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Indonesia - Foods

0 comments Posted by Me and Me at 11:23 PM

Living in a country that has endless variety of food and drinks, Indonesians do eat out, but the majority does not go to restaurants. The local food scene relies heavily on street food. Indonesians savour the delicious meals offered by ubiquitous street vendors day and night for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Street food is a quick meal sold by a vendor with a push cart, basket, at a stall, or possibly at a store where customers can see the preparation of food clearly. It provides a close connection between the customer and the street food, unlike having a plate of food in a restaurant.
The types of food offered vary from a simple fried tofu to a much more complicated dish like gudeg (raw jackfruit cooked in a Javanese traditional way that originated from Yogyakarta). In big cities like Jakarta, Surabaya, Bandung, Semarang and Medan, the street vendors offer many a traditional food from various regions in the archipelago. But in smaller cities, they are usually of the local cuisine.
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The most commonly found street food is bakso or meatballs that are usually served in a bowl, like soup, with noodles, bean curds (tofu), eggs, and/or fried meat.Another popular soup-like street food is soto. It is mainly comprised of broth and vegetables. The meats most commonly used are beef and chicken, but there are also sotos with mutton and pork. It is usually accompanied by rice or compressed rice. Sotos are differentiated by the ingredients in them, such as soto ayam (chicken) and soto kambing (mutton).
There are many sotos in Indonesia, as different regions and ethnicities have their own ways of preparing the cuisine, such as soto Madura (from East Java), soto Betawi (from Jakarta), soto Padang (from West Sumatra), so to Bandung (from West Java), soto Banjar (from South Kalimantan), and coto Makassar (from South Sulawesi).
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The other popular delicacy often sold by street vendors is satay. It is a dish consisting of chunks or slices of dice-sized meat (chicken, goat, lamb, beef, pork, or fish) on bamboo skewers, which are grilled over a wood or charcoal fire, then served with various spicy seasonings, mostly made of ground nuts. Satay may have originated in Java or Sumatra, but is very popular outside Indonesia too. Similar to soto bakso and soto, there are many types of satay from sate Madura to Padang, sate Iilit, sate susu, kulit, sate Ponorogo and many more.
Nasi goreng (steamed rice stir-fried with eggs, meatballs, chicken/beef/shrimp, assorted vegetables and often with sweet soy sauce seasoning) is also very popular along with nasi rawon (rice served with dark beef soup) originally from East Java. The dark colour comes from the meaty seeds of kluwak nuts. Usually served with uncooked mung bean sprouts and salty duck eggs, pecel (a mixture of vegetables and traditional crackers with spicy peanut paste). Madiun and Blitar in East Java are popular for their pecel and gado-gado (a mixture of vegetables, crackers and rice with peanut flavoured sauce). The taste is sweet in Eastern Java and salty in Western Java.
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Anyer Beach - West Java

0 comments Posted by Me and Me at 4:37 PM

Anyer is a beach town in Banten. It is located at Anyer, 38 km from Serang City. The beach is facing the West, so we can see the view of Mt. Rakata (the remaining / child of Mt. Krakatau that exploded in 1833) and the sunset. A beautiful sea sight with all activities such as Jet Ski, Speed Boat, Para Sailing and other aquatic sport, those types of activities can be found here, as well as sunset view from the beach and an old lighthouse at Cikoneng. A lot of hotels from jasmine to international 5 stars can be tourist best choices to stay. Anyer is a popular beach resort for Jakartan.


Sunset on banana boat

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Anyer beach has many unique enchantments. Its white sands amaze many tourists. They are so pure; we can feel the softness of the sands. The deep blue sea attracts many divers around the world because its various sea lives are so completely perfect. The sea breeze can make visitors' mind fresh, out of stress and enjoy. And the last enchantments that can make Anyer beach as the most favorite place to visit is the view of the legendary Krakatau Mountain and its historical lighthouse.


Sunset at Anyer Beach

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It is located in the west coast of Java about 120km from Jakarta. Sanghyang, 10 km off Anyer beach, is an easy diving destination for Jakartan divers who can only spare a weekend. This volcanic island offers white carbonate-sand beach and a wealth of underwater life, while Anyer offers a gorgeous sunset.
Where to stay? One of famous resort Marbela Hotel with good view as per picture below
Marbela Hotel at Anyer Beach
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10 Ciri Orang Yang Berfirkir Positif

0 comments Posted by Me and Me at 2:00 AM

Semua orang yang berusaha meningkatkan diri dan ilmu pengetahuannya pasti tahu bahwa hidup kan lebih mudah dijalani bila kita selalu berpikir positif. Tapi, bagaimana melatih diri supaya pikiran positiflah yang 'beredar' di kepala kita, tak banyak yang tahu. Oleh karena itu, sebaiknya kita kenali saja dulu ciri-ciri orang yang berpikir positif dan mulai mencoba meniru jalan pikirannya.

1. Melihat masalah sebagai tantangan

Bandingkan dengan orang yang melihat masalah sebagai cobaan hidup yang terlalu berat dan bikin hidupnya jadi paling sengsara sedunia.

2. Menikmati hidupnya

Pemikiran positif akan membuat seseorang menerima keadaannya dengan besar hati, meski tak berarti ia tak berusaha untuk mencapai hidup yang lebih baik.

3. Pikiran terbuka untuk menerima saran dan ide

Karena dengan begitu, boleh jadi ada hal-hal baru yang akan membuat segala sesuatu lebih baik.

4. Mengenyahkan pikiran negatif segera setelah pikiran itu terlintas dibenak

Memelihara' pikiran negatif lama-lama bisa diibaratkan membangunkan singa tidur. Sebetulnya tidak apa-apa, ternyata malah bisa menimbulkan masalah.

5. Mensyukuri apa yang dimilikinya

Dan bukannya berkeluh-kesah tentang apa-apa yang tidak dipunyainya.

6. Tidak mendengarkan gosip yang tak menentu

Sudah pasti, gosip berkawan baik dengan pikiran negatif. Karena itu, mendengarkan omongan yang tak ada juntrungnya adalah perilaku yang dijauhi si pemikir positif.

7. Tidak bikin alasan, tapi langsung bikin tindakan

Pernah dengar pelesetan NATO (No Action, Talk Only), kan? Nah, mereka ini jelas bukan penganutnya. NARO (No Action Review Only), NADO (No Action Dream Only), NATO (No Action Talk Only), NACO (No Action Concept Only), NABO (No Action Briefing Only), NAMO (No Action Meeting Olny), NASO (No Acton Strategy Only)

8. Menggunakan bahasa positif

Maksudnya, kalimat-kalimat yang bernadakan optimisme, seperti "Masalah itu pasti akan terselesaikan," dan "Dia memang berbakat."

9. Menggunakan bahasa tubuh yang positif

Di antaranya adalah senyum, berjalan dengan langkah tegap, dan gerakan tangan yang ekspresif, atau anggukan. Mereka juga berbicara dengan intonasi yang bersahabat, antusias, dan 'hidup'.

10. Peduli pada citra diri

Itu sebabnya, mereka berusaha tampil baik. Bukan hanya di luar, tapi juga di dalam.

 

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