http://rindira.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Rossie Indira en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:15:12 GMT 2010-01-08T19:15:12Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977455332 RUJAK (FRUIT SALAD WITH SPICY SAUCE) Ingredients: Fruits, sliced to your liking: You can use tropical fruits if they are available: •    Papaya (medium riped) •    . . . Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:19:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977455332 Rossie Indira 2008-09-22T01:19:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977454761 This is a very easy to make fresh vegetable salad, specialty of Bandung. The difference  with Gado-gado (also vegetable salad) is that in Karedok, all the vegetables are fresh, while in Gado-gado . . . Sun, 21 Sep 2008 08:18:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977454761 Rossie Indira 2008-09-21T08:18:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977454750 Es Cendol Bandung (Bandung’s Cendol Ice)   Ingredients for Cendol: 125 gr rice flour 50 gr sago flour 75 cc pandan leaves water (boil water with pandan leaves until it has green color) . . . Sun, 21 Sep 2008 07:06:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977454750 Rossie Indira 2008-09-21T07:06:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977454746 Siomay Bandung   Ingredients for Siomay : 300 gr Tenggiri fish, finely chopped 50 gr sticky rice flour (use until the mixture is sticky enough) 100 ml broth (can be from the fish bones) . . . Sun, 21 Sep 2008 06:38:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977454746 Rossie Indira 2008-09-21T06:38:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977454026 BANDUNG, WEST JAVA, INDONESIA. MY hometown, Bandung, is the capital of West Java, Indonesia. It is our fourth largest city with almost 3 million population. The city is situated on 768m above sea . . . Sat, 20 Sep 2008 08:23:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977454026 Rossie Indira 2008-09-20T08:23:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977444747 On September 1, we Muslims in Indonesia started our fasting month of Ramadhan. I was in Bandung one day before that to visit my parents and on the way to my parents’ house, I stopped at a supermarket as . . . Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:45:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977444747 Rossie Indira 2008-09-10T01:45:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977184034 Yes, that's one of the headlines in one prominent newspaper in Indonesia. Visit Indonesia Year 2008. They said that in addition to the government's efforts to improve safety and infrastructure, . . . Thu, 22 Nov 2007 11:39:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977184034 Rossie Indira 2007-11-22T11:39:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976827768 (Mudik means going back to ones' hometowns)  Idul Fitri or Eid ul-Fitr is "Festival of Fast-Breaking," an Islamic holiday, is celebrated at the end of Ramadan. In Indonesia, this is . . . Tue, 31 Oct 2006 07:49:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976827768 Rossie Indira 2006-10-31T07:49:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976764000 There have been articles and discussions about women's rights, women's oppressions in Islamic countries. I would like to put forward here some discriminatory regulation and practices in Indonesia. . . . Sat, 01 Jul 2006 16:59:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976764000 Rossie Indira 2006-07-01T16:59:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976762939 Tsotsi n. thug, gangster, hoodlum "Tsotsi" literally means "thug" or "gangster" in the street language of South Africa's townships and ghettos. The acceptance speech . . . Tue, 27 Jun 2006 08:13:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976762939 Rossie Indira 2006-06-27T08:13:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976759918   If you have been to Indonesia, you would probably remember people on the traffic lights come to your car window asking for contributions for building a mosque here and there. Or if you drive through . . . Wed, 14 Jun 2006 10:07:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976759918 Rossie Indira 2006-06-14T10:07:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976753492 I listed this soup as one of my favorite Thai food and someone asked for the recipe. It is easy, as I can not cook anything that is too difficult, and it is so delicious. But beware: this is hot! Ingredients: . . . Fri, 19 May 2006 18:26:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976753492 Rossie Indira 2006-05-19T18:26:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976753476 Hijab:The word "Hijab" is often used in news reports and common use, by both Muslims and non-Muslims, to refer to a headscarf (Wikipedia). I started wearing hijab on the first day of fasting . . . Fri, 19 May 2006 17:21:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976753476 Rossie Indira 2006-05-19T17:21:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976752455 OK, I already published the second part of the Quiz, but belatedly, this is the answers to the first one: 1. What time is it? 6:45PM Indonesian time 2. Name: Rossie Indira 3. Nickname? Rossie, or . . . Tue, 16 May 2006 11:47:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976752455 Rossie Indira 2006-05-16T11:47:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976752140 Four Jobs You've Had In Your Life Architect Controller Business development analyst Production Manager (documentary film) Four Movies You Could Watch Over And Over Monty Python City of God . . . Mon, 15 May 2006 10:46:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976752140 Rossie Indira 2006-05-15T10:46:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976752095 1. What is the silliest prank you ever played on someone? Hmmmm, that would be difficult. Maybe this one: I cut a dark green vinyl carpet at the university studio into Wybert candy size and form, put . . . Mon, 15 May 2006 04:09:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976752095 Rossie Indira 2006-05-15T04:09:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976751969 George Corneliussen's remark or suggestion about does your car have personality intrigue me. I have never thought about it until a few years back.   It has been almost 20 years since . . . Sun, 14 May 2006 15:40:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976751969 Rossie Indira 2006-05-14T15:40:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976750225 Two years ago in Jakarta, while filming the documentary film 'TERLENA – Breaking of a Nation', we conducted a series of interviews in conjunction with the elections. We asked several men . . . Mon, 08 May 2006 12:53:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976750225 Rossie Indira 2006-05-08T12:53:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976750217 Terlena (Indonesian word) can be translated to: to forget; to be off-guard; to be in a state of happy oblivion; or complacency. In 2004, before the Indonesian election, we made a brave attempt to make . . . Mon, 08 May 2006 12:28:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976750217 Rossie Indira 2006-05-08T12:28:12Z