Recap of the Weekend, Friday June 14th

Since I was really busy last weekend each day is getting their own blog. It's great to keep busy because then I'll have more things to write about, but the biggest problem I have is finding the time to write. Therefore I realize I'll have delays from time to time, but will try to avoid it if I can.

So of course my weekends starts at 1PM every Friday. I make sure I come in to work early and get everything off my plate. I hate having to start the week with things to do from the previous week.

After work I rushed home because I had a long day ahead of me. I was to take my baby sister out for sushi, take her home then go to a Mets game with my boyfriend. After the game the band Foreigner was performing. It all worked out at the end though.

So for lunch I went to Queens Center Mall to eat sushi at Kido Sushi. you sit at either a table or sushi bar and there's a conveyor belt that has all the sushi dishes on them. The prices go by the color of the plate. The cheapest plate is the white plate at $2 and the most expensive plate are the oranges ones at $6. They also offer regular rolls too, but I wanted to try all the fatty rolls on the belt. Some of them were deep fried or had more than one fish in the roll. This wasn't the first time I've eaten sushi like this. I went to a restaurant like this a long time ago when I went to Australia. So I was familiar with the concept of the place. Once my sister and I got full we left the mall so I could take her home. It was a nice afternoon lunch spent with her. I would've put up a picture, but we were so hungry that we forgot to take them.

Once I dropped her at home I had to get ready for the Mets game. I didn't get there too late, but my boyfriend is the type who likes to be at places an hour before it starts. When I finally got to the game it was about 6:30PM and the game started at 7:10PM.

Once at Citifield we got pulled pork sandwiches from Blue Smoke. The sandwich was about $8, but it was worth it. They had the right amount of pork on it and you really did get your money's worth. After eating our sandwiches we went to the big beer stand on the upper deck level. I tried this raspberry wheat beer that Top Shock makes and it was amazing. So far this is my favorite raspberry flavored beer. So after eating and getting our beers we went to our seats to watch the game. We didn't stay in our seats during the whole game of course we walked around and got more snacks and did some shopping. I got cookie dough dipping dots, but next time I'm getting cookies & cream because there was very little cookie dough in the cup I got. That day the Mets were playing against the Cubs and unfortunately they lost the game.

Duane Reade sponsors the Summer Concerts that they have after the game and as you're waiting for it to begin they tell you to go down to any available seats in your section for the concert. It took about twenty minutes for the stage to get set up and Foreigner was pretty good. I only knew a couple of songs, but it was definitely a good time. Hopefully Yankee Stadium does some Summer Concerts, that'd be really good. The next Summer Concert at Citifield is July 19th and if you're a fan of hip hop you'll want to go to this one. Nas is going to be performing after the game, and growing up I've listened to him, so you know I'm going to try and get tickets to that game just for the concert. It's worth going because the concert lasts about an hour and a half, so that's not bad at all.

That was my Friday night in a nutshell. Saturday was just as busy and hopefully this summer I'll be able to do everything on my bucket list. If only summer could last a little longer, but I think it might this year since it took awhile for the weather to get warm.

I hope you enjoyed the blog : )

Daily Blog: What's Your Favorite Ride In Disney World?

At least once in your life you have to had gone to Disney World, and if you haven't I suggest taking the kid inside of you over there. It really is a sight to see and the feeling can't be explained. Disney World is not like Six Flags or Coney Island, it really is magical. Now you can make fun all you want, but till you go there and experience it for yourself you won't really know. I've only been to Disney World, and hopefully someday I'll be able to go to Disneyland. For the moment I'm content with going to Florida, plus it's a shorter plane ride from New York.

 

The very first time I went to Disney World I was about 8 or 9 years old. It wasn't my first trip our of New York, because I've been to Indonesia a couple of times prior to my Florida trip. We went in April during Spring Break because this trip was my birthday present and I was so excited about it. I wanted to go on all of the rides and meet all the characters. That was my personal goal. So the day came when we finally went to Disney World and I was just amazed at everything. Seeing the castle, going to Minnie Mouse's house I absolutely loved every single minute of it. Even now as an adult I love Disney World and there's just no better place to have fun and feel like a kid. The only sad part is now everything is so expensive so you can't enjoy it as if you were a kid.

 

My favorite ride is actually one of the baby rides. I love going on it's a Small World. Even though they play just that one song, everyone looks so happy when you go through the ride. I remember seeing babies crying cause they were scared, but I love all the scenes that they have on the ride. Now even writing about it I'm starting to sing the song in my head. I've been to Disney World a couple of times now, and till now every time I go there I have to go on this ride. Getting on the little boat and just going through all the different scenes. It feels like I've been on it a hundred times and whenever I go I'm still amazed at everything I see. There's no better feeling then remembering your childhood and that first time you did something. That's how I feel each and every time I've been on this ride. Now I can  enjoy with my younger siblings, and it just makes me happy. My favorite scenes are the one with Winnie the Pooh in it. Last time I went to Disney World I finally got a picture with him. The little kid inside of me was jumping for joy after that.

 

It's so hard to catch the characters sometimes, but at least now it's more organized. There's a line, people wait their turn. Back then (which feels like 100 years ago) a character came out and you just surrounded them trying to take a picture. So kudos to Disney World for being more organized nowadays.

 

There really is no better place then Disney World to feel like a kid.

Daily Blog: Favorite Thing To Do In The Summer

Every time summer comes all I think about is being out doors. The weather is nice why would I want to be stuck at home.

First place that comes to mind is the beach. I absolutely love going to the beach. At the beach I’m all about tanning. The essentials you’ll need are sun screen, sun glasses and I like to bring a book or magazine. I like reading when I’m tanning I feel more relaxed and I’m able to enjoy my book. I love watching the waves come in and being under the sun. The one beach in NY that I like is Long Beach. I rather pay so I can tan at a clean beach. Although this year I do plan on going to the Rockaways since it’s not too far of a bus ride from my house. The only thing is that bus gets ridiculously packed on the weekends no matter what time you go. 

Another outdoor activity I enjoy is having a picnic. I wish my boyfriend and I got to do more of this last year, but I’m hoping that would change for this year. A good place to go to is Dumbo Park. Last year we went there it was such a nice thing to do. We even got to take a little nap during out picnic. The views are also amazing, right next to the Brooklyn Bridge and then you can see Downtown Manhattan across from there. If you decide to go try the Ice Cream shop. They serve homemade ice cream and it’s worth every penny of it. You can also take the water taxi from Williamsburg, Greenpoint and Downtown Manhattan to get there.

As for the night life, I like being outside so going to a cafe where I can sit on the sidewalk is ideal to me. Another great place to be out and enjoy the outdoors would be to go to a beer garden. There are so many of them now and each one is unique. There are a couple of them in Williamsburg and Astoria. The one in Astoria is called Bohemian Hall Beer Garden located at 29-19 24^th Ave. The one located in Williamsburg is called Berry Park and it’s located at 4 Berry St, Brooklyn. I prefer Bohemian Hall Beer Garden because you’re outdoors and it feels like you’re at a park surrounded by all these picnic tables. Berry Park to me is a regular bar with a big roof top, so it doesn’t really feel much like a garden. Although don’t be surprised both places gets very packed during the summer time.

Well that’s all about what I love doing in the summer time. Tomorrow’s topic is a Throwback Thursday topic, and it’s a good one. 

Daily Blog: What's Your Favorite Beer?

Picking one beer and calling it my favorite is plain impossible. There are just so many beers out there to choose one. I love almost all kinds of beers. I’ve drank about almost every kind of beer out there such as Blue Moon, Hoegaarden, Purple Haze, Bud Light, Coors Light, Coronas, Sapporo, Bintang (Indonesian Beer), Raspberry Sly Fox, Stella, Yuengling, Heineken are just the few that I’ve had. For other beers that I didn’t list I would have to be in the mood to drink them.

For the most part I enjoy wheat beer. That I can say is my favorite type of beer. Some of the wheat beers I drink are Blue Moon, Hoegaarden and Purple Haze. I just started drinking Purple Haze and it’s not always available at most bars.  Although my friends laugh at me when I tell them about Purple Haze it’s actually a really good beer. If you like light beers then I’d recommend drinking wheat beer.

One of my all time classic beer are Coronas. I remember I started drinking Coronas when I went to the Pool Halls in Jackson Heights. Every pool hall in Jackson Heights severed Coronas. Some people drink it with a lime, but I don’t really have a preference, I’ll drink it either way. It’s also a great beer to have when you’re having a BBQ because the taste of the beer goes great with the food.

Another beer I use to drink at one point is Stella. It’s a nice heavier beer, not one made for chugging. This is one of those beers you drink slowly so you can appreciate the quality of it, similar to Heineken. When I was in Amsterdam I got to visit the Heineken Brewery. There was so much history to it. I never knew it was a family business and it’s now on its 4^th generation. The story itself is remarkable. For more on my trip to the Brewery stay tuned.

Then of course there are the American beers. My favorite American beer is Yuengling. The taste is different from Bud Light or Coors, but this to me is a great beer to have when you’re hanging out at the bar. When 1849 in the Village use to be a good bar to go to my friends and I would order a pitcher of Yuengling and get some wings. Yuenling has a distinct taste, but don’t let it fool you. Those dark beers will catch up to you so take your time drinking them.

Now for the dark lagers, I’m not really a big fan of them. Guinness is good, but I’m not running to the bar to drink it. I do enjoy it when I’m doing a car bomb. I’ve also tried New Castle as well, but it’s just not something I would prefer. To drink dark lager it’s an acquired taste that I don’t have and I don’t think I’ll be getting anytime soon.

I like my light beers for the most part and that’s what I’m sticking in. 

Daily Blog: Manicure Monday- Nails for Summer

Nail salons make money all year round, but they make tone more in the summer. Since more people are out and about people have the need to look good. To some people it’s part of their lifestyle and to have unique nails can almost be a status statement. No one wants to have the same nail design as someone else.

Nail salons are hiring some of the best just so they can give their clients their very own customized nail design. Most of these nail salons are Uptown. Such nail salons are Nail Lounge (4752 Broadway, New York), Nails On 7 (2449 7^thAve Bet. 142^nd & 143^rd Street, Harlem), and Nail Factory & Hair (2421 Westchester Ave).

Nail Lounge has been put on the map by such reality stars from MTV’s Washington Heights and some of the ladies from Mobwives New York. Nails on 7 has been around for years and some of their customers are the ladies of Love & Hip Hop New York. Nail Factory & Hair is an up and coming nail salon that does great nails and hires great stylists. These nails salons also offer other services as well which is more convenient for their customers. Getting your nails and hair done all at once saves travel time and it’s just a lot easier to have it done all at one place. You can see the work of these nail salons on their Instagram page.

A lot of the designs for summer are bright colors. Neon’s are still great and if you want a more subtle color corals and pinks do the job. You can also dress up your nails with bows, flowers, Swarovski crystals and etc. It’s almost as if there were no limits to the kind of nail designs you can do especially for summer. I prefer bright colors in the summer time because I want my nails to be seen. I love bright greens, pinks and oranges. One of my favorite summer colors is white. It pops out and people can see your nails from anywhere.

Sometimes though it’s a little more difficult to get crazy with your nail design because of your job or school, but you can always try a reverse French manicure with colors that are soft, so that it’s more appropriate. Also having a regular French manicure is always a classic look that you can never go wrong with.

Below are a few pictures from the mentioned nail salons. Enjoy!!!

Daily Blog: Recap of the Weekend

My weekend started Friday at 1PM after leaving work. So thankful for my new job because at my old job summer hours started after 4th of July and you get out at 2:30 on Fridays. At my job now summer hours started after Memorial Day so after 5 years that was a nice change up. Friday was a low key kind of day. With all this rain we got there was no way I wanted to go out and meet the storm Andrea.

So after work I went to the nail salon. I've been going to the same nail salon for the past 10 years now. (I go to NYC Nails at 88-03 Jamaica Ave, Woodhaven.) The owners are a Chinese couple and I swear they look like they never age. Spent almost 2 hours three cause it took forever to do my nails. I had to soak them and then I had them put a silk wrap on it. At the end the two hours spend there was well worth it. 

After that I picked up some Chinese food nothing special buffalo chicken wings and pork fried rice. So Friday night was pretty quiet and I got the rest I've been needing.

Saturday I got to wake up late and my boyfriend and  I decided to have a mini BBQ. Just the two of us with my family. Although we planned on having the BBQ ready by 3:30PM by the time we were done food shipping and putting the new mini grill together it was already 5:30PM.

The menu for the BBQ were suppose to be hot dogs, hamburgers, sausage with peppers, and grilled eggplant with of course potato and macaroni salads. Once we were done with the burgers and hot dogs we were done for the night. So the sausage and peppers will be for our next BBQ unless we get it started earlier in the day. 

For dessert I put green and red grapes and bananas on a skewer. After that I drizzled chocolate syrup on them. After that you put it in the fridge till when you're ready to eat them. 

It was such a refreshing snack. Last night was a really beautiful night. The air was cool and not muggy how it was during the day. It was definitely a good day for a BBQ. 

Then comes Sunday. I woke up this morning and I thought to myself the weekend goes by so fast. Then it's back to the same routine. I just hope summer doesn't go by too fast so I can actually enjoy it. 

Today for lunch I went to a Korean BBQ restaurant that's actually open 24 hours. The place is called Chung Kiwa Restaurant located at 40-07 74th Street Jackson Heights and the food is amazing. I've been going there since I was a kid and the staff has always been so nice and friendly. I would go into details about the food, but the restaurant deserves a blog of it's own. I went out for lunch because my mom's intern is leaving to start off her next journey. I wish her luck and many success. 

After lunch I went home and relaxed before I had to cook for the week. I've been cooking every Sunday for the work week for 3 weeks now and eating healthier does make a difference. Now all I have to do is get back on my work out routine and soon I'll be where I want to be. 

So overall that was my weekend in a nutshell. Can't wait for what next weekend is going to bring. 

Daily Blogs

Starting Sunday I’ll be posting a daily blog geared to everyday fun topics. These blogs may be geared toward the ladies on some days, but I’ll try to even it out as much as I can. Topics vary from movies, fashion, beauty, food,drink, places and every Thursday I’ll be doing a Throw Back Thursday topic. No one can get away from these Throw Back Thursday themes/topics, but there’s just so many good things that were in the past. 

The above picture demonstrates my favorite comparison of how we use to communicate prior to having the internet. Instead of speaking to people on the phone we rather send a text or an email. As if speaking on the phone with the person might be some sort of bad thing. It seems that people are more disconnected nowadays. What happened to picking up the phone and talking to people???

So on that lovely note, stay tuned to these fun daily : )

And as always I’d love to hear your comments on them. 

Last Weekend, June 1st

Last Saturday I had a cute date night with my boyfriend. We saw the movie Hang Over 3 (the 1st one is still the best) then grabbed dinner and drinks afterwards. 

The movie was alright. You’re already going to know how each scene will play out. The best part of the movie has to be Leslie Chow. He makes the movie come alive to me. You can’t help but laugh at his mannerism, he just makes you laugh without knowing why you’re laughing. Overall I think this was the least funniest one. I hope they don’t make a Hangover 4. 

After the movies we went to this Sushi place in Forest Hills that we walked into the weekend before called Umi Sushi located at 9605 Metropolitan Ave. The food was so good and the prices were great that we couldn’t resist on going there again. You can’t beat $3 Coronas and Sapporos with your meal. The sushi is great too. It doesn’t seem like many people dine in, but they do get a lot of take out orders. I think that’s the only sushi restaurant around there. (If you know of any other sushi restaurants let me know.) 

After our wonderful dinner we went to our favorite local bar Blackwater Inn. Friday nights they have a DJ and it’s a nice neighborhood bar. Although it gets quiet sooner rather than later it’s still a great place to enjoy the night and grab drinks. The bar is located at 101-17 Metropolitan Ave in Forest Hills. 

Blackwater Inn is a real bar, not one of those places where you’re paying $10-$12 for a drink or beer. (I’ll be sharing my night out for my friend’s birthday soon. Wicked Willys in the Village now that’s something to talk about.) So if you’re ever in the neighborhood stop by for a drink it really is worth it.

So that was last weekend in a nut shell. This weekend I’m keeping it low key. Even though we’re suppose to expect rain, my boyfriend and I are going to keep this BBQ going. He’s doing the grilling and I’m making a simple and fun dessert. Pictures and a blog about our mini BBQ will be coming soon. 

All About Me

At first I thought I’d focus on food since I enjoy eating out a lot, but then why limit myself. I started thinking about what to write about. Why not write about anything and everything I do. I go out to several different events and enjoy the night life as well. I like trying out different restaurants as well.

(Just as a side note I was born and raised in Queens, so most of these so called adventures will be in NYC. I usually go out in Queens, Williamsburg and Greenpoint. I’m not afraid to travel and have hung out in the Bronx, Harlem and Washington Heights. )

So that’s where the name Inda’s Adventures comes from. I try to travel at least once or twice a year depending how my wallet is looking. Just cause you might be on a tight budget doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy life too. This year alone I got to go to Amsterdam and of course South Beach. Going to Miami is a tradition my best friend and I do for 4th of July. Plus there's no place to be like South Beach.

Here I’ll be reviewing everything, places I’ve been to, where I’ve eaten, best places to grab drinks you name it I’ll review it. I'll also have daily blogs for fun topics ranging from "what's the best pizza I've eaten" to "what's the last concert I attended".  

If you want to recommend a place for me to visit please feel free to let me know. There’s a million and one things to do in NYC and I’d love to get to them all.