Whoopsidaisies!

Twenty.Twelve.Resolutions

2011-12-29T08:07:00.000-08:00

It is almost the beginning of the new year, 2012. Let's make some resolutions:

Be a better person: smarter, wiser and closer to Allah SWT
Less complaining, more grateful
Graduated from this Master program
Euro trip! Spain, Italy, Portugal, France and Greece, at least..
Watching Wimbledon
Watching British Grand Prix/Formula 1 in Silverstone Circuit
Find a partner, life partner, that better than me in every way: religion, smarter, wiser

It is time to be a grown up, be a better person each and everyday..

Bonne Année!!! -bisous-

Deny, deny..

2011-12-23T06:37:00.000-08:00

"Why be upset? Be glad God has been clear for once. Just go where the wind blows, forget desire, just be passionate about what you do have and want little..", dear friend of mine, Shom, told me those words. When I, once again upset with the fact, the fate still won't bring us together.

I always see these facts as obstacles that I should through to reach a happy ending, my happy ending with him. Now it's just too much, I think I am in denial. Shom's right. The facts are God keep telling me that I shouldn't be with him and he is not the one for me, but I am too stubborn to understand what God means.

The moment I realised, the truth of Shom's words, I started to cry and for the first time I feel the truth behind it. I. just. can't. deny. it. anymore.

2011-12-18T21:43:00.000-08:00

My new year’s 2011 resolutions are:

Get a new job! Better, in any ways, than before. *still working on this* - done
Married. Yup with him. The picture of us getting married is still there. It’s still irreplaceable until now. The idea of us being together is just tempting and great and fun and thrilling. Haha.
Taking Master of Supply Chain Management in UK - done
Weight loss until 10 kg. *still working on this*
More travelling around Indonesia and overseas. Insyaallah will go to Pink Beach, Labuan Bajo in May 2011 - done
Buy Macbook Pro and iPhone 4 - done

As you can see above, the no. 2 and 4 did not come true.. or not yet.

And now, I'm gonna make the new resolutions for 2012.. Always dreaming high and hope for the best, because nothing is impossible..

-bisous-

Here here London..

2011-11-30T17:08:00.000-08:00

Well, this was an impulsive trip. Errr not really actually, I've been searching for this ATP World Tour Finals ticket for months but the price were too expensive! Then I got email on my spam inbox, because i'm a member of Chelsea FC, they offered me special price for the Tennis ticket, only 20 pounds. How could I not take it?!! Called my friend, Sarah, in London, asked if I could stay over at her place, bought the ticket, go!!! I stayed in London for 3 days and 2 nights..

Saturday, 19th November 2011

It was already dark when I arrived at King's Cross London. Sarah picked me up and went straight to her aunt's home in Hendon. Tante Yayuk were really nice to me, she cooked delicious Indonesia foods, it was like Indonesian heaven at her house. I could find crackers, sambal, tempe, kering kentang, soto, and many more.. slurpppppp!!!! We just spent the night by eating and non-stop talking.. hehe..

Sunday, 20th November 2011

Portobello market-Notting Hill. Crowded, but Sarah said, it's more crowded on Saturday, she said it's like Mina Tunnel in Makkah.. lol. There's a lot accessories stalls and antique shops, I didn't buy anything, just enjoyed the view and walk the street..Sarah should go to campus, so i went to Marble Arch by myself.. Again, just sit and enjoyed the view while eating cupcakes...Oxford Street, same as always, crowded with people with shopping bags. No, I wasn't one of them, well i was one of them 3 years ago.. not anymore. Next destination, Arsenal. Arsenal is.. Arsenal. ahahaha, it's always hard to put into words how to describe football club that's not your favorite..

Next, the main event of this London trip!

ATP WORLD TOUR FINALS 2011: Rafael Nadal vs Mardy Fish.

The event was held in O2 arena, Greenwich. I was speechless, I couldn't believe it. It's my dream to watch tennis live match, even though it's not Federer. Still, it was awesome!!!!! I sat really close to the court, I could see Nadal clearly.. Best birthday gift, ever!!!

Actually, I don't wanna talk about this. but yeah, I got lost in London, after the match, the tube wasn't working anymore, so i had to take a bus. I never take a bus in London, I always travel by Tube. so yeah, i had change 3 buses and 15 minutes walking until I got to Hendon Central Station, where i had to take another bus until in front of Tante Yayuk's home. Buttttt, the bus already not in service.. soooo, I had to take taxi, which made this even more complicated. not to mention that it's hard to get taxi on 3 am in the morning, buttttt the taxi driver took me to wrong direction, twice!!! grrrrr... so exhausted, wanted to cry.. Finally, I got home and Sarah greeted me outside home and she looked pale.. it took me 3 hours just to got home (usually only take 1 hour).. *sigh*

Monday, 21st November 2011

Meeting Nova at Covent Garden, shopping at Harrods (read: bought white choc spread only) and Harvey Nichols. After that, I went straight home and packing, cos my train's on 8pm. See ya next month, London!!!

-xxx-

Manchie, Manchester!

2011-11-14T15:34:00.000-08:00

This trip held on 29-30 Oct 2011.

First of all, i asked my aunt's friend there, tante Itok, whether I could crash in her place or not. Luckily, she's happily invited me to sleep over there. Then, it all confirmed, bought the ticket and go.. Just 2 days before the trip, PPI Manchester held an networking lunch with BP Indonesia representative, at the same date as I travelled to Manchie. whooooaaaa, of course I was coming. It'll be such a great opportunity to meet some people and just get to know each other :D

Okay, first destination. Etihad Stadium of Manchester City Football Club. I had to take bus from Piccadilly Garden and it costed me around 1.50 pounds one way. Well, I went there not long after an embarrassing match between the derby, where MC beat MU 6-1 (muahahahaha, lol!). Everyone, the fans of MU I mean, still feel very traumatic of the loss. I really enjoyed it. Especially, since MU is the biggest rival of Chelsea.

Second destination, eat lunch first!

I didn't really know where should i eat, so I just went to the big mall, Arndale. I ate really not delicious noodle duck wrap (hoeks!). I intended to see Manchester Cathedral, but I got lost and it was raining! Arggghhhh.. So I went to Rogue Cafe and had an afternoon tea and wish the rain stopped. Oh yeah, finally. The rain stopped and I could go to Manchester Cathedral and saw the Manchester Eye too.

Next!!! Old Trafford stadium of Manchester United. *big sigh. BUT, it's a must if you go to Manchie, so I went there anyway (even I really don't want to). Well, Old Trafford is red, red is like everywhere there. Ahahaha, I didn't really know how to describe it, because I wasn't excited at all. So here's some snapshots for you, MU fans!

S**t, I was late to go to networking lunch thing. The distance between Old Trafford stadium and the tram station is quite far, so I walked as fast I can to reach the station quickly and so I could get to venue on time. Because I didn't really know where the hell the venue is, I took taxi as soon I arrived in city centre again. I didn't have time to wandering around and searching for the venue. Luckily, I wasn't that late, mba Ulani from BP arrived at the venue at the same time with me ;p

Tante Itok, already waited for me in Arndale Shopping Centre, i stayed at her house for one night. Her family was really nice, I love the kids; Alaistair and Nicole, they were adorable. She cooked me chicken curry which was soooooo delicious!!! I definitely will come back to see you, tante itok, thanks for having me :*

Durham

2011-10-25T13:11:00.000-07:00

Durham is really close to Newcastle, it's only take 15 minutes by train to get here. This city is even smaller than York. It's an old city and the main tourist spot is Durham Cathedral. For me, Durham is like coventry. Oh yes, meet the Durhamers that took me stroll this city: Gendon, Astrid, Dimas and Ramon. They really great, I had a great time with them.

Things I did here: eat fish and chips at Bells, walking along side the river bank, coffee time at Cafe Rogue, Food Festival and Durham Cathedral. I definitely gonna come back here when I need some peace and quiet atmosphere :p

Yummy, York!

2011-10-25T12:47:00.000-07:00

Oh, another sunny day in UK, and I spent it at York. Marvelous!

I can describe York in 3 words: Antique, Petite and Yummy. Antique, because the town and the buildings are old, it includes York-minster and Cliffords Tower. Petite, because this town and the roads are small. Yummy, because they sell like tons of really yummy cakes..

We also being accompanied by Yorkers (indonesian student who study at York), Yos and Rani. It's really a beautiful day to take photographs and stroll around the city, or listen to them street musician only. I love York!

Liverpool, Love, love me do!

2011-10-17T04:14:00.000-07:00

My first impression about this city is modern. Its religion is 'The Beatles'. Not many city named their airport after a famous dead rock and roll star, Liverpool John Lennon Airport. Liverpool is a port city. Their main spots are Albert Dock, The Beatles Museum (of course), Anfield Stadium, Anglican Cathedral and St George's Hall. It took almost 3 hours long from Newcastle to Liverpool by bus. If you only want a one day trip to Liverpool like me, I recommend you to travel by train instead, it faster and more convenient.

The Beatles Museum, it's great. They give you a private audio tour. And the museum have soooo many interesting memorabilia about this band. It cost me 9 pounds for concession ticket.

"You may say, I'm a dreamer. But I'm not the only one." (John Lennon-Imagine)

Next spot is, Anfield Stadium. Yeah, I'm not a fan of Liverpool FC and I felt like a traitor when I went there *giggles*. I can't say much about this fc. All I can say is, it's one of Chelsea's big rival..

From Anfield, rush back to Albert Dock again to catch the bus (yeah, already). I only spent like 30 minutes to explore it. Verryyyy limited time. I didn't even get a chance to go to Anglican Cathedral and St George's Hall... *sigh*

See ya next week with different travel destination!

-xoxo-

Alnwick - Northumberland

2011-10-17T03:07:00.000-07:00

Alnwick Castle, located in Northumberland, 2 hours bus trip from Newcastle city centre. Sunny, clear sky although the wind still a bit cold. The main attraction of this old city is The Alnwick Castle and Garden. We didn't buy the ticket to the garden, castle only. My travel mates for this trip are Farrah, Ghita, Hana, Stefani, Aryo, Otto, Dadar and Arsyad.

One of the Harry Potter film shoot was taken in this castle, no wonder almost all of the merchandise in Harry Potter theme. Like almost all the tourist attraction, this castle also have some events to entertain visitors, such as Knight Quest, Dragon Quest, Broomstick Training, State Rooms.

What I realllly love about this trip that I can only lay down in the green green grass, enjoy the sun and relax. That's not a thing that we can enjoy often in the land of UK.

We also hit the town to try the best fish and chips, which are recommended by local people, Carlo's. Yeah, it tastes good, not extraordinary good I mean. There's a sunday market too, we bought some pineapple-raspberry cupcakes (they called it cupcakes, but it is a pie) and fresh strawberries. Yummieh!!!

We took a tons of photos in Alnwick Castle, you can see it on my Facebook photo album :D

-xxx-

Eulogy - Grandfather Eddy S. Kertha

2011-10-07T23:46:00.000-07:00

He was a kind and loving person.

When I was little, I remember how much the time I've spent in Bandung just to be with you and grandma, it's a lot. You used to drive me around, taught me to read, to count, hugged me and told me how clever I am. I always enjoyed our times together. I You seems always loved me no matter what.

You always lightened up when i showed up in your house, It was like you always happy every time you get to see me. Wish I remember the last conversation with you. I can only remember last time we met, I hugged you and said,"Take Care, grandpa, I'll see you next month" and you said "Yes, Vi". The next time, I came to see you at the hospital you were already unconscious but I was sure that you can still here me when I whispered in your ear over and over again how I love you.

Grandma told me that you wanted to see me off to UK, but you didn't get the chance. But I'm sure you were there at the airport 'see' me off, right grandpa? I just believe that, somehow. Wish I already be a grandchild that you can proud of. I may no longer see you again, but you will always have the special part of my heart. I hope, wherever you are now, you're happy and contented with what you left me.

Goodbye.

A'ight Lads!

2011-10-06T14:33:00.000-07:00

Hellow, long time no see!

Yes, from this now on, my blog will be in English version (hope you don't mind that) :D

hmmm, where can I start? oh maybe i can describe a lil bit about this city I live now, Newcastle Upon Tyne. Cold and windy. yeah, UK problem is only about the weather. so inconsistent. But luckily, i happened to experience "sunny day for a week" which is rarely happen here in Newcastle! Yippeeeee...

The landmark of this city is Grey's Monument. and they also have Tyne Bridge and Millennium Bridge.

Well, my housemates are awesome! Farrah, the oldest sister in house, i'm the second, Hana the third and Ghita the youngest one. The one thing that i love about these housemates, like almost every day after we came back from uni, we often share what we were learning for that day. Of course, we do some gossiping between it (uh yeah!).

Lecture day, oh very exhausting, the schedule very tight! for some days like Tuesday and Wednesday, I have lecture for 10AM 'til 6PM. Crazy right?!!

Anyway, I try to enjoy every seconds of my time here. I don't wanna waste it with only partying around. I want to absorb the culture and I want to get distinction in my master. Quite ambitious, aren't I?

Oh yes, one last update. I officially got into Northumbria Tennis team, i passed the trial. hahaha, so far from home but I still can swing the racket. Watch out y'all, british women.. :))

See ya later,

xxx

counting days

2011-08-17T21:43:00.000-07:00

tick tock tick tock..

Udah tinggal menghitung hari nih sampe saatnya hrs pergi.. hmm, brarti tinggal 2 mingguan lg kli ya.. psti itu ga kerasa bgt!

Hal-hal yg sering terjadi di waktu-waktu krusial ini adalah:

1. meningkatnya kadar galau

2. sering bengong

3. insecure

4. mudah tersulut emosi

5. impulsif

6. suka tiba-tiba nangis saat packing koper

7. mellow

8. nafsu mkn bertambah; mumpung msh di indo puas2in mkn enak

9. jd suka foto-foto

Nah nah nah.. pernah ngerasain ini smua ga?

Dream, Dream, Dream

2011-07-15T20:18:00.000-07:00

Do you have dreams?

Do you try to make it all come true?

Many musicians made songs about dream.

Aerosmith says,"Dream on!"

Everly Brothers says,"Dream, dream, dream, all I have to do is dream"

John Lennon says,"You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one"

They all true, true, true and true.

Nothing can stop us from dreaming and make the dream come true. But what if you have to let go the dream? what will you do? how will you feel? Will you feel hurt and painful as I feel right now? Because this is the worst feeling ever.

"Nothing compares

No worries or cares

Regrets and mistakes, they are memories made

Who would have known, how bittersweet this would taste?

Never mind, I'll find someone like you

I wish nothing but the best for you too

"Don't forget me", I begged. "I'll remember", you said.

Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead"

You, yes you. You were my dream and now I let you go.

UMROH day 8 (Jeddah)-end

2011-07-06T09:30:00.000-07:00

Sampailah pada penghujung Umroh trip ini..

Acara bebas sampai jam makan siang nanti. Jadi gw n si mamah jalan-jalan ke mall sebelah hotel. Bilangnya sih mall ya, tp dalemnya kaya errrr ITC. Brand nya pun lokal, ada sih yg merk internasional tp dikit bgt.. Cuma bentar bgt disini, trus balik lg ke kamar hotel. Ngapain? ya tidur. hahahaaha, udah bingung mw kmana lg, ga ada duit, trus males kena panas.. :))

Setelah makan siang, lalu cek out, langsung siap2 ke bandara. Sambil di jalan ke bandara, mampir bentar ke Laut Merah. Diceritain sedikit ttg sejarah kenapa disebut Laut Merah. Tentunya berkaitan dengan sejarah Nabi Musa AS, Fir'aun dan tongkat Nabi Musa yang terkenal itu dooong. Inget gaa???

Bis berhenti bentar, ngasih waktu para rombongan untuk berbelanja (again) di pinggir Laut Merah. Tentunya gw ga belanja dooong. Gw lebih tertarik foto-foto dan duduk nikmatin pemandangan disitu. Masjid Apung yang ada di pinggir laut merah ini, menambah keindahan pemandangan..

UMROH day 7 (Makkah-Jeddah)

2011-07-06T00:51:00.000-07:00

Sampailah pada hari terakhir di Makkah Al-Mukaromah. Itinerary hari ini adalah tawaf wada (tawaf perpisahan) lalu cek out menuju ke Jeddah.

Dari mlm sbelumnya, kluarga gw udah heboh packing. Ngatur-ngatur baju bersih, baju kotor dan setumpuk oleh-oleh bner2 butuh skill tinggi dan nyokap gw jagonya. Stelah slesai packing, koper-koper diambil alih oleh para muttawif untuk dimasukkan ke dalam bis. Jam 11 siang, rombongan melakukan tawaf wada. Pas doa perpisahan dan sholat sunat tawaf, duh gusti, sedih bgt. Kaya ga mau pisah.. Pastinya berdoa untuk dapat diberi kesempatan lagi beribadah di Makkah dan bertemu Ka'bah lagi.. Amin ya rabb!

Perjalanan Makkah-Jeddah sekitar 1 jam-an. Ga sempet tidur, lebih banyak liat jalan. Nyampe di kota Jeddah, lgsg acara blanja di daerah Cornich. Hal pertama yg kluarga gw lakukan adalaaah ngebakso. hahah. Mkn bakso Mang Oedin yg terkenal di kalangan jamaah Indonesia. Sejujurnya yaa, rasa baksonya biasa aja, tp cukup utk ngobatin rindu sama makanan Indonesia, hehehe.. Harga semangkok bakso isi 5 plus bihun adalah 10 real (Rp 25,000). Mehong ya cinnn..

Di Cornich ini, konon harga parum sangat murah. Tp tentu saja keaslian tidak dijamin. Bahkan saya pun sampai saat ini blm bisa membedakan mana parfum yg asli atau palsu selain dilihat dari kemasan. Di daerah ini, keluarga gw cuma beli beberapa barang aja, karna sebagian oleh-oleh udah dibeli di Makkah dan Madinah.

Stelah rombongan puas berbelanja, kita diantar ke hotel Le meridien, Jeddah untuk istirahat. Sepanjang jalan dari Cornich ke hotel, Muttawif seperi biasa menjelaskan pemandangan kanan dan kiri. I like Jeddah better than Madinah.. :D

UMROH day 6 (Makkah)

2011-07-05T23:24:00.000-07:00

As per request dari jamaah rombongan, hari ini stelah sholat subuh akan melakukan ibadah Umroh untuk kedua kalinya, hanya bagi yg ingin. Dengan berpakaian Ihram, rombongan menuju Masjid Siti Aisyah sebagai Miqot dan mengambil niat umroh dari sini.

Untuk Umrah kedua ini, Sa'i dilakukan dilantai 2, jadi enaaak bgt, ga panas dan desek-desekan. Alhamdulillah smua lancar. Tapi kok ya stelah Sa'i kaki gw cenut-cenut bgt, padahal Dzuhur kan maw ikutan sholat Jum'at.. Kpn lagi ikutan soljum?! Dan katanya pas waktu Sholat Jum'at gini, Masjidil Haram jauuuuuh lebih rame drpd waktu sholat yg lain. Subhanallah.. Bener aja, gw dan rombongan rada telat krna klamaan istirahat di kamar hotel, dan nyari tempat utk soljum ini susyaaah bgt. Tp alhamdulillah, dpt tmpat juga walaupun di lantai 2 dan ternyata dapet view yg bagus.. ya view Ka'bah.

Lagi beberes mukena sajadah n mukena, tiba ada anak kecil nyamperin bilang,"Liat mamaku ga?" haaaaa... ada anak indonesia yg kepisah dari mamahnya.. astaghfirullah.. Dia ga pake name tag tour tertentu dan kayanya umur segitu pasti blm ngerti dia tinggal di hotel mana. gw n nyokap bantu nyari bentar, tp nihil hasilnya. Trus si anak kecil pergi aja gtu, nyari lg sendiri. Dlm hati gw berdoa, smoga anak itu dapat berkumpul kembali di rumah tuhan ini.. Amin!

UMROH day 5 (Makkah)

2011-07-05T22:33:00.000-07:00

Cuaca di kota Makkah ya panas bgt, tp anehnya ga trlalu nyiksa, krn anginnya adem. Untuk masuk sholat di Haram, untungnya ga ketat kaya di Nabawi. Ga ada laskar perempuan bercadar yg ngoprek2 tas nyari hape. Jadi, bs foto-foto di dalem masjid deeeh.. *grin

Itinerary hari ini adalah ziarah di sekitar kota Makkah, meliputi Jabal Tsur, Padang Arafah, Muzdalifah, Mina, Jabal Rahman dan Jabal Magnet. Destinasi yg trahir ga ada di itinerary resmi, tp rombongan pgn kesana krn curious bgt sama daerah magnet itu..

Jabal Tsur, hanya kita lihat dari jauh aja. Dijelaskan dari bis mengenai sejarahnya Rasulullah SAW dan tempat ini. Selanjutnya ke Padang Arafah, Muzdalifah dan Mina. Seperti halnya Jabal Tsur, kita hanya melewati tempat-tempat tersebut. Lha wong tempat itu sepi bgt klo ga musim haji, ga ada apa2. Tapi ya dikasih tau, dimana letak tenda jamaah Indonesia di Arafah, dimana tempat lempar Jumroh nya, dll.

Slanjutnya ke Jabal Rahman. Tempat ini adalah titik bertemunya Nabi Adam dan Siti Hawa, karna itu Jabal Rahman sering jg disebut Bukit Cinta oleh para Jamaah. Konon dsinilah tempat orang-orang berdoa meminta jodoh pada Allah SWT dan apabila mendaki Jabal Rahman bersama pasangan, insyaallah akan langgeng. Sebagai jomblo, tentunya gw dengan semangat mendaki Jabal Rahman ini, panas terik jam 11 pun ga gw hiraukan. Gw naik ke atas ditemani kakak-adik, Isna dan Fachri dari rombongan.. Hosh hosh hosh. Stelah umpel2an mendaki tangga untuk ke puncak Jabal Rahman, akhirnyaaa sampe jg. Diatas sana ga lupa berdoa, agar didekatkan dan dipertemukan dengan jodoh terbaik.. Amin!!

Selanjutnya, rombongan pulang menuju hotel lagi untuk menunaikan sholat Dzuhur.

UMROH day 4 (Madinah-Makkah)

2011-07-05T20:40:00.000-07:00

Dari kmarin siang gw mimisan.. huaaaa... ga tahan sama panasnyaaa. Hari ini pun msh mimisan, bismillah aja, banyak2 minum air zamzam sambil berdoa..

Rencananya hari ini bertolak ke Makkah untuk menunaikan ibadah Umroh. Stelah sholat dzuhur jamak takdim Ashar di Masjid Nabawi, rombongan siap-siap cek out dan brangkat ambil Miqot di Bir Ali, berniat Umroh disana. Jarak Medinah-Makkah sekitar 5 jam-an. Di jalan menuju Makkah, rombongan tdk henti-hentinya ber-talbiyah sambil skali skali diingatkan oleh Muttawif agar tidak melakukan larangan-larangan yg dapat membatalkan Umroh.

Sesampainya di Makkah, cek in di Hotel Mouvenpick, sholat Isya jamak takhir dengan Maghrib, lalu wudhu lgsg siap-siap tawaf.. bismillahirrahmanirrahim...

Pertama kali liat Masjidil Haram dan Ka'bah: speechless. Ga bisa di deskripsikan dengan kata-kata. Stelah melaksanakan rukun umroh yg pertama, yaitu mengambil niat umroh dari miqot Bir Ali, selanjutnya kita akan melakukan rukun umroh yg 2,3 dan 4 yaitu tawaf, sa'i dan tahalul. Alhamdulillah smua berjalan lancar, smoga ibadah umroh diterima oleh Allah SWT, amin!

Pulang tawaf. sa'i dan tahalul udah jammm 1 pagi dan cuma ada waktu 2 jam untuk tidur. Krna jam 3 uda hrs bangun lagi untuk sholat subuh di Haram.

UMROH day 3 (Madinah)

2011-07-05T19:26:00.000-07:00

Acara hari ini adalaaaah... city tour!

Stelah subuhan, balik ke hotel sarapan, trus jam 7 brangkat city tour. Tujuan pertama adalah Masjid Quba. Menurut para muttawif, sholat di masjid ini mendapat pahala sebesar pahala umroh.. Makanya masjid ini ruameeeee bgt! mau sholat pun rebutan.. tp alhamdulillah, gw dpt kesempatan bbrp sholat sunah di masjid ini.. *wink

Tujuan ke-dua city tour adalah Jabal Uhud. Dsini kita ziarah ke makam sahabat-sahabat Rasulullah tp ga turun dr bis, kita berdoa dr dalam bis aja. Dari situ kita lanjut ke Jabal Magnet. Jabal Magnet sbnernya sih sebutan orang Indonesia untuk daerah ini, nama arabnya gw lupa, agak ribet soalnya. hehe.. Jabal Magnet adalah kumpulan gunung-gunung besar yang bentuk dan batuannya berbeda-beda dan dikelilingi padang pasir. Bis kami saat itu perseneling dimasukkan ke posisi netral, gas dilepas, bis jalan sendiri karena ditarik magnet berkekuatan besar. wow!

Stelah itu city tour berlanjut ke Masjid Qiblatain, Khondaq dan tempat penjualan kurma.. Wiiih, dsini rombongan pada belanja kurma pol-polan, berdus-dus, sayang gw ga bgtu tertarik, krn emang ga suka kurma.. kikikik..

UMROH day 2 (Madinah)

2011-07-05T18:39:00.000-07:00

Acara di Madinah ini, selain memperbanyak sholat di Masjid Nabawi, kita jg bakal ziarah ke makam Rasulullah di Rawdah plus city tour kota Madinah.

Cuaca di Madinah, super puoll panasnya. Sampe 50 celcius. Gw blum pernah ngerasain panas sepanas ini. Angin yang berhembus pun sampe ikut panas. Godaan terbesar tentunya adalah saat waktu sholat tiba, terutama Dzuhur dan Ashar, sementara udara panas di luar bikin kita pgn tetep ngadem di kamar hotel.. hffttt! Tp alhamdulillah, kaki ini slalu dibuat ringan melangkah untuk sholat ke masjid.

Dari msh di Indonesia, ortu udah pesen kalo kita ga boleh ngeluh saat perjalanan Umroh ini. Pasti banyak rintangannya, tp ya banyak bersabar aja dan ikhlas. Jadilah stiap mau ngeluh, gw slalu beristighfar agar hati dan tubuh slalu adem :D

Arsitektur bangunan Masjid Nabawi, superb! Indah bgt. Plus adem, krn di setiap tiang masjid, kluaranin ac yang membuat jamaah betah berlama-lama di dalam masjid. Konon, kubah masjid ini dapat membuka di bbrapa waktu tertentu, sayang gw ga sempet liat. Di halaman Masjid Nabawi, terdapat banyak pilar, yang saat siang tiba, pilar itu akan membuka dan menjadi payung raksasa, menaungi jamaah yang jalan di bawahnya.

Jangan takut kehausan, di dalam Masjid disediakan bergalon-galon air zam-zam, panas/dingin tinggal pilih dispenser yang mana, untuk dikonsumsi ribuan jamaah yang sholat di masjid ini. Sayang, gw ga bisa foto-foto di dalem masjid ini, karena stiap masuk masjid tas nya diperiksa, klo ketauan bawa ya ga boleh masuk, huhuhuhu.. kejam skali kalian para perempuan bercadar :p

Terharu bgt, saat berziarah ke makam Rasulullah SAW dan sholat di Rawdah, smoga hamba dapat kesempatan lagi untuk berziarah kesini, Amin.

Pas sholat Dzuhur, ada 2 wanita Turki yang ngingetin klo telapak tangan (wanita) gak boleh tertutup kain saat kita sholat maupun berdoa ke Allah SWT. Walaupun bahasa komunikasi kita ga nyambung (dia pake bhs Turki, gw pake bhs inggris) tp dari gerak geriknya gw paham maksudnya.. Terima kasih sudah mengingatkan.. :)

UMROH day 1 (Jeddah-Medinah)

2011-07-05T18:05:00.000-07:00

Alhamdulillah ya rabb, gw diberi kesempatan utk umroh ke tanah suci brg kluarga. Walaupun dadakan dan minus dicky (krn dia lg SP di kampus), tp perjalanan Umroh ini tetep seru..

Brangkat ke Jeddah naik Garuda GA980. Gw kira pesawatnya sama kerennya sama yg ke Narita, ehhh kok ternyata engga..hmmpph, knp sih Garuda? apa karna yg ke Jeddah itu orang Indonesia doang, jd ga penting pake pesawat bagus?? Dan pesawat ini delay 30 menit, dwoeng!

Jam 5 sore, sampailah di Jeddah. First impression ttg imigrasi-nya: so lousy. Mana ada imigrasi yang model begini, kita dsuruh duduk nunggu slama stgh jam krn apa coba? Katanya orang imigrasi-nya blom pada dtg n blom siap. Maksud loooh? ini jemaah uda pada numpuk gtuuuh. Loket imigrasi akhirnya dibuka, dannnn petugas-petugas itu ngelayanin kita dengan sambil mainan hape.. ya, plus sambil cengar cengir main hape.. @#$@!$^@!$^!@*! Astaghfirullahaladziiim...

Stelah imigrasi n ambil koper, rombongan masuk ke bis yang bakal bawa kita langsung ke Madinah. Perjalanan Jeddah-Madinah ditempuh dalam waktu 5 jam. Stelah sampe Madinah lgsg cek in di Hotel Hilton. Jarak Hotel ke Masjid Nabawi cuma dengan jalan kaki 10 menit aja.. asik bgt!

Sports freak!!! (2)

2011-06-16T06:25:00.000-07:00

Tentu bukan hal yang mudah melepas Basket, tapi saat itu gw terlalu takut untuk lompat dan jatuh lagi. Gw mampu lari sebagaimanapun, tapi untuk lompat saat itu gw masih trauma. Akhirnya gw mau belajar Tennis, yang notabene-nya, olahraga yang hampir jarang melakukan lompatan.

Untuk memulai dan belajar sesuatu pasti berat. Tapi kalau udah suka, rasa berat itu ga akan terasa lagi. Latihan-latihan rutin sampai saat ini rajin gw ikutin demi meningkatnya skill Tennis. Gw mulai rajin nonton turnamen-turnamen Tennis Internasional di tv kabel, ga akan ketinggalan satu pertandingan ATP pun, apalagi kalo udah musim Grand Slam.

Roger Federer, adalah pemain favorit gw. Kenapa? I mean you really ask why, huh?

The form of his body when aiming the ball, the way he swing his racket, and how he beautifully do his one-handed backhand, are reasonable enough to make him my favorite one.

Dannn, Grand Slam terfavorit gw adalah akan dan selalu Wimbledon. Entah kenapa, lapangan hijau dan tradisi memakai all white tennis-wear-nya selalu mampu membuat gw berdecak kagum. Turnamen Wimbledon ini diadakan bulan Juni setiap tahunnya, dan tentunya diikuti oleh ratusan pemain berbakat dunia. Beruntungnyaaaaa, gw udah pernah kesana!!! bukan, bukan pas turnamennya sih, tepatnya sehari sebelum turnamen dibuka (lumayan, at least pernah kesana :D)

Ahh, kecintaan gw sama 2 olahraga ini alhamdulillah tersalurkan, dalam seminggu, gw bisa lakukan 2-2nya (walaupun basket-nya ga seheboh dulu lagi)

Damn, how I love doing sports!!! (baca: Tennis & Basket)

Sports freak!!! (1)

2011-06-16T05:37:00.000-07:00

Well, ini bukan pertama kalinya gw suka suatu olahraga tertentu..

Dalam fase a-be-ge gw (SMP), gw tergila-gila sama Basket. Kurang inget awalnya gimana, tapi saat itu bner-bner couldn't take my eyes off of the ball. Kecanduan basket gw saat itu udah nyampe tahap akut. Setiap pagi slalu dateng ke skolah duluan supaya bisa nikmatin ring basket skolah dengan shoot2an ringan, jam istirahat juga buru2 masuk ke lapangan basket lagi, apalagi jam pulang skolah, tujuan gw ya memang cuman satu, lapangan basket. Seakan-akan benar-benar terhipnotis sama bunyi dribbling dan jaring ring basket saat gw masukin bola perfectly.

Saat itu, memang luckily kemampuan basket gw diatas rata-rata, tentu bukan karena keajaiban, tapi karena latihan sangat keras yang waktu itu bner2 like hell! oh yeah, pelatih saat itu, Vero, bukanlah pelatih yang bermulut dan perangai manis. Jangan harap lo bakal denger dia ngeluarin kata-kata manis saat liat lo ngos-ngosan dengan porsi latian yang dia kasih. Manja, goblok, tolol, adalah sebagian kata-kata yang jadi makanan rutin latihan. Memang ga pernah ada yg sampe pingsan saat latihan, tapi muntah-muntah adalah pemandangan biasa.

Basket, bener-bener olahraga keras yang sangat mengandalkan fisik dan mental. Cedera-cedera udah jadi hal yang biasa buat gw. Hidung patah, mata lebam, dengkul dan siku belepotan luka pernah gw alami. Kulit gosong udah pasti ya, saat itu gw blom begitu peduli dengan outer beauty. Yang ada dipikiran gw, cuma gimana caranya menangin setiap pertandingan. Prestasi tertinggi gw, jadi runner-up kejuaran basket se-kabupaten dan kotamadya Bekasi sekaligus pemegang top-scorer. Saat itu, tim gw kalah setengah bola (ya, setengah bola alias satu bola free throw). Nyesek banget, tapi apa mau dikata, we lost, i lost.

Basket memang bnar-bnar olahraga tim. Di SMA, gw ga dapet tim yang solid sperti di SMP. Jadilah masa SMA jarang dihabiskan di lapangan basket. Masuk kuliah LSPR, ternyata tim basketnya oke, fasilitas oke, pelatih oke, mulai lagi aktivitas basket. Sampe suatu saat di sesi latihan, gw jatuh dari ketinggian lompatan maksimum karena rebutan bola rebound. Saat itu, kontak fisik di udara, jatuh duluan dengan posisi lutut kanan mendarat di lantai. Kraaakkk!!! ... Gelap... Gw berusaha buka mata, tapi rasanya pening, lutut jelas ngilu berat, mau berdiri, kaki kanan ga kuat nopang.. Damn! Is it the end of my basketball life? Am i still be able to jump again?

Anyway, stelah itu gw istirahat total dari basket hampir sebulan, saat join ke team LSPR lagi, gw ngerasa terlalu berat untuk ngejar ketinggalan dari temen-temen tim dan balikin kondisi fisik ke semula dalam waktu yang bersamaan. Saat itu, gw memutuskan untuk resign dari dunia basket. Saat itulah mama ngasih ide untuk belajar olahraga lain, Tennis.

to be continued...

FLORES Trip Day 4-end (14-17 May 2011)

2011-05-17T21:05:00.000-07:00

Last day..

Bangun tidur ku terus makaaannnn.... ahahaha. pokoknya hari ini udah santai deh. mandi, beberes and check-out buat ngejar flight pulang ke Denpasar jam 09.30. Brencana tdur di Merpati, nyimpen tenaga buat di Bali ehhh malah sepanjang flight keasikan ngobrol ma bule sebelah. yodah dah, cas cis cus cas cis cus. Landing Merpati di Ngurah Rai rada sereeemmm, goyang psawatnyaa, ampuuuun >,<...

Naaaaah, pesawat pulang ke Jakarta jam 21.30, skarang msh jamm 11.00, widiiih bisa nih jalan2 dulu.. cuss ke Ubud daaah..carter 1 mobil L300 trip mates yg tersisa: Johan, Ayu, Wahyu, Lela, Iphey, mba Leni, Herlin, Mumut n gw. Mau ke Istana Ubud, eh ditutup gara2 ada upacara penguburan, yodah gw ngiter2 sndirian dah,, biasaaa, nyari lukisan..yg lain jg pada asik sendiri2..kaga dapet lukisan di Ubud, mehong benerrr..Nah lanjut ke Antonio Blanco Museum, tadinya ga mau masuk, soalnya lukisan beliau kagak sealiran ma gw, tapi ya kapan lagi kan yaa.. Komplek rumahnya guede, punya taman burung segala, bbrapa bangunan msh tradisional Bali, tp museumnya adalah rumah yg dibangun bergaya Renaissance (duh plg creepy ma rumah2 model begini). Bener kannnn lukisannya beliau kebanyakan perempuan (istrinya) yang dilukis nudis..jengah juga ngeliat payudara dan vagina di ekspos begitu..ngeh!

Slese dari museum si om Antonio, kita balik ke Denpasar mw mampir ke Erlangga, berharap nemu pie susu, tapi ternyata disana juga uda abis, gw malah dapet 2 lukisan buat di kamar gw n ruang tamu.. manceppp!!! dari situ uda pada laper, lgsg cuss ke Nasi Pedes Ibu Andika, njrit, sambelnya pedes bgtttt, gw ga sempet moto nasi nya, karena uda mepet gw uda kudu cus ke bandara..

Sampe Ngurah Rai, ambil troli, lgsg lari2 sampe ke tempat cek-in, udah telat bgt! Di konter cek-in gw minta front row, window seat, niatnya biar gw bisa tdur pulesss di psawat. eh kata mas2nya, adanya yg front row aisle, yodah hajarrr... Niatan di boarding room juga tdur, tp gagal karna banyak Turis Cina yg berisiknya amit2! jadi satu-satunya harapan tdur di psawat dah.. *sigh*

Garuda GA884 now is boarding.. cus lgsg gw masuk ke psawat duluan. Pas masuk, gw ga salah pesawat kan nih yaa, bagus amat Garuda-nya, ada selimut, tv n ear phone di seat gw..ooh lala, ternyata ini pesawat rute Denpasar-Narita transit di Jakarta. Lucky me!

uh oh tapi kok kanan kiri gw ibu-ibu bawa bayi smua yaaaa.. ternyataaaaa... front row itu diutamakan buat mothers who travel with infants.. BIG SHIT!!! gw salah strategi.. Apakah gw bisa tdur di psawat? tentu tidak. sepanjang flight bayi sebelah gw nendang2 ibunya n rewel nangis mulu.. huaaaaaaaa!!!!

Anyway, safely landed di Jakarta lah yang penting..

I'm coming back hooooommmeeeee....

Lesson learned from day 4: kalo emang niat tidur di pesawat minta window seat 2/3 dari depan.

FLORES Trip Day 3 (14-17 May 2011)

2011-05-17T20:02:00.000-07:00

Nih itinerary hari ke-3 yg dibuat Johan:

Senin, 16 May 2011

06:30 – 07:30 Sarapan (6)
07:30 – 08:00 siap-siap check out
11:15 - 12:15 perjalanan menuju labuan bajo
12:15 – 13:30 makan siang sekalian menuju ke hotel golo hill top (7)
13:30 – 14:00 bebenah sekalian check in
13:00 – 17:30 berkeliling kota flores (cunca rami* dan batu cermin)
17-30 – 18:30 nongkrong @ paradise bar sambil nunggu sunset
18:30 – 19:30 mandi dan bebenah
19:30 – 23:00 Makan Malam (arto moro) sekalian mencari pertunjukan budaya atau hiburan setempat (8)

Pagi-pagi cuma leyeh-leyeh sambil sarapan aja, trus check out n siap balik ke Labuan Bajo, pulang ke peradaban, hehehe. Di kapal perjalanan pulang ke Labuan Bajo, kita bareng sama bule-bule Perancis yg check-out hari itu juga. Dapet temen baru namanya Marine, ngobrol banyak, haha hihi, ini itu, berlanjut ke tukeran email dan dia minta dikabarin klo gw dateng ke Paris,, asikkk, ada tempat nebeng!!! :D

Stelah naro barang n check-in di hotel, kita langsung lanjut jln nyari cunca (air terjun/waterfall) dan ke objek wisata Batu Cermin. Sama guide-nya kita dikasih cunca yang ga umum nih, bukan cunca rami or cunca wulang yg biasa didatengin orang, krn katanya waktunya ga cukup, perjalanan kesana berjam-jam smentara kita brangkat uda kesiangan, takut capek dijalan lagi kaya kmaren. Yodah, dikasih dah tu cunca yang deket.. ehhhhh, menuju ke cunca perlu trekking sejaman lebih dannn trek nya msh jarang dilaluin oranggg, jd ya msh rada ketutup n licin bgt abis ujann kayanya, smentaraaa kiri lereng dan kita cuma pada modal sendal jepit doang trekking disini..huaaaaaa!

stelah berpeluh kesah, akhirnya sampailah di cunca ini, eh ternyata ada liang (gua) nya juga. seger bener deh, mainan air stelah trekking parah td, abis ituuuu makan nasi padang bungkus yg kita bawa dari bawah,, ahahahaha, alhamdulillah, ajib bgt! lagi-lagi gw ga ikutan mandi air terjun ya, krn masih mens..ngoook! di sini trekking brg makhluk gaib namanya Asep. ya Asep. dia orang asli Sunda bukan Flores. tapi warna kulit udah nyaingin orang Flores. Dedemit satu ini kerja jd tour guide-nya orang-orang bule, orangnya cablak n sok akrab. Doi promosiin cafe-nya 'The Lounge' yang katanya cafe satu2nya di Labuan Bajo yg ada Sisha-nya. halah.

Dari cunca entah apa namanya lanjut ke batu cermin. I have no idea batu cermin tu apa dan apa yang bakal kita liat. Ternyata Batu Cermin tuh batu di dalam gua, yang klo pagi or musim ujan terkena cahaya matahari nah pantulannya nerangin dinding gua disekitarnya itu...ooooh. Bagus cave-nya, banyak stalaktit, stalakmit dan bebatuan yang mengkristal..trek nya sama skali ga susah, jalannya uda bagus, cuma didalem cave-nya a little bit tricky, karena banyak dinding yg rendah dan kita kudu jln jongkok biar ga kejedot.

Pulang ke hotel, mandiiii, uda gerah bgtttt, pegel pulaaakkk..enaknya hotel listrik dan air nyala 24 jam, plus pake shower pulaaa..ihiy!! abis mandi, langsung jln ke Paradise Bar buat hunting sunset, cuma jalan kaki dari hotel, deket bgt ga nyampe 5 menit. Selesai sunset, ke kota sbentar nyari oleh-oleh trus balik lg ke Paradise Bar buat dinner.

Oh hari ini blum slesai, stelah dinner di Paradise Bar, kita ke The Lounge. Ni tempat cozy abis, plus free wi-fi. No wonder klo ni tempat jd tempat favoritnya traveller2 yg kangen ama internet connection, termasuk gw. wkwkwkwk. Nongkrong-nongkrong, haha hihi, sambil dikenalin sama traveller2 indo temennya Firman abis itu pulang deh ke hotel..

Belom slesai juga ni hari ya, nyampe hotel gw, iphey, johan n wahyu, ngumpul di kamar mumut n firman main kartu boong ampe jam 12an. Travel mates yg lain uda pada tepar smua.. gw juga uda tepar bgt sih, tapi kok ya sayang mau tdur cepet2..

Lesson learned from day 3: bawa spatu kets, autan, counterpain n tolak angin.

FLORES Trip Day 2 (14-17 May 2011)

2011-05-17T18:49:00.000-07:00

Morniiing, Flores!!!!

Hari ini rencananya mau ke Pulau Komodo dan snorkeling di Pink Beach!! yippeee! eh eh eh, ternyata dari Pulau Seraya ke 2 tujuan diatas butuh waktu 4 jam! doeeeenggg! yodah, moga2 kaga mati gaya di kapal..

Hari kedua ini hari tersulit gw, pertama, kondisi badan tidak mendukung. Mau ketemu Komodo dan snorkeling eh gw nya mens. iya bgt klo di mamam komodo! Snorkeling di pink beach pun blum ksampean. ngooook.

4 jam menuju Pulau Komodo dan Pink Beach dihabiskan dengan foto-foto, ketawa-ketawa dan tidur. Kalo gw, ditambah dengan meringis-ringis, karena emang rasanya ya begitu pas dapet hari pertama,,hiks! Dan katanya Johan, cewek yg lagi mens ga boleh masuk Taman Nasional Komodo krn takut diserang..huaaaaa....tapiiiii, akhirnya gw boleh msuk dgn penjagaan ketat ranger-ranger nya, hihihi.. trekkingnya lumayannn, ga berat2 amat medannya, uda bagus, rapih karena srg dilewatin orang, tapi teteuppp gw puyeng bgt krn mens hr prtama td.. fiuuuuh. Oh iya, si Komo ga ada lucu2nya yaaa.. sereemmmm, galak dan ga bisa dielus-elus.. huh! ;p

Mareee lanjut ke Pink Beach!!! gw penasaran bgt apa bner iya ni pasir warnanya pink??? eh ternyata bner lhoooo.. duh cakep bnerrr!!! trip mates pada snorkeling sementara gw, Lela and Herlin cuma main air plus poto-poto..hihihi..

Nahh kannn, keasikan main di Pink Beach kemaleman berangkat untuk pulang ke Pulau Seraya. jam 4an kita baru start pulang.. dan perjalanan pulang ini menempuh waktu yang lebih lama dibanding berangkat, karena ngelawan arus deras..huaaaksss!! di jalan pulang parno gw kumat lagi. gimana engga! ni kapal ga punya sistem navigasi ya, klo ilang n nyasar, yodah pasrah dah. trus ga punya lampu pula, nah klo kapal lain ga liat trus nabrak kita pegimana, halaaah. plus, mlm2 dilautan Flores, kalo ada gelombang tinggi gimana???

Jam 10 mlm aja gtuuu nyampe ke Pulau Seraya, which means, ga ada air buat mandi! huaaaaa,, akhirnya by special request, air nyala cuma sejam buat kita mandi.. Segeeeeerrrr!!!!

Minggu, 15 May 2011

05:00 – 06:00 hunting sunrise bagi yang berminat

06:00 – 07:00 sarapan pagi (3)

07:00 – 08:00 bersiap island hopping Pulau Komodo, Pulau Rinca, Pulau Bidadari, Pulau kanawa, pink beach

08:00 – 17:30 Island hopping yg diselingi kegiatan snorkeling dan dive bagi yg berminat (makan siang sambil island hopping) (4)

17:30 – 18:00 hunting sunset di pulau rinca

18:00 – 19:30 mandi dan istirahat sebentar

19:30 – 21:00 makan malam (5)

21:00 – 22:00 menikmati kesenian binatang nocturnal di pinggir pantai

22:00 – masuk ke alam mimpi…

Itinerary hari kedua ga berjalan sesuai plan, krn kita klamaan di jalan (laut mksdnya), cuma dapet Pulau Komodo dan Pink Beach aja.

Lesson learned from day 2: bawa jaket dan bawa emergency lamp, biar ga masuk angin dan ga gelap2an pas listrik lagi mati.

FLORES Trip Day 1 (14-17 May 2011)

2011-05-17T18:00:00.000-07:00

Perjalanan travelling gw yang ini, sebenernya karena gw pgn travelling brg sahabat gw, Indiet, yang ternyata pas detik-detik terakhir malah membatalkan trip-nya karena sesuatu dan lain hal. ngoooook. Dan H-7 keberangkatan, ada kecelakaan pesawat Merpati di Kaimana, pesawat yg bakal nganterin gw dari Denpasar ke Labuan Bajo dan ke Denpasar lagi.

Seminggu dilanda kelabilan antara batalin trip atau engga karna bner2 parno. Tapi akhirnya toh gw berangkat juga.. *grin*

14 May 2011

Kita janjian di Bandara Ngurah Rai, Bali, buat terbang lagi ke Labuan Bajo jam 12.30. Rombongan udah di Bali semua dari smalem plus satu orang dateng dari Kupang dan ktemuan di Labuan Bajo. Gw sama sekali blm ada yg kenal dgn trip mates gw ini, karena ini pertama kalinya gw trip bareng mreka. Selama ini kita komunikasi by email aja, pas technical meeting pun gw ga bisa dateng. Stelah ketemu di Ngurah Rai dan kenalan satu-satu, mereka adalah: Johan, Ayu, Herlin, Leni, Mumut, Wahyu, Rifa dan Lela. Gw agak sedikitt lega stelah ktemu trip mates gw dan sedikitt melupakan ke-parno-an gw sama pesawat Merpati yg bakal kita naikin. Ga brenti2 gw komat-kamit dari mule boarding sampe landing di Labuan Bajo. dan akhirnya dengan selamat mendarat disanaaaah... ihiiiiy...

Labuan Bajo, puanas dan gersang yaaa. Stelah mendarat kita langsung dijemput sama mobil carteran yang bakal nganter kita ke pelabuhan Labuan Bajo, buat naik kapal ke Pulau Seraya, pulau tempat kita akan stay selama 2 malam. Dari Labuan Bajo ke Pulau Seraya, makan waktu 1 jam 30 menit by boat. Seger yaaa, selama perjalanan kena angin laut, liat yang biru dan ijo2, ga ada gedung-gedung tinggi.. naaaah, pas sampe di Pulau Seraya ni kapal ga bisa merapat ke pinggir gara2 air lautnya lagi surut, jaaaaaaahhh. Nah trus gw bingung dong, naik apa kita ke daratan, masa berenang... dannn datanglah perahu kecil dari kayu yang cuma muat diisi 3 orang, yang pake dayung, dan yang sewaktu-waktu bisa kebalik kalo kita ga stabil duduk di dalemnya.. jeng jengggg!!! gw langsung liat gadget2 elektronik gw (iPhone, BB, kamera Olympus PEN), kalo ini smua nyemplung, nyoss bneeeeer. gw liat trip mates gw, smua langsung pada ngluarin dry bag, tas yang kedap air, trus masukin smua barang2 berharga kesitu. wow, gw sama skali ga kpikiran yaaa bawa dry bag (ga punya juga), trus jadilah gw nitip2 barang gw ke dry bag mreka.. huhuhu, maap ya ngrepotin temaannnn...

*photo courtesy Johan and Firman

Untungggg ga ada yang kebalik pas naikin perahunya. Akhirnya kita smua pada check-in di kamar2 yang udah diatur Johan. Dan pas gw liat kamarnya...eng ing enggg..amat sangat sederhana yaaaaa, dengan toilet atap terbuka, plus ranjang yang ada kelambunya. ya, what do you expect, pulau terpencil gtu lho yaaa.. dannnnn ni pulau susah air, air cuma nyala dari jam 6-7 malem. smentara listrik juga cuma nyala dari jam 6-11 malem.. hayaaaaahhh.. oke benerrr! nah pas nyampe kita smua pada nyari tempat buat nge-charge batre di kamar masing-masing dannnnn trnyata ga ada jugaaa.. kalo mau nge-charge2 kudu di restoran, krn emang cuma ada disitu.. hyahhhhh... rebutan dah ni pastiiii...secara tamunya bukan kita doang!

Nih itinerary resmi hari pertama yang dibuat Johan:

Sabtu, 14 May 2011 (menggunakan WITA)

10:00 – 12:00 berkumpul dan menunggu Keberangkatan menuju Labuan Bajo dari Bandara Ngurah Rai, Denpasar

12:45 – 14:20 Lepas landas menuju Labuan Bajo

14:20 – 15:00 Mengurus bagasi dan langsung menuju dermaga hotel gardena (kapal sudah menunggu untuk diantar ke pulau seraya)

15:00 – 16:00 perjalanan menuju pulau Seraya

16:00 – 18:30 check in, istirahat lanjut Snorkling…… sekalian menunggu hunting sunset

18:30 – 19:30 mandi, sholat dan istirahat menunggu makan malam

19:30 – 21:00 makan malam dan bersenda gurau…. (2)

21:00 – 21:30 keliling pulau sekitar penginapan

21:30 – pagi Istirahat

Lesson learned from day 1: bawa dry bag, buat nyelametin barang-barang berharga kalo sampe ada kondisi kaya td lagi pas trip.

MAROON 5!!!!

2011-05-03T18:52:00.000-07:00

Keajaiban ini terjadi pada tanggal 27 April 2011 di Istora Senayan, Jakarta...

Prolog:

Singkat cerita, gw nge-fans berat sama band ini sejak single pertama mereka "This Love" dirilis. Ditambah dengan suara unik Adam Noah Levine (dan kegantengannya tentu saja) dan musikalitas M5 yang tinggi, saat itu gw yakin, ini band bakal sukses berat.

November 2010, uda ada kasak kusuk selentingan kabar kalo M5 mau dateng ke Indonesia, waktu itu msh percaya ga percaya, ternyata Om Adrie Subono (Java Musikindo) confirmed dan tiket dijual 5 Dec 2010 (pdahal show-nya baru tgl 27 April 2011). Berita itu bikin heboh jagat Indonesia seada-adanya. Termasuk teman saya Indiet, yang ngaku2 kalo Adam Levine tu "the father of her unborn childs" (halah!). Hari H penjualan tiket, gw lagi ga di Indonesia (baca: Singapore), gw uda pasrah, kalo jodoh ya nonton kalo ga ya apa boleh buat yaaa.. Ternyata pas gw di Sing, dikabarin kalo si Indiet berhasil dapen 4 tiket termasuk buat gw!! Wew!!

April 2011, tibalah saat penukaran voucher M5 di Java Musikindo. Tak disangka tak dinyana, namanya Indiet ga terdaftar di Java, doeng, doeeeeng!!! Saat itu Indiet menderita negative thinking syndrom dan gw mengidap pasrah and positive thinking syndrome. Sampai akhirnya H-1 tiket baru di tangan (berkaca-kaca), I'm gonna sing along with you, Adam!!!

Tiket Maroon 5

Adam Noah Levine (vocalist Maroon 5)

Gw, Indiet, Geyu and Yosie

Overall, konser Maroon 5 di Jakarta ini outstanding, performance mereka superb, promotornya pun oke, jd smua2nya lancar..Alhamdulillaaah..

-bisou bisou-

Susaaaaaaaaah.....!!!

2011-03-18T21:29:00.000-07:00

Uda 4 bulan iniiii tapi blom bisa ngelupain si Dimas..etdaaahh...emang gw segitu susahnya jatuh cinta dan segera melupakan ya..padahal jlas2 dia mah emang total jerk..tetep aja susah dah ngelupainnya..knp? karena menurut gw banyak moment2 lucu dan unik pas kita lagi sama2..seperti:

1. Moment unyu, pas dia pagi2 ke kantor nganterin jaket biar gw ga kedinginan di kantor

2. When I kissed him on the cheek, trus gw lgsg ngabur turun dari mobil sambil ktawa2. haha, itu sumpah dia speechless bgt, gw uda di dlm rmh hampir 15 mnit, mobil dia msh di dpn rumah gw..totally speechless diaaa..sukurin!!!

3. menghabiskan macet terparah berdua di mobil, krn Jakarta kebanjiran! sampe kita brdua eneg, mati gaya, ga tau mw ngapain.. dr kntor jam 5 sampe rumah jam 12 mlm! hyahahaha...

4. Saat2 jaim di Sushi Tei dan Haagen Dasz PS waktu prtama kali ktmu lg, stlh bertaun2 ga ktmu (padahal tetanggaan. Sumpeeee, itu gw lg dekil bgt, muka bengep gara2 abs facial, pake clana pendek pula, gembel berat!

5. Breathtaking moment, stelah pulang dr kawinan, ujan deres bgt, ga bs msk rmh, krn komplek kebanjiran. Beli kopi di Torry caman, nunggu di mobil sambil pelukan dlm diam dgn backsound lagu Tompi-Aku Jatuh Cinta..so PERFECT!

6. Dinner bertiga pulang kantor, bareng Mamanya. Dipaksa. Sial! Dimas puas bgt ngeliat gw mati kutu gtu ddpn mamanya. Sepanjang dinner, kita bbm-an mulu, dia ceng2in gw moloooo..groaaarrr!!!

7. Dinner di Death by Chocolate PIM pulang kantorrr..sangat impulsif krn gw ngidam berat, dan dia nurutin..unyu2an makan cake coklat buanyaaaak krn ngejar promo disc 50% min. purchase hrs 200rb. huaaaah, penuh bgt perutnyaaa!!!

8. Main bowling, brg bosnya jg di EX. Dengan TIDAK disengaja, bawa baju ganti kaos yang warnanya sama (warna Merah)..hidiiiih, ky ank panti asuhan deh..sehati tuh.. suit suit..

9. First time he kissed me on the cheek. di mobil, parkiran torry coffee. dia pura2 nyari dompet gtu, gw ikutan sibuk nyari, tiba2..cup! colongan tuuuuh..huuuuuuu ;p

10. Ngopi after office-hours di Starbuck TIS, sambil ngobrol ngalor ngidul, kaki gw, gw taro diatas pahanya sambil dia pijit2in, kaki dia jg naik ke atas kursi..we talked a lot! like a lot! about everything..

huaaaaahhh, ya ya ya...susah memang ngapus memori ttg laki-laki yg satu ini, banyak momen2 unyu kaya di pelem2..apalagi dia berhasil meyakinkan gw utk meninggalkan 5 taun masa jomblo gw.. Damn, what a man!

One.One.Eleven

2011-01-04T17:42:00.000-08:00

My new year’s 2011 resolutions are:

Get a new job! Better, in any ways, than before. *still working on this*
Married. Yup with him. The picture of us getting married is still there. It’s still irreplaceable until now. The idea of us being together is just tempting and great and fun and thrilling. Haha.
Taking Master of Supply Chain Management in UK
Weight loss until 10 kg. *still working on this too*
More travelling around Indonesia and overseas. Insyaallah will go to Pink Beach, Labuan Bajo in May 2011
Buy Macbook Pro and iPhone 4

Whooaaaaaa, I have a lot of work to do to make all of the said above come true.
Welcome 2011, please be nice to me. *smooch*

RECAP-2010

2011-01-04T17:24:00.000-08:00

What so great in 2010? Well I remember only several things, which are verrryyy great:

1. Holiday to Phuket-Ho Chi Minh with my office mates.

2. Training/holiday to Jogja and spent the free time with my high school mates, Bibis, to Kaliadem (before Merapi erupted of course), “beringin kembar” and “wisata kuliner”.

3. Backpacking to Singapore with new mates Rika and Pipit

4. D’la and Donna back for good to Indonesia

What so terrible in 2010:

1. End of contract with my job. Which always had been my comfort zone, my pride and my sweet escape. Saying goodbye is always the hardest and I’m not good at saying goodbye. *darn*

2. Dimas. He is happened, which is so terrible to me. But don’t take it wrong, I’m not regretting it, I’m just saying that it is terrible

3. Me and family moved out from the house that we had been staying for almost 20 years

4. Damn watch, which bought impulsively for Christmas gift for the man that said on point number 2. He wouldn’t accept the gift but not rejected it politely. Just like that, without saying a word to me and didn’t even think about my feeling, at all.

Thank you to those who hated me, because you made me a stronger person

Thank you to those who loved me, because you made my heart bigger

Thank you to those who were worried about me, because you let me know that you actually cared

Thank you to those who left me, because you made me realize that nothing lasts forever

And thank you to those who entered to my life, because you made me who I am today

Just want to thank you for just being there in my life, whatever I might have meant to you

Goodbye, 2010.

WANTED!

2010-12-15T23:34:00.000-08:00

MALE
Single
Preferably wear glasses
About 175 cm height
Proportional weight
25-30 Years old
Smart
Great sense of humor
Moslem
Ready to make Commitment (read: MARRIED)
Free from any diseases

*do you know men that matches almost all of the said criteria?
Please contact me immediately ;p

Singapore!

2010-12-10T22:43:00.000-08:00

Yups!

This was the most impulsive trip, ever. Set the date, buy the ticket and go. I was planning to go crazy and trip there completely alone. After all that I was going through last November, i was deserved to feel some joy and relieve all the numerous pain in my chest.

Day 1: Take off with Mandala Airlines, 21.00 from Soetta-Changi. ETA: 23.00. with new mates Rika and uni Ipit. We succeeded sleep over at the Changi Airport, haha..

Day 2: Early morning, took MRT from Changi Airport to Pillow & Toast Hostel located in Chinatown, 40 Mosque Street. Very recommended, clean and tidy. Check-in time, 2 PM. So we just took bath, leave the baggage and went out for city tour..uhuy! Little India, Orchard Road (Ion Plaza, Tangs Plaza, Lucky Plaza), Lunch Nasi Padang at Lucky Plaza. Meet Becky, my junior high friend, then went to Mustafa, Singapore Flyer, Esplanade, Merlion, Marina Bay Sands from far away and Clark Quay. Tired, tired, tired but so much fun, fun ,fun. fun.... we slept in a 10 bed mixed-dorm, i thought it was scary but i was wrong haha..It was fun, met other travellers and share stories before bed, it was real fun :)

Day 3: Universal Studios dayyyyyy... Spent all day in Sentosa Island with its Casino and Universal Studios. Took MRT from Chinatown to Harbour Front (Vivo City) then took bus to Sentosa Island. This was the first time i went to Casino met gamblers, just like i watched '21' movie..haha. First ride in Universal Studios, Mummy's rollercoaster, then we played and shopped until it closed. Oh yeah, one show that stunned me, "Monster Rock"!!! We saw the show twice and really rocks!!! haha..

Day 4: Shit, I set the alarm wrong, woke up late and rushed to Changi with Mandala 06.50 and thank god, I was not late..

Total Cost: approximately 4 million

Tips: be patient when you are looking for the ticket price, I got the expensive one 1,5 million return and others can get like 300-500 for return flight! huhuhu

Pride, Prejudices and Facts

2010-12-10T22:34:00.000-08:00

Dimas..

Well yeah, my life was like a rollercoaster with him. From nothing to something and from no one to someone and vice versa..

I will describe him first:

"A smart mysterious man with glasses, has nearly clean-shaved beard with juicy lips and awkward smile"

It all started in one lousy floody night and Idul Fitri Holiday. We were become tense in bbm-ing so I was facebook-ing him and turned out his status was (or is) “Married with… “. Hmmm, what’s this all about, I asked myself. Screwed my thoughts, I ignored all the warning signs and kept going on. We’re just friends, nothing more; especially when I already knew that we are “different” (you know what I mean).

Then things became even more fucked up, I was so fucked up. I didn’t know exactly how and when but he really had me going. Even though our relationship based with a lie; I mean his lies, I still.. pffftttt! The way he treated me, the way he talked to me, the way we laughed, the way we sing together, the way he stared at me, they just made me believe that he was for real. It beat the facts that he had been lying and cheating to me behind my back. Oh yes, maybe you think that I didn’t know when you were texting her or met her or called her, but hell yeah I knew, I knew it from the start. He thought I was dumb enough to be fooled, but I just played dumb and always asked him questions so that he could come clean to me, confess his lies. Instead of he came clean to me, he kept on with the lies. Damn, he is a beautiful liar.

Can you call this a relationship? Because we played our role, he acted and I pretended like he didn’t act. We played games, we invented drama. At the very end, I didn’t know what was real anymore, it all covered with lies. But Karma’s a bitch; it will hunt you down until you’re begging for a mercy. Life is too short for you to act irresponsibly like this.

Did I fall in love? Yes.

Do I miss him? Yes.

And yes, I will get myself out of love from him, that I’m sure.

JKT-PHUKET-HO CHI MINH-JKT

2010-12-09T21:18:00.000-08:00

Well..Sebenernya trip ini udah kejadian months ago (Feb 2010), tapi entah kenapa gw pengen nge-recap skarang..
Actually, ini pertama kalinya gw pergi abroad pake biaya sendiri (yippeee), berasa bgt bokeknya pas plg. haha.. eniwei..

Day 1: Take off ke Phuket naik Air Asia. With Mba yanti, Mba Vike, Madame, Mba Sary :). Sampe Phuket, lgsg naik mobil charteran n checked-in di Sunset Apartment yg udah kita sewa. Guess what? kita dpt di lt. 3 dan ga ada lift! Which is kita harus bawa koper segede2 gambreng manual naik tangga, kwaaaaak! Untungnya interior apartemennya ga mengecewakan, cozy dengan desain modern minimalis dan yang paling penting , bersih. Setelah beberes bentar, kita lgsg cari makan di sekitaran hotel, jalan kaki n akhirnya nemu tempat makan seafood n tom yam yg nyummy bner, sampe-sampe akrab sama waiter nya, Cali. Sisanya kita menghabiskan malem cuma jln2 di pasar Phuket dan cari one-day tor ke Phi Phi yg murce marice..

Day 2: City Tour aja, sambil nungguin geng laki-laki dateng (pak Yayan, Moris and Setio). Dasar emg gw ga kuat iman, dimana-mana blanja ya di pasar, di Jungceylon (mall-nya Phuket-Patong), di pinggir jalan pun dapet koper kabin..hadeeeeeh, makin berat deh bawaan ke Vietnam. Kita dinner di tempat Cali ky kemaren.. Yummy.

Day 3: Phi-Phi Island Tour. Anjritttt!! Bagus bgt lautnyaaaa, beninggggg. Sebenernya Indonesia jg ga kalh cantik sih lautnya, cuma kurang terjamah aj pariwisata nya, kurang promosi. Di Phi Phi gw snorkeling, berenang-renang, ngambang2, aduuuh pokoknya rileks abis deh, ga mikirin gosong ato engga yg penting enjoy. Sorenya, bnr2 in a rush ngejar pesawat ke Ho Chi Minh, berkat mobil jemputan yg dtg telat dan sopir dodol nyetirnya terlalu santai, hmmmpppph! Akhirnya selamat jg sampe Ho Chi Minh, biarpun badan masih belepetan pasir Phi Phi, akhirnya..

Day 4: First day in Ho Chi Minh City.. hmm, bener2 wandering around. Ke pasar Ben Thanh, mlmnya wisata mall dan berakhir ke Hard Rock Ho Chi Minh City..

Day 5: ikut city tour..ke War Remains Museum, Reunification Palace, ke tempat bikin kerajinan tanah liat (lupa namanya) and Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral. Kenalan sama banyak traveller Opa, Neel, swedish couple yg krja di Embassy Swedis for Indonesia dan best tour guide ever, Leung. Malemnya janjian sama Neel di Gecko Pub. Gw ga akan pernah lupa saat itu, where I almost lost in Vietnam (gosh).

Day 6: Cu Chi Tunnel tour, tapi bukan Leung lg tour guide nya (so sad). Tur ini hampir mkn waktu seharian, puanasss, capekkk. Tapi tetp lho, plg tur mampir ke Ben Thanh lg for more shopping 'cause it's cheap!!!!

Day 7: back to Jakarta. I always miss coming back home after travelling :)

Total cost (Flight+accomodation+transportation): approximately 5 million.

Mid 2010

2010-06-30T22:39:00.000-07:00

2010..

Tidak banyak yang berubah..

Massive change cuma ada di sektor teman/sahabat.. Yang tadinya ada jadi ga ada, yang tdnya ga ada jadi ada.. (panjang cerita, ribet urusannya)

Kerjaan: makin sibuk, makin ruwet, makin asik!

Cita-cita: banyak nabung, banyak jalan2. Target taun depan bisa travel ke Eropa atas biaya sendiri (Amien) plus umroh bareng sekeluarga. Masih pengen S2 di London, tapi baru2 ini my daddy nyuruh ke Norway, negara yg antah berantah plus duingin bgt (glekk!!). Satu lagi cita-cita saya, lebih tepat disebut doa dan harapan, adalah menikah. :)

Cinta: saya ini makin sulit jatuh cinta. bukan karena betah menjomblo dari 2005, tapi karena makin lama makin banyak pertimbangan. Lagipula ortu jg mulai ikut serta menyortir (halah!). Makin ruwet dihadapkan dengan pilihan dengan resiko masing2 plus penyesalan2 yg mungkin terjadi di kemudian hari. Membuat pro-con list aja rasanya ga cukup.

Pake logika atau pake hati?

Still a Mystery

2009-09-01T20:54:00.000-07:00

Iseng..
bingung mw nulis apa?
tapi uda trlanjur janji mw rajin nulis blog
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Sabtu, 29 Aug 2009-Reuni SMP TJS ang. 99
Seruuu, walopun pulangnya migrain abis, saking lieurnya liat orang...foto2 sana sini biar eksis, hahaha. sama berusaha menciptakan kenangan buat donnat n dharma scara si donat uda mw brgkt ke mexico mggu dpn, krik krik..ga seperti reuni2 sebelumnya, kli ini gw ga punya guest wish lists (alah, bner ga ya sbutannya?) ato orang yg gw harapkan dtg krn pengeeeeen bgt ktmu dia. Tapi, tiba2 orang yg ga gw sangka2 malah dateng. Dari reuni dimulai sampe mau slesai, dia ga dtg, ya gw kira emg ga dtg, eehhhh trnyata dia dtg pas trakhir2 reuni mau udahan.
Mana gw tw klo bakal jd gini??
Cuma ngobrol bntar kok ma dia, di tempat reuni n di parkiran, trus dia minta no hp gw, ya gw kasih. I thought he just being polite. Dia baik, good looking-bad boy type (haha) and smell really nice. Ternyata malam itu jg dia langsung hubungin gw.

Janji Nonton

Dari telp dan sms, lanjut ke janji ktmuan, buka bareng plus nonton Orphan hari Selasa, 1 Sept 2009. Jujur, I felt kinda nervous. Mungkin karena stelah dating Agustus 2006 lalu sama dia, dia langsung bailed out, gw takut hal ini terjadi lagi kali ini. The problem is, gw ga tw knp gw bsa lost contact ma dia Agustus 2006 lalu, ga taw penyebabnya, mau nanya pun rasanya kok udah ga pantes nanya2 itu lg, kn udah jadul bner. Sekarang, apa yang terjadi, terjadilah.

It was fun! I finally had a great time since that crazy crappy Sunday with "A". I thought I didn't do nothing wrong. I thought so. But then the next day (Wednesday), he dissapeared. He didn't call or texted me. I found it hard to keep myself not to call and text him first. Then I called n texted him so many times, i went crazy, not crazy over him. But, mystery has not been solved yet, why did he dissapear on 2006 after our first date? and now it happened again?? At least he owe me an explanation. WHAT HAVE I DONE??

Finally, he texted me back around 8 PM on that Wednesday and said that he left all his phones at home and then he went to garage repairing his motorcycle. Was it true? Or was it a sign again that he'll gonna leave me again, that he's just not that into me after our first date? Still, i couldn't believe that I got the guts to ask him on a second date this friday to watch movie again. Then he said,"ntar-ntar dulu ya nov, soalnya motor gw mau jadi jumat/sabtu ini". what was that mean??
Did he just blew me off? or I should wait till his motorcycle done?

Start all over again

2009-08-27T19:08:00.000-07:00

Ya ampuuun, dasar emang blogger dudul, udah staun ngga nulis blog (20 Aug 08-27 Aug 09). Ckckckck, mmmmmmmm, errrrrrrr, psssstttt,,binun mw crita apa drmana..kenalan lagi aja de ya ma gw, mungkin dari situ akan timbul pertanyaan2 or mungkin cemoohan n makian..

Hai, gw Novita Eka Ayuningtyas, tahun ini bakal ultah ke 22 (insya allah klo diberi umur panjang). Gw seorang mahasiswi yang nyambi kerja di salah satu anak perusahaan PERTAMINA (tulisan PERTAMINA di caps-lock smua tanpa ada maksud menyombong lho, tp memang bgtu cara penulisan yg bnarnya). Huh? Knapa gw belon lulus padahal temen2 gw yg lain kebanyakan udah berpredikat sarjana???Well, stiap pulang kerja bawaannya capek terus pengen istirahat, kok kyknya ga sempet ngerjain skripsinya (excuse a.k.a. ngeles). Excuse gw rasanya udah hampir kadaluarsa cos time is running out so fast, sampe-sampe gw harus kejar deadline extension penulisan skripsi gw, mau gak mau harus mau kerjain. Ok lanjutt....ehmm..Status saya SINGLE (satu hal yang belom brubah sejak taun lalu..n taun sebelumnya n taun sebelumnya lagi, D**N!!!). Ada yang nanya, knapa gw masih jomblo aja??

Well, it's a one tough question for me..But i will try to make the answer simple..Kalo kata orang-orang jaman dulu 'belum jodoh'..Aaah Cliche!!!..ada yg tereak gtu..eh eh eh ntar dulu sbelum menghakimi gw, coba gw jelasin dulu yaa..

Gw ini orang yang sulit jatuh cinta,,mudah terpesona ma cowok tapi gw spesies yang sulit untuk jatuh cinta. Skali gw udah jatuh cinta, it will be completely, trully, madly n deeply (maklum Savage Garden fans). Definisi cinta bagi gw itu mostly is comfort. Comfort jalan ma dia, comfort ngobrol ma dia, comfort denger suara dia, comfort nyium bau nya dia, comfort liat dia, dll dll..

Diinget-inget, di rasa-rasa, gw hanya menemukan dan merasakan kata comfort ini di dua orang. Yang satu, my ex-bf waktu SMA..The other one adalah orang yang sedang gw 'benci' setengah mati saat ini, please visit this very inspiring blog, cos he inspired me a lot. http://radityadika.com/?s=benci

Nah kalo uda baca blog yg itu, kisah dia mirip2 ma kisah gw saat ini dengan si pemberi comfort yang kedua, kita sebut dia dengan "A" aja. Kayanya kisah gw n dia bisa nyaingin sinetron "Cinta Fitri", ada Season 1, Season 2, trus Special Ramadhan..Nah klo gw untungnya (fiuuuhh..) baru sampe Season 2, but who knows if there's gonna be the Third Season (glekkkk!!!)..Eniwei, both first and second season are sad endings. hiks. Kok bs gtu? gmn critanya? (ada yg ngeyel pgn tau crita lengkapanya).

To make story short,

Season 1--> A suka ma gw, gw sbenernya udah suka ma dia, cuma lg dalam tahap denial, knp bisa suka dia, too chicken to admit my feeling, bla bla bla bla..my bad, my loss, he's gone, end of season 1. Trus dia sibuk sendiri, gw sibuk sendiri, jeda, break, ga ktmu n komunikasi krg lebih 4blnan, tiba2 denger kabar dia uda tunangan ama pacarnya waktu ituh, gw cuma bisa meringis, menyesal dan menerima akibat kebodohan n keangkuhan diri gw.

Season 2--> Gw sendiri kurang bgtu ingat gmn Season 2 ini dimulai. I guess it all started with only one phone call at that night (can't remember the date). We laugh, we talked and then arrange the date to meet each other in person. Dari situ telponan n ktemuan makin intens, padahal saat itu status dia masih pacar orang, skali lagi PACAR ORANG. Rasa nyaman itu masih ada dan tanpa gw sadar makin lama berkembang menjadi rasa sayang. Hubungan A dan pacarnya goyah sampe akhirnya putus, not because of me of course, or...Am I? Eniwei, gw merasa A sejak saat itu pelan-pelan brubah..ga tau exactly apa yang brubah, I just felt it.

Sampai pada satu titik, rasa tidak sabar menggerogoti gw dan ketidakpastian itu membuat hati nelangsa. Gw mulai tersiksa batin, dengan mengutip blog Raditya Dika,"Aku benci harus menerjemahkan isyarat-isyarat kamu itu. Apakah pertanyaan kamu itu sekadar pancingan atau retorika atau pertanyaan biasa yang aku salah artikan dengan penuh percaya diri? Apakah kepalamu yang kamu senderkan di bahuku kemarin hanya gesture biasa, atau ada maksud lain, atau aku yang-sekali lagi-salah mengartikan dengan penuh percaya diri?". Gw benci bertanya-tanya sendiri stiap saat, karena stiap tanya A, jawabannya slalu "ga tau" atau "blum tau".

"Who am I, What am I to you?".

Perasaan gw ini mulai kehilangan indahnya, dirusak oleh rasa ingin memiliki dan cemburu yg menggebu-gebu. Apalagi saat gw tau dia buka Tender (Lelang), ternyata ada "peserta-peserta" lain selain gw (sebagai karyawan perusahaan minyak yang kerja di bagian procurement, analogi nya cuma mentok disitu2 aja), harga diri gw mulai bicara dan ga terima. I did my best as a human being, now only Allah can do the rest. Gw gak tau Allah punya rencana apa dengan hidup gw, tapi klo emang harus gw jalanin sakit ini ya akan gw jalanin. Tapi yang jelas, rasa sayang gw ini masih ada, dan akan terus ada for who knows how long.

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Speechless deh gw kalo nyeritain yang tadi, berhubung sambil nulis, sambil sbentar nerawang, sebentar bengong, sebentar berkaca-kaca mata gw, sebentar meringis, sebentar ngetik, sebentar diem. Gila!

What a beautiful world!

2008-08-20T00:48:00.000-07:00

Bulan juni 2008, gw dapet kesempatan pergi ke London. London yg slama ini cma gw liat dr buku, tv, film, kmaren gw bener2 ngeliat sendiri, ngerasain sendiri..sooo beautiful. Bener2 ga prcaya, nyampe london yg lain uda lgsg kluarin kamera, foto2, gw masih ngeyakinin diri sendiri klo itu smua nyata. trus gw ngluarin paspor, ngeliat visa gw, baru gw bnr2 prcaya, i'm really there.

sblum brgkt, gw uda nge-list tmpt2 yg pgn gw dtgin..big ben, tower bridge, primark, piccadily circus, oxford street, london bridge, london eye, madam tussauds, stamford bridge and Wimbledon, which always been my biggest dream ever since i started to play tennis..Sbelumnya gw uda googling n tanya2 ke group leader gw, mungkin ato engga gw mampir ke wimbledon, tp ktnya waktunya sempit, jadwalnya padat n dia g bs ngebiarin muridnya travel sndirian kstu..S**T! Jd sbelum brgkt uda memupuskan harapan gw ke tujuan yg trakhir itu, krn uda ga mungkin..

London waktu itu, panas tp dingin, haha aneh bgt y..Ada panas matahari tp anginnya dingin bgt, brrrr, puncak lewat d! gw punya sinus yg kambuh di udara dingin, tp anehnya ga muncul tuh sinus disana, pengertian bgt dia. Pdahal biasanya di bdg aja mata gw merah n idung gw meler teruus. hmm..anyeh!

Jadwal padet bgt disana, hampir tiap hari bangun pagi2 jam 8 kul, siangnya field trip mpe sore, mlm jln2 sendiri sama yg lain mpe tgh malem ntn teater, ke city foto2, or nge-wine di kamar mbil crita2 smpe ktiduran. Di kampus TVU cuma ada 2 org indo di sana, salah satunya yg jadi mentor gw di kelas, irfan. Dia bae bgt n mau nganter gw ke wimbledon n stamford bridge pas wktu kosong gw..asiiiik!

Semua tujuan yg di list gw alhamdulillah kesampean, malah ada yg sampe dtg kesana berkali-kali, mumpung lah. Apa-apa mahal disana, jd gw ga terlalu mikirin kurs klo mw byr tiket2 msk kecuali buat blanja, wajib bgt tu itung2an..Well, pas tiba saatnya gw harus balik ke indo gw sedih, karena gw betah bgt disana. culture-nya bikin betah, mass transportationnya bikin betah, hampir smuanya lah bikin betah, kcuali makanannya y tp gw bs adaptasi lah sama mknannya. Sampe timbul keinginan untuk balik lg kesana buat ambil S2..hopefully.
Yak, tujuan travelling berikutnya ke Madrid, Prague, Paris, Roma, Barcelona ato Venice dulu ya?? Hmmm... ;)

This song is soooo me! Check it out!

2008-04-17T23:00:00.001-07:00

Karya Kesukaan Gw selama di LSPR

2008-03-26T06:34:00.000-07:00

Ini nih salah satu favorit gw..Pertama, yang jadi cover poster ini penyanyi idola. Kedua, ngerjain tugas desktop publishing ini rame-rame and seru banget, Ketiga, dapet nilai bagus donk..hehehe..Pengen jadi EO beneran nih biar bisa datengin my lovely buble...

Wew, what can I say?? I'm a huge fans of Roger Federer. The number one male tennis player on this planet..I decided to make him as my fake magazine's cover for my desktop publishing final..Love You!!!

"Siapa ini yang foto?? coba saya tes, apa benar kamu yang foto??" Kaget banget waktu gw nyerahin foto ini, Pak Tigor,dosen matakuliah Photography, gak percaya n nanya-nanya seputar pembuatan foto ini..Ternyata emang terbukti kan foto ini emang beneran gw yang buat,,hehehe..orang yang gw foto ini adek gw yang paling kecil..Kasian banget deh, ampe ngos-ngosan gw suruh bolak-balik mpe bagus fotonya..

Kalo ini sih yang terbaru..Final Exam untuk matakuliah nya Pak Joe, Print Media Workshop..Membuat Newsletter..Agak rame sih, n terkesan childish, tapi gw lg pengen desain gw yang out of the box, beda dari biasanya..Lagi bosen ama yang kalem-kalem..Makanya di desain ini gw main warna abis-abisan,,hehehe