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MINT

Widya | Saturday, January 11, 2014 |
Dua malam berturut-turut dapat undangan makan malam dari teman berbeda.  Undangan kamis malam dari teman UK kami, Darren n Liesl.  Terletak di Annandale Terrace Newport, rumah milik kedutaan Inggris itu diatur dan diisi dengan selera Eropa, rapi dan cantik tapi tetap cozy. Teman makan malam kali ini pasangan Brian n Heather (USA), Carlsten n Charlotte (Denmark), Juan n Marcella (Chile).  Sempat berbisik ke suami...."psssst....ini gak salah masangkan ya...kenapa cuma kita aja saja yang matanya gak biru, hidungnya irit, tinggi secukupnya ...."
Tapi pede sudah jadi bagian hidup....rawe rawe rantas malang malang tuntas, maju terus pantang mundur.....masuklah dengan senyum dan pamer gigi.....haaaiiii.....good evening....how are you....?  siapa takut tho....

Darren n Liesl pasangan yang menyenangkan.  Liesl ramah dan rame...gak pernah tersenyum sedikit....pasti lebar dan berkilau.  Darren, laki laki tinggi yang sopan, rendah hati...tidak rame tapi selalu melayani pembicaraan dengan atensi yang sangat menghargai lawan bicara.
Makan malam ala British dihidangkan mereka berdua.  Seperti semua teman-teman Barat, mereka biasa saling membantu karena tidak pernah memiliki asisten rumah tangga. Selalu meneyenangkan melihat pasangan-pasangan Barat kerjasama.  Semua enak....tapi aku tersiksa makan dessertnya, bukan karena tidak enak tapi karena aku tidak suka makanan manis....jadi deh kue lezat itu tak bisa aku habiskan.

Undangan Jumat malam datang dari teman India, Aditya dan Kiran.  Teman makan malam kami kali ini pasangan Pal Hope n Tove dari Norway dan pasangan Sheraton dan Coco dari Taiwan. Hmmm....kali ini berimbang...hehehehehe....mengingat bahasa Inggris kami yang masih harus banyak mengandalkan bahasa tubuh dan mimik muka...hehehehehehe.  Tove dan Sheraton....orang-orang pintar, kritis dan lucu...dari mereka banyak topik mengalir.  Aku suka kombinasi ini karena bnayak hal yang bisa aku dengar...politik, budaya, agama, sosial....semua....

Aditya, laki-laki India yang ramah dan sopan...ilmunya juga banyak.  Kiran, wanita India yang tidak banyak bicara tapi tegas...satu cirinya...selalu bilang oke dengan tegas kalau mengerti maksud lawan.
Mereka juga saling membantu, ini agak keluar jalur....karena seperti kebanyakan orang Indonesia, mereka biasa memiliki asisten rumah tangga dan kepala keluarga tidak turun tangan.

Hidangan makan malam ala India, hanya ayam tandoori menjadi satu-satunya protein hewani, karena orang India tidak mengkonsumsi daging sapi.  Kebanyakan masakan India berasal dari tumbuhan.  Seperti kata Sheraton...."the unhealthy food is American cuisine".... ;-)

Percakapan dengan Tove dan Sheraton yang menjadi kegiatanku dan mas Agung Sabtu pagi adalah MINT.  Penasaran, karena I dalam singkatan MINT itu untuk Indonesia, tapi kita yang orang Indonesia malah gak paham.  Jadilah pagi ini kita berdua browsing tentang MINT.

Penasaran...? Coba buka di sini MINT  .....aku berdoa semoga benar terjadi .....
Majulah Indonesia.....


English Version

Two nights in a row we have dinner invitation from different friends .
At Thursday night the invitation come  from our UK friends , Darren n Liesl Houston.
Located in Annandale Terrace Newport, that British Embassy's house is arranged and filled with the taste of Europe,  pretty, neat and cozy.  Our dinner companions this time were Brian & Heather (USA ), Carlsten & Charlotte ( Denmark ), and Juan & Marcella (Chile ).
I whispered to my husband .... " Psssst .... is this not a mistake?... why only we were alone don't have blue eyes , little nose , and not tall ? ...." hehehehehehe
But being confident already be a part of my life .... ..... so let's go with a big smile ..... haaaiiii ..... good evening .... how are you ....?...

Darren n Liesl is a wonderful couple. Liesl is a friendly and merry person ... .... She definitely don't have a little smile, always wide and sparkling..love her smile.  Darren, a tall man who is modest and  humble ... He always pay attention and appreciate his friends conversation. Trully gentleman.
We have British-style dinner. Like all of  our western friends , they used to help each other because they do not have a maid. It always good to  see a couple working together. All meal was delicious.... unfortunatelly I couldn't finish my dessert , not because it didn't taste good, but because I never used to have sweet after meal .... Forgive me Liesl.

Friday night  we came to our  India friend, Aditya and Kiran. Our friends this time were the couple from Norway Pal Hope & Tove and also Sheraton and Coco from Taiwan . Hmmm .... this time was balance combination ... hehehehehe .... according to our English skill, which still rely on body language and face expression to explain our meaning... hehehehehehe.
Tove and Sheraton .... they were smart and merry people, critical and humorous ... from them we have many topics flowed.  ... I can hear a lot of topics, political, cultural , religious, social .... all ....

Aditya and Pal are a friendly and polite person, they don't speak too much...
Kiran, a quiet lady who always said "okay" when she understand the conversation.
Indian-style dinner,  most Indian cuisine are vegetables. Like Sheraton said .... "the unhealthy food is American cuisine " .... hahahahaha

Conversations with Tove and Sheraton are became my topic on Saturday morning. Curious, because I in MINT stands for Indonesia, but we don't know about that. So Saturday morning we browsed about MINT.

Learn more ... ? Try opening here MINT ..... I pray that does occur .....

                                                           Grammar mistakes are accepted...hehehehe..it is part of my English practicing...

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