What My Heart Wants To Say - Gareth Gates

Gareth Gates! One of my favourite singers back then. :)
If you guys have no idea who he is, he is the runner up of Pop Idol - The British talent show that gave birth to American Idol. He was Simon Cowell's favourite btw. :)



Anyways.. Here's the song "What My Heart Wants To Say."

Keep Your Hands Off My Girl Guitar Cover

This guy is so good at this song!! And best of all, he made tabs!! >.<

The Elephant Bristish Pub

Name: The Elephant British Pub
Category: Bistro
Location: 20 Vaughan Pl (Off Rundle Street, next to Nova Cinema)
Website: www.paddymaguires.com/adelaide/theelephant


Yesterday, me and my friends decided to watch Alice in Wonderland in the evening. While I was wondering what we should have for dinner before the movie starts, my housemate recommended this bistro next to the cinema. She tried the food there once and apparently it was good.

So there we went after class (and work, for her), to Rundle Street. As we entered the bistro, we were welcomed by the warm and cozy atmosphere. (Note: Warm and cozy in my opinion is not the stereotypical bright kind of place. I hate the light!)

So we went in and found ourselves a seat at the far end of the bistro, and started scanning the dinner menu (requested from the bartender). What shocked us at first was that one of the choices in the dinner menu was a Full English Breakfast. o_O;


Anyway, after taking eons in deciding what we should get, I finally settled for the Roast of the Day, while she chose the Char Grilled Chicken. While waiting for our food, I looked around the bistro to hopefully catch a glimpse of the "regular patrons" to further assess the place. There were a few middle-aged people at tables in front of us, while there were a group of mid to late 20s sitting around a coffee table in the centre of the bistro, chatting their way joyfully.

The ambiance of the place was very good in my opinion: quiet, comfy and just the right amount of lighting.


About 10 to 15 minutes later, dinner was served. It was at that point that it hit me that I've forgot to ask what was the Roast of the Day. (XD *sighs* I guess recent events had tire me out to the point where I've developed a "Hit Me!" or "Closing My Eyes and Randomly Putting My Finger on the Middle of the Menu" kind of approach when it comes to meals.) The roast turned out to be veal by the way. It was served with sides of vegetables and mash potato.

Anyway, it was time to dig in. The gravy of the roast was just too good! The meat was just so succulent and tender. At first, I was skeptical when I saw that my knife was just a regular dinner knife and not a steak knife. How was I going to cut into my meat?! But it turned out that the meat was so well done that even a dinner knife could cut it into pieces! :o

Overall, I would give the Roast of the Day a (rare) 90! The whole dish was very very good.

I've also stole a bite of my housemate's Char Grilled Chicken, and the garlic-mustard gravy was to die for! I thought to myself that I would order that the next time around, but then again, my adventurous streak would flash a red light and make me try the other dishes instead.



All in all, The Elephant is definitely a good choice to go to, not just to dine in, but also for a drink or two, to unwind one's self after a stressing day of work (or lectures).


Rei's score:
Food: 90/100
Drinks: NA (Didn't get any alcoholic drinks)
Ambiance and decor: 85/100
Overall verdict: 90/100

Feeling the shitz..

Need a breather;
Can't cope with everything,
Feelings included.
I just want to run away
And disappear to where
No one can ever find me.

I need you,
But I hate you.
I wanna see you,
But I wanna hit you.

I'm such a contradiction,
A synonym, a definition,
Of an oxymoron.


And with all that said, it's time to head back to reality. Urgh.. I dread this. x_x

Stuck - Stacie Orrico

And yet another one of my favourite songs when I was in high school.

Katsudon @ Momiji

Name: Momiji Sushi Bar
Category: Sushi Restaurant (+ Other Food)
Location: 101 Prospect Rd, Prospect SA 5082


After months of going pass this Japanese restaurant in Prospect, I finally decided to dine in at Momiji Sushi for lunch today. When I went in, I was scanning the menu for Nasu Dengaku but alas, they don't have any. T^T *sobs*

Anyway, I finally decided to settle on カツ丼 Katsudon. Too bad I forgot to tell them I wanted カツカレー Katsu Karee, so I got the normal one instead. I shall try the curry version next time..

The katsu was very very crispy. Actually, a little bit too overfried and tough in my opinion. The sauce however, gets a 75/100. The highlight of the meal had got to be the wakame salad! 超美味い！！！ *starts rolling around*

Okay okay. Back to the review.

The bad parts about the meal?
- The katsu was overfried and tough
- They didn't use Japanese rice! *horror* *gasps* :o!!! How can we not use Japanese rice in a Japanese restaurant??? I guess maybe they are trying to cut costs..


All in all, the overall experience was fair. I'll go back there again to try their other food such as the aforementioned カツカレー katsu karee or maybe ramen or udon when the weather is a bit cooler.


Rei's score:
Food: 65/100
Drinks: NA (Didn't get any tea)
Ambiance and decor: 55/100
Overall verdict: 60/100


Signing off,
Rei

茄子田楽 Nasu dengaku

Recently the weather's been going colder. Yesh! Finally autumn is here! Couldn't take the heat any longer. @_@

Anyways, with cold weather, comes the craving for grilled food - ie, 茄子の味噌田楽 Nasu no Miso Dengaku, aka Nasu Dengaku.

I still think that the best Nasu Dengaku that I can find is at Katsumoto, but then again, I haven't tried the other restaurants' versions. So far I've only tried Katsumoto and Ichiban Ramen. What I can say is don't ever get the Nasu Dengaku from Ichiban Ramen. The eggplant is not really grilled, and the dengaku sauce is way too salty.

Meanwhile, I shall continue my journey of finding yummy Nasu Dengaku in restaurants around Adelaide and I'll keep the blog updated! \ ^.^ /

And the MCR mania continues on...

MCR MCR MCR!!! Rawr! Gotta love Mikey! So cute! XD

Anyways, this is another one of my favourite MCR song: You Know What They Do To Guys Like Us In Prison.

This isn't the music video. It's a fan-made slide show that correlates with the lyrics of the song. It has a lot of LOL moments. Especially at the "FIRE!!!" part. XDDD




Lyrics
In the middle of a gun fight
In the center of a restaurant
They say, "Come with your arms raised high!"
Well they're never gonna get me
Like a bullet through a flock of doves
To wage this war against your faith in me

Your life will never be the same
On your mother's eyes, say a prayer
Say your prayer!


Now, but I can't, and I don't know
How we're just two men as God had made us
Well I can't, well I can
Too much, too late, or just not enough of this
Pain in my heart for your dying wish
I'll kiss your lips again.


They all cheat at cards and the checkers are lost
My cellmate's a killer, they make me do push-ups in drag
But nobody cares if you're losing yourself
I am losing myself and I miss my mom
Will they give me the chair
Or lethal injection, or swing from a rope if you dare
Oh, nobody knows all the trouble I've seen


Now, but I can't
And I don't know
How we're just two men as God had made us
Well I can't, well I can
Too much, too late, or just not enough of this
Pain in my heart for your dying wish
I'll kiss your lips again


To your room, what they ask of you
Will make you want to say
"So long, well I don't remember
Why remember you?"

Do you have the keys to the hotel?
'Cause I'm gonna string this motherfucker on fire! FIRE!!

Life is but a dream for the dead
And well I, I won't go down by myself,
But I'll go down with my friends.
Now now now now
Now now now now now
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh


Edit: Added some Mikey Way pics~! <3

Guitars cover of Helena

And I'm still watching vids of covers of my favourite songs. Found a cover of Helena by MCR. The back guitar could use some tuning, but the overall thing was quite alright. :)