Under the Water and Above the Water Beauty

Most foreign tourists only know Bali as a part of the famous and popular destinations in Indonesia. However, do you know that there is way more beautiful place in Indonesia? It is Wakatobi, an island that serves you authentic natural beauty of Indonesia’s nature. The name of Wakatobi is derived from the islands of Wangi-Wangi (local people called it Wanci), Kaledupa, Tomia, and Binongko that exist there. To reach Wakatobi, you may choose between air or water transportation (it’s just 2 hours from Bali island), but the best option should be using a boat, where you can enjoy or relax yourself while sightseeing, while the boat is passing through the sea.

Wakatobi begins to gain its status as a premium vacation spot now, since it offers various holiday options, including diving, sightseeing, canoeing, exploring the exotica of the island, and many more. Wakatobi is also the name of national park, which becomes the home of coral reef, marine biodiversities along 600 km of the island’s territory. From the 850 known coral species in the world, 750 of them are in the Wakatobi.

Can you imagine how beautiful this island, then? These diversities become one of the major attractions for both domestic and foreign tourists to spend their quality time in this island. Frankly speaking, Wakatobi is actually located in s remote area with lack of infrastructure; but that is the interesting part. With fewer people and building operations around you, you will get the most private and exclusive time during your vacation in this area.

Adventurous Spots in Wakatobi

Diving

If you love outdoor activities, you can rent a boat that offers you sailing comfort and enables you to dive into the beautiful sea, snorkel or swim. This way, you can enjoy Indonesia’s paradise under water.

Wakatobi Diving

Cultural attractions

This island also provides cultural tourism spots that become special attractions for the tourists. There is old Dirkaton Lia mosque located in Wangsel sub district, Kraton Bente mosque in Kaledupa sub district as the Islam missionary historical heritage sites. Enjoying yourself under the sun deck; seeing the sunset is relaxing, while talking about your days with the loved one.

Above-the-water attractions

Another interesting place to spend your above-the-water vacation in Wakatobi is visiting a genuine sea gypsy village. Here, you can spend your hours exploring the lifestyle of the local forger, producing fine local weapon such as ‘Keris’, or learning how the traditional industry produces Sarong. Although it is not an extremely adventurous experience, you can check out the culture and customs of the local people, and interact with them. Of course, this is rather entertaining.

sea-gypsi-wakatobi

Visiting Wakatobi would be the best thing to do around March until December. During the summer months is the best time to dive or spot pilot whales. The weather is not very cold, yet you will still be able to feel a refreshing shower during the first and last months of the season. What is vacation without tasting fine local cuisine? In Wakatobi, you can enjoy traditional foods such as Kasoami, Kambalu, Kauolo, and many more.

make practical and easy breakfast! - An egg sandwich

INGREDIENTS

2 slices bread

butter, unsalted

egg mayonnaise

salt

pepper

mustard cress

METHOD

To make the egg mayonnaise, mix 3 chopped boiled eggs with around a tablespoon of mayonnaise and some salt and pepper.

Spread the butter on both slices of bread. Spread the egg mayonnaise on one slice of bread, spreadly it out evenly with a fork. Sprinkle the mustard cress on top of the egg mayonnaise, place the other slice of bread on top and slice from corner to corner.

Lettuce, tomato and cucumber would also work well in this sandwich.

good luck !

yuhu.... this time for Avocado milkshake !! try it at home !

Avocado is an evergreen fruit tree of the flowering plant family Lauraceae. Avocado is low in cholesterol and sodium. Also it is a good source of dietary fiber, vitamin c, vitamin k and folate.

Avocado acts as a nutrient booster by enabling the body to absorb more vitamins such as carotenes and lutein. Below is the delicious avocado milkshake recipe.

Avocado milkshake recipe

 Ingredients:

Milk - 1 cup 2%

Sugar - 2 tablespoons

Avocado - 1 peeled, cut into small pieces

Ice - 1 cup

How to make avocado milkshake recipe:

1. Mix avocado, milk, sugar and ice in a blender until smooth and creamy.

2. If you want the milkshake thicker, add little more milk and ice.

3. Mint colored avocado milkshake is ready to drink.

Tip:

Try these healthy and fresh avocado on sandwiches, spreads, dip and toast in place of other foods to reduce your intake of cholesterol, calories, sodium and saturated fat.

Calories in avocado per ounce:

One ounce of avocado has just 50 calories and 4.5 grams of fat.

Reasons to eat avocado:

1. Avocado is a good source of monounsaturated fat and omega-3 fatty acids. Monounsaturated fat is a fatty acid that helps lower bad cholesterol and boosts HDL (good) cholesterol. Omega-3 fatty acids are essential fatty acids that may help prevent heart disease.

2. It is a good source of antioxidants including vitamin E.

3. Avocado is also source of fiber, Vitamin K and folate.

4. Also it is a source of many essential minerals including potassium, magnesium, iron, thiamin, niacin,  and manganese

How to wear hijup with headband

Are you looking for some awesome and unique ways to wear your hijab with headband? well, I have brought for you all one of the latest summer trends on how to wear your headband on top of the Hijab.

Headbands are a beautiful accessory that will add beauty and style to your Hijab; although it is a beautiful trend, I consider it to be more suitable for young girls. I am not putting an age appropriate number because it all depends on personal style but that’s my personal opinion on headbands.

Anyway, this gorgeous tutorial shows you step by step how to wear the Hijab, where to place the headband -and the final result. A good thing to consider when wearing this style is the size of the headband. It is better when the headband is not over-sized or eye-catching, the point is to decorate the simple Hijab with something flattering and youthful looking and not to overdo it; because there is only a fine line between looking cute and ‘out of style’.

My Love

my love
thy hair is one kingdom
the king whereof is darkness
thy forehead is a flight of flowers
thy head is a quick forest
filled with sleeping birds
thy breasts are swarms of white bees
upon the bough of thy body
thy body to me is April
in those armpits is the approach of spring
thy thighs are white horses yoked to a chariot
of kings
they are the striking of a good minstrel
between them is always a pleasant song
my love
thy head is a casket
of the cool jewel of thy mind
the hair of thy head is one warrior
innocent of defeat
thy hair upon thy shoulders is an army
with victory and with trumpets
thy legs are the trees of dreaming
whose fruit is the very image of forgetfulness
thy lips are satraps in scarlet
in whose kiss is the combining of kings
thy wrists
are holy
which are the keepers of the keys of thy blood
thy feet upon thy ankles are flowers in vases
of silver
in thy beauty is the dilemma of flutes
thy eyes are the betrayal
of bells comprehended through incense.

the best actor Indonesia 2013 - reza rahadian

Reza start early career in the entertainment world by becoming a model. Previously, Reza champion won Favorite Top Guest Aneka Yess magazine! year 2004. Reza increasingly uphill career of playing in the big screen movie Horror Movie. Female collared turban through the film, she won a Citra 2009 for Best Male Supporting Actor category. The following year, he also won an image for the category Best Male Main character through the film 3 hati dua dunia, satu cinta.  In 2013, Reza won the Gold Cup IMA Screen for Favorite Male category Main Cast filmed Habibie & Ainun.



her character every movie is different. unbelievable is when he played the Habibie character, Habibie & Ainun film. how can Rreza Rahadian are not similar at all to habibi can make the audience believe that it is the young Habibie?! he can play it well, even he can enchant the audience through his character. quite remarkable! other than that, he is also a multi talented actor. he can sing, and become a producer! don't be surprised when he was named the favorite actor.
okaaay, GOOD JOB bang reza ! may continue to work and provide the best for the role of art lovers in Indonesia. I hope you can continue to work and provide the best for the role of art lovers in Indonesia.

Overcoming Nervousness ! How to Deal with Being Nervous ??

When you are feeling nervous it might be impossible to be at your best. Often, feelings of social anxiety, fear of public speaking or shyness may contribute to nervous feelings. It is possible to overcome nervousness to some degree so that you might look and feel more confident in any situation. Here are some tips:

Instructions
1. Practice in the mirror. If you have to give a speech, go on a date or attend a party, practice scenarios in the mirror. Make up imaginary scripts and situations and actually perform them. You might even audiotape or videotape yourself to better visualize yourself performing well in a public setting.

2. Practice what you are going to say and become knowledgeable about subjects that might arise in social situations. If you are going to a party for instance, try to know what is happening in the news, entertainment or new technological advances in order to be able to have a successful conversation. Even knowing a little about these subjects will help you to appear somewhat knowledgeable. If you are giving a speech, be sure to know your topic well. If you get forget what you had planned, you can always speak from what you know to fill in the gaps.

3. Learn deep breathing relaxation techniques, yoga and meditation. All of these activities will help you deal with feelings of nervousness by helping you to psychologically and physiologically calm the body when you experience feelings of nervousness or anxiety. Take three or four deep breaths when you are in a situation where you feel nervous to calm the body and provide oxygen to the brain. This will help you to think more clearly and slow your heartbeat to a more normal level.

4. Use visualization. Whether you are meditating or just closing your eyes for a few minutes, visualize the situation in which you become nervous and see yourself as successfully navigating that situation. For instance if you become shy in social situations, see yourself as being outgoing and talkative. This enables you to better cope in real life.

5. Force yourself to do the things that make you nervous. If you become anxious when you go out, try to socialize more often. If public speaking is a trigger for your anxiety, get up and speak in public. The more accustomed you become to situations that cause you fear, the more easy they will become. Be sure to practice the situations using the above techniques before actually performing the activities to encourage positive experiences.

6. Put things in perspective. Understand that whatever the situation is that is making you nervous is likely not going to alter your life in any real way if you are not successful. For instance, if you fear getting up in front of people and making a speech, and you slip up and forget the words, it is not the end of the world. It will likely be embarrassing, but can also be a learning experience. Imagine the worst case scenario. Plan for what you will do if things do not go as planned. Come up with some jokes and see yourself having to improvise in a situation.

7. Become an actor. Sometimes acting as if you are confident is helpful. If you act like you are not shy it will help you to become less inhibited. Try to imitate someone that you feel is confident and attempt to take on that individuals characteristics. Sometimes being shy is the fear of not being accepted for who you are. If you can act as someone else, that fear may dissipate to some degree.

8. Smile and ask questions when you feel you cannot come up with any conversation. People love to talk about themselves. Know basic questions that will break the ice such as "what kind of work do you do," "do you have any children," "where are you from," "what school do/did you attend," "have you seen any good movies lately," "what sort of music do you like," etc. Plan these questions ahead of time so you do not get stuck in conversation.

9. Try Kava Kava, valerian root and chamomile tea to calm your nerves. These herbs have a physiologically calming effect. Lemon balm can also be used in a tea form to calm the nerves. Try wearing a lavender scent to calm your nerves.

10. Appear confident and never let people know you are nervous. This will make you feel more confident as well. Remember, most people suffer from nervousness in unknown situations. The key is to appear as if you are comfortable. This makes everyone around you feel less anxious as well and will lighten most situations.