Work can be very busy… You never had enough time to view a video, or even blog… So even lunch or dinner have to be fast… Like eating a cup noodle…
And now, there is a new way to eat it… ICED CUP NOODLE! As demonstrated by the Shinoda Mariko, Kojima Haruna, Oshima Yuko and Sashihara Rino of AKB48.
Anime Festival Asia Malaysia is near! With this being the first time and with the passionate on par with the previous AFAs in Singapore.
Over the weekend, a bunch of us cross over to Johor Bahru, Malaysia, for a little trip. On Ken0601′s insistence we went to Ah soon Bak Kut Teh.
Well my take is…
Puella Magi Madoka Magica themed café Good Smile Company
Goodsmile Company and Tetsujinka Keikaku(Tetsujin) a Japanese Karaoke and Internet Cafe chain operator will be working together to open a series of 10 café, in the next 3 years.
Picture from yumyumformytumtum
The world most famous Japanese curry house have finally arrived in Singapore, with it’s first shop setup in Somerset 313, level B3. Continue reading
Dance Peformances by SCW48! Singapore Cafe Waitresses 48! The next Mariko sama might be in there~
Update(20/07/11): Here is Youtube video taken by fellow AKB48 fan of the Special message for the patron of AKB48 SG Cafe.
Today in the afternoon, Singapore’s AKB48 Cafe officially fully open it’s door, ending the soft launch phrase since 3 weeks ago.
Unfortunately… I am unable to attend the opening, which was graced by AKB48 members, Maeda Ami, Team A and Abe Maria, Team KKS.
There are 3 greet and meal session today with the girls, 1 for each segment, Lunch, Afternoon Tea and then Dinner, 12:30pm, 2:30pm and 6pm respectively.
Jyan Kan Pon!
During each of the sessions, there was also the game of Jankan. A perfect chance for Maeda Ami to practice for her Jankan competition later on in August.
Sadly, Ade Maria is not one of the KKS selected for the Jyankan Taika.
Today also saw the introduction of the point card for AKB48 Shop and Cafe, with every $20 spent in 1 receipt, you get a stamp. Purchase of Theater Tickets are not applicable for the Stamps.
In addition, there will also be miniature flags, with prints of the girls, for your collection.
This event might be a one time only, but It’s mentioned in the Media Release that more of such event will be happening in the future. So if you’re like me, let hope we can attend the next event!
Next upcoming event for the SG Theater would be next Wednesday’s SKE 1st Stage~
I sure hope I can attend… … … No Matsui’s thou… Here’s the list,
AKB48 SINGAPORE THEATER ‘LIVE’ VOL.5
27.07.2011 (WED) – 7pm (One show only!)
SKE48 STAGE 1 – PERFORMING MEMBER LIST!Team S
…Haruka Ono 小野晴香
Rumi Kato 加藤るみ
Shiori Takada 高田志織
Aki Deguchi 出口陽
Yuka Nakanishi 中西優香
Rikako Hirata 平田璃香子Team KII
Ririna Akaeda 赤枝里々奈
Riho Abiru 阿比留李帆
Tomoko Kato 加藤智子
Risako Goto 後藤理沙子
Seira Sato 佐藤聖羅
Mieko Sato 佐藤実絵子
Rina Matsumoto 松本梨奈
Miki Yakata 矢方美紀
Reika Yamada 山田澪花
Tomoka Wakabayashi 若林倫香*Performing member list is correct at time of publishing. The organizers reserve the right to change member list closer to the event.
Concert tickets are at S$50 each. Tickets are currently available for purchase online at http://www.akb48.com.sg/
Read below for the Full Media Release,
Media Release
Immediate
AKB48 concept Café to let diners bring home more
of the AKB48 Singapore experience
Close to 50 items in its menu and customer loyalty programme by
AKB48 Official Café Singapore
Singapore, 19 July 2011 – Dining in the world’s first AKB48 Official Café Singapore will now be a more memorable experience, with more menu items to choose from, collectible items personalized with AKB48 member information, and a customer loyalty programme. Since its soft launch on 25 June 2011, the AKB48 Official Café Singapore announced its full range of offerings today. To mark its official launch, the café held its first Summer Holiday Special Activity: Two AKB48 members flew to Singapore to conduct three meal sessions where selected diners got a chance to interact and pose questions directly to their idols.
Collectible AKB48 Singapore items as part of the meal
Going full swing into its operations today, the AKB48 Official Café Singapore unveiled:
Summer Holiday Special Activity brings fans up close with the idols
As part of the café’s official launch celebrations, AKB48 Singapore held three “Summer Holiday Special” sessions this afternoon. Diners who managed to purchase the session tickets beforehand had a chance to pose questions directly to their AKB48 idols, Ami Maeda and Maria Abe, while enjoying a special meal. Exclusive video messages from the top AKB48 members elected by their fans recently were also screened in the café for the 1st time. The diners also got to shake hands with their idols at the end of each session, which lasted one and a half hours each.
In the evening, customers who visited the AKB48 Official Shop Singapore will receive a pleasant surprise – the two AKB48 idols will take on “Shop Manager” duties for half an hour and welcome customers to the shop.
“Fan activities and surprise gestures like today’s may be new to Singapore, but these lie at the heart of AKB48’s concept to be ‘idols you can meet every day’. While fans in Singapore do not see their idols here every single day, we hope that these activities will encourage greater awareness and interest on AKB48’s presence in Singapore,” said Mr Shawn Chin, Project Director of the AKB48 Singapore Project.
Coming up, one SKE48 concert (one show only) will be held on 27 July 2011, 7pm, at *SCAPE Warehouse. This will be the first time SKE48, one of the sister groups of AKB48, is performing in Singapore.
To find out more about the AKB48 Singapore project or get the latest updates on the concerts, concept store and café, members of the public can check out www.akb48.com.sg.
About AKB48
AKB48 is a Japanese idol group project started by Mr Yasushi Akimoto in December 2005. The uniqueness of the AKB48 project is its concept of involving fans to share the experience in the idols’ career growth. Through this project, girls who have potential to become next-generation new idols are discovered. They are given the opportunity to perform at the exclusive AKB48 theatre at Akihabara, the most energetic town in Japan, frequently, sometimes on a daily basis.
Over the last five years, AKB48 has risen in popularity and is today an award-winning iconic idol group in Japan. Their latest three CD album sales have also crossed millions each. AKB48 is also well sought-after internationally, with various concert tours in Korea, Macau, Russia and Singapore.
Today, some sister groups have been created, such as SKE48 from Sakae in Nagoya-city, NMB 48 from Namba in Osaka, and SDN48 formed by over 20 years old ladies. They have done a combined live concert by these groups in Japan, and expanded their activities.
About AKB48 Singapore (www.akb48.com.sg)
AKB48 Singapore is a J-pop experiential project launched in May 2011. The project includes three components: AKB Theatre LIVE Series (AKB48’s first overseas theatre where concerts will be performed on a regular basis), the AKB48 Official Shop Singapore (South-east Asian’s first AKB48 Official Shop), and AKB48 Official Café Singapore (the world’s first AKB48 Café). SOZO is the official Managing Agent for AKB48’s project in Singapore and this project is fully supported by Toyota Tsusho Singapore.
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Sushi Sase was told to me by a friend to be Hong Kong’s most famous Japanese Restuarant, and thus we went for lunch there. With fame of course, the price of this place is bordering the scale of afforbitily by a bit…
Thou there are courses that can be had from SG$50(HK$350), the real deal is the Mini Kaiseki Course(SG$100~,HK$580) and the for the people feeling brave, there is the Chef’s Omake Course (of goodness), priced at HK$1080, or around SG$200.
And thus for me I had the Mini Kaiseki Course,
Seafood Salad
From the pictures you might not be able to tell freshness of it. So fresh that the tako, which I dislike, taste exceptionally great!
Sashimi
Yes the platter is rather wonderfully arranged, and the fishes(and tako) are FRESH!
Chaimushi =D
Crab meat line the top, before you are able to see the yellow surface of the chamushi, I thought it’s a soup of some kind at first.
The Tempura. I don’t need to tell you how good it is~
The sushis are made right infront of us and the meat lined up in a storage case.
The fats on the tuna just makes it looks even more delightful. And I obviously Failed because I missed a few dishes…
According to Mok, the Tamago is the signature dish of a good Japanese resturant and it’s so true in this case. When i just put the it in the mouth, I can feel the sweet juice leaking out~ Oh My… …
We even have the honor to see one plate of Tamago bought out for de-Oiling/Cooling the flat golden surface is just too sweet~ I wonder if it’s as good as Haruna’s(Kore Wa Zombi Des Ka)
The ice cream is nothing special, served from the kitchen, but i wonder what is th brand to give it such a smooth feel… Should be expensive
The food is just wonderful and comparable to a fine Sushi Bar.
Service wise, the staff at Sushi Sase are very professional, to the point that, when they saw our green tea no longer steaming, they changed it for new hot cup of tea. This standard of service left me very impressed, even the chef is kind enough to answer our questions. No need to say that they took my reservation just 3 hours before the meal on a Saturday, and is fully expecting us.
I really liked that place!
It maybe the finest Sushi bar I have been too yet.
Sushi Sase is located on Hong Kong Island, on Hollywood Street.
UG/F, Hilltop Plaza, 49 Hollywood Road, Central
中環荷里活道49鴻豐商業中心地面
Tel: 2815 0455/2815 0477
Hours: Mon. to Sun.: 12:00-15:00; 18:00-23:00
If you are in Hong Kong and is craving for good Japanese food, try this one! If you have the budget…
Have fun~
Well, now you can. This week, “Kamen Rider The Diner” opened in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro. The restaurant is decorated as the Shocker’s secret base (Shocker is the evil organization in Kamen Rider). That’s right, you can dine in the Shocker lair.
There are over 40 different themed dishes on the menu and over 30 different drinks.
In the restaurant, there are also Kamen Rider figures, a large statue and even one of his bikes! Staff serving you also don Kamen Rider hats and belts.
In addition, those the patrons of the restaurant will get a Kamen Rider original coaster.
Kamen Rider The Dinner is part of the 40th anniversary Kamen Rider celebration—a celebration that includes a Kamen Rider idol group—and is a collaboration with Ikebukuro food and entertainment space, Pasela.
Check out the main site here.
Credits:kotaku, tokyo walker
Fuji TV announced on Tuesday that the opening of the first official restaurant inspired by the One Piece pirate anime and manga franchise will be at its Ginza Meza Marche complex in Tokyo on December 11. The “One Piece Restaurant Going Merry-Gō” will remain open until May 31.
The restaurant will be decorated like the interior of the manga’s Going Merry ship, and it will feature a menu of dishes that appeared in the story. The menu includes the main character Luffy’s favorite piece of meat (complete with the bone that he is often seen gnawing), Sanji’s “terrible” soup (as seen on page 99 of the eighth manga volume), and Nami’s Fruit Macedonia (as seen on page 31 of the sixth manga volume). The staff is planning various interactive events, including some with appearances by the anime’s voice cast.
Ginza Meza Marche’s second-floor event space will also sell various One Piece items from December 7 to December 15. The space will feature part of the menu from the restaurant starting on December 11.
The event ticket distributors Ticket Pia and Seven Ticket are offering reservations for the restaurant, although some spots will be available for walk-in guests starting on December 18. Diners will receive take-home “pop-up coaster” cards that use augmented-reality technology; putting the coasters in front of a personal computer’s video camera will trigger a software to display Luffy and the rest of the characters on the live video camera feed.
Credits:ANN
So last year, we have the MMK maid cafe and this year, at AFA X… The Maids have returned! As our Kohais?
Yup, the theme for this year’s maid cafe is School Days and it comprises of 4 of the girls from last year and 5 new girls. The rising star for the new batch will have to be Moe-chan!
Her petite built together with her wonderfully shaped face will make many guys blush for sure… Well that is what I felt when I saw her… Not for getting she will be guided by her seniors, Miyake, Tomomi and the council president Yoshimi.
Oh the wonderful~
Btw, this is not that “school days”, you will be perfectly safe, Nice Boat.
Find out more about the girls, via the their page on the AFA X website or Facebook
Oh… what is this… There are somethings for the girls too… The YAOI filled Butler cafe, named Atelier Royale. Hosted by the 5 guys above, it seem rather interesting…
Read this,
Atelier Royale is a butler café (執事喫茶 shitsuji kissa), a themed restaurant with well-dressed male employees in waiter’s uniform or even a tuxedo.
And we have specially selected a team of highly dedicated butlers to wait on you and serve a host of delectable light treats and refreshments at your fancy.
Come with your friends and be spoilt like a princess for a day or two by our league of gentlemen, only at AFA X.
Taken from their facebook, do you think you will be attracted by these guys or what they are doing behind the counter? =_=|||
Either way, you are interested in them, you can read more about them at their page on the AFA X site or their Facebook
Thus, both cafes will start serving you from 9:30am to 7:30pm on both days of the festival and like before, terms and condition applies. There will also some lovely posters and merchandise on sale at the event so have fun!
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