Monday, September 19, 2011

Pare Lindung (Trichosanthes cucumerina var anguina), Buah Pare yang Seperti Belut

Trichosanthes anguina, now known as Trichosanthes cucumerina var anguina

Waktu sedang ke rumah famili di Depok, Jawa Barat, dalam rangka silaturahmi hari raya Lebaran 2011 lalu, aku melihat ada buah tanaman yang belum pernah aku lihat sebelumnya. Waktu aku tanya ke Mamang-ku (atau paman atau pakle), katanya itu adalah buah Pare Lindung, buah pare yang bentuknya seperti lindung atau belut yang panjang. Mamang-ku bilang, ada temannya yang memberi biji tanaman itu kepadanya. Ketika ia tanam dan akhirnya berbuah, istri mamang-ku itu malah tidak mau memasaknya karena belum pernah melihat buah pare yang panjang seperti itu sebelumnya. Akhirnya buah-buah pare lindung itu dibiarkan saja sampai menjadi tua dan berwarna merah di pohonnya ya…

Trichosanthes anguinaTrichosanthes cucumerina var anguina

Tanaman pare ini termasuk dalam keluarga atau family Cucurbitaceae atau keluarga atau suku labu-labuan ya. Suku labu-labuan ini meliputi mentimun, labu dan melon (termasuk semangka).

bunga pare lindung

Bunga tanaman pare lindung itu berwarna putih dan ukurannya cukup imut ya, tidak sebanding dengan bentuk buahnya yang cukup besar dan panjang.

bunga pare belut

Berdasarkan data yang aku temui di Wikipedia, nama ilmiah atau nama latin dari tanaman pare lindung atau pare belut atau dalam bahasa Inggris disebut sebagai snake gourd ini sebelumnya adalah Trichosanthes anguina, namun sekarang tanaman ini dikenal dengan nama latin atau nama ilmiah Trichosanthes cucumerina var anguina.

Klasifikasi ilmiah pare lindung atau pare belut (Trichosanthes cucumerina var anguina) yang ada di Wikipedia adalah seperti terlihat pada gambar berikut:
klasifikasi ilmiah pare lindung atau pare belut (Trichosanthes cucumerina var anguina)

Untuk klasifikasi ilmiah pare lindung atau pare belut lainnya bisa dilihat di:

Istri dan anakku sedang melihat-lihat buah pare lindungIstri dan anakku sedang melihat-lihat buah pare lindung.

Foto-foto buah dan bunga pare lindung adalah hasil jeprat jepret hape sony ericsson k800i di halaman belakang rumah Mamang-ku di Depok, Bogor, Jawa Barat.

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Talk Like a Pirate Day Blog Hop!

Ahoy Maties!
Welcome Aboard the International Talk Like A Pirate Day Blog Hop
hosted by Captain Gill at http://creationsbygillm.blogspot.com/

If you walked the plank from Lisa P (http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com) then you are in the right spot, if you fell off the plank a little too early and missed a blog or two you can go back to Gill's blog for the full line-up.

Why do we celebrate this silly day??? This silly day was started in 1995 because talking like a pirate is fun. It's really that simple. It adds a zest, a swagger, to your every day conversation. Do you need another reason?   So here's a few basics to get your started!

Ahoy! - "Hello!"
Avast! - Stop and give attention. It can be used in a sense of surprise, "Whoa! Get a load of that!" which today makes it more of a "Check it out" or "No way!" or "Get off!"
Aye! - "Why yes, I agree most heartily with everything you just said or did."
Aye aye! - "I'll get right on that sir, as soon as my break is over."
Arrr! - This one is often confused with arrrgh, which is of course the sound you make when you sit on a belaying pin. "Arrr!" can mean, variously, "yes," "I agree," "I'm happy," "I'm enjoying this beer," "My team is going to win it all," "I saw that television show, it stunk!" and "That was a clever remark you or I just made." And those are just a few of the myriad possibilities of Arrr!

So,  when I think of pirates (of course alot of not so good things come to mind) but one of the first things I think of a treasure!  So I focused my project on a treasure... in order to find a treasure... they say you need a map (although I did find my treasure without one, despite a few wrong turns along the way.  Who knew Pesto was so amazing!  But perhaps a map would have gotten me there quicker!!!).


My 1st project is a simple card I made with a pirate boy digi from Cuddly Buddly Crafts and a free treasure chest digi and colored with my copics.  The chest was added with a dimmensional dot.  The 2nd project is made from free digis that I've been accumulating and only one purchased stamp.  The pirate is Brigid Ashood's Darja from Sweet Pea Stamps.  I stamped the pirate and printed the digis and colored them all using my copics.  Then those of you who know me know that I'm all things distressed so the next step was to rip and cut and then get out the Tim Holtz distressing inks!  Please leave me a comment and share with us one treasure that you are grateful for in your life and if you are not a follower, I hope you sign up as I will be giving away some blog candy when I hit 100 :)

So I hope you are enjoying your trip, don't be a lubber, stay aboard and head on over to the next stop on the treasure map is AJ:

LeVain Boulangerie Patisserie.

Today's post - is gonna be rather simple, and short.... more pictures than words. =)

This is yet another revisit. =) My previous visits - here and here.

If there is one place for some really nice and yummy and fresh pastries that I would not resist - it would be Levain Boulangerie Patisserie - perhaps one of the best recommendations that I had given amongst all my food posts. LOL.









Saturday, September 17, 2011

Foto dan Hasil Lengkap Kejuaraan Mr Olympia 2011

Akhirnya Phil Heath, 31 tahun, berhasil menjadi binaragawan ke 13 yang berhasil menjuarai lomba binaraga profesional Mr Olympia yang ke 47 (pertama kali diadakan pada tahun 1965), mengalahkan juara bertahan dan pemegang 4x Mr Olympia, Jay Cutler, 38 tahun. Dibawah ini adalah hasil lengkap dan foto 10 besar Mr Olympia 2011.

Phil Heath new mr Olympia 2011

Jay Cutler 2nd Mr Olympia 2011Kai Greene 3rd mr Olympia 2011 

Victor MartinezDennis Wolf

Dexter JacksonToney Freeman

Brandon CurryRonny RockelHidetada Yamagishi

Hasil lengkap Mr Olympia 2011 yang diselenggarakan di Las Vegas, Nevada, USA pada 15 – 17 September 2011

Phil Heath Mr Olympia 2011

1. Phil Heath
2. Jay Cutler
3. Kai Greene
4. Victor Martinez
5. Dennis Wolf
6. Dexter Jackson
7. Toney Freeman
8. Brandon Curry
9. Ronny Rockel
10. Hidetada Yamagishi
11. Shawn Rhoden
12. Edward Nunn
13. Johnnie Jackson
14. Marius Dohne
15. Craig Richardson
16. Ben White
16. Evgeny Mishin
16. Frank McGrath
16. Marc LaVoie
16. Marcus Haley
16. Michael Kefalianos
16. Robert Piotrkowicz
16. Robert Burneika
16. Troy Alves

*****

Foto-foto pose binaraga saat perbandingan para binaragawan 6 besar Mr Olympia 2011

mr olympia comparison - front double biceps pose

mr olympia comparison - front lat spread pose

mr olympia comparison - side chest pose

mr olympia comparison - back double biceps pose

mr olympia comparison - back lat spread pose 

mr olympia comparison - side tricep pose

mr olympia comparison - abdominal and thigh pose

mr olympia comparison - muscular pose

Referensi:

  • contests.flexonline.com/contests/2011/olympia/#men
  • pics.musculardevelopment.com/index.php?mode=contest&eventcode=1479

Latihan Punggung Mr Olympia Jay Cutler 2011

Ini adalah latihan punggung Jay Cutler, 4x Mr Olympia (2006-2007, 2009-2010),  dalam rangka menghadapi pertandingan Mr. Olympia 2011 dimana Jay Cutler hanya berhasil menempati posisi ke 2 dibawah juara Mr Olympia 2011 yang baru, Phil Heath.

Jay Cutler back workout - Reverse grip pull-down

Jay Cutler back workout - Hammer strength row

Jay Cutler back workout - Seated Cable Row

Jay Cutler back workout - Barbell Row

Jay Cutler back workout - T-bar row

Jay Cutler back workout - One-arm dumbbell row

Jay Cutler back workout - Bent-over dumbbell row

 SUPERSET:Jay Cutler back workout - Low cable rowJay Cutler back workout - Standing cable row

Lihat video latihan punggung Mr Olympia Jay Cutler dibawah ini

Friday, September 16, 2011

Cosmo Lobby Lounge, KL Hilton.

I go to KL Hilton a lot; yes I do, I love the food at Chynna, and then I do enjoy partying at Zeta Bar. Recently, I brought the Devil to KL Hilton for some coffee or chillout - right after having some nice scones at Plan B Bangsar Village. I suddenly had cravings for scones.... and I was just searching around...

Previous entries on Chynna KL Hilton - here and here. =)

Previous entries on Zeta Bar KL Hilton - here, and here. =P

Previous entry on Senses KL Hilton - here.

This time, I went to the Cosmo Lobby Lounge for afternoon tea. =)


A pot of English breakfast tea. =)

...together with a nice glass of iced latte.

...and the afternoon tea snacks! Mmmm....

Sandwiches, anyone?

....the main highlight... the SCONES!!!!!!

You have to try this, it is damn awesomeee...

Other light bites....

If you like to have a nice afternoon tea with awesome scones, then just head to the Cosmo Lobby Lounge at KL Hilton. Trust me - you wont be disappointed! =)