Having "Me" Time

I love Japanese food. I can eat it everyday and still not get bored with it.  Tonight I feel like having some Japanese Oban Yaki (which are Japanese pancakes with some fillings) so to curve my craving,  I will tell you instead about it.  It's incredibly delicious and satisfying.  It's comfort food that beats all the other comfort foods. (For me anyways) I've never had this pancake anywhere else other than at the Isetan Store at Central World in Bangkok so I cannot tell you if it's the best one, but even then I find it scrumptious.  I can feel my eyes sparkle and already my mouth curving into a grin just thinking about this pancake hot off the stove with gooey fillings.  I like the one with the hot chocolate filling, but the creamy custard or the red bean are also just as good.   The chocolate is hot and gooey to the right consistency, not too sweet nor too bitter.  I can imagine myself biting into the warm hot choco...

It's that time of year again when couples walk hand in hand and everywhere you go there are red roses and heart shaped goods for sale.  Everything is in "chocolate."  Chocolate hearts, chocolate bears, chocolate drinks, and chocolate flowers.  Tomorrow, flowers will be everywhere and looks of happiness from those who give and those who receive.  Those without, might just choose to escape somewhere far away from all this heart wrenching mess. Yes, its a huge marketing fiasco out there every Valentine's and sometimes it gets a bit too much, but I have to say that there is some merit to it. For many who dare not mention words of "love" on other days, Valentine's sounds like a good opportunity.  It gives one an excuse to reach out to those who matter to us.  It basically gives one a good opportunity to overcome our "fears" and just go do it. What da heck, everyone is doing it!  Although it could be said to apply mostly to youngsters a...

It's been a few days since my last post and much has happened since then.  Well, by "much" I mean I've moved from an apartment back into a house, did some unpacking and am slowing getting used to driving new routes to and from the house.  Anyways, after all this packing and unpacking, I am now dreaming of some great Chocolate cake by Cherubin following my virtual trip to ISAO . I love chocolate, I love dark chocolate.  I love chocolate that isn't too sweet nor too creamy.  I love Lindt dark chocolates.  They're the best. There are a lot of bakery shops in Bangkok with all types of cakes to suit your style, but one that is especially appealing to me though is CHERUBIN .  It's located on Sukhumvit 31, right next to ISAO (reviewed in my previous post) and is a cute little bakery with roughly 6-7 tables.  It's quite spacious and there is an adorable little corner inhabited by a number of teddy bears.   (I know I'm a little old for t...