Tuesday, February 11, 2014

[Food Paradise] Fruit Paradise Cafe, a true paradise for fruit tarts lover~

So, after I played Project Diva Arcade on Timezone Tampines, I decided to go downstairs to do a little bit window-shopping. However, before I went down with the escalator, I noticed this little cafe called Fruit Paradise Cafe. I saw the same cafe on Bedok the day before but because I was with my aunt, I couldn't really get a good look at it. It turned out to be a cafe that served fruit tarts! And because I'm such a sweet tooth, I decided to buy it.


They had this tart set that cost you SGD 9.80 (before tax) and you'll get a slice of cake (you can choose which one of course) and a drink of your choice. I chose Mixed Berries Chocolate because I love chocolate and hey! Berries 8D For the beverage, at first I wanted Ice Milk Tea but then I noticed Sangria and I immediately thought about the Sangria I drank in Spain and wondered how it would taste in the form of tea. Sangria tea, based on the menu, is a fruit tisane, a blend of apple, hibiscus, orange peel, rose hips, elderberries, an vanilla pods. The tart itself is chocolate cream based with strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries :)

Mixed Berries Chocolate Tart with Sangria Tea
I definitely didn't expect the passion fruit sauce and also the portion of the tea! The chocolate tart was absolutely delicious. The cream is nice and melted in your mouth. This is my favorite type of chocolate cake (or tart or cream or whatever). The pastry is deliciously sweet not to mention there is this some kind of light chocolate cream as one of the toppings. You know what else surprise me? There are peanuts inside the tart so it was crunch too! The sauce went great with the tart. The Sangria tea... It was a little bit sour but I like it. It reminded me of the Sangria I drank back then but without the alcohol!

All this cost me SGD 11.53 after the tax. I know that it might be seemed too expensive but it was worth it! Definitely will go back again to try another tarts 8D

My Trip to Singapore 8D

So yesterday I just went back from Singapore after my 4 days and 3 nights stay there. My goal when I went to Singapore this time (or every time I go there actually... Since the day I discovered the beauty of artbooks and the like) were to find more books on Kinokuniya and playing Project Diva Arcade, along with eating delicious foo that can be found here such as my favorite takoyaki, delicious ramen, macaroon, and etc. This time, however, I wanted to do a little shopping for myself like finding some shorts, a new sling bag, and a new shoes.

Shopping is totally... stressful... Makes me frustrated because of the things I want are expensive as hell. Or it didn't come in my size *glared grudgingly at the shoes8. Not to mention I fell down and hurt my left arm and leg hahahahahahahah orz

However, I was meeting with one of my best friends and went to Kinokuniya together after eating Yoshinoya (A question of why Indonesia still doesn't serve the salmon bowl). Oh how the temptation man! I checked the website earlier to see if there was the 'Another Note' english novel and yes they had it but they actually only had the Japanese version. Like what the fuck Kinokuniya, this also happened with Afterschool Charisma volume 8 gdi. (And then I later checked again and it now said that you had to order the 'Another Note' beforehand  but they had 'L : Change The World' in stock but I didn't see it either.... WTF.)

I was truly confused what to buy. I was faced with Amnesia Art Works II, NGE manga volume 10-12, and a NGE concept artwork book (???). After I mentally cried with how expensive they were, I decided to just buy the Amnesia one and thought that I could just read the NGE manga online... And now I was slowly regretting it because I wanted to see Karl in action.... Damn it me. Just as I did the last (sad, agonizing) check on the artbook section, I found a gem. I FOUND A GEM AND WHEN MY FRIEND GOOGLED IT, IT WAS ACTUALLY AN ARTBOOK SADFGHJKL THAT GEM WAS A NABARI NO OU ARTBOOK. I love the series even though I barely remembered the character's name now even though I still remembered the basic plot.

Amnesia Art Works II and Nabari no Ou : Liricamente
Amnesia is an otome game I never played and I only watch the anime but I bought both the Art Works collection and the whole set of fanmade buttons *ming*. The artworks were beautiful as usual and love the chibi sections near the end. So freaking cute <3 The Nabari no Ou artbook is so pretty though *slowly caress it* and I love it!

When I was in the airport, there was this Hokkaido food fair and they had this cheese that was made with cod paste and it was delicious and guess who bought it? Me 8) Also bought some stocks for my (pitiful, less delicious food) life in Jogja and chocolates, macaroons, and Portuguese egg tarts for my family. So happy that I finally found a clothes I like that was cheap enough because of the discount ; w ;

[Kuroko no Basuke] Super Big Brother [HimuKaga]

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Sunday, February 2, 2014

[Food Review] Lullaby Winds Anime Restaurant

So, a few days ago, I found out a new anime restaurant that was just recently opened in Jakarta. Of course, as an avid fan, I decided to go there with my family earlier this day. The otehr reason I want to go here is because they have an anime shop on the 2nd floor.

The Centro-Metro Broadway
Jl. Pantai Indah Utara 2 Blok A no. 31-32
Pantai Indah Kapuk, North Jakart
I ordered beef steak with egg and cheese sauce and plain ice Milo for my drink. I love the burger / steak (It is more a burger for me so...). While the cheese sauce is yummy, the original sauce is more delicious (I forgot what the sauce called). For me, the portion for the burger is bi enough and I considered it as cheap (Mine is priced Rp 65000,-).  Not only that, you can also eat from the mini buffet thing if you ordered any steak set. The mini buffet section has miso soup, chawanmushi, ice cream, curry, white rice, onion ring, fruits, and snacks. If you add Rp 25000,- you can also get free low drink for 3 hours.
On the second floor, they sold mainly figures like PVS, figmas, and nendoroids. However, they also sell magazines, rubber straps, clear files, and many more. Wow, I really have to resist the temptation to buy something there... Like... Those Psycho Pass OCF.... Or Starry Sky Visual & Story Book... Or those beautiful Princess of Crystal PVC ahhh.... Of course, they also have gacha machine there. There are SnK, Sonico, Infinte Stratos, and I forgot what else....  My brother bought an Iron Man iPhone case while I bought... Nothing. (But yeah... Let's save the money for my future trip to Japan.... Amen to that.)
Rivaille desk mat (?) and Eren coaster you can take home 8D
So to the pros and cons. First of all, the food is delicious and it can make you full. Second, they are cheap. I mean, they don't even charge you with any kind of tax. The only thing that I will complain is the time they took to serve me my food and also how they did some mistakes when giving us the food like they mix up the sauce etc. All in all, I will definitely go here again. It's a reccomended place to eat even if you don't like anime or manga stuffs :)