LOOKLET’s Look of the day

I have been joining LOOKLET for about 6 weeks now, but since I’m jobless during the day, so I have created 103 looks there And to my surprise, one of my creations which inspired fro Toto’s song: AFRICA , got selected as today’s LOOK OF THE DAY, [June 6] I’m so happy coz I have never won anything ‘..of the day’ before! Hehehe..

tyka82

>>>> OH MY GOD…. I dont know how it works, but I’m so super duper happy to be chosen as Looklet’s LOOK OF THE DAY [Saturday....June 6, 2009]. Thanks!

>>>> Tyka. 27 year old. Indonesian-moslem woman with head-veil [hijab/ jilbab]. Anyway…. my creations at Looklet DO NOT represent my own look

Hijab/head veil; Colorful accessories; Loose blouse & long sleeve; No skinny pants/jeans!

Indonesia

April 22, 2009

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103 looks

Her new BFF

I’m watching Ellen right now, and she has Paris with her.
Few days ago, my hubby and I saw the ad of Paris’ new reality show…. well I never like her for all that she has done or what she has worn.

But my hubby? His comment toward her was really simple:

huh! perempuan ga bener!!

and I was laughing to hear that comment…. buat saya, komen itu polos banget :p

The sleepy chocolate mousse

I feel so lazy and sleepy during these days, especially because on Friday till Monday, I will have a long weekend. I didnt go to work at school on Friday (because there was an activity at school) and on Monday, there’ll be a national-Islamic holiday.

And I spend days at home doing nothing. Just relaxing and it feels so good. I enjoy my long weekend.

My husband and I have many things to pay this month, more than usual. So we cant spend extra money on eating outside at restaurant or go to movie. But it’s ok. Because my husband doesnt want to eat restaurant food anymore. Therefore if I want to eat delicious food, it means I have to cook it by myself.

So here I am now, browsing a recipe for making chocolate mousse, hehehe… It seems easy though, but I havent tried to cook it once before. So, I cross my fingers for today’s cooking lesson

>> For recipe in Indonesian click here, or here (for pudding choco mousse). and for the recipe in English click here.

After a death

Years ago, I watched one episode of Oprah. I forget what was that about, but I still remember the quotation:

When a death happened in a family, sometimes those who left behind will end in a separation/ divorce.

So when a child was dead, especially when it was on an accident, the parents who survived could end up blaming each other….. Instead of be there and intensively support each other and make sure that everybody who life will stay together.

Because a death is not the end of someone’s life (it’s the beginning of the ‘mortal life’… the life after death). But ironically, someone’s death could be the end of someone’s life.

How sad…..

Wall Magazine

I’m an English Teacher at two places.

One of them is an English Course at Dharmahusada- Surabaya. The Branch Manager gave all of us, a homework, we should write something, about anything (it could be an analysis of a popular poetry or our own poetry; short-story, personal experience, etc). And our writing will be published at the Wall magazine on the Teachers’ Office.

I havent decided yet, on what to write.

One of my colleagues said that, I wont have any problem with writing something, because I have many blogs and had published many stories although most of them arent in English.

I think I’ll just try to find a funny experience I had with my student(s) I like to share funny experiences. I hope by reading my stories, people’s mood can become better.

Oh well, if I still cant write something for the wall magazine until the deadline, I think I’ll just pick one of the stories I have published here. Maybe this one.

What’s wrong with me?

School has driven me crazy, these past several weeks.
I always feel nervous every time I think of it.
I told my students that maybe it has been the moment when all of us (students and teachers) feel sick and tired about studying activities.

It’s almost the end of the 12th grade. After this, they are all going to join the National Examination for passing the Senior High School.

I wish all of us luck.

Buying an oven

I planned to buy an oven.
But I still havent made up my mind yet.
The brand is HOCK.
The price is about 300.000 IDR (Indonesian rupiah).
Or about $ 30.
I want to make a macaroni schotel.
Yep, pasta is my favorite foreign menu!!

And I also want to learn how to bake some cakes.
Hmmmm… yummy…

A special gift for him

note : I dont mean to showing-off anything here. Please dont be misnderstood

Few days ago, on Thursday, a package delivered by TIKI for me.

I know what it was. It was a mobile phone. My Dad sent it for me from Jakarta as soon as he got it from his Boss. That mob.phone wasnt the first one Dad got from his Boss. His Boss is a very royal person, my Nokia N73 was also from him (it was on my birthday, September 2007). So did my Dad’s O2.

This time, he gave my Dad another Nokia [E71]. Actually, if I can choose, I prefer another brand. Why? You can see the reason here.

Since it was a gift, so yeah… there’s nothing I can do but accept it. I wont use it though, cos it’s too sophisticated for me and hell yeah- too luxurious. I dont think it’s appropriate for a teacher at a public school to use that kind of mobile phone. Too much. and useless either since I will only use mob.phone for text message and for making a call.

I dont even use my N73 for a long time, since March 2007 I switched mob.phone with my husband. I let him using that N73 because it can be very useful to support his work with all of its features.

So I use his SE k618 until now (actually, he got the SE K618 as a gift also, from his sister in Bali). It’s simpler although I cant maximize the usage of its calendar (I still prefer Nokia’s calendar).

Back to the new mobile phone.

It has been several months, my husband wants to have a new mob.phone . He wants the one with HSDPA so he can use it for work (faster). But we cant afford to buy a new mob.phone because he has to pay for the house-loan, monthly.

So when I heard that my Dad will get another mob.phone from his Boss (and it’ll be  a sophisticated one), I said to my Dad that my Husband is going to use it instead of me. My Dad is perfectly fine with that.

When the package finally arrived, my husband was very happy. I mean VERRRY HAPPY. His excitement looked like a little boy who got a new toy-car/ tamiya at his birthday!

Me : See, you have been wanting for a new mob.phone, now you can get it for free. My Dad didnt even spend any money for it! So it’s really FREE.
Him : Yes, if it’s the time for us to get some luck (rejeki), it wont go anywhere (halah, ribet bener nerjemahin : kalo rejeki gak kemana). And it wont get switched with other’s luck (dan rejeki ga akan tertukar).
Me : yes. And dont worry sweetheart, if the time comes, we will have a baby

yah, balik2nya ke urusan bayi lagi, hahaha….

Anyway, my husband is a very lucky person. In most of the time, he got many expensive things as a gift: laptop and mob.phone (SE K618) from his sister in Bali; new motorcycle  from his brother in-law (his sister’s husband, those who live in Bali); and now he got another new thing as a gift.

Alhamdulillah Darling, you’re a nice man and deserve to be a lucky person.

Being a wife

…. gives me the opportunity to push myself harder to become a cleaner person.

for example : about our bedroom. I used to stay in a very messy room with things here and there, anywhere but in their place. But now? At least, 30 minutes before my husband’s arrival from work, I have to hurry myself to clean our room

being a wife also push me to learn how to cook.

So far I’ve cooked 5 different menus. Macaroni Carbonara, Potato Soup, Creamy- Tomato Soup, Garlic Fried Rice and another one… I forgot what that was.

All of them are foreign menus (italian and chinese) because cooking Indonesian menu is very difficult due to the various spices which have to be processed by hand (di-uleg). and Alhamdulillah, he always loves the result.

when we were still havent dating each other, I prayed to God, “God, I believe that I’ll be a better person when I’m with him,” So I guess I’m right

The killing factor

On Thursday night, when I was on my bed with my headache tried to kill me, I watched Oprah. The episode  invited John Quinones from Primetime series, “What Would You Do” at ABC channel [see the recap here!].

Well you can see the summary of the episode by yourself at the link, I just want to quote one sentence from it :

It’s not hatred that kills people. It’s the indifference.

I got,….. WOW, that’s so true!

When you see someone with a bruise on her face, come to work, and it is so clear that she had cried before. What will you do? (1) Ask her what happened, or (2) just leave her alone with her problem realizing that it isnt your business??

Even after you hear her story of being abused physically (domestic violence) by her boyfriend, parents, or husband… what will you do? (1) Just try to calm her down, or (2) report it to the authority?

IMHO: we must know that, when somebody is being abused (especially when it physically cos it leaves the body with evidences like bruises) BUT the victims dont call anyone for help, then it’s our DUTY as human being to automatically doing something! Even when the victim said, “Leave me alone, it’s none of your business!”

But somebody still have to help him/her. Why? Because she/he cant help him/herself!! In other way, when we keep silence and doing nothing, not even try to talk to the victim and calm her/him down, we will be indifferent.

When we have stopped to care toward each other, that’s when we should ask ourself ,”Are we even human anymore?”