Holiday in Pare Kediri..

I visited kediri about 2 year ago exactly in july 2010  with my friend for holiday.Pare,Kediri is on e of many villages in east Java but  it is the only one village which often called as English village. Actually i didn’t have planning to visit there I just wanted to spent whole my holiday in my friend’s Grandmother house, but I remembered what my teacher was recommended about English Village. The first I was so curious why is it called as English Village? I guess just because a lot of foreigners from england who lived there but it’s wrong, the real answer is because there are many institutions of foreign language courses which provided courses in many languages ​​including English, Arabic, Chinese and Japanese, and because the most of institutions specialized in english so Kediri village is mostly callled as English Village. After I Knew the fact about it I thought this ‘s a good time to improve my English skill.I had 2 weeks freedays to take some English programs in English Village so I decided to take one packet which included 2 weeks speaking and grammar classes with Boarding house services.That time is unforgetable moment for me.and they are some reasons why I chose Holiday in English village as my favorite holiday.

My First reason is because English Village is the perfect place for me who want to learn English intensively and comprehensively, even if your ability is still a BIG ZERO like me in the first time. I really can improve my English skill there because of the environment forced me to speak English all the time. So I can left my fearness and shyness to speak English. Don’t care whether my speechs were wrong or right.The important is I speak English. The Gold Key in studying English is practice. Like in English word wisdom says”PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT”.

Second is Super cheap cost of living. For student like me living expenses in Pare seemed to be much cheaper than other cities like Bekasi, yogyakarta, and others. This is evidenced when many of my friends came from the big city like NTT, Borneo, Sumatra and Jakarta. I really surprise after buying a complete menu with chicken or meat the pricesa are never more than Rp. 10.000, . Fried snacks(gorengan) are very cheap and the Food shop or café are easy to find that’s mean don’t worry if you feel hungry often. And about the course fee, because l chose one packet courses including boarding service of course the fee was cheaper.

The last reason is Local people are very friendly.No wonder that many students feel at home in this village because of the friendliness from the local people. I never missed my family while I was living there because there are a lot of people who always care of me like my own family.They are my instructors, my friends, and local people. we take care each others.Pare Kediri is a peaceful safe area of conflict a lot of students from out of east java often choose a course of English settled in this village for many years.

Well thus some of the reasons why I chose my holiday in English village Pare Kediri to be my favorite. It’s really cool place to learn and fun.I recommend to you all to include Pare,Kediri to be your next holiday destination. You will feel a lot of sensations and adventages of english village directly. Don’t forget to tell me about your planning and let’s do holiday together.

Balinese Lilit Satay Recipes

Here is the recipes  of the Balinese Lilit Satay which I have showed in the Practice exam of Hotel and Restaurant Industry. .... Enjoy Cooking... :)

 History of Balinese Lilit Satay

Lilit Satay is one of traditional Balinese food. This is a favorite food for Balinese people where this traditional food has great connection to the traditional ceremonies in Bali. The sate lilit is commonly made by sea fish but in the development some people had modified it with any meat like chiken or Pork. Lilit Satay commonly made in every traditional ceremonial in Bali like galungan, kuningan ngotonan, and many other Bali traditional ceremonial. Sate lilit is always connection to Bali religious ceremonial because there are great philosophies in side of the sate lilit where lilit came from the word “kilit” or “iket” in other “kilit” or “lilit” means string so the philosophies can be explained that the Balinese people expected can be in union for ever which can separated with any kind of challenger.

Ingredients

1.  Mashed chicken meat, 250 gram
2.  Whole white pepper, crushed coar
3. Salt, ¾ teaspoon
4. Sugar, ½ teaspoon
5. Egg, 1
6. Young coconut, ¼ parts from whole coconut (grated)
7. Red hot chili pepper, 4 (sliced finely)
8. Orange leaf, 3 (sliced thin)
9. Lemon grass, 15 sticks (cleaned and then slice the edge of lemon grass)
10. Tapioca flour, 1 tablespoon
11. Coconut oil, 1 tablespoon (for greasing)

Mashed seasonings:

you  can  use chicken or fish meat

• Red shallot, 6
• Galirc, 2
• Kencur (Kaempferia galanga L.), 1 cm
• Ginger, 1 cm
• Ginger plant, 1 cm
• Roasted terasi (shrimp pasta), 1 teaspoon
• Whole white pepper, ½ teaspoon
• Coriander, ½ teaspoon
•  Cumin, ½ teaspoon

mashed seasoning

The ways to make

• Mix mashed chicken meat with mashed seasoning, white pepper, salt, sugar and egg.
• Knead the dough until soft and united.
•  Mix it with grated young coconut, red hot chili pepper, and orange leaf. Stir it back.
• Prepare lemon grass and spread the hump of lemon grass with tapioca flour.
•  Put 1 tablespoon of chicken dough and spread it. Shape it become round elongated like a pin.
• Do this to all of lemon grass and chicken dough.
•  Roast the sate lilit and turn it side by side until the color changing to be brown and cooked.
• Spread it with little bit of coconut oil. Remove sate lilit from roaster.
• Make up the sate lilit by cutting the edge of lemon grass.
• Sate lilit is ready.

This is It... "Balinese Liit Satay " ala Bali Group

My Practic Exam, "Hotel & Restaurant Industry"

Hi frens..I will share my story when I had practice exam Subject Hotel & Restaurant Industry.The exam  is unlike other  subjects that usually executed in writing so for the preparationI must memorize many pages of modules, OMG it's so bored.Whereas the H&Ri exam was very excaiting because we have to simulate how a restaurant runs. for this year we may choose one theme for each group about the traditional food and beverage in Indonesia. My group chose the Traditional Lilit Satay from Bali for the food and Es Kelapa Muda "Young Coconut Ice" for the beverages. 

My group consist of 5 person, one (Puteri) as Restaurant Manager, Ana as Waitress, Me(Rizky) as Busgirl 1, Ririn as Bus girl 2, Dodi as Baker/Chef. We have to prepare all what needed like : Bali knick-knacks, decorations, traditional costumes, utensils, recipes etc one month before the test. You can imagin we have to change our classroom o be Balinese Restaurant... it's little tired & complicated but so FUN... hehehe.. here the pictures....

Pictured with our  lecture... Chees... :)

All the complete Menu...... 

One of my favourite book, "DRUNKEN MONSTER"

This is one funny story from one of my favorite Novel " Drunken Monster" written by: Pidi Baiq.. 

Just enjoy reading...!!! 

SMP Negeri LION KING

Anak-anak SMP yang gelisah adalah anak-anak SMP yang kami dapati berada di dalam angkot. Mereka gelisah karena bukan jumlah mereka, yang kalau saya tidak lupa, ada 8 orang. Sebagian duduk berjejer dihadapan kami, sisanya ada yg duduk di sebelah kanan kami. Mereka gelisah bukan karena mereka semuanya perempuan. Mereka gelisah bukan karena hal itu terjadi pada tahun Sembilan puluhan.

Mereka gelisah karena begitulah menurut pandangan saya. Mereka sedang berada didalam angkot, di perjalanan menuju sekolah. Dan hari itu, dan hari itu,mereka harus menghadapi ulangan harian, atau ada istilah lain selain itu.

Berkat adanya anak2 SMP yg gelisah itu, angkot kami yang ditumpangi menjadi berasa seperti ruang kelas. Atau seperti ruang belajar. Atau lebih tepat lagi seperti ruang perpustakaan. Masing-masing anak SMP itu pada menunduk membaca buku diktat. Membaca catatan pelajaran mereka. Membaca buku yang diletakan di pangkuannya.

Sesekali ada yg mengangkat kepala seolah-olah sedang berusaha  memastikan apa yg sudah dibacanya bias masuk ke dalam ruang memorinya, seperti laku seekor ayam yg sedang meluruskan tenggorokannya. Agar? Agar makanan bisa lekas masuk ke dalam perutnya.

Saya tidur di rumah Ninuk, kawan saya seangkatan, menyebabkan hari itu saya bisa ke kampus sama-sama dengan dia. Pergi satu angkot dg Ninuk dan dengan anak-anak SMP yg gelisah itu juga, didalam mobil dan sopir yg sama.

Hanya kamu harus tau bahwa meskipun kami bersama-sama namun tetap beda tujuan. Mereka ke sekolah untuk menemui masa depan yg cerah saya dan Ninuk pergi ke kampus untuk menemui si Amran yg gelap, kawan seangkatan kami yang janji mau bareng ke rumah si Icus, Kawan kami yg lain, yang putih. Yang kaya.

Saya bicara kepada Ninuk yg duduk  di samping saya, agak di dekat pintu angkot.

“Udah nonton LION KING belum, nuk?” Tanya saya kepada Ninuk dengan sikap seolah berharap orang lain tidak boleh mendengar, meskipun dengan suara yg masih  isa didengar oleh mereka, anak-anak SMP itu.

“Udah dong!”jawab Ninuk dalam keadaan tangan sedang mendekap ransel.

“Keren tau, nggak ?”

“Iya,”Jawab Ninuk

“Yang palin keren itu..Waktu si Simba ini… apa sih, yang ngajak ular jalan-jalan ke Taman Mini.” Kau pasti tau dalam film LION KING tidak ada alur yang menceritakan kejadian seperti itu, apalagi ini ke taman mini,

“Ularnya itu mati dicekik ya?” Tanya Ninuk, seolah-olah sudah mulai menyadari dalam rangka apakah saya tiba-tiba saja membicarakan film LION KING.

Anak-anak SMP yang ada di angkot itu adalah mereka yang tidak Cuma gelisah, tetapi juga adalah mereka yang saya yakin pernah menonton  film LION KING. Film laris pada zamannya. Film kartun Walt Disney yang telah menyebabkan banyak bioskop dipenuhi orang yang antre berpanjang-panjang.

“Siapa sih nama monyet yang jadi dukunnya itu?”Ninuk Tanya.

“Dedi!”jawab saya

“Itu tuh artinya ayah, ya?”

“Bukan. Namabya aja Dedi. Dedi apa gitu, lupa kepanjangannya!”

“Dedi Kosmos!”

“Bukan…lupa!”jawab saya

“Dedi Dukun!” Iya kayaknya. Lupa euy.”

Anak-anak SMP yang ada di angkot itu adalah mereka yang tidak Cuma gelisah, tetapi adalah anak-anak yang oleh sebab isi obrolan kami, kemudian pada saling pandang dengan sesama mereka. Adalah yang juga pada coba saling mencuri pandang ke arah kami, sebagai ingin memastikan orang macam apakah kami ini. Saya yakin, seyakin-yakinnya,kalaupun hari itu mereka tidak gelisah.Tidak sedang membaca buku,kami juga tidak akan membahas film LION KING.

“Nanti ada film keduanya, Nuk?”

“Apa judulnya?”

“LION TIN, kalau nggak salah.” Jawab saya dan saya merasa Ninuk sedang menahan tawa.

“Udah ada di Bioskop?” bertanya Ninukdengan nada sedapat mungkin terdengar wajar.

“Belum. Tapi di Etiopia katanya udah!”

“Oh.”

Anak-anak SMP yang ada di angkot itu adalah mereka yang bukan hanya gelisah, melainkan adalah  juga mereka yang menyaksikan saya bertanya kepada sopir angkot. Pada saat itu angkot sudah sampai berada di daerah Tamansari, diperempatan Ganesha, di wilayah kampus ITB.

“Bang, lokasi syuting G 30 S PKI yang kedua dimana, ya?” tanya saya sama si sopir. Saya Tanya sambil bikin bungkuk badan ke arahnya, agar saya tidak usah terlalu teriak, meskipun tetap bersuara supaya suara saya masih bisa didengar oleh mereka, oleh anak-anak SMP itu.

“Daerah mana?” si sopir balik Tanya.

“Cikutra!” itu nama daerah tempat di mana kami tadi naik angkot.

“Cikutra sudah lewa, De. Ke sana. Arah sana!”Sopir angkot menunjukan tangannya kea rah belakang,”Naik angkot kea rah sana. Nyetop di seberang!”sopir angkot bicara lagi sambil menghentikan kendaraannya.

“Oh!” kata saya, “Nuk, turun di sini aja!” sambung saya smbil mulai turun dari angkot.

“Iya, Euuuh.” Ninuk turun juga.

“Biar saya nanti Tanya ITB aja, Bang.Kan, katanya ITB pinter!” kata saya sambil kasih ongkos sama itu sopir.

Wahai anak-anak SMP, yang menurut saya dulu sedang gelisah, kalian kini pasti sudah lulus kuliah, sudah bekerja di sebuah instansi tertentu, atau sedang S2, atau masih menganggur, atau sudah menikah. Tetapi maafkanlah saya, juga Ninuk, kalu dulu pernah mengganggu konsentrasi belajarmu. Saya tidak tahu hal apakah yang mendorong kami untuk begitu. Seolah-olah, dulu itu, kami ini adalah dua mahasiswa Indonesia yang kurang kerjaan sehingga sampai bisa berbuat  macam seperti itu. Tetapi, kenyataannya memang tidak ada kerjaan,Dik, karena kami memang masih kuliah saat itu. Cuma saya mau Tanya, apa kalian sekarang masih ingat apa yang dulu kalian hafalkan?

Bandung, 15 Mei 2008

Drunken Monster Novel , Pidi Baiq

Me,My Self...

Assalamualaikum,Good Morning/Ohayou...Hi. i'm Rizky Frihatmawati, u can call me Iky/Kiki. I'm just a woman who really love to learn a new thing especially about Social, Art and Languages. I am very interested in Traveling and funny books, because my hobby is reading. I am also pleased to be creative with Muslim clothes and her knickknacks. I'm friendly n easy going, I always want to make a new friend... :)  Enjoy Visiting...