Nasi Kuning/Yellow Rice

For 6 portions.

Ingredients:

• 500 grams of rice, washed and drained.
• 5 pieces of chicken gizzard, diced small.
• 300 grams of chicken breast, sliced.
• 2 stalks of lemongrass, take the white part and crushed.
• 2 pieces of orange leaves.
• 2 cm of galangal, crushed.
• 1/2 teaspoon of fine salt.
• 2 tablespoons of oil.
• 725 cc of coconut milk, from a half part of a coconut.
• 2 cloves of garlic.
• 2 teaspoon of roasted coriander.
• 2 cm of turmeric.
• 2 cm of ginger.
• 100 grams of fried soybeans.
• Shredded beef.

Preparations:

1. Steam the rice until it is half cooked. Set aside. 
2. Crush garlic, roasted coriander, turmeric and ginger.
3. Heat the oil, saute the crushed ingredients until it smells good.
4. Put lemongrass, orange leaves, galangal, and salt in.  Stir until they're wilted.
5. Add the gizzard and chicken breast.
6. Wait until the color changes, before pouring the coconut milk.
7. Wait until the mixture boiled, then put the rice in.
8. Cook the rice until the coconut milk dried.
9. Steam the rice with a steamer pot until the rice cooked.
10. Serve with fried soybeans and shredded beef sprinkle.

Watermelon Smoothie

For 1 serving

Ingredients:

• 50 g of red water melon
• 50 ml of boiled water

How To: 

1. Crush watermelon with water in a blender or food processor.
2. Pour it into a bowl.
3. It is ready to be served.

Nasi Minyak/Oily Rice

For 4 servings.

Ingredients:

• 500 grams of rice, washed and drained.
• 3 cm of cinnamon.
• 2 grains of cardamom.
• 1/4 grains of nutmeg.
• 1/2 teaspoon of pepper powder.
• 1 stalk of lemongrass, crushed.
• 350 cc of water.
• 1 teaspoon of coriander, toasted and crushed.
• Salt.
• 2 tablespoons of oil.
• 2 tablespoons of fried onions (slice and fry).
• 35 grams of raisins, washed and drained.
• 200 grams of clean pineapple, thinly sliced.

Preparations:

1. Heat the oil, to saute all the spices until they smells good.
2. Pour water, stir, put the rice in. 
3. Stir the mixture until the water dried.
4. Lift, then steam until the rice cooked.
5. Serve with fried onions, raisins and pineapple slices. 

Broccoli Milk Porridge

For 1 serving

Ingredients:

• 25 g of broccoli, boiled with 100 ml of water
• 20 g of rice flour
• 100 ml of water
• 3 sp of milk formula

How To:

1. Crush the boiled broccoli and the water to boil it.
2. Mix the rice flour with water, stir and boil in low heat until it is thickened.
3. Mix the broccoli juice into the rice flour porridge and stir.
4. Wait until a little bit cooler, then add the milk formula. 
5. Stir and then it is ready to serve.

Oriental Rice

For 4 portion.

Ingredients:

• 200 grams of rice, washed and drained.
• 75 grams of glutinous rice, soak for 30 minutes.
• 1 tablespoon of kikoman.
• 2 tablespoons of margarine. Separate into two parts.
• 7 pieces of red onions, chopped.
• 350 cc of broth.
• 350 grams of chicken fillets, thinly sliced.
• 1 teaspoon of garlic, finely chopped.
• 1,5 tablespoon of ginger, grated.
• 1 teaspoon of kikoman soy sauce.
• 2 teaspoon of roasted sesame seeds.

Preparations:

1. Steam rice and sticky rice together, until half cooked. Mix rice and sticky rice with one part of margarine, onion and broth. Steam until the rice mixture cooked. 
2. Heat the other part of margarine, then saute the garlic and ginger until you smell the nice fragrant.
3. Put the meat in, stir well until the color changes. Pour kikoman soy sauce.
4. Lift the rice, sprinkle it with the roasted sesame seeds.
5. Serve rice with stir fry meat.

Strawberry Smoothie

For 1 serving.

Ingredients:

• 4 pieces of strawberries
• 100 ml of milk

How To:

1. Crush strawberries and milk with a blender/food processor.
2. Pour it into a bowl. The strawberry smoothie is ready to serve.

Green Rice

For 4 portion.

Ingredients:

• 500 grams of rice.
• 750 cc of boiling water. 
• 30 cc of liquid part of pandan leaves and suji leaves (3 pandan leaves and 3 suji leaves mashed and strained). 
• 2 tablespoons of fried onions (slice then fry), for topping.

Preparations:

1. Put the rice into the cooking pot. Add boiling water and the pandan leaves and suji leaves liquid.
2. Boil the rice until it is half cooked. 
3. Steam the rice in a steamer pan, until it is cooked.
4. Serve with fried onions sprinkle.

Cornstarch Porridge With Guava Sauce

For 1 serving.

Ingredients for the porridge:

•  10 g of cornstarch
• 150 ml of water
• 15 g formula milk

Ingredients for the guava sauce:

• 25 g of guava
• 25 ml of water

How to make the porridge:

1. Mix the cornstarch with water and stir well. 
2. Simmer the mixture in low heat. Keep on stirring until it is thickened.
3. Mix with the formula milk and put it aside.

How to make the guava sauce: 

1. Peel and steam the guava for a while.
2. Mash the guava. Add 25 ml of water, then steep and take the smooth part.

Serve the porridge with the guava sauce.

Heavenly Punch

For 4 glasses.

Ingredients:

• 500 cc of canned pineapple juice.
• 100 cc of canned orange juice.
• 3 tablespoons of lemon juice.
• 4 tablespoons of cocopandan syrup.
• 3 tablespoons of rum.
• Ice cubes.

Preparations:

1. Mix pineapple juice, orange juice, lemon juice and cocopandan syrup in a bowl. 
2. Keep the mixture in refrigerator.
3. Pour into serving glasses, add rum and ice cubes, then stir well before serving. 

Sweet Corn Milk Porridge

For 1 serving.

Ingredients: 

• 25 g of shelled sweet corn
• 10 g of cornstarch
• 150 ml of boiled water
• 15 g of milk formula
• 10 g of orange juice for babies

How To:

1. Boil the sweet corn.
2. Mash the boiled sweet corn and 25 ml water by using a blender/food processor.
3. Steep, to take the liquid part.
4. Mix 125 ml water with the cornstarch. Stir well.
5. Boil in low heat until it is thickening.
6. Lift the porridge from the fire, then mix with the formula, corn juice and the orange juice for babies.
7. Serve while it still warm.

Holly Mocktail

For 5 glasses.

Ingredients:

• 500 grams of manalagi mango flesh.
• 100 grams of caster sugar.
• 500 cc of ginger alle.
• 5 tablespoons of lemon juice.
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
• 1 tablespoon of chopped mint.
• Ice cubes.

Preparations:

1. Mix sugar, mint leaves, lemon juice, ginger alle and ice cubes with a blender.
2. Pour into serving glasses.

Al-Hambra

For 3 glasses.

Ingredients:

• 400 cc of strawberry juice.
• 75 cc of sugar syrup.
• 8 tablespoons of lemon juice.
• 4 chicken egg yolks, beat until thickened.
• 225 cc of soda water.
• Ice cubes

Preparations:

1. Mix strawberry juice, sugar syrup, lemon juice and egg yolks in a blender.
2. Add soda water and ice cubes. Blend again for about 5 minutes.
3. Pour the mixture into serving glasses.

Maharani Punch

For 4 glasses.

Ingredients:

• 550 cc of canned guava juice.
• 250 cc of orange juice.
• 350 cc of sweet soda.
• 250 gr of orange, sliced.
• Ice cubes.

Preparations:

1. Mix guava juice, orange juice, orange slices and ice cubes in a bowl/container. 
2. Keep in refrigerator before serving.
3. Pour into serving glasses and add sweet soda to serve.

Apple With Mint Flavor

For 6 glasses.

Ingredients:

• 165 grams of sugar.
• 125 grams of mint leaves.
• 400 cc of water.
• 650 grams of apples.
• 2 cans of sweet sodas.
• Ice cubes.

Preparations:

1. Boil sugar, mint leaves and water. Strain.
2. Mix apples, minty sugar water and ice cubes with a blender. 
3. Put the mixture in a bowl/jar. Add sweet sodas and stir well.
4. Pour into serving glasses and add small pieces of ice cubes.

Red Beans Milk Porridge

For 1 serving

Ingredients:

• 100 of soy milk
• 50 g of red beans (boiled and mashed)
• 10 g of grated cheese

How To:

1. Mix soy milk with the mashed red beans.
2. Boil the soy milk and mashed red beans mixture.
3. Stir until thickened.
4. Serve with grated cheese sprinkle.

A Wedding's Phenomenons

Last week, I went to a wedding. It was a lovely wedding. I don't know how many wedding I've attended before; a lot of families' and friends', then those when I worked part time as a wedding singer, but to me this wedding is very special.

There were white roses bouquets spread between delicious and pretty dishes all over the wedding venue, but those are not the things which made this wedding feels that grand. Seeing the bride smiling happily beside the man of her own choice which looks cared so much about her, compared to 15 years of rough times she has been through alone without any member of our family know what we can do to make things easier for her (in fact, we might even made things so much more complicated for her), made me think of nothing more than; Congratulation little sis, you've did it!

"How could they let blah blah blah...." Some "older" members of our family still complained about that not so traditional wedding (according to our family's custom), while I found their attitude were so much more inappropriate. Come on. While some of the bride's friends seems to be more than willing to sacrifice their sleeping time to decorate the venue, or provide discounts for their services, most of our big family members were just asked to be there, enjoying everything provided, without even need to do something or even think of where all of those money and work to realize such beautiful ceremony and party were coming from. How amazing that they were still complaining. Although those "older" family members brought some money, in wedding envelopes.

Never mind. The bride never really care about whatever they say nor do. Neither do I. Especially when they were bombarding me with the who and when questions, which I used to think supposed to be prohibited to be asked to a single lady in her 30's and up like me. Later on I think they who ask such questions is totally uncreative enough to produce a better way to communicate, and I've got a lot more fun stuffs to deal with instead of helping them with that problem, so let them be.

One thing which was bothering me during that wedding; the bride's sister told me; at that time, she was tempted to leave her husband and kids from her 12 years marriage. I wish she has forgotten the idea of making her intention be true. Hope soon enough, for now she has managed to hold the temptation to split up, while keeps on singing Hard to Say I'm Sorry from Chicago through her facebook page; Everybody needs a little time away I heard her say, from each other. Even lovers need a holiday....

Idolizing; Never get it wrong

I was just realize that there were a lot of men who feel offended by the fact that the girls/women they like were idolizing other guy, while actually it wasn't always like whatever scary thing you guys had been imagining.

Yes. Some women might have been one of those freaks who wanted to live in dreams with the guys they've been idolizing, but it wasn't all of them. Some others consider having an idol like putting on make-ups on their face every single morning. It is a matter of habitual and satisfactory need, and has nothing to do with the guys they like or having relationship with in real life. Really? Yup. I am pretty sure about it.

Whether you guys like it or not, those idols really know how to create products which make those ladies feel good. Whether it's their look, smile, words they say, lyrics of their songs, whatever they do and say in movies or advertisements... name it, while some real guys having quite a difficulty in fulfilling those ladies' need. It was more or less like what happened when guys wanted their ladies to act like those girls they saw on x rated movies and those ladies were also find it difficult to fulfill it.

So, be proud when your lady tell you anything related to their idols. It means they trust you that much, and you guys don't even need to feel offended by it. Instead, spare sometimes to try to understand whatever or whom ever your lady loves. Again, just like what you think about those x rated movies and those chicks in it, you two might end up enjoying it together ^,^

Banana Dream

For 1 glass.

Ingredients:

• 1 piece of banana.
• 200 gr mini papaya flesh.
• 3 tablespoons of canned guava juice.
• 1 tablespoon of sugar syrup.
• 1 tablespoon of lime juice.
• Ice cubes.

Preparations:

1. Mix banana, papaya, guava juice, sugar syrup, lime juice and ice cubes with a blender.
2. Pour the mixture into a serving glass.

Thank You For the 2011's Shaolin

I was just back from watching a very cool movie, Shaolin. Somehow I feel that I need to say thank you very much for every single person involved in its making..... Sounds too much? Not really.

As usual, I always love things which make me feel something, while this movie make me feel a lot of things. First of all, with Andy Lau starred in it, this movie certainly made me feel "I've got to see it!" Then, knowing Jackie Chan is also in this movie, I feel "It must be very interesting!" And when I've seen it, I think this movie is really amazing.

Since its tittle was Shaolin, I wasn't really surprised to see that this movie reminds me very much on Jet Li's type of Shaolin movies.... But imagine this; a very nice blend of Jet Li's type of Shaolin movies, with Jackie Chan's smooth & fresh details, plus the so Andy Lau movie's main character (him self, of course ^,^).... Hmmm.... So far, whatever I say was from 3 of the featured stars only, while this movie is so much more than that. I can say nothing more, but I LOVE IT VERY MUCH. ^_^

Still.... Not that I think this movie's perfect. I'm kind of disturbed with the scene when Westerner is about to bomb the temple. Why is it seems like he's got the idea of bombing the temple while he's already about to blow it?! .... Never mind. I still love it, and feel very much grateful of having the chance to see it. So, once again, thank you very much.


 

Be cool!

Anyone who tries challenging your philosophy might leave you feeling a little irritated. Try not to take it too seriously, though -- it might lead to an interesting discussion.

I don't know what to put here as its title

I've been busy lately with a couple of translations.... Two of them was quite interesting, although those two wasn't so me. Here is what I thought about those films.

"Beyond Our Ken" (HK 2004) has got a pretty surprising ending. Its characters were pretty interesting, though I don't agree with the end conclusion that there is no good man nor good woman in this world. I wonder why the writer could have such negative idea on human (imagine what would happen if those who watch this film is 100% dumb enough to believe in such idea?)....

"The Romantic Fool" (HK 2007) supposed to tell a very beautiful story *indeed the story is beautiful*, though it was a little bit too boring at the beginning. One thing in this film is so deceiving; the seems to be horror background, which I hate it *how could a romantic movie deliver such a scary ambiance?! Somehow it makes me feels like I still want to finish whatever I am doing in the bathroom, while someone keeps on knocking at the door, telling me to get out. Aaargh!!!*

Oh, well. I wouldn't say whatever I wrote here as a recommendation, for I am not 100% like them. But these two were pretty much interesting to watch for its stories was a little bit different.
 
Okay. I've got to get back to work. A couple of episodes from another drama series were still waiting for me. ^_^

Watermelon and Cantaloupe Cocktail

For 3 glasses.

Ingredients:

• 100 gr of watermelon flesh.
• 150 gr of cantaloupe flesh.
• 200 cc of fresh orange juice.
• 2 tablespoons of sweetened condensed milk.
• 2 cans of sweet soda.
• Ice cubes.

Preparations:

1. Mix watermelon, cantaloupe, orange juice and sweetened condensed milk.
2. Put the mixture in a container with a lid and keep in refrigerator before serving.
3. Pour the fruit mixtures into serving glasses.
4. Add ice cubes and sweet soda. 

Strawberry Milk Porridge

For 1 serving

Ingredients:

• 10 g of rice flour
• 50 ml of water
• 25 ml of mashed strawberries
• 50 ml of soy milk

How To:

1. Dissolve the rice flour with water.
2. Boil the rice flour with water solution in low heat.
3. Stir until it thickened.
4. Wait until the porridge slightly cooler.
5. Add the mashed strawberries and soy milk.
6. Serve while the porridge still warm.

Menerima Dan Belajar Dari Kesalahan

Kesalahan merupakan hal yang biasa dilakukan oleh manusia, sehingga banyak yang mengatakan, “Namanya juga manusia, tempatnya salah dan lupa.”

Takut berbuat salah merupakan sebuah kesalahan besar.

Mungkin setelah melakukannya, Anda  kemudian merasa bersalah, tapi tidak perlu mempersalahkan diri secara berlebihan. Terima saja kesalahan yang sudah Anda lakukan, kemudian berjanji kepada diri sendiri untuk tidak mengulanginya kembali, dan berusahalah untuk memperbaikinya di lain kesempatan. Berikut adalah beberapa langkah yang dapat diikuti, untuk menyikapi dan belajar dari kesalahan yang pernah Anda lakukan, agar dapat terhindar dari kemungkinan untuk mengulang kesalahan yang sama.

1.       Tidak perlu merasa sedih atau marah. Berbuat salah bukan merupakan hal yang bodoh, dan justru bisa membuat Anda menjadi semakin pintar. Tidak ada orang yang mengetahui apa yang mungkin terjadi di masa mendatang, sementara melakukan kesalahan merupakan cara untuk mempelajari hal-hal yang Anda butuhkan untuk menjalani kehidupan yang lebih indah.

2.       Jujur saja. Seberapa pun kecilnya, dan meskipun berbohong sepertinya bisa menyelamatkan Anda, tapi cepat atau lambat kenyataan yang sebenarnya pasti akan segera terungkap, dan kebohongan tersebut justru akan membuat Anda terjerumus ke dalam masalah yang lebih besar.

3.       Bicarakan dengan orang-orang terdekat. Menyembunyikan masalah yang Anda hadapi dari orang-orang yang menyayangi Anda bukan merupakan hal yang bijaksana. Jika bukan mereka, siapa lagi yang bisa Anda harapkan untuk membantu mengatasi masalah yang sedang Anda hadapi?

4.       Minta masukan. Jika perlu, Anda juga bisa meminta masukan dari orang-orang yang lebih berpengalaman. Jangan hanya menanyakannya kepada satu orang saja. Anda bisa memperoleh lebih banyak informasi yang dapat dimanfaatkan saat mengambil keputusan jika Anda memperoleh semakin banyak saran atau masukan dari orang lain.

5.       Terima dan perbaiki. Terima saja kenyataan bahwa Anda sudah melakukan kesalahan dan berusahalah untuk memperbaikinya di lain kesempatan.

6.       Tidak perlu dipermasalahkan. Tidak ada gunanya mempermasalahkan kesalahan yang sudah terjadi. Yang perlu dilakukan adalah menerima dan memperbaikinya, agar Anda dapat memulai babak yang baru dalam menjalani kehidupan ini. Pusatkan perhatian Anda apa yang terbaik yang bisa Anda lakukan, serta pertimbangkan baik-baik sebelum mengambil keputusan untuk melakukan segalanya.

7.       Tidak perlu beralasan atau berjanji kepada orang lain, karena Anda hanya perlu melakukannya kepada diri Anda sendiri.

8.       Catat. Apa saja kesalahan yang Anda lakukan? Ajukan pertanyaan tersebut kepada diri Anda sendiri, kemudian tulis jawabannya pada buku catatan. Usahakan untuk melakukannya setidak-tidaknya seminggu sekali sembari berusaha untuk memperbaikinya.

9.       Pelajari. Perhatikan setiap kesalahan yang dilakukan oleh orang-orang di sekitar kita. Maksudnya bukan untuk menjatuhkan mereka, tapi untuk mempelajarinya, sehingga Anda dapat terhindar dari kemungkinan untuk melakukan kesalahan yang sama.

10.   Bagaimana dengan orang-orang yang selalu terlihat sempurna, seperti tidak pernah melakukan kesalahan? Mungkin saja mereka juga pernah melakukan kesalahan, meskipun Anda tidak mengetahuinya. Jika tidak, berarti mereka tidak pernah berani mencoba melakukan hal-hal yang berada di luar kebiasaan mereka atau berbeda dari yang diharapkan oleh orang lain. Jadi, berbangga lah jika Anda pernah melakukan kesalahan, karena berarti Anda memiliki keberanian untuk menjadi diri Anda sendiri.

Selain itu ingat:

• Tetaplah bersikap jujur dalam setiap kesempatan.
• Hargai bantuan yang diberikan oleh orang lain, terutama orang-orang yang menyayangi Anda.
• Seberapa pun kerasnya, usahakan untuk melihat sisi positif dari setiap kritik yang diberikan oleh orang lain dan lupakan kritik yang justru membuat Anda merasa tertekan.
• Tidak perlu mengungkit-ungkit kembali kesalahan yang pernah Anda lakukan di masa lalu.
• Apapun yang terjadi, berusahalah untuk menghindarkan kemungkinan untuk mengulang kesalahan yang sama.

Orange Strawberry Punch

For 5 glasses.
 
Ingredients:

• 165 gr of fresh strawberries. Thinly sliced.
• 750 cc of canned apple juice.
• 250 cc of canned lemon juice.
• 1 can of sweet/sugary soda.
• 75 cc vanilla syrup.
• 2 pieces of sweet orange. Thinly sliced.

Preparation: 

1. Prepare a bowl. Mix strawberries slices, sweet orange slices, apple juice, lemon juice and vanilla syrup in the bowl.
2. Keep the bowl in refrigerator until the punch is about to be served.
3. Pour the punch into glasses. Add ice cubes and sweet soda.
   

Avocado Milk Porridge

For 1 serving

Ingredients:

• 20 g of rice flour
• 100 ml of water
• 25 ml of mashed avocado
• 2 sp of powdered infant formula

How To:

1. Dissolve the rice flour with water.
2. Boil the rice flour with water solution in low heat.
3. Stir until the solution thickened.
4. Wait until the porridge slightly cooler.
5. Add the avocado juice and milk.
6. Serve while the porridge still warm.

Enough is Enough

I met a guy. In a shopping mall. He seems nice, talked about his family a lot and it was a quite nice talk we've got when we met. So then we exchanged our phone numbers before saying good-bye to one another.

Only about an hour later, he sent a text message to me. I replied. Nicely. Then he text, text, text,... about his this friend, then that friend, asking whether I am busy or not then I say yes I am very busy, then he sent another text about he was stopping by to have some coffee, before another text and again... in short, these last two days of mine is full of whatever he felt and did, start from the time when the sun rise, until it was rising again.

I believe on being nice to others, but I think it was too much already. He knew exactly that I was busy, but he keep on bugging me.... What happened next? I called it off. I deleted every single text he sent me, without even reading them anymore. Was that mean I am bad? Not exactly. I was just trying to balance whatever he did to me, without paying any revenge ^,^

Older to cry on

Remember how much we love on being considered older than our own age when we were kids? Or how we used to act as if we were adult during our teenage? Do you still wish or pretend that you are older than your age now?

I have quit doing so. Or at least I think I have decided that I want to quit doing so, because I don't feel getting older as something as fun as I used to thought.

"Sorry girls/guys, I can't. I would love to, but my boss blah blah blah...." Sounds familiar? That's one thing I don't really enjoy on being older.


I used to be able to sleep only a couple of hours a day, for I need to balance my study/work hours with a couple playing sessions. But now, not anymore.... Not without that "Ouch!" feeling at any part of my body....

So what do I am saying like this for? You may criticize whatever I wrote here, but please do not say, "Excuse me maam...." That's another thing I don't quite like on getting older. Sorry, but I think I have too get used to of people calling me miss ^,^

Take a deep breathe

Exhaling relieves stress, clears the lungs, and helps you refocus. It's a great thing to do on long car trips, before bed, or after dinner.

Play video games

Not just any video games, but the ones for the Wii or Xbox that allow users to "play" tennis, do yoga, or dance.

Go for a walk after dinner

Not only does it feel good, it helps with digestion and is a great way to spend time together after a meal that doesn't involve a TV.

Take an active vacation

Vacations that incorporate skiing, hiking, or swimming keep everyone moving.

Eat whole grains

As a opposed to refined grains, whole grains have been shown to lower cholesterol, reduce the likelihood of diabetes and cancer, and improve digestive health.