Assalamualaikum and hello everyone!
I was craving for some great food, to be exact- lamb chop. I honestly don't eat lamb before, but my friends persuaded me to try and sorta have a taste of what they eat- nasi arab kambing, satay kambing, kambing panggang, and everything kambing lah! And yeah, I love kambing, thanks to them!
And sometimes terbawa-bawa sampai malas mandi macam kambing HAHAHA.
meet my fav lamb chop!
Back to the story- I was craving for some lamb chop and I wanna go out and take pictures of the surrounding. You know, amik feel as if I am a tourist (Amik feel tu penting okehhhhh!). So I thought of Jalan Dhoby, JB. There are some beautiful street arts, and lots of nice cafes too! So lamb chop eh, let me think.... IT ROO CAFE!
Someone should make a Harry Potter wall art here at Jalan Dhoby. Because, Dobby sounds like Dhoby. You know what I mean? #POTTERHEAD
|| THE CAFE
I have been here for several times in the past few years. But the best thing about this cafe, is the taste of the food. It remains the same- always delicious! This cafe is known for the chicken chop, best chicken chop in town they say. The first time I came here, I was clueless. "This cafe looks like some place from the past though", was the only thing I thought of. I didn't even know this "the best chicken chop in town" thing. Then I ordered Beehoon tomyam. Well, it was just the normal beehoon tomyam. But my friend ordered Chicken chop, and it was awesome. Damn awesome beb!
Another time, was with my chinese friend. She knows that I love to try out new cafes so she said that I will surely be happy if she bring me to this place, I just know that it was It Roo when I arrived. My friend was quite disappointed because she wanted to surprise me but I've been there hahah. And like I said, the food never disappoint me.
This cafe is so popular among locals and Singaporeans too! The parking lot is limited but there are parking spaces behind Masjid India nearby. So, it's really no problem. Also, the bazar karat is just around the corner, but it only opens at night.
This cafe existed for years, and is still packed with customers. I went after the lunchtime on Saturday. there are a few empty tables, but it was packed again not long after I arrived!
welcome to the past!
|| THE FOOD
As usual, it was so delicious. The potato wedges are the real potato, not the frozen one you buy in supermarkets. The coleslaw is so fresh and juicy, the black pepper sauce is perfect and the lamb is super tender. Super tender I tell you.
You will be served with some peanuts once seated . I was like "Uuuuu service diaaaaa!", then I changed my mind when I saw the bill. Peanuts tu bukan service laaaaa, worth RM 2.00 lagi kau. HAHAHAHA. I never paid before, always my friend pay, my boss pay. Now only I know 😂😂😂
licinnnnn! but I find it weird to eat with cucumber, macam makan satay pulak keke
Overall, I rate this cafe :
5 stars for the service, there are so many people but the service is so fast!
4.9 stars for the food- it was tasty, fresh and great!
Will I come again?
DEFINITELY YES! for the lamb chop and chicken chop.
Will I recommend this place?
Yes, for the chicken chop & lamb chop. You can try other food, but these 2 are the ones I recommend. The food is great. Even though the cafe is not insta-friendly (no pretty walls like other hipster cafe), but the food definitely is. Worth every penny.
Oh, remember the "SMILE" wall art i posted on the previous post? It was just beside this cafe!
:D
Address :
IT ROO CAFE
17, Jalan Dhoby, Bandar Johor Bahru, 80000 Johor Bahru, Johor.
Phone : 07-2227780
Till then,
Thank you for reading this entry!
hani shubie
Assalamualaikum and Hi everyone! :D
Firstly, this post is obviously not a review kekeke.
Confidence.
Why do you think this topic hits me until I feel like I HAVE to blog about this?
I am not really in a good shape of health. Mentally, to be exact. I am exhausted, with so many stuffs to keep up, many people to protect (cewah!), and I need to take a good care of myself too. I don't talk much, sometimes I don't talk at all, except if I am comfortable with you. We got our own problems, but we can't complain, though. Because Allah didn't test us more than what we can handle.
But tough times are the times that we really, really need someone to talk to. And by someone, I mean someone precious to us, not to talk bad about the others, but just to make us feel better by listening, or even just be there!
As I don't have that special someone yet (Read : YET), and I don't think it's right to kacau my married best friend in the middle of the night HAHA, and I dont wanna make my mom worry , you know how terrible Moms worry, right? they will start think too much, which will stress her out padahal tak ada apa pon. Moms, :') , so I decided that I just need a "Me Time".
as if I havent get enough me time already HAHA!
So I started to go to places, alone after work. You know, took some photos (remember I said I wanna learn to take great photos HERE), wandering around instead of being depressed alone in the room and letting my thoughts controlling me. And this hits me- Confidence.
Why confidence?
Lets talk about the most basic thing- Eat. How many of you are okay with eating alone? I found that there are so many people who's afraid & don't have the confidence to eat alone. Some said they'd rather die starving than eating alone. Die starving? You sure or not? Later you really starving ah, don't update on facebook ok?. *read using chinglish slank
Well as for me, I'm cool with eating alone. What I'm not cool with are being starved, stomach hurts from hunger then gastric pulak, and I am totally not cool with the thoughts of food when I am hungry - just because I don't have friends to eat with.
Dude, if people stare, it would be because you sit at a huge table and make other people who came to eat with family got no seat. Or maybe because they recognize your beauty but too shy to approach. Or you should try to eat in front of the mirror, see if maybe the way you eat is super weird which makes people stare. HAHAHA!
As a food blogger, still a baby in this thing, I often take a great shoot when I was with my friend. Why? Because I don't care if people are watching- because we are acting weird TOGETHER, we make noise TOGETHER, we take pictures TOGETHER, and people stares at us TOGETHER too. Like "Akulah raja, aku pedulik apa" kinds of things. But when I eat alone- I take pictures alone, rate the food alone, being stared alone and so much more alone! Which makes me less confident.
|| How do I overcome this?
I always keep this in mind- What if I am travelling or have to work outstation, and found some cute insta-worthy food to take pictures of? well, not a problem, right? But what if the food looks real good, tastes real yummy, the cafe / stall looks real dope, and I feel like I need to blog and tell the others about the cafe? I can't be like, "takpelah lain kali datang dengan kawan lah". So, when will this "lain kali" be? Trust me, the post won't come out pon nanti sebab that "lain kali" always turns out "tak jadi", whether sebab bajet, sebab busy or sebab takde yang boleh teman. So I better buat je, amik je gambar, lantakkan je orang tengok. It's not like they pay for your bills, kan?
Another example, is when you go to the interview.
Do you think you can pass and hired by being takut-takut and not confident? And if you wanna hire a staff, would you hire someone like you? Think.
We can't rely on others too much, be independent, be confident. If you are not confident, build it. Find ways. I can't deny that having a friend to hang out with is better, but there are times when we have to do it alone. You don't drag your friends in the interview.
I was at IT Roo cafe (will blog about this later!), alone, in a cafe full of customers, and I feel super awkward. SUPER AWKWARD. But I just pergi lantakkan everything and set in mind that "I wanna do a blog post about this cafe and most importantly, I'm starving". So, yeah, I did it! But I still shy shy cat and don't take lots of pictures but it feels good because I started taking pictures even when I am alone.
And I wanna do better next time.
Speak louder, with confidence. talk, walk, do things with confidence. But dont be overconfident sampai taknak tanya lepastu habis semua salah HAHAHA. If you are being asked to so something that you've never even heard of, ASK. jangan takut and hentam je sebab tak confident nak tanya. Okay?
I'm gonna stop here, I dont wana nag too much as #iamnotyourmother LOL.
Oh, be sure to like my facebook page for this blog HERE ya! Muchas gracias!
Firstly, this post is obviously not a review kekeke.
Confidence.
Why do you think this topic hits me until I feel like I HAVE to blog about this?
I am not really in a good shape of health. Mentally, to be exact. I am exhausted, with so many stuffs to keep up, many people to protect (cewah!), and I need to take a good care of myself too. I don't talk much, sometimes I don't talk at all, except if I am comfortable with you. We got our own problems, but we can't complain, though. Because Allah didn't test us more than what we can handle.
But tough times are the times that we really, really need someone to talk to. And by someone, I mean someone precious to us, not to talk bad about the others, but just to make us feel better by listening, or even just be there!
As I don't have that special someone yet (Read : YET), and I don't think it's right to kacau my married best friend in the middle of the night HAHA, and I dont wanna make my mom worry , you know how terrible Moms worry, right? they will start think too much, which will stress her out padahal tak ada apa pon. Moms, :') , so I decided that I just need a "Me Time".
as if I havent get enough me time already HAHA!
So I started to go to places, alone after work. You know, took some photos (remember I said I wanna learn to take great photos HERE), wandering around instead of being depressed alone in the room and letting my thoughts controlling me. And this hits me- Confidence.
but pretty walls like this makes me regret strolling around alone because there was no one I could ask to take pictures hahaha
Why confidence?
Lets talk about the most basic thing- Eat. How many of you are okay with eating alone? I found that there are so many people who's afraid & don't have the confidence to eat alone. Some said they'd rather die starving than eating alone. Die starving? You sure or not? Later you really starving ah, don't update on facebook ok?. *read using chinglish slank
Well as for me, I'm cool with eating alone. What I'm not cool with are being starved, stomach hurts from hunger then gastric pulak, and I am totally not cool with the thoughts of food when I am hungry - just because I don't have friends to eat with.
Dude, if people stare, it would be because you sit at a huge table and make other people who came to eat with family got no seat. Or maybe because they recognize your beauty but too shy to approach. Or you should try to eat in front of the mirror, see if maybe the way you eat is super weird which makes people stare. HAHAHA!
As a food blogger, still a baby in this thing, I often take a great shoot when I was with my friend. Why? Because I don't care if people are watching- because we are acting weird TOGETHER, we make noise TOGETHER, we take pictures TOGETHER, and people stares at us TOGETHER too. Like "Akulah raja, aku pedulik apa" kinds of things. But when I eat alone- I take pictures alone, rate the food alone, being stared alone and so much more alone! Which makes me less confident.
|| How do I overcome this?
I always keep this in mind- What if I am travelling or have to work outstation, and found some cute insta-worthy food to take pictures of? well, not a problem, right? But what if the food looks real good, tastes real yummy, the cafe / stall looks real dope, and I feel like I need to blog and tell the others about the cafe? I can't be like, "takpelah lain kali datang dengan kawan lah". So, when will this "lain kali" be? Trust me, the post won't come out pon nanti sebab that "lain kali" always turns out "tak jadi", whether sebab bajet, sebab busy or sebab takde yang boleh teman. So I better buat je, amik je gambar, lantakkan je orang tengok. It's not like they pay for your bills, kan?
Another example, is when you go to the interview.
Do you think you can pass and hired by being takut-takut and not confident? And if you wanna hire a staff, would you hire someone like you? Think.
We can't rely on others too much, be independent, be confident. If you are not confident, build it. Find ways. I can't deny that having a friend to hang out with is better, but there are times when we have to do it alone. You don't drag your friends in the interview.
I was at IT Roo cafe (will blog about this later!), alone, in a cafe full of customers, and I feel super awkward. SUPER AWKWARD. But I just pergi lantakkan everything and set in mind that "I wanna do a blog post about this cafe and most importantly, I'm starving". So, yeah, I did it! But I still shy shy cat and don't take lots of pictures but it feels good because I started taking pictures even when I am alone.
And I wanna do better next time.
Speak louder, with confidence. talk, walk, do things with confidence. But dont be overconfident sampai taknak tanya lepastu habis semua salah HAHAHA. If you are being asked to so something that you've never even heard of, ASK. jangan takut and hentam je sebab tak confident nak tanya. Okay?
I'm gonna stop here, I dont wana nag too much as #iamnotyourmother LOL.
Oh, be sure to like my facebook page for this blog HERE ya! Muchas gracias!
Till then,
Thank you for reading this entry!
hani shubie
Assalamualaikum & good day everyone!
I am not a camera junkie, or a camera geek, but photography is definitely something I love. I usually take photos using my phone camera, or whoever camera that can give me nice quality picture (lol). But I tell you, if my friends / family got a camera in any event i'm in, I will surely be the one taking photos (if my younger sister is not around, she takes amazing pictures!) HAHA!
But still, I am a no pro, and my photos are not that good yet 😅 (Read : YET)
I have a big project that I've been working on and it requires me my own camera (will reveal about the project SOON!). Not that my phone's camera is not good enough, but I need this 2 to be separated. Why? ease of use. I always think like this- If my phone ran out of battery and my usb is damaged / my powerbank also ran out of battery (double trouble), I still got my camera to take photos!
And of course, camera is needed for blogging purpose. kekeke.
So for my first camera, I was thinking of something compact, something small that can fit my pocket AND budget friendly. I got my eyes on Fujifilm cameras, but it's not within my budget. Then I got my eyes on SONY WX500, but I thought if the camera comes with a body strap, it would be amazing. But this model also comes in white, though. I die die want a white camera even though everyone said that it will get dirty easily. Then when I found the perfect one, with body strap and stuffs, the price is not within my budget pulak, but the lens is changable. I want to buy my first camera so that I can practice, to learn how to, what to do and what not to do, then only I want to upgrade the camera. Because a great camera doesn't always produce the best images, . It also requires the photographer's skill. Cewah skill, kemain jah.
I am not a camera junkie, or a camera geek, but photography is definitely something I love. I usually take photos using my phone camera, or whoever camera that can give me nice quality picture (lol). But I tell you, if my friends / family got a camera in any event i'm in, I will surely be the one taking photos (if my younger sister is not around, she takes amazing pictures!) HAHA!
But still, I am a no pro, and my photos are not that good yet 😅 (Read : YET)
I have a big project that I've been working on and it requires me my own camera (will reveal about the project SOON!). Not that my phone's camera is not good enough, but I need this 2 to be separated. Why? ease of use. I always think like this- If my phone ran out of battery and my usb is damaged / my powerbank also ran out of battery (double trouble), I still got my camera to take photos!
And of course, camera is needed for blogging purpose. kekeke.
So for my first camera, I was thinking of something compact, something small that can fit my pocket AND budget friendly. I got my eyes on Fujifilm cameras, but it's not within my budget. Then I got my eyes on SONY WX500, but I thought if the camera comes with a body strap, it would be amazing. But this model also comes in white, though. I die die want a white camera even though everyone said that it will get dirty easily. Then when I found the perfect one, with body strap and stuffs, the price is not within my budget pulak, but the lens is changable. I want to buy my first camera so that I can practice, to learn how to, what to do and what not to do, then only I want to upgrade the camera. Because a great camera doesn't always produce the best images, . It also requires the photographer's skill. Cewah skill, kemain jah.
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