Dukan strikes back!

Holla...
Yes, I have been quit my Dukan diet for months. I used to be 83 kg earlier this year, but through Dukaning- I could reach 74 kg. However, the scale has tipped again to 78 and I guess I need to do it again. After 2 Lebaran, I guess this is the perfect time to do Dukan again. Well, somehow I do not feel this is like a strain, but much more like a step recasting myself. If I look at the chart, then perhaps I will be in my normal weight in February! I wish.. Even to lose a single kilo, then I'd be a happy girl!

My notes from previous Dukan attempts:
1. Start diet at night
2. Store pre cooked food. I think poached fish and chicken is best.
3. Make food for your loved ones
4. Store Shirataki noodle and tuna
5. Make tonnes of hard-boiled eggs, but only eat 2 yolks a day
6. Season the food
7. Be happy

SETTING UP BLOG

Hiya! When I set up this blog, I really want to write for myself.  I want to have a nice and clean design. However, I also have limited knowledge on HTML editing, as well as limited budget. So.. I browse around internet for setting my blog up.

1. Pick up a design

The best things in life are free. Perhaps, in my sense of blog & design, it also applies. I bought several blogger template from Etsy, and I figured out that galauness template works best for me. I like the clean, crisp, and clutter-free design which is designed by an Indonesian!

2. Learn how to make a menu.

There are a gazillion tutorials out there. However, since mine has a pre made menu, I just need to skew the HTML a little. I change the "sub-categories" into post labels. This works very easy for me. xomisse.com is a useful website to learn editing HTML stuffs.

3. Designing Header

I design my header in pic monkey. Super easy to use, and they have a very funny tutorial.

Well, I am hooked on "Rude" by Magic. How bout you? And I found out that Ed Sheeran + Taylor Swift's song is adorable..

MAKE YOUR LIFE EXTRA ORDINARY

Tiap kali saya melihat Robin Williams, pastilah yang saya ingat Dead Poets Society. Film yang saya tonton semasa masih kuliah di Jatinangor circa tahun 2000-an. Sebagai anak culun dan senang hal-hal berbau sastra, film, seni- sangat susah ketemu orang yang klik di Jatinangor (hmm.. nyari angkot ke RS aja susah jaman itu..). Gw gak tahu gimana caranya lolos dari sana, gw gak senang tempat kuliah-nya- feeling like I  hit a stumbling block all the time.

Saya menemukan pencerahan di perpustakaan BatuApi di Jatinangor. Koleksi buku, musik dan filem nya ngebikin tinggal di Jatinangor betah. Mungkin beberapa orang nggak perlu motivasi yang besar untuk kuliah, cuman buat saya yang waktu itu sama sekali nggak niat ambil kedokteran- yahh saya benar-benar perlu "aspiring moments", which was quite difficult that time. When I had the passion, feel connected to life, then I really could fly..  Lucunya, setelah ketemu komunitas ini, nilai saya juga semakin membaik (no nyontek, no her), dan bisa lulus tepat waktu (padahal sy lebih sering main!". IDK..  That time was weird.

Carpe Diem
Seize the Day!

Lebaran Time

Lebaran. It is the most awaited time after Ramadhan. Eid -al- Fitr comees from Arabic language which means "Days to Eat". However, this Ramadhan I am  lucky to have this year's Eid with my family. Usually I just stretch myself thin allover Indonesia.

Living room

Table, decorates with fruits and flowers. Shown here is Soto Padang, sambal goreng ati, gudeg,  opor,  grilled chicken (Sulawesi style) and goat soup. 

Sambal kerecek, everyone's favorites!

 Old school chocolate cake..

In the kitchen. Sambal goreng ati, sambal kerecek and soto padang condiments.

the Heru Nova's family. I knew he's smiling from heaven when he sees this picture!

Wish you all the best Eid al Fitr!

Love,
Lif