A Good (Recipe for) Holiday

Wish that the spirit of New Year is still in your chest. So, what are you doing during the holiday? Well, some people have arranged some good plans, to go somewhere, explore things, or just simply being a sloth with a remote TV in your hands spending all the time changing the channel or just stuck there on Star World waiting for the re-run of America’s Next Top Model.

So, what do I do for this holiday? Well, I ever planned to make a trip, alone, take a random public transportation in Jakarta, get lost somewhere, make a photograph of people, or sophisticated buildings, act like a foreigner tourist? And share the photos here, but yea, as you can guess it, the reality goes in the other side. Blame me and my laziness to put on my shoes and go somewhere, because being far away from home for about almost 6 months is pretty hard and it makes me wanting to just to stay at home all day, all night.

And no, I’m not telling you that just because I stay at home; it means I also enjoy myself for being a sloth..........or pig. I’m now reading a book, an exciting book; sorry to say it’s a....secret? So I won’t tell you about it, because this post is not supposed to tell you about that.

Well, here is the thing, I cook.

Yeah, really. I cook. I like to cook. For breakfast. Lunch. Or dinner.

Can’t you believe it?

No?

Well, there are so many people that don’t believe that I actually cook.

Even my grandma that I have been living with for almost 3 years, and my aunty that I ever lived with, for 3 years. That’s reasonable since, I never got comfortable to cook in somebody else’s kitchen, so I only cook when I’m in my home. No, it’s not an excuse.

So here, I want to share you about a quick and simple Indonesian cuisine, a Tumis Jamur Tiram. For the recipe I would give you the explanation with Bahasa Indonesia, enjoy!

Tumis Jamur Tiram

Tumis Jamur Tiram is on the red plate!

Bahan :

-          250 gr Jamur Tiram

-          Cabai

Ø  1/4 kilo cabai hijau

Ø  10 bh cabai rawit merah

Ø  5 bh cabai merah

-          4 siung bawang putih

-          3 lembar daun jeruk

-          2 sdm saus tiram

-          Garam secukupnya

-          Gula secukupnya

-          100 ml air matang

-          2 sdm minyak sayur

Cara membuat :

1. Cuci bersih jamur tiram, peras sampai tidak ada kandungan airnya, lalu iris kecil-kecil dan buang bagian batangnya yang keras.
2. Iris pipih cabai merah, cabai hijau dan cabai rawit. Iris tipis bawang putih dan daun jeruk.
3.  Panaskan minyak sayur lalu tumis bawang putih hingga harum. Selanjutnya masukan cabai dan daun jeruk, tumis lagi sebentar dilanjutkan dengan memasukkan saus tiram.
4. Masukan  jamur tiram, tumis hingga bumbu merata. Jangan lupa buat tambahin airnya ya.
5. Last, Seasoning! Masukkan garam dan gula secukupnya sesuai selera, lalu tumis hingga bumbu merata.
6.  Masak sampai matang, dan sajikan selagi hangat.

So, that’s it! Easy, right? That’s just for you who love spicy foods and also a simple lunch. Wait for my next easy and simple experiments in my kitchen!

And for you, who can’t get off of that tempting bed, now YOU GOT TO! Get up and do something! Go somewhere or just make something, do something’s productive, this holiday is too beautiful to be through with just “sloth”-ing.

Bon Appétit!

What I've Done

Time run fast and suddenly it hits you hard with that question,

"What have you done in 2015?"

It all started from my conversation with some of my friends in the canteen and internship things are still on the top of the list of everyone's conversation. But that afternoon was different, we were flashing back  from the beginning of this year until the day we were sitting together.

It started with this question.

"What have you done in 2015?"

Then, all the people are like laughing ha-ha and stop and thinking for what have they done to this year, no, to themselves. Some of us told about the achievement they have reached, the failures the got, the things that they've been doing for so long, unpredictable moments, and else.

Now,

"What have you done in 2015?"

this question is spinning around my head and no, I can't resist. What-Have-I-done?!

This year is another learning phase for me. The fact that I still faced some same problems like what I faced in some years before now, was disappointing actually. But eventually, it dragged me to the fact that it's just one of those ways God try to reminds me how unsuccessful I am for finishing the latest "level". So, here I am, facing the same old probs, trying to make up my mind, and doing my remedial test. No, it's not a refusal for what I got cause, ya, you don't know how thankful I am to get this chance to make it up again.

And,

"What have you done in 2015?"

Well yes, I prepared to-do list in the beginning of the year, what competition I wanted to join, the community I wanted to rise, the things that I wanted to put my concern to, etc. LOL, some things are just too naive to be true, but that's just how it's supposed to be, isn't it? We put our dreams way up high, to the highest cloud in the sky, if it must, so if maybe our feet slipped and we fell, there will be another cloud that will catch us and toss us higher. It was just yesterday that I crossed out my to-do-list and unconsciously find out that my dreams has been reached one by one. Again, I said, God has some kind of mysteries for answering  people's wishes or dreams.

So,

"What have you done in 2015?"

I feel like I get more acquainted with myself. Knowing the bad and the good of myself and deal with it. I guess? lol. Even sometimes I may lose myself, but I try, right? Huh, another excuse.

So can we start that bullshit we hear in every year?

New year, new me? Really?

A hopeless Joke teller,