satisfaction guaranteed

Do you know that feeling when you crave for something and you can successfully fulfil the crave? Well, I know and it is such a relieving satisfaction. Priceless.

I have been craving for fish and chips (and fries) lately. I wanted to eat in Fish & Co, but it would be so tiring to go there after work (the nearest Fish & Co is located pretty far from my office and even my house), thanks to Jakarta almost-unbearable trafffic these days. And I have this kind of urge to fulfill my crave with only the best I could possibly get because otherwise if the food (or thing I'm craving for) is below my expectation, even at the slightest, I would probably going to hate that food for the rest of my life and never want to eat it ever again.

So, to play it safe, I decided to have Secret Recipe's fish and chips as my dinner last night. And it was good. It is not the best fish and chips, but it tasted the way I expected it to be. The fish was good, it is not too cripsy on the outside, and it is so moist and a bit juicy on the inside, whereas the chips are too thick for me. But it tasted good though. My boyfriend ordered chicken black pepper as I recommended, and the blackpepper sauce tasted super tasty. The chicken is served with rice that is fried with the blackpepper sauce. It was good for our tummy.

By the way, I lost my camera charger, and that is why I have to use my poor-quality cellphone camera. I hope the filter does not make the pictures quality becomes even worse.

the secret ingredient

Couple of days ago, I was sick and must rest at home (meaning I did not have to go to work, yay!). I was infected with this bacteria which my doctor said may be originated from the food I ate. This totally makes sense as currently I often eat outside. I somehow find this is sad though because I have been losing my appetite for the last six weeks or more. Anyway, my mom decides to cook everyday for the sake of my recovery process. She made this nasi goreng (fried rice) for my breakfast when I stayed home last week. This might look so simple, but it tasted good because it is a mom-made cook!

for you

I always love talking with him.
I always love sharing ideas and discussing things with him.
I love how we spend hours talking about everything.

I also love not talking with him.
I love simply sitting next to him and wondering
...what is on his mind right now as we sit together.

I just love the way he makes me smile for no reason.

I just love this guy.

do or do nut?

Call me boring or conventional but I prefer Dunkin Donuts' donuts to J.CO's. Dunkin's donuts taste much better and not too creamy or milky, and my favorite one is the classic chocolate sprinkle donuts.

slurpy sapo

Alkisah, hari minggu lalu saya berjalan-jalan ke Pondok Indah Mall yang sangat ramai karena ternyata sedang musim liburan sekolah. Awalnya saya berencana makan di Sushi Tei yang saya pikir tidak akan terlalu ramai mengingat besoknya adalah hari Senin. Tapi, tenyata saya salah. Daftar tunggunya seperti daftar tunggu makan di sana saat malam minggu. Saya lalu memutuskan untuk makan di Sapo Oriental. Astaga, sepertinya cerita ini sudah saya alami berulang-ulang: niat makan di Sushi Tei tetapi berakhir di tempat makan lain.Sapo Oriental tidak berbeda jauh dengan restoran Chinese Food pada umumnya seperti Little Asia atau Ta Wan. Nuansa restoran keluarganya pun sangat terasa sekali.

Saya memesan sapo tahu jamur yang gambarnya terlihat sangat menggoda dan partner saya memesan ifu mie yang saya tahu pasti akan datang dalam porsi yang sangat besar. Untuk minumnya, kami berdua memesan iced lemon tea. Begitu makanan pertama saya tiba, rasanya sesuai dengan harapan saya: manis dan gurih. Tahu sutra cinanya berbentuk kotak, bukan bulat seperti biasanya dan bagian dalamnya sangat luar biasa lembut. Sayangnya, sayuran (sawi hijau, sawi putih dan wortel) serta jamur yang disajikan kurang banyak. Tetapi, kuah sapo tahunya yang kental sangat sesuai dengan harapan saya. Tak lama kemudian, makanan kedua pun disajikan dan benar saja porsinya sangat besar. Partner saya yang suka makan pun kaget melihat porsi ifu mienya. Tapi sayangnya, selain porsi yang besar, ifu mie yang disajikan nampaknya tidak memiliki kelebihan lain. Meskipun royal akan sayuran dan daging ayam serta jamur, rasanya biasa saja. Dan pada akhirnya kami menarik kesimpulan bahwa memakan mie yang setengah kering dan setengah basah itu sangat aneh.