not at all hard to put it really,

IM A GRADUAND! YAY!

since im still all exhilarated about it, let me tell the long version.

yesterday, ard 7pm 1st dec 2010 the exam results were released. the official date was supposed to be 2nd december, so on 2nd i woke up at 2am and checked. heart racing and nerves raging. as i was taking 3 subjects for this sem, I saw 3 results. quick skim and I was pretty happy, 1 HD, 1 CR and 1 PS.

so that's it? did i jump in joy as i had passed everything, meaning I could graduate?

not so soon. I wasn't convinced at all, as I had taken both original and supplementary exams for 1 of the subjects and supp exam results were known to take months to be published. now the date of my supp exam was 29 Nov, and the results were released on 1st Dec. which makes sense if i wasn't quite convinced at that point of time. so it could possibly be the original exam result, which would be diregarded over the supp exam result.

as i was half worrying, half relieved (for the other 2 subjects) i emailed my lecturer about it and called the Student Central and my faculty office in the afternoon to confirm. no definite answers. i then decided to (4.15 pm) call my lecturer in charge. he said yes, the result was from the supplementary exam. right that point of time I went "Thank you so much!" sooo happy!

but later on I still felt like it's too quick. I kept telling myself the supp exam wouldn't be graded that early. I didn't have any precedent case, as normally in the past, supp exams were held AFTER the results were released. that way, we can tell for sure that any result could only be from the original exam.

i talked to my friend on the phone to double check some details with her. my result wasn't published in myunsw then, which i thought was a give away that the zmail result wasn't the final one. i asked her about hers, and it hasnt hit hers either.

still doubting..still worrying...

some time later i randomly clicked on my graduation details tab on myunsw to see what's in it. to my surprise, it says my graduation status says "Awarded"!!! Which means i have been awarded a graduation ceremony! meaning i passed everything!

i was sooo overwhelmed with joy and relief and started sobbing, which quickly turned into crying. I think mostly it's cos I was so grateful and felt like a huge burden was lifted off my back. i dont need to do any more studying, no more cramming for exams (my least favorite part of university) and just an amazing sense of achievement, which is really rare in my part. the whole thing culminates into a beautiful word, "Awarded"

I also found that they had released my result and academic statement into myunsw, which pretty much sealed the deal. I had a lil doubt to be honest, as they said the graduation details would be updated on the 6th, which isn't till another 4 days. I'll call student central tomorrow to determine this.

i cried for another minute or two. happy tears.

i thank God for allowing this to happen. im so grateful.

GONE BANANANANANANANANANNNAS

just made some banana bread! too much banana so it turned out super super moist (fine, gooey) but i love it! took tons of pics which shall be uploaded once i got rid of my laziness

felt kinda special as this is the very first time that i baked! and didnt turn out too bad so yea, proud girl here

PS: it was a super healthy banana bread cos i dint use any sugar. yet it tasted perfectly sweet, a lil too sweet actually. less bananas next time. yey

waka waka acoustic <- this is beautiful

the chorus! the chorus! it's even better than shakira's original version. it gave me goosebumps. super love

one tree hill pilot

it's an old show but i just started watching one tree hill and am already displeased with that peyton character. get this,
a sulky sullen bitchy emo cheerleader, yet who goes out & put up with an obvious jerk boyfriend and is ok when her boyfriend used her as a bet property. hm..too much contradicting personality, totally unrealistic. i mean ur either one, or the other! (basically if ur an indonesian it's what ud call geje abisss) HOW FUCKING ridiculous. did the producers really think they could get away with it? well apparently they did.

oh another thing that doesn't make sense from this show, lucas is super super hot, yet is not popular.

another thing, lucas is a decent normal guy. why would he fall head over heels for a just moderately good looking girl who treats him like trash, and cowered like a wet dog at her asshole boyfriend?!

*update: just watching the 2nd episode and WOW THAT PEYTON REALLY IS A DUMB DUMB BITCH

at this point i just feel like watching this show less and less. but i can't, chad michael murray is too gorgeous oooh

bitchn

fucking overrated disney"stars" demi lovato n selena gomez
since when did mediocre looking, hardly talented, pretentious girls get to be famous?
demi: large faced, looks old.
selena: small n squishy faced.

grrr

(stupid) tweenagers out there, it's pretty ridiculous that these (n other similar faggots-> jonas brothers, justin beaver) are the only choices of people u've got to look up to. oh USA, sweet USA, are ur genes deteriorating over time? u used to produce great looking people who actually entertain!

i'm begging u, stupid confused tweens, please outgrow them as soon as u can.

twitter is bzzzzing (not just with vuvuzela)

yes, brazil had lost to netherlands in the world cup match 1:2 today. which means they're not moving on to semi-finals. the most annoying part is knowing that the 2nd netherlands goal was a fucking own goal by this brazilian player felipo melo. oh C'MON u guys!!! semi-finals was a piece of cake for u ever since decades ago! if not for that own goal, the game would have been extended as far as penalty shoot outs! oh brazil...

as i was about to tweet my frustration, twitter is over capacity as billions of disappointed fans also tweet their frustration. so i shall post what i would have tweeted here in good ol blogger:

fucketty fuck. is to know that #bra lost to #net cos of an idiot's own goal. felipe melo : (

GPK

went to GPK for a fren's bday dinner. they name their pizzas after cities around the world, according to their ingredients. so here i present to you..

new orleans
chicken breast, sour cream, spinach, roast potatoes, some sauce


bali
prawns, capsicum, yadda sauce, yadda cheese..(how would i remember)


oh? no city for this. it's just a salmon & something caviar panini : )

speaking of the names, they have one called jakarta and another called java. "oooh cool! why didn't we order it?"

well..
jakarta's description says teriyaki sauce. dodgy! did u mean to say kecap manis? tsk!
java also has some totally unrelated ingredients. so no! indonesians are very proud of their produce's originality! :D

here comes the cake

happy birthday!

pancakes on the rocks

i've been a real bad food blogger cos i hardly took pictures when dining out. yes i always forgot the lil camera! only when the food started arriving that i remember oh bugger..anyway this is the first time tht i remembered, so here comes the snaps! we were dining at pancakes on the rocks. yes, this is the main inspiration behind the pancious restaurants in jakarta. apparently the owner used to study in sydney and loved the idea of a pancakes restaurant like pancakes on the rocks, so she went back and made one. grr, yeah go jump in the foreign brand copycats bandwagon along with sour sally will ya. i hate copycats

gorgeous celia

chicken caesar salad - yum! - before

chicken & mushroom crepes- celia's

mango daiquiri -> made celia kinda drunk

mexicana mine -> always a favorite

bananarama

after!

so every time me & my friends went to potr, we never ever finished our meals. so today i was super determined to finish alllll of my share of food. true, i finished them, but about a second later i knew better. was feeling the effect of all the gobbling down. full to the brim. feeling super pukey. in fact i then made a run to the nearest toilet to try to vomit. sersly. too bad i couldn't. 5 mins later i felt better.

lesson learnt: maruk pangkal (ampir) muntah

My World Cup Inspiration - USA

"I'm a little gutted. I don't know how they stole the goal from us. I'm not sure what the call was. It's too bad because I think that was a fair goal. I saw a good finish and a good goal. He [the referee] wouldn't tell us what the call was. [But] I'm proud of our guys. My guess is there's not many teams in this tournament that could have done what we did. We know we're good enough to play against a team like that. We can't keep putting ourselves in holes like that. We've got one more chance against Algeria, and we're still alive."

Landon Donovan

"I still don't know why the goal was disallowed. This team still understands how to fight for 90 minutes. This is something we've seen time and time again. It is important to understand that the players put a lot of emotion into the game and now they want a fair outcome."

Bob Bradley

Now I'm no longer wondering why USA is the #1 country in the world. May not have anything to do with money. It is in their spirit. Any other team I'm sure would have thrown a bitch fit at being denied not one, but TWO perfectly legit goals. But that's not how the Americans roll. They persist on and look where it got them.

Well done, boys. I'm so proud.

God bless America!

ogah

this buncha teenage boys di stasiun kreta api perna minta poto bareng. dan gw jawab,"bukan artis kok"
ampe skrg masi aneh gw. kenapa ya? pasti they were having some kinda dare. ckck kids!

i love adhitia sofyan's forget your plans

packed with so much personality n originality. weirdest thing is the more i listen to more i like it! i'm starting to swerve towards this new album now! the old one was great but i only truly loved 2 songs (like sersly LOVE) this one has a lot of songs which i really like, gonna love soon!

Adhitia Sofyan's Forget Your Plans

wow the power of expectation. when i first downloaded adhitia sofyan's 2nd album, I have

1. very high expectations that it will be as good as the 1st one
2. very high expectations that it will sound like the first album (the feel etc)

apart from the 2 songs which I love n were already published earlier as singles (after the rain and carnival), i haven't listened to the new songs.

i started skim listening each of the songs, and well i was kinda disappointed, they didnt sound familiar to my ears. i had been expecting for it to sound like the first album. i didn't bother listening to the rest of them. to me they suck. my hopes for adhitia sofyan music didnt go on. to me then he was just a one album wonder. not a musician whose music i'll be looking up to anytime soon.
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1-2 months later and today i found myself bored with my current songs. i thought of that 2nd album which i barely listened to cos of my initial disappointment. clicked on a few folders and found it. untouched. i dragged the album to my media player, half expecting nothing, half fearing tht i'll be turned off (again) by the music.

my initial expectation was starting to be washed over as the music played. lumayan..

1st song played, Secret. hmmhmmm..didnt sound as if i had listened to it before. starting to be interested..by the middle of the song i conclude tht it should grace my playlist. song ended, on to the next one,

2nd song, Bandaged. not loving this song. it sounds folky2 gtu. kinda makes me feel gloomy for some reason. (i hate songs tht bring me down!) note, its not melancholic ya, gloomy. this song isn't gonna be on my playlist.

3rd song, Dark Side, playlist worthy. UPDATE: enak abis. smakin didenger smakin demen gw

4th song, Gaze, starting to love. yes LOVE. the intro reminds me of the background music of my favorite PS game, harvest moon. so calm and reminds me of walking around the countryside on a spring. lol. come the chorus, its pure beauty

5th song, the stalker. a lil creepy, but gonna include it.

6th song, midnight, i like the chorus. yes it's in

7th song, forget jakarta, a moderately good song, shall include it in

8th song, don't look back- good good good

9th song, immortal mellow: goooooodsss





overall, the album definitely doesn't have the same feel as the 1st. for starters, Adhit included more instruments in his songs. the previous was mostly him and his guitar. this one includes drums, sax and some fancy instruments like the tinkly thing, dunno where its from.

i love this album. the key to love it is to not compare it to the 1st album. it's like apple n orange, no comparison. each is mighty in its own way. i'm serious. comparing it to quiet down will just cloud your judgement and screw ur perspective (like mine was at first)

after listening to forget your plans for the 2nd time, i conclude tht i love it! except for bandaged. that song doesn't make me feel good. kinda dark.
the chorus of in to the light reminds me of the middle eastern, folky, dongeng 1001 malem kind of music. which I never liked. it sorta brings my mood down.

Nevertheless, Adhit's songs have always been easy to like. they definitely have a special spot in my playlist. except for the 2 which I disliked. good job again Adhitia Sofyan! definitely one of the best our country (heck, even the world) can have.

my yoghurt

when i saw these tubs of yoplait french cheesecake flavoured yoghurt i was pretty sceptical. yoghurts are sour by nature and i didnt think tht the combo would hit it off.

so on my skepticism went till i spooned the yoghurt into my mouth. i wasnt expecting anything cheesy, wats more cheesecake. at the first spoonful, i tasted something familiar, and i was wondering,"what taste is this?" and then gradually i realised HOLY CRAP its indeed FRENCH CHEESECAKE! whoa, i have wayyyyyy undermined this piece of beauty here. it doesnt even taste like yoghurt at all. its all vanilla cheesecake! i was gushing with admiration towards my new found diet proof food. hello, its like cheesecake without the cheesecake! sounds like a perfect arrangement to me!

i dont care how nice u r in real life richard morris. i hate u for giving us a bitch of a project. well either u or jeffrey knapp. bitch

I FUCKING HATE U 3A PROJECT. KERPOWOWOW

ini project bikin gw merasa goblok n sekarat

gile skolah gw asli kejem abis. ngasi kita project gak tanggung2 susahnya. mana gurunya muna abis pake bilang "this project is very easy" well guess what asshole, even the nerdiest nerd I noe still feels its hard! najis bgt si u accountants!

skrg tinggal 1 minggu lg deadlinenya, n gw harus selese by today cos gw mo revise pljrn juga. mampus susah. mana temen2 satu grup gw pada eo n ga meyakinkan otaknya (kyk gw) gw punya part udah paling gampang aja susah abis, gimana mereka? Tuhan tolonglah..Otak gw gak mampu ni mencerna yg beginian. this is too hard...

shoes: kasui & wanted shoes co

Took the Words Right Outta My Mouth

Calvin.

“Why isn’t my life like a situation comedy? Why don’t I have a bunch of friends with nothing better to do but drop by and instigate wacky adventures? Why aren’t my conversations peppered with spontaneous witticisms? Why don’t my friends demonstrate heartfelt concern for my well being when I have problems? …I gotta get my life some writers.”

Calvin & Hobbes Quote

From here. Gotta love this blog!

Hi, I'm a Food Monster but Don't Go "NOM NOM"

if you must know it's jalna vanilla & honey yoghurt with a hint of cinnamon. yes that's the full name and yes it's very good. i like adding some sliced banana and it tastes like banana smoothie in my mouth

indo nite market

here's the only pic. booh!

hello, being very amateur, i went to the indonesian night market in my uni, armed with my lovely exilim..and took ONE measly picture. it's not even a good picture lol. haha. next time, i gotta be sure to keep snapping n snapping n come up with amazing photos! damn! and i was supposed to snap some pics for this international students photo comp. *slaps me head*

now i guess i just gotta take more pictures around campus..? i don't wanna seem like those tourists visiting my uni with hats and hugeass cameras dangling down their necks and snapping the quirky bulidings around campus! but i gotta find something interesting to do! this semester has been very idle.

ok anyway i went to this night market with jacqui my aussie friend. she's so passionate about indonesia and loves speaking in indonesian (spent 2 mths there for internship or stg) she loves indonesian foods too! haha. heaps of foods, pretty good bands (read: hot band members) (cant really be bothered to listen was tryna stuff my stomach with as much indonesian foods as i could lay my hands on) yeap, pretty good time!

oh ada kjadian rada lucu pas di situ, kan gw beli pempek, trus ditaro di kontainer gtu, buat makan sambil jalan. nah pas gw lagi bawa tu pempek si jacqui nanyain gw something, tiba2 oom2 yg jualan pempek jerit stg like,"ehhh awasss!" ampe pada nengok gtu. apa yg terjadi? "itu udah mau tumpah!" ternyata gw megang kontainernya meleng jd kuah pempeknya ampir tumpah onto my body. lol tinggal split second gtu. haha makasih ya oom! pempeknya enak lagi!

fine as a bonus i'll throw in 2 delicious pictures of george clooney sipping coffee from a tiny cup. stumbled across this ad at the bus stop. heehee lucu ya passport photo gtu. oh im melting, mauuuu donk jd kopinya georgeee. ganjen george why oh why are you soooooooooooooooooooooo yummeee


ihhhhhhhhh gantengnyaaaaaa

Beef Curry

made healthy style beef curry yesterday. wish i could take pictures, but my camera ran outta battery. it's yummy but! recipe taken straight from the biggest loser australia website.

Serves 4
Ingredients;
1 tbls coriander ground ---> substitute coriander, cumin & turmeric with ayam brand curry powder
1 tbls cumin, ground
½ tbls turmeric, ground
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp chilli powder
½ tbls grated ginger
Juice from 1 lemon and rind
1 tbls olive oil
600g chuck steak, extra lean
1 tbls tomato paste
1 ½ cups Jap’ pumpkin, cut into chunks
½ cauliflower, cut into florets
1 cup peas
1 litre beef stock, low sodium

Method;
Combine first seven ingredients to form a paste. Set aside. Heat oil in a large
pot and in batches brown the beef. Take out of pot or move to one side. Add
spice paste and cook for a minute. Put beef back into the pot and stir to coat
with the spices. Add the paste and stir. Then add the pumpkin and cauliflower
and stir to combine. Add the stock and bring to the boil. Now reduce to a
simmer and cook covered for about 1½ hours. Beef will be tender.
Remove lid, add peas and let the sauce thicken slightly. Allow the curry to
cool before storing in containers in the freezer. To serve, garnish with
shredded mint and a lemon cheek.

Oh My Fat Stomach!

huwaa just found a bunch of indonesian food websites! dari dulu kirain cuman makanmulu.com (which is presently down-how lousy!) wuah ternyata menjamur juga web2 bginian. i stumbled across them while googling for udang telor asin. tummy rumbling tiada henti. stop. ok contemplating whether to make a new sidebar for this wonderful discovery or just squash em in Yum Roll. Hmmmm..

a day in pictures

Indonesia yg Humanis

humanis = hukum tapi manis ($_$) eh salah dink (Rp_Rp)

bbrp bulan lalu
critanya gw di airport pas mo terbang ke sini. pas di check-in mbak2nya lgsg blg, overweight nih. me being very very rookie, langsung mohon-mohon," mbakkk tolong donkkk" sambil rummage thru my wallet for sometime n fish out a 100 000 rupiah note or stg. kalang kabut. hahaha. tapi mbak2nya baek bgt...dia blg kali ini gpp. jadi dia gak ngambil duit gw plus kasi gw free space! hihi senenggg..tapi gw bnr2 hrs practice the art of bribing nih. so not smooth!

itu pas dapet mbak2 yg baek. dulu cousin gw juga overweight kopernya, n mbak2nya actually ngambil sndiri duit yg cousin gw selipin di pasportnya (tadinya buat airport tax) sebage pelicin lho! ditawarin aje belom. inisiatif tinggi ya tu embak. mana dia cerita mbak2nya kliatan alim. jd dia blg gak usah pandang bulu, sama aja smuanya. hahaha

while we r on the subject of airports..bbrp tips yg maybe useful:

1. pegawe yg ngurus2 bebas fiskal klo ngliat cw cakep pasti baek2
2. klo tralu pagi ke airportnya, bs ke ruang tunggu yg located in each of the terminal. tp harus punya kartu kredit particular banks/others. check with respective lounges. lmyn, makan n minum gratis
   
3. kalo yg nganter mau masuk jg bisa. namanya jg humanis :D (ini dulu ya, gak tau skrg)
   
4. kecuali kepepet, jgn beli buku di periplus. friggen overpriced...
5. ....apalagi beli pulsa. bayar goban isinya goceng. cuih
   
6. siap2 lembaran duit di pasport lu untuk above-mentioned situation hihi

October 31 Birthday Astrology

ckckck..sejak bacain @ZodiacFacts di twitter jadi demen ama ginian. kdg bener kdg salah sih.

source: http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/october-31-birthday-astrology.htm

MY VERDICT: yg warna orange lumayan bnr, yg warna coklat kurang tepat.

October 31 Scorpios are searchers after truth and spiritual oneness. They are loners and have no need of validation from others. Although their personal lives may be characterized by highs and lows, they can always get past disappointment. They display honesty without harshness. They are careful about enforcing emotional boundaries.

Friends and Lovers

These introspective people have difficulty relating to others on anything but a truthful level. They are incapable of superficial relationships (ed: THANK YOU!!). They expect a great deal from their romantic life. They will do anything to ensure their relationship is permanent. They cannot overlook infidelity, nor will they be ignored or taken for granted.

Scorpio Information for October 31

You should embrace: Realization, psychology, self-understanding You should avoid: Questioning existence, disorganization, promiscuity

Children and Family

Because they are constantly searching for ways to bring the disparate parts of their nature into harmony, October 31 natives look to the past. Once they make peace with it, they are exceptional parents.

Health

People born on this date have their own ways of dealing with health matters. They prefer to initiate a self-designed plan. Because of their great physical and intellectual energy, the system of Chinese exercise known as Qigong is a perfect way for these people to raise their energy levels.

Career and Finances

October 31 men and women are restless and may frequently change careers. They are interested in the esoteric sciences. When they have cash, they spend. When they don't, they pull in the belt.

Dreams and Goals

October 31 men and women strive to learn more about themselves. They have great spiritual potential. Not interested in worldly success (ed: WRONG $_$), they prefer to find esoteric meaning behind life's circumstances.

Tomato Fried Egg

yum!

• 3 eggs
• chopped garlic
• 2 tomatoes, chopped (alternatively get those canned tomatoes. 1 can)
• salt
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 tsp sugar
• 3 chillies (optional, it actually tasted better without)
  

1. heat oil, add eggs and start frying
2. add garlic & chillies when eggs are done
3. stir fry for 1 min till fragrant
4. add tomatoes, sugar, salt, bring to boil
5. continue stirring till sauce gets thicker
6. serve!

tips

this dish is meant to taste predominantly sweet, but don't add too much sugar cos it'll get very sickening

add tomato sauce if u want it thicker

Ngidem

durian goreng. never touched, never smelled, never tasted, but i'm craving for it!!!

ps: as a result of my intense longing for salsa's burritos, i made my own today. epic fail. i want burritos!

Best Popcorn in Town

i'm not a fan of salty popcorn. and sadly nearly all the popcorn available here is the salty type. (no i don't care if u have double, triple, quadruple butter. i want sugar!)

there's this caramel popcorn, but it's effing coated in caramel. makes u sick after eating about 20. so it's much to my delight that coles supermarket came up with this amazing sweet & salty organic popcorn! not only is it healthier, it's super yummy! it's both sweet AND salty can u believe it? i love eating it when watchin movies! totally worth all the sneaking it into the cinema drama :D

Teh Bunga Rosella

teh bunga rosella tu dari bunga rosella yg dikeringin. ktnya si bgs buat ngurusin badan. hehe.
cc sepupu gw jg pernah minum rosella religiously, malah dia beli rosella yg masi bunga seger, blm dikeringin. tp dia blg rosella bs bikin usus tipis. huhu

rasanya asemmm banget (no wonder ktnya bikin usus tipis) and i'm speaking as an expert sour eater loh! rasanya kyk plum gtu deh. pertama gw minum muke gw lgsg mesem2. tapi abis itu jd tolerant, trus lama kelamaan jd lmyn demen! it's like a good diet food lah.

cara nyiapinnya gampang. tinggal seduh aja 10-15 bunga pake aer mendidih n tunggu ampe warnanya kyk di gambar. (aslinya kyk hot pink gtu warnanya)

tips:
kalo gak mau terlalu asem, pake 5 bunga aja cukup. rekomendasi on the package si 5, tp gw hardcore dieter so bykkin hehe

Fruit Salad

cemilan yang gampang banget and enakkkkk!

bahan:

• 1/3 buah melon oranye (rockmelon/cantaloupe)
• 5 sendok makan gede yoghurt buah. gw pake stroberi

cara:

1. potong melon dadu, 3 x 3 cm
2. tambahkan yoghurt
3. makan

tipsikolik:

silakan kalo mau tambahin buah2an laen sesuai selera

Health Magazine: World's 5 Healthiest Foods

full article, read this and this.

1. Olive Oil
2. Soy
3. Yoghurt
4. Lentils
5. Kimchi

best of all, they're all super yummy!

Non-Food Related

hey boleh ngeblog off topic dikit ya..

ni ari gw pengalaman yg cukup menarik, musingin n nyebelin sm 3 customer service operators. 3 yg mobile phone provider itu. jadi gini, tiap bulan 3 itu bakal narik duit otomatis dr bank account gw buat bayar bill gw yg dr bulan kemaren. n so happens tht the next day is the scheduled date for my 3 direct debit (yg narik duit itu) to take place.

tapi ada masalah kecil, yaitu gw lagi gak da cukup duit di account gw karena kiriman duit nyampenya rada ngaret, cos bank2 kemaren lg pada easter long weekend, jadi durasi kirim mengirim duit jadi molor semua. nah ini bikin gw panik. karena kalo 3 ngedebit duit dr account gw n account gw itu gak cukup duit, bank bakal ngedenda gw with this shitty thing called "dishonor fee" sejumlah $30 apa brp gtu. gw gak mau donk.

makanya di hari sebelom direct debit itu, gw minjem duit temen gw n berniat ngedeposito tu duit biar direct debitnya lancar. tapi oh tapi..being my usual ngaret self, gw lupa nglakuin hal itu ampe sore2. dan tutuplah itu bank. *panik memuncak*

[sore2 jem 5an]
akhirnya gw telpon itu 3 customer service, n explained my situation. gw nanya ada alternative payment gak biar 3 gak usah direct debit lewat account gw. tu operator, (henceforth be known as A) bilang gw bisa bayar pake credit card thru the phone, anytime before the direct debit scheduled date, jadi tar 3 gak bakal narik tu duit thru direct debit. fiuh gw lega donk, trus dia bilang do it anytime before midnite to be safe.


[jam 11an malem]
gw pinjem kartu kredit tmn gw buat byr thru the phone, and sukses!

tapi perasaan gw bilang telepon lagi, buat reconfirm kalo:

1. itu payment udah bnr2 masuk, &
   
2. 3 gak bakalan direct debit account gw

nah gw telpon lah, kali ini dgn operator B. dia bilang payment gw udah masuk, TAPIIIIIIII ada kemungkinan 3 masi bisa direct debit from my account, yg akan totally refundable once they worked out tht I'd paid by credit card earlier. JGHER. cengo gw. gw bilang," tapi tar gw didenda kalo lu ampe ngedebit account gweeee" si B blg dia gak bisa guarantee tht this direct debit won't happen, karena gw credit card transactionnya after 7pm. kalo sebelom 7pm br bisa di guarantee.
kesellll. gw terus hang up.

abis itu gw mikir2. balik ke wat A said. loh, dia kan bilang i can do it anytime before midnite n they wouldn't debit my account!?

langsung *tring* secercah sinar pengharapan muncul. gw telpon lagi 3. kali ini dgn C. gw explain, kalo ada inconsistency in wat the 2 operators told me, and gw bakal kena fine dr bank gw kalo ampe account gw kena debit. and tht i wouldn't go through all this trouble klo akhirnya account gw kena debit juga. akhirnya si C bilang, memang apa yg si B blg bener (hrs sebelom 7pm), tapi mereka bakal ganti rugi dendanya, kalo ampe gw emang kena denda. gw lgsg makasih ama C

dan selesailah masalah telepon ini.

Perfect Poached Egg

kenapa si upload gambar sebiji aja lama bgt? wats up ur a blogger???

yak kali ini kita bikin poached egg! tau deh nama indonya apa. yg pasti enak! donk! pas ngliat video cooking di youtube langsung ngiler n pengen mraktekkin ni recipe. maap ya gambarnya kurang menunjang! cahayanya jelek and gak da fancy decoration. i'm still learning to be better. not really, i was just being a lazy ass. on to the bahans!

bahans

• telor. mo sebiji, dua biji, tiga biji, terserah. gw si sebiji cukup
• air yg cukup
• garem
• roti kalo mau, ditoast
  

cara

1. pecahin telor, taro di mangkok kecil
   
2. rebus air & garem, tunggu mateng
3. aduk air melingkar sehingga membuat suatu pusaran (whirlpool)
4. sementara air masi muter, masukkin telor mengikuti arah pusaran air
5. tunggu 1-2 menit kalo mau setengah mateng, ato 3 menit kalo mo totally masak
6. tiriskan, hidangkan, bisa sama roti, ato apapun itu yg lu suka

tipsikolik:

kalo emang mo masak lebi dr 1 telor, 1 1 ya bikinnya, jgn lgsg semua

Mi Kangkung ala Anak Kos

ok since no one really reads this blog, gw bakal ngeblog pake bahasa... indonesia! ya campur2 dikit ya, i could never stick to one language only. harus swap swap *ah geblek*. kali ini gw bikin mi kangkung. tampangnya mgkn kurang meyakinkan tp rasanya enak kok kawan! apesi patronising bgt. simple bgt ini. namanya jg anak kos. mana mungkinnn si gw bikin mi kangkung yg dr scratch ala restoran2 gtu??! ya dah nih resepnya! kalo mau liat klo gak pegi sanah shoo shoo! kok galak...

bahan2:

• mi instan yg rasanya masuk di kangkung. gw pake ibumie penang har mee (enak deh mi udang gtu)
• telor 1
• kangkung secukupnya, direbus sesuai selera
• cabe rawit 1, iris kecil-kecil
  
• air buat ngerebus mi
  

cara:

1. rebus air (doesn't take a genius...)
   
2. pas mateng, masukkin mi
3. sekitar halfway thru, masukkin telor, tunggu ampe jadi
4. masukkin kangkung
5. masukkin cabe
   
6. aduk2 (..sekedar formalitas)
7. hidangkan, (optional) ambil poto, hajar

tip si koki cilik:

kalo mau, rebus kangkung mentah bersamaan dengan ngerebus air, tapi ini makan waktu lebih lama.

kalo gw si udah ngerebus kangkung seiket gede n gw masukkin kulkas, jadi siap sedia kalo diperluin gtu loh.

enjoy!

Basa Potato Curry

Ahem. Sorry for the unsightly presentation. I'm a rookie alrite?! But trust me, it tastes good!

Ingredients:

250 gr Basa fish fillets (or any other soft-fleshed fish will do)
3 medium sized potatoes, cut into bite-sized pcs
3 cloves of garlic, chopped coarsely
1 tbsp cooking oil
1 tbsp curry powder (I used Ayam Brand)
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp kecap manis (Indonesian sweet soy sauce)
2 stalks of coriander, chopped coarsely
1 L water
(optional) 1 tbsp Chinchalok chili sauce

Method:

1. Heat up oil, add garlic, sautee till fragrant
2. Add potatoes, stir
3. Add water, Basa fillets, curry powder. Stir, bring to boil
4. When water has reduced by about half, add kecap manis and salt. Stir gently (fish is flaky)
5. Remove from heat when the water has completely evaporated.
6. Serve, garnish with chopped coriander (and Chinchalok chili sauce)

Serves 2-3

Hello to the world!

Hellow!

Umm awkward moment..Brief intro? My name is Wina. Basically I'm a die hard food lover. I love eating good food. I really doooo! You know there are 2 types of people: 1st type is those who eat to live, and 2nd is those who live to eat! I proudly categorise myself as the 2nd one. Hurrah!

Another thing about me, I'm a university student living alone in a foreign country. As such I have no choice but cook for myself (._.) not my favourite task in the world but I'll get there. Humph : ) So since I've been making LOTS N LOTS of dishes over the past few years, I thot to myself *cue fingers snapping...*

"Hey why don't I make a blog that's all about food?"

yeah! and that's what I'm gonna do starting from now! Oh of course this blog wouldn't just show my cookings. As it's supposed to be a food blog, I'm gonna post anything food-related. Like a review of the food I had outside, a really good new food, a really good old food. Anything basically, that spells out FOOD!

Chat no more, shall start by posting my first ever recipe here on I AM FOOD. Sit back relax : )

ps: Isn't Food Critic like the BEST JOB EVER?