Sedikit Cerita dari Zahra

Kepala sakit. Pening; pusing. Tanda-tanda maag sudah mulai ada; sayatan-sayatan di lambung, sudah mulai banyak gas. Artinya sudah harus makan. Maunya makan di rumah, tapi kondisi badan agak menolak untuk membuat makanan, L E M A S. Tapi kalo makan di luar harus ngerelain paling ga AU$6. Berpikir.

Akhirnya memutuskan membuat makanan tergampang; Nasi goreng. Ditambah telur. Bisa diceplok, didadar, atau dicampur ke nasi gorengnya. Atau sosis yang masih ada beberapa buah. Oke, saya makan nasi goreng telur dan sosis.

Saya mulai memasak nasi. Sembari itu, saya ingin menggoreng lauk. Melihat penggorengan yang berisi minyak dengan ketinggian yang lumayan, yang baru saja dipakai teman serumah, saya berpikiran menggoreng sosis.

Saya mulai menggoreng sosis. 5 buah. Untuk beberapa kali makan dan beberapa orang. Waktu yang diperlukan agak lebih banyak dari biasanya dan entah mengapa saya merasa itu terlalu lama dan saya terlalu L E M A S untuk menggoreng telur, karena harus mencuci penggorengan lagi, mengeringkan lagi, baru bisa mulai menggoreng telur. Oke, saya makan nasi goreng dan sosis.

Nasi sudah matang. Tapi entah mengapa, saya terlalu L E M A S untuk membuat nasi goreng, karena harus mencuci penggorengan lagi, mengeringkan lagi, baru bisa mulai membuat nasi goreng. Oke, saya makan nasi dan sosis.

Sosis sudah matang. Tapi entah mengapa, saya terlalu L E M A S untuk makan, dan saya rasa saya harus tidur. Oke, saya tidur.

Dan makannya?

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Posted by Fatimah Az Zahra at 11:21 PM | 2 comments Links to this post

If I don't pick up the telephone, it means that I'm in exhibition hall, doing my last exam. Thanks.

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Posted by Fatimah Az Zahra at 11:46 PM | 3 comments Links to this post

Kalian semua pasti sudah tahu yang namanya putih telur kan? Pengen deh nulis pake bahasa gini tapi takut ga konsisten, hehe.

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Lo semua pasti pada tau putih telur kan ya? Itu loh yang warnanya putih, yang didalemnya ada kuningnya. Haha, ga menjelaskan. As far as I know, and CMIIW, an egg comprises egg yolk, albumen, shell membrane, and egg shell. That albumen is commonly known as white egg atau putih telur. Albumen itself consists of chalazae (a smooth thin layer that conjunct egg yolk), inner thin layer, solid and thick of white egg, and outer thin layer (conjunct with egg membrane shell).

Lalu, putih telur itu juga sangat berguna di dunia kuliner loh, mulai dari membuat sup, kue-kue, sampai pepe panggang (apa ini?). Khusus untuk kue, banyak buku yang memuat kegunaan putih telur, karena tekstur yang dihasilkan putih telur cukup unik dibanding dengan putih telur yang udah dicampur kuning telur, salah satunya ini.

Selain untuk bidang kuliner, putih telur juga bisa berguna untuk menghilangkan bekas luka di badan. Caranya gampang banget. Tinggal usapin putih telur terus menerus di tempat bekas luka sebelum tidur. Nah untuk yang satu ini gw blum coba, tapi sumbernya bilang gitu.

Hebatnya, bangsa Mesir Kuno memakai putih telur untuk merekatkan gold leaf dan putih telur juga dipercaya oleh penduduk asli suku Indian Amerika Utara untuk perekat dalam membangun canoes. Dan gw juga pernah denger, di salah satu acara National Geographic, bahwasanya telur itu salah satu bahan yang digunakan buat membangun Pyramid, yaa karna jaman dulu belum ada semen kali ya.

Intinya, kelebihan putih telur yang kurang terlihat selama ini adalah sifatnya yang sangat-sangat-sangat merekatkan karena ia akan tahan air apabila kering. Sekarang masalahnya adalah, bagaimana jika ada telur yang merekat di kulkas Anda? Telur itu merekat karena diyakini sempat pecah dan putih telurnya merekat di dasar kulkas. Sperti ini;


atau kalo kurang melihat putihnya bisa melihat gambar yang ini;


Yaa tau kan sekarang masalah gw di mana? Itu udah lebih dari 2 bulan abis telur itu sendirian merekat. Yak, sendirian! Sekarang, persoalannya lagi, kita harus bisa ngangkat telur itu sebelum kita pindahan, 17 Juli, kalo ga uang jaminan kita yang ditaro di agen, bakal kepotong. Huhu. Dan telur itu bakal jadi telur termahal yang pernah ada.

Doakan ya semoga telurnya bisa lepas dari kulkas. HOSH!

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Posted by Fatimah Az Zahra at 1:18 PM | 4 comments Links to this post

Well, well, well, this is the third fantastic story to me on 11 June 2009. Hahaha, to me?

It was a damn cold Thursday and I had an appointment with Mr Gordon Scott, an export Brisbane director from Brisbane marketing. This meeting is a follow-up from Brisbane student ambassador program which I applied a week ago (from that time, for sure). FYI, 2009 Brisbane student ambassador is the first batch and in its first year, the objective of the program is to increase awareness of Brisbane’s world‐class education offering. This will be achieved by communicating real‐life local experiences from international students to their families and friends at home who are considering studying overseas.

OK, going back to my story again. Having no idea at all about the building, I planned to go there earlier and started searching for building lied on 15 Adelaide street. It was 12ish when I reached the building, the time I have never expected before, because we had a 13:30 meeting. IT WAS JUST TOO EARLY.

Long story short, I waited in their lounge, sat in a luxurious sofa, read magazines, drank mineral water I brought from home while suddenly a nice elegant guy greeted me, very very nicely. Suddenly he asked, apa kabar? I was shocked (yes, shocked) and I felt like my blood stopped pumping while he continued, selamat datang di Brisbane. Glek. WHAT? Am I talking to Indonesia breed now? Or he is an Indonesian? Or soo many questions around my head. To be honest, I couldn't feel what I was feeling, whether relax or the other way around. Weird, huh?

He said that he learned bahasa when he was studying and still bit remember. Anyway, I enjoyed the interview which is mostly filled with debriefing about this program and some light questions about me, the use of on-line stuff, how I interact with that, etc. I also proved my visa which is still valid until then end of this program, at least. He joked once or twice, sometimes with bahasa and that was very enjoyable. I asked one closing question at the end of our conversation and he gave his name card just before I left his room. What a businessman, hehe.

After that, I went home catching a 412 bus, and probably there is another story I have to tell y'all regarding to this bus.


Cheers,
Zahra.

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Posted by Fatimah Az Zahra at 1:27 AM | 0 comments Links to this post

You must know what I'm gonna tell. This is about our gas which already 'gone' for more than 21 days. Woohoo.

That morning, I don't know why, I eagerly wanted to wash my hands. Surprisingly, I felt hot water after couples of seconds. I jumped up and down, yeah! Thanks God, finally we had hot water implying that the gas stove should have worked. Yes, there is no reason for that stove to be off. I tried to switch it on, over and over again, but still didn't work. Blah. I told my house mates about this and she tried to turn the power on. Aand, it worked!

This story could actually be predicted from the day before since that particular day, I made a phone call to AGL again. I was not intentionally complaining about problems we faced, I stopped myself doing that. Instead of it, I asked about what problem engulfing our property. That's true, ladies and gentlemen, the operator talking to me that time, seemed undergo this kind of problem and really knew what to do.

Anyway, he suspected my property which had already passed the payment term since it had been left by the previous tenants. Realizing that case, AGL therefore had right to lock our gas power. It means that no gas supply in our property. Indeed. The operator also told us that they would send their person to unlock the key and dreams came true in the following day.

That day, 11 June 2009, we could finally feel what we've missed for more than 21 days. Life has come again.

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Posted by Fatimah Az Zahra at 3:41 PM | 0 comments Links to this post

This is part of report I promised. Full story will be written later, OK, OK!

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Posted by Fatimah Az Zahra at 8:42 PM | 0 comments Links to this post

I unintentionally cram this blog by posting this video to interrupt stories which have several parts. Enjoy! Hehe.

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Posted by Fatimah Az Zahra at 7:09 PM | 0 comments Links to this post