Fisherman's market

At Aka Renga, we went to the Fisherman's Market, a premium restaurant serving seafood buffet. Reza's been talking on and on about this place and had planned to bring me there. He was brought there once by friends, after a futsal tournament and got hooked. Despite being allergic to seafood, he wanted to go again, so badly. He was so persistent that I wondered, "Is this place that good?".





There were a lot of people outside the place, just queuing to get a chance to get in. We asked for a table for two and was ushered by one of the waitresses. The rule at buffet restaurants there is that they have a time limit for the customers - I suppose for strategic reasons. We're only allowed to be there within an hour and a half. Without wasting any time, Reza took off his jakcet and dived for the fresh seafood. I got to leave my bag on my seat (such is not possible in KL) and looked around.





The restaurant had grilled seafood, pizza, pasta, fried seafood and snacks, pasta, tom yang kung for the main course. There were three other counters. One for drinks, salad and dessert. I would have taken more pictures of the food, but I didn't want to obstruct the 'traffic'.





We had the chance to tried out several teas from the drinks counter. Imagine - fifteen different types of teas to choose from! On the other side of the drinks counter, there were several drinks including sodas, concentrated juices and floats.The ice creams were decent with a range of toppings and sauces to choose from. I was happy with the salad selection, too.



I realized that I had underestimated the place when I had my first plate! The food was really good - especially those awesome oysters. And the squids. And grilled fish. And fried rice. I must have had five of those oysters - they're succulent and juicy! They chef had to consistently add new servings of them since they were so popular. Reza and I ended up with three plates each. A couple of bowl of soups, salads and ice-creams, too. It was definitely a feast for us.

Honestly, I was a bit reluctant to go to this place at first. The entrance fee cost us ¥1999 (about RM80) which seemed like a lot, compared to a ¥1200 meal if we had lunch elsewhere. But with the portion that we had, it was worth it.









You can imagine how full we were at the time. Satisfied? Very much. Without me realizing, we've passed our time limit. It was time to leave.

 

But not so soon. After paying, we went outside. Loved the entrance! It was set up like a market - with fake seafood, vegetables, canned food and such (ideal deco for camwhoring). We were two happy customers. I wouldn't mind dropping by this place again. I've a feeling that my parents would love it.

Interested of having some grilled seafood when you're in Yokohama? See it here (and use Google translate).

Building a curated wardrobe

There were days where I used to shop for cheaper clothing. Back then, I think what really drove me was pure consumerism. Something like "The more I buy, the more complete my wardrobe will be". Though I try to keep purchasing within a certain style, I'd still buy something 'different' if it looked good and was considered affordable enough, without putting much thought into it. Remembering this makes me want to whack my head on the wall.

Some time ago I subscribed to this fashion website called Fashionising and read it whenever I had the free time (before work started). I stumbled across this post called The Curated Wardrobe, which proposes that customers should become their wardrobe's own curator. In other words, that every single piece in the wardrobe is carefully chosen to fit a person's own personal style, instead of merely spending and buying more when possible. Luxury, he suggests, is no longer about having more pieces of fast fashion and following the trend, but about having a refined wardrobe with quality pieces.


"The new luxury is a small wardrobe. Not necessarily an expensive one nor one filled solely with goods from only the world’s leading fashion houses. These are definitions of luxury fashion past. The new luxury is now to be able to live and thrive with a small, pleasurable wardrobe"


I believe this is not about spending more. It's about strategically allocating money on quality rather than quantity. It's about making sure that proper consideration is put into place prior a purchase so that the pieces go together and that they reflect a person's own style.

Part of the curation. Worth it? Yes. Most practical bag I've ever owned.

Since doing it all at once can be overwhelming, I've been slowly reducing the amounts of clothes I don't wear as often and have gradually stopped buying clothes like I used to, for the sake of being more minimal and for the sake of investing in better clothes (shoes and bags, too!). I'm just suggesting that we all seriously plan before making purchases by figuring out what we really want, minimize excessive shopping (buyer's remorse, too!) and start curating our wardrobes.

Interesting reads from Fashionising:
The curated wardrobe
Does your clothing represent you?
The curated wardrobe and the impact on retailers
Raising the bar on ethical fashion

A few blogs which focus on wardrobe organizing that are worth noting:
Off the Rail
Dead Fleurette 

New kitten

We had a mini gathering at my cousin's house yesterday. They introduced us to the new cat that they had just gotten a few days ago, offered by a neighbor. It's still very tiny. I like it quite a lot - beautiful, very tame and playful. Jumps like a rabbit, to boot.



My cousins call her Hiccup, though my uncle suggested that they call her Yoda, since she resembles the Jedi master. Judging from the shape of her face, ears and current size, she does look like Yoda.

If it were really up to me, though, I'd call her Lembu. The furry lembu.