I saw my Guava Soup recipe on my 'popular post' list, last week. I am surprised to saw my 2 yrs old post got your attention but it also hit me to one of my post drafts that been been queuing since...uhm well since.. 2010?! X_X. How time flies! LOL.
To make it worst, I said on that post that I will talk about the health benefits of Guava on the next post too! Big time. I should finish the post draft before the Guava recipe appears again on my popular post list and you read what I promised you there. Haha.
Well, I sure tried that for the last couple days and am glad I finally can post it today. So aye aye captain, lets go to the topic right meow. YAY.

Guava is one of my fav fruit and since I live in tropical country, it easy to find it.

From all types of Guavas, my fav are "Red" guava like shown in the picture above- bought them in the traditional market this morning and couldn't get the bigger size and as you read on my title, another type of Guava on my favorite list is definitely the strawberry Guava.

Its called Strawberry guava because this red-fruited variety has an excellent strawberry like flavor

I used to call them Jambu England- as the seller told me.I was kinda raised my eyebrows when I heard how they named them-makes these tropical fruits comes from a non tropical country so to my curiosity I decide to investigate more and found out that Strawberry guava was originate from Colombia and Brazil, I found out also that Psidium cattleilanum  a.k.a Strawberry Guava named in honor a notable English horticulturist Sir William Cattley. Still according to my source, the strawberry guava also commonly known as Cattley Guava or Peruvian Guava- I guess those names are a bit hard to be spelled for local so they just call them Jambu England or England Guava in English for practicality reason.

Anyway, if you are not familiar with strawberry guava. Here's how they look like.


I have the tree at my front yard besides the mango tree and also Durian tree- my brother Rio, just planted last week.

I bought the Strawberry guava tree about 3 years ago, it cost almost $40. Glad it grows on the new soil I also bought along with the tree coz me and my family like the taste very much, even the kids in my neighborhood likes them. Those kids like to pick the fruits even when they are not ripe yet and yea so its everybody's tree now. Its okay, hehehe.

As you can see the fruits are  small, to 1-2 inch around. The strawberry guava I have at home is the 'Longpipes' variety so the fruit turns red when ripe. The fruit will fall and disappear quickly into the soil if it is not picked.

Here's the strawberry guava my other brother Angga picked for me- fresh from the tree. Sorry for the poor quality pic. I took the pic when I type this with my webcam and forgot to clean the lens. D'oh.


Because the tree and the fruits looks pretty, some might prefer to use the tree just for their house ornament but we like the fruit so its not just an ornament at our house.


This dark red skinned guava tastes sweet, a bit sour and very juicy with very soft and sweet pulp - excellent strawberry like flavor . The seed are small and white in color.

You might ask why I like and fav Guava. Its because of its richness in nutrients. Guava has brilliant health benefits.

"A few guavas in the season keeps the doctor away for the whole year"

Guava is very rich of vitamins, protein and minerals with no cholesterol and less digestible carbohydrates is very filling and satisfies appetite very easily.

Because of its richness in nutrients, Guava also helps people who want to lose weight but ironically it helps gaining weight in lean or thin people. They keeps your metabolism right helping proper absorption of nutrients.

When I am doing my research for guava a.k.a browsing :D, it said that guava leaf extract helps control diabetes. From another source, it said that Guava was used for century to treat diabetes in China.

I am not diabetic but I have diabetes gen in the family so I always interesting with how to treat and most importantly how to prevent diabetes  and that sounds like a good news for me so again to my curiosity I investigate it more and found out that recent study conducted in rats shown eating guava with its skin increase blood sugar  91% so if you have high blood sugar make sure you peel off its skin and eat before it too ripe. (research published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research and conducted by researchers at the Medicinal Research Laboratory of the University of Allahabad blood sugar levels in rats injected with guava peel extract rose by 91% in sub-diabetic rats within two hours of administration and by 27% in normal rats after eight hours of administration)

Hello visitor. We are in April already, how time flies!

Its been a long time I did not update my fashion feed. and yep, as you read in the title, Hijab has catched my attention. Today I want to share about Hijab Trend in Indonesian [ part 1] and also How To Wear Hijab Indonesian Style Tutorial [Part 2].

Many muslim woman in Indonesia choose to wear hijab or jilbab in local term and so with some of my friends and family.

I myself don't wear hijab but I amazed with how hijabbers- common local term for hijabi, make the symbolic headpiece become a way to express not only their beliefs but also their styling ability. The creativity of hijabbers in Indonesia has also inspired and influence the way other muslim woman in other countries wear their hijab and the world of Islamic fashion in general.

The limited option in term of wardrobe when wearing hijab seemed could not stop many young woman in Indonesia experimenting with fashion option and ways of wearing their hijab with attitude.

Combining various colors, pattern and texture into the typical hijab attire is how to wear a hijab Indonesian style makes the hijab colorful, form- fitting and incorporates different fabrics simultaneously.

Natural fiber is more preferable. Breathable, soft and cool materials as you see in these pictures above and below, are definitely intended to suit Indonesian climate.

Some list of materials often used for these hijabs in the market I often found are Cotton, Paris Cotton, Rayon Cotton- I like it myself very comfortable to wear and I like its hand's feel, Cotton Jeans, Denim, Combed cotton, All type of Spandex; spandex rayon, spandex cotton also lycra, Chiffon, Sateen, Jersey, Slumb Jersey, etc etc

Egotastic writes, Rihanna is not a shy girl. Not necessarily tasteless like a Paris Hilton when she hits the South of France, gets loaded, and stumbles and flashes her upskirts, but definitely not shy about showing off her body by day or night when she's hitting the sultry vacation spots. Rihanna was in St. Tropez over the weekend with much of the blue blood vacationers taking advantage of a wicked cool celebrity yacht excusion, and providing some wicked hot bikini views of her might fine body. If that bikini were any skimpier, it'd be, well, even more perfect, but I suppose with the likes of Magic Johnson aboard the vessel, Rihanna didn't want to go completely bare native.

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Before I reverse my assessment that hot bikini pictures are all that's left of Audrina Patridge's career, I must mention that these Ralph magazine sexy panties pictures are previously unpublished photos from before The Hills was canceled. Therefore, I stand by my assessment that Ms. Patridge is a talentless hack whose career has now come to a merciful end. Yet, I'm man enough to admit that my eyes are blowing out of their sockets, staring at Audrina Patridge's amazing body of work, just happily washing her panties, in her panties, in a perfect combination of feminine allure. Enjoy.

Amy Winehouse has irrefutable she is captivating. The shit lash the nut, folks. I am talking with respect to Code Red, we dearth snipers on the roof. It all started yesterday when Amy visited her soothe Blake in penal institution and indisputable to dole out him a trivial window sweetie, fitting for the miscellany:

The Rehab balladeer was visiting tranquillity Blake Fielder-Civil when she pulled her prime down, her breasts pressed against a microscope spectacles cubicle and writhed suggestively.
One caller said: "It was not a charming eyeshot Amy seemed hook dated of it.."

Amy then headed obsolete of the Monarch, where she seductively in front ol 'tries to originate Union Jack. (Score:. NOT SUCCEED, and they had to long the festoon If you brown study terrorism was our biggest peril, theory again. The chick exceeding you be to steer her breasts. Let the go down in a write down. I comprehend, battle-hardened veterans, guys who were in the shit in Nam, who cried babies when I got the story she penurious. Okay, dialect mayhap I play a joke on told them the Viet Cong hiding in their hive, but that time.

Rihanna is allegedly looking to reconcile things up with Chris Brown and hopes the Feb. 8 infect that landed her in the facility choice “blow over” so they can working on, according to Star:

We gunfire that, to the appal of multifarious, the choirboy has stayed in initiate with her battering beau — and her unwholesome loyalty to him is making those close up to the maltreated songster fretful deranged.
“She keeps saying she wants to coerce dependable that he’s okay,” a ally tells Star. “She thinks this inclination all justifiable dynamite during and they can navy again to how they were.”

Granted, this is coming from Star, so perform it with an insanely kind trace of marinate. As against me, I’m succeeding to exude Rihanna the gain of the misgiving and employ she’s not retarded. But passion makes us do some uncanny things. Just query the crouch I flashed down nearby the lake. We’ll be together done, Quackers!

Finally sudah besar juga keponakan aq kalau adat jawa udah masuk 'selapan' dan hari ini akan dilakukan acara aqiqah an
And this is my gift for him, Ucapan Aqiqah yang kubuat sekitar 5 menit (gara-gara meeting sampai malam hehe)

NB : Barangkali bisa membantu buat teman-teman yang bingung mau bikin ucapan aqiqahan. Silahkan di copy-paste tapi namanya jangan ya hehe ^_^V

Another season of “The Bachelorette” is over, and once again, true love -- or a reasonable facsimile -- prevailed. Yes, after weeks of cycling through suitors, (spoiler alert!) Emily Maynard gave her final rose to Jef Holm and he gave her a proposal (and a great big diamond too). And of course, she said yes.

Now they’ll live happily ever.... OK, who are we kidding? If Emily and Jef go the way the vast majority of couples from the “Bachelor” and “Bachelorette” reality TV franchise have, they’re far more likely to say “I don’t” than “I do” to each other.

In fact, with 24 seasons and 24 potential pairings between the two shows, only two season-ending couples ever swapped vows.

Trista Rehn and Ryan Sutter, from the first season of “The Bachelorette,” were married on an ABC special (aptly titled “Trista and Ryan’s Wedding”) in 2003. Today they’re still together and have two children.

And while Jason Mesnick gave his final rose to Melissa Rycroft on “The Bachelor’s” 13th season finale, he married his last-minute switcheroo pick, Molly Malaney. They too were married on an ABC special (aptly titled “Jason and Molly’s Wedding”) in 2010.

Two other couples can kind-of-sort-of chalk up their marriages to the shows, but they didn’t actually share any on-screen time together. Jesse Csincsak, of “The Bachelorette’s” fourth season and Ann Leuders of season 13 of “The Bachelor” walked down the aisle after meeting as show alums. It was much the same story “Bachelor 10’s” Petyon Wright and her now-husband “Bachelorette 6’s” Chris Lambton.

But that’s it!

Now don’t let those results lead you to lose faith in finding real love on the boob tube. Just because the shows that aim for a happily-ever-after often fail to find it, that doesn’t mean reality TV is lacking in love. You just have to know where to look.

“Survivor”

Somewhere in between their attempts to outwit, outplay and outlast their tribemates, a few “Survivor” castaways managed to out-romance the competition and walk away from the game with the ultimate reality TV alliance -- marriage.

The first and probably best known “Survivor” union is the one between “Boston Rob” Mariano and Amber Brkich, two past players who found love during the “All-Stars” season, got engaged on finale night and made it official months later. They’re now the proud parents of three children.

Jaime Dugan and Erik Huffman met during “Survivor: China” and tied the knot less than two years later. Alex Bell and Kim Powers, of the “Amazon” and “Africa” editions of the show respectively, also found love on “Survivor.”

GOLIAD, Texas - Authorities say a pickup truck has crashed in South Texas, killing 11 people in the vehicle and injuring 12. All 23 passengers were in the same Ford F-250 truck, according to officials.

Louann Presas, a spokeswoman for the Texas Department of Public Safety, says the crash occurred about 7 p.m. CDT Sunday near Berclair when the truck ran off the highway and crashed into some trees. The unincorporated community is about 100 miles southeast of San Antonio.

"The truck left the roadway and struck two very large trees," Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman Gerald Bryant told The San Antonio Express-News.

According to Bryant, a total of 23 people of "a variety of ages," including some children, were in the vehicle. The victims have not yet been identified, he said.

The alleged driver of the truck was ejected but is alive, Bryant said. Six others from inside the cab of the truck were pronounced dead at the scene. Another five victims outside of the pickup also died at the scene, he said.

She says the extent of the injuries to the surviving victims wasn't immediately clear. Crash investigators were still at the scene around 11 p.m. CDT.

A Goliad County sheriff's dispatcher deferred comment to a department spokesperson, who did not immediately return a message left by The Associated Press.