Posted by: lei | July 10, 2008

i’m a foodie

hohoho…gw sudah meng-update bbrp masakan di blog dapur gw! Biasanya malas, tp tadi ternyata blog gw ada di blogroll-nya japra..jadi semangat deh sharing (atau pamer?) hahaha ga mungkinlah pamer, gw mah masi jauh bgt dari jago. resepnya juga kaga pernah gw posting, kayanya itu blog emng kaga ada yang liat juga saking ga penting kali yah? paling KALAU suatu hari ada yg penasaran dan berminat, gw dengan senang hati berbagi resep, tapi kynya kaga bakal ada sih hoahahaha…sadar diri..have you seen other people’s food blogs? oh my God! super cooolll!

oia, kmrn malam gw dan si dude nyobain cafe di Jl.Riau yang belom lama buka; Roemah Keboen. Bole juga, tempatnya bagus dan seating capacity-nya di luar dugaan, ternyata besar! makanannya juga variatif, cocok buat makan rame2 yang pada beda selera. Ada area masakan sunda-nya model Sambar/Bumbu Desa gitu, dan ada western food, japanese juga. Buat bayangan harganya, beef steak mulai dari 30-an dan Aqua botol kaca 3500 saja. Get the picture? Rasa mah yah alhamdulillah enak. Kalo pgn enak bgt mah yah ke The Wind Chime. Mantap. Harga juga lumayan mencengangkan utk Bandung sih.. At least 100rb utk satu porsi (itu at least yah!) tapi memang, ada harga ada rasa :) blom lagi dessert2nya..huhuy!

yah gitulah kira2 posting hari ini..

lagi pengen bikin choco chip chewy cookies uy..

Posted by: lei | July 7, 2008

so what does matter?

this is ‘dear diary’ talk. all crap. just me and my twisted thoughts, everything starting with: in my humble opinion. i’ll leave comments open though. other points of views are always interesting.

lately i’ve been sharing a lot of thoughts with my friend Lucy..things i find really hard to chat about with other people. one topic amongst others is about what matters in life or living a life that matters. found something inspiring here.

it’s funny how often we forget what really matters. how we sacrifice our present happiness in order to gain happiness later (hopefully if we live long enough to embrace that day) “bersakit2 dahulu bersenang2 kemudian” itu sbnrnya agak menyesatkan dan absurd mnrt gw. knapa hrs sakit sih bilangnya? it kinda justifies misery in life. why should misery be justified anyway? if you’re not having fun doing what you’re doing now, what on earth makes you think that you’ll be happy after the pain passes you by? and how could we not ask whether or not this happy thing is actually essential and true if we have to go through hell just to have the possibility to have it?it’s funny that we think everything should be a trade! and judging by the words in the quote, it means that people should just swallow the fact when they’re not in a win-win solution deal (which sadly happens sooo often).

weird.

shouldn’t we be happy all along? to be honest, our so famous sabar and pasrah is often corrupted into being powerless and leaving yourself trapped, THAT kind is NOT an equal meaning to feeling happy. check The Koran to find the essential meaning. dont forget to check the part that tells us that God won’t make changes in lives of people that don’t change things for themselves (i’m not at all an religious expert).

hating what you do, day dreaming you were doing something else or being elsewhere probably means you’re trapped in a job. for what? paying the car you need to get to work? or for paying your baby sitter you need BECAUSE you can’t be at home in order to pay the baby sitter? (get the picture?). having hands on something you are passionate about and feeling fulfilled throughout the day changes the word ‘job’ into ‘pursueing your dreams’ now doesn’t that sound much nicer?

so what does matter in your life then?

well, everything probably roots back to what you think is important i guess. sometimes we think our lives are measured by our possesions, how nice we look, what car we have and how big a house we own, and -being in your late 20s- WHEN you have it is also somewhat crucial. it’s exhausting meeting with friends that don’t talk more than where and what your work is in order to know how much you make, what things you’ve bought, how many kids and how FAST you get them. always comparing with each other. to make it even weird; the look and gesture when you feel you’re cooler and you pity your friend..oh God..have mercy! we DON’T always think COOL is the same thing you know.. Having less doesn’t mean feeling less. sure, money fills bank accounts, owning things show you have afordability, however, it doesn’t necessarily feed your heart and soul though.

hmm..so what’s important for me then? being naturaly happy without having to hypnotize myself into thinking happy, having a good, solid and loving relationship with the husband, being responsible in my marriage, being significant for my family, being useful and helpful, enjoying my hobbies, travelling and seeing places, eating good food, being healthy, convinience in life, surrounded by good friends and much more actually..

dunno why i’m writting this..guess i’m fed up now with all the materialistic crap. about wering masks and spending time pleasing other people and neglecting yourself.

like they say, don’t put up tomorrow what you can do today. including being happy. you never know when your last moment is, chances are it will happen before you could empty your fat bank account..haha..

Posted by: lei | July 2, 2008

pikirin positifnya, bukan tegangnya.

huhu..still browsing for ideas. presenting in english. feeling kinda nervous. ngajar dosen2 itu apa kabar yah gw besok? the last thing i want to do is make a fool out of myself and let them down.

breath in..breath out.

bah..ke jatinangor pula.

wismilak eniwei :)

Posted by: lei | June 26, 2008

merasa aga bosan

ah seharian saja di rumah (si dude sakit)…email2 kerjaan dan browsing2 ga jelas. eh, jelas ding! belajar auxiliary verb soalnya masi bingung cara njelasinnya ke orang lain. tiba2 terpikir pengen belajar bahasa perancis sm spanyol deh! biar kalo berkunjung ke negara2 itu bisa pesan makanan dengan baik dan benar. *pentttinnggg*

masi bnyk bgt hal yang pengen gw pelajari..bikin pola n jahit baju, merajut, cooking, bahasa, belly dancing *ooohhhh* yah semoga bisa segera terwujud. salah satu hal lain yg belakangan sering dipraktekin adalah belajar dandan dan merawat diri.. huehehehee…maklum gw tipe perempuan jarang kena bedak dan mandi express lebi cepet drpada ular. (kl perkara gw cantik sih emng dari sononya udah begitu…narsis edan)

another useless post.

oia, masak pake bumbu five spice itu enak loh! honey glazed chicken. nyamm..
pengen bikin chicken atau beef pie pake puff pastry, tapi freezer gw terlalu kecil utk memuat si stella puff pastry..heran, knapa yah pastry-nya ga dilipat sekali lagi aja biar kemasannya kecil? lah, kenapa ga lo aja yang lipat lei? malas.

eniwei, semoga si dude baca postingan ini dan tergerak membelikan gw kulkas baru as a bday present bulan depan..(lebih mungkin terjadi dibandingkan si mbak stella baca n ganti kemasan demi gw kan?)

amiiinn…

Posted by: lei | June 23, 2008

gadget freak

lagi baca buku loose wire hehehe..

turns out that my dude is a belchamp walter (n, Essex); people who wear a bluetooth when they’re not on a call. and we have so many odstock (n, Wiltshire); gadgets and peripherals you can no longer use because you’ve lost the cables, software or power adaptor for them.

hmm not to mention lately i’ve been suffering from whitnash (n, Warwickshire); the pain on your shoulder at the end of a long laptop-carrying trip.

gadgets oh gadgets..

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