like..enjoy..love

Looking for something smooth, creamy 'n cool ? maybe you can find like a coffee Frappuccino with caramel syrup added, served with whipped cream 'n caramel sauce drizzled on top. One of the sweetest coffee-based Frappuccinos, 'n also one of the most popular...especially for me :) ... (they serve many beverages 'n all are delicious), i tried it as a this frappuccino just a couple of hours ago...hmmm...(again 'n again). The taste is good, the caramel flavoring is still dominant 'n doesn't leave my mouth with sweety coolness....

Starbucks says the grande size comes with 16g of fat, 9g of saturated fat, and 57g of carbohydrates, 'n that's with the whipped cream topping. I suppose the barista did me a favor by leaving the chocolate sprinkles off.

i'll get one again before the weekends are over !

tiramisu...i love it !

Tiramisu is a cool, refreshing Italian dessert that once tasted, leaves an indelible impression on me.

Everybody knows by now that Tiramisu means “pick-me-up” in Italian, for the high energetic content (eggs and sugar) 'n the caffeine of the strong espresso coffee. There are many different stories about the origin of Tiramisu. It is a layered cake... therefore some people place its origin in Tuscany, where another famous layered Italian dessert is very popular. It is called “Zuppa Inglese” (English Soup). It is not English and it is not a soup. Instead is a simple cake of ladyfingers or sponge cake, soaked in “alkermes” liquor, 'n alternated layers of chocolate and egg custard.

Layered cakes have been around for long time. The brilliant idea in Tiramisu is not in the technique of layering, but in the components. The great invention of combining together coffee, zabaglione cream, 'n chocolate.. This is the true innovation
in Tiramisu.
This is recipe of Tiramisu, maybe you can make at your home or....eat Tiramisu together with a cup of coffee with me........

Cake

• BUTTER RECIPE CAKE MIX
• EGG YOLKS, 6
• SUGAR, 1-1/4 cups
• CREAM CHEESE, two 8-ounce packages
• HEAVY CREAM, 1 pint, whipped
• KAHLUA, 3 ounces
• ESPRESSO OR STRONG-BREWED COFFEE, 1/2 cup
• COCOA
• CONFECTIONERS' SUGAR

White Chocolate Sauce

• WHITE CHOCOLATE, 4 ounces
• HEAVY CREAM, 3/4 cup

Dark Chocolate Sauce

• HALF AND HALF, 1 cup
• SUGAR, 1/2 cup
• COCOA, 1/4 cup
• BUTTER, 3 tablespoons
• VANILLA EXTRACT, 1 teaspoon

Directions

Cake

1. Prepare cake mix according to package directions and bake in 2 round layers.
2. When cake has cooled, slice each layer to make four layers.
3. Place waxed paper between layers and refrigerate until ready to assemble cake.
4. Beat together egg yolks and sugar in top of double boiler until smooth and lemon colored.
5. Bring water to a boil, reduce heat to low, and cook 10 minutes, stirring constantly.
6. Remove mixture from heat.
7. Stir in cream cheese, beating well.
8. Let cool to room temperature.
9. Fold cream cheese mixture into whipped cream.
10. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
11. Combine Kahlua and espresso.
12. To assemble cake, place first layer on cake plate and brush with Kahlua mixture.
13. Spread cream cheese mixture until barely spills over the edge.
14. Repeat with remaining cake layers, finishing with cream cheese mixture.
15. Dust top of cake with cocoa and confectioners' sugar.
16. Serve with White Chocolate Sauce and Dark Chocolate Sauce swirled together on plate.

White Chocolate Sauce

1. Melt white chocolate.
2. Heat cream to boiling point.
3. Whisk cream into melted chocolate until smooth.
4. Refrigerate until ready to use.

Dark Chocolate Sauce

1. Whisk over low heat until sugar dissolves and butter melts.
2. Increase heat to medium and whisk until sauce just begins to simmer.
3. Remove from heat.
4. Stir in vanilla.
5. Cool before serving.
6. Combine half and half, sugar, cocoa, and butter in a heavy, small saucepan.

hmmmmmmmmm....delicious....

cinta indonesia

weh...tadi pagi acara news di TV lokal heboh, ada apa sih? knapa sih? Ternyata berita penganiayaan orang indonesia di negara tetangga, kok ya lagi-lagi kejadian...apa gak bosen sih dianiaya ? apa gak risih sih denger berita seperti itu lagi ?!!! Gw aja bosen dengernya !, swear.... dari TKI sampe yang melanda wasit karate international competition...semua anak bangsa ini yang jadi korban. Gw bosen, gw bosen gak ada penyelesaian, gw bosen gak ada langkah tegas terhadap dinjek2nya negara ini, gw bosen gak ada satupun tindakan buat penyelesaiannya, dan gw bosen aja.....

Marah ? Dendam ? Benci ?...jelas mungkin itu semua jadi satu, mungkin juga kita gak bisa berbuat apa-apa, tapi kan harusnya sudah ada yang mikirkan ? Walaupun sesulit apapun, mungkin ada interaksi kepentingan lain atau mungkin ada kepentingan-kepentingan yang lainnya (yg gw gak tau apa2 dan bukan siapa2 buat urusan yg serumit itu), yang pasti semua pasti ada jalan keluar yang lebih dipertegas lagi buat bela negara ini dari apapun juga. Sayang sekali, padahal baru aja negara kita ulang tahun, ngrayain dirgahayu kemaren buat kemerdekaan yang sudah direbut 62 tahun yang lalu,... terus,... terus, artinya apa kalo ada kejadian yang diberitakan tadi pagi itu ? kok gak mudeng tho ! Ada pertanyaan besar dari dulu di otak gw, sebenernya negara tercinta ini sudah merdeka ato belum ya ?!!!!???? Merdeka dari apa sih 62 tahun kemaren ? Or negara yang sudah merdeka tapi anak bangsanya belum ya !

Sekali Merdeka Tetap Merdeka !
....(Slogan ini buat siapa?)

forbidden love

Remember me

When the wind blows through the trees

The leaves fall to the ground

Flowers wilt and echoes fade

Acorns are cracked and eaten

The snow falls then melts away

Rain washes away the tears

And the sun dries the puddles up

Fires blazing in the sky

Even they someday must die

Spirits rise while bodies fall

Love is what shall save it all

Though seasons change

And days seem dreary

Night falls and eyes are weary

I watched you from within

It may seem life passes too fast

Remember me

And our love shall last...

Remember me...

cinta negara

Coba deh nyanyiin lagu "Bendera"-nya Cokelat dibawah ini, tapi yang bener ya, jangan ngasal gitu nyanyinya, dijamin deh....cinta negara abizzzzzzzz ! hehehe eh..swear lho !............kan ceritanya dalam rangka hari kemerdekaan negara ini yang ke 62 kemaren.

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Biar saja ku tak seharum bunga mawar
Tapi slalu kucoba tuk mengharumkanmu
Biar saja ku tak seelok langit sore
Tapi slalu kucoba tuk mengindahkanmu

Kupertahankan kau demi kehormatan bangsa
Kupertahankan kau demi tumpah darah
Semua pahlawan-pahlawanku

Merah putih teruslah kau berkibar
Di ujung tiang tertinggi di Indonesiaku ini
Merah putih teruslah kau berkibar
Di ujung tiang tertinggi di Indonesiaku ini
Merah putih teruslah kau berkibar
Ku kan selalu menjagamu

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Sebenernya masih malu buat bilang cinta negara, sepertinya gw belum pernah nglakuin apa2 buat kebanggaan bangsa ini, yach paling banter minimal sumbangsih kecil2an juga rasanya belum ada...coba pikir dulu, apa ya yang sudah dilakukan selama ini ? Nothing sepertinya...
sebatas hanya numpang lahir, besar, nuntut ilmu, kerja cari uang, menikmati fasilitas yang sudah disediakan.....dll...itu aja kan...dan gak pernah kepikir jauh buat nglakuin yang besar gitu...aneh. Apa itu yang disebut cinta negara ? Gak kayaknya ya !
Jadi keinget waktu jaman sekolah dasar dulu, setiap hari Senin, waktunya upacara, dan pastinya waktu nyanyi lagu kebangsaan plus lagu2 perjuangan...semangat banget-senengnya ampun-ampun deh...sepertinya kalo besar nanti mau jadi pejuang penerus bangsa...hehehe...nyatanya sampe sekarang, kenyataannya pejuang buat diri sendiri aja, paling2 nambah buat keluarga....mmmhhh

M E R D E K A ... !!! ...

...cinta tak ada logika

Temen gw sempet nyembulin kata "cinta gak pake logika".
UPS ! padahal itu banget yang mau gw tulis disini dari tadi...
kata2 diatas memang betul banget, selama ini yang gw rasa sama seperti itu...'n complicated...hahaha... tapi disini bukan rasa gw itu yang gw mau jabarkan [malu duong]-cuman kejadian-kejadian yang nyrempet aja kok. Pernah nyoba berpikir, dan gw sendiri gak tau-gak bisa gw jawab, rasa itu ada dengan tiba-tiba tanpa permisi dulu, tanpa liat-liat dulu, bahkan tanpa disuruh sekalipun.
Miracle !
Kejadian beberapa tahun lalu, gw bener-bener blingsatan [mirip cacing kepanasan] setiap dimana hari gw ketemu dia selama beberapa jam, apalagi kalo seharian [kalo ada acara yang buat kita musti kerja bareng], wuih.. rasanya gerah bener, gak tau rasa saat itu gw betul-betul pingin banget deket 'ma dia, sepertinya waktu itu gw asli mau ngapain juga demi deket dia [wow!] dan saktinya dia sama sekali gak tau kalo gw ada rasa...gw jalani rasa ini ada kali hampir 1 tahun 'n ngebuat hidup gw totally blur...hehe. Endingnya jelas, dia jadi cinta abiz 'ma gw, padahal gw gak nglakuin apa-apa lho...aneh kan?! Sayangnya gw 'ma dia gak pernah ada story jadian sama sekali, mungkin gw dah terlalu capek nyimpennya, tapi ada kejadian lagi dimana yang gw bener-bener capek-dan yang ini datangnya tiba2, gw gak undang, dia yang sendiri datang dengan pesonanya [yang waktu itu sama sekali gak gw perhatikan], anehnya juga gw gak tau, apa pura2 gak mau tau-kalo dia suka 'ma gw...dari segala kelakuan, kata2nya sampe prinsip hidupnya yang semua tertuju ke gw...gara2 gw juga dia ngilang beberapa tahun, gara2 gw juga dia datang lagi tiba2 dan gara2 gw juga dia ngomong buat yang kedua kalinya. Anehnya dan yang paling nyakitin, dia gak tau signal gw ! Damn !
Dan buat terakhir kalinya, gara2 gw juga dia nyesel denger pernyataan gw di waktu yang salah.....
mmmmhhhh.....
Makanya dengan rentetan kejadian kaya' gitu harusnya gw lebih aware kan?! apa sih makna dari kata2 diatas itu ?
Nyatanya sih gak.........!
Ada kejadian lagi yang bikin gw ngaco sendiri, gw suka sama orang yang salah...lebih bikin gw makin blur lagi nih. Dan datangnya juga gak pake waktu yang tepat. Sayang banget.
Tapi gw menikmati semua itu kok-indah buat gw, tanpa ada rasa tertekan or menyesal.
Ada tulisan di bawah ini yang bikin gw lebih memandang indah semua rasa yang datang ke gw, biar gak ada logika sekalipun....[katanya]...ugh...

When I first met you I never knew I would feel the way I do I cheated, I lied, and I feel in love deeply in love unexpected I gave you my heart, body, and soul and in return all I got was a broken heart.
I never knew what it felt like to love another person but you came along and changed it all You did everything but the right thing and I still manage to love you Everything about you was perfect in my eyes even when you cheat and frounted my with your boys I thought it was true love but know I see that love is blind

They say love is blind and you made this true.
I never got to place you in a outfit either pink or blue.
Never rocked you in my arms as you quietly slept.
Not one tear did i get to dry as you sadly wept.

I still hold you everyday the only way i know how.
God doesn't take my love for you this much he does allow.
It is as strong as it would have been if I would have seen you.
After my journey in life is done I will carry my love through.

It will carry me straight to you, you will never be hard to find.
Looking into eyes that are mine that show a soul I made.
I will place you upon my chest where you always should have laid.