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"240 thousand miles from the moon, we've come a long way to belong here."

It is not easy to find a place which we can get attached to but somehow, I do find some lingering attachment to the city of Taipei. It's probably running in the blood since my dad was actually Taiwanese before he changed his citizenship to Indonesia due to work. Kinda wondering why he did not decide to stay in Taiwan instead but if that's the case, I would probably not be around now. Guess all things happened for a reason.

While waiting for my friend to finish his audit work on Saturday (working as auditor is hard no matter where you are including in Taipei), my travel buddy and I were looking for a cafe to chill out and I happily suggested Rilakkuma Cafe because themed cafe is always fun to visit with a girl friend.

10D9N Taiwan Trip: Rilakkuma Cafe, Taipei

This would serve as guarantee too just in case my future hubby dislike all things related to cute character and hence he will not want to accompany me to do this kind of stuff. Okay, to be honest I was not really such a fan of Rilakkuma either but this kind of themed cafe is unique and popular in Taipei so it would not harm to visit Rilakkuma Cafe at least once in our lifetime.

Rilakkuma Cafe at Zhongxiao Dunhua Taipei

Everything in a themed cafe features the themed character and since this time, we visited Rilakkuma's HQ in a way, his face is plastered everywhere including the menu.

There are both savoury and sweet dishes to cater all kind of different taste buds. If only we came with an empty stomach, I would have chosen to order Rilakkuma sleeping under the omelette. So cute, really!

Savoury dishes from Rilakkuma Cafe at Taipei

Desserts are mostly tarts and cupcakes. I am never a fan of cupcakes so we just zoomed in on the selection of tarts instead.

Sweet dishes from Rilakkuma Cafe in Taipei

Once we have placed our order, it's time to look around. There are many Rilakkuma cushion scattered all around the sofas so chances are you will have these cushions to take picture with.

Inside Rilakkuma Cafe in Zhongxiao Dunhua Taipei

You may also want to check out those goodies sold near the counter. Who knows the cafe sells limited edition stuff?

Merchandise store at Rilakkuma Cafe in Taipei Taiwan

If you order the egg pudding, you can bring home the container too. Cute, eh? I was seriously nearly tempted to buy this but then again, my travel buddy reminded me that my luggage was already at 98% capacity.

Milk pudding from Rilakkuma Cafe at Taipei Taiwan

Cutleries and cups/ plates/ bowls are available too but since I am not even living at my own home, all these things are deemed unnecessary for now. Haiz.

Cups and plates from Rilakkuma Cafe in Taipei

Rilakkuma Cafe is located at:

No. 3, Lane 248, Section 4 Zhongxiao East Road

Daan District

Taipei, Taiwan

Opening hours:

Monday to Friday - 11.30AM to 9PM

Saturday and Sunday - 11.30AM to 9.30PM

"Staring at the moon so blue, turning all my thoughts to you."

Hello! Okay, this was actually kinda ironic but other than the snacks and sugary stuff that we ate at Dream Mall, we could not find a restaurant that we think nice enough to chill. There are so many Japanese restaurants at Dream Mall but none of them caught our attention nor enticed us strong enough to dine. Desperate for a place to sit (tired legs), at the end I suggested to go try a cafe which I know existed since four years ago, J Cafe.

J Cafe is located at the corner of the biggest public park in Kaohsiung, Central Park. While the name of the public park resembles the one at New York, it was not as massive as that park and yet, nice enough for the local to go for evening walk, walk the pets or feed the birds.

Inside J Cafe in Kaohsiung Central Park Taiwan

It seems that the cafe has been visited by so many famous people. The cafe has also been featured in some Taiwanese dramas it seems. I did not know any of the dramas though.

Photos display at J Cafe in Kaohsiung Central Park

It's quite believable that J Cafe is often used as shooting location though because the cafe is decorated in a vintage design with old style office desk.

Beautiful J Cafe in Kaohsiung Central Park Taiwan

And there is a grand piano corner and more seating areas on the other side of the cafe. This area was not opened when we visited though because there were not many customers dining in at 3PM on a weekday.

Piano corner at J Cafe at Kaohsiung Central Park

Since we were saving some space on our tummy for a trip to Rui Feng Night Market, we decided to order wisely. We shared one plate of appetiser (which comes out in a quite big portion) and dessert. The spicy fried calamari is really spicy, I'm warning you. But I love spicy so I could enjoy this appetiser without much difficulties (plus there's free iced water provided so yeah, all is good). Hahaha.

Spicy fried calamari from J Cafe at Kaohsiung

If you are looking for a cafe that sells shibuya toast like what is offered at Dazzling Cafe, you can find one at J Cafe. We ordered a plate of Chocolate Banana Toast and it tastes so wonderful, even better than the the ones sold at Dazzling Cafe in Singapore. Gah! I am so not gonna eat any shibuya toast in Singapore, really.

Chocolate banana toast from J Cafe at Kaohsiung

There is this car which looks kinda like Bat mobile but I don't know why J Cafe owns one to be honest with you. But anyway, let's just take picture of it. Hahaha.

Black car outside J Cafe at Kaohsiung Central Park

J Cafe is located at:

No. 6, Zhonghua 3rd Road

Qianjin District

Kaohsiung

Nearest MRT: Central Park

Opening hours:

Daily 10.30AM - 11PM

"I've been spending way too long checking my tongue in the mirror."

And worrying about what others may think about me but the time has finally come for me to stuck my tongue and say "No" to those people who do not really care and deserve my attention. Anyeong goodbye adios, annoying people! To be honest I did not even have to stick my tongue out because the exact person who annoyed me the most has reaped what he sow without me doing anything. It must be God avenging me. Hahaha thank you Lord! #feelsloved

Since I am in such an upbeat mood, let me share with you one of the cute themed-cafes which I tried back in my trip to Taipei. If you are a lover of a plush toy/ huggable stuffed animal, you must have known the brand called Craftholic. My ex-colleague loves them so much up to the point she has so many of these dolls at her room. Beyond reasonable size of her bed, personally speaking. There's a themed-cafe specifically featuring Craftholic in Sun Yat Sen (SYS) Memorial Hall area of Taipei so we decided to pop while resting our tired legs.

10D9N Taiwan Trip: Craftholic Cafe, SYS Memorial Hall

Craftholic Cafe looks so vibrant and cozy at one glance. Since we did not make any reservation, we could only hang around here for one hour sharp but we did not mind at all because we had other place to visit that night. Every seats are decorated with Craftholic seat cushion and if you manage to secure the sofa seats, you will be seated next to a character from Craftholic.

Craftholic Cafe at SYS Memorial Hall Taipei

Even though I know about Craftholic, I have totally zero idea that each character made by Craftholic has name. I usually refer to them as what they are for example, the bunny, the monkey, etc. Super not creative I know but that seems to be the easiest way to tell them apart. Since we had other place in mind to eat heavy dinner later on, we decided to skip the mains and checked out the character dessert menu instead.

Cake menu from Craftholic Cafe at SYS Memorial Hall Taipei

For easy reference, you can take a peek at the cake display before making decision of which cake you want to order. The big cakes look the most exciting but the size is kinda too big for our purpose that day. We also did not want to gain so much calories from hanging out at Craftholic. LOL.

Cake display from Craftholic Cafe at SYS Memorial Hall Taipei

After making our decision, we took the time to check out our surroundings. That's when we noticed there are so many cute stuff on display at Craftholic Cafe. Some of the merchandises are for sale near the cashier. Do check them out if you love Craftholic because I think there are many limited edition items which are only available in Taipei store.

Plush toys from Craftholic Cafe at SYS Memorial Hall Taipei

If I recalled correctly, there is a minimum order of drink for each diner at Craftholic Cafe. Since that is the case, my travelling buddy ordered the only latte drink which should not make her lie awake at night, Matcha Latte. She also treated me a tiramisu cake in Sloth's shape (Sloth is supposedly the name of the bear) because that day was my birthday too. Yeay, thank you so much for the cake, my bae. <3

Tiramisu cake and matcha latte from Craftholic Cafe Taiwan

Bored with the usual milky stuff, I ordered a glass of fruit tea instead. I think it was cranberry something because all I could remember was the sweet and sour taste of the cranberries inside the fruit tea. The fruit tea came with bunny toy but I totally forgot where I misplaced him/ her. Haiz.