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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 ceritanya yang pertama, kita lagi jalan2 ke Jeddah Mall, one of the nicest in Tahliya street (katanya sih ini jalan pengen copy Paris's Champs Elysee). Karena di tengahnya ada kolam, aku jagain Rafi deket2. Supaya dia ga nyemplung. Suddenly, out of the blue, a boy around 6-7 years old stood besides Rafi and pushed him sideways. Rafi oleng terus jatoh karena gue ga sempet lari ke dia, tapi dasar tambeng dia ga nangis. Terang aja gue pelototin tuh anak, while finger said no-no to him.

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 can spend one day at the beach through the Beach Resort Hotel for 50SAR/person/day or stay at the hotel. The beach was nice with blue water and sandy beach and the resort hotel itself has a gorgeous park and swimming pool. Overall it's fantastic. But be discreet when taking pictures, it's actually not allowed to do in the beach and pool. Report Card (Durrah Beach Resort Hotel) Main Attraction: - The Beach: pure sandy beach, with a view of the North Jeddah Bay. Just like being in the Cote d'Azur. Superb! - The Marina to stroll along: Not as beautiful as in Port el ...

About couple of weeks ago, my hubby 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 and freedom of dressing myself. It's not the Abaya per se but the ruling that bind which bothers me a lot.

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 Carbonara Bahan: 300 gr spaghetti 150 gr bacon, iris sepanjang jari 150 ml double cream (whipping cream) 1 btr kuning telur 1 btr garlic, crushed 1/2 bh bw bombay, cincang kecil 1 sm cooking oil salt n black pepper (preferably freshly ground) Cara membuat: - Masak spaghetti sesuai petunjuk packaging - Panaskan cooking oil dalam medium heat dan tumis bw bombay smp harum - Tumis garlic dan bacon sampai bacon matang - Bumbui dengan salt n pepper lalu kecilkan api - Kocok (dgn garpu atau whisker) kuning telur dan cream dalam mangkuk terpisah - Campurkan ke dalam wajan dan aduk rata, masak sekitar 1 menit atau sampai telur matang - Matikan api, masukkan spaghett...

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 Salmon Bahan : 200 gr smoked salmon, cincang 300 gr penne 100 gr fresh cream 200 ml whipping cream (double cream) salt n pepper secukupnya 1 sm cooking oil 1 btr garlic - crushed (optional) Cara Membuat - Masak Penne al dente (kurangi sktr 2 menit dari waktu memasak di packaging) - Panaskan cooking oil sampai medium heat (lalu masukkan garlic, tumis sampai harum) - Masukkan salmon dan tumis sampai harum dan berubah warna. Bumbui dgn Salt n pepper - Kecilkan api, masukkan fresh cream, aduk sampai rata - Tambahkan whipping cream (sekitar 50-100 ml) sambil diaduk - Masukkan penne sedikit demi sedikit, ratakan - Tambahkan sisa whipping cream sambil terus aduk perlahan - Biarkan selama 1-2 menit di atas api kecil sampai mendidih - Angkat dan sajikan hangat-hangat Serve: 2 - 3 person Tips: - Kadang aku tambahi...

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 Katering Bahan: 500 gr daging sapi, potong kotak-kotak besar tipis 4 butir bw merah, gerus 4 butir bw putih, gerus 1 ST Ketumbar 1 ST Gula merah yg sudah dihaluskan/digerus Garam, gula Lada sedikit Cara membuat: - Rebus potongan daging sapi sampai matang - Ambil dagingnya dan sisihkan kaldu sapi (bisa dibuat soto atau sop) - Dalam panci atau wajan kecil, masukkan kira2 150-200 cc kaldu sapi, bawang merah putih, gula merah, dan garam gula. Tambahkan lada secukupnya. Aduk rata, lalu masukkan daging rebus dan aduk kembali. Bila daging tidak tertutup air, tambahkan sedikit saja kaldu. - Tutup panci (ungkep) sambil sesekali diaduk agar bumbu meresap rata. Lakukan sampai airnya habis. - Saat hendak disajikan, goreng seperlunya. Sisa yang tidak digoreng bisa disimpan sampai 3 hari.

Sing, tickle and make gestures with the kids... Itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout Down came the rain and washed the spider out Out came the sunshine and dried up all the rain And itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again