KARAH CAKE IS MY ACEH EXPRESSION

I think tsunami is the end of every thing, why not, there were many victims in history of globalization era. The extraordinary earthquake occurred with power of 8,9 scale of ricter. A few minutes later the huge waves came and destroyed every thing not only human being but also public facilities, trees, houses, animals as well. There’s only empty gaze of Acehnese society, beaten feeling, sorrowful feeling covered the earth of Serambi Mekkah (Aceh). In the reality, God wanted others, for me the tsunami gave most positive impact, impressive impression along of my life. The expectation and desire to meet with an internet chatting friend was out of my mind. But I did not believe when I saw a volunteer in General Hospital of Cut Nyak Dhien, a famous hospital in West Aceh, using a complete identification, Margaret completed with her country symbol Australian. What a amazing ...! Whole part of my body stiffed seeing Margaret, an internet chatting friend, from Australia whom I often communicated to one each other. She was a very close friend to me in telling a story as well as in dividing our own experience. Suddenly, she stood precisely in front of me, I was conscious whether she was my Margaret or not? I tried to be brave myself, I approached her as a patient by the reason of seeing the doctor while uttered Takbir (pray to God), hopefully that is the person. "Excuse me ... u... Margaret.....???! "That’s right” "I’m Veni, Do you have a chatting friend in Aceh .........? "Oh My God, Ven’s my best friend, how are you ? Subhanallah, how wonderful it’s. I felt very happy, we gave a warmly hugged each other. I had not told her 1001 story of me and my country Acheh yet. Suddenly Margaret got a call from her superior. "O Allah ... I curhat (to tell something personally) more completely, taking sugar, sour, salt, vinegar, Good heaven! That’s hodgepodge? Hurrah! I wanted to talk everything! about GAM, I would speak the fact, concerning Tjut Nyak Dhien, Teuku Umar and more perfect again about the tsunami, I was ready too. She waved her hand to me and asked me to meet her from the distance. At the same time while I was running I thought what happened with her. Then her chairman called her before she had to called me. I really confused to come toward her. Margaret hold her stomach and asked “What can I have for meal?” I was confused, what should I gave them while I was ready to answer any questions about Aceh. Then I looked at a rice stall around the area. “Ok, let’s have meal there! I was amused watching them having rice. I though, what was something else I could serve for them. O yeah, bread was their favorite food. She often told me in internet but why I forgot it. Before I persuaded them to come to my house, she had had planned to come my house. "Ven, where yours house?? Ven, our communications was broken bad signal during the latest months, the signal was quite rare full, I came to Aceh to assist the tsunami victims and to meet my best chatting friend that is you “O really!” " Of Course" But. Why didn’t you send SMS before?” "Oh .... Veni, I am sorry. The signal is Ok in the current week, but you know my duty, don’t you?. I had to focus on my study as medical student. I was quite busy, I would contact you as soon as possible ... but … "Ok ! I Understand”. After Margaret took leave to her superior, we both came home to my village precisely about 40 km from West Aceh by boarding labi-labi ( small public transport). Oh God, how exalting of me that all eye concentrated to me, though I knew everybody did not see at me however to the person sitting When we arrived at home, I surprised and dumb-founded, I forgot if my parents, and my famlily were not at home. They went to Meulaboh to visit grandmother, Why I forgot it. This is special guest? O’ my God” “O…. yes ! here you are there a tin Karah (traditional Acehnese Cake) of and timphan (Acheh cake made from flour and coconut milk) wrapped with the banana leaf and steamed " Oke Friends please have the cakes” I asked Margaret! Margaret prefer Karah cake more to timphan. "Wow! It’s delicious !!” “Do you have time to make this cake Ven, before I come here? "O .... no!! This is cake of feast day of Ramadan of Aidul Adha, about 3 month;moon ago” I answered Margaret surprised. "What?? Three months ago ?? Does not it expire? "Typical Achehnese cake is not spoiled because it is produced without preservative substances, this cake use natural ingredient. Margaret, you know, this typical cake usually serve served for some traditional occasion of and habit of Acheh people, such as, an expectant mother or pregnant, people marry, people die and other cultural day of Acheh. "Unique Ven ! Which is its mould? I laughed loudly. She became quite confused. "Margaret! You can’t find anywhere its mould except in Acheh, there is no mould to make the cake. "Ha ...ha... hahk ? So! Please come and hear your self the sound of making it. “tek…tek…tek…tek…tek” “Ok, I listen it” My neighbor who wanted to go Kenduri (ritual feast) on the people death made it in a big number. So she didn’t make not only one people. However until five people with the knock emerge impressive sound. The rhythm was interested Margaret heart. Then she laughed herself seeing it. While some villagers looked at Margaret. One of my neighbor, cake maker said, “Let’s just dance!” All the people laughed at the time, while Margaret shaking her head following the rhythm of the cake maker. “Ven! This is a new music type I have never heard before!” I really want to know this specific cake, its composition, and what is something knocked” she added. "O’ it’s shell of coconut knocked that has made holes in its bottom, it is from wood or also bamboo. While its composition are just very simple, original rice powder, sugar, and adequate water and 2 liters of fried oil. This is nature without preservative substances In serious learning the way of making Karah cake, suddenly her HP Margaret rang, in the reality it’s SMS from its organization partner that there was bargain from foreign LSM to cooperate with her organization, UNICEF, and in the reality that partner ask the Margaret to come back immediately to Meulaboh place where Margaret undertook. ' Oh... Ven" I'm very sorry... I have important business there, you read by yourself the SMS, don’t you? "Well, came back here on the other time, we will dance again... hee.. heee … Conceitedly I and some other villagers took Margaret to terminal, by giving one box of Karak cake and its mold shell of coconut as well. “Margaret, this is a shell of coconut its mold you can’t find anywhere else!” “Thank, Ven. I will make not only shell of coconut but also I will create a kind of music making Karah cake in my country.” In the reality, Margaret earned a lot of matter from Karah cake, something the most making her impressing that is rhythm of Peh Karak (sound when people making the cake. Because besides medical student she also artist coach and real love music. She also had a planning to make the Peh Karah Festival in her country. The food production accompanied by the typical rhythm in a country. Sumber : VENI NELLA SYAH PUTRI SMA I Seunagan Kab. Nagan Raya