TABULA RASA : A STORY FROM THE KITCHEN

I have to frankly say that the reason I agree to watch this movie is a name, Vino G Bastian. And for this I have to feel dissapointed bcoz he is not in the cast. Vino sitting as an assosiate producer in Tabula Rasa, and well yeah i have to admit that he should proud of this movie. Why? I will let you know why.

Tabula Rasa is a first Indonesian movie that I watched in cinema after more than 2 years, last time I went to cinema for film Catatan Harian si Boy, and yes I always choose good quality movie to watch in cinema. And also for Tabula Rasa I got free ticket from twitter, so that's why I went :D

This movie begins with the story about Hans, a young man from Serui, Papua. He feels desperately give up because he has to forget his goal to be professional footballer due to legs injury. In the way to trying to end his life, Hans met 'Mak. owner of a Minangnese restaurant "Takana Juo", Mak guesses that Hans was trying to commit suicide, so she asked Natsir (her helper in her restaurant ) to bring Hans to her house. The twist started when Mak give Hans foods from her restaurant, from here, Hans who already feel hopeless suddenly re-alive again after tasting her food, seems like the taste of this food giving him a new hope, he finished that foods and went to Mak's kitchen to clean the dishes, in the kitchen Han's eyes blinked to see the mess in her kitchen, herbs, spices, and (maybe ) the smeel too. And after that story walk soo continuosly and problem arise when Mak's cook jeolous to Hans because of him, they should share the money while their restaurant not have good sales. I will not tell more stories because it would bring spoiller, but watching the whole stories seems like watching the common life in Indonesia, they dont make any drama so they bring us to their story as if we are in that story itself.

Beside the story itself that very intense even in slow plot, I have to say that this movie bring me back to my childhood when I spent my time in my grandma's kitchen to watching her cooking, you will not find gas stove or clean kitchen, because they have a very traditional kitchen with stone stove and woodens, but you know what,  I feel very amazaed what Mak's said about her stove : This stove that make the foods taste good, if we have to change with modern stove it will change the taste. Same words my Grandma told me 15 years ago!


I think Dewi Irawan having very great acting in this movie, her expresions are just perfectly superb! I saw her acting in another movie called "Sang Penari" which also brought her trophy for best supporting role, and yes she seems specialist for strong character. Another role that amazed me is Hans, that papua guy, and yes the actor also from Papua. and I was surprised to know that this is his debut movie. He played really well and seems like he born to act. 

For me, Tabula Rasa is a culinary amazing movie, even their plot very simple and a bit slow, but I can see that every scene was very touchy. And what I amazes me in this movie is their characters, every role is equally important portion in whole movie even if they are just 4 people. But that surprisingly, with only 4 roles, this movie is sooo alive, they build conflict to each other in natural way. there is nothing imposed and dramatic, every confict is build in reasonable way. Each role has same important portion and the conflicts that made each other are very reasonable and it could happend to anyone.

And yes, Vino choose this movie as his first debut on 'behind the scene' is never goes wrong, and i think this movie was not really intended to make profits. They probably focused more on the movies appearance in the festival. I will be happy to pay for cinema because it is quite enjoyable, and let me tell you if you plan to watch this movie in cinema, just make sure to eat before attending!

Because I am a woman and he is a man

"In a relationship, accepting weirdness of eachother is as much important as knowing the love itself" -potatoehoney-

I have to say that I am so lucky to have a very good man who has been my soulmate for more than 5 years. We met in a very uncommon situation, being a good friend and then having silly relationship in the first time. He was unexpectable man for me, I meant I am a movie lover who consider thats my type should be like actor in romantic movie (ahahahah) and what I got is, well, a creepy man. 

Before I have relationship with him I read this book, it is like a guide for relationship between woman and man.

I learn a lot from this book and i guess that I will ready for having mature and stable relationship with a man. I know how to handle my emotions and how to understand a man. And yes then I met him. First and second years was very beautifull, we laugh, share and had very great time. Sometimes there was emotions  too but we managed it because we both falling love with each other. But every relationship have up and down, and it is also happened to us. Most time all the theories that I knew from this book are just gone. And I am feeling that I am just a new girl who just got first love, yeah it happends!

It is very hard to deal with my self, not because I dont understand my man, but the problem is to deal with my self, with my heart, my hormons and my emotions relate with the little problems that often happends in our relationship's life. 

For example : The last sunday my "half" had deadline for his work, He already explained to me that he will be very busy with his projects and I said that I understand this. But in the weekend that we usually spending time together, I can't controll my emotion to miss him and feel lonely because he is not with me. No matter how hard I try to understand but I just couldn't stop my brain to sensitive about his busy, to miss him too much. And this lead us to complain each other, he complain me because I can't understand him and I complain him because he doesn't understand that I miss him.

That is what I meant that no matter we understand the theory, finally practice it is just separate thing with knowing the theory ^^

Talking about my man, he was my best friend before started to falling love with me. I am a type of girl who reads zodiac to learn about characteristic. My man is a capricorn, and according to zodiac capricorn are very serious and stable persons.

In another problem, our fight should start with some silly things that it is very funny if later we realized it supposed to not happend if we both face it with cool head.

And actually I have to say that it seems impossible to unite us with a lots of differences, but we choose to keep love each other and make this relationship stronger than everyone could thought.

I can be too sensitive and bombard him with a lot of love words that annoyed him, and he can makes me mad because of his cold and quiet behaviour, but in the end we will have to say that we love each other, and that all.

SUNDAY TRAGEDY

I have bad mood, so I cook.. then I feel better -Potatoehoney-

Today I have bad luck. I will tell bit details. I have online shop producing shawls and accessories, I made that shawls and I also have some supliers who give details pattern and material. 3 days ago there was my customer (this is her 3rd order) that requested me for square shawls, I only made square shawls by request and she requested 12 shawls, as I informed that I will try to searched the patterns that she wanted but I cant guarantee that we still have that patterns.

So I went to my suplier and order that patterns, there was 3 patterns that sold out and I bought some other pattern to complete it. Then I took photo of that shawls and sent her. I told her that 3 patterns was sold out so I give another pattern with similar colors and size. She keep asking me about the sold out patterns and even asked another new patterns, I reminded her about the shawls that she requested and finally after asking and chats alot, she said she cancel it. Well everyone, can you feel wht I am feeling. Yeah maybe I make wrong desicion about request pattern that I should ask my customer to pay down payment for make them consistent. But it is ok, I did not shout her but YES I blacklisted her and say in polite way to not buy to me again. And after I feel bad for my lost buying square shawl that quite hard to sell, I really feel bad. Then I decide to cook.

People say that you need good mood to cooking, but I think that quote is not for me. Here I present my "bad mood changed into good foods "

Good Soup

Good Soup 

Ingredients :

• 1 tablespoon margarine
• 3 Shallots, thickly sliced
•  Half onion, thickly sliced
• 1 Chily, sliced (do not hesitate to add more chillies if you like)
• 6 chicories leaves, sliced
• 50 grams black mushrooms 
• 50 grams Cloud ear mushrooms
• 1 cups water
• 1 Lemongrass
• 1  lime, juiced
• 5 cm gingger, peeled and pressed
• 1 Tomato
• Salt
• Coriander leaves for garnish

Directions:

1. Put margarine in a pan in medium heat, add onion stir-fry untill smell good, add shallots and chilly and stir fry for one minute. Then add water untill boilled
2. Add mushrooms, lemon grass,gingger, lime juice, and salt then cook untill mushrooms cooked. add chicory leaves and tomato. Cook untill chicories cooked. Garnish with coriander leaves.
3. Good soup  is ready to serve.

Simple Grilled Shrimp

Simple Grilled Shrimp

Ingredients :

• 5 Shrimps, peeled and deveined
• Lime, juiced
• Salt
• Coriander powder
• Pepper
• Margarine just to make the pan wet

Directions :

1. Soak the shrimps into lime juiced, add salt, coriander powder, and pepper for around 10 minutes
2. Grill the shrimps into pan until it changed into pink, make sure for using small heat
3. Simple grilled shrimp is ready

Ok everyone, Have a lovely sunday....

HEALTHY TOM YAM

Dear Tuesday..

Nowadays we have dry season in Indonesia.  Even today Jakarta is very hot, but I will post about recipe that will make you feel warm, hehe nevertheless it will make you feel relax and happy. I changed the original tom yam recipe because I couldn't find some ingredients. But I think my recipe is also as good as the original. Ok ladies here I present to you TOM YAM for beginners ^^

Ingredients :

• 10 medium shrimps – peeled and keep the skin and head in separate bowl
• 5 Shallots, thickly sliced
• 5 Garlics, thickly sliced
• 4 Chilies, sliced
• 50 grams Enoki mushrooms 
• 50 grams Cloud ear mushrooms
• 4 cups water
• 2 Lemongrass
• 1  lime, juiced
• 5 cm gingger, peeled and pressed
• 2 slices galangal
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 Tomato
• Salt

Directions:

1. To make stock: Add the shrimp heads and shells in water and cook for 20 minutes. Turn off the heat. Soak the heads and shells for further 20 minutes before discarding.
2. Trim lemongrass and cut into matchstick size pieces.
3. Add stock, lemon grass,gingger, galangal, chillies, fish sauce, lime juice, salt, and chili paste to a pot and bring to a boil. After boiling for 5 minutes, add shrimps and both mushrooms. Cook for further 10 minutes. Garnish with coriander leaves.
4. Tom yam is ready to serve.

Step By Step

SWEET TOOTH

Dear Sunday,

Now is already evening outside, i dont know why but I used to hate evening Sunday. It just makes Monday come early ^^
Anyway, I will talk about something tht I like, bcoz I need to have something to ignoring this evening Sunday. 
As the theme above, I will talk about Dessert... Nice right?

Dessert usually consists of sweet foods, cakes, tarts, cookies, biscuits, gelatins, pastries, ice cream, pies, puddings, custards, sweet soups.

Some people try to not eat dessert when they having diet to reduce weight, but dont you know dessert is very important to make your self happy and if you eat in enough portion then it is very good. Some people consume dessert more than enough portion bcoz it is usually very good taste and make addiction. For example, me!

I wont share dessert recipe bcoz I am not good to cook it, just very good to eat it. But if you check my Instagram I have some dessert photos. And in this post I will be happy to share calories in 5 of my favorite desserts, here we go baby :

• Ice Cream

Calories 267

Fat 14.26g

Carbs 32.45g

Protein 4.68g

Serving Size	Calories
1 oz	57
1 small scoop/dip	88
1 medium scoop/dip	133
1 slice	133
1 large scoop/dip	179
100 g	201
1 cup	267

Green tea for ice cream doesnt effect in calories

• Cheese Cake

Calories 257

Fat 18g

Carbs 20.4g

Protein 4.4g

Serving Size	Calories
1 oz	91
1 piece (1/6 17 oz cake)	257
100 g	321

You only need 1 slice, no more!

• Chocolate Cake

Calories 235

Fat 10.5g

Carbs 34.94g

Protein 2.62g

Serving Size	Calories
1 oz	104
1 piece (1/8 18 oz cake)	235
100 g	367

• Cupcake

Calories 177

Fat 5.25g

Carbs 32.47g

Protein 1.36g

Serving Size	Calories
1 oz	105
1 cupcake (2-3/4" dia)	177
100 g	369

• Pudding

Calories 288

Fat 5.33g

Carbs 51.22g

Protein 8.37g

Serving Size	Calories
1 oz	31
100 g	109
1 cup	288

That shoud be our reminder is no matter what kind of dessert tht we eat, but remember how much we eat it, One slice is always enough, and remember to enjoy every single bite. This is that will make you feel release from stress. But you know what, I really like to eat dessert bfore I sleep. It will make me feel relax and easy to sleep. I dont really care about this would add some fat in my body, as long as I eat in proper portion and feel happy, then I will make my body happy too. Agree?

Last week I got Cross fit Class (sponsored by L'occitane), and after worked out we got delious desserts and drinks. The surprised thing that this desserts is gluten free and contain less sugar, how?
so they using natural sweetener, for example sweet potato, About gluten free I will talk about it another time. So I think it is possible if we can replace our delicious dessert with another delicious and healthy dessert.

Yummy and healthy...

Anyway people I feel sorry to start write this in sunday and finish it in monday, there was something I need to do yesterday. So I will end this post with something yummy ^__^

Peace out

I AM A SHOES LOVER

"You can't buy happiness, But you can buy a shoes "

When I was kid, i always have bling eyes everytime im passing shoes store, but my mom would never buy me shoes before my shoes broken. I also wear the same shoes to school, and it usually take around one year then it damage and she will buy me another shoes for school.

First time I got job, I bought my first own money shoes. it was felt great, and then I started to buy it almost every month. But i didnt buy branded shoes, it is too expensive for me since I dont have a good wardrobe to keep my shoes.

If you checking my Instagram, beside i posted photos of foods, I have some photos of shoes selfie, hehe thats just an expression of how I love shoes.

I will share about types of shoes based on the shoes i have, but actually i dont have complete shoes type, for this i will try to google it

• BALLERINA FLAT SHOES

Inspired by ballet slipper, this type having a flat heel, closed toe, and a slipper-style construction, ballerina flats are typically low-cut, but nowadays people impove it into only Flatshoes and having a lot types of cut. my favorite cut shud covering my fingers feet ^^

My pink ballerina shoes, Bought from COTTON ON 

• WEDGES

Taken from Wikipedia: Wedge boots, wedgies or lifties are shoes and boots with a sole in the form of a wedge so that one piece of material, normally rubber, serves as both the sole and the heel. The design dates back to ancient Greece.

For me Wedges is much much comfort and also push confident without feeling pain in our feet

My wedges, bought from AMANTE

• CLOGS

Clogs are a type of shoes made in part or completely from wood .

My clogs from SELITTOES (www.selittoes-shoes.com )

• SNEAKER

Sneaker is a synonim for “athletic shoes,”. Additionally, in recent years, sneakers have come to be used for casual everyday activities. The term describes a type of footwear with a flexible sole made of rubber or synthetic material and an upper part made of leather or canvas. Examples include athletic footwear such as: basketball shoes, tennis shoes, cross trainers and other shoes worn for specific sports.

My fave Sneaker, bought from CONVERSE

• FLIP FLOP SANDALS

Flip-flops (also called sandal) are a type of open-toed sandal typically worn in casual situations, such as outside or at the beach. They consist of a flat sole held loosely on the foot by a Y-shaped strap that passes between the first and second toes and around either side of the foot. They may also be held to the foot with a single strap over the top of the foot rather than a thong. The name “flip-flop” originated because of the sound that is made by slapping between the sole of the foot and the floor when walking. But nowadays people made flip flops not only for  go to beach, but also they made various flip flops so it looks more bling and uncasual.

My bling bling flip flop from STEFANIA BALDO

• FLATFORM

According to dailymai.co.uk,  The flatform is not to be confused with the wedge, which has an incline, tipping the foot at a slight angle, or the platform, which generally has a stubby toe and a high heel. No, as its name suggests flatforms are very flat — like Norfolk — and are also very, very high.
These shoes were first seen on the catwalk at Prada last September

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  My flatform from SELITTOES

• BOOTS

Universal foot ware for harsh environments, made from leather or rubber. Boots is suitable to wear in a country tht having winter season, bcoz it has good protection to cold weather

My boots, from a vintage shop in Singapore

• HIGH HEELS

is footwear that raises the heel of the wearer's foot significantly higher than the toes.

My high heels from MARIE CLAIRE

Actually there are a lot types of shoes, and what i write here just some of them, i can say that my fave types of shoes. Maybe some other time I will write another types.

Anyway it is already 1 am, I need to sleep..

Good night xoxo ^^

This is how pretty girl shud sleeping ^__^