One Team, One Spirit, One Goal - With Caldera Indonesia

Its a beautiful day for an Employee Gathering, with PT Caldera Indonesia @ ALam Sutera Tangerang..

Here is some of the story..

March.. March!.. March!..

Bergaya narsis dikit.... sedikit banyak..

Think... think..! ehm... gotta have atleast nine people on the spots.. And we did it!!

Gotta get the water baloon as quickly as possible, and fill the bottle.. to earn as much as Cdr.50.000,- (50.000 Caldera) hihi..

The Crazy bunch..

We won The Best Team.. Yippppyyyy....

Seorang Dahlan Iskan - Dirut PT PLN

Informasi dari Wiki. org :

Dahlan Iskan (lahir di Magetan, Jawa Timur, 17 Agustus 1951; umur 58 tahun, adalah CEO surat kabar Jawa Pos dan Jawa Pos Group, yang bermarkas di Surabaya. Ia juga adalah Direktur Utama PLN sejak 23 Desember 2009. Karier Dahlan Iskan dimulai sebagai calon reporter sebuah surat kabar kecil di Samarinda (Kalimantan Timur) pada tahun 1975. Tahun 1976, ia menjadi wartawan majalah Tempo. Sejak tahun 1982, Dahlan Iskan memimpin surat kabar Jawa Pos hingga sekarang.
Dahlan Iskan adalah sosok yang menjadikan Jawa Pos yang waktu itu hampir mati dengan oplah 6.000 ekslempar, dalam waktu 5 tahun menjadi surat kabar dengan oplah 300.000 eksemplar. Lima tahun kemudian terbentuk Jawa Pos News Network (JPNN), salah satu jaringan surat kabar terbesar di Indonesia yang memiliki lebih dari 80 surat kabar, tabloid, dan majalah, serta 40 jaringan percetakan di Indonesia. Pada tahun 1997 ia berhasil mendirikan Graha Pena, salah satu gedung pencakar langit di Surabaya, dan kemudian gedung serupa di Jakarta. Pada tahun 2002, ia mendirikan stasiun televisi lokal JTV di Surabaya, yang kemudian diikuti Batam TV di Batam dan Riau TV di Pekanbaru.

Catatan Dahlan Iskan : dahlaniskan.wordpress.com

Kumpulan catatan Dahlan Iskan : www.dahlaniskan.info

Avatar - 2009 Film

This movie is on the hotplate, what people has been twitting about.. found the plot at wikipedia.org

In the year 2154, the RDA corporation is mining Pandora, the lush, Earth-like moon of the planet Polyphemus, in the Alpha Centauri system.[16] Parker Selfridge, (Giovanni Ribisi), the administrator, employs former marines as mercenaries to provide security. The humans aim to exploit Pandora’s reserves of unobtanium, a valuable mineral.

Pandora is inhabited by the Na’vi, a paleolithic species of sapient humanoids with feline characteristics. Physically stronger and several feet taller than humans, the blue-skinned indigenes live in harmony with Nature and worship a mother goddess called Eywa.

Humans cannot breathe Pandora’s atmosphere. In order to move about Pandora uninhibited, human scientists have genetically engineered human-Na’vi hybrid bodies called Avatars, which are controlled by genetically matched human operators. Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), a paraplegic former marine, arrives on Pandora to replace his murdered twin brother, an Avatar operator. Dr. Grace Augustine (Sigourney Weaver), the head of the Avatar Program, considers him an inadequate replacement for his brother, relegating him to a bodyguard role.

While Jake is escorting Augustine and biologist Norm Spellman (Joel David Moore) in their Avatar forms, the group is attacked by a large predator, and Jake becomes separated and lost. Attempting to survive the night in Pandora’s dangerous jungles, he is rescued by Neytiri (Zoë Saldaña), a female Na'vi. Neytiri brings Jake back to Hometree, which is inhabited by Neytiri’s clan, the Omaticaya. Mo'at, (C. C. H. Pounder), the Na'vi shaman and Neytiri's mother, instructs her to teach him their ways.

Colonel Miles Quaritch (Stephen Lang), the mercenary leader of the security forces, learns of Jake’s relationship with the Omaticaya, and offers him the chance to walk again in exchange for providing intelligence about the natives and learning what it will take to make them abandon Hometree, which rests above a large deposit of unobtanium.

During the next three months, Jake becomes close to Neytiri and the Omaticaya, and begins to prefer the life he lives through the Avatar. Jake's attachment begins to erode his loyalty towards the corporation and the humans (a phenomena called in the past "going native") and when he is finally initiated into the tribe, he and Neytiri choose each other as mates. Jake's change of loyalty is revealed when he disables a bulldozer as it destroys the Tree of Voices; upon seeing this, Col. Quaritch forcibly disconnects him from his Avatar, and presents Selfridge and Augustine with a vlog in which Jake had admitted that his mission was fruitless; that the humans had nothing the Omaticaya considered to be of value and that they would never abandon Hometree. This convinces Selfridge that negotiations would be fruitless and he orders the destruction of Hometree by a military strike.

Augustine, whose research suggests that all organisms on Pandora are linked in a vast bio-botanical neural network, protests at the destruction of Hometree, but Selfridge persists, allowing Jake only one hour to convince the Na’vi to leave before Col. Quaritch’s forces arrive. When he reveals the true nature of his mission to the Omaticaya, Neytiri accuses him of betraying them, which results in Jake and Augustine's temporary imprisonment. Jake’s time runs out and Quaritch’s forces destroy Hometree. Eytucan (Wes Studi), Neytiri's father and clan chief, and many others are killed in the attack. Jake and Augustine are once again disconnected from their Avatars and detained for treason against the humans. Trudy Chacon (Michelle Rodriguez), a security force pilot who is disgusted by the violence, breaks them out but Augustine is wounded by the ruthless Quaritch during their escape. With Augustine in a critical state, Jake turns to the Omaticaya for help. Searching for a way to regain their trust, he remembers that Neytiri told him that only five Na'vi had ever tamed the Toruk, an immensely powerful flying beast. Successfully taming it, he flies to the Na’vi, who have gathered at the sacred Tree of Souls. He pleads with Mo'at to heal Augustine, who is now dying. They attempt to transplant her soul into her Avatar but fail.

With the assistance of Neytiri and Tsu'Tey (Laz Alonso), the new leader of the Omaticaya, Jake vows defiance against the humans, and assembles thousands of Na'vi from other clans. Jake prays to Eywa to intercede on behalf of the Na'vi in the coming battle. Col. Quaritch, seeing the Na'vi's growing strength, orders a preemptive strike on the Tree of Souls, as it is the center of Na'vi religion and culture; its destruction would leave the Na'vi too demoralized to continue resisting the humans.

As the humans move against the sacred site, the Na’vi fight back fiercely, but human technology and firepower outweigh their bravery; they suffer heavy casualties, among them Tsu'Tey and Trudy. When all hope seems lost, the Pandoran wildlife suddenly attacks the humans in great numbers, overwhelming them in the air and on the ground. Neytiri interprets this as Eywa answering Jake's prayer.

Quaritch orders the bombing of the Tree of Souls but Jake destroys the bomber before it can reach its target. Quaritch escapes in an AMP (Amplified Mobility Platform) suit. He finds the Avatar interface pod, where Jake’s human body is located, and attacks it, damaging it and exposing Jake to Pandora's atmosphere. Neytiri kills Quaritch and saves Jake, seeing his human form for the first time. With the human attack successfully repelled, they reaffirm their love for each other.

The defeated humans are expelled from Pandora, while Jake and his friends remain. Jake is seen wearing the insignia of the Omaticaya clan leader, suggesting that he has become the new leader after the death of Tsu'Tey. The film ends with Jake's consciousness being successfully transplanted into his Na'vi Avatar.

The Christmas Holiday

This is how we spent the Christmas holiday :)) at my father's "play ground".. Masak pake tungku, ikan segar dari kolam, durian dari pohon nya, kelapa muda segar langsung dari pohonnya, dan tentu saja, lalap lalapan langsung petik. ahhhh pokoknya detox abiz!

Big flood came to my parent's neighbourhood, (liputan6.com:banjir_majalaya), its about 1,5 meter high in the lower grounds, but it only reached the garage, since the house is in a higher ground.. however my mother was quite worried about the Apotik, the water was only inch away from flooding all the drugs.. Tapi Alhamdulillah after around midnite, the water subsided and streets back to normal by morning.. but it doesnt end there, we hv lots and lots of work to be done in the next few days, including the SAR Team that has been working hard since the water came..

Zikir Para Selebritis Dunia : Dari Muhammad Ali Sampai Cat Stevens

Buku yang ditulis oleh Ibrahim Bin Abdullah Al-Hazimi, saya sarankan untuk dibaca, berikut cuplikan yang saya temukan di mizan.com :

Ia gadis berusia dua puluh delapan tahu. Namanya disanjung-sanjung, popularitasnya pun tak terbendung. Namun ia meninggalkan semua itu justru pada saat khalayak mengaguminya. Kegamangan, kegelisahan, dan kehampaan makna meliputi dirinya. Dunia seperti mati. ''Aku tidak merasakan keindahan model busana yang ada tubuhku. Aku berjalan berlenggak-lenggok di atas catwalk mengiringi setiap ritme musik. Ketika semua mata memandangku, ada kehinaan dan pelecehan. Jiwaku terasa kosong. Penghormatan mereka hanya pada bau dan tubuhku semata.''

Itulah pengakuan seroang peragawati Prancis terkenal, Fabiyani. Pengakuan Fabiyani di atas hanyalah sepenggal pengembaraan spiritual anak manusia yang terekam dalam buku ini. Ada penyanyi Inggris ternal, Cat Stevens, petinju legandaris dunia, Muhammad Ali, bintang film, dan orang-orang dunia gemerlap lainnya yang jiwanya mengalami pergolakan. Mereka adalah petualang-petualang dunia gemerlap yang terjerembab dalam dunia kelam yang akhirnya ''terdampar'' dalam perjamuan Ilahi.

Buku Zikir para Selebirtis Dunia ini mengurai drama kehidupan para selebritis dunia yang telah mengantarkannya pada sebuah momentum kehidupan yang lebih hidup. Mereka berzikir secara lahir dan batin dan menemukan alam primordialnya sebagai makhluk yang suci (fitri). Buku ini ingin menegaskan bahwa zikir bukan sekadar doa-doa yang dipanjatkan, tapi kesadsaran untuk memandu gerak-gerik kehidupan di jalan-Nya. Zikir bukan sekadsar upaya pasir dengan ratapan dan linangan air mata, tapi ia merupakan gerakan hati untuk berhijrah ke wilayah ilahiah. Ia menjadi bagian dari setiap helaan nafas daslam menyapa Tuhan dan makhluk-Nya. Dan itulah yang dialami oleh para selebritis yang terangkum dalam buku ini.

One Last Cry - Brian McKnight (lyric)

My shattered dreams and broken heart

Are mending on the shelf

I saw you holding hands, standing close to someone else

Now I sit all alone wishing all my feeling was gone

I gave my best to you, nothing for me to do

But have one last cry

Chorus:

One last cry, before I leave it all behind

I've gotta put you outta my mind this time

Stop living a lie

I guess I'm down to my last cry

Cry......

I was here, you were there

Guess we never could agree

While the sun shines on you

I need some love to rain on me

Still I sit all alone, wishing all my feeling was gone

Gotta get over you, nothing for me to do

But have one last cry

Chorus:

One last cry, before I leave it all behind

I've gotta put you outta my mind this time

Stop living a lie

I know I gotta be strong

Cause round me life goes on and on and on

And on.....

I'm gonna dry my eyes

Right after I had my

One last cry

Chorus:

One last cry, before I leave it all behind

I've gotta put you outta my mind for the very last time

Been living a lie

I guess I'm down

I guess I'm down

I guess I'm down...

To my last cry..

The Daughters of Juarez: A True Story of Serial Murder South of the Border

Teresa Rodriguez (Author), Diana Montané (Author), Lisa Pulitzer (Contributor)

Here is Editorial reviews from Amazon.com :

"The Daughters of Juárez not only investigates, with facts and information, but illuminates how innocence and purity are sacrificed almost daily on this desert altar. Teresa Rodriguez's book can make a difference only if you and I get involved to assure that this will never happen again to anyone."

-- Carlos Santana

"This story is more horrifying than a Stephen King novel, has more twists and turns than an Agatha Christie plot, and has a higher body count than any James Bond flick -- and it is all true. You will never forget The Daughters of Juárez, which is exactly what the authors intend and accomplish brilliantly. This book must be a beacon, a catalyst for justice, that rare commodity so nonexistent in Juárez. The authors bring to life the human faces, shattered families, and lost dreams of those who must not be forgotten."

-- Edna Buchanan, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of Love Kills

"The Daughters of Juárez is a book you cannot put down and will never forget -- it will shock you and it should. The authors have done a remarkable job piecing this horrific puzzle into one lucid account of the atrocities that have befallen Juárez, Mexico. This is truly an extraordinary book."

-- Isabel Allende

"Here's the deal: you are murdered and your death is not counted,you are murdered and your death is not investigated, you are murdered and someone is framed for your death. This is Juárez, the jewel of our free trade theories. This is a book everyone should read. And then wonder about the United States and Mexico and this hell of dead women they paper over with lies."

-- Charles Bowden, award-winning author of Down by the River

"The Daughters of Juárez is a crucial, chilling, and detailed account of the mutilations and murders of hundreds of women and girls in Juárez, Mexico. It is a cry for an end to these atrocities and it is a righteous call, after all these years of horror, for justice now."

Panon Hideung - Lagu Daerah Jawa Barat

Panon hideung
Pipi koneng
Irung mancung
Putri Bandung
Putri saha
Di mana bumina
Abbi reseup
Kaanjeunna
Siang wengi
Kaimpi-impi
Hate Abdi
Sara redih
Teuemut dahar
Teuemut nginum
Emut kanu geulis

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I've Never been To Me - Charlene (lyric)

Hey lady, you lady, cursing at your life

You're a discontented mother and a regimented wife

I've no doubt you dream about the things you'll never do

But, I wish someone had talked to me

Like I wanna talk to you.....

Oh, I've been to Georgia and California and anywhere I could run

I took the hand of a preacher man and we made love in the sun

But I ran out of places and friendly faces because I had to be free

I've been to paradise but I've never been to me

Please lady, please lady, don't just walk away

'Cause I have this need to tell you why I'm all alone today

I can see so much of me still living in your eyes

Won't you share a part of a weary heart that has lived million lies....

Oh, I've been to Niece and the Isle of Greece while I've sipped champagne on a yacht

I've moved like Harlow in Monte Carlo and showed 'em what I've got

I've been undressed by kings and I've seen some things that a woman ain't supposed to see

I've been to paradise, but I've never been to me

[spoken]

Hey, you know what paradise is?

It's a lie, a fantasy we create about people and places as we'd like them to be

But you know what truth is?

It's that little baby you're holding, it's that man you fought with this morning

The same one you're going to make love with tonight

That's truth, that's love......

Sometimes I've been to crying for unborn children that might have made me complete

But I took the sweet life, I never knew I'd be bitter from the sweet

I've spent my life exploring the subtle whoring that costs too much to be free

Hey lady......

I've been to paradise, (I've been to paradise)

But I've never been to me

(I've been to Georgia and California, and anywhere I could run)

I've been to paradise, never been to me

(I've been to Neice and the isle of Greece while I've sipped champagne on a yacht)

I've been to paradise, never been to me

(I've been to cryin' for unborn children that might have made me complete)

I've been to paradise, never been to me

(I've been to Georgia and California, and anywhere I could run)

I've been to paradise, never been to me

Visit Danau Tondano - 2006

Hey, i forgot about this picture, we went to Manado and had the chance to visit Danau Tondano, What i remember is, we had great seafood dish, and the Nike, Javanese people say "Uenake Poll!" it was all fresh! wish i could go back there one day, havent got the chance to visit The Bunaken Beach.. who knows i may even have the courage to go snorkling. he he he..

A Fieldtrip to Charoen Pokphand tahun 2007

Wow, from my piles of old pictures from 2007, I have to put this one here. The dress code is awesome from head to toe. Despite my silliness, it was a great Fieldtrip to PT. Charoen Pokphand Factory in Balaraja, Tangerang, in Banten Province. We were allowed to explore the process of turning chickens into various delicious nuggets like Fiesta, etc. Ofcourse they take serious concern about hygene, especially visitors to ensure their product quality. I wouldnt have the opportunity without the PI ladies at my office. I ve been trying to make my own chicken nuggets for my Baby Boy n so far he doesnt like it. he he. So, how do I look? :D

A letter for my bestfriend

Girl,
We have our own lives,
Our own best friends,
Our own love of our lives,
Our own secrets,
Our own beliefs,
Our own ways of pursuing happiness;
Somethings we share, somethings we don't;
Sometimes we're crazy, other times we're dead serious;
Sometimes we're good, sometimes we're bad;
Sometimes we hate, other times we love;
.....( and? apalagi yah.. ngantuk ah.. )

Resep Daging Landak Ala Haryo Pramoe (ha..?)

Pada Acara Harmoni Alam Trans-TV Edisi 08 Nopember 2009, Haryo Pramoe, mempraktekkan satu resep yang agak aneh dan jadi pertanyaan buat saya pribadi (halal atau tidak?), yaitu Tumis Daging Landak yang masakannya diberi nama "Labi". Diluar itu, saya suka bumbu dan cara memasaknya yang saya fikir bisa digunakan untuk daging yang lain, semisal daging kambing. Berikut resep yang sukses saya catat :

Bahan :
200 gr Daging Landak potong dadu (enaknya diganti Daging Kambing)
1/2 sdt. Ketumbar
2 Siung Bawang Putih
Lada Hitam sejumput
Garam secukupnya
Cabe Keriting
Minyak Goreng untuk menumis
Gula Jawa, iris iris
Daun Jeruk sobek sobek supaya harum
Daun Bawang potong miring
Bawang Bombay Potong dadu
Perasan Jeruk Lemon


Cara Memasak :
Ulek halus Ketumbar, Bawang Putih, Lada Hitam dan garam, kemudian aduk2 bersama daging hingga bumbu meresap, kemudian goreng dalam minyak dengan api kecil. masukkan cabe keriting utuh, dan aduk hingga harum, angkat cabe, ulek kasar, masukkan kembali ke dalam wajan. masukkan gula jawa, daun jeruk, Daun Bawang, Bawang Bombay dan perasan Jeruk Lemon. Aduk hingga harum dan tercampur rata. Sajikan Panas.

Lebih enak jika Daging Kambingnya dimakan dengan nasi panas diatas piring yang sudah dialasi daun pisang.nyamnyam.

Resep Jamur Merang Ala Haryo Pramoe

Untuk anda yang tidak bisa makan daging ayam, jamur bisa digunakan sebagai pengganti daging ayam karena texture dan rasa gurihnya, khususnya Jamur Merang. Berikut resepnya yang berhasil saya catat dari acara Harmoni Alam Trans-TV edisi 08 Nopember 2009:

Bahan :
100 gr jamur merang
3 sdm minyak goreng
udang ebi yang sudah direndam air panas dan diulek dengan merica
paprika potong memanjang
daun bawang potong miring
bawang bombay potong dadu
3 sdm kecap ikan

Cara memasak :
Suir-suir jamur, dan tumis dengan minyak goreng hingga berwarna agak kecoklatan, kemudian tambahkan ulekan udang ebi, paprika, daun bawang dan bawang bombay, dan kecap ikan, aduk hingga harum dan tercampur rata. sajikan.

Berganti Hati - By Anggun

Satu persatu telah kuhapus
Cerita lalu di antara engkau dan aku
Dua hati ini pernah percayaSeribu mimpi tanpa ragu tanpa curiga

Reff:
Ku tak ingin lagiMenunggu, menanti
Harapan tuk hidupkan cinta yang telah matiKu tak ingin coba
Hanya tuk kecewa (Ku telah kecewa)
Lelah ku bersenyum lelah ku bersandiwara
Aku ingin pergi
Dan berganti hati
Satu persatu telah kuhapus
Nada dan lagu yang dulu kucipta untukmu
Rasa yang dulu pernah ada
Kini berdebu terbelenggu dusta dan noda

Back to Reff:
Kini ku sadari diri ini
Ingin berganti hati
Cinta yang tlah pergi
Harus berganti hati
Harus ku ganti hatiku kini
Ini harus ku ganti
Tak perlu ini lagi harus berganti…

Jali - Jali - Lagu Daerah Provinsi DKI Jakarta

ini dia si jali-jali
lagunya enak lagunya enak merdu sekali
capek sedikit tidak perduli sayang
asalkan tuan asalkan tuan senang di hati

palinglah enak si mangga udang
hei sayang disayang pohonnya tinggi pohonnya tinggi buahnya jarang
palinglah enak si orang bujang sayang
kemana pergi kemana pergi tiada yang m'larang

disana gunung disini gunung
hei sayang disayang ditengah tengah ditengah tengah kembang melati
disana bingung disini bingung sayang
samalah sama samalah sama menaruh hati

jalilah jali dari cikini sayang
jali-jali dari cikini jalilah jali sampai disini

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Injit Injit Semut - Lagu Daerah Jambi

Jalan jalan ke Tanah Deli
Sungguh indah tempat tamasya
Kawan jangan bersedih
Mari nyanyi bersama sama

Kalau pergi ke Surabaya
Naik prahu dayung sendiri
Kalau hatimu sedih
Ya rugi diri sendiri

Naik prahu ke Pulau Sribu
Sungguh malang nasibku
Punya teman diambil orang
Ramai sungguh Bandar Jakarta
Tempat orang mengikat janji
Walau teman tak punya hati
Senang dapat bernyanyi

Reff :
Injit injit semut
Siapa sakit naik diatas
Injit injit semut walau sakit
Jangan dilepas

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Our food Bazaar - October 26, 2009

Love these pictures.. best moments of the day. its the 64 aniversary of my workplace. and we re celebrating with several occasions, one of them is the food bazaar. our food stand is the best among others, and ofcourse rewarded with shopping vouchers. Fortunately the crew members of our department LOVE shopping.. whatever. Tho we have to cruise the day non stop, like the choir team having to practice and then having to attend this unusual meeting at the Head Office. why unusual? invitation says meeting starts at 5pm till 9pm. I love the pics, love it, love it.

STATE OF PLAY - Movie 2009

from wikipedia.org :

The film was directed by Kevin Macdonald from a screenplay written by Matthew Michael Carnahan, Tony Gilroy, Peter Morgan, and Billy Ray.
The film tells of a journalist's probe into the suspicious death of a Congressman's mistress. Russell Crowe plays the journalist and Ben Affleck plays the Congressman. The supporting cast includes Rachel McAdams, Helen Mirren, Jason Bateman, Robin Wright Penn, and Jeff Daniels. Macdonald said State of Play is informed by the films of the 1970s, and explores the topical subjects of journalistic independence and the relationship between politicians and the press. It was released in North America on April 17, 2009.

Plot :
One night, a thief is fleeing through Washington, D.C. at night and is killed by a man carrying a briefcase and a handgun with a silencer. A pizza delivery man who witnesses the incident while riding his bicycle is shot by the killer and is left in a coma. The following morning, a young woman is killed by a subway train in an apparent suicide. Congressman Stephen Collins (Affleck) is distraught to hear the news, as the woman was Sonia Baker, a lead researcher on his staff. Collins, who has military experience, is leading an investigation into PointCorp, a private defense contractor with controversial operations involving mercenaries. Reporter Cal McAffrey (Crowe) was Collins' college roommate, and the two discuss Sonia's death. Collins reveals that he had been having an extramarital affair with Sonia, and that Sonia had sent him a cheerful video message on the morning of her death, which he believes is inconsistent behavior for someone about to commit suicide. Della Frye (McAdams), a reporter and blogger with the online division of Cal's newspaper, discovers that Sonia's death occurred in one of only three CCTV blind spots on the subway platform. Cal believes the shootings are related to Sonia's death and finds a link between the thief and a homeless girl who sought out Cal. She gives him photographs that the thief, a friend of hers, stole from the killer's briefcase. The photos show surveillance images of Sonia talking to a well-dressed man.

Della visits the hospital where the pizza delivery man is regaining consciousness. She meets a man while exiting an elevator. She witnesses the pizza man in his hospital bed shot dead by an unseen sniper. Dismayed, she returns to her newspaper's office and reviews CCTV footage; she recognizes the man she met at the hospital on the footage from the subway platform and at the elevator in the hospital. Cal asks a connection he has inside PointCorp to find information regarding the man. He reveals that PointCorp stands to gain $40 billion annually from its mercenary activities in the Middle East and domestically. Cal speaks with Collins, who shares his research findings — PointCorp is cooperating with other defense contractors to create a monopoly and purchase government surveillance and defense contracts, essentially privatizing United States security.

Cal's PointCorp insider returns with the address of someone linked to the suspected assassin. Cal visits the address to find the assassin living there. Terrified, Cal makes an excuse and tries to leave. Stalked by the man, Cal calls the police who arrive and force the man to disappear after he shoots at Cal. Della, following a lead, finds the identity of the well-dressed man speaking to Sonia in the photographs — a PR executive working for a subsidiary of PointCorp. Cal blackmails him into talking about his activities with Sonia, and secretly tapes their conversation. The PR excecutive reveals that Sonia was paid to spy on Collins for PointCorp, but that she loved Collins and was pregnant with his baby when she was killed. Before Cal's newspaper goes to press, Collins goes on record to present his research into PointCorp. Collin's wife Anne reveals that she knows about the money paid to Sonia and after Stephen and Anne leave, Cal realizes that Stephen knew already that Sonia was working for PointCorp. Cal then wonders what Stephen would have done had he known he had been tricked and whether Stephen himself is connected with the assassin and looks at Stephen's old military picture for clues.

The military picture confirms Cal's hunch, and Cal rushes to Collins' office to speak with him. Collins reveals that he had been suspicious of Sonia, and that he hired the assassin to watch her. The assassin is Corporal Bingham, a former military colleague of Collins', whose life Collins had once saved. Collins says that Bingham didn't trust Sonia and killed her with no authorization from him. Cal tells Collins that he has three minutes to leave his office before the police arrive, as he's already contacted them. Cal goes to his car where he is confronted by Bingham, who says he will kill for a friend. Cal ducks, and the officers whom Cal called arrive and shoot Bingham before he opens fire. At the office Cal and Della type up their story with an altered version of Bingham's death (the story indicates that Bingham had committed suicide) and noting that Collins was arrested before they leave the office together. The film credits roll with footage of the newspaper being printed.

Sop Sengkel ala Bara Patirajawane

Saya suka dengan resepnya Bara Patirajawane di acara Gula Gula TransTV 24 Oktober 2009. Sop Sengkel. berikut resepnya yang sempat saya catat.

Bahan :
600 gr daging Sengkel/betis sapi
4 buah tomay, potong empat, buang bijinya
Daun Serai, keprek
Daun Jeruk Purut
2 blok Kaldu Ayam
Merica bubuk
Blimbing wuluh, iris
Cabe Kriting/cabe merah, iris miring
Cabe Rawit utuh


Bahan Tumis :
8 Bawang merah
4 bawang putih
1 ruas kunyit
1 ruas jahe
1 ruas Laos/Lengkuas
MInyak Goreng

Cara Masak :

Bahan Tumis dihaluskan dengan sedikit minyak goreng, kemudian tumis hingga harum ditambah dengan Daun serai, dan daun jeruk purut. Angkat, sisihkan.
Rebus daging sengkel bersama dengan potongan tomat hingga mendidih, masukkan tumisan bumbu, tambahkan kaldu ayam, merica bubuk, blimbing wuluh, irisan cabe, berikut cabe rawit utuh, aduk hingga bumbu meresap. SAJIKAN.

One Hundred Years of Solitude - A Novel written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Amazon.com review :

"Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice."

It is typical of Gabriel García Márquez that it will be many pages before his narrative circles back to the ice, and many chapters before the hero of One Hundred Years of Solitude, Buendía, stands before the firing squad. In between, he recounts such wonders as an entire town struck with insomnia, a woman who ascends to heaven while hanging laundry, and a suicide that defies the laws of physics:

A trickle of blood came out under the door, crossed the living room, went out into the street, continued on in a straight line across the uneven terraces, went down steps and climbed over curbs, passed along the Street of the Turks, turned a corner to the right and another to the left, made a right angle at the Buendía house, went in under the closed door, crossed through the parlor, hugging the walls so as not to stain the rugs, went on to the other living room, made a wide curve to avoid the dining-room table, went along the porch with the begonias, and passed without being seen under Amaranta's chair as she gave an arithmetic lesson to Aureliano José, and went through the pantry and came out in the kitchen, where Úrsula was getting ready to crack thirty-six eggs to make bread.
"Holy Mother of God!" Úrsula shouted.

The story follows 100 years in the life of Macondo, a village founded by José Arcadio Buendía and occupied by descendants all sporting variations on their progenitor's name: his sons, José Arcadio and Aureliano, and grandsons, Aureliano José, Aureliano Segundo, and José Arcadio Segundo. Then there are the women--the two Úrsulas, a handful of Remedios, Fernanda, and Pilar--who struggle to remain grounded even as their menfolk build castles in the air. If it is possible for a novel to be highly comic and deeply tragic at the same time, then One Hundred Years of Solitude does the trick. Civil war rages throughout, hearts break, dreams shatter, and lives are lost, yet the effect is literary pentimento, with sorrow's outlines bleeding through the vibrant colors of García Márquez's magical realism. Consider, for example, the ghost of Prudencio Aguilar, whom José Arcadio Buendía has killed in a fight. So lonely is the man's shade that it haunts Buendía's house, searching anxiously for water with which to clean its wound. Buendía's wife, Úrsula, is so moved that "the next time she saw the dead man uncovering the pots on the stove she understood what he was looking for, and from then on she placed water jugs all about the house."

The Hangover - Movie 2009

I think this one is Hilariously Funny!! made me laugh all the way through.. My Favorit part is when Doug was found and hes all red by sunburn coz he was locked on the hotel roof. and the way Tracy asked at the wedding "Why are you so RED?" I rofl!

Plot from Wikipedia.org :

Doug (Justin Bartha) is about to be married to Tracy (Sasha Barrese), and his friends — Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms), and soon-to-be brother-in-law Alan (Zach Galifianakis) — take him to Las Vegas for a bachelor party. Tracy's father lends them his car, a vintage Mercedes convertible for the trip. The four get a villa at Caesars Palace hotel and casino, then sneak onto the roof and toast to the night ahead. The next morning, the three groomsmen wake up in the suite with no memory of the previous night, and realize that Doug is missing. Clues abound: the suite is in severe disorder, a tiger is in the bathroom, a baby is in the closet, Stu is missing a tooth, one of the suite's mattresses is impaled on a statue outside, Phil is wearing a hospital bracelet, Stu has an $800 ATM receipt, and a valet brings them a stolen police cruiser they dropped off the night before.

While retracing their steps, a doctor at the hospital informs them that they had traces of roofies in their blood, explaining their memory loss, and that they came from a wedding. They find the chapel, and learn that Stu, despite planning to propose to his controlling girlfriend Melissa, married a stripper named Jade (Heather Graham), the mother of the baby in the closet. The men visit her apartment and return the baby, but are taken by surprise and arrested for stealing the police cruiser. Phil negotiates their release in exchange for the three groomsmen "volunteering" as targets for a taser demonstration. They then retrieve the Mercedes from an impound lot and discover a naked Asian man in the trunk. The man attacks them and runs away, and Alan admits to spiking their drinks the night before with what he thought was ecstasy, but realizes the drug dealer must have sold him roofies instead. They return to the hotel and find former boxing champion Mike Tyson in their room, who was looking for his stolen tiger. Tyson knocks out Alan and orders them to return the pet to his mansion. They drug the tiger with roofies and transport it in the Mercedes, but before they reach Tyson's mansion, it wakes up and destroys the car's interior. Tyson plays security footage of the groomsmen's activities from the night before in an effort to help them locate Doug.

Resuming their search, the three are confronted by the thugs, who, as it turns out, are led by the naked man they found in the trunk of their car, Leslie Chow. According to Chow, the groomsmen have $80,000 of his money, which they accidentally took the night before. Chow demands it back in exchange for Doug, whom he has kidnapped. Unable to find the money, Alan uses his knowledge of card counting to win it playing blackjack. The money is repaid, but Chow had kidnapped a different Doug, who turns out to be the drug dealer who sold Alan the roofies. After a conversation with the Doug the drug dealer, Stu remembers that hotel windows do not open in Las Vegas, and deduces that the mattress on the statue must have been thrown from the roof, and therefore they must have locked a sleeping Doug on the roof as a prank. Rushing back to the hotel, they find him with less than four hours before the wedding. Stu and Jade agree that they cannot remain married, but promise to meet the following weekend to see what develops between them. Jade also reveals that Stu had pulled out his own tooth on a dare from Alan. As they rush home and make it to the wedding, Doug discovers he has Chow's $80,000 worth of casino chips in his pockets. Doug marries Tracy, and Stu breaks up with Melissa. As the reception ends, Alan reveals a digital camera he discovered in the back seat of the Mercedes chronicling the events they were unable to remember, and the four agree to look at the pictures only one time before destroying the evidence.

Tumis Jambal Roti Tomat Hijau

Ada satu jasa Catering yang sudah menjadi langganan di tempat kerjaku. Masakannya enak-enak, dari mulai pepes ikan mas, rendang, sampe sekedar tumis jambal rotinya aja enak abiz! malah ini yang aku doyan banget!. Coba punya coba resepnya, ini dia hasilnya. Thought i wanna share the recipe with you.

Bahan :
1/4 Kg Tomat Ijo, potong2
1/4 Kg Jambal Roti, potong dadu, goreng, sisihkan
Petai yang sudah dikukus/direbus
daun bawang potong memanjang
bawang putih, keprek
bawang merah, keprek
Cabe merah / cabe keriting, potong serong
Lengkuas, keprek
gula, garam, MSG (jika suka)

Cara Masak :
Bawang merah, bawang putih, daun bawang, cabe merah dan lengkuas ditumis, hingga harum, masukkan jambal roti, tomat ijo dan petai, tambahkan gula garam, MSG sesuai selera, aduk hingga rata dan harum.. tunggu hingga tomat ijo layu dan bumbu meresap. jadi deh.. (Petainya hanya tambahan, jika alergi Petai, u can skip tht rite away)

Nasi Goreng Sehat ala Haryo Pramoe - Harmoni Alam

Menyaksikan Acara Harmoni Alam yang digawangi Haryo Pramoe tanggal 18 Oktober 2009, resep sehatnya bikin aku pengen nyoba. Bahannya siy simple :

160 gr Nasi Beras Merah
Pete direbus/ kukus terlebih dahulu
Kulit Melinjo dikukus/rebus terlebih dahulu
Bawang Merah
Bawang Putih
Cabe
Daun Mengkudu dipotong tipis
Daun Bawang
Garam

Cara Masak :

Bawang Merah, bawang putih, dan cabe diulek kemudian ditumis menggunakan air bersama dengan pete dan kulit melinjo, setelah wangi, masukkan nasi beras merah dan potongan daun mengkudu, aduk, tambahkan garam dan daun bawang cincang. Sajikan dengan putih telur yang dimasak diatas daun pisang. It looks good, but i hvnt try them in my kitchen.

Tumis Tahu Jambal Roti

Terinspirasi oleh masakan chef Farrah Quinn edisi 17 Oktober 2009, Tumis Tulang Jambal, saya iseng2 modif ala saya sendiri, alias suka suka, hasilnya, menurutku rada aneh.. ga menarik sama sekali, padahal resepnya Chef Farah Quinn hasilnya bagus :P. Tapi ternyata rasa mengalahkan penampilannya. Apalagi kalo dipadukan dengan sambal terasi.

Bahan :
1/4 kg Ikan Asin Jambal Roti, potong dadu, goreng hingga kecoklatan
4 buah Tahu, potong dadu, goreng hingga kecoklatan
Bawang Putih, keprek
Bawang Merah, keprek
Lengkuas, keprek
Cabe Merah, potong memanjang
Tomat, potong semaunya
Gula, garam, MSG sedikit

Ini cara masaknya :

Tumis bawang merah, bawang putih, dan lengkuas hingga harum, masukkan Tahu dan Ikan Asin Jambal Roti, kemudian disusul dengan cabe dan tomatnya, masukkan gula, garam dan MSG, aduk hingga tercampur rata. SAJIKAN.

Catatan : boleh tambahkan saus tiram, yang berarti namanya berubah jadi Tumis Tahu Jambal Roti saus Tiram. Halah Mak, panjang amir judulnya. (sorry pak Amir)

Paranormal Activity - Movie 2009

Here is the synopsis from wikipedia.org :

The movie begins with Micah testing out and playing with his camera. He wishes to film the strange and paranormal things that have been happening in the house. A psychic is called in and learns from Katie that she has been haunted by a ghostly entity since her youth. The psychic informs the couple that they are being plagued, not by a ghost, but by a demon. He says that no matter where they go the demon will follow as it is haunting Katie herself. The psychic explains that the demon feeds off negative energy, so the couple must do their best not to antagonize it or give it more power by fighting with each other. Micah continues his project. A camera is set up in the bedroom and every night it captures what happens as they sleep. On the first night nothing happens, but after this, strange but minor things begin to occur. The bedroom door moves by itself and the lights turn on in the hallway on their own. Each night, when the incidents occur, a low droning noise is heard on the camera. One morning, Micah goes around the house with his camera and openly asks the demon if he should get a Ouija board. When he plays back the audio on his computer, a low inhuman growl is heard after he asks the question. Katie protests his intentions of getting a board and Micah reluctantly agrees not to buy one. Against Katie's wishes, Micah borrows a Ouija board to speak with the demon. He sets it up in the living room but Katie yells at him and they argue and go outside of the house before Micah can begin talking with the demon. While they're gone, a strange "wind" blows through the living room and the board begins to spell words on its own and catches on fire. A strange image is burned into the board when Micah and Katie return.

Strange things continue to happen to Katie at night, usually around 3:15 A.M. One night, Katie gets out of bed and stands right next to the bed for hours, doing nothing but staring at Micah. After this, she proceeds downstairs. Micah wakes up, goes down, and finds her sitting outside on a swing. The next morning she does not recall doing this. The strange occurrences begin to escalate. One night, the couple hears a loud bang and then a door slams. They find nothing out of place except that a chandelier downstairs is swinging very slowly. After this, Katie then agrees to let Micah try one more experiment. Should it fail, she will call a demonologist that the psychic recommended to them. Micah lays down several patches of baby powder to catch the demon's footprints. During the night the couple awakens to the sound of something walking down the hall and into their room, they find the demon has left several footprints within and near the powder, footprints that are distinctly not human. Going further into the hall, Micah finds the attic door open. He goes up to the attic and finds a photo of Katie from when she was young that is charred at the edges. Katie is shocked to see the photo and says it's impossible for that photo to be in the house because it was burned to ash in a fire that consumed the home she lived in as a child. She then asks Micah where in the attic it was found and he says it was laying above where their bed would be. The next morning Katie calls the demonologist, but finds that he is out of town. She then sets up another appointment with the psychic for the next day. The psychic arrives and upon entering the house, is overwhelmed by the negative energy from the demon. He quickly departs saying that his presence only angers the demon and there is nothing he can do. The nights become more chilling as the sheets on their bed begin moving by themselves. One night, Katie is yanked and dragged screaming out of bed and into the hall by an invisible force. Micah awakens, gives chase, and forcibly takes her back. The next day, Micah has Katie show bruises on her skin and a large mark on her back that resembles a bite.

The activity soon begins to occur during the day, indicating the presence in the home is getting stronger. During one afternoon a photo of Micah and Katie is smashed, with glass cracks and what appears to be claw marks going through Micah's side of the portrait. They make plans to go to a hotel that night, hoping the demon will not follow them immediately. But later that day, Micah finds Katie sitting on the floor in a daze with her back against the wall, gripping a crucifix tightly in her hand. In helping her up, Micah notices blood on her hands and leg from the crucifix. He then lights the fireplace and burns the cross and the scorched photograph of Katie that he found in the attic. Later, Micah tells Katie, who is lying in bed, to get their things together so they can leave the house. Katie now refuses, saying that she wants to stay. She tells Micah to trust her. He leaves the room in anger and she whispers that "everything will be fine from now on." She closes her eyes and gives a disturbing smile to the camera. That night they are seen sleeping and the droning noise starts again in the background. Katie suddenly sits up, then gets out of bed and stares at Micah. She stands there, unmoving, when suddenly the sheet slowly pulls off Micah; Katie moves around the bed and stares at him for two more hours. At about 3:35 a.m. she moves to the bedroom door and exits, going down the stairs into the darkness. Suddenly, Katie screams for Micah, who jumps out of bed. As he hits the staircase, the droning noise becomes increasingly lower pitched and demonic. The camera sees nothing but the bedroom and the dark hallway, but the activity downstairs can be heard. Katie continues to scream; some struggling is heard, followed by dead silence. Moments later, heavy footsteps can be heard. Unexpectedly, Micah's body is hurled towards the camera. He collides with it and both fall to the ground, where Micah remains motionless. Katie stands in the doorway with blood on her shirt. She crawls to Micah's body and, like an animal, sniffs at him. She sees the camera and smiles at it eerily, her face contorted and evil, suggesting that she has been possessed by whatever has been haunting her. Katie lunges toward the camera with a loud scream, her face demonic, and the screen cuts to black. Following this, we are told that Micah's body was found soon afterwards, and that Katie has never been found.

Goro-gorone - Lagu Daerah Maluku / Ambon

goro gorone epa toka toka bia
loko sana loko mari loko lenso manari
kata nyong beta pinta sioh nona e manari
dengar donci a balagu sioh nona ender bahu
meski nona duduk jauh sioh beta panggil trus menyahut
lah lajulah lekas datang kemari
pura pura tidak tahu belum ditanya sudah mau
lah sebab nona suka sendiri

Chatting Facebook vs Yahoo Messenger = Nimbuzz

This is how to trick it, when u have lots and lots and lots of friends wondering around the social networking sites and you ovewhelmed by question how to catchup their updates from your phone. Here is what i call a saviour. Nimbuzz. I dont know if you out there have anything better than this one, but so far this is one that really works to trick it out. so far i can tell, in Indonesia, there are 3 different chatzone people often hang around. They are Yahoo Messenger, Facebook, and Twitter. If any of you Indonesian people have another thing running, please make haste to notify me. because this is an important matter to most of my frens, including me sometimes :p.

Nimbuzz has it all, from Yahoo Messenger chat, Facebook chat, Twitter, Windows live, Skype, Google Talk, AIM, Myspace, ICQ, StudiVZ, SchulerVZ, Gadu-gaduGiovani, Hyves, Jabber. banyak kan ?
here s how you can make it come true :
go to www.nimbuzz.com there are choices you can pick, wether you want nimbuzz simply by sms, or downloading mobile aplication to you PC then install to your phone, or use it juga on your PC. its all there. i ve tried it on my Nokia 6120c. what you will do after you installed it :
1. click on the nimbuzz icon in your phone
2. then fill up user account, remember NOT to use space in between your username
3. create a password. Voila! u have a nimbuzz account. but your pain isnt over yet.
4. click on option menu
5. pick setting
6. pick communities. there goes your chatting pleasure list. pick one of them. example : Yahoo!
7. sign in using your regular Yahoo account. after succesful, then click "back"
8. check at nimbuz folder, if you can find your frens list in there, means you re successful.
9. repeat again for facebook or anyother account you have.
10. ALL your frens list in one application. NIMBUZZ.

shmessenger in my Nokia 6120c

shmessenger is really cool in my Nokia 6120c. lots of features almost like u re chatting from your PC, except the keyboard and screen. you can have more than one Yahoo acount running at the same time, you can detect your invisible frens, and also use gtalk and msn. u'll quickly notified whn people send you msg by its vibrating feature and your screen blinks. its great. but too bad, its disconnected alot. and to have it running in your HP, u'll hv to register yourself 1st. here s a review in bahasa indonesia darmawanku.com and the official site of shmessenger.ro where you need to register.

Abuba Steak - Steak Murah Meriah di Jakarta

Siapa yang tidak kenal dengan Abuba Steak, berikut kita intip sedikit sejarah Abuba steak yang saya kutip dari blognya : abubasteak.blogspot.com

ABUBA STEAK restoran merupakan perusahaan pribadi yang di rintis
sejak tahun 1992. ABUBA STEAK restoran bermula dari usaha makanan
kaki lima dibilangan kemang Jakarta Selatan, tepatnya berada di jalan
Kemang Raya 1.
Nama ABUBA STEAK di ambil dari nama pemilik restoran yaitu Abu
Bakar, yang telah memiliki keahlian dan pengalaman dibidang food and
beverage selama lebih dari 25 tahun. Jenis makanan, minuman yang di tawarkan adalah makanan ala Texas Amerika berupa steak yang telah disesuaikan dengan cita rasa Indonesia.
ABUBA STEAK merupakan pelopor pada masa itu, dimana pemilik usaha berani menjual makanan ala Barat berupa steak yang terbilang mahal atau hanya dapat dikonsumsi oleh orang-orang kelas atas namun ABUBA STEAK mencoba merubah mitos tersebut dengan menjual makanan ala Barata berupa steak dengan harga yang terjangkau dan berada di lingkungan kaki lima.
Setelah mendapat respon positif dari masyarakat, ABUBA STEAK ingin mengelola usaha makanan kaki lima ini menjadi sebuah usaha makanan yang lebih berkualitas. Tahun 1994 ABUBA STEAK mulai menempati sebuah bangunan rumah yang berada di jalan Cipete Raya No 6 Jakarta selatan. Pada awalnya ABUBA STEAK restoran hanya memiliki delapan meja makan, seiring berjalannya waktu dan dengan melihat antusiasme dari masyarakat, perlahan ABUBA STEAK menambah jumlah meja makan hingga menjadi tiga puluh lima meja makan.

Gek Kepriye - Lagu Daerah Jawa Tengah

Duh kaya ngene rasane
Anake wong ora duwe
Ngalor ngidul tansah diece
Karo kanca kancane

Pye pye pye pye ya ben rasakna
Pye pye pye pye rasakna dewe
Pye pye pye pye ya ben rasakna
Pye pye pye pye rasakna dewe

Besuk kapan aku bisa
Urip kang luwih mulya
Melu nyunjung drajating bangsa
Indonesia kang mulya

Pye pye pye pye mbuh ra weruh
Pye pye pye pye mbuh ra ngerti
Pye pye pye pye mbuh ra weruh
Pye pye pye pye mbuh ra ngerti

Gambang Suling - Lagu Daerah Jawa Tengah

Gambang suling, ngumandhang swarané

thulat thulit, kepénak uniné

uuuuniné mung

nreyuhaké ba-

reng lan kentrung ke-

tipung suling, sigrak kendhangané

to download from 4shared.com : gambang suling.mp3

Cing Cangkeling - Lagu Daerah Jawa Barat / Sunda

lyrics are :

Kleung dengklek buah kopi rarang geuyan
Keun anu dewek ulah pati diheureuyan
Cing cangkeling manuk cingkleung cindeten
Plos kakolong bapak satar buleneng

Pat lapat pat lapat katingalan masih tebih kene pisan
Layarna bodas jeung celak kasurung kaombak ombak

to download this song, go to 4shared.com : cing cangkeling.mp3

Ikan Salmon dan Omega 3

Ikan salmon kandungan omega-3 yang didalamnya terdapat DHA dan EPA, selain penting untuk tumbuh kembang kecerdasan anak, kabarnya juga untuk mencegah kanker payudara dan menjaga kehalusan kulit. intip punya intip, saya menemukan artikel tahun 2008 yang menarik untuk ditelaah dari cybermed.cbn.net.id :

Salmon Identik dengan Omega-3
Nutrition Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:30:00 WIB

Selain kaya protein, bermacam-macam mineral, dan vitamin, ikan salmon adalah gudang omega-3. Karena itu, salmon sering diidentikkan dengan golongan asam lemak tak jenuh itu.

Salmon merupakan salah satu jenis ikan yang mulai digemari di Tanah Air, seiring dengan makin banyaknya produk ikan ini di hipermarket dan supermarket. Keberadaan restoran Jepang di Indonesia menjadikan salmon kian populer dalam bentuk sashimi, yaitu irisan daging yang dicelupkan ke dalam shoyu (kecap asin) dan dimakan mentah.

Salmon merupakan ikan laut yang tergolong dalam keluarga Salmonidae. lkan ini jarang ditemukan di perairan Indonesia karena umumnya hidup di Samudera Pasifik dan Samudera Atlantik. Salmon termasuk ikan subtropis, sehingga mengandung asam lemak tidak jenuh ganda (polyunsaturated fatty acids = PUFA) yang sangat tinggi, terutama kandungan asam lemak omega-3.

Dalam pola hidupnya, segera setelah musim kawin usai, salmon betina akan pergi ke sungai untuk bertelur. Ada tujuh jenis salmon yang dikenal saat ini, yakni king, coho, sockeye, chum, salmon pink, steelhead. Salmon-salmon tersebut berasal dari Lautan Pasifik sebelah utara hingga Jepang.

Selain itu, dikenal pula salmon atlantik, yaitu salmon yang berasal dari Lautan Atlantik sebelah utara, mulai dari New England hingga Skandinavia. Jenis steelhead dan atlantik pasokannya sangat terbatas, sedangkan king, coho, sockeye, chum, dan pink tersedia dalam jumlah melimpah.

Salmon atlantik adalah jenis yang paling banyak dibudidayakan. Usaha budi daya ini berjajar di beberapa lokasi di Lautan Pasifik dan Atlantik. Salmon king merupakan jenis yang banyak dibudidayakan di British Columbia dan New Zealand.

Cara mengolah

Di kalangan juru masak, salmon favorit dipilih karena sangat mudah dalam pengolahannya. Cita rasanya pun sangat lezat. Selain itu, paduan warna dagingnya sangat menarik (merah muda dan orange), sehingga mampu menggugah selera. Dibandingkan dengan ikan jenis lainnya, daging salmon memang terasa sangat lembut.

Ikan salmon segar harus memiliki badan utuh. Yang paling baik adalah bila memiliki sisik yang masih mengilat. Salmon segar juga harus dilihat dari kedua matanya, tampak jernih dengan kedua bola mata bening. Bagian insang juga harus diperiksa. Ikan segar memiliki warna insang merah segar.

Meskipun keunggulan daging salmon adalah teksturnya yang lembut, tidak disarankan untuk memilih ikan yang lembek. Daging ikan segar justru kaku dan elastis. Jika ikan tersebut ditekan dengan ujung jari, permukaannya akan cepat kembali ke bentuk semula. Lihat pula bagian dalam perut untuk memastikan salmon yang dipilih benar-benar segar.

Jika memilih bentuk fillet, pastikan memilih ikan yang memiliki warna merah orange cerah. Jangan membeli salmon yang berwarna pucat karena menunjukkan ikan tersebut sudah lama dipotong. Jangan pula membeli salmon yang memiliki warna terlalu terang dan mencolok karena mungkin menggunakan pewarna.

Salmon dapat dimakan mentah. Paling enak dicocol dengan shoyu, yaitu kecap asin Jepang yang sangat khas. Hal yang perlu diperhatikan bila salmon hendak dimakan mentah adalah kebersihan dan kesegarannya. Pastikan ikan tersebut sudah dicuci berulang kali dengan air mengalir untuk menghindari kontaminasi.

Kita juga dapat menggunakan berbagai resep pribadi untuk mempersiapkan dan mengolah salmon. Akan lebih baik bila proses pengolahan tidak terlalu lama untuk menghindari kerusakan gizi. Selain itu, proses pengukusan ataupun perebusan jauh lebih menyehatkan dibandingkan bila ikan tersebut dibakar, dipanggang, ataupun digoreng untuk menghindari adanya radikal bebas.

Ikan budidaya

Salmon yang beredar di pasaran saat ini bisa berasal dari hasil budi daya maupun hasil tangkapan ikan liar. Salmon hasil budi daya secara umum memiliki kandungan gizi lebih baik daripada salmon liar. Hal itu karena pola makan ikan budi daya yang lebih teratur.

Menurut Easton et al (2002), meskipun salmon hasil budi daya kandungan lemaknya 52 persen lebih tinggi dibanding salmon tangkapan (liar), kadar omega-3 tidak jauh berbeda. Untuk salmon tangkapan, pilih yang ditangkap di air laut.

Salmon yang ditangkap di wilayah perairan air tawar kandungan lemak dan berat tubuhnya lebih rendah karena umumnya ikan berhenti makan ketika sudah di air tawar. Dagingnya pun menjadi lembek dan berair.

Sangat baik bila yang ditangkap adalah ikan salmon betina yang masih di laut dan beberapa saat setelah musim kawin. Selain lebih berat, salmon betina juga mengandung telur ikan yang bergizi tinggi.

Pada Tabel 1 dapat dilihat ikan salmon sebagai sumber protein yang sangat baik, yaitu 19,84-21,62 gram/100 gram ikan. Mutu protein ikan setingkat dengan mutu protein daging dan sedikit di bawah protein telur. Kandungan vitamin dan mineralnya juga cukup tinggi.

Ikan laut sangat kaya akan iodium. Kandungan iodium ikan mencapai 830 mkg/kg. Bandingkan dengan daging yang hanya 50 mkg/kg dan telur 93 mkg/kg. Itu sebabnya, banyak mengonsumsi ikan laut seperti salmon dapat mencegah penyakit gondok.

Seperti ikan laut lain, salmon mengandung asam lemak omega-3 yang cukup baik. Asam lemak omega-3 merupakan salah satu asam lemak yang dibutuhkan tubuh manusia. WHO dan negara-negara maju seperti Kanada, Swedia, Inggris, Australia, dan Jepang telah menetapkan rekomendasi tentang asupan omega-3 untuk setiap orang, yaitu 0,3-0,5 g/hari.

Telurnya untuk Pertumbuhan Otak

Selain dagingnya, telur ikan salmon juga dapat dimakan. Di restoran Jepang, telur salmon disebut ikura. Bentuknya seperti kristal berukuran kecil dan berwarna kuning orange berkilauan. Sangat gurih di lidah dan juga dapat dimakan mentah. Telur salmon juga sering digunakan untuk beberapa masakan di Eropa.

Dari nilai gizinya, telur salmon juga merupakan sumber omega-3 yang sangat baik, bahkan melebihi kandungan omega-3 pada daging ikan salmon. Kandungan zat gizi telur ikan salmon dapat dilihat pada Tabel 2.

Telur salmon sangat dianjurkan dikonsumsi anak-anak karena kandungan omega-3 yang tinggi akan membantu pertumbuhan otak yang sehat. Orang dewasa juga sebenarnya boleh mengonsumsi telur salmon. Namun, penderita obesitas atau yang kadar kolesterolnya tinggi sebaiknya membatasi konsumsi telur ikan salmon.

Kandungan kolesterol telur salmon sangat tinggi. Satu sajian telur salmon memenuhi 56 persen kebutuhan tubuh akan kolesterol setiap hari.

Konsumsi Dua Ekor Seminggu

Menurut studi ilmiah The Scotish Food and Drink Omega-3 Group dan The Joint Health Claim Initiative (JHCI), setiap minggu disarankan mengonsumsi omega-3 sebanyak 3 gram atau 0,45 gram setiap hari sebagai bagian dari gaya hidup sehat. Hal itu berarti dalam seminggu sebaiknya orang mengonsumsi dua ekor ikan laut ukuran rata-rata. Guna mencapai tingkat kesehatan yang optimal, slogan "tiada minggu tanpa ikan laut" perlu digalakkan kembali di tingkat rumah tangga.

Asam lemak omega-3 merupakan turunan dari prekursor (pendahulu}-nya, yakni asam lemak esensial linolenat. Asam lemak esensial tidak bisa dibentuk dalam tubuh dan harus dipasok langsung dari makanan. Asam lemak linolenat memiliki rantai yang disusun oleh 18 atom karbon dan 3 ikatan rangkap.

Prekursor asam linolenat kemudian memasuki proses elongasi (pemanjangan rantai) dan desaturasi (penambahan ikatan rangkap), sehingga dihasilkan asam lemak omega-3, berupa EPA (asam eikosapentaenoat) yang memiliki 20 atom karbon dan 5 ikatan rangkap, serta DHA (asam dokosaheksaenoat), yang memiliki 22 atom karbon dan 6 ikatan rangkap.

Asam lemak omega-3 EPA dilaporkan berperan dalam mencegah penyakit degeneratif, sejak janin dan saat dewasa. Saat janin dalam kandungan EPA sangat diperlukan dalam pembentukan sel-sel pembuluh darah dan jantung. Saat dewasa, EPA berfungsi menyehatkan pembuluh darah, mekanisme kerja pembuluh dan kerja kantong pengatur sirkulasi. Kekurangan omega-3 EPA dapat menimbulkan penyakit pembuluh darah dan jantung.

DHA berperan penting untuk pertumbuhan otak. Komponen utama jaringan otak terdiri atas DHA dan AA (asam arakhidonat). DHA berperan penting dalam penyusun dinding sel neuron.

Bila kekurangan asam lemak DHA, sel neuron akan menderita kekurangan energi untuk proses pertumbuhannya, sehingga sel neuron tidak mampu menampung muatan komponen sel neuron normal. Akibatnya neuron akan kehilangan pengorganisasian dan kemampuan koneksi normal di antara sel-selnya, sehingga sel-sel otak menjadi lebih cepat mati dan tidak berfungsi.

Baik untuk Kesehatan Mata

Daging salmon dan telur salmon memiliki warna kuning orange. Warna tersebut merupakan keungggulan salmon karena menunjukkan ikan tersebut kaya akan astaksantin. Astaksantin merupakan karotenoid alami yang mempunyai kemampuan antioksidan yang tinggi.

Astaksantin juga memiliki efek antiinflamasi (antiradang) dengan menghambat komponen sitokin dan chemokin di dalam tubuh. Dari sisi kesehatan mata, astaksantin bisa membantu pencegahan kelelahan mata, katarak, dan mempertajam penglihatan.

Sebuah studi yang dilakukan Nagaki dkk. (2005) menunjukkan, pemberian astaksantin 5 mg setiap hari selama 4 minggu dapat menurunkan keluhan kelelahan mata (eye fatigue) sebesar 54 persen. Penelitian lanjutan menunjukkan penglihatan yang mendalam membaik 46 persen dan fusi kedipan kritis membaik 5 persen, setelah diberi asupan astaksantin 6 mg per hari.

Menurut Nagaki dkk., astaksantin memperbaiki akomodasi dan meningkatkan aliran darah, serta antiinflamasi pada mata. Jika pekerjaan sangat membutuhkan penglihatan, mata akan terfokus pada objek dengan jarak tertentu dalam waktu lama. Hal itu akan menyebabkan kejang atau kelelahan otot, yang dapat dideteksi dari uji akomodasi. Penerima astaksantin, lebar akomodasinya meningkat pada semua objek dekat dan jauh. Efek tersebut mulai terlihat nyata pada minggu ke-2 pemberian astaksantin.

Oleh:
Prof. DR. Made Astawan
Ahli Teknologi Pangan dan Gizi

Cikala Le Pongpong - Lagu Daerah Sumatera Utara / Pakpak

Cikala le pongpong oe,
ue merbuah si nangka bari le oe
si manguda bagendari en
dak mengkabari

Mela mo cituk kene turang
ulang ulaken kene male

ulah-ulah nde neidi bagi
ulang mo… dak bagi…

Kade mo lemlem pagemu

pucuk bincoli mo kabir-kabiren
kade mo kelleng ate mu
anak maholi man pabing-abingen

Pong kirpong lepong kirpong

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Cik cik Periuk - Lagu Daerah Kalimantan Selatan

Cik cik periuk belanga sumbing dari Jawe
Datang ne' kicapbuk bawa kpiting dua eko'

Cak bur belanga indung picak gigi rongak
Sape kitawa dolo' dipancung raje tunggal
Sape kitawa dolo' dipancung raje tunggal

Cak bur belanga indung picak gigi rongak
Sape kitawa dolo' dipancung raje tunggal
Sape kitawa dolo' dipancung raje tunggal

Aduh kaka', aduh kiki'
Tupai makan kandis kite
Anai-anai makan di bawah
Ai belatuk goyang-goyang

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Keju dan Mentega, mana yang halal? mana yang tidak?

Merebaknya issue mengenai keju dan mentega yang mengandung unsur babi, menimbulkan keraguan diantara umat muslim dan orang-orang yang alergi terhadap hewan tersebut. Memang pada beberapa produk keju import menggunakan lambung babi untuk proses fermentasi keju, tapi ada juga yang menggunakan mikroorganisme atau jamur khusus untuk proses tersebut, yang paling membedakan diantaranya adalah keju yang menggunakan lambung babi memiliki aroma yang lebih kuat daripada keju yang proses fermentasinya menggunakan mikroorganisme dan jamur khusus. Begitupun dengan mentega, mentega yang mengandung lemak babi cenderung lebih enak jika di aplikasikan pada pembuatan kue. Bagi orang awam, sulit membedakan antara keju dan mentega yang mengandung unsur babi, dengan yang bebas unsur babi, disinilah peran sertifikat halal MUI sangat berperan penting. Keluarga Indonesia, pastikan kita selalu memilih produk yang berlogo sertifikat halal dari MUI. Karena doa yang dikabulkan adalah doa orang yang selalu mengkonsumsi makanan dan minuman halal. InshaALLAH. (dari berbagai sumber)

Benjamin Tan Boon Chuan - Pelukis menggunakan Mulut

Benjamin Tan Boon Chuan, seorang pria berkewarganegaraan Singapura yang mengalami kelumpuhan tangan dan kaki saat ia berusia 2 tahun dan sejak saat itu ia duduk di kursi roda. Meski demikian, kekurangan itu tak membuat pria yang berulang tahun 27 Maret itu patah semangat. Justru kekurangan itu pula yang membuatnya makin yakin untuk menapaki hidup. Pria yang menetap di Jakarta sejak tahun 2000 adalah seorang Maestro lukisan mulut dan kaki yang telah bergabung dengan Asosiasi Pelukis Mulut dan Kaki Internasional. Walau cacat tangan dan kaki, namun lukisan dengan kuas yang digigitnya tidak kalah bagus dari karya pelukis yang lengkap anggota tubuhnya.
Benjamin, begitu ia biasa disapa, menyukai aliran naturalis. Tiap melukis, nuansa bunga selalu terlihat dari hasil goresannya. Hasilnya tak jauh berbeda dengan karya lain yang pelukisnya memiliki kondisi fisik lebih sempurna. Hasil Lukisannya ia kirim ke Asosiasi Pelukis Mulut dan Kaki International dan mendapatkan hasil dan lukisannya yang terjual.
Kini ia menetap di Jakarta. Dengan pernikahan sebelumnya dengan Supina, wanita asli jawa, ia memiliki dua anak berumur 12 dan 2 tahun. dan kini, ia ditemani istrinya Lia, wanita yang dinikahinya tahun 2007, yang dengan setia menemani hari-harinya. "jangan mudah putus asa, lihat saya, meskipun saya cacat, tapi saya tidak putus asa" ujar pria periang ini saat diwawancara salah satu stasiun televisi. (dikutip dari berbagai sumber)

Bubuy Bulan - Lagu Daerah Jawa Barat / Sunda

Karangan / Ciptaan : Benny Korda

Bubuy bulan
Bubuy bulan sangray bentang
Panon poe
Panon poe disasate

Unggal bulan, unggal bulan
Unggal bulan abdi teang

Unggal poe,unggal poe
Unggal poe oge hade

Situ Ciburuy
laukna hese dipancing
Nyeredet hate
Ningali ngeplak caina

Duh eta saha nu ngalangkung
unggal enjing
Nyeredet hate
Ningali sorot socana

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Apuse - Lagu Daerah Papua

Apuse kokon dao
Yarabe soren doreri
Wuf lenso bani nema baki pase
Apuse kokon dao
Yarabe soren doreri
Wuf lenso bani nema baki pase
Arafabye aswarakwar
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DEMIAN - A Novel written by Hermann Hesse

Plot summary from wikipedia.org :

Emil Sinclair is a young boy who was raised in a bourgeois home described as a Scheinwelt, "Scheinwelt" being a play on words and means world of light as well as world of illusion. Through the novel, accompanied and prompted by his mysterious classmate Max Demian, he descends from and revolts against the superficial ideals of this world and eventually awakens into a realization of self.