Friday, February 12, 2010

A single man by Tom Ford

Today I went to the cinema for seeing "A Single Man", a film by Tom Ford in where you can see Colin Firth playing George, a university teacher who suffers the suddely death of his partner.




I must say from the begining that I really enjoyed the film, except from the fifteen minutes of Jon Kortajarena... the most insulse and bad interpretation that I've ever seen on a film since long time ago. I mean, maybe it's because I am spanish, and seeing a spanish model trying to act like an american actor acting like an spanish... it's ridiculous.

Anyway, and apart from that, I really loved the film. I mean, the story it's simple and you may know the end since the begining, but the way that Tom Ford shows us the world of George is simply gorgeous for me. Every little detail is treated carefully, every look, each plane of camera... Julian Moore, in her play as Charley looks simply brilliant, showint the decadence of what a brilliant woman was (and that maybe could shine a little bit more): I really missed more interaction with her, but this film is based of a novel, so I should read it for more information. Anyway, I could not help seeing the scenes of Charley and George as the future, perhaps decadent, of my best friend and me (I hope not...!).


Nicholas Hoult plays Kenny, one of George's students, and he represents the curiosity of what is unknow. Without sayin anithing, you can see all what he wants reflected in his blue eyes. That little boy from "About a boy" or the teen from "Skins" is now a man, and I hope we could see him in more films, because I really believe that he can be one of the big ones.



Matthew Goode (the actor who played Ozymandias at "Watchmen") is Jim, a a character I fell in love since his first smile. The naturalness of his character has has made me see him as very real, both he and George could be sitting right now reading this and I would see it normal.



And finally, but not at least, I want to mentione the gorgeous work of all the team. The costumes were exquisite, beautiful photography and a melancholic music with us all day we live with George.

I recomend this film to all of you!

Among other things, today I had a lovely time with my friends Esther and Yaira (we met Laia and Kim later).

 

I was wearing my new zara boots, aren't they cool? The were 45'95 € but as they were on sales... they only costed me 9'99 €!
 
And i've bought some bumpist for my hair... how does it look! I should do a close view next time, sorry! But it looks so 50's-60's!
T-shirt abd belt - Offbrand
Cardigan - Stradivarius
Skirt - Putumayo
Shoes - Zara
Hairbow - Primark

Tomorrow I'm seeing Biffy Clyro on concert, yaw! Have a nice saturday!!

Cocktail news from Pranna

February 12

So much to write about, so little time.

For now I’ll just mention some news I learned last night at a sort of networking party thrown by the New York City Hospitality Group, formed by a dozen people with different types of expertise in the foodservice and lodging industries who want to network with others. It’s a good idea.

They threw a party at Pranna, at which publicist Andrew Freeman spoke briefly but entertainingly and intelligently about foodservice trends.

The party was in Pranna’s basement, and we ate fried and stuffed things and naan, and I drank red wine.

Pranna has a serious Asian-oriented cocktail list intended to go with the cuisine from South Asia (that's the Indian subcontinent) and Southeast Asia (Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia etc.)

But bar manager Eric Greczel says they plan to mix it up downstairs, which Pranna’s owners have told him to turn into a proper high-end cocktail bar, with drinks that take five minutes to make, rather than the 90 seconds they have at the busy bars upstairs.

So keep your eyes open for that.

how to catch history

Waktu selalu jahat sama gue.
Dia enggakpernah mau bersabar. Dan walhasil, semua terlihat usang.

 


The HALIM

Apa yang dinyatakan sebuah kekayaan dari lahir? Keluarga.
Ya ya ya. Dan disinilah keluarga gue hidup.
The Halim.

 
 




Shrimp Curry

  
  
This is a plain recipe.  It does not include lemon grass, or ginger or any of a dozen other ingredients you might and should put into a seafood curry dish.  The reason I include it is for its very simplicity, and its ability to educate on the basics.  There are some cooking fundamentals that once learned, can provide the building blocks for a myriad of meals over a lifetime.  Take roux: it uses a 1:1 ratio of butter and flour.  For gravy, that can be expanded to 1:1:1 with 1 tbsp butter, 1 tbsp flour and 1 cup stock.  Of course, all sorts of good things can be added such as softening some shallots in the cooking fat, perhaps adding some garlic, deglazing the cooking pan with white wine, and then adding the stock and roux.  
    
This shrimp curry recipe helped me start to break down some of the basic mysteries surrounding curry.  I have a metal tin of it in the cupboard, but how much to use, and when?  This recipe uses the same 1:1 ratio with 1 tbsp of curry powder with a roux based on 1 tbsp of butter and 1 tbsp of flour mixed with one cup of liquid.  The original recipe called for that liquid to be divided equally between fish stock and cream.  I think substituting coconut milk for the cream would add an extra dimension, but that is the point.  From a base like this, you can add all of the additional aromatics and vegetables you like.  Experiment and enjoy.  Serves 2.
   
Ingredients:
1 tbsp cooking oil
1/2 onion, diced
1/2 red bell pepper, diced
1 tbsp curry powder
1/2 cup fish stock
1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp flour
1/2 cup coconut milk
salt/pepper
1/2 lb shrimp, shelled and de-veined
1/4 cilantro
1 cup rice, cooked
    
Directions:
Warm the oil in a medium saute pan over low heat.  Add the onions and bell pepper and saute until softened, approximately 8 minutes.  Stir in the curry powder and let cook 1 minute.  Stir in the fish stock and let simmer.  In a small pan, melt the butter and then whisk in the flour.  After a roux is formed, allow it to cook a further minute to cook off the flour taste.  Add the roux to the simmering stock and whisk to mix.  Add the cream and bring to a simmer.  Season to taste with salt and pepper.  Add the shrimp and cover, cooking a further 4 minutes.  Mix in the cilantro and serve over rice.
   

salah satu teman saya, mawar

Di sekolah gue, tepatnya dikelas gue, ada seorang cowok yang pasti enggak bisa dilupakan.
Dia lucu, agak malas, dan selalu berani. Dan dia suka melakukan hal-hal yang sanggup menyita perhatian.
Bukan naksir, tapi dia lucu. Si Buncit, yang hobinya boker disekolah.
Sebut saja mawar, eh jangan deng, si Cuplis aja. Nickname dari Pak soleh.
Here is.... Petrus Robinson Rodo Gultom. *Buset Lengkap amat yeee?*


 

 
 
 
Robin dalam berbagai ekspresi.
Sekali lagi, bukan karena gue suka, tapi karena dia lucu.





 

Lucky I am!!!

Gue selalu merasa beruntung.
Gue beruntung karena beberapa hal.
1. Karena TUHAN selalu baik sama gue
2. Karena gue punya nyokap yang super dan kakak yang hebat
3. Karena gue punya teman-teman yang sangat berharga
Dan itu adalah keberuntungan terbesar yang tak ternilai.

ketika berita itu sampai

Hai deaaar, it's Friday!
seharusnya ini jadi awal weekend yang menyenangkan.
Sayangnya, gue baru saja dikejutkan dengan berita yang membuat gue cuma bisa diam.
Diam karena kecewa. Diam karena takut. Diam karena trauma.
Berita soal banjir.
Ya, rumah gue di bilangan ciledug, memang sangat popular dengan kerawanannya terhadap banjir.
Bahkan pada tahun 2007, sukses diubah menjadi waterboom ciledug.
Bagaimana tidak, arusnya sangat deras dan tingginya mencapai dada orang dewasa setinggi 165 cm.
Ih waaaw!!


Pada tahun 2007 gue sudah kehilangan banyak hal.
Dari semua koleksi buku gue yang nilainya jutaan dari hasil ngumpulin uang jajan, dan sebagai tanda awal ketertarikan gue soal dunia tulis menulis.
Belum lagi koleksi kosmetik, baju-baju baru gue yang kebanyakan beli di luar negeri (saat itu hidup gue makmur banget), boneka-boneka, tas, sepatu, dan tentu saja ratusan karya gue.
Padahal, baru saja puisi-puisi itu mau dibukukan. SHIT!


Nah, apa yang gue rasakan sekarang?
Ketika gue mendengar kata bajir, gue cuma bisa bertampang datar saking enggak bisa lagi mengungkapkan perasaan gue, ironis.
Trauma.
Trauma enggak bisa menggapai rumah, dan muter-muter nyari jalan pulang naik ojek dari jam 4 sore sampai setengah 7 malam, dan akhirnya nginep rumah agnes.
Sedih, ngeliat barang-barang yang gue sayang-sayang jadi sampah.
Sakit, ketika hidup gue banyak sekali masalahnya.
Apalagi, waktu 2007, gue mau ujian nasional SMP, buku modul gue, persiapan UN gue, kandas semua.
Syukurnya, gue masih bisa lulus dengan hasil yang sangat memuaskan untuk ukuran keadaan seperti itu.


Sekarang, Februari 2010, gue juga akan meghadapi Ujian Nasional, apakah gue harus jatuh lagi?
Gue benar-benar cemas.
Takut,
Trauma.
Kecewa.


Tuhan, setidaknya, sembuhkan dulu traumaku, baru hempaskan cobaan lagi.
Jangan seperti ini. Ini sangat berat. Hmm