Arcandra Tahar. Semenjak pencopotan Pak Arcandra sebagai menteri ESDM 15 Agustus kemarin, mungkin banyak yang kepo seperti apa sih sosok dia. Termasuk gue, yang akhir akhir ini baca artikel di media dan tulisan dari grup whatsapp mengenai keputusan pemberhentian Pak Archandra.
Dan apakah benar dual citizenship inilah alasan UTAMA pak Archandra dicopot sebagai menteri ESDM ataukah karena hal lain seperti political battle in elites ?
Yang pertama tama gue kepoin adalah gimana sih sebenernya proses seleksi menteri itu? karena bahasa "kecolongan" di dual citizenship itu gak make sense menurutku untuk seleksi sekelas menteri ya. Ya kalau pun betul salah administrasi, reputasi presiden jadi taruhan. TARUHAN, yup betul. Untuk proses seleksinya kalo Pak Jokowi ini yang saya kutip dari media, itu seleksi menteri tidak menggunakan tes kesehatan namun lebih ke calon yang bebas dari kasus korupsi dengan menggelontorkan nama nama ke KPK dan PPATK sebelumnya. Niatnyasudah bagus, sangat bagus. Tapi bisa berprinsip tanpa massa dan dukungan politik kah? Apalagi yang pegang kuasa punya pos penting itu semua.

Nah banyak yang menarik dari apa yang saya baca mengenai behind the issue atau rumor Arcandra Tahar yang dicopot sebagai menteri ESDM ini. Banyak yang bilang, bukan perkara mudah mengelola negara diantara berbagai kepentingan. Ingatkah waktu kasus SS heboh dengan Freeport?
Sekarang kita lihat juga kalau Presiden pasti punya "supporter" dibalik kebijakan politiknya baik dari kalangan parpol maupun elite. Sekarang apa yang dilakukan Archandra Tahar selama menjabat 20 hari sebagai menteri ESDM? bikin seneng elite dan politik atau bikin gerah mereka ya? semuanya bisa digeser kalau gelagat sudah tidak menguntungkan bukan.

Ada juga pihak yang mengutarakan bahwa Arcandra telah mengunjungi KPK karena beliau ingin ESDM akuntable. Pihak yang kons pun tidak suka, wajar saja ini lebih dari sekedar skala Freeport, ini tentang kartel , pembongkaran mafia kalau benar-benar ESDM mau bersih. Apakah semua pihak suka? NOPE. Inilah celahnya dual citizenship. karena bagaimanaupun memang masalah kewarganegaraan merupakaan hal yang fatal untuk sekelas menteri. You have no option Pak Jokowi, memang pemberhentian ini harus dilakukan. Tapi ini sedikit clearance kalau dual citizenship adalah sebuah akibat bukan sebab dari rangkaian perjalanan Arcandra Tahar. Tetap jadi sosok yang low profile ya pak dimanapun anda berada.


-Vanessa
https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcandra_Tahar
http://www.bbc.com/indonesia/berita_indonesia/2016/08/160814_indonesia_archandra_warga_negara
http://www.gatra.com/fokus-berita-1/208788-menteri-esdm-arcandra-tahar-guru-ngaji-yang-pakar-offshore

Sometimes you feel confuse about the type of clothes you should wear to attend wedding event especially for hijabi women, do not you? Now, Do not be worry! Nowadays, kebaya and many other clothes are having good customization. Very trendy, simple and quick to wear ((: Glad we are not living in 1970's ((:
I already had some fabric that i never been used before. I decide that i will make a clothe with black nuance and batik touching. Because i did'nt have BATIK FABRIC i want, so i decide to shopping at BATIK TRUSMI Cirebon near my home, which sell a very complete batik fabric for your formal occasion.

SHOPPING ALL YOUR BATIK NEEDS @ ebatiktrusmi.com/ but of course you never been satisfied. You should come here and do one stop shopping in TRUSMI VILLAGE - CIREBON, the biggest BATIK VILLAGE in Indonesia ((:

Whats other activity you can do here beside shopping batik? Of Course culinary things ((:
haha i am not teaching you to eat more but THAT'S THE FACT. Almost every weekend plered street are full with B plat car (Jakarta's car) and make traffic jam around which i hate as netizen here.
How about the budget? if you are on budget do not be worry, here you can find 25k clothes ($2) until the expensive one (more than $500) for fabric or clothes. What makes different? Hand made batik and the one who made from silk fabric causing the price sensitive.

The top look is given from my mom, she wore it around 10 years ago and because of the size matter she gives to me. Well i like this simple top because it looks formal and quite fancy for me to be mixed with everything. After i found my batik, so I ask my moms friend to do sewing for design i want just two weeks before my cousin held the wedding. I decide to make batik as a skirt and do not forget to make the simple hijab which i have on my stock. i ask the tailor to give the touch in every edge of my hijab. Dont forget to tell the tailor to sew the pashmina for the length 2 m x 0.75 m. And this is the look.




my home work now is finding the right heels to wear. next ((:

But what recipes are you follow in your home? hmm. This is my personal recipe. a very home made fried rice made by vanessa chef ((: (you know who).


 2. Nasi Jamblang (Jamblang Rice)
What is Jamblang? For local tourist in Indonesia, this food already has its heart with EMPAL GENTONG or NASI LENGKO H.BARNO in Cirebon town. A very unique packaging with Jati Leaf give the rice different taste sensation. This one is not my homemade. I bought this as my breakfast before going to work near Krucuk Bridge cirebon. If u come to Indonesia, especially Cirebon. You can pick one of some famous Nasi Jamblang such as Nasi Jamblang Pelabuhan near Cirebon Port, Nasi Jamblang Ibu Nur near Grage Mall, Nasi Jamblang Ibad Otoy at Cipto Street ((:


3. Risol Mayo (Rissoles Mayonnaise) 
Usually, homemade risol made with vegetable and slice of beef inside. But this home made rissole (again made by Chef Vanessa) made with slice of sausage, mayonnaise, egg, and lil sauce. The taste is soooooo PETCAH!!. Haha its not fair rite for praising my self food but the truth is this is one of my lil brother fav meal. He ask me to make this again and again after sausage. Haha

4. Potato and Beef Sausage
No secret recipe needed for making this meal. Don't buy instant potato because its expensive. U can buy a potato from traditional market and still can have the same good taste like when you bought instant potato in supermarket. The tips from me is, after you peeled the potato and slice similar like below picture, try to boil them with hot water for about 3 minutes to make inside potato slice more soft but not until the outside part. Then you can fry it. The way after u bite it, the inside of potato feels like melted ((:



6. Mashed Potato with BBQ Sauce
A very home made potato by me. Nothing special but cook with bismillah to get maximum tasty haha. Just boil the potato and mashed it. Give lil white egg and seasoning. Stir it.Then place it into cooking mold. In the end party with bbq sauce ((:
Again my lil bro praise me, he feel like he eat european food haha i was laughing from what he said.
*Psst after i fry sausage, he didn't focus again with my mashed potato ((: