Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Panorama shots

Stitching is not that good haha. Some "ghostly" images as a result


Wednesday, June 16, 2010

♥Cheers for Project Masyithoh♥

Seriously, I had been dreaming everything in Yogya for a week after coming back. everyone was in my dream.i miss everything and everyone so so so much! post-yep symptoms are with me for quite a long time.


Bathing with buckets of cold water.

Sleeping on the floor.

Istirahat and Minum the sweet tea.

Salim(Greetings) with the villagers and kids.

Sleeping and waking up early for the consecutive 14 days.

Construction, teaching and cooking instead of facebook-ing and shopping.

Leading a healthy and simple lifestyle there ♥ ♥ ♥


All these are such the unique experiences that I would never forget in my lifetime.


I remember, on the next day after coming back here, while I woke up, I thought I was sleeping at the floor of Bu Tina’s house, thinking of going to the kitchen and drinking the choc milk. haha.


I ♥ smile~






I ♥ rainbow ~









I ♥ green~







and that are the things I can find in Getas Village.



And of course, I ♥ minum choc susu =)














While time passing by, memories will slowly fade away; however, I believe it will be a beautiful mark in everyone’s heart ever forever.

The impact of every single thing is really really remarkable for me and there is nothing can be taken place. A BIG BIG thanks for everyone contributing to the whole trip~

If I had chance to visit Yogja again, I will definitely visit Getas Village again. That is the place full of my sweetest memories there.

Cheers for Project Masyithoh ♥♥♥


Saturday, June 12, 2010

The Recipe to Apple Soup


Hello all,

Due to overwhelming requests for the recipe of the infamous apple soup, I shall post the complete recipe here for everyone and anyone who wish to try it on their own. A word of warning though, you might get addicted to it =)


Ingredients:

1) Apples (Fuji Apples if you feel that you have extra money and prefer a sweeter soup, otherwise normal ones work just fine)

2) Potatoes

3) Carrots

4) Red Dates

5) Corn ( Try not to put too much of these, a little will do)

6) Chicken or pork ribs (Optional)

Procedures:

1) Boil the pot of water first without adding any ingredients.

2) Skin the potatoes and carrots and cut into cubes or whatever shape you fancy.

3) Place the potatoes and carrots into the boiling pot of water.

4)Place the red dates next.

5) Cut the apples into heart shapes.

6) When the water boils again, insert the apples into the soup quickly!

7) If you have chicken or pork ribs, insert them before inserting the apples.

8) control the fire well

9) To control the sweetness of the soup, add salt to it bit by bit till it becomes sweet. Remember, there is a limit to amount of salt added before saltiness takes over. To improve the overall sweetness, put more apples or red dates.

10) Viola! your apple soup is ready for your loved ones =)))))





Monday, June 7, 2010

project masyithoh, on a short list

10(+1) things that I miss about the project

1. Waking up at a normal time

I miss the feeling of waking up naturally (or unnaturally by evil forces like the roosters, cows and unexplainable knockings on the door) and walking to Bu Lulut's house for breakfast. TEMPE.



2. The animals

Even though the guys often plot ploys to murder the neighbour's rooster and hang the carcass outside our dorm to silence the other animals, deep down we are still animal lovers. The cows, ducks, chickens, botak sheeps added much flavour to the whole trip. ...oh and the 4 idiots.



3. The meals

Save for a few girls and Edward, most of us can't cook...decently. However, the fact that the standards of our meals fluctuate so immensely means that everyday is a surprise. Surprises are good, it's like those times when you dip your fingers into a packet of jelly beans not knowing what nice flavours you are going to get. Anyway, the homely feeling when we are sit around (always at the same position) and tuck into our meals is naise.




4. The music sessions

Edward fanatically strumming his guitar to familiar and nostalgic tunes while the guys sing to it while waiting for fud to come. His repertoire of songs allowed us to sing whatever's relevant at that particular moment, in that particular context *think "Waiting for you" while...waiting for them (the rest) to come*



5. The HTHTs
Just sitting around and listening alone is itself very entertaining. I'm glad we're so comfortable with each other that we allow each other a glimpse into our personal lives. A good way to keep in touch with the latest gossips/scandals/events. And a great way to really know each other better.


6. The minum minum

For guys, Ah Lau is surely a fatherly figure that we all adore. His "minum minum" never fails to make me chuckle. Sitting on chairs just beside the kindergarten and chilling out after work is therapeutic. It's like whenever I'm sitting there I will think "Is this deja vu? I feel like I've been here, done this before" Knowing when to work hard (and rest hard) is important, and our wise and sagely Ah Lau understands that.



7. The vroom-vroom

Nuff said. Awesome.


8. The villagers

They really treat us as part of their family. Despite language barriers, they never fail to display their enthusiasm and interest in engaging us. The handshakes, smiles and greetings are little but important gestures that showed me how hospitable they are.


9. The Kindergarten

Going there everyday and witnessing how our classroom is slowly growing up brings me a sense of comfort, joy and relief. Just before we left, I made a last visit to the classroom. It's nice to see that it's almost done and our efforts are coming to fruition. Really hope that the subsequent batches of kids can enjoy the new classroom (and learn more English so that hopefully one day they can understand what we wrote for them)


10. The kids

They're like little beansprouts, or balls of energy. Whichever way you see it, they are indeed quite a handful. The demure and quiet girls are cute while the guys are just...being guys. Sometimes, they're pretty much uncontrollable and we just allow them to run wild. Thankfully though, there's still the Feng Yee's adage-worthy "they fell sick because they are naughty", I think that's how the kids are kept in check.


10+1. THE TEAM