rumah coklat

"Coffee makes it possible to get out of bed, but chocolate makes it worthwhile."

Chocolate has been known for centuries in its various kinds. Even from health side it is said that chocolate is a vegetable, " Chocolate is a Vegetable: chocolate is derived from cocoa beans. Bean = vegetable. Sugar is derived from either sugar cane or sugar beets. Both are plants, which places them in the vegetable category. Thus, chocolate is a vegetable. To go one step further, chocolate candy bars also contain milk, which is dairy. So candy bars are a health food."

And there is one place here I'd like to talk about, still related to chocolate because the place provide us with various pleasures made from chocolate: Rumah Coklat (Chocolate House). It is located in Cik Ditiro St. No. 19, Yogyakarta Indonesia.

At a glance, you will see a garden shape cafe with several wooden chairs and tables that have umbrella. Also,  some fish ponds and artificial waterfalls seem refreshing, accompanied by plants and flowers. Enter the shop, your eyes will see some comfy colorful sofas, where you can sit and talk for hours or just working with your computers and surfing the internet. The interior decorations are varied from everything-about-chocolate, books, cars, motorbikes, etc. At the counter, you can pick cakes that you want, whether mix cakes with coffee, waffle or ice creams.


You can find chocolate in beverages (hot and chill) and also cakes. To name some are  Volcano Choco Melt, Choco Cake Ice Cream, Spicy Hot Chocolate, Opera Cake, Hot Belgian  Chocolate, Oreo pancake, Choco mistery or Black Forest on Winter, Cocoa Ice Pudding, Strawberry Velvet Oreo, and more.

Hot Belgian Chocolate and Mix Cake (chocolate and African coffee)

Mix Cake (chocolate and African coffee)

I picked the Hot Belgian Chocolate. It was served with two spoons: one real spoon and one chocolate spoon! It was delicious.  

If you incidentally are not a chocolate lover, don't worry, this place also offers numerous choices coffee lovers, juices, snacks, etc. Plus, it is also a hotspot area.

the mortician's daughter

by: Black Veil Brides




Lyric

I open my lungs dear
I sing this song at funerals
No rush.
These lyrics heard a thousand times
just plush.
A baby boy you've held so tightly
this pain it visits almost nightly
Missing hotel beds
I feel your touch.

I will await dear
A patient of eternity
my crush.
A universal still
No rust.
No dust will ever grow on this frame
One million years I will say your name.
I love you more than I can ever scream.

Booked our flight those years ago
I said I love you as I left you
Regrets still haunt my hollow head
I promised you I will see you again, again.

I sit here and smile dear
I smile because I think of you

I blush.
These bleeding hollow dials
This fuss.
A fuss is made of miles and travels
When roadways are but stones and gravel.
A bleeding heart can conquer every crutch.

We booked our flight those years ago
You said you loved me as you left me.
Regrets still haunt your saddened head
but I promised you I will see you.
We booked our flight those years ago
I said I loved you and I left you.
Regrets no longer in my head
But I promised you and now I'm home again

again
again
again
again
again

I'm home again.

BUNKASAI – Gakko No Reminiscence

Early morning on a beautiful Sunday, my friends and I stopped a Semarang-Solo public bus (with AC) and headed to Solo. Flashback for a week before, my friends who take Japanese study told about this “Bunkasai” (or literally, “Culture Festival”) that would be held by one of senior high school in Solo and invited me to join them. I immediately said yes, because I though that it would be a different and interesting experience, especially to spend my holiday. Also, to see Japanese cultural festival was not an every day event.

By the help of Google Map, finally we found the school on foot (after getting off from the bus). Such an achievement, wasn’t it! This “Bunkasai” is an annual event held by SMAN 4 Surakarta. The entrance ticket was Rp8,000 plus two stickers. One more unique (or strange) thing, we got stamped on our neck or little bit lower to side shoulder (Yes, it should be there! Not on hand, arm or cheek).

The theme of this Bunkasai was “Gakko No Reminiscence”. It used two languages: Japanese and English. I gave a part in translating the English one, hehehe. So, the theme was about “school memories”.

We were welcomed by lots of stands made from bamboo at the school yard. Japanese food stands, K-drama stands, J-drama stands, manga comic and CD, cosplay, and many more. There was also a big stage at the center of the yard. A lot of bands specialized in Japanese songs would be performed there. Many Japanese cultures were introduced such as Japanese’s traditional martial art, Taiko, etc.

 

 

The most interesting and amazing part was the cosplay competition. Many contestants wore their costume based on manga comic or game. They were extremely total in their costumes, background music, style, way to move, etc.