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Surviving -20 Celcius in Moscow

frozen lake in Moscow I'd say surviving because I am a tropical girl coming from 30-35 degree Celcius. So yes, this is about surviving such differences in temperature. I spent my whole life in a tropical country then I have to be in a -20 celcius, not an easy situation.  Obviously, I came prepared. I have been in a 0 celcius and learned that double triple layering is the right answer. Moscow has heater that runs nonstop since the beginning of (probably, I dont remember) November until early May. So you technically can not turn it off or on. Many days it gets too hot inside. Going to the mall in Moscow got me super sleepy and tired because it feels most of the time like in Sauna. So, double triple layering in Moscow is the right thing to do.  November temperature usually started to feel chilly, still not lower than 0. December will get colder can be minus. But January and February are the coldest season. This year dropped to -20 (that I can remember). The average temperature wa...

Klerek tok seng awakmu gak gelem


Koen iku opo seng gak doyan, klerek tok seng awakmu gak gelem”. Iya, itu adalaah statement dari ibundaku tersayang saat mengetahui anaknya tercinta ini adalah pemakan segala. Ya mau gimana lagi, pas cobain jenis makanan baru, ya doyan. Contohnya makanan dari negeri ginseng. Dari beberapa makanan korea yang pernah aku coba, bahkan dibuat langsung dari guruku yang korea itu, aku ya doyan-doyan aja tuh. Abis enak sih. Gitu mama ga doyan, katanya gini, “ndelok ae wes gak nafsu aku”. Lah yawes itu kan lidah si emak. Lah lidah gue beda, doyan aja. Yaa asal ndak terlalu bersantan dan pedes banget deh.

 yaiyalah nggak doyan, la wong emang nggak untuk dimakan. pic source tempo.co

Ga masalah, dari hobiku yang pemakan segala ini adek kosku ada yang ngiri. Dia bilang, “mbak ini lho, makannya banyak, semuanya doyan, tapi badannya nggak bisa gemuk. Ngiri aku”. Ahhaaa!!! Itu dia. aku banyak makan dan badan tetep langsing aja hahahhaa.. Alhamdulillah banget deh hehehe. Berat badan sih nambah kok aku, nambah sekilo dalam kurun waktu 3 tahun 😀



update :
Sejak pindah ke Surabaya, berat saya udah nambah 7 kilo dalam setahun. Dulu 43 sekarang stabil di 49-50. Dan seragam baru nasibnya yang udah dikecilin ehhh jadi kekecilan gara-gara penjaitnya agak barbar pas ngecilinnya. Akibat nggak dengerin kata papa 'Kok dikecilin sih? Awas nanti gendutan tau rasa lho'. Moral valuenya : dengerin kata orang tua. Plus, saya kurang paham kenapa ini tulisan jadi most of view ya? padahal begini doang, dan itu gaya tulisan ala masa remaja 😊

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  1. Jadi 'klerek' itu apa ya? Biji klengkeng? (Saya tahu bahasa Jawa, tapi cuma 'tau aja', bukan 'tau banget') :)

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    1. Bukannnn... bukan biji klenhkeng. Jujur aku jg belom pernah liat hahah, kata mama sih pait banget. Yakali aku jg ga doyan kalo pait ya haha

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