Traveler in a Suitcase!

Bali finally rained after two months of sauna cosplay. Night temps ~28°C, which is basically winter to my pores. I can sleep again. My Wi-Fi? Worse than ever. My camera roll? Full of food I forgot I ate. Balance.

December also means birthday season for 80% of my friends, which turns me into a confused personal shopper. One thing I can always pick: cake. So we went to Harvest.

Step one: inspect. 

Step two: pretend to be decisive. 

Step three: leave with snacks you didn’t plan to buy.

What we ordered (prices I paid)

🥐 Vanilla Cronut IDR 25.000

My snack-at-home choice. Flaky, buttery, lightly sweet, Dangerous if you have movie marathon.

🍰 Oreo Cheesecake IDR 28.000

Taste: solid Oreo cheesecake, not cloying.
Look: the strawberry garnish had a Monday. Flavor wins, presentation needs caffeine.

🍫 Choco Cheesecake IDR 28.000

Chocolate-forward, not too sweet (I like).
Macaron color? Chaotic. Please pick a lane, little cookie.

🥧 Quiche Lorraine IDR  14.000

Savory intermission so we don’t pass out from sugar. Tasty, neat portion.

Bali’s “rainy season” is cosplaying permanent summer. Snapchat said 33°C; my pores said sauna mode. With no AC at home (two fans doing interpretive dance), I took four showers and then did something radical: went outside for ice cream.

Destination: 

Dairy Queen, Mall Bali Galeria. Because if the weather won’t cool, I will.

What we ordered (prices I paid)

• Blizzard Green Tea Chunk IDR 36.000 (before 10% tax)

• Blizzard Oreo Ovomaltine *(reg size; forgot exact price)

The upside-down test was a pass. They flipped it; it didn’t move. Sorcery? Chemistry? I don’t care. It stayed in the cup, which is more than I can say for my willpower in summer.

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Flavor notes (speed run)

• Green Tea Chunk: Sweet with a gentle matcha vibe; mix-ins give it chew so you don’t finish in three bites.

• Oreo Ovomaltine: Crunchy chocolate chaos; leans sweeter. The teen inside me approved.

I should be doing assignments. Instead I’m speed-blogging before Tetris Battle kidnaps me again. Priorities: 

a) Ayam geprek 

b) panic later.

Location: Jl. Nakula, Bali, near Bale Udang Mang Engking.
Origin discourse says Surabaya? Yogyakarta? 

I’m not the Ministry of Ancestry; I’m here to eat.

First came Marugame Udon, then Hakata Ikkousha. Now I’m manifesting Yoshinoya and Ikkudo Ichi like a woman with priorities. I’ve eaten at this Hakata more than once.

Last time was ~7 months ago and it’s still crowdead enough to make patience a side dish.

What we ordered (prices I paid)

🌶️ Buta Tamtam Ramen IDR 64.000

Three slices chashu, two halves ajitama, sesame, leeks, and a red, oily house broth. 

Menu says spicy, my mouth says pleasantly warm. 

If you fear fire, you’ll live. 

If you worship it, grab extra chili oil at the table.

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