From Asia to Mediterranean Sea 20 hours jetlag was nothing compared to an excitement of my first-time stepping foot in Algeria's land. Algeria is located somewhere in the north part of Africa, a continent that holding title 'The second largest continent in the world', after the Asia continent. Representing itself as the world top 9 highest Olive Oil Production countries, Algeria also is one of the countries that surrounding the Mediterranean and its marginal seas including…
Vegan Tropical Fruity Pancake: Satisfying, Easy and Delicious Breakfast Waking up to this sweet and tasty vegan fruity pancake and having it as your breakfast definitely could boost your mood and optimize your performance throughout the day. Did you know, when you wake up in the morning, the blood sugar that your body needs to make your **muscles and brain work at their best** is **usually low.** Worry not, breakfast helps replenish it. What is meant by ‘blood sugar’? Blood…
Animal Agriculture: What Lies Behind the Closed Doors **Create all the happiness you are able to create; remove all the misery you are able to remove. Every day will allow you – will invite you to add something to the pleasure of others – or to diminish something of their pains.** **–** ***Jeremy Bentham*** Industrial productions During the last 200 years, industrial productions methods became the mainstay of agriculture. The Industrial Revolution yielded an unprecedented…
Astounding White-Sand Beach in Southern Bali, Immersed in the Purity “Every hundred feet the world changes” ― Roberto Bolaño Challenging but rewarding. To reach this “secret beach”, one must undertake a steep trail down the hill side. The road that paved with concrete cement could either be accessed by motorbike (if you have a good brakes), or some of visitors prefer to walk it down. I would suggest the latter especially to those who are 'afraid of height', because the road…
Vegan Bowl Inspiration: Spicy Tempeh with Broccoli and Shredded Coconut Being a vegan, the most asked question in conversation by people who were not that familiar with vegan-diet when they learn about our diet is: "Where do you get your protein from?".
Good Vibes All Over The Air, Tranquil Bali “Travel far enough, you meet yourself.” — David Mitchell Bali has its own uniqueness and vibes. This beautiful island that some people call it as “The Island of Temples” is one of my favorite place in earth. This is our second time long stay in Bali. Previously we chose Canggu but this time we decided to try ‘different air’, Kediri, Tabanan. About 30 minutes away from Canggu, this area is more tranquil. Less disturbance of noise…
5 Science-Based Tools For Boosting Motivation "Lesson number 1, do not think, just do it. Lesson number 2, do not forget lesson number 1". In plain English, motivation is the internal process that initiates, or the force that guides or drives an individual to achieve goal or purpose. I am not saying without motivation, a goal could not be achieved. But with motivation, the route of obtaining whatever goal becomes easier and produces more effective result. There are plenty of…
Exploring Down The Cliff, Discovering Incredibly Beautiful Beach **“**Some beautiful paths can’t be discovered without getting lost.” ― **Erol Ozan** Have you ever, be granted with something that was never in your plan to have, but you unexpectedly get it by coincidence? Especially a person, place, situation or anything, that is way **too good to be true to exist.** If you probably by any chance had read my previous article about the 'Breathtaking Cliff, Stunning Sunset',…
Another Blessed Day, Living in Paradise on Earth “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do” ~ H. Jackson Brown Jr. Today’s evening was a magical sunny day with such spectacular sunset. Quite hot than usual which encouraged me to get myself immersed into the salty water. Waves crashed the seashore pretty ‘non-gently’, probably due to windy evening. But it was super fun ‘fighting’ with the waves as they were…
Tropical Waterfall, Heart Soothing Green Nature "We had always dwelled together, beneath a tropical sun, in the Valley of the Many Colored Grass." - Edgar Allan Poe This waterfall is located somewhere up north in Bali. It took us about 30 minutes driving through amazing rice paddies and beautiful authentic Balinese villages to reach this amazing spot. At the moment we stepped our foots at the entrance of this natural site, we were stunned, so impressed by the astounding…
Breathtaking Cliff, Stunning Sunset The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see. **– GILBERT K. CHESTERTON** It’s now becoming our usual evening routine, spending part from our time having a lovely sunset sitting on our orange-white-strip patterned mat, watching this breathtaking cliff. It is somewhere in Tabanan, Bali. Not many people knows about this place. Majority of the visitors are local Balinese, mostly are group of teenagers which I…
3 Ultimate Reasons Why You Might Want To Consider To "Turn as Vegan" "Carrot tastes so intensely sweet, each bite of that colorful raw juicy capsicum feel so pleasure, my taste bud is so improved, my skin looks clearer, radiant and nourish; Vitamin C consumption on daily basis is really help for anti-aging. That is what virtually seen. Innerly, I feel nurtured." It has been about two years, since the day I decided to turn vegan. Time apparently flies pretty fast without me…
Vegan Bowl Inspiration: Mouthwatering Crunchy Tempeh & Kimchi, Served with Eggplants Curry Tempeh is Soybeans that went through fermentation process before it get cooked as a dish. Only $0.29 per packet, this Tempeh contains 16.9 grams of Protein per 100 grams serving. Being a Vegan, this is kind of our 'meat substitute'.
Vegan Noodles Soup with Spicy Tofu Recipe: What is so special? Not only a complete **nutritious meal**, it is so **delicious** too! We are in the middle of rainy season here, can you imagine having this **hot noodles soup** while gazing at the rain drops outside? The most special thing about this entry is, we finally harvested the Coriander that was germinated 2 months ago. From simply seeds, dirt and soil, it turned into an edible tangible thing; **green and fresh** and now…
5 Minutes Meal Prep: Peanut Butter, Apple & Seeds Oatmeal How do I normally start my day is by having this super special Oatmeal. A cup of coffee of course, accompanied with this nutritious bowl oatmeal - my days boosted exponentially! It also has this one ingredient that makes me always come back to it everyday.
Vegan Bowl Inspiration: Sautéed Zucchini with Crunchy Garlic on Top & Brown Rice It is not just simple and quick, this bowl loaded and packed with antioxidants and potassium from Zucchini. And hey! Zucchini can improve eye health; it contains compounds such as lutein and zeaxanthin that protect the eye’s cells by filtering the blue light wavelengths. Meanwhile Brown Rice is rich in fiber and essential polyphenols; maintain healthy and flexible blood vessels. `"Sprinkle that…
Fruity Flag Oatmeal - Healthy? Of course. It is a flag. And also at the same time it is a food. What is this? It an an oatmeal, hand-crafted by me with…rush. But why?
5 Mins Prep Super Nutritious Breakfast: Plant-based Milky Oat Meal, 100% It’s common knowledge and people know that our body absorbs almost all the nutrients from vegetables/fruits and remove the wastes few moments after. But, have you heard about whatever color of fruits/vegetables you eat, it will remain in your body. Wow.Very interesting statement. Yet, I am not really sure. I need to do further online research and DuckDuckGo reading. Or maybe, I would possibly assure of…
Growing From Home: Part II (Day 8: Seedlings Transplanting) To those who had read my previous entry in Part I, must be wondering. How have they turning into after the day fifth, you must be curious? It is more than what I expected to see.
Vegan Bowl Inspiration: Eggplants Curry Topped on Quinoa Garbanzo These few days, I have been a little bit obsess using this colorful Tricolor Quinoa as the main base in our meal preparation. Especially after I get to know about their macronutrient excellency; protein that contains in them. Did you know? Quinoa has been selected as an experimental crop in NASA's Controlled Ecological Life Support System for long-duration human occupied space flights. Interesting!
Vegan Bowl Inspiration: Quinoa Salad with Turmeric Tofu & Special Peanut Sauce This is my very first time cooking using Quinoa for our meal. The texture is interestingly unique and I can tell it is super healthy just by its taste! For more nutrition facts and health benefits, do scroll down and enjoy reading.
Growing From Home: Part I (Day 1 to 5: Seeds Germination) It is so inspiring to learn about planting and growing plants especially vegetables. More interestingly, the abandoned space in our upper floor duplex unit apartment is now being wisely utilized. Bonus point is, I have by no option to do some simple exercise walking up those wooden without hand-rail staircase every morning, to feed that rapidly grow tiny seedlings of my various type of vegetables/fruit vegetables.
Eggplant Tomato Simple Vegan-Dish; in "two way" Today we had sunny day walked to the market buying groceries. Bought a packet of green spinach we however ended up decided to cook these beautiful dark purple vegetable or I supposed to call it fruit. Quick info: While it's generally thought of as a vegetable, eggplant is actually **a fruit**. The eggplant, aubergine, melongene, brinjal or guinea squash is a plant of the family Solanaceae. Eggplant is grown for its usually…
Vegan Mashed Potato Recipe and its Health Benefits "..being vegan is more than just a lifestyle. It is an art."
Simple Vegan Salad Recipe Well done! You are a step further of being a healthy person for your healthier-life-journey if you clicking this the post. “Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness.” – Joseph Pilates. During this to-be-vegan journey, I could feel in person that vegan diet is indeed gives impact to my daily life. I was mistakenly assumed before. I have been told through education system that human are categorized as omnivores due to their capability to…
What Human Forget to do as a Human... Today entry, could probably be the most sincerest writing from me as a human to another human being who will be reading this. (*I wrote this somewhere in April). As I grow older, I start noticing, how we human tends to 'neglect' that we sharing the same earth, we sharing the same Oxygen breathing through our veins. Sharing the same color of blood despite having varieties skin tones. The 'reality' creation based on status, wealth…
Plain water for Anti-Aging `"If you drink a gallon of water per day, you won't have time for other people's drama because you'll be too busy peeing"` You probably seen this before anywhere in Instagram or Twitter. Aside of it's true, I get inspired to drink more water. One of main factor is; to keep my skin at its best! Indeed. Aside of could be able to avoid the drama part, water vital for your skin's health and beauty. **Without** sufficient amount of this H2O; chemical…
5 Lockdown Activities that might help your mental health How do I twisted it from "Omg I don't know what to do today, this lockdown make me feel stuck !" to... "I need more time so I can do all these thing without a miss." To me, I personally start to get 'used to' with the new norms- work from home (WFH) routine, virtual meeting bosses and colleagues trough Zoom ($ZM) along the weekdays, order food online, purchasing clothes online, everything via virtual.…
62.5kg to 47kg in 3 months, being 'obsessed' Pt II ... Previous article was about what are forbidden along the journey. https://read.cash/@bungaheidelberg/i-lost-625kg-to-47kg-in-3-months-of-being-obsessed-pt-1-2f2a5973 Well, we will now go straight to what I do and practice without any unnecessary poetic flowery draggy introduction (so I can have more time to stare at Ethereum ($ETH) candlesticks as I just executed 5 long positions recently. It was very nicely bullish at…
62.5kg to 47kg in 3 months, of being 'obsessed' Pt I I lost approximately **32.98%** from my total body weights few years back. It was a fantastic journey. *These respective information that I am about to share, is my genuine experience that I hope could add value to readers, to human mankind.* Frankly speaking, it was totally clean and healthy journey. Easy to practice. **Passionate** is a core, 'well-blended' with a **consistent workout, drink a lot of plain water, get…
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