Monday 26 September 2011

Life is Uncertain but Death is Certain

I truly don’t know where to start this post.

This feelings have been juggling almost one week.

It started on last Wednesday, one of my relatives named Joni fell down from window of my office when filled freon for new air conditioner.

At that time, I was panic.

I try to call my brother and my husband to accompany me dealing with Emergency Room and procedures.

His head is bleeding.

We rushed in to nearest hospital.

I pray that he will be okay.

After doctor stitched his head, blood still running out from his ear.

Suddenly, I don’t feel good about it.

They have him to be CT Scan and wait for about 2 hours for result.

Damn, it is too long!

When the neurosurgeon arrived, he already in vegetative state.

The only procedure is surgery but it doesn’t guarantee 100% he will survived.

His family insist him to be surgery as soon as possible.

So the surgery went for almost 6 hours and he moved to High Intensive Care Unit after it.

He still in vegetative state after the surgery.

He has wife, a daughter and expecting his second child.

We feel very sorry about what happened to him.

He was my cousin’s brother in law.

What shocking is, my another cousin named Asep who apparently his boss come as debt collector to his family 3 times!

Crazy!

Can you imagine that someone is coming as debt collector when your child or your husband or your parent in vegetative state.. lying in hospital, struggling to live?

It was out of my mind that someone can be that mean and cruel when other is not in good condition!

Damn! And I was shame that the one who did that is my cousin!

I want to curse Asep, yes! I really enjoy to curse him, the insane person!

But, I didn’t do that.

I just said, “Why is he so mean? Can’t he just wait until Joni wake up?”

And today, my mom call me and she said that Joni is passed away.

I know that this is the best from God eventhough it was not a happy ending.

May God helps his wife and children.

Rest In Peace, Joni

Wednesday 14 September 2011

Crispy Bayam



Kita selalu suka dengan segala sesuatu yang garing.

Sebut saja kerupuk, aneka jenis gorengan.

Ada sejenis kripik bayam yang dahulu saya temui di warung jajanan Shinta, Cirebon.

Jajanan tersebut jugalah yang menginspirasi saya untuk membuat makanan sejenis untuk Darren.

Daripada Darren jajan sembarangan dan belum tentu sehat, maka saya langsung terjun ke dapur. Terlebih lagi Darren suka makan bayam.

Saya selalu senang bereksperimen dengan bahan makanan di dapur.

Awal mula bisa membuat Crispy Bayam ini adalah saat libur Idul Fitri yang lalu, saya iseng- iseng mencoba untuk membuat makanan ini.

Mertua saya yang ratu dapur meremehkan saya, katanya itu harus pakai adonan yang banyak seperti mau bikin bakwan!

Hahahaha, yang seperti ini nih yang bikin saya malah tambah semangat untuk membuktikan bahwa saya bisa dan makanan bikinan saya sukses :)

Bahan yang saya gunakan adalah:
  • Lembar daun bayam yang cukup besar agar tepungnya nanti masih bisa melekat di daun bayam tersebut
  • Tepung serbaguna, bisa tepung untuk menggoreng ayam, tempe dll.
  • Air secukupnya
  • Minyak goreng



Cara Membuat:
  1. Pilih lembar daun bayam yang besar, cuci bersih dan tiriskan
  2. Siapkan adonan basah yaitu 4 sdm air dingin ditambah 1 sdt tepung serbaguna
  3. Siapkan tepung serbaguna secukupnya di piring yang ceper
  4. Celupkan bayam di adonan basah
  5. Bubuhi bayam dengan tepung serbaguna sampai tertutup sempurna oleh tepung (adonan kering)
  6. Goreng hingga garing

Pastikan lembar daun bayam tertutup sempurna oleh tepung


Siap digoreng:)

Tips agar lembar daun bayam tertutup sempurna oleh tepung, tekan- tekan daun bayam dengan jari tangan yang sudah dicuci bersih.

Nah, mudah kan?

Selamat mencoba :)

Monday 5 September 2011

Andai kupunya 1 miliar

Khayalan tengah bolong ini hadir tepat di hari terakhir bekerja di bulan Agustus.

Andai saya ataupun Anda diberi 1 miliar rupiah, apa yang akan dilakukan ?

Saya hanya terpikir untuk menggunakan uang ini untuk membuat taman kecil yang bisa ditumbuhi tanaman yang bisa dimakan sehari- hari serta menerapkan pola hidup sehat.

Entah, saya tidak pernah atau mungkin tidak mau berpikir untuk memakai uang tersebut untuk benda yang belum tentu bermanfaat.

I think it is better to own less and create more :)

So, how about you?

Mau dipakai buat apa andai punya 1 miliar?
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