Amey

Kolam Susu
Pool of Milks

- Original lyrics by : Koes Plus
-Translated to english by : Ameey

Bukan lautan, hanya kolam susu
(It is not ocean, but it's a pool of milks)
Kail dan jala cukup menghidupimu
(a bait and net is all enough to make you live)
Tiada badai tiada topan kau temui
(There is no storm neither typhoon to face in here)
Ikan dan udang datang menghampirimu
(All fish and shrimps will coming down to follow you)

Orang bilang tanah kita tanah surga
(People always says that our land is from heaven)
Tongkat kayu dan batu jadi tanaman
(A stick of woods and rocks will turn into a plant) 2x

*Repeat all over again*

-Homework : translating a song- *mission completed*
:D

This is a very nice song that makes me smile everytime i heard it... :) we should be veerrryyyy thankful to God by giving us a chance to live in this BEAUTIFUL, SUPERB, and AMAZING land of INDONESIA. :)
Amey
Today is my first day on taking english course again, it's been a long time though, the last time I took it was for TOEFL preparation when i'm in class XII in Bandung city. This time I took another english course for IELTS preparation. My teacher's name is Mursyid, he's a graduate from USA, and he had another graduat from Australia too. He gave us so many cool tips for taking this IELTS preparation.


  1. IETLS test purposes was NOT to test our knowledge, instead, it's a test to measure our ability to communicate in English Language
  2. If you used to take TOEFL test, then you are accustomed to study grammars and such thing, but in IELTS, what you need is "English Instict", so it needs a lot of practice and habituation to get that ability.
  3. Most of IELTS high score pursuer have ever try to do this test for once, but, to increase that former score, British council had determined that we have to learn english at least for 200 hours to get a plus of 1 point! so learn it earnestly! 
  4. Overcome your nervousness in front of the accessor, remember, our accessor is also a human being!
  5. Be confident! your accessor could sense your fear and nervousness, and that would lower your score down. 
  6. Make yourself a target homework : 
    1. Read at least one article from newspaper, books, or journals (since most of IELTS takers are for academical purposes, we must find a formal article! do not find it from comics or novels)
    2. Listen to an english news at least once a day, a BBC news or English Breaking news from metroTV would be helpful 
    3. After finding an article or a news, resume what you've learn from the news, and wrote it down! It will enhance your essay writing ability too!
    4. Speak up with yourself in front of the mirror, or find someone to talk to. Enhance your speaking skill in introducing yourself, talking about your individual interest, and history, and try to find a group discussion to discuss about particular topics that will need many point of view and also comparable. 
So, I've done my homework essay for today, (horray!) I hope I can be consistent in writing more essays about my everyday life and many more topics.


See you tomorrow!
Amey
Setelah gagal bangun sahur di hari pertama, maka saya dan hanif memaksimalkan menu sahur hari kedua. kali ini menunya serba makanan beku, yang di olah biar jadi lebih spesial! 

Bahan : 

2 ptg Frozen chicken steak
100 gram Frozen french fries
500 gram Nasi putih
100 gram mixed vegetables
2 Butir telur ayam
5 Buah bakso sapi  
3 Buah jamur
2 Siung bawang merah



Saus : 

1 Bungkus saus spaghetti mushroom instan
1 Sdm saus tomat
1 Sdt garam 

Cara membuat : 
1. Goreng French fries, dan Chicken steak hingga kecoklatan, sisihkan 
2. Rebus mixed vegetables dan bakso hingga matang  
3. Kocok telur dan goreng hancur (scrambled eggs)
4. Panaskan minyak goreng, masukan bawang merah iris, tumis hingga harum
5. Masukkan potongan bakso dan mixed vegetables
6. Masukkan nasi putih, tambahkan saus tomat, dan garam, aduk hingga menyatu
7. Panaskan minyak, tumis potongan jamur hingga kecoklatan, lalu masukkan saus spaghetti mushroom 
8. Plating dan tuangkan saus diatas chicken steak
9. Bon appetite! >.< 

It's soo yummy! :9
Amey
Sahur hari ke-5 kemarin bersamaan dengan waktu pulangnya acca dari madinah, karena jam landing pesawatnya jam 2 subuh, maka saya dan Hanif memutuskan untuk tidak tidur dan menghabiskan malam dengan beres-beres seluruh rumah (yang, luar biasa kotornya!).

Untuk persiapan sahur di bandara, kami bikin burger mantao bolognaise lagi, dan di isi dengan makanan-makanan instan yang sudah kami beli sebelumnya :


Nutritious banget kan?

Tapi pada saat sampai di bandar, kami lapar mata lihat kafe-kafe yang berjejer di bagian arrival airport. melihat pesawat acca yang belum juga mendarat, saya dan hanif bingung mau "nongkrong" dimana, apakah CFC, atau kafe ser*mbi. hmmm..karena makan ayam krispi terlalu mainstream, dan kafe ser*mbi itu lebih dekat dengan gate arrival, maka kami memutuskan memesan 1 piring nasi goreng merah disitu.

Ternyata, nasi gorengnya luar biasa hambar, tidak ada "binatang"nya, dan pelengkapnya hanya telur rebus dan tempe yang sudah melempem. -_- tapi bukan itu yang menghawatirkan, kami setress karena rasa nasinya rasa sudah mau "ekspired", dan harga seporsi nasi goreng ekspired itu 28.000! wowh! fantastis untuk sebuah makanan yang bermodal sekit
ar 5000 saja itu. well, untung bawa burger mantao, jadi acca dan temannya bisa ngemil dikit di air port.

Acca tambah tambun, dan seperti biasa, dengan janggut yang tebalnya itu, dia tampak "syekh"2 banget. hehe... dijalan pulang kami cerita banyak soal perkara hanif hilang uang 4 juta di pondokannya. ternyata ada ya,anak-anak SMA yang licik seperti teman kamarnya hanif itu. bayangkan dong, kamu ditraktir berbulan-bulan sama temanmu, dengan menggunakan uangmu! gila!

Pulang ke rumah, kami lanjut makan lagi, haha, kali ini dengan ayam KFC yang dibeli di drive thru... ada program beli 50.000 dapat 1 stempel! kalo 3 stempel dapat tas bekal, 6 stempel dapat tumbler, dan 9 stempel dapat usb gelang! wow! saya malam itu hanya bayar 49.500, tapi karena mas-masnya baik banget, kami di kasih satu stempel deh! >.< rencana pengen dapat tas bekal ituuu... hua! harus rajin-rajin ke drive thru kfc nih!  


Setelah itu kami tertidur, jam 7 om satria datang untuk mengambil kunci mobil, baju ganti untuk jemput mace pace di bandara... (pace langsung ke rumah sakit buat kerja, luar biasa ayahku ini... I'm soo lucky to have such a great dad! >.<) 

yup... kami sekarang puasa berlima deh! kurang ibnu sih... semoga dia juga merasakan kehangatan ramadhan kareem yang penuh berkah ini di pondokannya. ^^v
Amey
Sahur hari ke 3 kemarin iseng-iseng bikin camilan instan kilat buat makan berdua, lihat bahan yang ada di kulkas, maka terpilih lah mantao pare spesial ini...let's try to make it!

Bahan :
6 buah Mantao pare
2 Butir telur ayam
2 lembar daun sawi putih
6 buah chicken nugget

Saus :
1 sdm cheese spread
1 sdm mayonaise
1 sdm saus bolognaise instan
1 sdt margarine
1 sdm saus sambal/tomat

Cara pembuatan :
1. Goreng telur ayam (dadar), chicken nugget dan mantao pare hingga kecoklatan
2. Belah dua mantao pare
3. Oleskan semua bahan saus di kedua belah mantao
4. Susun chicken nugget, irisan telur dadar, dan daun sawi
5. serve it! enjoy!

Cepet banget dan enak banget! Guarantee! :9