turning 21 & eating at Sato

First off let me say that eating at Sato (on Melbourne St in North Adelaide) is not worth it.
Not worth the pricey menu and food presentation was quite bland.

I just realised that I don't really have anything to say so this will just be a a photo dump.

 sake

gyoza & yakitori

I have a thing for light fixtures. 

uramaki - california roll

tempura vegetables & prawn

teriyaki beef with salad 

And there was also yakisoba...

but the presentation was so poor that I couldn't bring myself to take a photo. 

shabu shabu 

 ice cream with fruit and red bean 

I have no advice, but my words for the end of this post come from the 400+ words Facebook status I wrote last night.

a first; making macarons

Today was my little sister's last day of school, and I promised her that I would make macarons with her (which basically means, I make it and she watches it lololol)

Originally she wanted pink macarons but unfortunately we had no red food colouring ;___; 

So we just used any colour, and it ended up a mint-greenish colour.

The filling was dark chocolate ganache.

My first batch was SO TERRIBLE, I left it in the oven for too long and then it cracked and stuck to the silicone mat. I CRY.

This was the best one of the first batch, they turned out a little flat.

the dark chocolate ganache looks like black goop hehe.

My second batch turned out a lot better, but note the ones that exploded and spread too much, lol. But feet! Feet appeared and that's a macaron maker's dream come true.

Finished result!

The only disappointing thing is that I don't actually like eating macarons. 

They're too sweet for my liking and so they're kinda still sitting there hahahaha.

A word of advice,

Use the world ending conspiracy theory as an excuse to do things you usually wouldn't find yourself doing. Of course the world is not ending, but just think about it, there probably is the slightest possibility that the word could end at any point.
Perhaps Vogons will destroy Earth to make way for a hyperspace bypass.
Whatever happens, take this opportunity to do something.
Confess to an old crush,
Dye your hair,
Eat at a really expensive restaurant,
Travel,
Wear something outrageous.

Whatever you're holding back, let it go.
Learn to live a bit more.

enjoying pho with the family in black and white

Phở Bà Rịa 2
54c Hanson Road, Woodville Gardens, SA 5012



This is not going to be a review. Just photos.

signage without prices...saves from changing each time there's a price rise

 (pho in colour)

 durian smoothie and 3 bean drink

A piece of advice,
Having a simple meal with the entire family is very rewarding.
We often take for granted the moments we spend with our parents when we're young.
And by the time we're old enough to appreciate the time,
they're either too old or too busy, or you might be too busy with work, school.
You may not get along with your parents all the time,
but once in a while, make the effort to share a simple meal with them.
You might be surprised what a meal together can do.

It's perplexing, but perplexity's a wonderful thing.


~Kim

Supreme Team & Primary; album exploration

I love creative packaging when it comes to albums.
What I like about the Korean music industry is that the physical album in itself is integral to the marketing. There's an emphasis on photo books, photo cards, stickers etc, limited edition material that adds a certain special something to just having an jewel case with a CD inside.

I'm a big fan of Supreme Team, I don't known any of their CDs, I think the only Supreme Team related CD I own is a Blue Brand compilation album, which features some of the most iconic and popular Korean Hip Hop acts.

(old photo)

I took the liberty of adding a Supreme Team album to my cart this time round and ordered their first full length album "Supremier" - it's a really solid album that combines an urban hip hop sound with some pop and r&b influences. And the physical album itself is so nice. You'll understand with the photos I'll post down below.

I also purchased Primary and the Messengers LP. I love Primary, and he also produced Supreme Team's Supremier, so haha, this has been a very Primary focused purchase. If you don't know who Primary is, he's a rapper and hip hop producer. These days he's known more as a producer under Amoeba Culture and his iconic look is that he has a large cardboard box head.

 The case comes with a red band to hold it together, I quite like it.

The album art concept is an "amusement park" theme. 

(and this is where the creative packaging comes in)

 I absolutely love the attention to detail on the cover. Especially the ET reference.

 The spread once you open the album up. 

There's photo prints, a map and a ticket.

E-sens, Blanky Munn, Kang Minho. My favorite Korean rapper ♥

To go with the amusement park theme of the album art, 

the tracklist with credits is arranged on an amusement park map.

On the other side there's lyrics and some random photos of the boys enjoying their amusement park.

There's an aged effect on the entire map, and it's really quite nice.

The ticket to the "amusement park"

And now onto Primary's album.

Primary's head as the album cover.

The back cover, tracklist.

Inside

There's a cute postcard that is included with the album.

Underneath the CDs there's some artwork.

The album also has another fold out compartment where there's song credits etc

And a small blank notebook :D

It's made out of recycled paper!! 

And now I just want to recommend a few tracks from each album.

From Supremier: 

M.U.S.I.C ft Choiza from Dynamic Duo 

Step Up (title track)


Where To Go? (E-sens solo)

From Primary and the Messengers LP 

? (feat. Choiza and Zion. T)



See-through (feat. Gaeko and Zion. T)



Happy Ending (feat. Jinsil and Gary from Leessang)



Some advice,

don't be afraid to branch out your music tastes.
You may never consider listening to entire genre
because you're convinced you will not like it,
but you never know,  there's always a good tune
that is worth exploring in a genre you might never touch.

~Kim.