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Book: The Midnight Library

It is one of the books that blown my mind. It's very well written and would probably relate with a lot of people who are in their journey to find themselves.  So many people are talking about it but I did not buy it until a few months ago where I read the preview on the first pages. Easy for me to see if I want to buy the book or not. When the first pages hook me right away, I don't need to think twice. This book is one of them.  This contains spoiler of course.  Nora, the main character, like many of us, fall into depression and decided to kill herself. But she's not dead right away. She went into a kind of limbo between life and death. In that library she met a librarian, this librarian is a kind of a guide. Our guide that probably tasked when we were born.    The librarian shows her lives that she could have had if she wants to. She is so depressed and thinks that no life will makes her happy enough to live it. I can totally understand her state. I was there....

Good eater



Before I met HJ, I was a good eater. And still am. I can eat everything and a lot. Magically, it won’t make me gain much. This is one of miracle in my life *lebay*. But it is. I really eat a lot and can eat almost everything. Have no allergy to any foods (alergi cuman obat antalgin aja, jadi kalo sakit gigi jangan dikasih ini). Am I happy? So much happy. Nggak ada yang namanya sungkan buat makan banyak, sikat abis deh semuanya. Banyak yang heran kok bisa makan banyak dan nggak jaim banget kalo makan. Soalnya aku juga nggak suka orang yang jaim kalo pas makan. Itu makanan buat dimakan, bukan diliatin dan dibuat mainan. 

 first dinner at Chill Out, Gili Air.
setelah kita makan ini, perjalanan balik ke hotel kita beli es krim Gili gelato. Sumpah demi Tuhan itu es krimnya enakkkk banget, dan satu scoop 20ribu. Kita berdua langsung jatuh cinta sama Straciatella-nya. enak banget, sampe mbaknya itu apal banget sama kita berdua gara-gara sehari bisa dua kali beli, dan tiap hari. kita sampe pesen-pesen 'mbak sisain straciatellanya ya buat nanti'. tapi sayang nggak ada fotonya hohoho

Then I met HJ. I always think that man always eat a lot, and that is normal since men in my family always eat a lot. But, HJ really beat me up. I mean, he REALLY eat a lot and stay still. Not even gain that much. Yesterday his dad told me, ‘HJ will make you fat. You shouldn’t follow what he does. He can always eat a lot and will not gain, he is like his mother. Eat a lot but gain nothing’. Walah ini mah aku banget. Cuman aku aja yang rekor dalam setaun ini naek 7kilo. Tapi ya emang ditargetkan sih. Resolusi 2017, semoga berat badan stay still di 50kg.

first breakfast at Biba Beach Village, Gili Air

Jadi tiap kali kita makan berdua gitu, nggak pernah nyisa makanan. Kenapa? Karena kalo makananku nggak abis, pasti dia yang abisin. Dia selalu minum 2 gelas. Minimal satu gelas setengah. Yang setengah nyuri-nyuri dari gelasku. Udah punya sepiring makanan sendiri juga masih aja ngembat punya tetangganya. Tapi aku suka, dia makan apa aja bisa. Sama kayak aku. Kecuali yang asem banget sih kalo aku. Dia makan pedes aja masih ok. Wow banget deh.

 one of Majapahit Hotel menu 

Selama di Lombok, saking cintanya dia sama seafood, hampir tiap waktu kita makan seafood. Tadinya janjiin mau makan pizza aja, eh liat seafood yang menggoda langsung belok. Besoknya tetep janjiin pizza, tapi ya ujung-ujungnya seafood yang membelokkan hatinya. Seafood aja terus sampe kayak udang itu muka dia. 

lupa namanya apa, makanan itali katanya dia sebagai pengganti nggak jadi makan pizza. ah come on!

two times having dinner here, dont really remember the name at Gili Air

Trus dia bilang gini ke aku, ’aku suka deh kalo makan sama kamu’. Kenapa cobak bilang gini? Dia jawabnya ‘karena kamu pemakan segala, makan apa aja bisa asal halal. Makan juga banyak, nggak menye-menye lah kamu itu kalo makan’. Iya beneran deh kita berdua kalo makan itu nggak pernah menye-menye. Dia aja makan lontong balap, yang kebetulan enak, dipuji berhari-hari. Makan pecel depan kosku juga gitu, dipuji berbulan-bulan. Banyak yang heran kok dia bisa makan makanan indonesia. Dan dia simply said ‘tasty, so why I cant eat them?’
sop buntutnya Hotel Majapahit

Jadi kapan waktu kita get lost dan nggak peduli satu sama lain? Ya pas makan. Apalagi kalo makan seafood. Kita berdua langsung fokus ke seafood-nya, nggak toleh kanan kiri. Noleh kalo piringnya sendiri abis. Maksudnya kali aja piring tetangga masih banyak dan butuh bantuan. 

ikan baronang bakar, di Pantai Nipah, Lombok
 

 ayam taliwang, Lombok

Next will post about Ikan Bakar Cianjur. Dan aku tiba-tiba random banget kangen makan es krim Gili Gelato yang straciatella. Serius itu enak banget. 

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    1. Aku nulis ini aja ngelap iler pake serbet juga kok 😂😂

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  2. Ayam taliwang'a merah gitu kaya yg pedas :G

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    1. Haha merah membara!!! Nggak pedes banget kok, buat aku sih haha. Kalo buat dia ya bs bkin kringetan. Tapi abis juga sih 😆

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  3. penggantinya Pizza
    😱😱

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    1. Itu semacem kentang sama kerang. Hemmmm heemm enak lho 😂😂

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  4. omigoooottttt... itu makanan ratcuuunnn semua.
    apalagi yg kerang ituuu, endeeeeessssss..

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    1. Omegottt racunnn!!! Iya racun, inget kolesterol, darah tinggi, hahaha

      Endesss semuanya mbakk, apalagi lobster e hemmm

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  5. Soal makan aku paling rakus. Tak pernah jaim. Embat dan sikat.

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    1. Harus itu!! Orang aja banyak yg ga bs makan, sekalinya bs makan dikasih makan ya jangan menye menye lah yaa hoho

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  6. Ngiler:(

    Aku juga sama nih, paling seneng kalo makan tapi berat badan tetep gitu-gitu aja. :v

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    1. Ngelap ilerrrrrr

      Iya itu emang paling enak, bisa makan banyak tp nggak naek2 beratnya haha

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