.My Daily Life.

Sunday, August 05, 2012

.Ikkudo Ichi.

Just a quick post about this new and happening ramen restaurant in town, named Ikkudo Ichi. I already been warned about the queue, thank God it only need us 5 minutes to be seated ;) The man (or engkoh I would say) who took our order was really rushing us to pick our order as soon as we seen the ramen page. I don't know about you, but I usually finished read all the menu first, then start to picking my order, so it's kinda uncomfortable when someone waiting aside of us during the browsing-the-menu time.

Well, anyway I already know what I'm gonna order during the waiting time, so I ordered the Buta Kara Ramen (Pork Ramen with their red special sauce, claimed to be spicy), 39K. The special thing about this place is we can customize our ramen for 3 points : noodle , flavor strength, and the richness of the soup. Guess the level-customization from Taiwan Bubble Tea also happened here. I choose normal for all, just to know their ramen' normal taste.

I already heard about their broth similarity with the famous Hakata Ikkousha, and I would say it's very similar at first but I found the richness in the broth wasn't as complex as Hakata. Maybe next time I should order for higher level of richness (and start forgetting about my cholesterol level) ;) The rest of the ramen was good (of course), the only minus point might be the cutting of chasiu was very thin. But for me, with or without chasiu it doesn't make any difference though since the broth already so pork-y ;P

Their chili also looked very similar with Hakata's, I think Ikkudo's chili was very fragrant and kinda remembering me with Hj Slamet's sambal korek ;P

Mr Chubby as my partner in crime of course has to order something different. This time he went for Pork Tsukemen (I forgot the price, I think it's around 45K). It's basically a deconstructed ramen with a different type of noodle for me hehe.. Behold, the look of noodle's amount might be deceiving, but relax it's really only half of the bowl, they put some separator on the middle of the bowl. It also came with 2 bowls of broth. The bigger one is very savory (and pork-y) so if you think it's too rich you can add the second bowl onto it. The second bowl although looked very milky, it tasted like chicken stock.

I think their Tsukemen's broth was much better than their Buta's ramen. It might be too rich for some people but the miso taste was very subtle, I enjoyed this more.

And since it was already a sinful meal, why don't we add more? I forgot to order their Gyoza, becase I was in the mood for deep-frying food! woohoo! so Chicken Karaage, 28K to share between us! :D It was crispy, and not oily at all. I would prefer eat it with chili sauce though rather than mayo (how Indonesian I am...)

Didn't have the stomach capacity for the dessert although the mochi looked good..

Btw, I would suggest you to take the table outside than inside. It was really hectic and buzzing inside the restaurant, especially when new order comes, the speaker volume they used to inform the kitchen, whew...

Overall, I should be back! Especially after I heard the Gyoza was fantastic ;P

Ikkudo Ichi
Rukan Crown Golf Blok D No.2-3 Pantai Indah Kapuk
Ph. (021) 96628677
Opening hours: 11am - 2pm, 5pm - 10pm.

Jl. Pesanggrahan Raya No. 168M
Puri Indah
Ph. (021) 58302121

Sunday, July 22, 2012

.Pramuka.

I just got back from a short trip to Pramuka Island. My skin is quite tanned right now, and I got several bruises on my hand and feet, but I'm happy :D Thank God the sun was shining bright, so we can do some snorkling session :) The island was very small and humble, but the residents were all very welcoming :)

We were using public boat to go the island. Actually we were supposed to use a private boat, but some guy broken down the engine on the boat, so we were using this boat instead, some called it ojek antar pulau. The boat was crazy and hectic as hell, it's approx. 150 persons in it. I barely move my ass in 3 hours long. It's a very crazy ride.

everyone's looking forward for the lunch after the crazy ride..:D

after lunch, we went to the beach but wait let's shoot some flowers ;)

The birds were pretty but the making process wasn't pretty..

So, to the beach we were!

Our guide found this cute clam, it's very big!

Having a glass of nutrisari after 3 long snorkling sessions is one of the best feeling in the world!

After the snorkling sessions, we went to a shark breeding place..Our guide said that in the past, we can swim together with the sharks. But it's prohibited now, I'm guessing maybe someone got bitten?

scary right?

sea urchin!

had some ice cream to cold the day..and went back to the island!

The watermelon field beside my favorite warung. I am amazed they can plant watermelon on this sandy island. The field wasn't too big, but the local said last week they harvest 11 watermelons from there! woot!

Here's the lazy cat sitting on the bench...Btw, the cat population was quite big there, no wonder ;)

And ended the night with some BBQ ! yay to burnt marshmellow! I slept very well that night :)

On our second day, I was waking up early in hope for seeing sunrise, but the sun was shy that day. Me and Mr Chubby continue to browsing the island more..

The beautiful dock, look the sea urchins looked like a fish!

found this lazy cat sleeping hehe..

smoking in happiness..

my friend told me about this kersen fruit. It was the first time I tried it, it tasted like apricot / peach. I love it :D

Here's picture of unripe kersen.

breakfast! :D

After breakfast, we went to turtle breeding place on the island. During the walks, we found this HUGE anchor. Can you imagine how big the ship is?

visiting another beach..

mini turtle

I felt sorry for this big one, he lost his right hand :(

more mini turtles

The man who guide us was very kind, he kindly asked us (especially if we are using SLR) to shoot the turtle, he even offering us to documented the birth of turtles!