DRAGON CARVED JADE BRACELET
Chapter 196: BY-BY

    Arriving home, Although it was late at night, Melian asked her mother to help open a cardboard souvenir brought by her mother Princess. Of course Melian also wanted to know the contents.

    "Mr .... We open the gift card, yes .." Melian told her mother.

    "Eh, yes .., Mel .... Who knows if anyone can get stale." said his mother, who then lifted the cardboard on the family room table. Then take a knife to open the solation lining the cardboard.

    Then they both opened the cardboard, and took out the contents. One by one they were issued.

    "Russia .... This is Bunaken's picture t-shirt, Mak ....  Yesterday Melian had a picnic here .." said Melian, opening the shirt, and showing off to her mother.

    "So this is a picture of people diving in the sea?" Jamil who saw the direct comment.

    "Yes, Sir .... I dived into the sea yesterday .... It's called the Marine Park, sir .... So if you want to see the beauty of the sea, then we have to dive. If you only watch from the boat, less good .... Most can only see the fish alone." explained Melian to her parents.

    "You're cooking into the sea, Nduk ...?" ask mother.

    "Yes, Mommy .... Uh, briefly .... I took a picture of her while I was out in the sea" said Melian, who ran to take a photo of her in the bag. Then after taking pictures of picnic time, directly shown to his mother and father.

    "This .... Photo of Melian on the ocean floor ...." Melian showed the photos obtained while in the sea. Of course the photo of the snorkeling guide, which becomes a package with a photo shoot.

    "Waah .., very good .... You're not afraid, Nduk?" ask his mother who watched the photo of her son playing fish and coral reefs on the seabed.

    "No, Mommy .... There's a driver. Me and the Princess were assisted by a guide. This .... My photo with the Princess while playing with the fish .... Well .., this one when it is on a multicolored coral reef. This is it when we dive to the bottom of the sea .... Good right, Mak .., sir ..." said Melian while showing another photo. Yes, at that time Princess and Melian did ask to be photographed quite a lot and will increase the cost. So he can show his father and mother a lot of photos.

    "Ooo .... So there are people who teach, so yes, Nduk ...?" ask mother.

    "Just keep the safety, Mommy .... Although not yet able to swim, it will be helped by the driver ..." replied Melian.

    "Well, that's the tool used for diving buy there, so ...?" his father asked.

    "No, Mr .... That's the rent right there. Package with snorkeling tour, yes clothes, same guide photos into one package. Later we get out of the sea, continue to the tourist manager, return the clothes, the picture is ready.

    "Gee .... Very good .... It's expensive, isn't it ...?" father said.

    "No, Mr .... I rented a lot .... It must be a big thank you" Melian replied.

    "Ooo .... I see, yes ..." said his father.

    "This is a three-piece shirt, Mak .... For Mak-e one, Pak-e one .... One for Melian" said Melian who immediately shared her shirt with her father and mother.

    "Yes .... Thank you, Nduk .." said his father and mother.

    Next Juminem took out the goods in the cardboard again. Then take out the box that is in the cardboard. Then open the dos.

    "Well, this is bread .... There's bread .... What bread is this, Nduk ...?" ask mother.

    "It's called klappertaart cake .... Manado's signature taart bread, Mak .... It feels so good." said Melian who had already tasted it.

    Juminem then took a knife, then cut the cake. The cake of one baking sheet has been divided into small pieces. And of course immediately take a small piece and put it in his mouth.

    "Hm .... Very delicious .... Soft, sweet .... It's really good .... Here, Kang .... Try ..." said her mother, who then took a piece and gave it to her husband.

    "Yes, right .... Very delicious .... What's the bread called, Nduk?" Jamil, who tasted the cake, asked his name.

    "This is klappertaart cake, sir .... There's milk, young coconut, almond, rum .... It's tender and delicious, sir ..." said Melian.

    "If this is what is it, Nduk ...?" ask his mother who has lifted a pack of plastic packages, containing small oblongs wrapped in dried leaves or some kind of burning.

    "Hah ..., what yes ...?! This is his writing. Bagea cake ..." said Melian who had read the plastic wrap.

    "Bawea cake ...? What yes ...? Mak-e-kok has never heard of, leh ..." said the bewildered Juminem.

    "Just try, Mak ..." said Melian who immediately opened the plastic wrapper, then took the selonjor and opened the leaves that were burnt because they were roasted. Then the cake he bit.

    His mother took two lumps. One was given to her husband.

    "Again hard .... But it tastes good ..." said Jamil who had tasted the bagea cake.

    "Yes, delicious .... It is made from sago flour .... This is if in our place is the same as sago cake .... The difference is that sago cakes are only tendered, directly in the hand, without being wrapped in leaves" said Juminem who had also tasted the cake.

    "Yes .., yes .... It tastes like sago cake if the leafan ..." said his father.

    "This is still a lot, you know ...." Juminem shows the contents of the souvenir cardboard that Melian brought.

    "Just open, Mom .... Who knows if anything can go stale, it has to be eaten now or put in the fridge" said Melian, who asked her mother to take out all the souvenirs.

    "Yes, Nduk .... This .... What, this ...? Pia amurang cake. What is ...?" juminem said that has issued a small box there is the inscription pia amurang.

    "This is a bakpia cake" said Jamil who had taken one and bit him.

    Yes, pia amurang cake is indeed a typical Manado bakpia. Like bakpia from Jogja, bakpia Patuk, or bakpia from other regions, this cake is made from a mixture of sugar, green beans and wheat flour. It's just the name that each area is different.

    "What bottle is it, Nduk ...?" juminem asked his son, showing him a plastic bottle lifted from the cardboard.

    "Behold, Mak ... I read it ..." said Melian who immediately observed the writing on the bottle. Then he said, "This is sambal, Mak .... Sambal. Ah, yes .... Yesterday Melian had tried to enjoy sambal roa, but directly, not put in a bottle. It even just rubbed. Nice, Mommy." said Melian.

    Sambal roa is a typical sambal Manado, very well known by the public at large because it tastes good. As the name implies, namely sambal roa, this sambal is made from processed roa fish that are found in the waters of the Manado Sea. How to make, smoked roa fish first, then taken the meat only and ground until smooth. Later to be used as sambal. Then the sambalnya ingredients consisting of curly chili, shallots, garlic, terasi, sugar, orange leaves, and lemongrass stems. Then digongso first, then kneaded or ground until smooth. After that put the roa fish earlier and grind together until mixed evenly. Be sambal roa.

    "If this is a cake?" Jamil dressing asked, after lifting the package of cake.

    "It's on the plastic it says panada cake, sir." replied Melian who had read the inscription on the plastic wrap.

    "It feels strange .." said his father again, who had tasted.

    "I tried, Sir .... Uh, papaya kayak .... But there are fish .... Kayak pastel fish ..." said Melian who took the tasting.

     It is true, this panada cake is one of the unique cakes, because it is made from a young papaya grater with a mixture of skipjack fish. This cake can only be found in Manado, no other area.

    Then Juminem took again the souvenirs that are still in the cardboard. He found a plastic package filled with nuts. It says "shake nuts". If only peanut food, in every area there must be. Even in Pati or Juwana there is also food from roast beans. But the name of the rocking bean, is one that is typical of Manado and has quite a lot of fans. As the name suggests, this snack is made from roasted nuts and how to roast it should be shaken. That is why it is named the rocking bean.

    The last one in the cardboard is a plastic bag that contains sugar like peanuts. On the plastic bag was attached a press that read "Halua Walnut". This food is one of the famous snacks in Manado. Indeed, the shape is exactly the same as the sugar beans that are produced in Java, the taste is the same, namely sweet and savory. The only difference is the nut. Not from peanuts, made from walnuts mixed with brown sugar so it has a distinctive taste.

    "Naaa .... If I like this .... Like peanut sugar, but it's delicious ..." said his father who had bitten and finished one.

    "Cn ..., Mr-e .... Don't eat too much sugar, sir .... Be careful of old age, later if you get sugar pain, you know ...." Melian tried to remind her father.

    "A little bit .... Kan tried the taste ..." said Jamil who continued eating until it ran out.

    "Eh .., this is Mas Irul just as Ms Indra would you like to love me, Nduk?" juminem suddenly remembered Itul and Indra.

    "Yes, Mommy .... Not a stale vase .... At least know the type of food from Manado, Mak ..." Melian replied.

    "Yes .... Later Mak get it .... I put it in the fridge first." replied his mother.

    "Yes, Mak ..." - Melian.

    "When are you going to Mas Irul's house ...?" his father immediately asked.

    "Saturday yes, sir .... Melian wants a break first .... Capek was invited around Manado with his family Princess. Oh, yes .., Mak, Mr. ..., his parents Princess said, if there is time Pak-e and Mak-e are told to visit Manado" said Melian conveying a message from her mother Princess.

    "Yes, Nduk .... Tomorrow we collect money first .... Picnic to Manado it costs a lot ..." said his father.

    "Yes already, Mak ..., sir .... Melian wants to fall first .... Sleepy and tired" said Melian who immediately went into the room.

    "Don't eat anymore ...?" ask mother.

    "Ndak, Mother .... Still full ..." replied Melian the bablas only.

    Melian immediately put her body in her bedroom. Looking at the sky roof, the walls of the room, even the dressing table which is also a study table. Six months he left the room. Of course it is very awkward to hug the pillow bolster. Then sleep.