A Week of Festivities, Lots of Outing With Family & Friends

With family and friends having their homecoming and long holiday, I was invited to quite a bit of meet up. It was pretty challenging to keep what I normally eat & I have to yield to coffee and lots of food from the cafe. It’s safe to say that in a day, my friend and I hop on to 3 different places, having more than 6 glasses of coffee. I also revisited a place that I haven’t gone to for about 2 years. Interestingly, they have improved so, here’s the story of how the week went !

This thing happens once a year and since I was home, it was why I got invited and got the chance to hangout with friends. I am normally not home during this long holiday. This was also the first year I got reconnected with my old friends again so we had a lot to catch up on. The first spot that we went that day was Hakui.

I’ve reviewed the place and posted it here but that day, my friend wanted to check out the spot, so the first cafe we went to was Hakui. I blacklisted the place because they were pretty aggressive with their camera policy. It’s a long story but the tldr was one of the staff who told me a professional looking camera wasn’t allowed while I was only putting my camera out and never intended to use it because I was rushing from the car to space.

Since I haven’t had food for a while, I decided to order their alfredo. Unfortunately, it wasn’t as good as what I normally have in Yogyakarta or other bigger cities. It was pretty mediocre and wasn’t the healthiest meal I’ve had that day. We also ate at another place before moving to the last spot. We had fried snacks on the side to share. I forgot to take pictures but during the week, I ate a lot of fried snacks especially whenever I go to cafe with friends.

Then, we went to a place called Sichi.It’s a japanese-korean restaurant. They serve sushi as well as various Korean dishes. In the past, I hated going to the place because their service was awful. But when I went with my friends, they changed their service and it was a lot better than what I remembered.

Our table was so full with sushi, udon and mentai. I was also craving bingsoo, which is korean shaved ice cream, so I ended up getting it and sharing it with my friends. I thought they would add something to the shaved ice like boba or fruits but it was completely plain. But the food was really filling and it was a good call that we went to that place.

I rarely had food at home last week but some of the meals I had at home was this beef meat soup and stir fried bok choy with chicken. I think in that week, they were the only healthy food I had.

All the coffee I’ve had

The craziest part about my week 2 logging my meal is the amount of coffee I drink. I also made dalgona again because they are refreshing and also something I’ve been craving. These coffees are just a tiny picture of my actual coffee consumption. I guess, I have to be strict about it because coffee is also the #1 contributor to my hidden sugar consumption. Unfortunately, my phone memory lately has been full and I haven’t been able to clean them up.

I ended the week with the new ice cream flavor. The flavor is inspired by cheese balls snacks. It was a pretty interesting flavor and honestly, not bad. Week 2 was definitely full of sugary drinks and cakes. I let myself loose a little but I am already paying the price 😂 so, my week 3 and 4 are going to be filled with a lot better & healthier options than week 1 and 2.

Starting from last week and when the festivities are over, I started eating a lot more homemade meals such as bibimbap. They are my current favorite when it comes to healthy meals. I think it has everything one would need from vegetables to protein. So, stay tuned for my favorite bibimbap recipe!