The Book: A Survivor's Story - Lance Armstrong

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The book is really motivating. Talking about his childhood, the struggle against cancer and the fight for Tour de France championship. When I started to read it, I couldn't stop. I finished to read it three days in a row.

At first, I thought I will find a "creepy" story, since I never knew anyone with cancer before. However, the book told the disease in uplifting spirits. In middle part, there are some cool photos of his life. From this book, I also aware, a little bit, about this kind of sport. When reading it, I can visualized the beautiful scenery in their cycling pathways.

Always, it is best if you can read it by yourself and prepare to be touched.

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The Book : The Five People You Meet in Heaven

By Mitch Albom

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Done reading it. 

This is the plot summary

Waktu gue mulai baca, dari judulnya saja sudah terbayang kalau ini cerita mengenai after life. Yang menarik, dari awal, seperti diberikan stop-watch. Sekian jam menuju kematian, cerita beberapa paragraf dan seterusnya. Jadi deg-degan...

Cerita kehidupan Eddie, dipanggil Eddie Maintenance, karena memang itulah kerja nya di suatu taman bermain. Suatu hari, waktu dia berusaha menyelamatkan anak kecil, dia jatuh dan tewas.

Mulai deh ceritanya, bertemu dengan orang pertama sampai kelima. Setiap orang yang dia temui mengajarkan sesuatu atau memberi jawaban tentang sesuatu yang selama hidupnya, tanpa sadar, tidak pernah Eddie ketahui.

As usual, baca sendiri, lebih seru...

Have fun reading yourself...

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The Book : Tuesdays with Morrie

I finished reading this book.

Tuesdays with Morrie, by Mitch Albom.

True story, mengenai relasi dekat professor Morrie Schwartz dengan mahasiswanya, Mitch Albom. Saat sang professor terkena penyakit ALS (Lou Gehrig) mereka memulai pelajaran tentang kehidupan. Setiap hari Selasa Mitch mengunjungi Morrie (mereka menamai diri: manusia selasa) dan berbicara tentang 1 topik kehidupan. Banyak hal yang menyentuh, termasuk semangat dan cara pandang Morrie sendiri setelah terkena penyakit ini.

Baca sendiri cerita selengkapnya yaa...

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The Book: Berani Menertawakan Diri Sendiri

Judul buku: Berani Menertawakan Diri Sendiri
Pengarang : Sulaiman Budiman

Saya tertarik pada buku ini, pertama karena tertarik pada judulnya.
Terbayang isinya pasti lucu, karena ada kata "menertawakan"
Setelah baca sinopsis di bagian belakang buku, saya jadi tertarik untuk membeli.
Buku tidak terlalu tebal. Hanya berisi 198 halaman
Benar isinya lucu dan berisi kumpulan cerita-cerita pendek.
Tentunya semua mengandung moral yang baik.
Cerita-cerita yang menginspirasi, disisipi Golden Word di setiap awal cerita.
Salah satu cerita favorit adalah Be All You Can Be, cerita tentang tikus yang ingin jadi kucing, lalu ingin jadi anjing, dan seterusnya, sampai akhirnya kembali jadi tikus.
Kata-kata yang mengena adalah Percuma saja jadi harimau kalau masih bermental tikus. Yes.....!
Juga ada kisah yang sudah pernah saya dengar, Apakah Tuhan itu ada? Percakapan menarik antara tukang cukur dan pelanggannya.
Saya juga tersenyum-senyum sendiri membaca Kapten Kapal Tidak Mabuk, Perbuatan Baik yang Terlambat, Seorang Ayah dan Bayinya, dan beberapa lainnya.

Baca sendiri deh. Be inspired!

P/S: Sebelumnya menulis mengenai buku yang sudah dibaca disini tapi ternyata repot juga mengatur lebih dari 1 blog. Jadi, dijadikan satu saja di blog utama yaa...

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Bento #71 Sushi Cake

This one is a first-time making and not so good in result. It is easily seen the rice almost fall-off :-p

The sushi cake is actually composed by some layers of egg-mixed rice, white rice, beef soboro rice and white rice again.

It has done it by laying out a plastic wrap by inner a small bowl, before placing those rice layers. Then wrapped the plastic for a while in keeping up the shape. Later on, I opened the plastic wrap and moved it to the box. Decorated it with kamaboko cuts and corn piece. Side dishes were steamed green squash, kani rolls and sliced kiwi.

sushi cake

Perhaps the choice of box was not correct too :-D oh well, I can try to make this again in future. Before close the lid, I placed a plastic wrap again on top of cake to (at least) maintain the shape until kids open them for lunch.

One of my friend was asking me about making nori eyes and mouth. Well, I use this puncher to help me out. I have so much fun to use it since I can create many facial expressions by mix and match the nori cut-outs.

multi expression nori punch

Last weekend were very exciting. Starting from receiving a package from Michelle for her last month's giveaway and Susan Yuen's book, Hawaii's Bento Box cookbook. Yup, both deliveries should be arrived during second week of this month. However, due to Ramadhan holiday, I assume, all had long holidays, including postal service. What a relieve to finally receive them. Thanks a lot to Michelle for this wonderful stuff! I will have so much fun!

Michelle's giveaway

Another books were obtained during weekend

One is Just Bento cookbook, that my lil sister bought in Kinokuniya Singapore. And another one...I do not know how to read the title, I bought it in here.

Bento making books

I am not so good in making a review, so I just give a personal opinion that these books are very good.

Hawaii bento box cookbook has very simple designs and recipes which are easy to follow and the book is in spiral-bound! 

Just Bento cookbook provides not-kawaii designs and recipes, but looks yummy to eat. It has Japanese and not-so-Japanese bento. I love that this book gives timeline for set up each bento. What a great idea.

The last book is full page of colored designs and steps in bento making. Each page is a jaw-dropping and I am not sure able to copy it. LOL.

Am I very happy now? Definitely...

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