Wonderful Wednesday with Oh My Heartsie Girls

Here we are... 

Enjoying lovely February with some snow and cold days. Winter is obviously still lingering, so better keep yourself warm.

snow is coming back..

NYC still enjoys some snowy days, although it is much warmer compared to January. And we have busy week as well, bidding farewell to some friends going back home to Indonesia for good as well as lunch gathering with those who stay.

not too cold and only snow shower..so we're good :)..

The kids also have some long weekend celebrating the Chinese New Year. 

This is the first time ever NYC observe the Chinese New Year at school. 

As for me, the UN continues its meeting as usual, so mommy comes to the office as always. 

But now, our weekly party is calling :). Time for another Wonderful Wednesday, everyone :).

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NY Now and Indonesian Pavillion

Have you heard of NY Now?

Some of you have I supposed.

NY Now is a very special exhibition indeed. 
Gathering leading associations in various industries and market partners, this show attracts many incredible suppliers as well as wholesale buyers from all over the world. Showcasing handmade, home, lifestyle and artisan creations, NY Now is definitely a valuable and rewarding event for those looking for versatile, global market for home, lifestyle, gifts and more. Truly a creative hub with breathtaking, authentic designs and great products offered.

NY Now merupakan salah satu ajang bergengsi yang menampilkan aneka produk karya berbagai pengrajin maupun seniman dari berbagai penjuru dunia. Tidak kurang dari 400 produsen dari sekitar 60 negara berkumpul dalam pameran ini. Berlangsung dari tanggal 30 Januari - 3 Februari 2016 di Javits Center, NYC, NY Now memang sayang dilewatkan. 

Namun berbeda dengan pameran biasa, NY Now dikhususkan untuk wholeshale dan sangat mengedepankan profesionalisme. As stated in its guidelines,"This Market is for the Trade only, individuals must document their direct, professional Trade affiliation to be admited." Memang tidak semua supplier bisa serta merta ikuta dalam pameran ini dan untuk mempertahankan integritas ajang ini, penjualan di tempat dilarang dan semua pesanan harus dikirim melalui order pengiriman. On-site sale and delivery of merchandise is strictly prohibited and all orders must be shipped. Para pembeli pun diminta mendaftar terlebih dahulu, sehingga kredibilitas mereka pun dapat dicek dan terjaga. Tidak heran kalau NY Now dipenuhi banyak peminat, baik suplier maupun pembeli. Banyak exhibitors yang telah mengikuti acara ini berulang kali, bahkan berturut-turut dalam beberapa tahun. Some say dibutuhkan paling tidak 4 tahun untuk bisa benar-benar established hubungan dagang yang solid melalui salah satu ajang perdagangan terbesar di AS ini, karena tahun pertama dan kedua adalah masa 'perkenalan' dengan pasar AS maupun dunia, dan tahun ke-3 dan ke-4 merupakan masa 'pembuktian' bahwa para suplier dapat memenuhi permintaan buyer yang datang dalam event ini.

Indonesia pun tidak mau ketinggalan untuk berpartisipasi dalam ajang ini.
Ada 3 suplier asal Indonesia yang mengikuti acara ini, yaitu Lumiga Bali, Kamawardhana dan C-Tie Dye by Angel. 

Mba Teti dan Lumiga Bali 

Indonesian Pavilion at NY Now

tasnya lucu yaaa :)

Produk yand ditampilkan cukup beragam, namun memang masih didominasi oleh produk tekstil dan keragaman desain pakaian siap pakai. Lumiga Bali, misalnya, menampilkan berbagai desain pakaian maupun tas tangan yang menggunakan aksen kain batik. sementara Kamawardhana asa Bandung, menampilkan koleksi musim semi tahun 2016 yang mengangkat tema Crysler's Day. Sementara itu, C-tie dye menampilkan aneka kreasi pakaian dengan kain jumputan yang khas dan penuh warna. Animo pengunjung terhadap barang-barang Indonesia pun cukup tinggi, apalagi para supplier yang ikut pun sanggup memenuhi order hingga ribuan pieces. I sincerely hope they will have a successful event indeed.

Pojok Indonesia

some of the product being displayed at Indonesian Pavilion

Meskipun bukan exhibitor, saya tidak mau ketinggalan untuk melihat sendiri keseruan NY Now. Walaupun hanya sempat menikmati pameran ini sebentar saja di sela-sela makan siang, namun lumayan banyak barang-barang lucu yang saya lihat. Sayangnya kita tidak boleh melakukan pembelian satuan di tempat dan semua pembelian pun harus dikirim. Dan terus terang banyak sekali pernik-pernik dan hiasan untuk aksen rumah yang saya suka, termasuk karpet, lukisan, hiasan dinding dan masih banyak lagi. Pokoknya mupeng berat deh. 

I just love this colorful cherry trees :)

some of the lovely home product for you to enjoy :)

Belum lagi di bagian artisanal resources yang dipenuhi kerajinan tangan hand-made beraneka rupa, termasuk produk stationeries, kecantikan organik dan kosmetik. 

Ya tuhan..kemasannya pun lucu-lucu banget. Yang ada saya mencatat banyak alamat website para suplier itu, sambil berjanji pada diri sendiri untuk mengeceknya dari rumah nanti :).   

Other booths also offered various products and creative designs. Starting from dining ware to body lotions, from sofa to pinata. Everything looks cute to me :).

I really enjoy those cute and colorful packaging as well. 

I just can't get enough of it :)

So, what do you think about NY Now? 
There will be another round this summer, I guess it will be in August.
I hope we will have more Indonesian suppliers coming this time.
I just can't  wait to see that again :).

Dadar Gulung - Indonesian Pancake with Sweet Coconut Filling

Time for more Indonesian recipe here.

I know I should bring you something sweet and pink for the upcoming celebration of love. But, since nothing pink is within reach, I hope the yummy greeny pancakes a la Indonesian will do the trick.

Here come dadar gulung.

Or, if I can freely translate it, the Indonesian pancake with sweet coconut filling.

Sepertinya semua orang di Indonesia sudah pernah mencicipi, mendengar atau bahkan mungkin membuat sendiri dadar gulung. Cemilan yang satu ini memang enak. Perpaduan gula merah dan kelapa yang dibungkus dengan kulit pancake tipis dengan aroma pandan memang menggoda. Karena banyak yang menyukainya, tidak sulit untuk menjumpai penganan yang satu ini di berbagai toko maupun penjual kue, termasuk tukang kue keliling langganan kami di Lampung. Aaah, jadi kangen Kota Sepang :).

simple snack for your leisure time...

Bahan yang dibutuhkan relatif mudah didapat, termasuk untuk kami yang sedang tidak berada di tanah air. Cara membuatnya pun mudah lho. Kita coba sama-sama yuk.

Here are the ingredients needed:

For the pancake:

1 Egg

250 gr Flour

Milk or coconut oil for mixing. The original recipe uses coconut milk but I prefer milk for a lighter taste. 

Pandan essence - if desired.

Salt

For the filling:

Grated coconut

Palm sugar

Salt

Bahan untuk kulit pancakenya mudah  saja. Hanya tepung, telur, pewarna pandan dan susu atau santan. Resep yang asli menggunakan santan, namun saya lebih suka menggunakan susu untuk campuran adonan kulit dadarnya karena santan terlalu gurih. Untuk isi, kita hanya membutuhkan kelapa parut, gula merah dan sedikit garam.

love the sweet filling :)

How to cook:

First, we get the filling ready. Mix the grated coconut with crushed palm sugar. Put it in a pan, add some water and boil it slowly until everything is well mixed. Once ready, set it aside. 

For the pandan essence, you can definitely use the instant one. Otherwise, we can use the fresh pandan leaves. Soak the leaves in the water and squeeze the leaves to get the essence as well as its exquisite fragrance.

Then now we need to prepare for the pancakes. Mix egg, flour, milk/coconut milk and a pinch of salt like a regular pancake mix. After that, prepare it in a frying pan. Make it thin and wide enough to be filled with sweet coconut filling. 

Take one pancake, then put 1 spoonful of sweet coconut filling. Roll it and fold the right and left sides to the middle before neatly roll it to the end. And that's it, dadar gulung is ready.

So easy to make, right. And I guess we can make a little adjustment and turn the pancake pink as well.

Cara membuatnya pun mudah.
Pertama kita siapkan isinya dengan mencampurkan gula merah dan kelapa parut serta air. Didihkan di panci dengan api kecil hingga tercampur rata dan agak kering. Siapkan kulit pancake atau dadar gulung dengan mencampurkan tepung, telur, susu/santan dan sedikit garam, lalu masak di atas wajan anti lengket. Buat kulit dadar yang tipis namun tidak terlalu tipis sehingga tidak robek saat diisi nanti. Setelah siap, ambil satu kulit dadar, isi dengan sesendok campuran kelapa, lalu lipat dan gulung rapi. And voila, dadar gulung pun siap dinikmati :) 

Happy cooking :)

Winter Blue Sky

After the storm, NYC is rather nice and warm. At least no more sub zero temperature, although today we have wet  snow shower again.

We managed to walk every morning to school this week and this is what we captured along the road.

And winter blue sky is beautiful :).

blue sky...

We walked under the Long Island Railway Road (LIRR) on the way home. 

And I found this lovely corner. Love it :)

under the railroad..

look at all those branches...

Join us on Skywatch Friday and enjoy the sky from many corners of the world.

World Cancer Day 2016 at the United Nations

World Cancer Day is celebrated every February 4 since 2005.
Well, perhaps celebrate is not really the word. 
We mark the day as the World Cancer Day and perhaps, without trying to be so bitter, nothing is to celebrate once you have or being touched by cancer in various ways.

But for sure, the spirit to fight cancer should be celebrated, in a way that we should take all necessary actions and changes to fight it.

And the United Nations is surely taking its part in our global fight against cancer. 
Right on the D-day, February 4, an event with the theme "Towards a Cervical Cancer Free World" was held to mark this important day. Every Woman Every Child, Cervical Cancer Action, as well as the Permanent Mission of the US and Zambia sponsored this. 

We have a special screening of the 'Lady Ganga' movie, and inspiring documentary about a 45-year-old single mom who decided to break the world record of paddle boarding in Ganges river after being diagnosed with late stage cervical cancer. 

"Lady Ganga" is the story of Michele Baldwin, who, despite the fact that she was diagnosed with late stage cervical cancer, decided to do something incredible. She decided to break the world record paddle boarding the Ganges River. 

All is documented as she wanted to raise awareness about cervical cancer. About the importance of early detection. About the need to have access to HPV vaccine, which causes this deadly but preventable disease.

Very inspiring indeed.

And I cried like a river watching it.

Seeing her undying spirit. And commitment to help others avoiding the same situation as her. Her movie, screened in many places, including some remote areas and villages, has brought awareness to more women about the importance of pre-screening for us. Simple pap-smear procedures can save life.

Lady Ganga. 
Google it. 
Or you can directly find it in YouTube.
And you can watch it here as well :)

The movie is available for all to see. 
So that together, we can spread the words. We can fight cancer.

Audrey Baldwin, on the right side, is Michele Baldwin's daughter, who continues her mom's global campaign for cervical cancer and HPV vaccination

Malam itu saya bergegas menuju ECOSOC Chamber di Markas Besar PBB di NYC. Setelah melepas jaket dan meletakkan tas tangan atau handbag saya di salah satu kursi terdepan, saya pun membaca flyer yang disediakan oleh pihak panitia, UN Women. Dan saya terhentak membaca statistik yang ada.

Cervical Cancer, as statistics show, has been one of the leading causes of cancer deaths in low- and  middle-income countries. When we talked about the numbers, it reached approximately 250,000 women annually. Per year.
That's a huge number indeed.
And we can do something together to help improve this situation.

Statistik yang ada menunjukkan bahwa kanker serviks atau kanker leher rahim adalah salah satu penyebab kematian tertinggi akibat kanker yang banyak menimpa perempuan yang tinggal di negara-negara berkembang. Kurang lebih tercatat 250.000 perempuan yang meninggal akibat penyakit kanker ini. Sungguh angka yang tidak sedikit dan tentunya mengelitik kita untuk ikut berkontribusi guna menurunkan jumlah tersebut.

Apa yang bisa kita lakukan untuk membantu para penderita dan survivor kanker?

What can we do to help improve this situation?
A lot.
A lot that we can do to help fight cancer.

Take action. Inspire. Lead a healthy lifestyle and be a great example. Support those fighting and living with cancer. Speak out, spread the right information. Show love. Take early detection. Propose policy changes related to access to cancer care. Work with others in mobilizing support. Support those returning to work after cancer treatment. Share your story. And many others..

One thing for sure, there are 4 facts you need to know about cancer.

1. Cancer KILLS more than HIV/AIDS, Malaria and tubercolosis, even when we combine all three diseases.

Kanker ternyata membunuh lebih banyak orang dibandingkan penyakit AIDS, Malaria dan tuberkolosis, bahkan jika ketiga penyakit tersebut digabungkan.

2. More than one third of cancer is PREVENTABLE by observing healthy lifestyle (balance diet, physical activity, weight control, no smoking and no alcohol)

Lebih dari sepertiga penyakit kanker dapat dicegah dengan menjalani gaya hidup yang sehat (diet yang seimbang, melakukan aktivitas fisik, menjaga berat badan, tidak merokok dan tidak mengkonsumsi alkohol).

3. More than one third of cancer can be cured through EARLY DETECTION.

Lebih dari sepertiga kanker dapat disembuhkan apabila terdeteksi secara dini.

4. The numbers of people suffered from cancer will continue to increase if we don't take any PREVENTIVE MEASURES.

Jumlah penderita kanker akan terus bertambah jika kita tidak mengambil tindakan pencegahan.

You see, 4 basic facts that we cannot ignore and for sure together we can do something to fight it. One of the simple things we all can do here is sharing.
Sharing our story.
Sharing my story.
My fights, my tears, my spirit, my faith.

                                    

Let me tell you a little story....

Sharing is caring indeed.

Buat saya, berbagi cerita perjalanan melawan kanker payudara yang saya derita merupakan bagian dari terapi itu sendiri. Betapa segala ketakutan, kesedihan, sakit, panik dan rasa yang lain justru membuat kita jadi bertekad untuk bisa kuat dan terus maju melawan penyakit ini. Dan membaginya dengan penderita lain, atau siapa pun itu, tidak hanya membantu memberikan informasi mengenai apa yang bisa kita lakukan untuk mengobati kanker, namun juga meyakinkan orang lain untuk segera mengambil langkah-langkah sederhana untuk melakukan deteksi dini. Dimulai dengan hidup sehat seperti mengkonsumsi sayuran dan buah-buahan segar serta menghindari stress, dan melakukan pemeriksaan kesehatan secara teratur, seperti melakukan pap smears, mamogram dan sebagainya.

Hopes and supports are spread through your story

So, don't hesitate. Help us spread hopes, spirit and faith.
Through our story, we might be able to inspire others to take good care of their health and to take preventive measures needed to avoid cancer.
Remember, early detection is our best defense.
Don't let cancer ruin your life.

WE CAN. I CAN


References:

Various materials from http://www.worldcancerday.org/materials
harikankersedunia.com