Letters to Sam

Hohoho.. I'm so proud of myself. Why? Because I bought one of the books Seohyun gave to Yonghwa, "Letters to Sam", and I've finished reading it.
I bought the Indonesian edition, though. So I'm kind of confused on how to tell you about it in English. Please correct me if I made any mistake in translating or quoting the book.

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Phuket

Phuket is a group of Thai restaurants in Yogyakarta. You can find them on Jl. Dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo, Jl. HOS Cokroaminoto, and in northern ringroad. That's as far as I know.
We went to the one located on Jl. Dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo, in front of Universitas Kristen Duta Wacana. The restaurant is not so big. It's semi-open. We could feel a simple Thai atmosphere here in Phuket, mostly because there are photographs of Bumibol Abdulyadej and some other Thai symbols.  (^_^)

Almost all of the foods are delicious, very tongue-friendly. Maybe it's because of the same characteristic in most of Southeast Asian cuisines: a bunch of spices! For those who don't like spicy food, don't worry, you can easily figure out how spicy the food you're about to order just by looking at the menu. The more chili drawn beside the  name of the food, the more spicy it will be.

 

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Sangam House

 

Sangam House is an Indian boutique and restaurant located on Pandega Siwi 14 (when you find a narrow pathway near gas station on Jl. Kaliurang Km 5.6, it's there).

The front side of the house serves as a gallery. It displays many kinds of Indian souvenirs and handyrafts, such as slippers, bracelets, cloth, etc. But, we were more interested by what's offered behind that gallery: Indian food! As we can guess, Indians love spicy food. So, most of the foods are smeared by fat. Some of them are very similar to Indonesian foods, such as opor, kare, or rendang. Well, maybe a little thicker in seasoning.

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Men of My Life

I was watching "Knight and Day" with my younger brother in the living room. Near the end of the movie, my dad walked in and joined us. It was a scene where Tom Cruise was running around.

Dad : "What is it? 007? Is that Pierce Brosnan?"
Me : (shocked) "No! He's Tom Cruise."
Dad : "Oh yea... Now that he stopped running, I can see that he's not Brosnan. Well, I can't tell the difference between Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt."
Me : (even more shocked) "Dad, even their hair colors are different." (then went on to explain the difference)
Dad : "This Tom Cruise is the one with Angelina Jolie?"
Me : "That's Brad Pitt."
Dad : "Jennifer Aniston?"
Me : "That was Brad Pitt, too."
Dad : "So, who is Tom Cruise's wife?"

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