Welcome Drinks

"There will be welcome drinks for those who arrived at the Phoenix early," said the head of my school's prom committee. I arrived at prom a couple hours late and, to my surprise, I got myself a welcome drink. It was half full and it was pink in color. It tasted sweet like syrup, yet it was bubbly like how Coke would taste like. Galaxi, my chair mate who happen to be a member of my school's prom committee, told me that it was either sparkling wine or mix max. The last time I checked, both wine and mix max contains a wee bit of alcohol, yet I didn't get tipsy at all, despite the fact that I took the liberty to ask for the same drinks to the bartender repeatedly. 

Both drinks tasted funky and ridiculously entertaining

Dad's Lunch II

A few days ago, I received a couple of emails from my Dad. The first one was "New York Steak" in tittle, and the other one was "Fish and Chips". So, I opened the emails and found a couple of nice pictures of luxurious food in it. The first one was obviously a plate of New York Steak. Boy, aren't that plate of food looks gorgeous? With black pepper sauce decorating the nicely grilled beef, a generous amount of corn on the side of the plate, accompanied with some vegetables and golden potatoes, I bet my Dad had an awesome lunch.

I wouldn't mind to have those golden roasted potatoes right now

I'm guessing that he ate lunch with his roommate, or else how would he finish another plate of luxury? The second dish was probably a plate of fish and chips. I love fish and chips because they are deep fried and tasted good. This particular Fish and Chips used curly fries, instead of your regular stick-shaped fries. I'm guessing that those ring-shaped objects beside the fish fillet were either onion rings, or deep-fried calamari. Just by looking at the pictures, I'm sure that my Dad's roommate had a great lunch. I bet the salad tasted refreshing, especially after you finish the whole plate of deep-fried food. 

I bet the salad tasted refreshing, especially after you finish
 the whole plate of deep-fried food

Afternoon Refreshments

It all started with an acknowledgement of something. Then, the craving hits you. It was ignorable at first, but the more you ignore it, the more you want to have it. Your fingers are all fidgety and you can't help but to pull up a sour-looking face. The fact that you're starting to act and behave like Smeagol, obsessed and tormented, is deniable. You want to be with your precious, just like Smeagol and the ring. But this time, it wasn't the ring. It was the cupcake.

A nice red velvet cupcake ready to be enjoyed

Congratulation for Gudang Rottie for their new dessert, the almighty Red Velcet cupcake! My cousin, Nuning, and I went to the cafe, and get ourselves some drinks and a plate of this beautiful cupcake. The red velvet was topped with a generous amount of cream cheese and cake sprinkles, which made the two of us flustered on how to consume such dessert. 

Gudang Rottie's Red Velvet cupcake tasted sweet and very enjoyable. I'm certain that the chef used a handful of Javanese Sugar, or Palm Sugar which most of you are probably familiar with, because you can definitely tell it from the sweet flavor of the cake. You won't notice the palm sugar during your first few bites though. But the last five bites would be a bit disturbing, as you try to recall what flavor the cupcake is for those who aren't familiar with such type of sugar. 

The swirling cream on top of the cupcake was cream cheese, mixed with your regular cream so that it won't taste far salty or savory from the cake itself. I was a bit disappointed though, because I was expecting some cheesy cream. This one tasted more like a vanilla cream. The cream sure smelled nice and sweet, but at certain parts you can definitely smell the tangy cream cheese.

Just look at the cream and cake crumbs, generously decorating
 the upper part of the cupcake

I was not in the mood for a glass of Gudang Rottie's famous Iced Chocolate Volcano, so I ordered myself a refreshing glass of Lychee Iced Tea. I don't usually drink lychee iced tea, but when I do I get addicted. It was very refreshing, fairly cold and sweet. The drink maker generously added a couple of sliced lychee to the drink, making it look more attractive and more refreshing.  

Lychee Tea, my second favorite tea after Lemon Tea

I spotted some lychee!

Tea time was great! Gudang Rottie sure have some interesting menu at their place. Buns, steaks, cakes, cupcakes, brownies, they have it all! If you're looking forward to have a nice tea time with your family and friends, you can definitely stop by at Gudang Rottie. For more information, you can check the bakery's Twitter here. 

Gudang Rottie

Rukan Villa Jatibening Tol 

Kav. A4, Bekasi 17412

Phone: (021) 9737 2883

Opening Hours: 

Monday - Sunday: 6 AM - 9 PM

Ps. If you stop by at Gudang Rottie between 6 AM until 8 AM, if you bought yourself a couple of buns, you'll get a discount and a glass of tea. Hooray for free stuff! How cool is that?

Bakmi A Boen

There is this superb noodle restaurant at Pasar Baru named Bakmi A Boen. It's either you pronounce it as "uh-boon" or "uh-bond", I seriously have no idea. My Dad took me to this particular restaurant a few weeks ago, with my friend Dennis, to have lunch after a stressful day at a medical-check-up center. It was a ridiculously hot afternoon. We arrived at the restaurant all sweaty and longed for a glass of icy and cold drink. When one of the waitress handed us the menu, I immediately request a glass of iced lemon tea.

Dad took the liberty to order lunch for the three of us. "Three Bakmi Babi Spesial," he said. The waitress nodded and jotted down the order, which was three bowls of special pork noodle. Dennis and I were as excited as kids in a birthday party, longing for something surprising came out of the bowl. About fifteen minutes later, the same waitress that served us a moment ago came to our table, holding a tray of bowls. 

There they were, the noodles. Decorated beautifully with various kinds of pork. Sweet pork, roasted pork, minced pork, and deep-fried skin pork could be found in the bowl, along with some mushrooms and vegetables. The image was tremendously delighting. "Bon appetit," said Dad, separating his chopsticks euphorically. 

Bakmi Babi Spesial, or Special Pork Noodle literary translated, for lunch

I love this noodle! The broth was very savory and full of flavor. The crunchy deep-fried pork skin was my favorite part of the dish. It would go "crunch" and "crack" when you chew it, and it was very nice to be eaten with a spoonful of the noodle's broth. The sweet pork was also delightful, and so was the roasted pork. All in all, this particular bowl of noodle was splendid.

This bowl of noodle is like a treasure chest, for it is filled with various kinds
of pork such as sweet pork, roasted pork, crispy pork skin, and many more

A couple of days later, my Dad and I went back to the restaurant, but this time Dennis didn't tag along. My Dad ordered the same dish that he ordered before, which is the special pork noodle. I was in the mood to indulge on some kwetiauw, so I ordered myself a plate of fried kwetiauw with pork. 

The dish was delightfully tangy and delicious.  The smell of the fried egg coating the kwetiauw made me drool, literary. The vegetables tasted a bit off though. They were all a bit sour and yellowish dark-green in color. I couldn't help but to think that those vegetables were expired, but since I was able to finish the whole plate, then I guess something was wrong with my tongue that day. I decided to finish off the vegetables first, so that I can happily enjoyed indulging on the kwetiauw and the fried pork.

Kwetiauw Goreng Babi, or fried kwetiauw with pork literary translated.
Generously topped with vegetables and fried pork, yuumm!

Bakmi A Boen
Jl. Kelinci Raya, No. 1 - 3
Pasar Baru, Jakarta Pusat

Found a Waffle Stand by Accident

A sudden urge to have waffles hits me when I was watching the Avengers at the cinema. It's a good thing I was distracted by Thor's fabulous golden hair and how badass his step brother were, so I didn't pay much attention on making plans to obtain such sinful dessert. After the movie ended, my friends and I strolled around the mall to find a good restaurant to grab dinner. Just when we were about to enter a restaurant, I spotted a small waffle stand adjacent to the dinning place. Score!

Funny thing is that it will cost you Rp 10.500,00 to buy a slice of waffle, but Rp 14.000,00 to buy a couple of waffles. Why would I buy a slice if I can buy two with much cheaper price? So, I ordered myself a couple of waffle, with chocolate jam and peanut butter spread. 

The waffle tasted delicious and it fulfilled my sudden knack of munching on waffles. True, compared to those waffles in Belgia, or simply the one at Pancious, Crispy Waffle's waffles loses. But, as long as its name is "waffle", I'm cool with it. 

The waffle lady, carefully removing the sticky waffles from the waffle pan

What flavor.. What flavor.. 

Chocolate jam on the left side and peanut butter on the right side, yuum!

You didn't need to cut them, waffle lady, I would
love to just gulped down the whole waffle

Crispy Waffle
Bekasi Cyber Park, Lower Ground
Jl. Kyai Haji Noer Ali, No 177
Kalimalang, Bekasi