Friday, May 18, 2007

NDP 2007 is coming .........!

Yesterday I heard from the radio's news about the E-balloting for the NDP'07 tickets. Wow.......... time is really flies....... almost NDP again.........??
Personally, I enjoy NDP season is the Firework Festival that always there for us to enjoy freely.....


For this year, the E-balloting will be start from 19th May until 28th May 2007. According to the radio, the ballotting can be done from their website: http://www.ndp.org.sg, or by sms, AXA machine, and some other ways..... please check and listen to the radio and TV news if you interested to get hold on the ticket. Only Singaporean and PR can joint this E-balloting.. And 1 name only can apply one time for either 2, 4 or 6 tickets.
Try your luck...... or if you can have it and can not go, please remember me and pass it to me.....

From their website:
National Day Festival
NDP @ Marina Bay 2007 presents a unique and enriching experience to all Singaporeans as we extend the celebratory mood beyond 9th August.
From 16 July till 26 August, NDP Exco and partners introduces National Day Fest to our Nation. National Day Fest aims to engage and entertain all Singaporeans, from the young to the young at heart.
Do explore the string of activities and events that are lined up and held around the vibrant Marina Bay.


Be fascinated by the “Pomp & Pageantry” of the National Day Parade, enjoy “Fun & Entertainment” around Marina Bay, be immersed in “Culture & Heritage” activities, sweat yourselves out in “Sports & Fitness”, building our “Community & Identity”.
Celebrate Singapore: City of Possibilities
Bayfest allows you to celebrate our nation’s 42nd birthday with a wide range activities and events for all Singaporeans.
a. 18 - 29 July : Singapore HeritageFest 07
b. 29 July : NAC EXXONMOBILE - Concert in the Park
c. 3 - 5 August : BayBeats 07
d. 8 - 12 August : Celebrate NationalDay at Esplanade
e. 4 August : Pop Culture II
f. 11 August : NUS Rag and Flag Day
g. 18 August : Marina Bay Challenge
h. 17 - 18 August : Singapore Fireworks Celebrations
i. 1 - 12 August : BayFest
j. 25 - 26 August : WaterFest Singapore 2007
k. 26 August : Singapore Bay Run/ Army Half Marathon
l. 28 July : Take the City Walk – Celebrate Singapore, Celebrate Family

For complete and other information, just logon into their website: http://www.ndp.org.sg

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Satay........ Sate......... Anyone???

Gara2 pernah bikin sate waktu ngumpul2 di rumah, minggu kemarin didaulat untuk bikin sate ayam lagi di acara kumpul2 karena ada temen yang kedatangan calon (istri & mertuanya) dari Taiwan.

Kalau mau ada yang pesen, kasih tau ya....... (hihihi......... mencoba bizniz baru nih...)! Murah meriah.... dan yang pasti katanya sih enak....... bikin 100 tusuk dari 3 ekor ayam.

Step-by-step dari bahan mentah sampai hampir abis...........:

Daging ayam di potong2 kecil2 kotak..... kalau aku sih aku pisahin yg daging dan yang bagian kulit/lemak... Tiap tusuk aku kasih 3 potong dagind dan 1 potong kulit/lemak supaya waktu dibakar lebih harum & enak..
Sebelum dibakar aku rendam dengan kecap manis dan irisan bawang putih (ala susana nih..).

Sewaktu dibakar aku celupkan di adonan bumbu kacang (bumbu sate) dengan campuran kecap, supaya rasanya mantap dan warnanya gak pucat.

Bakar satenya pake alat barbeque electric.. gak pake acara keluar asap, jadinya sangat praktis. Alat ini aku dapat dari tukar pointnya kartu kredit beberapa taon yang lalu.

Penampakan sate yang sudah matang dan tinggal disantap..... Kalau bikin banyak, yang mentah bisa disimpan beku ataupun dipanggang setengah matang dulu.

Sebagai pendamping sate, aku sajikan lontong, irisan timun dan bawang merah serta bumbu kacang dari merk KarangSari... Happy lah hati ini.... karena sateku laris manis........

Ayo ngumpul untuk nyate yok...........

Te... sate....... ueenaak......... tak iya........... (hihi.. niru gaya orang madura kalau menjajakan sate ayam di kampungku Petemon di Surabaya..........)

Saturday, May 12, 2007

How to Stay Married

Nowadays, when we heard that so and so is divorced seems like a usual thing happened, not a big deal, not a shameful thing.
As a married woman myself, I realize is not that easy to keep the marriage going.
The following story teach us how to stay married..... Enjoy it!

A man and woman had been married for more than 60 years. They had shared everything. They had talked about everything. They had kept no secrets from each other except that the little old woman had a shoe box in the top of her closet that she had cautioned her husband never to open or ask her about............
For all of these years, he had never thought about the box, but one day the little old woman got very sick and the doctor said she would not recover.In trying to sort out their affairs, the little old man took down the shoe box and took it to his wife's bedside.She agreed that it was time that he should know what was in the box.When he opened it, he found two crocheted dolls and a stack of money totaling $95,000.
He asked her about the contents. "When we were to be married,"she said, "my grandmother told me the secret of a happy marriage was to never argue.She told me that if I ever got angry with you, I should just keep quiet and crochet a doll."
The little old man was so moved; he had to fight back tears. Only two precious dolls were in the box. She had only been angry with him two times in all those years of living and loving. He almost burst with happiness."Honey," he said, "that explains the doll, but what about all of this money? Where did it come from?"
"Oh," she said, "that's the money I made from selling the dolls."

Women will love this..A Prayer.......Dear Lord, I pray for Wisdom to understand my man; Love to forgive him; And patience for his moods; Because Lord, if I pray for Strength, I'll beat him to death. And I don't know how to crochet. Amen

Monday, May 07, 2007

Kejujuran

Sekedar mau bercerita tentang kejujuran yang aku alami .....

Waktu aku baru memulai bisnis Bakul Indo dan Sophie Martin, ada seorang PLRT bernama samaran XG yang menyapa dari YM! Dia mau mencoba menjalankan bisnis tersebut di temen2nya...... Lumayan juga ... pesanan dia total lebih dari 200-an doller.

Anaknya pinter dan rajin. Dia dikasih kebebasan oleh employernya untuk memakai komputer yang dirumah dan boleh memakai internet segala. Aku bilang ke dia "Wah ... employer kayak gini ini bener2 jarang lho........ sebaiknya kamu hati2 menjaga kepercayaan yang dia berikan supaya bisa tetap kerja". Juga sewaktu dia udah mulai dapat off-day 2 minggu sekali. Dimanfaatkan olehnya untuk ke KBRI belajar bahasa Inggris dan dia juga belajar bahasa Mandarin (gak tau dari mana?).

Suatu hari..... tiba2 aku terima telpon dari seseorang yang tidak aku kenal, yang bernama Ati. Dia mengaku temennya XG dan ngasih tau kalau XG udah diantar pulang ke Indonesia.... Woah... aku kaget juga, emang kesalahan apa yang dia buat sampai harus dipulangkan ke orangtuanya gitu....... Tapi aku gak punya kesempatan untuk mencari tau dari XG sendiri.

Ati nelpon bukan sekedar mau ngasih tau kalau XG udah gak kerja di singapore, tapi karena dia disuruh XG untuk menanyakan berapa utang dia untuk barang yang pernah dia bawa dan belum dibayar......... Kaget nomor dua........ koq bisa2nya XG punya pikiran untuk membayar utang dia kalau dia sendiri udah gak di sini... (terus terang, aku aja udah lupa barang apa aja yang masih di dia, dan berapa jumlahnya, meski ada catatan untuk itu...).
Aku bilang ke Ati, okay deh... ntar aku cari catatan itu dan kasih tau. Berhubung waktu itu aku harus siap2 ke Indonesia untuk biz trip, aku bilang, kasih waktu 2 minggu ya....

Terus terang, aku males bongkar2 catatan untuk mencari total uangnya.. paling2 aku pikir juga 20 doller, ya udah deh.. itung2 buat pesangon dia. Eh... minggu kemarin Ati sms ke aku lagi dan nanyakan berapa pastinya yang harus dibayar......... kaget nomor tiga.... Aku bilang ke dia, kamu tanya ke XG aja deh, berapa yang harus dia bayar.......

Agak sorean, Ati telpon aku dan bilang, kata XG, totalnya sekitar 40-an doller...... kaget nomor empat........ duh.......... aku bener2 terharu dan kaget, dijaman kayak gini koq masih ada orang2 dengan penghasilan minim gitu yang masih juga begitu jujur... Bukan cuman untuk XG, tapi juga Ati (yang belum pernah ketemu dengan diriku)... Terus terang, aku merasa uang 40 doller pastinya cukup banyak buat mereka kan...? Dan aku juga tidak pernah nagih atau nanyakan ke XG lho...... Bener2 orang2 langka yang aku rasa susah ditemui saat ini.

XG, kalau kamu sempat baca tulisan ini, terima kasih atas kejujuran kamu. Aku cuma bisa mendoakan semoga kamu bisa berhasil di masa mendatang dan belajar dari pengalaman kamu di masa lampau untuk mencapai kesuksesan dalam hidupmu.

Friday, May 04, 2007

Dinner & Merlion Park

Labour Day with Sue Lotto


1st May 2007, at about 6.30 am picked up Sue Lotto, my boss' friend from Melbourne, Australia. Afternoon, brought her for lunch at Pizza Hut Lot 1, then we went to National Orchid Garden, Botanic Garden.

From Botanic Garden, we went to Merlion Park, Esplanade Theater just for a walk. Then went to Holland Village for dinner......

See you again, Sue.....

Ayo Makan...........!


Untuk yang lagi nyari2 tempat makan di Singapore......

1. Warung Pojok di Lucky Plaza lantai 3, dekat ama Ojolali.... Yang aku suka dari warung pojok itu siomay bandung (S$5.00), mie bakso (S$3.50) en nasi goreng (ini sih favenya Bagio)

2. Pondok Jawa Timur, Far East Plaza lantai 2... makanannya lumayan enak, tapi harganya termasuk agak mahal dibanding tempat makanan Indonesia di sekitar Orchard. Ayam penyetnya S$5.50 tanpa nasi, nasi putih S$1.00, nasi gorengnya S$6.00

3. Chicken wing dengan perlengkapan bihun dan mie gorengnya. Chicken wingnya enak, gurih dan kering...... harganya S$1.00 per potong. Tambahan lauk lainnya ada otak2, cah kubis, fish cake, dll........ sambalnya nendang banget.... pedes dan enak.... Sayangnya tempat ini gak menyediakan halal food. Jangan datang terlalu dekat dengan jam makan malam, pasti harus ngantri panjang....... Lokasinya di dekat Commonwealth market, di blok 117 Commenwealth Crescent.

Met hunting makanan..........

Last Minute di Jakarta Airport...!


Foto2 yang tercecer dari perjalanan ke Jakarta awal April kemarin.....