Sunday, May 24, 2015

City Spot - Jalan Progo

My teacher told the class that we had to write about a spot in our city, which is Bandung. And so I decided to tell you guys about a specific street in Bandung called Progo Street.
Progo street is a street (duh) in Bandung in which you can find various places to eat and hang around with other people, or just yourself.
The kinds of food that you can find in Progo Street is diverse, you can find traditional foods, western foods, and eastern foods. 
If you're searching for traditional foods then you can start from the very beginning of the road and I'm talking about the one near Jonas Photo. There you can find a lot of street vendors and warung. So if you're ever short of cash and you're near this area then yeah you should try going here. And I'm also sure that in most of the restaurants in Progo Street, they have at least one traditional menu. Just like in Gigglebox you can find nasi goreng (Indonesian Fried Rice) even though it's a western themed restaurant. Kopi Progo also provides traditional foods.
Right so moving on to western foods. Just as I have said one sentence before, Gigglebox is a western themed restaurant and it's a really unique place because it gives you that vintage vibe. Another place you can go to is Hummingbird eatery and guesthouse. Hummingbird is also unique in my opinion because when you go inside you see this place/thing that looks like a bird's nest.
If you're looking for eastern food then you should go find a place called Qahwa. It's located near Jonas Photo and near the street vendors.
Now if you're looking for Asian foods there's a place called Tokyo Connection which mainly sells Japanese foods. You can find varieties of sushi, donburi and other traditional Japanese foods. 

Hummingbird eatery and guesthouse also has its own Asian Menu. 
If you're not feeling really hungry and you're searching for some light meals may I suggest Mom's Bakery? Mom's Bakery is a place which sells baked goods and cakes. If you're looking for gluten free bread then you can find those here. 
Another place you can go to is Rocca. It's a really comfortable place to hang out with and they provide delicious light meals!



So yeah if you ever go to Bandung and you're looking for a place to meet up with your friends or family then you should try going to Progo Street and visit the restaurants and bakeries there. Hope this helps!



Sunday, May 10, 2015

Beyonce - Listen

Hey guys, today I'm going to talk about a song that I really like. It is Listen by Beyonce. This song was written by Henry Krieger, Scott Cutler, Anne Preven, and the Queen B herself.
This song was sang by Beyonce in her movie called Dreamgirls.
I think this song is really meaningful and deep.Anyway here's the lyrics to the song


Listen to the song here in my heart
A melody I start but can't complete

Listen, to the sound from deep within
It's only beginning
To find release

Oh, the time has come
For my dreams to be heard
They will not be pushed aside and turned
Into your own
All cause you won't
Listen

[Chorus:]
Listen, I am alone at a crossroads
I'm not at home, in my own home
And I've tried and tried
To say what's on my mind
You should have known

Oh, now I'm done believing you
You don't know what I'm feeling
I'm more than what you made of me
I followed the voice you gave to me
But now I gotta find my own

You should have listened
There is someone here inside
Someone I'd thought had died
So long ago

Oh, I'm screaming out, and my dreams will be heard
They will not be pushed aside on words
Into your own
All cause you won't
Listen

[Chorus]
I don't know where I belong
But I'll be moving on
If you don't
If you won't

Listen to the song here in my heart
A melody I start
But I will complete

Oh, now I'm done believing you
You don't know what I'm feeling
I'm more than what you've made of me
I followed the voice you think you gave to me
But now I gotta find my own
My own

http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/beyonceknowles/listen.html


I think this song talks about someone whose life is being controlled by other people and she has never gotten a chance to fight for what she really desires. And through this song she is expressing her feelings on how she's going to start reaching for her dreams and how she's going to stop living in a way that someone wants her to live. Besides the meaningful lyrics, this song has a really nice melody and sound. The song starts in a low pitched voice and the pitch increases in the chorus.
I am currently a member of a Vocal Group in my school called KV3 (Kelompok Vokal 3). To get in the vocal group I had to go through the auditions first. And I actually sang this song in the auditions twice.