Where Have I Been...?

Hello everyone..
Long time no see. It's been more than 4 month since not writing in this blog. No updates, no new stories, no new recipes. I've been in Indonesia, my lovely country. I dont know how to express my feeling. I dont know how happy I was being in my home, met my family, my college friends. It was wonderful. But I couldn't deny that I was so sad leaving Miyazaki. I had found a new family there, new great friends, and everything... All of them are gift of my life.

So, it's December now. Where have I been for this long? I really wanted to write, but no time. Hahaha.. I wonder how busy I was. No, just kidding. I was not that busy. Just, didn't feel that I should update everything on my Blog. I just enjoyed my time.

1st month.. (August)
- everyone realized that I was getting fat. hahaha
- hanging out with my friends
- Started to re-study my thesis and prepare for graduation day

2nd month.. (september)
- My graduation day... Finally ^_^
- it was ramadhan with my family. I was happy

3rd Month.. (october)
- Idul Fitri, with my family, with my boyfriend... What a wonderfull moment ^_^
- One step forward with my boyfriend's family.
- Started to find a job.
- Attended some job fairs, job exhibitons, job placement test.
- Mobile from Malang - Surabaya - Bandung - Jakarta

4th Month.. (November)
- I was finally 23 years old.. Aaargh..
- Still travelling from jakarta - Malang, still as a job seeker
- Got a result from one company.

And this December.. I'm still the same. I haven't started my job yet. So I think I still have a chance to try another better opportunity for my career. :p Wish me luck.

I hope I can keep my blog update. Bcoz I miss writing and sharing my simple stories. I will keep it all, and someday when I want to remember everything I've done, I know where I can find it.

Sayonara

I leaved Miyazaki. I was soooo sad. I love that lovely city. I love my friends around me. I will miss them all.

I`m in Yamanashi now. In my Auntie`s house. I`m going to go back home on 14th. It`s time for me to go back home. I will continue my life, I will study hard to graduate soon, then find a job. Wish me luck..

Thank you for my friends in Miyazaki. You`re all special for me. See you again someday

my Last Weekend in Miyazaki

This Saturday I will leave this lovely city, with lovely peoples around me. I know I`ll be sad. But life`s must go on. I will miss every single thing that I found here. I will miss every single moment of my sadness, loneliness, and bunch of happiness. I will not forget all the kindness of great peoples and my lovely friends here.

In my last minutes in Miyazaki, I`m still busy finishing my journal. I`m still preparing my presentation for Inter Cultural Meeting on Tuesday : Tomorrow. Ganbarimasu !!!

I`m lucky having great peoples around me. They made farewell activities for me in my last week in Miyazaki. Last Saturday Aiki Sensei invited me to see Yamabiko Hanabi Taikai (山彦花火大会)　or Mountain Echo Fireworks Festival in Nishimera. Needed 2 hours by car. The fireworks was awesome. It was the best fireworks that I ever seen.

a simple one

Then on Sunday everyone invited me to have farewell activity. I had lunch with Indonesian Families in Carino and than had interesting conversation, finished at afternoon. Then directly went to have dinner with Sayaka, Moemi & Asaki. Continuing with karaoke. Both of Indonesian Families and Sayaka`s family only have time on Sunday. (Pat-san & Wan-kun.. I`m sorry, I wasn`t able to go to AEON with you guys)

Today I go to Miyazaki Governmental Office to close my Insurance. Reserving the seat for my international fligt. Than continuing my journal & my presentation. I`m so tired today.

For the rest days in Miyazaki I need to do :

• Clean up my room
• Packing (aaarrgh.. !!!)
• Sending my suitcases to Narita
• Closing my Mobile Phone account and also bank account

Enough for today.. Need to continue writing my journal. Yosh.. がんばれ！！

Lumpia Bakar Saus Tomat

Setelah sekian lama gak nyobain resep baru, terakhir sih bikin ini beberapa minggu yang lalu. Akhirnya td malem diniatin juga bikin lumpia bakar. Pas lihat resepnya di Kompas, kok kayaknya enaaaaak. Udah niat bikin dari dulu tapi tetep gak kesampaian. Panas2 gini bener2 males deket2 kompor. Akhirnya bikin juga gara2 sungkan soalnya udah bbrp kali dianterin makanan sm Mbak Lia. Masak ngembaliin tupperwarenya kosongan, kan gak enak ^_^

Seperti biasa... Resepnya pake feeling. Disesuaikan sama bahan2 yang murah & pas diskon di supermarket. Hehehe...

Lumpia Bakar Saus Tomat
sumber : kompas.com
Dimodifikasi sesuka hati sama yang bikin (hehehe)

Bahan kulit:
150 gr tepung terigu protein sedang
1 butir telur
310 ml susu cair
1/2 sdt garam
1 sdm margarin, lelehkan

Bahan isi:
3 siung bawang putih, cincang kasar (tambah 1/4 bawang bombay iris panjang)
150 gr udang kupas, cincang kasar (100 gr aja ditambah 1 iris salmon, cincang kasar)
3 butir telur, kocok lepas
75 gr taoge
150 gr wortel, iris korek api halus (cuma pake 1 batang aja, gak ditimbang)
5 batang kucai, potong 3 cm (gak pake)
1 1/2 sdt garam
3/4 sdt merica bubuk
3/4 sdt gula pasir
75 ml air
1 sdm margarin untuk menumis

Bahan saus:
1/2 buah bawang bombai, cincang halus
5 buah tomat, rebus, buang biji dan kulit, haluskan
9 tangkai daun ketumbar
4 1/2 sendok makan saus tomat
1 sdt garam
1/2 sdt merica hitam bubuk
1/2 sdt gula pasir
300 ml air
2 sdt air jeruk lemon
1 sdm margarin untuk menumis

Sama sekali gak ngikut resep. Cuma panasin mentega, tumis bawang bombay sedikit, tambahkan saus tomat & saus sambal dikira2 aja, tambahin air dikira2 juga, trus masukin mix vegetables, kasih black paper sedikit.

Cara membuat:

1. Aduk rata bahan kulit. Buat dadar tipis di teflon berdiameter 20 cm.
2. Isi: tumis bawang putih sampai harum. Tambahkan udang cincang. Aduk sampai berubah warna. Sisihkan di tepi wajan. Masukkan telur kocok. Aduk sampai berbutir.
3. Tambahkan wortel, taoge, kucai, garam, merica bubuk, dan gula pasir. Aduk rata. Tuang air. Masak sampai meresap.
4. Ambil selembar kulit. Beri isi. Lipat kiri kanan dan gulung. Rekatkan dengan telur. Oles permukaan dengan margarin. Bakar asal kecokelatan.
5. Saus: tumis bawang bombai sampai harum. Tambahkan tomat, daun ketumbar, saus tomat, garam, merica hitam bubuk, dan gula pasir. Aduk rata. Tuang air, masak sampai kental. Menjelang diangkat, masukkan air jeruk lemon. Aduk rata.
6. Sajikan lumpia bakar dengan sausnya.

Silicone for Baking Products

I write this article because in NCC mailist, someone asking about Silicone for baking products. I ever used it before. But I know completely nothing about this products. So I try to search some resources. I will write in Indonesian, if someone need English version, please feel free to contact me :)

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Penggunaan Silicon untuk Baking
Dari berbagai sumber

Jangan terlanjur takut mendengar istilah Loyang silicone, sebab sebagian orang akan menghubungkannya dengan Silicone yang umumnya digunakan untuk (maaf) operasi pembesaran payudara.

Karet silicone yang digunakan merupakan Polymer, yang secara struktur kimianya terbentuk dari rangkaian silicone-oxygen.

Apakah silicone aman digunakan?

Silicone yang digunakan ini telah diuji aman bagi kesehatan. Struktur kimianya tidak akan bereaksi dan menghasilkan zat-zat berbahaya saat berada dalam suhu panas.

Beberapa kelebihan peralatan masak dari Silicone

• Sebagaimana karet, strukturnya elastis dan fleksibel. Namun jangan khawatir sebab produk tidak akan meleleh dan berubah bentuk.
• Anti lengket. Tidak perlu menambahkan butter atau tepung pada loyang. Namun tetap membuat proses pengeluaran kue menjadi sangat mudah.
• Perawatannya mudah, mudah dicuci dan dibersihkan.
• Dapat digunakan pada oven gas, oven listrik, microwive, grills, maupun hotplates. Dengan catatan suhu berkisar antara -60 C hingga 230 C (Tergantung keterangan produk)
• Aman dan dapat langsung digunakan untuk makanan yang sebelumnya disimpan di dalam freezer atau lemari es, untuk kemudian langsung dipanaskan di oven tanpa perlu mengganti wadah.
  

Loyang silicone umumnya dapat digunakan baking. Namun dari beberapa pengalaman orang yang pernah menggunakan produk siliconee, Loyang silicone tidak direkomendasikan untuk membuat cake dengan struktur yang crunchy di luar. Sebab silicone bersifat insulator, karena itulah untuk pembuatan cake semacam itu dianjurkan menggunakan Loyang dengan bahan metal.

Peralatan masak dari bahan silicone bukan hanya loyang saja. Namun ada juga cetakan muffin, spatula, cetakan agar-agar dengan beraneka bentuk yang menarik.

Beberapa contoh produk dari silicon dapat diintip disini: silikomart, ebay.

Semoga bermanfaat ^_^

Great Weekend With Great Peoples

Weekend again. I only have 2 more weeks here. I will leave Miyazaki heading Tokyo at 9th August. Then I will reach my hometown at 14th. I`m sad leaving Miyazaki, great friends, great activities, great new family.

This Weekend, we visited somewhere in Miyazaki (I forgot the name of the town, hehehe) to see Kayaking Tournament. Great !! But it was soooooo hot. It was raining when we were leaving Dormitory in the morning, so I only brought my rainy umbrella, and no Sun screen lotion. And you know the result : I was totally burned. T_T

Then Sayaka`s mother invite us to eat Kaki Kouri (カキ氷). Another special Kaki Kouri. Not like this one that I tried before, what we tried today was full with fresh fruits and japanese red beans. Nice choice in this hot summer :)

Moving to Miyako City. We ate Okonimiyaki, Japanese vegetable pancake. Thank`s to Sayaka`s funky grandmother. She was so energic and funny.

Next destination : Erikocha Matsuri at Tachibana Douri. A famous summer festival in Miyazaki. It was looked like a rush hour in Tokyo train station. So many peoples everywhere. Actually, I don`t really like the situation like that.

Before going back home, Sayaka`s Mother brought us some Yakiudon, and Pizza in the same Okonomiyaki house. I couldn`t eat no more. I was soooo full.

That`s all for today. I`m tired. But I`m happy. Thank you my lovely friends, for giving me this greet weekend with great peoples. It makes me hard to say good bye. T_T

Get Well Soon my Bro

My brother is studying in Malaysia now. In UMT, Terengganu. We know that it`s not one of the best universities in Malaysia. Some peoples are proud but the the others not. Some peoples keep asking why my brother chose UMT, why not any better university. Well, we know that. I completely understand. This is the decision of our family. We passed a hard and long debate to take this decision. It`s the best for my brother, for his future and also for my family.

I believe that my brother can perform well, do his best, and do everything in a good way. We are proud of you, Bro !!!

Now he is sick. Don`t know why. Maybe he is still trying to survive living there alone. Maybe he is too tired, and feels uncomfortable because of the weather, or something. He said that he had been taken away by Ambulance twice. I was so sad knowing this. And if his condition is still same till this Thursday, he needs to do medical check up, and blood test.

Wish there no anything bad. Get well soon bro. Odaijini...

btw, I passed the Japanese Test for today easily. Sure.. It`s the lowest level. Hehehe.. Need to study hard for tomorrow exam, difficult for me. Wish me luck.. ^_^