Rendang is The Most Delicious Food in The World

When somebody told me that rendang is the most delicious food in the world, i don't believe it. So i try googling, and i missed the information. I open wikipedia to read about rendang. Below is the writing about rendang i took from wikipedia.

Rendang is a dish which originated from the Minangkabau ethnic group of Indonesia,and is now commonly served across the country.One of the characteristic foods of Minangkabau culture, it is served at ceremonial occasions and to honour guests.Also popular in Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, the southern Philippines and southern Thailand, rendang is traditionally prepared by the Malay community during festive occasions. Though rendang is sometimes described as being like a curry, and the name is sometimes applied to curried meat dishes in Malaysia, authentic rendang is nothing like a curry.In Malay classical literature, rendang is mentioned in Hikayat Amir Hamzah as early as the 1550s.
In 2011 an online poll by 35,000 people held by CNN International chose Rendang as the number one dish of their 'World’s 50 Most Delicious Foods' list.

Revolution Against Capitalist

I just would like to share what in my mind via my blog because the news about demonstrations “anti wall street” took my attention. As we know that the headline news on every information medias mentioned that there were many demonstrations against capitalist happened in 82 countries from 4 continents. 

Continent of Atlantis (Apparently) Indonesia

I found an interesting article about the lost continent of Atlantis was finally found. But where is it? There are many articles or opinions mentioned in the world. But Aryso Santos had been doing the research for 30 years and he got conclusion that the lost continent of Atlantis is in Indonesia.
The article issued the news is as below:

Indonesia experienced successive natural DISASTER. Starting from the tsunami in Aceh until the recent mud volcano in East Java. It
reminiscent of similar events in the area known as the Continent of Atlantis. Is there a relationship between Indonesia and
Atlantis?

Plato (427-347 BC) stated that tens of thousands of years ago there
variety of simultaneous volcanic eruptions, earthquakes pose,
melting ice, and flooding. The incident resulted in some
surface of the earth to sink. That part is called continents
missing or Atlantis.

Thank You, Dad

This month my father had a birthday. Honestly i never knew his birthday. Shame on me.... Until my sister texted me and said that today (June 12th) was dad's birthday. I just said OK, because we never had deep communication or less communication.
Then, when i had performance with friends, one of them sang the song "Ayah", means Dad. The song moved me. So i moved my fingers to check in my phone cell and tried to find my dad's number. After i found it, i called him. Although we had less conversation, i tried to say: " Happy birthday, Dad. And i love you.. You've raised me up. I'll never forget that i got your blood inside me. I never forget what you have taught me. Thank you very much, you raised me up."
He said," OK, thanks."

Batam is Very Hot

Last weekend people who live in Batam Island, Indonesia had felt hot for two days. According to Indonesian agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG) mentioned that temperature on Batam was 35°C (maximum) on Sunday, May 8th, 2011. It made people felt uncomfortable although we turn the air conditioning on, and we still felt very hot.

BMKG said that it could happen because of season changing from rainy season to dry season. Beside that changing of wind direction and earth in closest position with the sun also made the effect of this hot weather on tropical area, including Batam Island, Indonesia. All area in Indonesia was also the same.

Batam Island is archipelago area, so the most area is water, so it would be easy to make water sublimating. It means there would be possibility for raining even in dry season in 2 or 3 days . But it would happen on some areas.
And this morning it happened, when i went to work, i saw to the sky cloudy. And it rained after i arrived to my office. Hmm.. I got lucky (but not for my friends, some of them came to the office in wet).
According BMKG it's also dangerous because it was columbus cloud. It was black cloud, containing water with electrics powers and could generate thunder. Some days ago there was a girl in Batam dead because of getting shock of thunder. That's why BMKG remind people for aware the dangerous and to be careful.

Nouriel Roubini and Ian Bremmer: Author One-to-One

 From Amazon.com review:

In this Amazon exclusive, we brought together authors Nouriel Roubini and Ian Bremmer and asked them to interview each other.

Nouriel Roubini is a professor of economics at New York University's Stern School of Business. He has extensive senior policy experience in the federal government, having served from 1998 to 2000 in the White House and the U.S. Treasury. He is the founder and chairman of RGE Monitor (rgemonitor.com), an economic and financial consulting firm, regularly attends and presents his views at the World Economic Forum at Davos and other international forums, and is an adviser to cental bankers around the world. He is the author of Crisis Economics and Bailouts or Bail-Ins. Read on to see Nouriel Roubini's questions for Ian Bremmer, or turn the tables to see what Bremmer asked Roubini.

Roubini: Your book [The End of the Free Market: Who Wins the War Between States and Corporations?] suggests that an old trend, what you call state capitalism, has become much more important. What happened to change things?

Bremmer: Over the past 18 months, the Western financial crisis and the global recession have accelerated the inevitable transition from a G7 to a G20 world. That’s not just a matter of more states at the bargaining table. It’s not just about having to herd more cats to get things done on the international stage. It’s about herding cats together with other animals that don’t really like cats. And that’s not really herding.

The G7 world was one where everyone that mattered for growth in the global economy accepted the assumption that prosperity depended on rule of law, independent courts, transparency and a free media—and in the value of free market capitalism. In that world, multinational corporations are the principle economic heavyweights. This consensus has provided the engine driving globalization for the past 40 years.

The End of The Free Market

When i bought an economic magazine (i have not ever bought the kind of book yet in my life). There's an interesting article, it's a book review. The book title is "The End of The Free Market" written by Ian Blemmer. It's interesting, because the one who reviewing the book comparing with the economic situation in Indonesia, my country.
The content of the book is as below:
The End of the Free Market details the growing phenomenon of state capitalism, a system in which governments drive local economies through ownership of market-dominant companies and large pools of excess capital, using them for political gain. This trend threatens America’s competitive edge and the conduct of free markets everywhere.

Finally Hosni Mubarak Decided to Resign

After 18 days of Egyptian revolution, finally President Hosni Mubarak has decided to resign. The announcement was announced by Vice-President Omar Suleiman. He said a military council would govern the country.
"In these difficult days that Egypt is going through, President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak has decided to resign from his post as president and he has instructed the armed forces supreme council to administer the affairs of the country."
Hosni Mubarak and his family has left from Egypt and went to Sharm el-Sheikh in the Sinai Peninsula.
After the annoucement, million people on the streets were cry of joy. Many people in world are happy about the decision of Hosni Mubarak. Because there were many impacts of Egypt revolution in the world economy.
The day belongs to Egyptian.

Reporters Targeted in Cairo, Egypt

As we know that clashes happened on Wednesday between pro government and anti government Egyptians in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt. More than 10 people reported to be killed, and thousands people got injured. The days before the clashes happened, wave of more-than-2-million protesters demanding President Hosni Mubarak to step down.
It was broadcast live by some international television and journalists.
It is the report from Aljazzera.net:

There were several reports of foreign journalists being arrested or harassed. Dozens of them had their equipment confiscated.

Among the many detained were correspondents for the New York Times, Washington Post and Al Jazeera. The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said late on Thursday that in just the past 24 hours, it had recorded 24 detentions of journalists, 21 assaults and five cases in which equipment was seized.

Clashes rage in Tahrir Square - Middle East - Al Jazeera English

Cairo, Egypt. Aljazeera report. At least one person has been killed and another 600 injured in continuing clashes between pro- and anti-government demonstrators in the Egyptian capital Cairo.

Protesters from both sides fought pitched battles on Wednesday in Tahrir [Liberation] Square, the epicentre of ongoing opposition demonstrations against President Hosni Mubarak for the past nine days

Al Jazeera correspondents, reporting from the scene, said clashes were still raging and that petrol bombs were being hurled.

"Someone - a few people actually - are dropping homemade bombs into the square from the buildings surrounding it," our online producer said.

Gunshots are also regularly ringing out of the square.

Earlier, witnesses said the military allowed thousands of pro-Mubarak supporters, armed with sticks and knives, to enter the square. Opposition groups said Mubarak had sent in thugs to suppress anti-government protests.

One of our correspondents said the army seemed to be standing by and facilitating the clashes.

Though initially put on the backfoot by the sudden attack, determined anti-government protesters looked to be winning the battle against Mubarak supporters.

'Absolute mayhem'

Witnesses also said that pro-Mubarak supporters were dragging away protesters they had managed to grab and handing them over to security forces.

Salma Eltarzi, an anti-government protester, told Al Jazeera there were hundreds of wounded people.

"There are no ambulances in sight, and all we are using is Dettol," she said. "We are all so scared."

Aisha Hussein, a nurse, said dozens of people were being treated at a makeshift clinic in a mosque near the square.

She described a scene of "absolute mayhem", as protesters first began to flood into the clinic.
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"People are coming in with multiple wounds. All kinds of contusions. We had one guy who needed stitches in two places on his face. Some have broken bones."

Mustafa Hussein, a physician who was treating the injured at a makeshift hospital near Liberation Square, told Al Jazeera that most of the injured protesters "coming in today are suffering from head injuries resulting from rocks being thrown at them".

Meanwhile, another Al Jazeera correspondent said men on horseback and camels had ploughed into the crowds, as army personnel stood by.

At least six riders were dragged from their beasts, beaten with sticks by the protesters and taken away with blood streaming down their faces.

One of them was dragged away unconscious, with large blood stains on the ground at the site of the clash.

The worst of the fighting was just outside the world famous Egyptian Museum, which was targeted by looters last week.

Al Jazeera's correspondent added that a group of pro-government protesters took over army vehicles. They also took control of a nearby building and used the rooftop to throw concrete blocks, stones, and other objects.

Soldiers surrounding the square took cover from flying stones, and the windows of at least one army truck were broken. Some troops stood on tanks and appealed for calm but did not otherwise intervene.

Many of the pro-Mubarak supporters raised slogans like "Thirty Years of Stability, Nine Days of Anarchy".

Violence

Al Jazeera's Jane Dutton, also in Cairo, said that security guards have also been seen amongst the pro-Mubarak supporters, and it may be a precursor to the feared riot police arriving on the scene.

Dutton added that a journalist with the Al-Arabiya channel was stabbed during the clashes.

Fighting took place around army tanks deployed around the square, with stones bouncing off the armoured vehicles.
Several cars went up in flames near Liberation Square as riots raged deep into the night [AJ online producer]

Several groups were involved in fist fights, and some were using clubs. The opposition also said many among the pro-Mubarak crowd were policemen in plain clothes.

"Members of security forces dressed in plain clothes and a number of thugs have stormed Tahrir Square," three opposition groups said in a statement.

Mohamed ElBaradei, a prominent opposition figure, accused Mubarak of resorting to scare tactics. Opposition groups have reportedly also seized police identification cards amongst the pro-Mubarak demonstrators.

"I'm extremely concerned, I mean this is yet another symptom, or another indication, of a criminal regime using criminal acts," ElBaradei said.

"My fear is that it will turn into a bloodbath," he added, calling the pro-Mubarak supporters a "bunch of thugs".

ElBaradei has also urged the army to intervene.

"I ask the army to intervene to protect Egyptian lives," he told Al Jazeera, adding he said it should intervene "today" and not remain neutral.

Determined protesters

Despite the clashes, anti-government protesters seeking Mubarak's immediate resignation said they would not give up until Mubarak steps down.

Khalil, in his 60s and holding a stick, blamed Mubarak supporters and undercover security for the clashes.

"But we will not leave," he told Reuters. "Everybody stay put."
Pro-Mubarak supporters on camels and horses charged at protesters [AJ online producer]

Mohammed el-Belgaty, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, told Al Jazeera the "peaceful demonstrations in Tahrir Square have been turned into chaos".

"The speech delivered by President Mubarak was very provocative as he used very sentimental words.

"Since morning, hundreds of these paid thugs started to demonstrate pretending to be supporting the President. Now they came to charge inside Tahrir Square armed with batons, sticks and some knives.

"Mubarak is asking the people to choose between him or chaos."

Ahead of Wednesday's clashes, supporters of the president staged a number of rallies around Cairo, saying Mubarak represented stability amid growing insecurity, and calling those who want his departure "traitors."

"Yes to Mubarak, to protect stability," read one banner in a crowd of 500 gathered near state television headquarters, about 1km from Tahrir Square.

A witness said organisers were paying people $17, to take part in the pro-Mubarak rally, a claim that could not be confirmed.

Other pro-Mubarak demonstrations occurred in the Mohandeseen district, as well as near Ramses Square.
Source:
Al Jazeera and agencies