NASI AMBANG VS NASI AMBENG

Assalamualaikum
 

Lama benar tak menulis dalam ruangan saya ni . Sebelum tu saya nak
mengucapkan Selamat Tahun Baru Hijrah 1427. Marilah kita sama2 berdoa agar
tahun yang akan datang ini dapat meningkatkan rasa ketakwaan kita kepada-Nya
selain berdoa agar segala yang diimpikan dapat dicapai juga menjadikan kita
lebih tabah, sabar serta matang dalam menghadapi apa sahaja. Yela, tahun baru
bermakna bertambahlah usia kita. Hehe…

 

 

Kali ni saya nak cerita tentang nasi ambang. Lama dah perkara ini terlintas
dalam fikiran. Sekadar ingin berkongsi dengan kalian semua. Sejak saya belajar
dulu, pelik sungguh bila ada orang menyebut “Nasi Ambang”. Selidik
punyer selidik, rupa-rupanya, nasi ambang ni adalah nasi bungkus yang
mengandungi ikan kering, ayam, sedikit sambal, serunding kelapa dan ulam. Nasi
ambang dikatakan makanan tradisi orang Jawa. Hmmm.. macam nak tergelak ada
juga. Iyelah, saya memang keturunan Jawa. Yang saya tahu adalah nasi ambeng ..
bukan nasi ambang.

 

Tapi mungkin istilah nasi ambeng ni
dah dikomersialkan menjadi nasi ambang pula. Cuma saya ingin perbetulkan konsep
nasi ambeng itu sendiri. Kami masyarakat Jawa biasa menghidangkan nasi ambeng
dalam kenduri-kendara. Bila menyebut nasi ambeng, lauk yang selalunya mesti ada
adalah ikan kering, ayam (tak kisahla masak apa), urap daun ubi dan serunding
kelapa.

       

        Ada sesetengah tu pula meletakkan sedikit mee goreng atau mihun goreng. Nasi akan
diletakkan dalam satu dulang besar. Lauk-lauk yang saya sebutkan di atas tadi
itu pula diletakkan dalam dulang kecil. Dulang kecil ini pula akan di atas dulang nasi tadi. 4 orang akan makan
dalam satu dulang ini. Selesai makan, lebihan nasi dan lauk ini akan dibungkus
untuk dibawa pulang ke rumah. Nasi yg dibungkus ini pula kami sebut ‘berkat”
atau kadang2 orang sebut “bontrot”. Ayah saya pernah menyebut kenapa disebut
berkat..hehehhe.. katanya dulu2 dalam kenduri kendara seorang kiyai akan
dipanggil untuk membacakan doa, jadi lauk-pauk ini di bawa pulang sebagai
membawa berkat doa kiyai tersebut. Tak pastila betul atau tidak. Kalian yag ada
info, bolehla bagi komen lepas ni.

 

     Gaya makan dalam dulang inilah kami sebut
“nasi ambeng” atau diringkaskan nasi ambeng adalah nasi yang dimakan
beramai-ramai di dalam satu dulang. Kalau makan dalam pinggan, dah tak nama
nasi ambeng begitu juga kalau nasi itu dibungkus asing-asing … kita kena sebut
“berkat” pula.hehehhe .. sekadar pendapat saya. Nasi ambeng adalah satu konsep
masyarakat Jawa yang masih diparaktikkan hingga hari ini.

 

        Namun begitu, saya makan juga “nasi
ambang” ni (saya tak suka menyebut “ambang”), tapi nasi ambang yang paling
sedap adalah yang saya beli di Pt Yaani (kampung saya la mana lagi) … yela
sebab yg masak tu orang Jawa juga. Lain sangat kalau beli di Kuala Lumpur ni… biasa je rasanya. Masa
kecil-kecil dulu rajin ikut mak pergi kenduri-kendara. Selalunya masa sambutan Maulidur Rasul kami makan
nasi ambeng. Sekarang ni dah jarang makan nasi ambeng makan nasi ambang pulak, sebab jarang balik
..kakakakakaka!!!  Tapi kat mana-mana tempat makan kalau ada gerai
orang Johor mmg saya suka sangat. Kalau tak Johor pun, Jawa ke .. hehehehe..
siapa suka pergi Rasa Food Court Alamanda? Pergilah ke Selera Padang. … uiii.. memang selera benar saya kalau
dapat makan kat sana. Hehehe …

Published in: on February 12, 2006 at 4:58 pm Comments (6)

HOW TO BE HAPPY (http://wiki.ehow.com)

Everyone just wants to be happy. That’s why people go on big diets,
spend all their money on clothes, or suck up to popular people -
because they think it will make them happy! However, if you get to know
all sorts of people, you’ll see what makes the happiest people happy.
Here it is…


Steps

  1. Choose your friends carefully. Nearly everyone needs someone
    who cares for them loves them and treats them well. The mistake people
    make about whom they give their friendship to is that they give it to
    people who will never care about them back. If you have friends that
    are treating you badly, then ditch them and find friends that do care
    about you. If you can’t find any friends like that in your current
    circumstances, then look elsewhere.
  2. Get a job you love. Human instinct is to work towards
    something meaningful. If you have a job you hate or dislike, seriously
    consider changing your job, or even changing careers, as difficult as
    that may be. Having a job that makes you look forward to your day when
    you wake up in the morning is critical to a happy, fulfilled life.
  3. Family is one of the most important parts of our lives.
    You’ll need a strong relationship with your family, and that includes
    trust. If you are in an abusive family, you must find a way
    out. If you want a stronger relationship with your family, you’re going
    to need to be honest with them. Tell your family about your life and
    don’t insult them - it hurts them just as much as it hurts you to be
    insulted.
  4.   If - and this is an important if - you feel like you
    need a boyfriend/girlfriend to be happy, then find one who shares your
    interests and values. Get involved with activities that really reflect
    who you are, and get to know people who like the things you do. Don’t
    rule out the Internet as a place to find a significant other, just get
    to know them over the phone or through a few months of emails before
    agreeing to a meeting in person.
  5. Volunteer at a hospital or be a part of a program, which
    take care of patients in some way. When you leave the hospital, you
    will be so much happier knowing what you have.
  6. Stress can cause many mental, physical, and spiritual
    problems in your life. One of the major causes of stress is worrying
    about things that are out of your control. Learn to recognize these
    things and if you can truly do nothing about them, then just let them
    be.
  7. Think of all the things you have to be happy about. Even if
    you had no money, no friends and no family, you would still have the
    whole earth to explore and discover, and all the possibilities that
    come with it.

 


Tips

  • Never do something you’re not comfortable with. Don’t accept
    being bullied, harassed or pressured. You’ll respect yourself for
    sticking to your guns, and that self-respect will make you happy.
  •   Be nice! Seriously, it will make you happier.
  •   Smile! It’s contagious and takes less effort then frowning.
  •   Stop stressing about money.
  •   Get a healthy dose of sleep every night.
  •   Get healthy. Eat right. Exercise. You will feel better and be happier.
  •   Listen to music that makes you feel good.
  •   The true key to happiness is learning to be happy with what you already have.

Warnings

  •   You can’t be truly happy unless you want to be happy.
  •   If you can’t be happy with what you have, you will never be  truly happy.
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