Berita Buruk

Suatu sore telepon berbunyi.

"Hallo, Pak juri ? Ini saya, tuan, Dodo, pembantu di villa bapak.."
"Oh iya. Ada apa Do? Ada masalah?
"Anu..saya nelepon cuma mau ngasih tau, burung kakaktua bapak mati.."
"Kakaktua saya? Mati? Yang pernah menang di Lomba Tingkat Dunia itu??"
"Ya tuan..yang itu"
"Waduh sial juga ya...lumayan banyak juga tuh duit keluar buat ngelatih tu burung.......matinya kenapa do?"
"Gara2 makan daging busuk, tuan"
"Daging busuk?? Siapa yang ngasih dia daging busuk??!!"
"Ngga ada tuan..dia cuma makan daging kuda yang udah mati."
"Kuda mati? Kuda mati apa??"
"Kuda punya tuan."

"Kuda yang menang pacuan internasional itu?!!!"
"Iya tuan, Dia mati kecapen setelah narik gerobak tong air."
"Lu gila ya? gerobak air apaan???"
"Gerobak air buat madamin api, tuan"
"Ya ampuun..api apa lagi???"
"Api di rumah tuan! Ada lilin yang jatuh dan apinya kena tirai..trus merembet deh."
"Ja..jadi..maksud lu villa mewah gua itu ancur berantakan gara2 lilin?!!!
"Begitulah, tuan."
"Tapi kan disitu banyak lampu!!! Tu lilin buat apaan???"
"Buat pemakaman, tuan."
"Demi Tuhan, pemakaman apa doooo??!!"
"Pemakaman istri tuan.. Suatu malam dia berjalan2 di dalam rumah yang gelap gulita, saya pikir maling, jadi saya hajar aja dia pake tongkat golf Nike tuan..."

Sunyi..................
Sunyi cukup lama....

"Doooo!!!!!! ! !!....lu bener2 dalam bahaya besar, kalo tu tongkat golf ampe patah....."

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Managing

The study of management applies to both your professional and personal life. Even if you are not interested in being a manager, you still need management skills to succeed in today’s workplace. Today, employers want to hire employees who can participate in managing the firm, and they are training nonmanagers to perform management functions. The study of management also helps you to communicate with and interact with people every day, make personal plans and decisions, set goals, and prioritize.

A manager is responsible for achieving organizational objectives through efficient and effective utilization of resources. A few terms is this definition should be explained. Efficient refers to doing things right; to maximize the utilization of resources. Effective refers to doing the right thing in order to attain the objective, or the degree to which a manager achieves objectives.

The four management functions include:
Planning
Planning is typically the starting point in the management process. Planning is the process of setting objectives and determining in advance exactly how the objectives will be met.


OrganizingThe manager must also design and develop an organizational system to implement the plans. Organizing is the process of delegating and coordinating tasks and resources to achieve objectives. Staffing is the process of selecting, training, and evaluating employees; Bonnie has full responsibility for staffing her store.

Leading
Leading is the process of influencing employees to work toward achieving objectives.

Controlling
Controlling is the process of establishing and implementing mechanisms to ensure that objectives are achieved.

Reference:
1. Lussier, R. N. (2006). Management Fundamentals, (3rd ed.). Thomson.
2. Robbins, S.P. & Coulter, M. (2005). Management, (8th ed.). Pearson-Prentice Hall-New Jersey.
3. Schermerhorn, J. R. (2005). Management, (8th ed.). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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Kursus Masak untuk Anak (KurMA)

Masa Liburan sekolah sudah memasuki minggu kedua, banyak hal yang mungkin sudah dilakukan anak-anak sekolah untuk mengisi liburannya. Untuk membuat liburan menjadi lebih menarik dan menyenangkan program studi Tourism & Hotel Management (THM) Universitas Ciputra mencoba menawarkan program-program yang menarik untuk anak-anak, yakni Kursus Masak untuk Anak yang disingkat dengan KurMA. Kegiatan ini mengajak anak-anak, mulai dari TK sampai SMP untuk belajar memasak dan mengolah makanan sejak dini. Peserta kegiatan akan diajari cara pembuatan makanan dan penyajiannya sesuai dengan standard hotel. Masing-masing peserta akan mendapat rangkaian paket menu makanan , mulai dari appetizer (makanan pembuka), main course (menu utama) sampai dessert (makanan penutup.

Kegiatan yang diadakan pada tanggal 9-11 Juli dan bertempat di Lab Culinary kampus UC jalan Waterpark Boulevard CitraRaya Surabaya ini, berlangsung mulai pukul 08.00 hingga 14.00 dan diajarkan langsung cara memasak dan mengolah makanan oleh dosen-dosen THM UC yang salah satunya adalah mantan Chef Pastry Shangri-La Hotel Surabaya. Sekitar 60 peserta anak-anak yang mengikuti acara ini.

Makanan yang akan diajarkan pada peserta kursus meliputi sebagai berikut:
* Fried meatball
* Sandwich
* Chocolate Banana Smoothies
* Strawberry Orange Smoothies
* Salad Buah
* Bitter Ballen
* Nasi Goreng Canton
* Tom Yam
* Read Soup
* Spagetthi
* dsb


Adapun tujuan utama dari kegiatan ini untuk mengisi liburan sekolah dengan kegiatan yang positif dan berguna bagi anak-anak (khususnya anak TK - SMP, juga memperkenalkan proses pengolahan makanan sehat secara benar, mulai dari pengolahan bahan sampai pada penyajian berbagai menu makanan. Selain itu acara ini juga melatih jiwa entreprenur dan semangat kewirausahaan bagi mahasiswa THM (Tourism and Hotel Management) Universitas Ciputra dengan cara mengadakan kegiatan bisnis yang sesuai bidang ilmu yang diajarkan

Informasi terkait :
Jawa Pos Metropolis - Jumat, 11 Juli 2008

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Recipe of this month

July's recipe

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Aspiring Story

Seorang anak lahir setelah 11 tahun pernikahan. Mereka adalah pasangan yang saling mencintai dan anak itu adalah buah hati mereka. Suatu saat ketika anak itu berumur dua tahun, si ayah melihat sebotol obat yang terbuka......

Dia terlambat untuk ke kantor, maka dia meminta istrinya untuk menutup dan menyimpannya kembali di lemari. Karena kesibukannya di dapur, sang istri melupakan hal tersebut.

Anak itu melihat botol itu dan dengan riang memainkannya. Karena tertarik dengan warna obat tersebut lalu si anak memakannya semua. Obat tersebut adalah obat yang keras yang bahkan untuk orang dewasa pun hanya dalam dosis kecil saja. Sang istri segera membawa si anak ke rumah sakit. Tapi si anak tidak tertolong. Sang istri ngeri membayangkan bagaimana dia harus menghadapi suaminya.

Ketika si suami datang ke rumah sakit dan melihat anaknya yang telah meninggal, dia melihat kepada istrinya dan mengucapkan 3 kata.

PERTANYAAN :
1. Apa 3 kata itu?
2. Apa makna cerita ini?


JAWABAN........

Sang Suami hanya mengatakan "SAYA BERSAMAMU SAYANG". Reaksi sang suami yang sangat tidak disangka-sangka adalah sikap yang proaktif. Si anak sudah meninggal,tidak bisa dihidupkan kembali. Tidak ada gunanya mencari-cari kesalahan pada sang istri. Lagipula seandainya dia menyempatkan untuk menutup dan menyimpan botol tersebut maka hal ini tidak akan terjadi.

Tidak ada yg perlu disalahkan. Si istri juga kehilangan anak semata wayangnya. Apa yg si istri perlu saat ini adalah penghiburan dari sang suami dan itulah yg diberikan suaminya sekarang.

Jika semua orang dapat melihat hidup dengan cara pandang seperti ini maka akan terdapat jauh lebih sedikit permasalahan di dunia ini. "Perjalanan ribuan mil dimulai dengan satu langkah kecil"

Buang rasa iri hati, cemburu, dendam, egois dan ketakutanmu. Kamu akan menemukan bahwa sesungguhnya banyak hal tidak sesulit yang kau bayangkan.

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A Moment for laughing

Alkisah ada dua orang sahabat karib sebut saja A dan B yang sama-sama hobi main sepak bola. Tidak ada hari tanpa sepak bola dan si A selalu menjadi penjaga gawang yang handal.

Suatu hari keduanya berdiskusi mengenai apakah di surga ada sepak bola atau tidak. Akhirnya mereka berdua sepakat kalau nanti suatu saat ada yang meninggal (mati) dia harus beritahu apakah di surga ada sepak bola atau tidak.

Suatu saat si B mati.

Si A sangat sedih teman karibnya mati.
Sampai beberapa waktu kemudian si A masih teringat akan sahabat karibnya tersebut.

Pada suatu siang saat sedang duduk sendirian memikirkan si B yang sudah meniggal, tiba-tiba sosok si B datang menemui si A.
Si A sangat senang karena si B mau datang menemuinya.

Tanpa tunggu lama lagi si A langsung bertanya "Teman, apakah di surga ada sepak bola?"

Si B menjawab
"ada kabar baik dan buruk, kamu mau dengar yang mana duluan?"

Si A kemudian menjawab bahwa dia mau dengar kabar baik lebih dahulu.

OK, jawab si B.
Kabar baiknya adalah, di surga ada sepak bola. Tiap hari kami main bola dengan malaikat.

Mendengar kabar tersebut si A senang sekali.
Kemudian si A bertanya lagi
"Sekarang apa kabar buruknya?"

Kabar buruknya jawab si B "Hari Sabtu besok akan ada pertandingan besar di surga, dan kamu yang jadi penjaga gawangnya"

Si A langsung pingsan!

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Aspiring Story

My mom only had one eye. I hated her... she was such an embarrassment. She cooked for students & teachers to support the family.

There was this one day during elementary school where my mom came to say hello to me.

I was so embarrassed.

How could she do this to me?
I ignored her, threw her a hateful look and ran out.
The next day at school one of my classmates
said, 'EEEE, your mom only has one eye!'

I wanted to bury myself.
I also wanted my mom to just disappear. I confronted her that day and said, ' If you're only goanna make me a laughing stock, why don't you just die?'

My mom did not respond...
I didn't even stop to think for a second about what I had said, because ! I was full of anger. I was oblivious to her feelings.

I wanted out of that house, and have nothing to do with her.
So I studied real hard, got a chance to go abroad to study.
Then, I got married. I bought a house of my own. I had kids of my own. I was happy with my life, my kids and the comforts, Then one day, my mother came to visit me. She hadn't seen me in years and she didn't even meet her grandchildren.

When she stood by the door, my children laughed at her, and I yelled at her for coming over uninvited.. I screamed at her, 'How dare you come to my house and scare my children!'
GET OUT OF HERE! NOW!
!!'

And to this, my mother quietly answered, 'Oh, I'm so sorry. I may have gotten the wrong address,' and she disappeared out of sight. One day, a letter regarding a school reunion came to my house.

So I lied to my wife that I was going on a business trip. After the reunion, I went to the old shack just out of curiosity.
My neighbors said that she died. I did not sherd single tear.
They handed me a letter that she had wanted me to have.

'My dearest son,
I think of you all the time. I'm sorry that I came to your house and
scared your children. I was so glad when I heard you were coming for the reunion. But I may not be able to even get out of bed to see you. I'm sorry that I was a constant embarrassment to you when you were growing up.

You see.........when you were very little, you got into an accident, and lost your eye.. As a mother, I couldn't stand watching you
having to grow up with one eye. So I gave you mine. I was so proud of my son who was seeing a whole new world for me, in my place, with that eye.

With all my love to you,
Your mother. '

Well.....
Always tell someone that you love them because you never know what day will be their last, or your own.

Always seek to resolve your problems or disagreements with loved ones because if either of you should pass on before, the one who is left alive will have the rest of their life to ponder those unresolved feelings but will never find closure. And closure usually brings peace...

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Caramelized Banana Flambe

Here is the other flambe recipe, it is called Caramelized Banana Flambe, created at Service & Bar Theory class at Tourism & Hotel Management, Universitas Ciputra Surabaya.

The term flambé is French for "flaming" or "flamed." The food is topped with a liquor, usually brandy, cognac, or rum and lit afire.

The volatile alcohol vapor burns with a blue tint, leaving behind the faint flavor of the liquor or liqueur. This technique is used by chefs in the kitchen to burn off the raw alcohol flavor from a dish as well for dramatic flair at the table.

Only liquors and liqueurs with a high alcohol content can be used to flame foods, and those with a higher proof will ignite more readily. Beer, champagne, and most table wines will not work.

Let's call it a flambe !!!

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Cherries Jubilee

The term flambé [flahm-BAY] is a French word meaning "flaming" or "flamed." Flambé means to ignite foods that have liquor or liqueur added. It is typically done to create an impressive visual presentation at a dramatic point in the preparation of a meal. The flames result from the combustion of the flammable alcohol, which is quickly consumed, subsequently extinguishing the flames.

One of the famous flambe is called Cherries Jubilee. Here is the Cherries Jubilee's recipe, created on Service & Bar Theory class at Tourism & Hotel Management, Universitas Ciputra Surabaya.








Have a fantastic flambe!!

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