We almost missed seeing the restaurant because of the lack of a name board and its dark appearance(the entire entrance is painted BLACK). It was only because of the "OPEN" neon-lighted sign that we realized that the restaurant was there. At least the interior's design was more suited to a true Italian restaurant and not dark and emofying like what the entrance seems to suggest.
At any rate, let's proceed to the FOOD! xD
Mom ordered a "House Salad" with Caeser dressing as a side-dish. To me, it seemed just like any other salad dressing. But then, i'm not really a salad fan either, so i'm not one to judge. I'll give it a 5 out of 10.
This is the Satay set that Mom ordered. Tried a little and it's not bad actually. Not sure about the sauce though, since i don't take them. Mom said it was a little too sweet, but then knowing her taste buds it's probably just perfect for normal people. 8 out of 10.
I, in turn, ordered the Soup of the Day for my side-dish. But much to my DISMAY, it's BLOODY CANNED SOUP! That definitely earned them a negative point. >(
3 out of 10.
Now this dish was much more to my expectations! My main course, the Spaghetti Carbonara, has everything that i expected of it - Creamy, Meaty, and Fulfilling. However, there was ONE thing that did turn me off though. It was the presence of ONIONS! Now i know most of you won't agree with me, but i REALLY hate onions! So this gives the dish a negative point. All in all a 7 out of 10.
Oh well, i hope the other dishes fulfills more to our expectations.
Anyway, let's move on next to our Anime-of-the-day review, as well as a special introduction to its soundtrack! I present to you...
Romeo X Juliet
Story Background: Set in a fantasy world where people live on a floating continent, this epic story revolves around the power struggle between the Capulet family and the Montague family. In the fantastical aeropolis of Neo Verona, the noble house of Capulet had ruled peacefully for generations - until fourteen years ago, when the ancient grudge held by the rival house of Montague led to a mutiny, and the Capulets were deposed and all wiped out in a bloody coup. Only the youngest daughter, Juliet, survived the massacre after being rescued by a loyal knight. Now, as Neo Verona suffers under the thrall of its new masters, the fates of two star crossed lovers are about to become tragically entwined... As the citizens of the city suffer, the Capulet clan struggles to strike a blow against their enemies, and the Montagues tighten their grasp on power, an unlikely love blossoms between Juliet and a the young prince Romeo, the son of Leontes Montague, who was responsible for the deaths of Juliet's parents during the rebellion. However, when Juliet discovers her identity and her family's bloody past, will she be able to hold on to her love for Romeo, or will she succumb to hatred and seek out her revenge on the Montague family?Review: As you've probably already expected, this anime is an adaptation to William Shakespeare's famous work, Romeo and Juliet, albeit with a few differences such as setting and plot variations. Now I wouldn't say this is an exceptionally excellent anime, since it has an average plot and character depiction/animation. However, RomeoXJuliet has beautiful artwork rarely seen in today's anime. But since this anime is based off an already popular work, there's really not much originality in it, since we more or less know what's going to happen in the end(although there are a few plot details that makes the story somewhat different, such as the presence of Escalus and the floating city of Neo-Verona).
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Romeo X Juliet also contains a great soundtrack written by another of my favourite music composers, Hitoshi Sakimoto, who is also the composer for the epic soundtracks of Final Fantasy XII and the Final Fantasy Tactics series. Included in this soundtrack is also a female adaptation of "You Raised Me Up", sung by Korean popstar Lena Park in both English and Japanese versions. I absolutely loved her rendition of this popular song by Josh Groban(in fact, in some ways i think it's even better than the original).
Below is a sample soundtrack from Romeo X Juliet as well as the English version of Lena Park's "You Raised Me Up". Again, you can listen to all previously posted soundtracks in the player at the top of this blog.
