Late Post: Jakarta Lantern Festival 2014

Hello guys it is already the end of 2014!!!
OMG the last time i wrote is on August right? sorry for my lacks in updating the blog T^T

So after all the killing thesis things, i graduated in the end of August and now i am working. It's a new challenge for me to keep balance between my working life, social life, and my net life. But i think i manage it somehow (even tho i became a bit anti-social recently).

Anyway~ i barely have time for me and myself so last Sunday i decided to go Jakarta Lantern Festival 2014 alone. For my friends who (maybe) thought "Why Amei just went in her own and did not invite me?". Sorry guys i just.....need time for myself (even tho i was not alone in the end).

many people came~~ so crowded

Jakarta Lantern Festival 2014 was held in Taman Lapangan Banteng, Central Jakarta. It was my first time went there and i was all alone so i kinda worried if i would get lost. But but Thanks God i arrived there safely. I arrived there around 5 pm it was an hour left before the sunset.

When i arrived there it was still bright enough to turn the light on. Here are some pictures of the lantern at day time.

here was my fav place in the festival you will see how beautiful it was at night

Miniature of Jakarta's symbol : Monumen Nasional (National Monument) a. k. a MONAS

There were 12 Chinese Zodiac Lantern, and here is my Chinese Zodiac : Monkey
There was not Cat Zodiac after all T^T (If you are Furuba's fans you know what i am talking about)

a Greaaaaat Dragon!!
Could you grant my wish?

Bunny bunny~~
Kinda reminded me of Panda T^T

Trying to take a picture with dramatic angle but... well i am just an amateur lol

And because i was completely alone, all i could do was taking selfie with some lanterns! AHAHAHAHA guys it was surely a hard thing to do especially when you have kids as your rivals who also want to take a picture with the lanterns.

Pika Pika Pika Pikachuuuuu~~
i think Pikachu was in a strict diet T^T

The Minnions!
I will take a part in their new movie in Summer 2015 stay tune lol. Just kidding

a selfie with Shinchaaaan!! woow it was very hard to get this picture

After a long wait, finally It was time for sunset and it started getting dark. The atmosphere changed very slowly until it was dark enough for the lanterns to shine brightly

It was getting dark and more people came

another selfie lol, kinda proud cause i could take this picture on my own

So it was getting dark and then i bumped into my friend, Yaya and her boyfriend, Aditya. And i follow them around like i was a stray cat lol. I did got lost twice there and fortunately i can still found (or be found by) them. Ahahahah the lanterns were very beautiful indeed.

feels like it was in another world

it was prettier in the night right?

My fav ones!! pandaaaaaaas~~

the Great Dragon now is Greater!

Lake and Graden view~~ it was sooooo beautiful

colorful lanterns :3

The good thing from meeting Yaya (and Aditya) there was i did not need to take selfie again!! LOL sorry guys but i was really glad to meet you there.

with Yaya~~ sorry for my ugly face lolol

another picture with Yaya in front of Thaj Mahal Miniature
too many  people, too much photo bomb -__-

my fav picture!!! picture taken by Yaya hihihi

Actually there are more pictures in Aditya's camera but i still havent gotten it yet. Anyway it was a great event, actually i was a little disappointed because i expected more lanterns and bigger venue but well it was not bad. See you in 2015 and Happy New Year!!!

Gelar Jepang UI 2014 and Touch Indonesia - Reunion Mini Gath

Hello guys!
I am always back  whenever i have something to write and here i am! Do you miss me? ahahaha Here i will post about another Japanese Event i went to. Gelar Jepang is an annual event that held by Japanese Studies Students in my University. This year was the 20th year of the event (cmiiw). I have been coming to Gelar Jepang since i was in middle school.

Since last year the final day of the event was held at Boulevard Universitas Indonesia. But i did not know how it was until last Sunday. I did not go to the final day for two years in a row because i was not in Jakarta that time (if you remember, i went Subang in 2012 and to Thailand in 2013). But this year i could go! yeaaah finally!! This year i went to first day and the final day~ here is my another adventure!

Day 1
The first day of Gelar Jepang was held in Pusat Studi Jepang (Japanese Studies Center) of Faculty of Humanities. I went there with Wate, Ara and Imam. Actually nothing we could do, because we did not bring much money so.... we just had food hunting!

I really wanted to eat okonomiyaki! actually i did not know if i should buy octopus okonomiyaki or crab one. I thought so hard in front of the stand until i decided to buy the octopus one. BUUUUUT ok, the lady mistook the octopus one with the beef one, so.... she gave me the beef one... (and i realized it like after i finished half of it) what i learned that that...do not think over too much between two decision or you will lose both of them sigh.. and now i still want the octopus one!

My it-should-be-octopus-but-it-was-beef-okonomiyaki

Wate's crab okonomiyaki.... looks more delicious than mine ㅜㅜ

Actually Wate also bought 2 boxes of takoyaki! 2 BOXES!!! She bought 2 boxes of takoyaki and also bought okonomiyaki, in the end she could not finish all of the ahahahah. Ara really wanted to eat Mie Cool Jelly that day, and thanks to Imam, he bought it for us (i love you, Mam) ahahhaha.

Mie Cool Jelly, just shaped jelly in flavored syrup

Amei, Wate, Ara, Imam
(sorry for bad quality ahahahhaha)

The Final Day

Actually i planned to go there with Ara and Wate, but Wate could not make it and some how it ended up to be a Mini Gathering of Reunion Guild of Touch Indonesia. Recently i am into dance simulation game online called Touch Indonesia. I had always been wanting to play Audition but it was really pain in ass to download all the patches. Touch is a web-based game so you dont need to download any patch. If you interest you can visit here. My nickname is Aki, you can send me message if you want. 

Ara and I play this game and we are in the same community (guild). Fortunately our guild leader also lives near our University. So we asked him to come along. After a long chit-chat we agreed to meet with Glen (Guild Leader) and Dela (and Steffi, her cousin) at the event! After a loooong day (like 30meter ++ ticket line, a hot day, no signal, and our phone all died) we managed to meet.... Thanks God

Soo many people!! not as crowded as Ennichisai tho

Amei, Glen, Ara

A cool Kamen Raider Cosplayer!!
dunno which Raider it was, but he was cool lolol

My love since high school lolol Ichigo Kurosaki in hollow mode!
I could not see the cosplayer face but he has beautiful eyes :p

Finally we managed to meet Dela!
Dela, Ara, Amei, Glen

what every kids dreams of
Digimon and Pokemon! 

A scary Menos Grande that ended up me know that it was my high school friend lol

we steal Kirito's blades lololol
The Guardian of The Guild :p

A Legendary picture for Glen
a photo with Yuno Gasai of Mirai Nikki

As soon as i saw this Gundam
"I wanna take a picture with him!"

I am glad that it was not awkward at all even tho it was the first time we met
Dela, Amei, Ara, Steffi, Glen

Light Stick Flash Mob when the Guest Star Yun*chi was performing

My fav picture~
Amei and Ara with Hanabi as the background

Feels like a romantic summer nigh festival in Japan lolol

A scandal picture :p

It was really a good day!! Thanks for spending a great day with me!

I hope next time we can make another gathering with everybody!

Stay awesome guys! 

Movie Time: 「명량」 RoaringCurrents Pre-screening

Hello guys! see me again! finally~ after a long time ahahahhaha
Today i will tell you about a Korean Movie 「명량」(Myeongnang) which is now released in Korea and hits first place in Korean Box Office! This Movie's title in English is "Roaring Currents" or "The Admiral" (at first i knew it as "The Admiral", but when i came to the cinema, it seems that they changed the title to "Roaring Currents").

It is a really new movie, and good news for Korean Movie Lovers in Indonesia this movie will be playing in Blitz Megaplex Cinema on August 27th. It is not a promotion post. What i want to tell you, I was so lucky because invitation to "Roaring Currents" Pre-screening (Thanks To Lollita).  So yesterday there was a pre-screening of this movie in Blitz Megaplex, Pacific Place, Jakarta only for 50 lucky people from Korean Culture Center Indonesia.

i'm glad we managed to take this picture before there were a lot of people

souvenir lol (fan?) and tickets
-sorry for blurred pictures and bad lighting-

The tickets~ awww sooo happy

This movie is about a war between Korea and Japan in Joseon Dynasty. The Protagonist of this movie is the famous Admiral Yi Sun-shin. The main story is about how Admiral Yi Sun-shin led his men fighting against 330 Japan ships only  with 12 ships. This movie told us many things about leadership, nationality, loyalty, sacrifice, etc. Anyway i wont give you any spoiler (i never make spoiler) ahahhaha.

My review about this movie is........................... great movie but not my style!

This movie is based from Korean history and did happened  in the past time so for people who like history, especially Korean history, this movie is very recommended. The actor and the effect is great! don't watch this movie to see handsome guys (like usually what Korean Movie has) because this movie is full of old men (well, there's a few handsome man like Admiral Yu Sun-shin's son (i forget his name), Su-bong, and Japanese assassin -Haru played by handsome Noh Min-woo but no others than them). This movie used 2 languages (Japanese and Korean)!! ahahahha okey  its actually common things but it become wow because actors that play Japanese army is actually Korean. This movie is full of touching scene! (I cried a few time while watching it). But the minus is........................it's not my style. Too much blood and sadist things (well, it is a war movie..) So i recommend this movie for you, if only you are not like me and can handle blood things.

My dearest Date-mate! Lollita!  

Anyways yesterday was my last date with Lollita before she leave to Korea this weekend for her study. Hiks i will lose my date-mate and starting next week, i will watch movie alone (not again). Maybe i should open recruitment for a new date-mate? if you interest please send an email to ameeii@naver.com! ahahha just kidding! anyways i hope Lollita will also spend a great time in Korea! i will send you postcard also :p.

Thats my post for today! see you next time guys!

Review: Republic of Burger, Cipete

Hello guys, it is July already! Wow time flies so fast and we are already in mid 2014!
Summer is coming! (well, in some countries not in Indonesia) but still i always love summer and the idea of beach, fireworks, hot guys and beach, BBQ and hot guys (LOL Trying to imitate Patrick in an episode of Sponge Bob Square Pants, but i was sure it was a big failure). But unfortunately I will not talk about summer here! Of course because i never leave South-East Asia which means I've never  felt how the real summer is.

Sorry for my lacks in posting, i have 3 excuses for you please forgive at least one of them:

1. I was in final battle of thesis defense, so i have no time to write or go to any great event.
2. My internet connection was acting gay, so that i could not visit any web for about 3 weeks long.
3. My laptop's hard disk was damaged badly, so that i lost all my data and honestly did not have any good picture to post.

Thanks to point number 3, this time i am going to write my very first restaurant review!

Anyways it is Ramadhan time already! Ramadhan Kareem and Happy Fasting for all my Muslim friends (yes it is already too late, but it is better than not at all). It is one of Indonesia culture, you will get many break-fasting-together invitations in Ramadhan, from elementary school friends, middle school friends, high school friends, university friends, club friends, office friends etc until you are broke and have no money (especially for a full time college student like me). So i only attended some of the invitations.....and one of the was with my high school friends in Republic of Burger which is located in Cipete, South Jakarta. First of all sorry because i took most of the picture from other's web, because i did not prepare in writing this review but i need to put the credit.

This restaurant was located in a nice place and can be easily found. The best thing ever it is near my house.

Republic of Burger Front View
(credit belongs to uyukyu)

The decoration of this restaurant is vintage and minimalist. In my opinion it is a great place to hang out with friends. There are not too many seats here so maybe it can only serve about 30-35 persons in the same time.

inside of the restaurant
(credit belongs to livingsocial)

Most of the menu itself is burger. There are two kind of burger size, the Monster and Junior. The difference of that two kind of burger size is the wagyu beef size. The Monster ones are served with 250gr wagyu beef meanwhile the junior ones only use 150gr of wagyu beef. Beside burger you can also find pastas and side dishes like french fries and others.

Mushroom Gravy Junior

For the drinks! the most recommended one is Nutella Freeze. By the way i did not order it because i was kinda out of money. But my friends like it very much, so i think next time i must order it! It is served in a jar or a cute glass like in the picture bellow.

Cookies and Cream, and Nutella Freeze
(credit belongs to chemistryofray)

For special Ramadhan, you will get an premium tajil for free at break-fasting time. It was like jelly with ice cream and jam for topping.

Premium tajil!
(credit belongs to RoB's web)

The price, i think it was a standard one. For Monster Burger it is about IDR60-75k and IDR 30-45k for Junior Burger. For usual drinks are only about IDR10-20k and for sweet freeze ones for abour IDR25-30k.
Just always remember to add 10% for taxes and 5% for service charge in your bill. You can see all the menu here.

So today i came here with 5 friends. And we spent about IDR475k in total (i did not take the picture of the bill sorry). Just lets say that to eat in this restaurant (for a main dish and a drink) at least we need about IDR80k for each person. Unfortunately because we ordered in break fasting time we need to wait for 45 minutes (or maybe longer, i forget) to get the food out. But i think if you come in usual hour it will take a short time for they serving the food.

Okey so here is my summary of review (max heart is 5)

Location ♥♥♥♥♥

Decoration ♥♥♥♥♥

Food ♥♥♥♥♥

Drink  ♥♥♥♥♡

Price  ♥♥♥♥♡

Service ♥♥♥♥♡

Facilities ♥♥♥♡♡

If you interest in Republic or Burger you can try them out,

Republic of Burger
Jl. Cipete Raya No. 26a South Jakarta.
Phone: 021-3658-0862

or visit them here:
http://therepublicofburger.blogspot.com/

Anyway in this peak season you can reserve first before you eat here if you do not want to run out of seat.
Happy Weekend and Happy eating guys!