is 800RMB per person (but, once again, I joined for free as the Shanghai RC gave some free tickets for Rotaractors and Interactors). Renaissance Hotel itself (I believe) is part of the Marriott Hotel Group.



The duo piano concert was so nice. The music was alluring. I love those songs, especially the one I familiar with like Jambalaya, Over The Rainbow, Theme and Variations, and some other musics.
Here is the music list.


Last but not least, the foods. The foods were so delicious. The salmon was melting inside my mouth, the soup was very tasty, moreover, the beef was cooked perfectly; juicy and very tender. The dessert (ivory blanc satin chocolate mousse griottines cherry) was kind of heavy for me. I prefer something other light and refreshing after that kind of dinner. It'd taste better if I wasn't that full, and the griottines cherries tasted like medicine pills (it's too bitter for me, well, maybe the liquor is too strong).
Here the picture of the menu, followed by the foods picture.



Last but not least.. Shum's creation... :D She took the picture with her Nikon D50, and me? only using a pocket camera. lol


Such an unforgettable night...
Wish the recital was longer...

Dear friends,

On November 19th at the Hilton Shanghai, the Rotaract Club of Shanghai will host the World Quiz Night 2009 to help the Hilton Christmas Train Foundation, which organizes goods to be delivered to those who are in need throughout China.

The Rotaract Club of Shanghai is a non-profit social organization composed of young professionals and graduate students that are involved in organizing and executing community service projects around China.

In addition to a fabulous dinner and a game of trivia which will benefit Hilton’s Christmas Train Charity, Rotaract has also planned a Raffle and Silent Auction in order to raise funds for their various projects, which in the past have included migrant school children field trips, Paralympics activities for disabled children and renovations of migrant schools amongst many others.

Don't miss the opportunity on joining the event! You could join it by purchasing table or individual ticket for 338 RMB per person (8-12 people) for a table and individual price is 388 RMB. Our ticketing hotline could be approached at quiznightticketing@gmail.com or call Jacob Dobbs at 15921223663.

Also, within this letter, I would like to announce that Rotaract Club of Shanghai is still looking for sponsors for the event. We would really love it if you could help us to achieve our fundraising goal of RMB 100,000 by donating a gift or prize for our Raffle (±RMB250) or Silent Auction (±RMB1000). If you are feeling generous, please notify us and we can arrange a courier to come by and pick it up any Friday at 3pm or at any other convenient time.

If you make a donation, we will place your logo on some PowerPoint displays which will be shown during the event! It would be an outstanding opportunity for you to promote your products/services amongst the guests, who will mostly be expats/foreigners from all over the world.

more information:
www.rotaractshanghai.org/trivia
http://www.cityweekend.com.cn/shanghai/events/53536

Thank you in advance for your support,

Best Regards,
Teresa (Chisa)
In't Service Director 09/10
Rotaract Club of Shanghai - RID52
http://www.rotaractshanghai.org

+86.15921741745