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!

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...

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 !!!

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!!

Recipe of this month

May 2008