C’est Ma Vie..

Ceritanya mulai besok (eh udah mulai dr jumat kemaren sih) sampe hari jumat gue lg libur sekolah. Cuma seminggu sih liburnya.. reading week, tp gue gak ada yg perlu dibaca, jadi bakal jadi "eating and working week" deh. hehehe.

So far, gue udah kerja 2 shifts sejak hari jumat, dan episode kerja dan makan sutra bakal terus berlanjut. Berhubung manager gue berbaik hati kali ini, gue dikasih kerja 4 shifts, saking baeknya, four days in a row. apa gak gempor tuh? Tapi gak papa lah.. gue dgn senang hati kok, artinya i can save more $$$ dong. hehehe.

Makan sutra udah dimulai dr hari ini.. dimulai dgn Ben thanh. Tadi gue udah makan pho, bbq pork balls dan spring rolls, berlanjut jalan ke mall dan ngisi perut lagi dgn mango bubble tea. Stelahnya, perutnya mau meledak. hahaha.

besok, acaranya ke mandarin buffet, tmpt gue kerja. Kalo ditanya orang, apa gak eneq tuh makan disana, kan tiap hari ngeliatin makanannya? Engga tuh!! Soalnya tiap hari gue cuma bisa ngacai doang ngeliat makanan yg buanyak banget itu… dan mrk lagi ada dumpling festival, dan minggu ini minggu terakhir mrk adain dumpling festival.. kalo gak besok kapan lagi sempetnya secara gue kerja dr selasa sampe jumat. hehehe.

Udah ah.. skrg mo lanjut nonton Oscar lagi. Jennifer Hudson menang!! YAAAAYY!!

It’s so quiet .. i’m sitting at the corner of library. and i’m bored! i want to go home, but i still have a lot to read. and another snow storm is coming ahead i guess.. I should’ve left earlier. *shoot*

Masih lanjutan cerita edisi dapur jumat lalu yg bikin nasi uduk. hari itu juga gue sempet²in bikin ini. Kalo yg suka dim sum, pasti tau deh sama makanan ini. Lo Po Gau. (spelling?) Benernya gue gak doyan² banget, tp ini makanan fave Narto, jadi lah gue semangat belajar bikin.. ditambah gak tau ada angin apa, bisa pengen makan ini.. tp berhubung tmpt dimsum favorit gue udah tutup ya terpaksa nyobain bikin sendiri. hasilnya.. ENAK! tp komen Narto pas ngeliatnya "kok banyak merah²nya?" ahahaha. ya iya lah.. bikin sendiri, bisa tentuin sendiri kan dagingnya mau sebanyak apa. OK deh.. laen kali dagingnya dikit aja yah.. good, bisa irit jadinya.. LOL. Resepnya diambil dr buku The Food of China: a journey for food lovers, hasil hunting di Costco.

Bahan:
450 gr lobak putih, parut kasar
15 gr udang kering
10 gr jamur hioko
75 gr/2 Chinese sausage (lap cheong)
½ sdm minyak
2 daun bawang, cincang kasar
1½ sdt gula pasir
1½ sdt Shaoxing rice wine
sedikit merica
1 sdm daun ketumbar, cincang kasar
145 gr tepung beras

Cara Membuat:

1. Rendam lobak parut dgn air panas kur/leb 5 menit. Saring dan sisihkan airnya. Peras lobak sampai kering.
2. Rendam udang kering dalam air panas sampai lunak, sisihkan airnya, campur dgn air sisa rendaman lobak. Kemudian, udang kering dicincang kasar.
3. Rendam jamur hioko sampai lembut, saring, sisihkan air rendaman ke campuran air lobak & jamur. Peras jamur, potong dadu kecil².
4. Kukus lap cheong kur/leb 5 menit. Angkat, potong dadu kecil².
5. Panaskan sedikit minyak, masukkan lap cheong. Tumis sekitar 1 menit, masukkan udang kering dan jamur. Tumis lagi kurleb 2 menit ato sampe harum.
6. Masukkan daun bawang, gula, rice wine dan merica. Aduk rata.
7. Masukkan lobak, daun ketumbar, dan tepung beras. Aduk rata.
8. Tambahkan 250 ml air campuran air rendaman. Aduk rata.
9. Taruh adonan ke loyang persegi yg sudah diolesin minyak. Kukus selama kurleb 1 jam. Dinginkan adonan satu malam sblm digoreng.
10. Cara menyajikan: Potong adonan selebar 1 cm. Panaskan minyak, dan goreng sampai kuning/sesuai selera.

PS: berhubung gw gak punya loyang persegi, jadinya yg gw pake cuma aluminium foil buat bikin loaf itu, dan gw pake ukuran yg kecil. Resep ini bisa jadi 2 loyang kecil (sekitar 16 potong).

ini penampakannya stlh dikukus.

Phiew.. finally punya waktu buat napas dan spend time in my kitchen. Udah brp hari nih gak sempet masak sm sekali, makan apa adanya, ato gak delivery. Hari ini masak nasi uduk komplit, dan salah satu pelengkapnya ayam bakar bumbu rujak. Resep aslinya dapet dr salah satu website favorit gue. Coba intip disini
buat resep pastinya. Hari ini sih masaknya kira-kira aja semua. Thanks to Mbak Astri buat sharing resepnya. Salah satu makanan fave gue skrg. Aslinya gue bukan jawa, but i have a huge "crash" on indonesian foods. exotic foods to be exact.

Bahan:
6 potong ayam bagian paha bawah
2 potong kecil lengkuas
1 lbr daun salam
1 sdt gula merah
1 mata asam jawa, larutkan dgn air hangat
1 buah tomat kecil, potong tipis
garam secukupnya

Haluskan:
5 butir bawang merah
2 siung bawang putih
1 cm jahe
1 sdt ketumbar, sangrai,haluskan
3 butir kemiri, cincang, sangrai
1/2 sdt terasi
cabe merah secukupnya
100 ml santan

Cara Membuat:

1. Bakar ayam di oven sampai stengah matang.
2. Tumis bumbu halus, tomat, lengkuas dan daun salam sampe wangi.
3. Masukkan santan, gula merah, garam, asam jawa.
4. Cicip, pas kan rasa. masukkan ayam, aduk2 sampe rata sampe kuah agak mengering.
5. Bakar lagi ayam beserta bumbu2nya kurleb 15 menit.

Kadang bener banget deh orang bilang kita gak bisa tau orang tuh bae ato engga sampe bener2 udah kenal lama, dan udah pernah kerja bareng. Skrg baru terasa susahnya kerja sama orang.. *sigh* satu lagi, kalo bisa jgn pernah kerja sama temen deket sendiri deh.. salah2 malah jadi musuh ntarnya..

i’m not saying i have (an) enemy(ies) right now.. tp lg ngerasain susahnya yg namanya kerja. kerja beneran iya, kerja kelompok di sekolah pun iya. dan pada dasarnya gue tuh orangnya males adu argumen, mending jg i do my best, and do what i have to do, gak perlu sampe debat sampe rambut rontok semua, tenggorokan kering kerontang. tapi.. udah gue perhatiin, 2 minggu ini kok manusia satu itu jd keenakan? minggu lalu diturutin semua kemauannya, hasilnya .. ANCUR, man.. hr ini.. lagi2 gitu.. semua mesti turutin kemauan dia. Gue udah pasrah aja deh.. gue bilang aja, terserah deh, i hate arguing with people, this thing isn’t a big deal for me. Egois kah gue? rasanya engga deh ya.. daripada ntar jadi musuh kan? even though gue skrg jg udah ngerasa uncomfortable banget being around her/him.

tau ah.. pada dasarnya gue males ribut sama siapa aja, gue selalu usaha cari jalan tengah aja walopun akhirnya gue yg jd bete sendiri. kalo kata Narto sih .. rasanya gw tuh tiap hari kaya orang PMS (gara2 cape ati). hahaha. gak dink.. gak kan yah, dear? kadang2 aja toh? *pembenaran diri*

haih.. udah ah.. i just speak random things. hehehe. Lagi bete, tadi udah seneng2 bisa practice yg numerical test.. udah dpt nilai bagus, dan pas mau ngerjain actual test, lah.. ini laptop gak compatible sm programnya. mau nangis gak tuh? udah lah.. bsk aja deh kerjain dr computer lab. semoga bisa.. semoga..

PS: Happy Valetine’s Day, everyone.. walopun gue jg gak ngerayain banget.. ya gimana, V-day malah kerja. dan emang gak celebrate sih. mending jg ngerayain ultah mama kan ya.. buat kita mah.. everday is a valentine’s day.. ya gak, To? *cuih* hahaha.

Mom, happy birthday.. i love you, and always do. Thank yo for always being there for me in my ups and downs. You’re the best mom ever. I wish i were there to celebrate your birthday. I wish you all the best for the coming years.. Take a good care of yourself like you take care of me. Please.. i still want you to see me getting married and giving birth to my future child(ren). I love you, mom.. Happy birthday..

hm..it’s been quite a long time i haven’t updated my blog.. i was too lazy to type.. it’s 2007 already.. time goes so fast, i still remember we were playing "MONOPOLY" and eating domino’s pizza while counting down to 2006, and suddenly its 2007 already. Man man..

so, what’s new with me? what have i been doing? nothing much actually, just enjoying my life..and try to live with it to the fullest.

winter break
- had Xmas dinner at Gunadie’s.. love the turkey! yum yum..
- went to Toronto to visit my aunt & uncle. happy shopping for boxing day. we went to york dale mall, and left home at 7 am. crazy, eh? i thought we were, but once we got there.. there were many people already lined up in front of the stores. The part the i loved the most? food hunting! yum yum..
- Pho hung , vietnamese foods.. love the pho, spring rolls, and deep fried soft-shell crabs
- went to 2 chinese restaurant.. first day, i didn’t really enjoy my meal because i was having a real bad heartburn =( 2nd time.. yummie! i love the bbq pork.. slurpie!
- Little indian buffet.. highly recommended. only cost you 7.95, they have about 6 kind of meats, 4 kind of vegetarian foods, desserts… sooo good compare to the one we use to go in London.

New Year
just stayed at home.. i was too tired after spending days in Toronto.

January 3
- my cousin’s birthday.. it was still during the winter break, so i decided to make birthday cake for her. The first time in my life i ever made birthday cake from scratch. don’t expect its gonna look like it came from bakery.. but i’m very happy with the result. its all about PINK! who’s the birthday girl? HAHAHA

January 8 
- back to school. back to reality. busy and tiring.

January 30 
- I received an email.."Kumala, i’m pleased to tell you that you’re hired!" woo hoo.. finally i can work in Canada even though its only a part-time non-related to my degree job. Well, it doesn’t really matter, what i really look for is the $$$ *matre mode is ON*. i need to save up some money for something that I-can’t-tell-yet. hehehe. I got a job at Mandarin as a hostess. Love it! i always wish i could work there one day, and here i am.. now working there. I love the working environment, even though they are always very busy.. i have to memorize all the dining halls and tables’ number.. i thought i would have so much problem to memorize them.. but it turned out, i’m doing well after my 1st shift =)

February 
- things are getting more hectic. quizzes, essays, presentation, projects, chiropractic..and i still have difficulties to manage myself. But one thing i know for sure… everythings gonna be alright.