Blue Bottle Coffee Co. Oakland

Blue Bottle Coffee is one of the most well know coffee in San Francisco. Having Oakland as the location for their headquarter and for being known for their excellent coffee, it's not surprising that they are pretty popular in this hipster town. I've seen their products here and there, spread across different locations in the Bay Area, but never actually go to their coffee shop.

And so, my mom and I decided to check the place out during one of our outings. We went to the Webster Street location in Oakland. They decided to use a restored brick warehouse and converted it to a cafe with an on-site roastery. The place was pretty busy when I was there. Half of the people coming in were grabbing their take-out coffees and pastries, and the other half stayed in the cafe to do meetings, work, or reading. Per usual, I tried their hot chocolate and decided to try their waffle as well. The hot chocolate runs a little bit on the bitter side, which I don't mind, and the waffle was delicious. The space has plenty of lights, high ceilings, marble tables, and tiled floors. Perfect space for a working, chllin' or if you want to get that perfect hipster shot of your coffee ;)

p.s: currently editing my cafe hopping pics when I was in San Francisco. More coffee shop posts coming up soon.

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Brown Sugar Kitchen

After living in Seoul for almost a year, one of the things that I missed from the States is a good American breakfast with perfectly cooked runny eggs on the side. I didn't realize that I've been taking runny eggs for granted when I was still living there. Mainly because there are a good number of places that can cook 'em the way I like it that I can easily go to when I'm craving 'em. But turned out, it is something that I rarely encountered in Seoul for some reasons. The places I went to mostly overcooked their eggs, so I didn't get to taste those thick runny yolks very often. (Prolly need to go for a runny eggs finding mission next time :P)

Anyways, after an 11-hours flight and waking up too early because of the jet lag, going for a good American breakfast sounds like an excellent idea. Went to go try Brown Sugar Kitchen in Oakland and their breakfast was delicious. Plus their poached eggs were perfect! For my next visit, I think I'm gonna have to try their famous buttermilk fried chicken & cornmeal waffle cos everybody seemed to ordered that menu item ;)

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Timothy & Jennifer Summer Session

Jakarta, 28 November 2015. From the night of the wedding reception:

“Good evening to all family and friends,

I want to start off by thanking Jenni and Timmy for letting me take part on their special day. For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Angelique and Jenni is my best friend. Jen, I can’t stop saying this but you look absolutely stunning today!

I have known Jenni for 13 years now. I’ve had the opportunity to watch Jenni blossomed from the slow, cuek, galak girl, to this wonderful woman that stands before us today. She is the sweet, caring best friend that you always have around. She is humble, a good listener, and she has a heart of gold.

Jen, I could spend the whole night talking about you, but let's make it short! To walk through life together with you has been amazing. I remember how we always have a good heart-to-heart talk. It's always fun spending time with you. You have been such a blessing to me, you're like that one sister I never had. Tim, now to you..... I can’t thank you enough for making Jenni the happiest girl. The way you treat her, spoil her, and make her laugh. Your goofiness, your compassion, your loyalty and your love for her assured me that Jenni would always have you by her side. You are everything and more that I could ever hoped for Jenni. I know you will take good care of her 'til she is old and wrinkly!  

I have witnessed how their relationship has matured throughout the time. The commitment and the persistence that they have for their relationship are what keep them going. Jen, Tim.. Earlier today you made a promise to each other, to always be there for each other, to have and to hold.. This next chapter of your life might not be easy, but I know that the strong foundation that you have built for 7 years upon trust for each other and love for each other, will bring you through.

I’m gonna miss you when you go back to the States, but I know that you are just a facetime away! We have always conquered this LDR relationship! 

To close my speech today, John Lennon once said, “A dream you dream alone is a dream. A dream you dream together, that is reality.” … And that reality starts now.

Congratulations once again to the happiest couple, Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Juwono!” 

—Speech by Angelique Setjoadi, the Maid of Honor.

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For those of you who follow me on instagram, you probably figured by now that my sister finally tied the knot about two weeks ago. I'll be sharing more of the engagements pictures that I've taken for the couple on this blog. And since we had a couple of sessions, I'm going to break the post in a couple of parts. 

For now, here are the shots from our summer session in San Francisco. Stay tuned for the next part! ;)

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Timothy & Jennifer Winter Session

Last winter, I had the pleasure of shooting my sister and her fiancé during my visit to the bay area. Timmy & Jenni met at our church fellowship in San Francisco and started dating after about a year of getting to know each other. I’ve known Jenni since she was still a baby (obviously) and Timmy since he was still in high school. I still vividly remember the times I used to fight with Jenni about who should do the laundry or clean up the room when we were living together in Perth and my first year’s impression of Timmy, the high-spirited, highly-energized, and super competitive boy who’s always excited about playing any kinds of games and an expert at teasing people and being silly. I watched them grew up from being two innocent silly kids into two adults who have a mature relationship. After 7 years of dating—in which 5 long years of them were long-distanced relationship I should add (bravo!)—these two are finally getting hitched next month. I don’t think I’ve known anybody personally who have been in a relationship longer than these two and I can’t believe they are actually getting married!

Since we are spreading the news about their wedding, here’s a sneak peek to some of their engagement pictures. I’ll be posting more images in the near future when we are getting close to the wedding day. But for now, good luck with the wedding preparation you two! Couldn’t be happier for both of you :)

p.s: click on portrait shots to view the fit on screen version of it.

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A little BTS story:
We actually had a family vacation at Lake Tahoe during that time and decided to do a short session while we were there. The weather was really nice. Snow was everywhere and we had a fun (somewhat freezing) shoot at the snow park. The other session was shot on another day when we got back to the bay area. The wind was blowing like crazy that day, but I think we managed to get some good shots of two of them at the Golden Gate Park. 

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Red Skirt by Patricia Wijaya

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Ferry Plaza Farmers Market

One of my favorite things to do when I'm in the bay area is visiting Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. And so, during my last trip, I did just that with my sisters and my mom. It always fun visiting this place because there are so much things to do. This time, I can't helped to fall in love with all the colorful fresh vegetables that were on display all over the market. I think because I haven't been here for a while, I'm once again fascinated with all these bright colors. 

Of course after exploring the outdoor area, we went inside the Ferry building to sightsee some more. As soon as we entered the hall, we're greeted by the crowd of people shopping at the different stalls along the hallway. People lining up to buy their fresh groceries, vendors offering their product samples for people to try, and some people are dining at their favorite spots are common sights for a Saturday morning in this place. Hope I can visit this place again soon.

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