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Saturday, February 26, 2011

,, New Year Eve ,,

New Year Eve is evening until night 31 of Dec. This is the last day in year.on western custom, New Year Eve celebrated with parties and gather event with family, friends or relative for waiting turnover the year.

In Indonesia, New Yer Eve celebrated with around the city by car or motorcycle, trumpet from cardboard that rung by people in the street, and entertainment venues has become the cultural community when new year come.

Last year my family and I celebrated the New Year  Eve with round the city. We arrived at 11 o'clock and went to Tunjungan road. There were so many people with their noisy motorcycle.  I don't know why they changed the exhaust with the noisy one. I thought It was strange!
By the way, I like New Year Eve because at that momment I got nice view, the Firework fly to the air beautifully along alternation of time.

This's the recording of that momment:

(Indy)

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Noodle siiep

I have so many favourite foods. But I love noodle very much. Noodle made from flour. I like all kind of noodle. for example : Instant noodle, bakmi, pangsit (mie ayam) or spaghetti. Eventough my mother cooks noodle everyday, I never get bored 'n I dont know why... noodle is like Important for me. I like eat noodle since I was a Child until now.

I have many favourite taste of instant noodle. This are some of them : Lada hitam, Ayam kecap, kaldu Ayam, Ayam Bawang etc.

For Bakmi, Almost every night I buy Bakmi without vegetable near from my home, I usually call the seller "Ambon", because he has black skin. hehehe......

If Mie Ayam, I usually buy it in warung Bakso Tengger because the stall sell meatball too. The cost is cheap, just Rp. 6.000. It's complete if I eat it with 3-4 spoons of condiment

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Soto Daging Kalkulator

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Soto Daging Kalkulator which translated into Calculator Meat Soup is a famous cuisine in Surabaya. The food stall is located in Taman Bungkul just next to the skating area. The food stall (warung) name is actually “Sedap Malam”. This warung is always crowded by soto lovers. Based on my observation the warung opens daily from 4 p.m until late night. What special from this soto is it is soto Lamongan. Usually the meat soto is Madurese one which taste doesn’t suit mine. Soto Lamongan has lighter taste which completed with fried innards and perkedel (fried mashed potato). It is served in the evening with some shrimp crackers.
Soto itself is a traditional cuisine. It can be found in almost every region in Indonesia. Every region has its own way in making the soto (soup). The soup made of meat or chicken broth. Even many put innards (jeroan) in the soup. Of course, it’s not my favorite.

Rawon Kalkulator
(eastjava.com/blog)
Soto daging kalkulator is famous, because the seller will count things that you’ve ordered and tell each price like a machine. He will mumble like a robot in a funny rhyme and tone while calculating food that you eat there. Moreover, so far Soto Daging Kalkulator is the only meat soto a la Lamongan. I haven’t  found any other place. The soto is quite pricey compare to other warung. Of course, when it’s compare with a nice restaurant the price is reasonable. If you have time and want to spend more money to taste the soto, I highly recommend this place. If you don’t like soto, you can try the black soup (rawon) in this place too.
(Silvana)

Fried rice


Fried rice is one of the famous food in Asia. Many countries in Asia love this food. Especially for Chinese and Indonesian foods. Fried rice really cheap. Everybody can buy this food or make it by self. The ingredients are garlic, egg, onion, salt, pepper, rice, vegetables, some meat and sauce. I really like fried rice. It can be alternative food when our parents not cooking anything. It's nice and perfect....!!!!
Fried rice not only famous in Asis, but also in America. But the differences between Asian fried rice and American fried rice are they use soya sauce and hot dog. Chaufa is popular version of fried rice in Peru. It combines with Chinese recipe and some South American flavor. Anothe version is Curry fried rice, it same with another fried rice but the different is they use some curry powder for the flavor.
For me fried rice is nice food. My mom always bought it for me when we don't have food for dinner. You just need Rp 6.000,- for buy it. If you wanna eat clean and healthy fried rice, you can cook it in your home. If my mom make it, she never use tomato sauce. She only use galic, onion, chili, tomato and vegetables and then we blend it. I always use vegetables for cook fried rice. The vegetables are carrots, broccoli, salad, bean and celery.


It's really nice. Sometimes we eat it with chicken, crackers and pickle. It only be the complement. When we will buy fried rice in some place who so many people sell it, you must make sure that seller that you choose is right. Make sure first before you feel disappointed.
For people who hate fried rice....i think you need to try it. I'm sure after you try it you will wanna it again...again...and again.Sometimes i really hate when the seller is dirty and sell unhealthy food. But i'm luck because i always have special place for buy fried rice. Don't forget to try it ....!!!

Source : http://www.wikipedia.org/

(Fifi)

Girl's Generation



So Nyeo Si Dae with acronym SNSD or well-known as Girl’s Generation  is a Korean girl group formed by SM Entertaniment at July 16th 2007. It have nine members that choosen from the best girls in Korea who have been training dancing, modeling, acting, singing, etc


Before 2007 SM Entertaiment announced the audition for Korean girl who want be a professional singer. A lot of girl joined it and trained by SM Entertainment for a few  years and the best of the best choose. They are Taeyeon , Jessica, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona and Seohyun

 
But after this group formed a lot of gossip show up likes all member were plastic operate and  didn't have any skill in entertain (read: SNSD's operate plastic). And then SM Entertainment who heard it and asked about their response, they said THAT IS EXTREMELY WRONG NEWS. SM Entertainment said if they choose members of Girl’s Generation compatible with their  talents. And it proved with Girl’s Generation who be number one girl group that popular and have many fans in Korea. Even they became honourable guest as Entertainer of Spectator with Son Dam Bi di Half Time at Friendship Competition between Manchaester United and FC Seoul at july 24th 2009 and this are the pictures.
But for me it unnecessary topic for discussion whatever they want to operate plastic, right? Who are the people didn't want become beautiful and attractive? I want be operated plastic but the main problem i dont have much money for it so i cant. I like their music not their face, but they more interested than before, why not??

Okay back to topic again. This is Girl’s Generation Discography!
Korean Discography:
Studio Albums
Repackaged Albums
Mini-Albums
Live Albums
Single Albums
Digital Singles
Compilation albums
  • 2008: Sweet Memories with Girls' Generation
  • 2008: Heart 2 Heart with Girls' Generation
Japanese Discography:
Mini-Albums
Singles
Digital singles
DVDs
  • 2010: Girls in Tokyo (bonus DVD from Girls' Generation's first photobook)
  • 2010: New Beginning of Girls' Generation (Japan debut DVD)
And if you wanna know about the members here they are SNSD Profile.
And if you wanna download and listening their songs click HERE!
Or here for Free Download.

I do like this girl band not only because of their cool music and songs but also they are extremely cute, beautiful and sexy! Oh when i become like them?? #wished
 
Anyway if you decided be a fans of Girl’s Generation please like this PAGE or be member of their FANPAGE.

The last words THANKS FOR READING and dont forget to COMMENT! ^^

Sources:
http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girls%27_Generation
http://sistamelody.wordpress.com/2010/04/26/profil-snsd-so-nyuh-shi-dae/

(Ryu)

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Naruto


Naruto is manga made by Mashashi Kishimoto. Naruto is on of my favorite cartoon. Naruto is a ninja cartoon. The story is nice :) I lik the instrument when the action is sad ....
It's so touched me ! I ever cried when I watched one of the scene ....
hikz :(
Everybody like Naruto, The children until the adultman like this ...
Naruto is famous manga in the world ! :)

The hero is Naruto Uzumaki. He's a ninja who wants to be a Hokage in the future. Hokage is a leader of ninja at Konohagakure (Naruto's village). Naruto is a boy who don't have parents since he was a child. Inside of naruto's body , there's a Kyubi (monster with 9 tails) someone entered it into Naruto's body because the villagers hope if Naruto maybe can be the hero in the future. But since he was a child , his life is silent ! No one to be his friend. Naruto loves eat ramen noodles. He always eat ramen noodles with his teacher in academy, Hiruka. Not only Naruto there , there're Uchiha Sasuke and Sakura Haruno. They are naruto friend's team. The team called Team 7. Their teacher named Kakashi Hatake. Uchiha Sasuke is a boy from respectable family but his family were died all because Sasuke's brother killed them. His ambition is He wants to kill his brother, named Uchiha Itachi. Sakura Haruno is a beautiful girl, she still have low power at first scene. Her ambition is She wants to be a strong girl ! Kakashi Hatake is a teacher who very relaxed, he always make some promise to gather at somewhere, but he always comes late until 3 hours --'
Bad teacher !
Sasuke and Sakura are bestfriend of Naruto. even if Naruto call them family, Kakashi too....
not only them , there're still many figures there with different characters....

The story began was make me interested. because many fights there :D
The enemy are Akatsuki and Orochimaru, Akatsuki is a Orochimaru's organitation. Orochimaru is a exstudent of Jiraiya, Orochimaru has strong power! But he use the power for evil . Orochimaru target Sasuke , because He thinks Sasuke has a strong power and maybe He thinks if Sasuke can be his Follower to destroy Konohagakure. It's easy thing to persuade Sasuke to follow his ! Don't forget , there's Naruto there. When Orochimaru was success persuade Sasuke, Naruto and the others friends was trying to chase Sasuke. But their affair is nothing ! Sasuke still want to follow Orochimaru. It makes Naruto angry and came into conflict. It's exclaimed and sadly. Because Naruto and Sasuke are bestfriend.

The Naruto story devided into 2 sessions. The first session is about Naruto when he was 12 years old. The second session is about Naruto when he was 15 years old. The second session is called Naruto Shippuden. Not only Tv series or comics , Naruto also has some movie. There are :
  •  Naruto the Movie : Ninja Clash in The Land of Snow
  •  Naruto the Movie 2 : Legend of the Stone of Gelel
  • Naruto the Movie 3 : Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom
  • Naruto Shippuden the Movie
  • Naruto Shippuden 2 : Bonds
  • Naruto Shippuden 3 : Inheritors of the Will of Fire
  • Naruto Shippuden 4 : The Lost Tower
At the Naruto Shippuden , Naruto and Sakura was more strong ! And thn Naruto was mature than when he was 12 years old. But at The Naruto Shippuden , Sasuke has followed Orochimaru and go out from Konoha. There're new figures there.
Okay that's all about Naruto, wanna to know more about Naruto ?
visit to :
http://naruto.viz.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naruto
http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/naruto/index.html

you can read Naruto online at :
http://www.onemanga.com/Naruto/
http://bacamanga.com/Naruto

THANK YOU ...

(Nindy)

Princess Aurora



Once upon a time, there were a King and a Queen. They had not any children. This problem made them very sad. But one day, when the Queen walked arround the river bank, a little fish lifted up his head from the water and said “Your hope will come true and you will have a daughter”.

The fish prediction came true. The Queen gave birth a beautiful daughter. The King couldn’t held his happiness. They gave the name to their daughter “Princess Aurora”. The King held a big banquet and invited all of the family, relatives, friends, and the citizen in his kingdom. He also invited all of the fairies in his kingdom, so that they could guard againts the princess and blessing her.

There were thirteen fairies in the kingdom, but the king only had twelve gold plates for the fairies. So he decided to invite only twelve fairies and didn’t invite the thirteenth fairy.

All of the guests and the fairies came on thet banquet. They gave the best gifts to the little princess. The first fairy gave her a kindness, the other fairies gave her a beauty, a wealth, etc. So the little princess almost got all the best things in this world.

When the eleventh fairy already gave the blessing, the thirteenth fairy that didn’t get the invitation became so angry, and came to the banquet and took the revenge. The thirteenth fairy said “When she’s fifteen years old, she will stabbed by a sewing needle and she will die”.
The twelfth fairy that had not gave the blessing yet said “The curse from the thirteenth fairy will happen, but I can lighten that curse. The Princess won’t die, she only will sleep away for a hundred years”.

The King expected the twelfth fairy could rescue his beloved daughter from the curse. He comanded to all of people in his kingdom, all of sewing needle in his kingdom must throwed away and destroyed. While all of the blessing from the fairies came true. The Princess was very beautiful, kind, friendly, and wise. All of people loved her.

In her fifteenth birthday, the King and the Queen left the kingdom and Aurora was alone in the kingdom. The Princess explored the kingdom area and saw many rooms in the kingdom. Finally she entered into an old tower. She climbed the narrow stairs and found a little door. There was a gold key suspended on the door.
When Aurora opened the door, she saw an old woman was sewing with the seweing needle and looked very busy.

“Hi ma’am! What are you doing here?”, asked Aurora.

“I’m sewing and embroider”, said the old woman and hod her head.

“How beautiful an embroidery is that”, said Aurora.

Aurora took the sewing needle and joined to embroider. Unfortunately she was stabbed by the sewing needle and the curse really happened. The Princess fell down to the ground. She would sleep away for a hundred years.
The King and the Queen that already came to the kingdom and all of the ministry slept away. Horses in a pen, dogs in the yard, doves on the roof, and flies on the wall, all of them were sleep away. Moreover the fire that was flame stopped, the cooked meats became freeze.
The wild and thorny plants grew faster arround the kingdom and thicker every year. Even the smoke and the smokestack couldn’t see because of that plants.

But the story about the beautiful princess was known until all of the world. So many princes came and tried to enter the kingdom but they always failed because of the thorns.
A hundred years passed. The curse still couldn’t broken. One day a brave prince that alredy heard the story said “All the story will not make me affraid, I will go and see the beautiful princess there”.

Then the prince arrived in front of the plants. He just saw nice plants and passed it easily. When the prince arrived in the kingdom, the kingdom was so quiet and he could heard his breath. He entered the kingdom further and got into an old tower. He opened the door and saw a beautiful princess. He couldn’t took his eyes off of the princess. Then the prince knelt to the ground and kissed the princess. After that the princess opened her eyes and woke up. She was smiling to the prince because the curse had broken. Both of them ran from the tower.

At that time all of the people in the kingdom and the animals woke up too. Finally the King and the Queen held the wedding party for the Prince and the Princess. Then they lived happily ever after.
                                                                       _the end_



I like Princess Aurora. She is a beautiful and pretty princess. She wears pink dress, a gold necklace, and a gold crown. She has white skin, beautiful eyes, and blonde hair. I have many things about Princess Aurora, start from pencils, pens, a diary book, a picture frame, a calendar, a towel, a greeting card, a key chance, etc.
I wish I can have more collection about Princess Aurora. Some people said that it’s too childish. Bur I don’t care about it. Because collecting things about Princess Aurora is one of my simple pleasure ... =)

(Emma)