tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11443338107784644122012-03-09T15:56:10.516+03:00Home for my wandering mind, where I can simply think out loud.Vicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06921364780983703539noreply@blogger.comBlogger931100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1144333810778464412.post-22234210462791437082012-03-07T17:46:00.000+03:002012-03-07T17:57:43.209+03:00

Siip, karena mami lagi di rumah, mari kita pekerjakan. Huahahaha....anak ga tau malu nih. Minta buatin sosis solo aja buat acara arisan tadi pagi. Namanya doang Sosis. Tapi ga ada bentuk-bentuk sosis sama sekali kecuali panjangnya. Tau kan sosis solo apa? Itu loh makanan snack tradisional khas Solo, kota asalnya mamiku. Seperti risol tapi isinya daging bersantan. Gampang buatnya, aku udah sering

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Cover buku Bunda of Arabia Sejak pulang dari Madinah, tidak ada kesempatan banyak untuk membuat posting blog banyak-banyak. Padahal ada tekad untuk bikin satu hari at least satu tulisan. Tapi apa daya. Otakku lagi terpakai untuk tiga hal sekaligus, jalan-jalan sama tamu agung, promosi jualan Swatch sama bikin cover buku Bunda of Arabia. Belum lagi tugas harian sebagai emak-emak.

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Alhamdulillah, akhirnya hari Selasa tanggal 28 Februari kemarin, adikku yang bungsu diberi kesempatan oleh Allah Ta'Alla buat umroh. Mungkin karena si bungsu ini diberi kelebihan olehNya juga ya sampai bisa dadakan kesini. Bayangin aja, cuma dalam waktu less than 2 weeks, semua urusan visa bisa selesai. Sampai-sampai si mami dan si bungsu ini pada tidak sempat bawa macam2 (huhuhu...at least

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Demikian anakku kemarin balik mempertanyakan saat aku menyuruhnya ikutan daddynya untuk sholat, sementara aku masih duduk tenang di dalam mobil. "Ayo sholat mas, kamu anak muslim bukan?" "Mommy ga sholat? Mommy bukan muslim ya? Gubrak. Mulai lagi pertanyaan itu lagi. Padahal sudah berbagai macam cerita yang aku berikan padanya. Dan aku memang tidak suka berbohong. Paling aku berusaha membuat

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Sejak kedatangan tamu agung dari Jakarta, Selasa kemarin, rasanya udah ga sempet lagi nulis blogpost. Padahal di otak banyak banget yg mau ditulis. Kebetulan pas Selasa juga penuh dari pagi. Mulai dari acar meeting Bunda of Arabia, terus siap2 ke Mekkah n akhirnya malamnya nganter mami en adikku umroh. Besoknya setelah pagi siap2in koper dan bekal perjalanan, diikuti dengan quick lunch,

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Image by Khalif - Flickr Huft capek juga ni hari. Tadi pagi ketahuan akhirnya si mami n si bungsu bakalan nyampe sini insya Allah jam 9 pagi. Whaaa....bukan sore apalagi malem. Beberes lah daku. Padahal kalau besok malam, rumahku pasti udah dirapiin sama si mbak2 Filipina. Yah kedatangan si mami buat umroh memang benar-benar mendadak. Dua minggu lalu dapat kabar dari teman, bahwa kita bisa

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 Weather forecast: Jeddah kemungkinan hujan 50%. Kalau di Jakarta atau di Belanda mungkin orang hanya siap-siap bawa payung dan melanjutkan kegiatannya seperti biasa. Tapi tidak di Jeddah. Saat kemungkinan hujan baru 50%, orang sudah was-was. Saat hujan turun rintik-rintik di satu distrik, orang mulai panik. Dan kepanikan itu diikuti dengan dipulangkannya anak-anak dari sekolah. Dan saat hujan

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Image: Simon Howden / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Sebelum bobo mau posting ini dulu ah, dari notes lama di FB. Orang Indonesia memang senangnya menyingkat sesuatu. Misal nama panggilanku saja yang sudah pendek, masih dipanggil Vic, Vic. Mendingan kan panggil Vica :p Nah, yang paling sering kan di sms, di BB, di surat, kebanyakan muslim Indonesia suka menyingkat tulisan Assalamualaikum menjadi cuma

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Gatel juga rasanya pengen nulis kalimat di atas sebagai status FBku. Tapi terus terang malu juga nulis di tempat yang banyak orang lalu lalang bisa melihat. Pasti akan pada bertanya-tanya, apa sih yang mau dibeli. Atau malah tambah komporin, beli ajaaa, tanpa tahu apa yang mau dibeli. Mendingan duduk disini mojok sambil thinking out loud tentang kalimat di atas. Gezellig. Sebenernya pengen

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Ground Beef Wellington with Grilled Veggies Benar bukan salah mamiku mengandung, tapi salah dia jago masak. Sejak dulu mamiku yang pernah jadi chef di hotel bintang lima ini memang jago masak. Kalau tidak ya tidak jadi profesi dong. Alhamdulillah semua section yang pernah ia pegang selalu sukses. Dari spesialisasinya di section masakan Indonesia, ke section kafetaria yang menyediakan berbagai

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Image: Simon Howden / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Habis kemarin baca-baca di blognya Emy Agustia, tertarik dengan tekadnya untuk buat satu hari at least satu tulisan. Walaupun belum sempet nanya si empunya ide, menurutku idenya bagus banget. Buat aku yang udah jarang nulis ini terutama. Jadi keinget masa kecil, di ujung lulusan SD dan pertama kali masuk SMP, dimana tulis menulis berarti menumpahkan

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Image: Ambro / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Queuing at the Immigration Checkpoint in Frankfurt International Airport, I saw an Arabian lady in simple white business dress. That is a long pencil skirt and jacket. She stood just in front of us and behind an Arabian family of 4. When the family came forward to the immigration counter, she also stepped forward, but took a little distance with the family,

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Image: Grant Cochrane / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Menjelang tanggal 14 Februari, langsung deh warna-warni toko berubah jadi merah atau pink. Coklat dijual berbentuk hearts. Boneka bear dijual ber-dress code pink atau merah dengan tulisan I Love You atau Be my Valentine, With love, your Valentine. Yah begitulah. But definitely NOT for me. Alasan saya ga mau ikut-ikutan acara model gini bukan saja

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Gate Disneyland Park, Paris Disneyland Paris. Tahun kemarin kali ketiga aku kembali kesana. Yang pertama kali saat masih menjabat sebagai mahasiswa pelancong, yang kedua dan ketiga sudah naik jabatan jadi Mommy of Two. Udah mahasiswa tua masih demen maen? Ya iyalah, karena yang ditawarkan di Disneyland bukan cuma permainannya, tapi juga experience the theme dan live show attraction. Tapi bagiku

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Bismillahirahmanirrahiim. Image: Stuart Miles / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Apaan sih Ghibah?  Tau kan gosip? Semakin digosok semakin sip. Halaaah. Sip buat sapa cobaaa? Nah ghibah itu kata lain dari gosip. Ghibah itu adalah ngomongin orang lain yang kalo didengar si objek pembicaraan, membuat si objek merasa sebal atau marah. Lah terus kalo yang diomongin itu benar gimana? Ya itu namanya ghibah.

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Ok, after a while, balik lagi nih mbuat laporan Steal the Style seperti di post yang dulu ini. Kebetulan kali ini semuanya adalah handbag. Ada 3 iconic handbags yang lumayan harganya mahal, tapi sekarang sedang trendy disteal stylenya, tentunya dengan harga yang lebih murah daripada high end brandnya. Kali ini featuring, Alexa dari Mulberry, Bowling bag Speedy dari LV or Boston Bag dari Gucci,

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Waktu itu pernah coba untuk buat pastel kentang tutup, tapi gara keabisan kentang, ga bisa ditutup kentang, jadi ditutup pake puff pastry sheet. Yah sama ajalah. Gue gitu loh, pake aja bahan yang ada. Kan males aja disuruh lari lagi ke supermarket cuma karena kurang bahan. Untung jadi. Resep ini sayur ragutnya cuma pakai wortel, karena cuma itu yang ada. Mau masukin jagung, eh kelupaan. Jadi

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Tidak hanya sekali, baik saat sendiri atau bersama temanku sedang bepergian, aku ditegur dengan pertanyaan, "Kerja dimana ?", baik dalam bahasa Arab maupun dalam bahasa Inggris. Baik itu oleh supir taxi, penjaga toko bahkan pegawai administrasi rumah sakit dan susternya. Tidak akan menjadi masalah kalau nadanya datar dengan maksud hanya sebagai ice breaker, yang mengungkapkan bahwa si penanya

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Kirain udah nulis ini resep di blognote. Kok pas hari ini mau buat lagi dicari-cari ga ada :(. Yo wis, mari mengingat2 dulu resep en cara membuatnya, so next time, cuma tinggal ngintip kesini lagi. Bahan (untuk 1 loyang pirex medium) 3 buah kentang ukuran besar, kupas, iris melintang 300 gr brokoli, potong kecil bentuk pohon 3 butir telur 150 gram keju parut 100 gr mentega atau margarine 200

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Tinggal di negara yang semua makanan en minumannya halal harus dimanfaatkan semaksimal mungkin seperti yang sudah aku post sebelumnya sebagai alasan kenaikan berat badan ;). Tapi setelah 5 tahun lebih disini, yang namanya nilai conversion dari Euro ke SAR udah luntur dong. We have to find an economical way to dine in fancy restaurants (baca: makan murah meriah). Untungnya di Jeddah ini banyak

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Semua orang punya sarana transportasi yang dianggap unik. Jadi yang aku mau cerita sekarang adalah pengalamanku naik 3 means of transportation yang ga bisa terlupakan sampai sekarang. Well berikut ini count downnya. The memorable trip number three adalah naek kereta api choo choo choo, tapi bukan sembarang train. Ini adalah train khusus untuk mobil! Jadi kita harus stay di mobil selama 20

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After Thawaf Ifada, just in time before the crowd rushed in When people talking about hajj, I was reminded by the times I took the journey. The spiritual journey makes me longing so much to do it again. But the physical part is so exhausting, and I think it's better to give my place to other brother and sister who has never perform the hajj before. My post this time is about the physical part

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Queuing is about respecting people and discipline. I hate it when people cut in line. Getting a quarrel with people cutting my line back in Indonesia, was quite common for me. I don't care whether they're man or woman. I just don't like my line to be cut, not a matter of PATIENCE. That's why I liked living in Europe where the discipline for queuing is higher. However sometimes it's kind of

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Most Indonesian would say that a half hour delay from an appointment is still acceptable although frowned upon. While in Holland, 5 min is still acceptable although frown upon, the Swiss wouldn't accept more than 3 minutes delay. In Saudi, the delay can span through 24 hours. I was waiting in a hospital ward for my doctor at around 7.40, and had been waiting for about half an hour for my 7.20

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Once upon a time, waaaay back then, before Jakartans have bike to work trend, a German friend whose house was in the Senopati area, prefer bike to car to go to his work. Of course, it's only a stone throw away, since his office was in SCBD area. He told me, people were staring at him on the street all the way to his office. He actually thought that they might think that he's a little crazy, from

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Some students rushed from the school building to another. The weather was very sunny at that mid November but very cold. And she couldn't stop her self from a little complaining. Indonesian: I just can't understand this, why it is sooo cold now when the sun is shining so bright!! Italian: Girl! It's called winter!

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One lovely day in Paris, a group of friends of different nationalities strolled the city together. A bunch of locals rushed to a nearby spot raising questions to some of them. Argentinian (A): Where are they going? Italian (It): I think it's their market day Ar: What's market day? It: Usually there are some days of the week, where the fresh market are available. Guess today is the market day  

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Got to admit bahwa gue norak bin telat. Sudah 5 tahun lebih tinggal di Jeddah, belum pernah sekalipun ke Taif. Yang ada dari dulu cuma rencana bin rencana aja. Yang pengen liat King Fahd Garden, camel race en Souq Okaz. Ga pernah dijalanin, sampai akhirnya jadi juga 2 minggu lalu kami kesana.  Apa sih yang membuat Taif so special? Selain karena ke 3 hal yang sudah disebutin, juga karena aku

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Yah, semua resep ala Cempaka Katering. Ya iyalah, dari sana semua ilmuku berasal. Walaupun rasanya mungkin ga seenak bikinan si mami, tapi at least udah mirip looh hehehe... Beda tangan beda rasa katanya :p (ngelesdotcom). Anyway, ini dia resep opor buatan mami hasil copy paste dari email, yang rasanya selalu 'standar' setiap Lebaran. Standar maksudnya, ga pernah ga enak :D Opor Ayam (utk 15 -

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  We need a short getaway from Jakarta after the Ied Holiday. I just went to Solo before Ramadhan, and to Bandung after Ied. Getting tickets to Bali was already too expensive when we haven't plan months before. So, I wanted to check out this Kampung Sampireun in Garut, which said to be exotic. However, many relatives who have come there, said it was exotic for foreigners (read: bule), but not

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Po the Kungfu Panda and I have a common enemy. STAIRS. In the past six months had 2 accidents with stairs, well of course I couldn't denominate the role of high heel sandals :p. The last one was a terrible, almost a near death experience as I recalled. I fell off the stairs from a two-meter height. Since I'm not as fluffy as Po, I got broken wrist bones and sprained both wrists muscles, also

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Balik dari Jakarta, kok mata jadi sepet kepala jadi pusing. Gara2nya? Kebanyakan ngeliat tas branded replika (istilah umumnya KW) dimana2. Dari yang modelnya sama persis, sampe yang bikin model baru sendiri (duh kayak aku apal semua model tas branded aja). Bahannya juga macem2, dari yang bagus kualitasnya, sampe mirip banget bahan n bagus jahitannya. Sampe yang udah langsung keliatan, kalo itu

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Ngintip dari lantai 2, Massa, tempat sa'i.  Alhamdulillah, masih disampaikan umurku untuk merasakan umroh Ramadhan. Lima tahun tinggal di Jeddah, baru dua kali ini melaksanakan umroh Ramadhan. Lah kenapa? Ya, habis lebih enak puasa di Jakarta. Ga berasa puasanya heheheh...Selain itu, kalaupun mau pergi ke Mekkah pada bulan Ramadhan bawa anak2, walaaah...ga khusyu deh bener. For me

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Souq in Turkey - Image by Raimy Sofyan Punya suami yg berkiprah di Islamic Finance, sedikit banyak membuat aku belajar. Basic finance knowledge udah ada, cuma apa sih tambahan syariah itu. Seperti dulu pernah dijanjikan di posting tentang saving sambil shopping, I'll try to make an intro to Islamic Finance. Sebenernya foundationnya very simple, riba itu diharamkan (banyak ayatnya), dan yang

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Bener2 2 kejadian hari ini bikin jantung hampir copot. Kejadian pertama aja lebih shocking sih dari kedua. Cuma tetap aja, bikin sport jantung. Tapi alhamdulillah, yang namanya rejeki kalau sudah diberikan oleh Allah Ta'alla, tidak akan ada seorangpun yang dapat mengambil atau menjauhkannya. (Allah meluaskan rezki dan menyempitkannya bagi siapa yang Dia kehendaki. Mereka bergembira dengan

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Gampang buatnya, ga perlu pake daging steak seperti beef wellington biasa. Saus bisa gampang alias botolan, tapi bisa juga made from scratch. Bahan: Beef Wellington 4 pieces puff pastry squares 200-300 gr minced beef 1 butir onion ukuran medium 2-3 batang seledri 1 teaspoon worchestershire sauce (LP sauce) gula garam lada sesuai selera 1 butir telur, kocok Baked Vegetables 2-3 piece zucchini

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Umar bin Khattab Rodiyallahu Anhu atau nasab lengkapnya Umar bin Khattab bin Nufail bin Abdul Uzza bin Riyah bin Abdullah bin Qarth bin Razah bin 'Adiy bin Ka'ab bin Lu'ay bin Ghalib adalah khalifah kedua setelah Abu Bakar AsShidiq (RA) dan sahabat serta mertua dari RAsullullah  SAW lahir sekitar 11-12 tahun setelah Tahun Gajah atau 580 M. Beliau adalah anak dari Khattab dari Banu Adis dan

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Alhamdulillah kemaren dapat tugas bikin sirah di pengajian dan aku pilih sirahnya Umar bin Khattab RA. Setelah comot sana ini kok banyak banget dapetnya untuk cuma dibicarakan hanya dalam waktu 15 menit. So, I also put in this blog for my notes. Cuma karena waktu tadi tidak memungkinkan, jadi ga jadi dibacakan. Tidak semua yang ditulis disini rencananya akan dibicarakan, tapi hanya sebagai bahan

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Ga terasa udah hampir 5 tahun, aku tinggal di Saudi dengan segala kelakuan antiknya. It's no secret that I really dislike if not hate living here dengan segala kepalsuan, ketidakdisiplinan, keterikatan alias hilangnya kebebasan. The 5 things that are the main benefit of living here are: 1. Mudah pergi ke Mekkah Al Mukarromah 2. Mudah pergi ke Madinah Al Munawarroh 3.Ulangi lagi kedua benefit di

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Itung2 mulu, mendingan ditulis deh daripada nebak2. Puding favoritnya Rafi. PUDING COKLAT (max. 800 ml utk 1 bungkus agar powder) 1 bungkus agar putih + 100 ml air panas 1 sm maizena + 50 ml air dingin/room temperature 1 sm coklat bubuk + 100 ml air panas gula pasir sesuai selera 200 ml susu cair (fresh milk) 200-300 ml air 50-100 ml/3-4 sm condensed milk Cara membuat: 1. Rebus air dengan

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Setelah suka ditanya apakah kroketku dari kentang apa bukan, jadi penasaran juga untuk coba bikin yang kentang. Setelah dicoba, rasa emang bisa sama, tapi aku lebih suka teksturnya Kroket Cempaka yang dari tepung. Lebih lembut dalamnya dan kayak kroket di Belanda. Tapi anak2 pada suka yang kentang ini juga. Itu penting hihihi.... KROKET KENTANG HAPPY FAMILY (10 buah) 2 kentang besar, kupas

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Before I forgot again, better put the SMS recipe into this blognote. Tulisan benernya sih ga tau apa, tapi STUP Macaroni has been the family favorite for as long as I know. Terutama dihidangkan pagi2 sebelum berangkat solat Ied Fitri. Walaupun, kadang sih ga sempet makan. Akhirnya pulangnya deh makan stup makaroni, diterusin sama ketupat opor. East meet West ceritanya. Kalori ga usah dipikirin.

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Pricey toys in Heidelberg, DE So, after all the shopping and vacation and all those huge expenses of paying your children's tuition fee, you still got some cash money left? Lucky you! What should you do with those idle money? Let the money work for you to gain more money. INVEST IT! in this posting, I'd like to describe several options of investment to make that idle money work for you.

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Window shopping in Luzern, CH-2010 SALE season is here! It's the cashing out season for that new fabulous Gucci bag, or a pair of cute Vara Ferragamo pumps or maybe settle with a nice Zara jacket n jeans. Yup, I'm a proud bargain hunter. In this season, I become a seasonal shopaholic, trying to get my hands on many stuffs, that my pocket allowed. I mean, if I see a nice item, and in the next 3

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Since I was still in college and having little knowledge of accounting, I always made budget for my expenses. Train tickets, transportation, copy books, meals, entertainment, were my major accounts. Fortunately, I still have that habit up to now. As a housewife, I find it really is becoming handy when you know how to handle simple everyday finance, especially when you only have one source of

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Just from the name you can tell that this restaurant serves Asian food. Being our favorite restaurant since we first live here, Asia serves particularly Thai food. In fact, it is also a favorite among the umroh/hajj tour operators from Indonesia. In umroh/hajj season, don't try to come inside, when you see a big bus parked or stop outside to unload its passangers. Well, if you're lucky, you can

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Last year I had this silly craving over cupcakes but got only the time to write about it now. Those cupcakes pictures were really enticing. And my, do I have to satisfy my sweet teeth. So I went to the Jeddahfood website where I found several bakery serving cupcakes as their main products. This year there was an addition to the market. Last year I've tried 3 different stores  for my children's

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Pokoknya emang deh kebanyakan resep yang aku pakai di rumah, adalah hasil kreasi Cempaka Katering yang notabene adalah punya mamiku. Untungnya jadi anak bakul nasi adalah bisa belajar simple tricks bikin makanan yang bisa buat makanan lebih enak tanpa suatu bahan, atau jadi cantik bentuknya. Dan daripada harus nanya mulu kalau lupa suatu resep, mending ditaro aja di blog. Jadi kalau perlu, bisa

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I've planned to have birthday party for my two kids who have the same birthmonth, November. Rafi who turned 4 this year was on the 10th (Indonesian National Heroes Day!!!) and Zahira on the 19th turned 1 year old.  But due to many circumstances, I finally held it just last weekend, December 10th. The place to hold the party was one of the biggest concern, but when I saw the 'Selamatan' party of

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Saat lagi mencari laundry instruction di celana Zara, kutemui tulisan 'made in Indonesia'. Wah, akhirnya. Ketemu juga Zara buatan Indo. Bosen juga ngeliat baju2 dari merk satu ini isinya buatan Bangladesh, India, or Morocco. Soalnya, dengan memposisikan diri sebagai merk trendy dengan harga terjangkau, kemana lagi mereka membuat barang kalau tidak ke negara2 'miskin'. Tapi kok, jarang ya, made

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And when was that? It was a lazy afternoon on the 18th of November, when suddenly I felt my water broke. Went to GNP hospital without any rush, since I felt no contraction at all. After the examination, I was admitted by my obgyn. Nothing unusual. No contraction at all. Boring. So, I sent my hubby n Rafi home to rest. I might need some action by the doctor(s), if at 4 AM, I haven't felt anything.

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Ramadhan udah lewat aja. Sayang, ga bisa ikutan umroh or tarawehan di Haram saking penuhnya. Ga berani aja. Wong kata hubby, mau berdiri aja susah. But this is my first Ramadhan in Saudi after 2 years of living here. Sebelumnya selalu pas lagi mudik. Jadi pas kemaren balik dari Jakarta, agak jetlag juga dengan suasana disini dan juga jam-jam buka toko. Kalau inget postingan lama soal Arabian

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From all the countries, I've visited, Saudi Arabia is probably the country with the most hassle on visas. It's quite difficult to obtain a visa to enter the country without a definite sponsor. If you work, you also want to make sure that the visa and iqama (residence permit) is in accordance to your contract. Also unlike other countries, which offer tourist visas or visit visa by invitation, as

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Finally, setelah empat kali gagal liburan, berangkat juga mid August kemaren kita bertiga ke Jakarta. Salah satu pasalnya sih, gara-gara aku yang ngidam pangsit GM :D. Tapi juga, terus terang butuh juga nih sama yang namanya refreshing. Penat rasanya di rumah mulu. Sumuk pula. Padahal AC serumah diidupin semua 24/7. Juga pengen 'cuti' rasanya dari kerjaan sehari-hari. So, walaupun cuma tiga

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Maunya buat utk 1 meal, ternyata bisa utk 3 kali meal, apalagi kalau cuma utk appetizer. Healthy option... :pCouscous Tuna Salad2 sm couscous1 bh tomat besar, potong dadu sedang3 sm biji jagung, dari kaleng, atau fresh corn yang rebus3 sm red beans, dari kaleng, atau rebusan1/2 bh paprika hijau, potong dadu sedang3-4 lbr lettuce, potong/sobek kecil/sedang sesuai selera2-3 btg mint, ambil daunnya

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(After eating brik di La Goulette...)Back from Tunisia from our honeymoon in 2004, yang keinget adalah Briknya. Rasanya beda di lidah. Kalo dibayangin mungkin terasa aneh, tuna pake telor gitu loh. Tapi setelah dimakan, mmm... Makanya sekarang setelah punya kompornya gas, mau experimen bikin. Bedanya, instead of telor utuh (ceplok), telornya aku kocok dulu kyk utk omelet. Takut dalemnya ga

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Seminggu home alone kemaren, yang ada bikin2 easy cooking, yang penting ga kelaperan hehehe. Sehari sebelumnya bikin Tuna Couscous salad, lalu besoknya Bikin Tunisian Tuna Brik. Trus masih ada aja tuh sisa canned Tunanya, so, pasta it is, mate...Tuna n Tomato Cream Pasta(1-2 servings)Bahan n Bumbu100 gr small sized pasta (elbow macaroni/shell/farfalle etc) -- kira2 segenggam cukup 3-4 sm penuh

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Seorang teman Belanda yang baru pulang dari Amerika mengeluh. Katanya orang Amerika (Serikat) bermental "tipping". Sedikit2 harus keluar tip, naik taksi sampai makan di resto. Lain dengan teman dari Amerika (Serikat) yang bilang pelayanan di Belanda payah. Yang lelet, yang kurang senyum, ga tanggep dll, dsb. Aku cuma bisa manggut-manggut. Habis kalau disini emang kalo makan di kaki lima or resto

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After enjoying a full week of traffic-jam-free Jakarta, last night I experienced the "beauty" of Jakarta at night. There were lots of light from the many cars trapped in the crammed roads. Then some music from the horn of a high rank police officer car, trying to get free from the traffic by zigzaging the other cars. Well, maybe his urge to pee was soooo great :p. Not to mention the "charming"

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Want to post one of my favorite poem of all time by Robert Frost. Just knew about this great poem when I was still in AIESEC in 1998.It reminds me all the time, that whatever choices I have, it's up to me to decide. I'm following my own path, and that's what have brought me to where I am now.Robert Frost (1874–1963). Mountain Interval. 1920.THE ROAD NOT TAKENTWO roads diverged in a yellow wood,

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Maap yah, ini bukan judul Harry Potter ke-8, tapi cuma mau kasih contoh simple negative thinking and suudzon (excessive suspicion) itu stupid and ga guna. Have to admit, before coming here, I was a positive and optimistic person. But after a while being under opression and feeling that all doors to opportunity were shut, I become just the opposite. That's why I had Trouble in Paradise. But for

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As a moslem (though not a good one yet), being in Saudi Arabia offers great advantages. My family is close to the Two Holy Cities and we can travel there anytime we want to. We also feel secure while consuming food and beverages as I've written before here. Also important is that unlike in Holland, we can easily find places to sholat, even when we are shopping. But few things are not suited to

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Nope! I wasn't talking about Rafi's having any fever. It's about the current temperature in Jeddah. It's summer time! During the day, it could reach 39 degrees and sometimes 40, while in the evening it's around 36-37. Note, this is not midsummer yet. Uh-oh! We did some househunting during daylight last week with Mukti's friend. Quite tiring. When we got off the car or out of the cool office

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Udah sejak kemaren2 mau nulis soal ini, cuma takut aja nulisnya kalo malem. Waarom? Habis isinya nyerempet pengalaman ngga enak yang kita alamin hari Senin (25/6) kemaren. We were house hunting and visited a house near the Corniche. When I saw the complex, it wasn't quite up to what I've expected. Anyway, since we were already there, we visited the house accompanied by the Marketing Office

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Been a while since the last time I updated this noteblog. Got a way to boost calories intake for Rafi. Chocolate mousse. Got 2 recipes. The hard one from Serge, my Swiss friend in Rotterdam and the simple one from Ready Steady Cook.Chocolate MousseIngredients:100 ml whipping cream (slagroom)200 gr dark (pure) chocolate block1 eggyolk1 eggwhitepinch of vanilla powder2 tablespoon of fresh

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Gondok ga sih rasanya, ngeliat anak kita 'being bullied' by other kids. Kejadian nih dua kali sama Rafi seperti itu. Kayaknya Arab boys pada suka sirik nih sama Rafi. Padahal kalo diliat, mereka itu lucu-lucu n cakep. Huh! Padahal little devil gitu. Sebel. Sementara the little girls kalo liat Rafi pengennya nyiumin. Apa mungkin itulah beda cewek n cowok? Sudah terlihat sejak kecilnya. Jadi

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One of the things I dislike here in Saudi is the ruling for women to wear Abaya -a long black gown worn over your dress. But, there are some public places that allow women not to wear one, that is if you can afford it. It's the private beaches of Jeddah. Durrah Al Arrus - the resort that we visited last weekend - has this feature too. It's an integrated tourist village up north of Jeddah and we

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About couple of weeks ago, Mukti found a resort in the net called Durrah Al Arrus. So, one Friday noon, we went there to take a sneak peek. Cool beach! But the thing that attracted me most was: Women don't have to wear their Abayas (a long black gown worn over our dress). Since I came here to Jeddah, I've been bickering about the lost of my freedom. Freedom to independently walk alone outside

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Asyiknya tinggal di negeri yang segala makanannya serba halal gini adalah bisa nyoba makanan yang pas tinggal di Belanda cuma bisa ngiler doang pengen nyoba, tapi trus tau ada ibabnya jadi ill-feel. Kemaren nemu real Spaghetti Carbonara - which is yang pake bacon. Dulu aku pernah coba baconnya diganti dengan smoked salmon.Spaghetti CarbonaraBahan:300 gr spaghetti150 gr bacon, iris sepanjang

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One of the recipe I've got from the Italian guys in my class. Original recipe was without garlic, but my Indonesian tongue just couldn't get a grip without one hehehe...Penne SalmonBahan:200 gr smoked salmon, cincang300 gr penne100 gr fresh cream200 ml whipping cream (double cream)salt n pepper secukupnya1 sm cooking oil1 btr garlic - crushed (optional)Cara Membuat- Masak Penne al dente (kurangi

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Gara2 salah ngukur gula merah, empalku kali ini jadi dendeng :(. Makanya mending stick to what Mami wrote in her SMS deh. Kapok.EMPAL GORENG CEMPAKA(C) Copyright Cempaka KateringBahan:500 gr daging sapi, potong kotak-kotak besar tipis4 butir bw merah, gerus4 butir bw putih, gerus1 ST Ketumbar1 ST Gula merah yg sudah dihaluskan/digerusGaram, gulaLada sedikitCara membuat:- Rebus potongan daging

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Sing, tickle and make gestures with Rafi...Itsy bitsy spider went up the water spoutDown came the rain and washed the spider outOut came the sunshine and dried up all the rainAnd itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again

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Alhamdulillah... akhirnya laptopnya daddy bisa direstore! Gara2 dirusakin Rafi tahun lalu, kibor ga bisa jalan. Tapi yang parah, ada system yang rusak. Untung semalem ketemu tuh CD Recoverynya. Akhirnya bisa melihat foto2 Rafi waktu masih bayi lagi. Ngeliat foto2 kawinan kita. Hampir semua foto lama ketemu. Sebel juga sama custom di Arab. Isi kontainer semua diperiksa absis (100% scrutiny).

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Embarrassed with our lovely model stating “Indonesia is a beautiful city” in the Miss Universe pageant? Think again. Not all “bule” are native English speaker. Joop den Uyl (former Dutch Prime Minister) referred his nation as “A Nation of Undertakers” to a group of businessmen in Washington DC. What he meant was that the Dutch is a nation of Entrepreneur, but it went out wrong. In Dutch

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Repot nih blogger... Ga bisa nulis panjang2...Sebelumnya liat ke Part 1Spaghetti- Cook about 200 grams of spaghetti as directed in the box- Serve with the sauce and grated cheese on top- Half of the sauce serves 4- Add some sliced olives if you likeLasagna(little bit more work needed on the bechamel sauce, so buy a ready-to-cook Lasagna leaf so you don't have to boil the pasta leaves)Ingredients:

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With my mom's recipe , I simply make 1 bolognaise sauce for two pasta dishes - spaghetti and lasagna. I even simplify it by buying the bolognaise sauce jar (:p) and add some more spices to my liking.BOLOGNAISE SAUCE (Javanese Style :D)Ingredients:500 gr Minced beef2-3 big tomatoes, blend into juice1 big onion, sliced thinly2-3 cloves of garlic, crushed50 grams of grated cheese (Gouda Jong Belegen

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Hasil baca-baca buku n internet, katanya kalo mau anak bisa ngomong jelas, adalah kita harus konsisten. Ga perlu ngajarin bahasa asing dulu, pakailah bahasa yang sesuai dengan lidah kita. So, itulah yang aku terapin ke Rafi. Tapi susah juga sih. Habis, pertama, akunya latah. Maunya pake bahasa Indonesia melulu, tapi kadang otak ngomandoin kata dalam bahasa lain. Kedua, aku mau bapaknya ngomong ke

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Pesenannya Henny...(Kalo mo gampang sih, gue bilang juga beli Mushroom Soupnya Knorr, neng, hihihi)Creamy Mushroom SoupBahan:5-7 jamur putih segar ukuran besar, iris tipis200 gr creme fraiche 1 buah onion ukuran sedang, iris tipis1 butir bawang putih, crushed300 ml vegetable or chicken broth*1 sm margarineGaram, gula, lada (GGL)Cara membuat:- Panaskan margarine di atas api sedang, lalu tumis

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Sebel!Udah seminggu lebih bloggerku ngadat. Biasanya kalo nulis panjang2. Pasti deh tiba-tiba disuruh tes connection. Kenapa sih.Udah capek-capek nulis jugaan. Untung sekarang udah lebih pengalaman. Sebelum disave, gue copy dulu en disave di Word.CAPE DEEH....

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Henny and I had an agreement in 2003 when we traveled together to Prague. We will send each other postcards every time we travel. But since I moved here to KSA, I have never received any postcards from her. Not her fault. It's simply because, we DON'T have ADDRESS here in KSA! Hah! Annoying isn't it? The address are not clearly arranged around here. The buildings don't have definite number. My

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Poor Rafi. He's now begun to lost his socialability touch, (bahasa indonya kuper :(), not like he used to be. Now, he likes to climb on to the window and stare outside our apartment. Well, this is what we get by living in a very closed environment. We cannot freely go outside and play. For some good reasons. First, the desert climate. The sun is very harsh especially during summer time - very

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Let's sing and dance...The Wheels on the BusThe Wheels on the bus go round and roundRound and round, round and roundThe Wheels on the bus go round and roundAll day longThe Horn on the bus goes chu..chu..chuChu chu chu, chu chu chuThe Horn on the bus goes chu..chu..chuAll day longThe driver of the bus say "Move on back, move on back""Move on back, move on back"The driver of the bus say "Move on

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When I get bored of rice and pasta, potato is one of the solutions. Just the simple one since I am the love-to-but-can-not cook type.Cheddar Mashed Potato3 big sized potatoes - peel and cut into medium sizeFresh milk100 gr Cheddar cheese - gratedPepperPreparation- Boil Potatoes until soft- Drain and put in a large bowl- Mashed with fork or potato masher- Add grated cheddar and pepper to taste (

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Masih punya sedikit springroll pastry, buat apa ya. Bosen juga bikin martabak. Iseng2 cari resep bikin somay di google. Semua perlu tepung sagu, padahal sagu bukan main ingredient yang suka nongkrong di kitchen cabinet. Akhirnya coba2 deh bikin dengan bahan2 yang udah ada.Tanpa sagu hasilnya lumayan lah, tapi memang jadinya ga kenyal-kenyal kayak siomay si Japra hehehe. Berhubung aku ga doyan

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Spring time is coming! In other part of the world that is :( ! How I miss to see the cherry blossoms on the tree. And the wild flowers blossoming on the greeneries along the street. Well, that's what in my mind when I saw some flowerbeds along the street to Corniche in Jeddah, yesterday. In Jeddah, the weather is getting warmer and it will be hotter during summer. The wind is still little bit

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Cempaka KateringWe serve:Lunch box or prasmanan for offices and parties (incl. arisan, birthdays etc)Prasmanan for wedding, birthday, holidays etcTumpeng KomplitSnack box for meetings and partiesDaily house catering (also for Sahur in Ramadhan) - selected areas in JakartaWe can cater your parties, big - medium - small.Wide variety of menu @ All budget type; low to highLet's manage it

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As if one blog is not enough :DThis is my second one, conducted as portal to my current blog in Friendster, Simply Our Story. Yet also for some notes without stories.Anyway, if you have comments for my Main Story and don't have Friendster account, please feel free to comment and give feedback here. Thank you.

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Asyiik... Last weekend kita akhirnya bisa melampiaskan rasa kangen masakan Indo. Well, emang hampir tiap hari sih di rumah masak masakan Indo, cuma kan ga kayak jajan di kaki lima. So, KJRI Jeddah Rabu-Kamis 14-15 Maret kemaren ceritanya bikin Bazaar Amal. Dan seperti kebiasaan di Arab, acaranya dimulai jam 5 PM sampe 12.00 AM. Kl siang ya panas abisz lah. Mulailah jajan2 dari mie ayam bakso,

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Last September, I was shocked by my passport photo. WHO'S THIS FAT LADY??!!!! Then, I rushed my hubby to buy a scale. Damn! Over 50kg! Hoe kan dat!!! I've lost all my pregnancy weight months ago. I had only 1-2 kg left to my normal weight before coming to Jeddah. So, pasti penyebabnya disini nih. Coba di-trace back. Since I arrived in June, and we didn't have any stove yet, we always dined out.

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Baru aja sembuh dari sinusitis nih. Setelah seminggu ga sembuh2 dari pilek, tiba sakit kepala menyerang. Sakit kepala berdenyut2 5 hari ga berhenti. Ampuun! Ga bisa ngapa2in deh. Tapi jadinya pengen nulis soal pengalaman berdokter2an di negeri orang sebagai consumer yang awam dunia medis. Boleh doong ah! Agak2 shocking juga waktu pertama kali berobat di sini (Jeddah). Karena ikutan program

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Last weekend on Thursday, my babies went out together. Well, not really for THE first time, but the first time for older Rafi who already knows that he's strolling outside his house. It so happened that I got this sinusitis and we needed to do some groceries. So, at around 5pm, Mukti went with Rafi to Geant. I wonder what was in Rafi's mind. Usually mommy's always around. Not today. Mukti said,

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Umm...what's so special about Arabian nights, that it was immortalised in the '1001 Arabian Nights' fairytale. In the modern version I think because in Saudi Arabia, (not in Persia, as this is my case) people live at nights! This was quite a shocking transition for me when I first got here. After setlling down with having everything closed down after 6pm in Holland, I have to reboot my routines

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Just last week it happened! Sik asyik, bisa "full time" internetan lagi. Ga perlu buru2 disconnect. Enaknya pake DSL. Tapiiii... iih... lambretanya.. ampuun... 256K???!!! Ga ada yang lebih lambat lagi? (ada siiih :p). Opening pagenya juga stuttering deh. Yang lebih parah bukan hanya karena connectionnya. Tapi salah satunya karena adanya "internet police" di network Arab Saudi (KSA). Seringkali

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