Sunday, November 28, 2010

Practising The Art of Doing Nothing


I am having a 17 days off from office starting from last 12 Nov. This is a common practice in financial industries that their employees are required to take certain consecutive business days away from office--some calls it core leave or block leave.So, here I am, in the middle of 10 business days off (plus the weekends and national holiday, hell, the total is 17 days!).

When I decided to have my core leave in November, I was planning to join a camp in Central Java for 14 days. However, since two best friends of mine were getting married and it's impossible for me for not attending the weddings, I called it off. So, here I am, having 17 days off with 2 weddings attended.

Plan B, going out of town with best friends. At first, we were planning going to Jogja, but was canceled relating to Merapi's volcanic status. Plan C, going to Malang - again, canceled, also relating to Bromo's volcanic status (Plus, no budget for air traveling, I spent a quite over-budget spending in early November).

So, here I am, spending 17 days off by attending 2 weddings and wandering around the town, and BORED.
Yes, I am bored. Super-duper bored.

I was once attended a retreat last year (I wrote it in this entry), in which we were taught to live in the here and in the now. Well, I understood and practiced it well in the retreat, but not anymore now. I cannot be patient living in the here and in the now. I cannot live my days off doing nothing. I feel like I HAVE to do something. I cannot do nothing like this. At this point, I just run into my sleeping habit - for a very long hours, wishing that I would find something to do later after I woke up.

I cannot practice the so-called art of doing nothing. It is frustrating for me. It annoys me very much for doing nothing. And it came to me that I could annoy people around me, and FAT!

Gosh, I gotta do something to spend my next holidays. *sigh*

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Onion Ring

Saya sukaaa sekali makan onion ring, tapi kok selama ini belum pernah bisa bikin onion ring yg pas rasanya.
Tapi yang terakhir saya buat tadi sore, boleh juga rasanya.
Ini resepnya:

Bahan:

3 buah bawang bombay ukuran sedang, potong menyerupai ring
1 kantong tepung serbaguna
1 1/2 sdm tepung terigu untuk bumbu celup
air dingin secukupnya
minyak untuk menggoreng

How to:
1. Larutkan tepung terigu dengan air dingin
2. Celupkan irisan bawang bombay ke dalam larutan tepung terigu, kemudian gulingkan ke dalam tepung serbaguna hingga terbalur sempurna.
3. Goreng hingga berwarna cokelat keemasan.

Lain kali saya mau coba menggunakan telur untuk celupan-nya, siapa tau rasanya lebih baik :)

Sama seperti posting sebelumnya, fotonya belakangan yaa... Saya lupa bawa kabel data! Haish!

Friday, November 26, 2010

Aglio olio - a solution for emergency. Ha!

This could be a solution for emergency cases at home. Try and enjoy :)

Ingredients:

125 gram Spaghetti (I used the left-over Angel hairs spaghetti)
3 siung bawang putih, iris atau cincang - sesuai selera (saya prefer utk dicincang karena lebih harum!)

Udang basah - bila ada
1/2 buah tomat, iris kecil
1 sdt cabe bubuk (hint: simpanan mama saya dari cabe bubuk mi instan)
2 sdm Olive oil
1 batang sereh - bila ada
Garam secukupnya

How to:
1. Rebus spaghetti sampai kenyal - tapi jangan terlalu matang, al dente (hihiy, gaya abis saya bisa menggunakan kata ini: al dente!). Boleh juga tambahkan sedikit garam pada air rebusan.
2. Panaskan wajan dan tumis bawang putih, udang, tomat, dan sereh dengan olive oil - sampai harum
3. Masukkan spaghetti ke dalam wajan, aduk rata, bubuhi garam sesuai selera
4. Terakhir, taburkan cabe bubuk.
5. Aduk rata dan siap dihidangkan. Voila!

Note: untuk 1 porsi.

Foto menyusul ya!

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Pada mulanya adalah sunyi

Pada mulanya adalah sunyi
yang menjelma gelap yang pengap
di dalam otak yg berontak.

Rasa yang pernah terungkap
kini lelap di sudut kotak.
gelap. 
menyentak.

Nyatanya, 
luka itu masih ada.


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[Previously posted in HERE]
[Picture from THERE]

Secangkir kopi

Sepotong rindu
di dalam secangkir sunyi
hadirkan
kenyataan pahit.

Kau tak di sini.





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[Previously posted in HERE]
[Picture is borrowed from THERE]

Tahukah kau?

Perempuan muda,

kauhadirkan tawa meski pedih mengiris.
kautahankan pedih, berharap tawa kan menghapusnya.
berharap sendagurau kan mengusir sepinya hati.

tahukah kau, menangis itu tidak apa-apa.
menangislah, terimalah dukamu,
tak usah kausangkal rasa yg menelusup di dalam hati.

tahukah kau, setelah itu kau akan bisa berdiri tegak,
menantang hidup, sambil berteriak:
'aku siap menyambut cinta dan duka yg kauhadirkan!'

tahukah kau mengapa?
karena kau punya kawan di sampingmu.


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[Previously posted in HERE]
[Picture borrowed from HERE]

menanti senja



ia datang setiap hari, ketika petang membentang
memandangi senja hingga berbalik pulang.

ia datang memandangi senja merayap datang dengan tenang mengantarkan mentari pulang dengan semburat jingga di langit barat.
ia datang memandang senja dengan perkasa meledakledak memporakporandakan langit berhias awangemawan. menebarkan coretan merah membara di langit sore.

tapi hari itu senja tak kunjung datang. tak ada desiran halus menandakan kedatangannya, tak ada pula ledakan di langit barat.

dan ia tetap menanti
di tepi hari
setiap hari
meski senja tak kunjung datang.


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[Previously posted in HERE]
[Picture from HERE]

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

The Fairytales and me

Sewaktu kecil, saya sangat suka dengan cerita kartun dan dongeng. Saya suka membaca buku cerita bergambar dan komik dan menonton film kartun, mulai dari Malin Kundang, Sangkuriang, Thumbellina, dan banyak lagi. Tapi entah kenapa, dari semua itu, yang menjadi favorit saya adalah cerita mengenai peri-peri. They're so magical. Pretty creatures with magical ability living in a mysterious world where only those who believe could go.

And so, I named my new notebook with one of the fairy in the story, Thinkerbell, after Peterpan's Tinkerbell. I'm wishing Thinkerbell could be the gate to all unimagined imagination, to the unthinkable creation, and not to forget to be the 'bell' of  mindfulness...


Picture from HERE

Thinkerbell...

[eitna]
is proudly introducing...


It ain't pretty, but it's strong
It ain't good looking, but it's adventurous
It ain't a he neither a she 
It's...  
Thinkerbell

[Picture from HERE]

The Return of Canon Ixus 960is

My camera is back, after gone for few months.

Thank Gods!

Picture from HERE