Beach on Saturday

Nathan has been very busy with the First Robotics program lately, so I decided to spend my Saturday at the beach. I took my arse to the barnes of the noble and found an AMAZING book. I had no idea the series Dexter was based off of a book series. I can't wait to read them all. Here are a few random snapshots from my day yesterday.

 

When I was setting up camp I saw this bug and instantly kicked him out of his spot, until I realized that he was actually a "she" and she had a baby on her back. Then the guilt set in. I picked her up gently and put her on another bed of grass out of harms way. I have no idea what kind of bug this is do you?

a moment ago, i told mama

assalamualaikum. hey :)

i have a confession, which is i'm kinda in a bad conditions, mentally. i'll be okay, everyone has their own bad times, ups and downs, dont ya?

i was spending my time, alone, in front of the lappy and suddenly, i went out of bed, straight to my mum's room. and she was half-asleep. i quickly jumped in, over the bed, and sit next right to her.

"sometimes, i wish i could wake up the next day, and be someone else"

why?

"because i am no good... i'm not pretty, i'm not rich, i'm not clever, i am nothing."

to be rich, u need to work hard. to be pretty, u r pretty the way u r. to be clever, u need knowledge.

u r what u think u r. be thankful and keep getting better..

PAUSE.

people tend to ask, "why are we here in this world? what am i here for?"

maybe, some things better left unsaid.

maybe, we should aware "who do we LIVE FOR?"

good night everyone. :)

The Beginnings of Anarchy

Judith Levy has the best synopsis of the Egyptian rioting and it can be found here. A tidbit:

ON THE STREETS: The beginnings of anarchy. The police have thrown in the towel, leaving the maintenance of law and order to the army -- but the soldiers inside the tanks, who have chosen for the most part to stand by inactive while crowds pour into the streets in defiance of the dawn-to-dusk curfew, are also doing little to keep the protesters safe.

It's definitely worth a click to read the whole thing. Here's some video of the army and the protestors interacting:

More from Ms. Levy:

WITHIN THE MILITARY: Egypt has the draft. Unlike its policemen, its soldiers are not in uniform voluntarily. From Mubarak's perspective, the men inside the tanks could have gone either way, and they are indeed showing themselves to be undecided at best: they are neither cracking down on the protesters nor actively defending them. Many striking images are circulating of soldiers emerging from their tanks to be held aloft on the shoulders of protesters, but less mention is being made of the protesters urging the soldiers to open fire on the riot police -- a step they refused to take. The army has not formally taken any side and is unlikely to do so until it becomes clearer whether or not Suleiman -- an ex-general who is perceived as the army's candidate -- will take power.

Check out all the wreckage in the streets. Also, consider this: the streets themselves are being wrecked. An M-60A1 tank, Egypt's primary tank, weighs in at around 50 tons. Once you start doing donuts around the main streets, the asphalt is toast. After this thing dies down and Egypt returns to something resembling normalcy, shipping within Cairo is going to be problematic.

On the plus side, those tanks are delivering a Keynesian's dream: shovel-ready projects. Yay!

Update: Dig the looting going on in the last 30 seconds of the video. I love the guy with the plasma TV in a box.

Salmon and Coley Egg Bake with Cheese and Herb Crust

This is a recipe comprised of two different types of sustainable fish. Coley is a lesser known member of the cod family which remains plentiful in our seas, while the salmon used in this recipe is farmed. This dish is very easy and fairly quick to make and should serve two people. I have served it with some new potatoes, simmered for half an hour in lightly salted water, and Brussels sprouts, simmered for ten minutes.

Salmon and Coley Egg Bake Ingredients

1/4lb fillet of salmon
1/4lb fillet of coley
2 eggs
2 tbsp fresh breadcrumbs
2oz cheddar cheese
1/4 red bell pepper
1 tsp freshly chopped basil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Sunflower oil for frying fish
Butter for greasing baking dish

Method

The salmon and coley fillets firstly have to be cooked by frying them gently in a little sunflower oil in a non-stick frying pan. Depending on the thickness of the fillets, they should take two to four minutes each side. When the fillets are cooked, they should be removed to a plate, covered and left for around ten minutes to cool. They can then be carefully flaked by hand and this is also a good way of removing and discarding any remaining bones.

The fish flakes should be spread evenly in an ovenproof dish, 6" in diameter and 1" deep, which has been liberally greased with butter. The eggs should be broken in to a bowl, seasoned with salt and pepper and beaten to combine. The egg mix should be poured over the fish and the dish placed in to the oven, preheated to 375F/190C/Gas Mark 5, until the egg can be seen to have set. This should take fifteen to twenty minutes.

While the egg and fish is cooking, the cheese and herb crust should be prepared. The cheese should be grated/shredded and the bell pepper finely diced, before being mixed thoroughly with the breadcrumbs and basil in a bowl. When the egg and fish bake is ready, it should be removed from the oven and the topping spread evenly on top. The dish is now finished under a hot grill for three or four minutes, until the topping begins to bubble and brown.

Running a blunt knife around the edges of the coley and salmon bake should free it easily from the baking dish and allow it to be carefully lifted to a plate with a plastic spatula or fish turner. It can then be halved and served with the potatoes and sprouts.

Remember, you can find lots more recipes for salmon, coley and other sustainable fish via the links in the right hand column of this blog and do your bit to help preserve our declining fish stocks.

Worth Sunday at workshop blog with KaWanku

Hello Sunday!!!
Yeah at the moment I'm at @atamerica at Pacific Place.
Attending KaWanku magz's event, workshop blogging with Raditya Dika and Tiffany William also talking about cervical cancer with dr @adhiatama .

While I'm listening to Raditya Dika speaking about blogging, let me tell a bit about cervical cancer. I have made a documentary film about this, because of that I got a lot information about this cancer. As a woman, cervical cancer is frightening us. Well, it is dangerous but you don't have to be worry.

dr @adhiatama said there are two important points to prevent cervical cancer, which vaccine and pap smear. Have u heard bout that two? So far I knew vaccine for cervical cancer are three times. It's able for woman from 10 to 55 years old. While, pap smear is able for woman who already did sex. By that I means not virgin anymore.

Well hopefully we will not infected by cervical cancer. AMIN. And there's another things to prevent like be faithful with ur partner. To be honest, sex before 17 years old cause cervical cancer too.

You must be jealous because I'm listening tp Raditya dika presenting his ideas about blogging! Hahahaha *devil laugh* well blogging is not always be a personal diary. And for me, it's a gado-gado. Haha can be personal diary, fashion, for publish articles, and so on and so on.

Pssssst, I haven't tell you yet about @atamerica at Pacific Place... Huh. You should know, it's GREAT!!!!!!! Technologies are common here. And I'm using iPad now, hihihihihhi. If u are Indonesian please arrange your time to visit this place. First cultural center of America in Indonesia. You can find out a lot about America cultures. And you also can try iPad like I'm doin now. Hehe *blush*

Sassan I miss KaWanku so bad! *means I'm in that magazine hehe* well for school girls who needs knowledge, fashion, ways to be unbeatable fun girls, lovable girls, and positive just read KaWanku magazine!!

You just life for once, don't waste your life without experiences.

NB : Raditya dike said Indonesian ghosts are funny, not scary. Hahahaha.

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