Inner or Outer Girls? (The Body Shop's Slogan)

Living in this earth is precious. Seeing every beautiful things, especially you. God creates women always with their beauty for making this world more beautiful. We see every women always shows her own beauty whether outer beauty or inner beauty. Unluckily, today, women would rather show their outer beauty than inner beauty. A beauty appearance will last a few decades, but a beautiful personality will last a lifetime. 

Anyway, I do like makeup, beautify myself with my best. The brand actually aren't much popular in Indonesia. "The Body Shop" is the brand's name. I love this, you know, all of products are made of natural materials. So, it wont even irritate your skin or your skin wont reject any of those products. Two thumbs up! Yeah.. don't ask about the price. The most important thing is all the products are worth your skin. 

Beside that, there's one lovable thing. The slogan's touching my heart so deep. Beauty with heart. It explains inner beauty is more deserve to be shown than outer. Simply, your inner beauty never needs makeup. It should be the most important part of improving one's self. 

This is the thing about inner beauty:

Unlike physical beauty, which grabs the spotlight for itself, inner beauty shine on everyone, catching them, holding them in its embrace, making them more beautiful too.

"The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figures she carries, or the way she combs her hair. the beauty of a woman must be seen from her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides" -Audrey.

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Natural Phenomena : The Gates Of Hell

Archaeologists have discovered a “gate to hell” at a dig site in Turkey.

The ruin is known as Pluto’s Gate, and was fabled as the doors to the underworld in both Greek and Roman traditions. The gate is known as the Plutonium in Latin.

The cave where the ruins were located emit dangerous and poisonous gasses, much like the gate was said to do in Greek mythology.

The “door to hell” is not the remnants of a strange alien attack. Rather, it is an enormous pit of fire that can be found in the heart of the Karakum Desert. This pit has been burning for more than 40 years, and one could argue that it is not exactly “natural” as a few geologiests accidentally set said pit on fire. The hole is located in Derweze, in the middle of the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan.

The geologists were worried that the hole would lead to the release of poisonous gases, so they decided to (try to) burn it off. They hoped that the fire would burn all the fuel within days. They were wrong, very wrong. The gas is still burning today. The hole is 230 feet wide (70m).

Those looking for supernatural meanings could certainly come up with many to describe this surreal site. The actual origin of this oddity, however, is far more mundane. In 1971, a group of geologists drilling in the Darvaza area accidentally punched through the rock to a deposit of natural gas. The ground crumbled and fell away beneath the drilling equipment.

source :

http://englishrussia.com/2008/03/25/darvaz-the-door-to-hell/

http://webecoist.momtastic.com/2011/06/29/the-gates-of-hell-forever-burning-crater-of-poison/

http://www.fromquarkstoquasars.com/8-insanely-cool-and-somewhat-terrifying-natural-phenomena/

http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/04/02/archaeologists-find-gate-to-hell-in-turkey-emitting-noxious-ga

Culinary

Hello everyone! welcome back to my blog and happy new year 2015 for all readers. Right now I'm going to tell about food, and it's my favorite food. what about you ? do you like this food too ? I think you should try this food!

Yes It's RAMEN ! 

Ramen is a Japanese noodle soup dish. It consists of Chinese-style wheat noodles served in a meat- or (occasionally) fish-based broth, often flavored with soy sauce or miso, and uses toppings such as sliced pork (chāshū), dried seaweed (nori), kamaboko, and green onions. Nearly every region in Japan has its own variation of ramen, from the tonkotsu (pork bone broth) ramen of Kyushu to the miso ramen of Hokkaido

  

The reason why I really liked this food is because it is foods are spicy and satiating. I like to make it by myself with instant ramen or buy it from stores ramen like: Gokkana Teppan and Carts Ramen in the city of Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Actually kind of ramen in Indonesian food is also available, which Mie or Noodles in English. Although the instant food is not good because of the preservatives in the food but the noodles really enjoy doing by my family.

HISTORY OF RAMEN

The origin of ramen is unclear. Some sources say it is of Chinese origin.Other sources say it was invented in Japan in the early 20th century.The name ramen is the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese

Until the 1950s, ramen was called shina soba, but today chūka soba or just Ramen are more common, as the word  has acquired a pejorative connotation.

By 1900, restaurants serving Chinese cuisine from Canton and Shanghai offered a simple ramen dish of noodles (cut rather than hand pulled), a few toppings, and a broth flavored with salt and pork bones. Many Chinese living in Japan also pulled portable food stalls, selling ramen and gyōza dumplings to workers. By the mid 1900s, these stalls used a type of a musical horn called a charumera, from the Portuguese charamela) to advertise their presence, a practice some vendors still retain via a loudspeaker and a looped recording. By the early Shōwa period, ramen had become a popular dish when eating out.

After World War II, cheap flour imported from the United States swept the Japanese market. At the same time, millions of Japanese troops had returned from China and continental East Asia from their posts in the Second Sino-Japanese War. Many of these returnees had become familiar with Chinese cuisine and subsequently set up Chinese restaurants across Japan. Eating ramen, while popular, was still a special occasion that required going out.

In 1958, instant noodles were invented by Momofuku Ando, the Taiwanese-Japanese founder and chairman of Nissin Foods, now run by his son Koki Ando. Named the greatest Japanese invention of the 20th century in a Japanese poll, instant ramen allowed anyone to make an approximation to this dish simply by adding boiling water.

Beginning in the 1980s, ramen became a Japanese cultural icon and was studied around the world from many perspectives. At the same time, local varieties of ramen were hitting the national market and could even be ordered by their regional names. A ramen museum opened in Yokohama in 1994.

 HOW TO MAKE RAMEN

As you already know that made the instant food is not difficult, here are some steps how to make ramen at home

1. Get your favorite type of ramen. Use Samyang or Nong Shim, or any Korean brand for authenticity. Cheaper, thinner deep-fried noodle are not recommended. I prefer to use Korean ramen that this one also this ramen decorated kimchi and feels quite spicy

2. Boil about 2 cups of water, more or less if you like plenty of soup base or little.

3. (Optional) Add a pinch of garlic powder, pepper, chili pepper to water. It's used to make the noodles has a little tasty

4. Snap the ramen noodles in half and add them in with any leftover flakes, this makes it easier to stir and boil faster.

5. Add soup base and vegetables that come packaged after you put the ramen in.

6. Stir frequently. You don't want the flavor to bunch up in one place, or the noodles to get stuck to the pot. 

7. Add anything you find that will be good to the ramen! Favorites are: Spam, cut-up hot dogs, dried salted seaweed, and egg. Also I love adding a squeeze of lime just to bring up the flavor of the broth a bit. Don't forget to add green onion; it gives the ramen a fresh taste. 

8. Pour into a bowl, serve with meatball and enjoy with your favorite kimchi ramen.

This is my own homemade ramen ramen that might make you hungry, right? hahahahaha

   

source :
http://www.eatyourkimchi.com/korean-ramen/
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/04/photogalleries/wip-week76/photo2.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramen
http://www.tubbygaijin.com/japan/momofuku-instant-ramen-museum/

Garut City On Holy Day

Hiiii friends!! last thursday on 25th december 2014 I went to Garut city located in West Java, Indonesia. That coincide with Chirstmas holiday, so that's how I call it "holy day" for christians. Okay by the way I went there with my small-white family car, There are my father who drove the car, my mother sat beside my father in front row, and in the back row me and my sister who always slept all the way. hihihihihihii I think she do not get too excited like me :)))

It was sunny day, not like the city of Bandung city, West Java, Indonesia (my hometown) which sometimes rain in the afternoon. Garut city continues illuminated by the sun until make the air outside is very hot, but because it looks beautiful skyline of Garut city. As you can see, I took picture of road to Garut city. Luckily I didn't get traffic jam, but the road to the Tasikmalaya city congested, my father said many people who will go to Pangandaran beach and one of the way through that city.

Actually we visited the Garut city to feel the natural hot springs in the area Cipanas, Garut city. and we decided Tirtagangga hotel & resort as our destination. My father recommended this place, he said in this place there's very hot water.

 

This is photo of me before I swim

 

After a swim and soak in hot water I feel very sleepy so wanted to sleep. Maybe I should be sleeping in this hotel hahaha but I had to continue the journey back to the city of Bandung. oh yeah by the way the ticket to entered this place is 25 thousand rupiah, affordable enough right?

 

Then I had to continued the journey to go back to Bandung city we stopped at a mosque for Dhuhr prayers. I think this mosque nice and unique. there is also wide parking area and a superb view of the Guntur mountain, it's amazing but unfortunately this mosque looks deserted.

 

 The view of Guntur Mountain, it's amazing right ?

After I had Dhuhr pray, we went to Asep Stroberi. It is outdoor restorant who sell traditional food of West Java. We ordered "nasi liwet ayam komplit" and it's very dellicious *thumbs up*. Then after we had lunch I with my mother took boat ride and row it alone, I told you it's very fun and exhausting. By the way we pay 10 thousand rupiah for each person.

Photo of my mom and my dad on the lake

   I told you it's not easy to directing the boat *wkwkwkw*

And the last I before returning to Bandung city I passed a good tunnel and the tunnel is inspired from mina tunnel in the city of Mecca.

 so this is my stories of my holiday, thank you for reading! bye bye!!! ;)

My Dream, My Goal and My Future

Hello guys, a long time I never post any story again. This time I will share about my dreams, my goal and my future so here we go!

Everybody wants to be success in his/her life right? And now I'm going to tell you about my goal to enter the best college in Indonesia is Institut Teknologi Bandung.

By the way ITB is located in Tamansari, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. It's located in one city with my hometown. I always dreaming about study in this college because there's many people who became successful because their went to school in the ITB. But ITB students dominated by smart people so that the best that could only attend this campus.

 

I actually wanted to be an architect because I had to learn it in SAPPK, and what it SAPPK?

In bahasa SAPPK is the form word from "Sekolah Arsitektur, Perencanaan dan Pengembangan Kebijakan." or in english "School Of Architecture, Planning and Policy Development." 

The School of Architecture, Planning and Policy Development encompasses five main professional disciplines: architecture, regional and city planning, urban design, transportation, development studies, defense studies, and tourism planning.

The School aims to produce professionals in the sustainable built environment who are skilled in investigation, analysis, problem solving and communication, and are motivated to contribute significantly to professional and community life.

Advances in scientific knowledge is systematically integrated into roadmaps of 8 research divisions, comprising domains of policy development, planning and design of sustainable built environment, addressing institutional, infrastructure and spatial aspects at regional, rural, urban, human settlement and building scales.

So I hope that I can go to study here after I graduated from SMAN 3 Bandung, because no success came suddenly, just hard work that determines the result.

Don't forget to check out the official website of ITB and SAPPK :

http://www.itb.ac.id/

http://sappk.itb.ac.id/