I miss Micho

Okay Who is micho? Micho is my bike, you can read story about it more at my here. One day my Editor need a picture of bicycle as you know that the one and the greatest bike ever is mine #lebay my neighbour had good wall to take picture with as the background. I realize it's been a while i didn't ride to my offiice. Since it always raining and I always come home late at night. Wish I could ride you at least at suday micho....

So, I remember the first time ride my bike is the first time I went to my office. That time I was excited riding mico. But my office didn't have bicycle parking lot. So I put micho along the big tree in front the office. Well, micho become famous at my first day work. It happen almost 2--3 months, when I arrived at office at 8 am and go home at 5 pm. I love the afternoon atmosphere when go home. at one day afternoon, someone who riding motorcycle slow his speed to get along with me. I don't know him, and I guess so did he. But he said he look at me every morning ride bicycle and go home at afternoon. He asked me where did I work? Why I ride bicycle? Then he said how healty it is, then he tell story about his friend who lost weight by not eating at night bla-bla-bla... wow, I smile while riding bicycle feel quite motivate. But to ensure me I was being motivated he said, "Saya yakin mbak juga bisa kurus kalo rutin." then he smile at me. Hahahahahaa I didn't think he would said that. Thank you I consider it.

Ya, It was old story about a year ago. When I can ride bike not only to office but also doing my duty, taking picture at UI and pintu tol cibubur. Yes it's crazy anyway I ride to UI depok first from home. Across railway station and bring camera. Take some picture of bintaro trees, waiting for train. Yes, because I want to take picture of train (public transportation means). While im waiting I was being offered to get in the train, hihihiiii maybe they thought I'm trully biker to work. Done with bintaro at UI depok, I went to pintu tol cibubur. I admit it that was long-long way to gooo... You need 15 minutes by motorcycle from Depok to Cibubur. But it's okay since I love to do it. About an hour riding, finally I can get there, taking picture of trafict jam. Cooling down at gas station, because it was hot noon

I came to traditional market by micho too, but somehow tradional market is unfriendly for unlocked means--I mean some like motorcycle-- yeah but somehow someone offer his self to keep his eyes on my cycle. Okay then, I trust the stranger and go inside the market, I prepare for the worst situation when I come back. Ahhh thanks God he did just like what he said.

Ahh I miss riding micho... Remember the one who motivated me at the previous story? now when he meet me riding motorcycle he said "Udah capeee ni yeeeee...." ngoooook

Sushi Attack

"Mama look, they had it that much," said little girl who sat beside us

I and Tubby--my best sushi mate ever--went to Tokio Kitchen. That place offer some japanesse food with tokyo street concept. But our goal is sushi-sushi-and-sushi... hahahaa so we order all menu of Tokio Kitchen's sushi. It was 6 menu, Tokio Roll, Tiger Roll, Tokio Dragon Roll, Tokio Classic Roll, Aburi Chilli Salmon Roll and Spicy Ponzu Salmon Itokezuri. Yes, we order all of them, six plates of sushi. Since we thought it's nomal portion for us. We usually eat 5--6 plates at another sushi restaurant. So there's nothing problem with that. ummm why don't you visit danbo at umaku, that one of my favorite sushi restaurant.

Okay, what should I say when the 2-first-plates of sushi come at our table. We looked at each other then almost laugh. It's just 2 plates but it's the big slice and consist of 8 slices. I wonder how we eat the rest of 4 plates of sushi. We lookes at the picture before, and never expect the same thing from picture. so we gonna eat 6x8 sushi huh? 48 big pieces!!!

Sooo...the next 4 plates of sushi come. As we expected that is too much. I can't think clearly even remember what kind of sushi we had. Even take the picture every single detail of the menu. The waitress too...she was able to mention only 2 menu, the rest she can't talk but only smile and laugh when I said that I understand why she smile. Yes it is too much, even there's plenty space at our table. For the first minute there's nothing we do just giggle and shake our head.

The next minutes is taking picture, I think every menu picture is no longer interesting. Now we talk about quantitive. Then I remember how much rice needed to make 1 portion of 4 slice sushi at Umaku. Now we gonna eat 12 times more than we see. Okay....At the first time we eat we can decide which one is our favorite, at least it has disticnt flavour from other. It actually...yummy, delicious and dense.

Then, we stop. Look at the plates, just half eaten. Have a chit chat the go on to another slice of sushi. Go on and on.. oh damn... why it seem didn't change at all. Then I remember about sushi eating competition I had some month ago. just...dont puke....don't puke.... Finally, after 3 hours eating sushi we succesfully clean the plate. Both of us eat that 48-slice-of sushi. what a record.

Did you said we done for it? nooo.... we spend that much only 36.538 IDR, because we pay the sushi with disdus voucher cost 150K IDR. We had another voucher for dessert, a 16 oZ of coldstone ice cream. wkwkwkwkwk....

We choose cheesecake ice cream. but there's no excitement when we eat that. We done for it, until we feel sour at our tongue hahahaha...What a day, can you imagine how many rice come to our stomach? Tubby so lucky, he can put it away right after eating sushi. Me? Can't pup until 3 days, what a bad feeling... but as long as our stomach is full we are happy... "kenyaaaannng.....bahagiaaaaa"

Don't Stop (even) You Get Enough

The last 3 pieces of sushi come to my mouth at once. My plate is empty. I raised it, to show my friends. They cheer. I cheer. Forget that sushi still in my mouth, those (sushi) just blew out : disqualification (read: silly).

It was Sushi Eating Contest held by Sushi Tei on October 29, 2011. Yup almost a month ago, and I wish I still remember every single detail well. Since this contest held to break MURI record as the most participant I wonder there is quote for male and female participant. Thanks Tubby for registered me soon before the quote is full.

Soo... The day come. But at the same time I got duty for my work as moderator in some training held at my office. Suprise me, attending eating contest being a strong reason to allow than being moderator, fufufuu... plus my officemate and my senior editor encourage me to win the contest. All my officemate want to cheers me at the contest, unfortunately they replace my duty so the only reporter who free-on-duty is me because attending eating contest

30 Pieces

The strongest reason why I joined the contest is eating much much sushi by only 50.000 IDR. The second is the prize: eating (again) voucher and playbook. I don’t have any preparation, just read some trick winning eating contest on internet. I eat as usual even before attending the contest. I learned on the spot :The rival and the sushi.

It’s makimono, kani roll and tamago 30 pieces. At glance they look a bit light and easy to eat. Plus they accompanied by water and shoyu. The contest started by japanese traditional dance. This energic dance pump my adrenaline too, by seeing my rival. There are about 600 participant male and female. Divided by two group, and two winners : male and female, each has 1st—3rd winner.

The contest started. More than 300 female participants divided by 6-person-table and 2 judges each. Each table has 3 winners to be compare with other tabble. Mine? Hahaa... maybe I look potentially as a winner because i’m the only big woman who has big gastro. The contest begin, I –the amateur participant—eat SIX pieces of sushi at ONCE for the first time. My God, It’s more dense than I ever thought, and takes time to chew it. I have to “drink” shoyu to push it inside. Be honest I terribly want to puke, hahaha.. Bintang said she was affraid that i got mouth dislocation after eat tremendous portion at once.

Done with my first-6-pieces, I continued it with only 2 pieces, while chewing I looked participant in front of me, theirs is much more than me : save. To the right, hers too : save. Then to the left, almost same with me: dangerous, she pour shoyu on the sushi. At that time, I don’t want to take a risk by consume liquid, the artice on web I read before said that drinking water makes your stomach easily full.

Water

But why can I try? It’s more than half left. But the drum is beat the 1st winner goes out, it’s crazy... how come?? Okay, there’s still a chance for the 2nd and 3rd. Accidentally water being my hero. Eating 2 pieces sushi and a litlle bit water is much much quicker. After 2 times mistake, I got the trick (finally) ...while 6 pieces sushi left, another drum is beat : 2nd winner. Noooo.. while chewing 3 pieces sushi I look at the left, she’s having her last sushi.

In spite of time I'm having my last 3 pieces of sushi. Too late, the one who stand at the left had opened her mouth and the judge raise the flag. Knowing I was chewing my last sushi the judge also cheers me up, just like my friends. I raised my plate.... and you know what happen next. Heheee... not only judge even participant giving their plastic bag. Actually I won’t give up, I still close my mouth with my hand, avoiding the sushi blew up. I don’t know how do I looked that time it soo messed up..

I give up already, hueeekk disqualification. Then I realized I’m not the one who enjoying 30 pieces makimono of sushi tei by only 50k IDR.

It’s better anyway that I still love sushi and said YES when my friend asked to having lunch at Sushi tei (again) right after I finished the contest. Hahahaa..

Thank you @titoaribowo for registered me, @aldanish_4 has documented every part of contest, @bintang_el and @inaSeptiani for the cheers and help me put the attribute. Thank you for @yulinovisca @VeSusirani @Marich_hilton and @Desi_sayyidati keep asked the progress on BBM and @Triisty who also texting me. Thank you for supporting me, I’m sorry I can’t win the voucher

The next day at office, I have to tell this story again and again, but telling those on my blog has just accommplised now.. finally...

*It’s the longest postponed post I ever write. It's already in my draft at the end of October. I just finished about 2 paraghraph then go back on duty, re-write again, then go out back to my world : real article for December. For a long...long weeks finally I re-write again. This time I promise to finish the post no matter what,

Date with dates

My executive editor asked me to attend dates seminar last week...

I completely agree to attend when she said we gonna taste various dates : yeaayyy eat for free That was on my mind, I Just expected we gonna have various kind of dates, eventhought August edition--issued on fasting month is done, we already write article about dates for fasting trend, maybe we can get more information about dates. Well, what I should I tell first. When we arrived at Tirtayu Healing Center, Senopati, registered as media. Then we asked for waiting or have a glance for healing center building. We decided to wait at second floor, haaaa...when we pass open kitchen (or lounge? hihihiii) I see boxes of dates, and some processed dates cookies, yummmm. On the second floor, there's another boxes of dates and dates on the plate, feel free to eat, but since there's nobody, and we already know about madjool dates, that was yummy dates, I like it, but we are not too excited to taste, we looking for something new. After 15 minutes waiting another media and people coming, we entering the room. Kafi Kurnia start the seminar by opening the premium box of dates. He said this is the most delicious dates in the world, we have to taste it, he promised change truck of finest dates if it's not delicious (agak lebay si ). His strategy is succesfully make us currious. I already taste that kind of dates, but..when he handed premium box of dates, I can't stand to taste. Yes it looks different. More juicy and soft, and preserve sweet well. This is more important : I get full easily. I love it, fyi I used didn't like dates, for me it was too sweet to eat.

Maybe in this case I eat right dates at the right time. Why? Because another speaker tell about the main thought about fasting. That half and hour speech has summary :

1. When we get up and sahur our digestive can't work hard on too much meal to digest. It must be right portion, right time, ad right kind of food. He suggest to eat 3 dates and a glass of water near imsak time. For me, it make sense (I even seldom have sahur for fasting, and it didn't bother my activity at all). You don't have to worry that dates can't fulfill your energy for daily activy. Browse about nutrition fact of dates and you'll see how it works.

2. When we break fasting we also need 3 dates and a glass of water. That's enough until we have meal after tarawih. That make sense for our health too. Like no. 1 explanation, our digestive should work properly. Then I though, I was eat 2 dates before seminar held (at 10 am) and I didn't have breakfast at home, until 12 am I didn't feel hungry at all. Usually I need brunch after breakfast, eheheheheh. See, how dates instantly fulfill my energy because its glucose can be reserved well, so I can feel full imediatelly. Dates has 282 ccal/100 grams of dates and 63.35 g glucose/100 grams, more half of dates are glucose.

Seminar done with eating processed dates cookies at first floor. Woooo... need to hurry, but I have to interview some speaker. It's okay I thought. Those cookies are waiting for me, iyaaayyyy... at least 10 kind of food on the table, they all free and I can eat moree and moreee, sluurrpp... because I overexcited, I don't know what to eat first, ahahahah. I eat dates salad first : vegetables, fruit and dates with youghurt, taste so fresh and healthy. Done with salad, I eat dates covered with chocolate, then go on with dates pie. rrrrrr... just 3 kind of food my stomach is full. I'm done.

a-a, why everyone brought small-yellow-box?, what is that? where it comes from?...ahhh, it's from bakpia pia djogdja booth, I came to see and they give me that "box" I wonder what inside? taraaaa.... dates bakpia 4 item and exclusively made, I asked for futher where they sell it? they just sell it at Yogyakarta, so I don't need to go far away to Yogya...kkkk..kkkk the right one on picture is my favorite. Can you see how they slash the dates and filled dates with cheese then wrap with pia dough = heaven....

Maamoul! yup Maamoul is cookie filled with dates paste with light taste, makes you want to eat more and more. I bet one is never enough. That was another one of my favorite cookies made from dates.

I found it when I was on duty at tanah abang, they not only sell fresh dates but also processed dated. 1 box contents of 16 pack of cookies cost 25.000 IDR cheap enough than fresh dates. They packed each pieces of cookies with somelike plastic, so you can bring it whenever on your way and simple, eheheee... I want to buy it again but I imagine tanah abang at this time soo crowded, I give up, eheheheh...

You can enjoy another fancy and delicious cookies made from dates at Bateel, Senayan City. This dates boutique sell 13 kinds of cookies made from dates and dozen of premium quality of fresh dates. You can find dates filled with almond, orange peel, candied ginger and so on.. The price is 3 times higher than at Tanah abang, where you can find date cost 250.000 IDR per kg at tanah abang, at Bateel it cost 750.000 IDR, fufufufufu remember there always price to pay huh....The taste? Are premium too.. I like dates with almond, the taste blend so well. How lucky I am as a journalist having interview with the bateel owner--Tania Walla, she is so cooperative and generous too, because she gave me a box of all premium dates for free

That's all that I know about dates, Allah always prefect in create all part of this tiny world, Subhanallah and Alhamdulillaaahhh... happy fasting everyone may health and happiness bless you always

Book-to-read

I love having new book, but I doubt I can finished them all once..

#Eat Pray Love

I watch the movie first, then interested to read the book. I jump into its detailed story. Some woman's character in this book is just like me searching happiness and freedom for herself and by herself. I bought this book about 5 months ago, and I have read until page 58 of >348 pages hihhiii..

#Studying Abroad

It's not a novel, it's just tutorial book of how to survive studying abroad. Content short story of people who study abroad, some tips to prepare or to choose the right country to study, etc. Ahh..I never read that book actually, I bought with Eat Pray Love, 5 months ago. I want to read it soon after I finished eat pray love.

#Habibie & Ainun

I can say this is my favorite book even I'm not done read this. I just read one chapter and it really touched me. How man had his power in her lady. Never thought that intelligent person can write such simple words but you can feel it comes from his heart ahhh..anyway I'm not finished it yet. I bought about one month ago, and half done.

#Bahasa Jurnalistik

My Birthday never completed without Piska and Mbem. We had our friendship since first grade at elementary school. It's been 16 years.. humm.. I think I used to post about them and our friendship last year, here. Things look like never change, we had totally different character, know each other. But not at night when my birthday come. Piska and mbem come sooo late to my home. I wonder what makes them so long.

So at 8 pm they came to my home bring unwraped book with small ribbon and greeting card. Wow, it's so unusual, they never give something on my birthday but they appearance is more than a gift for me. Hahahaha....I know before they come, they bought this book for me. It's tittled "Bahasa Jurnalistik" haa and it must be piska who pick the book. but I don't know whose idea it is.., thank you for supporting me in my new world girls

The most touch me is their greeting card, it must be mbem's handwriting, Piska always claim her handwriting is not good, I put their greeting card at my wall along our picture when we were at senior high school and our graduation day..

ahhh...kribo remind me that 8 books of doraemon comic given by tubby as gift last year is not yet done,