Apple Falls Close to The Tree

I believe that every one of us believe in this metaphor. I�m not going to write about what characters that I have which is similar to my parents but instead I want to tell about food. And relate food to the metaphor. Food? Yes food!

What does it have to do with food?

Well I believe most children like certain kind of food exactly because of the parent�s eating habit. Since your parents loves eating apple with salt for example (though this might be a silly example) there�ll be big possibility that you�ll do the same eating habit because it�s what you see almost every day.  

I believe one�s choice of food is mostly influenced by parents� eating habit. If your mother love sweet food then most probably you�ll like it too. But to me I recently realized that the older I am the more I become like my mom regarding of the food preference. What makes me amazed is that all food that I like lately is food that I don�t like when my mum was still alive. And since my mum passed away I became a fan of her favorite food. It�s just happened naturally.

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Nasi Bebek

My mum loves this food so much. Nasi beberk is a famous cuisine from east part of Java. Mostly in city and towns like Surabaya, Mojokerto, Gresik, Sidoarjo, Lamongan, and Jombang; you can find many nasi bebek food stalls. Bebek in English is duck. So the duck is marinated and then deep fried.  The deep-fried duck chop is then served with rice and hot-spicy chili sauce (sambal). The texture of the duck should be tender and the sauce should be nice too. These two things will be the successfulness of a duck seller. The garnish, slices of cucumber and basil sometimes added with cabbage are a must.

My mum loves to eat the duck neck part. Here we eat the whole body of the duck, including the innards, except for the legs. Nobody eat ducks legs. But I prefer to have �normal� part, the duck chest or upper leg. Now nasi bebek has become one of my favorite food. And I became a fan after my mum passed away. When my mum was alive liked it but then I like it more.

Soto Dog

Soto that i usually buy doesn't have koya
(the crackers sprinkle on top)

This food has nothing to do with a dog, it doesn�t even use dog meat. No worries! Dog is the sound of the seller that hits his table with the sauce bottle. Others called this food soto dok. The dog and dok come from the sound made by the seller and the sauce bottle. I don�t know why but it�s the special thing in every soto dog seller. So don�t be surprised. 

Soto is a yellowish-soup, which color comes from turmeric. It is blend with other spices and mix with the meat broth. Served with boiled bean sprout, onion spring, and slices of meat makes this soup a truly yummy food.

But eh�I love this food forever. I am the only child in the family who loves this food. My sister is not a fan. Not only soto dog but chicken soto is also my fav. My mum loves soto and well..what can I say for this food I�m on my mum�s side J

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Telur Asin

Telur asin or salted egg is duck egg which is salted with some ways that I�m not really sure how to. Basically it�s yummy and also yucky for others since we eat this boiled egg as a side dish. This is my mom�s favorite food and definitely it�s my favorite. My dad doesn�t really like the egg. My sister? Don�t ask. She�s a hater.

Es Dawet

 I used to fight against this dessert because the sweetener which comes from palm sugar mixed with coconut milk make me dizzy. My mom loves this dessert a lot. I had tried to love it but I couldn�t. Until last year I listened to a radio program about a famous dawet seller in famous market in Surabaya. So one day I bought the dessert and I became a fan. While I was enjoying it and tasting every spoon I had, my brain cells and my tongue tried to make a conclusion on why my mom loves this dessert a lot. Though I have declared my self as dawet big fan, still I don�t want to try other dawets by other sellers. I�m afraid that I won�t find suitable taste.

What about you? What food brings all the memories with your parents? What food that you and your mom adore?

Birthdays

Do you celebrate your birthday? What's the best birthday celebration that you ever had? I don't have special birthday celebration. The best one was when i was in kindergarten i think, because at that time my mum made me a birthday cake with candle of my age. There were many people since my mum also held a family gathering at our home.

I remember i guarded the cake, so that that no other children would lick or destroy my cake. Well that was on my mind. As time went by, every family member's birthday would be celebrated in a small party. My mum woke up early in the morning and prepared "nasi kuning" yellow cooked-rice with other traditional side dish like "urap-urap",  chicken curry, "rempeyek" and "lodeh tewel" Not every year mum made the modest party for me, my sister, my father, or my mum herself. When she had spare money from my father's salary i believe she would make nice food for the birthday.

Gosh...I really miss my mum. It's true that i remember every little things she done much more than when she's alive. Anyway, no more birthday is celebrated after she passed away. Not even simple dishes or kisses on cheek. Both I and my sister celebrate our birthday by doing nothing big. Maybe just treat each other. But i got a nice ring from my sister on my 26th birthday.

This year I received many greetings from people i don't know on Facebook since I've added strangers in my friend list, for the sake of promoting my working place page. Funny how for the first time in my life almost 70 strangers wished me on my b'day. My boyfriend sent me some money, the first time someone gave me money as b'day present, and my sister..ehmm I think I treated her. She sent me nice sms in the early morning, that's enough.

And on February this year, a month before my b'day, my boyfriend celebrated his 37th b'day. If he's close to me a kiss on his cheek and a big smile might be enough (i'm so stingy eh?). Since he's away, all i could give him was only this following video. It's my first time making a video and i know it's not that good. At least it shows how much i love him, don't you think?

When I Miss Her So Bad

       When I was a kid when my mum came home I always jumped into her, hugged her, and sniffed her. She would just giggle. I love my mum's smell. Though she just came home and was sweating from work. I know it's eww but that's not what it seemed to me when I was a kid. I just loved my mum's smell. I wouldn't even let her went to the bathroom before I sniffed her first.
       And when I missed her so much and she's still away, I would run into my room, grabbed her dress, and cried while huggin the dress. I remember when I went to my granny�s house and I had to stay there for a week or two I always miss my mum so bad. So in my harsh time I would cry while hugging her dress.
       Whoa...I really love her. In fact I just dreamed about her few hours ago in my sleep. We went to the market and met a fruit seller. I saw big yummy bananas and she wanted to buy me some. I didn't remember why but in the end I didn�t get them. Latley I dream a lot about her. When I wake up I pray for her. I miss her so much.
I always miss her, but she's far away from me. She�s in heaven now