tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33547190407886686732024-03-13T23:18:34.357+07:00Hanya Sebuah CeritaRiri sagitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00773706497828224266noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354719040788668673.post-54902627928342838362016-01-05T16:51:00.000+07:002016-01-05T16:51:37.747+07:00Move On!!! Dear all, due to some reasons I move to https://ririsagita.wordpress.com/<br />
Please enjoy my new blog (^___^)Riri sagitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00773706497828224266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354719040788668673.post-5760101275115816232015-03-05T10:13:00.002+07:002015-03-05T13:48:19.650+07:00mijn perfecte bemiddelaar<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Kemarin kantor gue sedikit heboh karena surat dari Kementrian Keuangan yang ternyata tentang "Pemberhentian Dengan Hormat Atas Permintaan Sendiri Sebagai Pegawai Negeri Sipil Kementerian Keuangan dan Beralih Menjadi Pegawai Otoritas Jasa Keuangan".</div>
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Mhm, entah kenapa daripada posting di Path gue lebih milih nulis blog karena somehow gue jadi pengen cerita perjalanan pekerjaan gue yang akhirnya sampai di Lembaga yang bernama Otoritas Jasa Keuangan ini.</div>
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Waktu SMP gue pernah nanya ke temen deket gue, kira-kira pembicaraan seperti ini:</div>
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Me : Na, bokap lo kerja dimana sih?</div>
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Dina : Bank Indonesia</div>
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Me : ooh, kerjanya ngapain? </div>
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Dina : Gak tau sih, bagian ekonomi ekonomi gitu</div>
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Me : ooh *manggut-manggut* gue mau ah kerja kayak bokap lo<br />
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Dan dengan banyak pertimbangan akhirnya gue ngambil jurusan Akuntansi ketika kuliah. <br />
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Tahun 2006, selesai kuliah berujung menjadi budak per-KAP-an dengan title banci antara auditor dan konsultan di Deloitte. </div>
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Tahun 2007, gue ikut proses PCPM Bank Indonesia, udah sampai tahap test kesehatan, <i>one step closer</i> tapi ternyata gue gagal. Belum rejeki kerja di Bank Indonesia.... Saat itu gue sedih banget, tapi ya udah lanjut aja kerja di KAP toh baru 1 tahun juga. </div>
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Sebenarnya tahun 2007 ini juga gue sempet diminta apply sama mantan bos ke Conoco Phillips, udah gue ikutin prosesnya udah tinggal nego gaji tapi gue galau. Gue baru 1 tahun kerja di KAP belum dapat banyak ilmu. Di Conoco gue di Divisi Accounting & Finance tapi bagian training. Entah kenapa hati kecil gue masih minta <i>"stay"</i>, akhirnya dengan berat hati gue tolak itu tawaran. </div>
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Tahun 2008, gue ikut lagi proses PCPM Bank Indonesia tapi kali ini udah gagal di awal. Entah kenapa waktu itu banyak gak lolos seleksi administratif. Saat itu sih BI ganti vendor untuk proses seleksi ini, banyak yang bilang sistemnya aneh. Buat gue, ya udah emang belum rejeki kerja di BI</div>
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Nah di tahun ini juga lagi-lagi gue dapat panggilan dari Conoco Phillips, CV gue masih disimpen ternyata (agak bangga sih untuk yang satu ini). Jadi ketika gue lagi di klien di Dataran Tinggi Dieng sana yang dinginnya gak santai, tiba-tiba gue dapat telepon dari temen (dulunya kerja di Deloitte juga), la la la la dia nawarin gue lagi untuk masuk Conono. Dia cerita ketika lagi diskusi tentang kebutuhan staf, tiba-tiba bos dia ngasih 1 CV ke meja dia, dan ternyata itu CV gue. Temen gue bilang ke bos nya, dia kenal sama gue, jadi dia minta untuk "merayu" biar masuk Conoco. <i>But too bad</i>, gue lagi excited kerja di KAP (efek mau bootcamp ke Pattaya, Thailand.. Hahaha cetek). Saat itu kerjaan gue lagi banyak banget dan daripada gue mengulang kesalahan yang sama udah ikutan proses tapi ujung-ujungnya gak diambil, mending dari awal gue mengundurkan diri. Akhirnya gue tolak lagi itu Conoco Phillips *abis ini gue di blacklist dari Conoco :p<br />
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Tahun berikutnya gue udah nyerah, gak lagi ikutan proses seleksi PCPM Bank Indonesia. Selain karena kerjaan udah hampir membuncah, umur gue juga udah gak bisa ikutan.<br />
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Tahun 2010, tahun dimana gue udah eneg lelah letih lesu sama per-KAP-an ini. Mulai lagi nyari-nyari kerjaan, sempet dipanggil Arghajata tapi gak cocok salary (ujung-ujung nya materi juga, yaa kerjaanya sama sih yaaa......). Padahal kalo di kantor ini gue bisa satu kantor sama mantan gebetan pas kuliah yang sekarang lagi kuliah di University of Cambridge #lha *salah fokus semua ini*... Hahaha he made it eventually (^___^)<br />
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Tahun 2010 juga si gue yang selalu <i>say a big "NO" to</i> PNS, akhirnya menyerah nurutin permintaan nyokap untuk ikutan test PNS ini itu.... </div>
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<li>CPNS DKI cuma ikutan daftar online, dengan pertimbangan cetek "gak mau pake seragam"... akhirnya gak gue lanjutin .. asliek cetek banget pertimbangannya</li>
<li>CPNS BPK udah sampai test ke 3 (kalau gak salah), tapi mungkin karena gue setengah hati jadinya gak lolos juga</li>
<li>CPNS Kemenkeu, kali ini menyerah dan ngikutin dengan sepenuh hati setiap prosesnya. Alhamdulillah gue keterima (doa emak gue yang gak mau anaknya kelamaan kerja di KAP)</li>
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Sempet galau juga, tapi akhirnya gue pake pertimbangan "kesempatan gue jadi CPNS Kemenkeu cuma ada sekarang, toh kalau gue gak betah bisa balik lagi ke KAP".<br />
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1 Desember 2010 gue resmi jadi CPNS Kementrian Keuangan Direktorat Badan Pengawas Pasar Modal dan Lembaga Keuangan (Bapepam-LK). <br />
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<i>John F Kennedy : "And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." Bismillah.. and I will land my feet on JFK International Airport, "someday" :D ~ </i>facebook 1 Desember 2010.<br />
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31 Desember 2013, status PNS gue habis karena Bapepam-LK udah gak lagi dibawah Kementerian Keuangan melainkan lembaga sendiri dibawah naungan Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK).<br />
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Saat itu gue berpikir <b><i>God is Great</i></b>. Tuhan mendengarkan doa gue, walaupun dengan cara yang berbeda tapi Tuhan tetap ngasih jalan untuk keingin gue yang terbesit dari SMP. Kalaupun 2007 gue diterima di BI, 2014 kemarin gue juga kan bergabung dengan OJK dengan orang dan perilaku yang berbeda, yang mungkin menjadi orang yang gue anggap arogant sekarang. <i>There is always blessing in disguise.</i><br />
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Dengan cara ini Tuhan ngasih gue kesempatan hampir 5 tahun mental gue digembleng di KAP, pekerjaan dengan jam kerja yang tidak menentu setiap harinya, ngasih gue kesempatan belajar banyak dan kenal sama orang-orang luar biasa.<br />
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Tuhan ngasih kesempatan untuk masuk ke ranah yang selalu gue bilang "NO", menjadi PNS Kementrian Keuangan. Lagi-lagi awal masuk sini gue dikasih pembelajaran <i>financial management</i>. Gimana cara bisa survive setiap bulan dengan hanya 900.000, ngerasain dikasih gaji cash dan pake antri banget .. Hahaha moment-moment itu.. Bahagiaaaa.....</div>
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Luar biasa pengalaman di Kementrian Keuangan. <i>Unforgettable moment</i> di Prajab... Ketawa hampir tiap hari karena kelakuan ajaib temen-temennya... walaupun menorehkan noda di saat terakhir Bapepam-LK menjadi bagian di Hari Oeang *piss Bapak Bapak Ibu Ibu.... video youtube itu akan kami kenang selalu :p</div>
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1 Januari 2014 resmi sudah jadi pegawai OJK, terima kasih Kementrian Keuangan untuk 3 tahun 1 bulan. You're my perfect intermediator ~ mijn perfecte bemiddelaar.</div>
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Riri sagitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00773706497828224266noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354719040788668673.post-14259008747186511652015-02-10T23:45:00.000+07:002015-02-11T11:00:19.200+07:00Traveldoskop #2014<div style="text-align: justify;">
Woohooo hari gini baru sempet bikin traveldoskop 2014.. hehehe, gpp <i>better late than never</i> lah yaaa..</div>
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#1 Bangkok (Shopping, Wat Arun, Asiatique & Ayutthaya) ~ Januari 2014</div>
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Awal tahun gue pergi ke Bangkok dengan tujuan utama belanjaaaaaaaaa.....asliek niat bawa koper demi belanja belanji. Gue juga berniat sangat untuk gak lagi-lagi melewatkan Wat Arun, ini link nya <a href="http://memyselfandthejourney.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-magic-of-wat-arun-temple-of-dawn.html">The Magic of Wat Arun</a>. Sayangnya saat itu gue terjebak dalam demo besar di Bangkok, jadilah niatan belanja belanjinya belum puas *pertanda harus datang lagi </div>
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#2 Cianjur (Situs Megalitukum Gunung Padang, Curug Cikondang) ~ April 2014</div>
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Serruuuuuu cerita perjalanan ini pernah ditulis disini <a href="http://memyselfandthejourney.blogspot.com/2014/08/salah-satu-peninggalan-tertua-itu-ada.html">Salah Satu Peninggalan Tertua itu ada di Indonesia</a></div>
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#3 Big Trip (Mesir, Yordania, Yunani dan Turki) ~ Mei & Juni 2014</div>
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Belum sempet bikin cerita banyak, baru ada cerita <a href="http://memyselfandthejourney.blogspot.com/2014/11/shits-happened-in-egypt.html">Shits happened in Egypt</a> dan <a href="http://memyselfandthejourney.blogspot.com/2014/11/no-you-cant-go-to-athens-you-go-back-to.html">No, you can't go to Athens, you go back to Amman</a>, juga tentang visa <a href="http://memyselfandthejourney.blogspot.com/2014/12/visa-oh-visa.html">visa oh visa</a></div>
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#4 Padang (Maninjau, Talu, Istana Pagaruyung, Pulau Pagang & Paralayang) ~ Juli 2014</div>
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Sebenarnya ini sih mudik, tapi sekalian halan-halan. Kejadian tak baik pun menimpa ketika paralayang HP gue hilang :((, cerita lengkap menyusul.</div>
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#5 Yogyakarta (Goa Jomblang & Sendratari Ramayana) ~ September 2014 </div>
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Yeay balik lagi ke Yogya..... cerita tentang perjalanan ini <a href="http://memyselfandthejourney.blogspot.com/2014/10/vertical-caving-ray-of-light.html">Vertical Caving & Heritage Story</a></div>
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#6 Bandung (Tebing Keratorn) ~ Oktober 2014</div>
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Hahahaha random banget ini tiba-tiba kepengen ke Tebing Keraton, ini ceritanya <a href="http://memyselfandthejourney.blogspot.com/2014/10/just-random-traveler.html">Just a Random Traveler</a></div>
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#7 Palembang ~ Oktober 2014</div>
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Kondangan temen plus halan-halan mengunjungi tempat Al-Qur'an terbesar di dunia dan kampung tempat asal muasal mpek mpek Palembang. </div>
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#8 Singapore (Trick Eye Museum & USS) ~ Oktober 2014</div>
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USS Horror Night dengan gratisan... Hahaha. Ada rencana sih pengen nulis tentang USS Horor Night, semoga cepat terealisasi. Sebelumnya bingung mau kemana, akhirnya ke Trick Eye Museum yang baru buka di Sentosa .. hihihi seruuuu.</div>
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#9 Lombok (Kerjaaaaaaaaa) ~ November 2014</div>
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Karena kerja sih kesininya, tapi yang penting udah pernah ke Lombok :P</div>
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#10 Belitong ~ Desember 2014</div>
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Yeay finally!!! Another wish list :')</div>
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Alhamdulillah 2 bucket list utama gue tahun ini tercapai yaitu Petra di Yordania dan Belitong. Terima kasih ya Allah semoga di tahun 2015 ini wish list lainnya tercapai, terutama nikah .. Aamiin ya Allah</div>
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Hi hello 2015....</div>
Riri sagitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00773706497828224266noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354719040788668673.post-16920184175181711652015-01-28T11:07:00.000+07:002015-01-28T14:38:01.709+07:00Sunset Over Bukit Berahu<div style="text-align: justify;">
am a sunset lover, a sunset hunter as well. Wherever I go I always find a way to enjoy sunset.</div>
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Last December, I went to Belitung. I stayed at Bukit Berahu Cottage which is the perfect place to see sunset. December is the beginning of the rainy season in Indonesia, so
I expected nothing for the sunset. Yet when I arrived in Belitung, I
felt so lucky because it turned out the weather was so bright. I didn’t
have any plan on the day of the arrival. I just wanted to enjoy the
place. Another luck was I had a beach view room, so I can enjoy sea
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Well enjoy the stunning sunset ... </div>
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Riri sagitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00773706497828224266noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354719040788668673.post-74413236130895623452015-01-03T02:06:00.000+07:002015-01-28T11:00:14.958+07:00Dari Yang pernah bercita-cita jadi Menteri Pariwisata<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">Abis membaca tulisan dari beberapa travel blogger
yang intinya </span><span lang="IN" style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">tentang </span><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">surat terbuka untuk Menteri Pariwisata dan
Ekonomi Kreatif</span><span lang="IN" style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">, kritik dan saran untuk kemajuan pariwitasa
Indonesia dari mereka-mereka yang cinta Indonesia dan peduli akan pariwisata
Indonesia. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="IN" style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">Dan gue jadi keikutan
pengen nulis, iya emang anaknya ikut-ikutan. Tapi tulisan ini bukan
tentang surat terbuka, cuma tulisan dari bocah yang pernah bercita-cita jadi
Menteri Pariwisata. Hooh aneh emang cita-citanya, sampai ketika di
facebook ada semacam games “how well do you know me?” hal ini gue jadiin pertanyaan, “gue mau jadi menteri apa?” .. Banyak yang salah jawab ketika itu, gue yang berlatar belakang pendidikan sebagai akuntan diduga ingin menjadi
Menteri Keuangan.. Hahaha, salah besar saudara-saudara! :P <i>Well currently I</i> <i>trapped as a</i>
<i>government slave </i><i>instead </i>yang masih senang jalan-jalan dan sedikit menulis. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="IN" style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">Travelling hari gini
makin trendy yaa, semacam ketinggalan jaman kalau long weekend cuma di
rumah.. *iya ini gue juga masih sering merasa kayak gini kok* .. Hahaha. Apapun
alasannya semakin banyak orang yang jalan-jalan. Ah menurut gue orang dari
dulu juga jalan-jalan sih, cuma saja dulu teknologi belum secanggih sekarang
yang seluruh dunia bisa tau kita lagi kemana ama siapa #eh . Dulu bukti sebuah perjalanan hanya bermodalkan
kamera film yang kudu cetak baru foto bisa dilihat dan itupun hanya kita sendiri yang menyimpan,
cuci cetak aja mahal, boro mau cetak lebih buat dibagi ke orang.
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sih Ri, segitunya pengen jalan-jalan terus. Jawaban pertama pasti “PETA”. Kenapa gitu? Iya karena seinget gue (sebelum gue dibelikan majalah Bobo, komik donal bebek, sampai majalah kawanku & gadis) buku
pertama yang dibuka Papa didepan mata gue itu ATLAS INDONESIA & DUNIA, dan Atlas ini masih gue simpan sampai sekarang padahal gue yakin itu negara banyak yang udah berubah, secara di Atlas itu Russia masih disebut Uni Soviyet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">Gue sangat senang melihat nama-nama kota di Indonesia & Dunia yang berujung pernah membantin
(entah umur berapa saat itu) “gue mau datang ketempat-tempat itu ah kalo udah
gede”. Jaman gue kecil belum ada internet jadi gak pernah tahu tuh tempat-tempat bentukannya seperti apa.</span></div>
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<span lang="IN" style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">Dan disinilah gue,
dengan segala keterbatasan anak gang sanip yang waktu kecil diajak ke Pantai
Carita sudah jejingkrakan, manalah kepikiran ketempat di Indonesia yang luar
biasa cantiknya (<i>dangerously beautiful</i>
<i>of Indonesia</i> kalo kata orang-orang),
boro kepikiran keluar negeri, padahal pernah ngeces ngeliat tempat tinggal
suami tante yang asalnya dari New Zealand. Gedean dikit lahirlah mall-mall
besar di Ibukota, diajak kesini juga seneng nya bukan main. Maklum gue kan kehidupan
ekonomi apa adanya yak, diajak ke mall pun sama om. Eh tapi pernah sih jalan
agak jauh dikit ke Pekanbaru waktu umur 2 tahun, ke Padang & Semarang waktu
SMP, dan ke Studi Tour ke Malang waktu SMA.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="IN" style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">Lanjut ketika gue sudah mulai kerja, sudah menghasilkan duit dan sudah bisa jalan-jalan pake duit
sendiri dan bisa keluar negeri, sampai bisa kepikiran mau jadi Menteri
Pariwisata. Aarrghh dulu gue gregetan “Negara gue ini cantiknya luar biasa,
tapi kenapa tuh bule cuma tau Bali, ini kementrian pariwisata gimana sih” *nyalahin
orang aja, Ri*. Hahaha. Oh iya bahkan dulu sempet beredar rumor “Turis mancanegara tau
Bali, tapi gak tau kalo Bali itu di Indonesia”. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="IN" style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">Dengan segala
idealisme gue yang cetek, yap gue akhirnya bilang “pengen jadi menteri pariwisata
deh” tanpa aksi nyata tentunya.. hahaha. Tapi temen gue yang sedikit serius
menyarankan “jadi staf ahli menteri aja, Ri ketauan ada kerjaannya, kalo
Menteri doank cuma boneka”. Seiring berjalannya waktu dan segala problematika
yang gue alami, kandas sudah cita-cita gue., Lagian ya Ri, jadi menteri kan
politik. Situ aja enek sama politik, mimpi jadi menteri!.. hahaha. Ya sudahlah jadi pekerja kantoran saja, kerja kerja nabung trus jalan-jalan. #supercetek :)))
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<span lang="IN" style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">Woi ini kan mau
ngomongin masalah pariwisata, jadinya malah kemana-mana. OK balik ke masalah
wisata Indonesia dan dari pengalaman yang pernah gue alami. Sebenarnya gue rada
bingung siapa yang paling bertanggung jawab dalam memulai pengembangan
pariwisata? Pemerintah pusatkah yang dalam hal ini Kementrian Pariwisata dan
Ekonomi Kreatif? Atau Pemerintahan Daerah, dimana Dinas Pariwisata daerah
berada dibawah naungan Pemda setempat bukan Pemerintah Pusat. *Gue sudah
cross-check ke beberapa teman dan memang Dinas Pariwisata daerah berada dibawah
naungan Pemda setempat*<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="IN" style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">Lupakan dulu masalah
itu, gue akan cerita pengalaman saja. Ketika masih menjadi <i>office slave </i>yang punya pekerjaan banci
antara konsultan dan auditor, gue berkesempatan training di Pattaya, Thailand. Saat
itu gue nginep di Dusit Pattaya. Entah ini inisiatif hotel atau EO nya, di dalam
kotak souvernir ada 3 lembar kertas yang judulnya:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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gambaran umum Thailand. Country Full Name; Population; Currency; Electrial
Plugs; Language Spoken; Time Zones; Country Dialing Code; dan Weights &
Measurement.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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: Lebih ke bentuk negara Thailand itu seperti apa, agamanya apa, dan sebagai
negara yang pariwisatanya berhubungan dengan agama yang dianut, dikertas itu
dijelasin do’s and don’ts nya kalau mau mengunjungi tempat ibadah yang juga
tempat wisata.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="IN" style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">Jujur gue nemu kertas
ini juga setelah beberapa tahun kemudian ketika lagi beres-beres. Yang terlintas di
pikiran saat itu “ini keren!” gue gak tau apakah hal ini rata
diaplikasikan di seluruh Thailand, atau kebetulan cuma inisiatif EO saat itu
aja. Tapi ini hal baik, bisa banget dijadikan contoh untuk acara berkelas
international secara Indonesia kaya akan budaya, sebagai pengenalan dasar budaya
setempat yang dijadikan lokasi untuk pertemuan international. Gue gak update
sih, tapi mungkin di Indonesia pun hal ini sudah diterapkan. <i>I hope so!</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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di homestay penduduk lokal di Pulau Koloray, satu-satunya pulau berpenghuni
dijajaran pulau lainnya di Morotai. Di depan rumah penduduk ini ada tulisan “Sail
Morotai 2012. Homestay. Penginapan Rakyat”. Tulisan ini bikin gue penasaran dan
bertanya ke Ibu yang punya rumah tentang homestay mereka ketika sail Morotai
ini berlangsung. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Ibu bikin gue kaget “wah, saat itu mah gak ada yang dateng kesini Mbak, padahal
rumah-rumah disini sudah disiapin untuk dijadikan penginapan”. Gue berasa “deg,
kok bisa bu?”. Jadi nampaknya ada koordinasi yang buruk antara pemerintah pusat dan pemerintah daerah. Pemerintah daerah yang
merasa lokasinya akan digunakan untuk perlehatan tahunan ini diperintahkan oleh
pemerintah pusat (nyang punya acara), untuk memberdayakan penduduk setempat. Dari
mulai penginapan sampai kerajinan tangan. Semangatlah pemerintah daerah dan
penduduk setempat. Rumah dan jalan diperbagus, mereka diminta untuk membuat
banyak kerajinan tangan (anyaman) untuk bisa dijual. Ini gak makan biaya
sedikit sih yaa, apalagi ketika hari H gak ada satupun peserta sail morotai
yang datang ke tempat ini, berasa banget ruginya. Lebih tepatnya para peserta gak
tau, bahkan tempat ini gak tercata dalam list penginapan yang tersedia untuk
sail morotai. Si Ibu tau dari Bule yang beberapa hari setelah acara selesai datang kesini, dan bilang ketika acara itu berlangsung beliau gak dapat informasi adanya penginapan di sini. Entah gimana koordinasinya sama pemerintah pusat yak ini, gue sedih banget denger cerita si Ibu. Penduduk sini kan udah ngarep banget akan
dapat tambahan pendapatan dari penginapan dan kerajinan tangan, eh tiba-tiba gak
ada gitu yang muncul. Sakitnya tuh disini *nunjuk dada #eh lagu itu belum
ada yak. Cerita si Ibu bikin gue sangat yakin, paling tidak dalam pandangan gue sendiri, kalau Sail Morotai itu gagal!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="IN" style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">Desember kemarin gue liburan ke Belitong, pulau dan kota yang terkenal sejak novel Andrea Hirata yang
berjudul “Laskar Pelangi” diangkat jadi film dan berlokasi syutting di sini. Satu yang bikin gue terkesima, jalanannya mulus cynnnn gak gradakan
goyang goyang layaknya pulau kecil di Indonesia pada umumnya. Supir gue bilang,
disini pendapat sama pengeluaran daerahnya masih lebih gede pendapatan Mbak,
makanya digunain buat benerin jalan. Mmhm agak bingung pendapatannya darimana
secara hampir semua tempat wisata gratis dan mineral utama kota ini which is
Timah produksinya udah terjun bebas. Pikiran positif gue sih, pemerintahnya aja
yang memang bener gunain dana, <i>first thing
to do</i> itu benerin infrastuktur jalan yang memang akses utama untuk
menghubungkan tempat wisata satu dan yang lainnya *gue bicara ini dari kacamata
wisatawan*<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="IN" style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">Pengalaman lain, gue pernah
ikutan workshop yang pembicarnya dari FAS Korea (OJK nya Korea). Ketika lagi
break, di pembicara muterin video pariwisata Korea dan Band korea yang
lagi booming. Mereka bilang, sebagai pekerja pemerintahan walaupun bukan bagian
Pariwisata, diwajibkan juga untuk memasarkan pariwisata dan budaya Korea. Jadi
mereka harus membawa video pariwisata dan diputer disela-sela workshop. <i>Kind a good idea, though!<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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banget pengembangan pariwisata melibatkan banyak instansi, tapi justru letak kelemahamnnya, koordinasi antar Instansi. Gue kurang paham sih dengan struktur yang ada
ketika Dinas Pariwisata daerah berada di bawah naungan Pemda apakah kendali ada
di Pemerintahan Daerah? Kalau iya, peran Pusat apa? Marketing doank? Kalau iya,
apakah ada <i>guideline</i> yang turun ke Daerah untuk pengembangan pariwisata dari pemasaran
pariwisata yang udah dilakukan Pusat, biar in line gitu. Kalau gak ya gak
ketemu, si pusat masarin apa, si daerah ngembangin apa. Gak ada prioritasnya. Menurut gue untuk fokus pengembangan, prioritas dan dana tetap jadi peer pemerintah
pusat dan daerah. kalau kayak kasus Belitong, gue yakin yang memperbaiki jalan adalah pemerintah daerah. </span></div>
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<span lang="IN" style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">Jadi peran wisatawan dan <i>travel blogger</i> apa?. Penikmat dan pemasar terselubung macam <i>travel blogger </i>itu gak
bisa langsung mengubah infratruktur yang jelek jadi bagus. Mereka cuma bisa bilang
tempat A bagus, tempat B keren, tempat A kurangnya disini, tempat B kurangnya
disini dan memberi masukan ke Pemerintah. Mereka bisa menjadi semacam intermediator ke Pemerintah untuk pengembangan pariwisata, dengan surat terbuka untuk Menteri Pariwisata dan Ekonomi Kreatif, contohnya. Sementara itu, hal nyata yang bisa mereka lakukan adalah menjadi pejalan yang bertanggung jawab. I am sure, they did!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">Soal pemodal asing,
mmhm agak bingung yaaa.. menurut gue Indonesia itu sumber daya alam dan manusia
melimpah, tapi gak punya modal. Siapa yang punya modal? Ya asing, turunin
idealisme dikit deh, bener kan yang bisa bangun resort mewah itu Asing. Iya
karena mereka punya duit dan mereka yang willing untuk investasi di sektor pariwisatanya Indonesia. Sekarang ini banyak hal tentang bisnis. Nah peran
pemerintah nih yang harusnya kasih batasan, sejauh mana investasi asing dan
sejauh mana mereka harus tunduk sama aturan kita dalam hal pengembangan
pariwisata. Kalau peraturannya jelas dan diterapkan benar, bisa jadi simbiosis
mutualisme harusnya. Apalagi ini udah 2015, udah AFTA. *mendadak panik melanda*</span></div>
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<span lang="IN" style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">Udah ah kepanjangan.
Tulisan ini bukan ajang kritik dan saran, cuma pengalaman dan pendapat gue,
yang belum tentu benar adanya, tapi mungkin bisa sedikit dipikirkan. *sama
siapa, Ri?, sama siapa aja yang mau baca kali yak*... Hahaha.</span></div>
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<span lang="IN" style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">Semoga pariwisata Indonesia
makin maju.. aamiin. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="IN" style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">*keep travelling and
be responsible traveler*<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Riri sagitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00773706497828224266noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354719040788668673.post-1709455295456981832014-12-30T11:07:00.000+07:002015-01-28T11:00:44.515+07:00Visa Oh Visa<div style="text-align: justify;">
Di 2014, gue melakukan perjalanan besar 3 benua 4 negara yaitu Mesir, Yordania, Yunani dan Turki. Kenapa 3 benua? karena Turki merupakan bagian dari Benua Asia dan Benua Eropa. Sebagai penduduk yang memegang passport Indonesia, sungguh sangat disayangkan kita harus membuat 4 visa karena masing-masing negara membutuhkan visa yang berbeda. Sampai saat ini pemegang Indonesia Passport masih harus memerlukan visa untuk masuk ke banyak negara. </div>
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<u><b>Visa Turki</b></u></div>
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Dimulai dari yang paling mudah dulu ya. Visa Turki termasuk mudah, bisa <i>visa on arrival</i> dan sekarang dipermudah lagi e-visa. Bisa buka website nya <a href="https://www.evisa.gov.tr/en/">disini</a> atau langkah-langkahnya bisa dilihat di blog temen <a href="http://kucingbloon.wordpress.com/2014/02/27/e-visa-turki-tinggal-klik/">langkah e-visa</a>. Biaya visa turki 25 USD.<br />
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<u><b>Visa Mesir</b></u></div>
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Kemudian Visa Mesir, sebenarnya gampang-gampang susah. Kemarin itu gue sempet harus bulak balik ke kedutaan karena tiket gue keluar mesir gak ke Indonesia melainkan ke Yordania, petugas kedutaan kasih saran agar tiket kepulangan langsung ke Indonesia saja. Gimana caranya? saat itu gue minta bantuan temen yang bekerja di agen perjalanan untuk bikin <i>itinerary</i> pulang dari Mesir ke Indonesia. Hotel bisa dibooking lewat booking.com, pilih yang <i>pay later, no cancellation fee</i><i>.</i> Dikarenakan visa yang harus disiapkan cukup banyak, jadinya gue memilih yang <i>multiple entry </i>karena <i>validity </i>nya lebih dari satu bulan. Yap akhirnya selesai juga visa Mesir.</div>
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<u>Secara umum syarat visa mesir</u></div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">Passport photo 4x6 (white background) (2);</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Plane Ticket;</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Hotel Reservation; </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Bank Statement for the last three months;</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Original Passport;</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Sponsored Letter from Company;</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Fee : Single IDR 320.000, multiple IDR 380.000.</li>
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Alamat kedutaan mesir : Jl Teuku Umar 68 Menteng Jakarta Pusat 12950, Tlp 021-3143440, 331141, 335350, Indonesia. Telp : +62 21 3143440<br />
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<u><b>Visa Yordania (Jordan)</b></u></div>
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Selasai visa Mesir, lanjut ke visa Yordania. Ini pun sebenarnya mudah, kemarin itu 2 hari selesai.</div>
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<u>Syarat visa Yordania</u></div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">One duly filled application form signed by the passport's holder;</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">One recent colored photograph;</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Original passport valid for the at least six months;</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">A company letter stating the purpose of the visit (business visa)</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Visa fee (cash only)</li>
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Visa fee start from 1 April 2014:</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">Single Entry/one month : Rp 900.000,-</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Double Entry/three months : Rp 1.300.000,-</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Multiple Entry/six months : Rp 2.500.000</li>
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The said fee are applicable to all nationalities. Please be note that citizens of Indonesia, Singapore, and Brunei Darussalam could also obtain the entry visa upon arrival in Jordan.<b><br /></b></div>
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Nah sebenarnya masuk Yordania juga bisa VoA, tapi karena demi mempersingkat waktu di Bandara, jadi gue bikin visa dari Jakarta. Mahal yaa visa Yordania -.-.</div>
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Alamat keduataan Yordanian : Artha Graha Tower 9th Floor, Sudirman Central Business District, JL Jenderal Sudirman, Kav. 52-53, Indonesia. Telp : +62 21 5153483</div>
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*notes : Ketika membuat visa, gue dikasih booklet tentang Jordan dan sekitar sebagai acuan turis yang mau kesana. Menurut gue ini penting, harusnya setiap kedutaan menyiapkan hal yang serupa untuk turis yang akan berkunjung dan bisa diberikan pada saat mereka membuat visa.<br />
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<u><b>Visa Yunani (Schengen)</b></u></div>
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Nah ini yang cukup bikin pusing kepala. Pasalnya ketika gue browsing mengenai cara membuat visa Yunani, rata-rata gak ada cerita yang mudah. Hampir semua cerita disertai kerumitan meminta validasi / registrasi Kementrian Luar Negeri, Notaris dan Kementrian Hukum dan Hak Asasi Manuasi. Ada juga beberapa blog yang bilang kalau visa Yunani itu biayanya bisa sampai Rp 3.000.000,- "wew ini mahal banget yaa" ... tapi akhirnya gue memutuskan telepon langsung ke Kedutaan Yunani, menanyakan prosedur dan biaya. Disebutkan biaya visa hanya sebesar 80 Euro (untuk IDR nya akan disesuaikan dengan rate saat membuat visa, dan ini Keduataan yang menentukan, saat itu sekitar Rp 1.050.000,-).</div>
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Secara umum syarat visa schengen itu sama, bisa dilihat dibawah ini, yang membedakan adalah no.7 (lihat <i>highlight </i>kuning). Sebagai negara yang baru saja dilanda krisis besar, menurut gue wajar kalo Yunani memberikan penekanan lebih dalam hal Surat Rekomendasi Pekerjaan. Gue rasa mereka mau memastikan turis yang kesana benar mau liburan bukan untuk cari kerja, dan kerjaan di negara asal itu benar adanya dan terdaftar. Karena itulah syarat Surat Rekomendasi Pekerjaan harus disahkan oleh Kementrian Luar Negeri, Notaris dan Kementrian Hukum dan Hak Asasi Manusia.</div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Holders of all types of
passport have to provide their fingerprints while submitting their visa
application at the Embassy of Greece in Jakarta.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Valid passport for at least
6 months after the expiry of the visa and a photocopy of the passport.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A copy of valid personal
identity card (KTP) and family card (Kartu Keluarga/KK).</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Two most recent
passport-size photos (4x6 - white background); one is affixed on the form.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A visa application form to
be supplied by the Consular Section must be filled out in English.</span></div>
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">- Since the processing is computerized, completing the application in a clear,
legible way is of utmost importance. Illegible applications will be returned.
Please write in capital letters, sign and ensure that the application is fully
completed.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A valid airline reservation
printout.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">- The ticket must have an exit or return date.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">- The original airline ticket must be shown upon the collection of the
passport.</span></div>
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</span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: yellow;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Reference Letter issued by
the company where the applicant is working.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: yellow;">- The signature in the guarantee letter must be endorsed or certified .</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: yellow;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">- The person who signs the guarantee letter cannot be the same with the person
who is being sponsored.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: yellow;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">- <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The company must submit its
Registration Certificate and Trade Permit Certificate.</b> If the Company
Registration Certificate has not been endorsed by the Department of Justice, it
then must be certified by the notary public.</span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">- The letter must specify the
applicant's position, how long he/she has been working for, salary, and the
return date to work.</b></div>
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Applicants must submit
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original bank personal account.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">- If an original personal bank account statement cannot be submitted, a copy
with the bank's authorisation must be presented (bank's official stamp).</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">- Copy of credit card(s).</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Bookman Old Style";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">An applicant, not currently
working in a company, must submit the same requirements as per paragraphs 6 and
7 concerning his/her immediate sponsor (father, husband, brother, etc.)
together with the Family Card to prove his/her relationship with the sponsor.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">P</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">ersonal travel insurance with minimum coverage of 35,000 Euros.</span></div>
<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
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minors must be signed by both parents. In case of sole guardianship, the
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Sebagai orang yang ceritanya mau berusaha sendiri, dan berniat gak mau pake calo untuk membuat visa Yunani ini, akhirnya gue menyiapkan semua dokumen yang dibutuhkan. Sempet konfirmasi ke kedutaan, dan bertanya kalau gue bekerja di Pemerintahan (Kementerian Keuangan), apakah tetap harus melakukan pengesahan dokumen atau tidak. Saat itu mereka jawab tidak, minta cap dari kantor aja, cap Kementrian Keuangan. Namun gue tersadar, ealah sekarang kan gue di OJK bukan Kemenkeu lagi, gue bilang kalo kantornya Capital Market Regulator gimana...mhmm, dan ternyata di petugas kedutaan gak paham sama organisasi yang baru dibentuk ini. Beliau bilang biar aman, tetap dilakukan saja pengesahannya. mmhm Baiklah Pak Bu laksanakan! :P</div>
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Dokumen lengkap, gue langsung ke Kementrian Luar Negeri. Ada satu gedung khusus yang memang digunakan untuk proses validasi (bisa tanya satpam letak gedung pastinya). Sepertinya memang sudah biasa dan banyak yang minta pengesahaan dokumen Surat Rekomendasi Pekerjaan bagi yang akan membuat visa Yunani. Ketika gue memasukkan dokumen, seperti halnya petugas pada umumnya, si Bapak yang menerima dokumen menawari untuk membantu memintakan pengesahan Notaris dan Kementrian Hukum dan Hak Asasi Manusia, dengan biaya tambahan tentunya. Saat itu gue mulai memikirkan <i>cost and benefit</i>, dengan mengeluarkan kocek tambahan sebesar Rp 300.000,- gue memilih untuk dibantu (mengingat keterbatasan waktu untuk bulak balik ke Kemenkumham). Sekitar 2 hari selesai, gue langsung ke Kedutaan Yunani yang berlokasi di Plaza 89, Suite <span class="st">1203 12th Fl, </span>Jl. HR. Rasuna Said Kav X-7 No.6 Karet Kuningan Setiabudi Jakarta Selatan DKI Jakarta, 12940, Indonesia. Telp : +62 21 5207776.</div>
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Sekitar 2 minggu kemudian Visa Schengen sudah ditangan, alhamdulillah! Despite the complicated process, I got the lowest cost. </div>
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ngunjungin trio Gili (Gili Air, Gili Meno, Gili Trawangan), well not literally
ketiga tiganya sih, gue cuma ke Gili Trawangan yang sebenarnya lebih karena
penasaran sama bentukan pulau itu. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a name='more'></a>Setelah menghabiskan sekitar satu jam untuk sampai di Pelabuhan Bangsal dari sekitaran Senggigi, gue langsung celingak celinguk nyari andong
karena mobil gak bisa langsung masuk ke Pelabuhan. Info yang gue dapat dari
internet bilang masuknya cukup jauh<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">. As
a first time</i> mah gue percaya aja, jadilah gue berhentiin andong seharga Rp
15.000,-. 5 menit kemudian.. Taraaaa sudah sampai! Yaelah kalau gini doank mah
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<span lang="EN-US">Tiba di pelabuhan langsung beli tiket <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">one way speedboat</i> seharga Rp 75.000,-. Setelah nunggu sekitar 15
menit kita berangkaaat. Speedboat ini mampir di Gili Air sebelum lanjut ke Gili
Trawangan. Mmhm gue kurang tau sih akan bisa mampir di Gili Meno juga atau gak
kalau memang ada yang tujuannya kesana. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Sampai di Gili Trawangan sekitar jam 12an siang…. Horay Yeay ..
akhirnya gue ke Gili!! Hahaaha noraknya pol!. Gue langsung sewa sepeda untuk
keliling Gili dengan harga Rp 25.000,- untuk 2 jam, iya cuma 2 jam karena gue
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<span lang="EN-US">Sebelum memutuskan keliling naik sepeda sebenarnya gue udah sempet
jalan dulu ke sisi sebelah kiri yang kalau gue liat isinya banyak villa bagus,
tipikal villa <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">honeymoon</i> gitu deh.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Ketika udah sewa sepeda gue berencana kelilingin itu pulau tapi dimulai
dari sisi sebelah kanan. Nah kalau disisi kanan ini kebanyakan kafe-kafe macam
di legian gituuu… Tapi seru sih banyak bingits bule nyaaaaa… telanjang dada
pun…. Ngeces saya!!! Hahahaha… <i>foreigners</i> sama <i>local</i>, banyakan <i>foreigners</i>
nampaknya. Sempet berhenti di penangkaran penyu dan foto-foto di Pantai nya..
lumayan cakep sih birunya, tapi mendung jadi kurang terang warnanya. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><o:p>Pilihan makanan banyak donk tentunya secara isinya bar & resto, tapi udah pasti gue gak makan disalah satu tempat itu. Jadi gue makan apa? Makan nasi campur pinggiran seharga Rp 20.000/ porsi + kenyang .. Hahaha...</o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Gue bersepeda sampai keujung sisi kanan, disini kita sempet berhenti
untuk foto-foto dulu. Ya udah nyampe Gili sih masa gak foto pantai :P. Setelah
itu gue lanjut bersepeda dan berharap setelah belok akan tembus ke dari sisi
kiri. Tapi entah kenapa ternyata malah masuk ke perkampungan penduduk.
Cari-cari jalan eh nembus nya masih di sisi sebelah kanan. Kadung udah mendung
kita jadinya<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>balik ke arah Pelabuhan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Sempet kepikir untuk snorkeling, tapi mengingat biaya yang cukup
mahal dan waktu yang terbatas gue mengurungkan niat. Ya udahlah sepedeaan aja. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Balik ke pool sepeda udah jam 14.30 dan langsung beli tiket,
tiba-tiba blaasssh ujan besar. Akhirnya gue cuma nunggu di pendopo sampai hujan
reda dan speedboat datang.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Singkat banget emang di Gili Trawangan . Tapi cukup berkesan, dan
cukup untuk merasa gak perlu balik lagi kesana. IMHO Gili Trawangan itu rame
banget sama bule, gue bingung sama yang honeymoon kesini, yang ada gue
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Entah kenapa gue memilih judul itu untuk tulisan ini, tulisan yang sebenarnya akan mencerikan tentang fase saturn return yang gue alami menjelang umur gue berubah ke kepala tiga. Inget tulisan sebelumnya <a href="http://memyselfandthejourney.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-saturn-return.html">disini</a>. <b>Kalimat menempa mental supaya menjalani kehidupan dengan cara terbaik di usia mendatang</b>, nampaknya itu yang terjadi sama gue.<br />
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Beberapa tahun lalu, gue pernah mengalami fase <i>"the lowest point of my life"</i>. Iya itu fase dimana gue pengen banget ilang ingatan untuk satu hal itu karena <i>"it's so damn hurt"</i>. Lalu gue pernah nonton di The Good Doctor (korean drama.red), dimana si dokter yang mengalami autisme dan kejadian buruk pada masa kecilnya bilang "saya gak mau melupakan masa lalu saya walaupun itu menyakitkan, karena ketika saya berusaha sangat untuk melupakannya, memori sel otak akan kenangan baik bersamanya akan hilang juga. Saya cuma punya memori itu tentang Ibu saya, jadi saya gak mau melupakannya". Gue berasa 'deg'.. Iya ya mungkin karena itu gue bisa dibilang gak inget banyak hal tentang kejadian-kejadian yang terjadi beberapa tahun belakangan terutama sejak 2007. Berusaha sekuat tenaga untuk gak inget-inget bikin gue justru melupakan memori baik yang yang juga terjadi pada masa itu.</div>
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Kali ini gue gak mau melupakan kejadian yang bikin gue sakit, karena gue juga gak mau kehilangan memori baik yang mengikutinya. Nah, kejadian fase saturn return gue juga cukup bikin gue sakit hati, makan hati, dan penyakit hati lainnya. Tapi gue gak mau ngelupainnya.<br />
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Pernah kebayang harus ngurusin orang yang mau bunuh diri? Gak sama sekali!!!, tapi itu harus terjadi dalam hidup gue. Iya harus banget gue ngurusin orang lain, yang notabenennya temennya si mantan. Sebenarnya <i>it's just the matter of choice </i>sih, dan entah kenapa saat itu gue memilih untuk datang. Panggilan hati, mungkin! Tapi hati yang lain, yang mungkin tersakiti karena kejadian ini. Damn! berasa dejavu, kalimat "mencoba melindungi hati orang disayang, tapi justru tanpa sadar menyakiti hati orang lain, padahal hati orang yang disayang bertepuk sebelah tangan", terngiang-ngiang. OK untuk lebih jelasnya, orang yang gue maksud disini bukan orang yang dekat sama gue, intinya adalah saat itu gue harus banget ada diposisi yang sungguh gak mengenakan.</div>
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Setelah kejadian itu ternyata banyak rentetan kejadian lainnya yang bikin gue beneran harus kebal mental. Menjadi <i>social media bullying</i>, nyinyiran atau apapun itu istilahnya. Tapi saat itu gue merasa harus diam, merasa tidak berdaya, lagi demi melindungi hati orang disayang. Gue bukan takut atas semua nyinyiran itu, bahkan sebenarnya gue mampu membalas dengan nyinyiran lebih tajam "mau adu nyinyir sama saya?". Gue tau sangat gue bisa meledak melawan itu semua. Tapi itu semua gak bisa gue lakukan, karena kalau itu sampai terjadi artinya seluruh dunia harus tau ceritanya, a<i>nd I won't that happened. It's just not a good thing to share</i>. Sesungguhnya gue belajar menahan emosi dari kejadian ini. </div>
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<i>However, despite the bad thing, I had a good time with someone. Something absurd that reminded me "I can still feel it", the absurd word called "love". It's just,, er it's not with the right person. That's the reason I won't forget, because I'm afraid I'll lost the one and only I had "the good memories" with him. </i></div>
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Kejadian lainnya datang ketika pada akhirnya gue harus merelakan bokap gue dipanggil Pemiliknya. Iya ya gak nyambung emang, tapi semua kejadian itu terjadi di saat bersamaan. Pararel. Jadi tetep sebagai cobaan mental di fase saturn return gue. </div>
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Berujung pada akhirnya gue menyerah pada keadaan dan mengiyakan untuk menghentikan hubungan gue dan seseorang. <i>It's over but without full stop, there are another comma comma and comma until...........maybe until I write this story. It has to be finished for the sake of logical thinking. It's just I love him but I love my future even more. </i></div>
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Kemudian datanglah pertanyan <b>"kenapa?!"</b> dari berbagai pihak, termasuk teman yang jadi merasa tidak dipercaya untuk mendengarkan cerita gue karena mungkin mereka tidak puas dengan jawaban gue yang "ya emang gak bisa aja". Wahai teman, saudara, handai tolan... <i>I did it with a purpose,</i> percayalah<i> I bet you don't wanna know.</i> Gak semua cerita harus gue share, dan ini bukan cerita baik yang harus dibagi-bagi. Jadi terima aja apapun jawaban gue tanpa harus terus menerus bertanya. </div>
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Lalu datanglah masalah lain <b><i>"move-on"</i>.</b> Jaman trendy teknologi canggih dimana sosial media bertebaran, kata ini menjadi semakin beken. Lagi yaa... wahai teman, sodara, handai tolan.. gue tau banget harus terus berjalan.. iya ini jalan terus kok, gak jalan mundur. Tapi coba yaaa gak perlu segitunya membuat gue terus berjalan dengan cara pikir kalian. <i>I have my own way to handle this, maybe it's not mainstream, but that's the way it is. For me, instead of wondering what will happen to this person, I rather choose to become friend and know what someone's doing with my eyes that perhaps will keep my mind to think over and over again</i> (mikir mulu bisa bikin gila sik :P). Percayalah <i>I am working on it</i>, lagian<i> "move-on" </i>kan bukan berarti tidak boleh berteman, udah bukan jaman konvensional lagi dimana <i>move-on</i> itu identik dengan tidak berhubungan sama sekali. <i>Move-on</i> dengan cara seperti itu mungkin berhasil untuk kebanyakan orang, sayangnya gak berhasil di gue. <i>So please stop, let me do it with my own way, and I did.</i></div>
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Sejujurnya gue juga bingung kenapa akhirnya gue nulis ini, tapi ini bisa gue tujuan untuk mereka.. iya mereka, <b>"yang selalu bertanya"</b>....</div>
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<i>It's been years for me to live on the street, let's find a way back home...</i></div>
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<i>Happy birthday to me</i></div>
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-Xoxo-</div>
Riri sagitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00773706497828224266noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354719040788668673.post-24915543089934529292014-11-04T23:32:00.001+07:002016-01-23T11:23:35.467+07:00No, you can’t go to Athens, you go back to Amman!<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
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That was pretty frustating and made me almost cried; yet I couldn’t show my tears
in front of them, the Middle East Airlines officers!</div>
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<span lang="EN-US">After spending beautiful journeys in Jordan, time to continued my
trip to Greece. I flew with MEA-Middle East Airlines that brought me to Beirut,
Lebanon for 12 hours transit. It was around 10 p.m when I arrived.</span><span lang="EN-US"> I actually already checked-in from Jordan to Greece and had two boarding passes. However, as a first timer having long hours transit, I came </span>innocently to transit desk. I showed my passport and boarding pass, then they gave me two meals vouchers. They asked me a few questions; the reason why I wanted to go to Greece, did I have enough money with me, as well as how may days will I spend for my vacation in Greece. Right after I answered those questions, they said "I keep your passport here, you go to duty free area, find the restaurant and a place to rest. Go back here at 6 am tomorrow", I nodded thinking that this was a normal procedure.</div>
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<a name='more'></a><span lang="EN-US">Early in the morning I came back to transit desk and asked for my passport. The officer said I needed to wait since it was still being checked. I waited like nothing serious happened. After an hour the officer summoned me to come inside. They asked me questions that had been questioned. I asked precisely with the same answer that I said the day before. Not long, the boss (I guess the man who worn a formal suit was their boss) came over and checked my passport. I sit quietly waiting what's gonna happened with my passport. I actually didn't get what really happened. I asked if there was something wrong with my passport, but they only answered that we need confirmation from Athens if I can go there or not. Then I confused, "what happened, what's their reason to prohibit me go to Athens?", I said angrily. Then again, the same questions arose! eerrr, I really did give them the same answers for many times. The boss also checked my Schengen Visa back and forth through their checking system. I didn't get what he up to, his staff helped me by saying that visa was officially released by Greece Embassy. As a boss, he ignored what his staff saying. Wow! damn you boss!.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US">Then, here came the impolite question I guess:</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US">The boss: "How much money do you have right now?"</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US">Me : "800 $, do you want me to show you?"</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US">The boss : "No, it's OK, do you have any booking document for your hotel in Greece, also the returned ticket"</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US">Me : "Yes, I do" I showed them all my printed documents (Thank God I printed all the important documents)</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US">The boss : he checked all my documents, and he saw my ticket out of Athens was to Turkey. By slamming my documents he said <b>"You only have 800$ and still want to go Turkey? No you can't go to Athens, you go back to Amman". You need $5000 with you to go to Greece.</b></span><br />
Me : I was like "what the ...." silently. Then I said clamly "I have those number on my Bank Account"<br />
The boss : "show me"<br />
Me : "Is there any ATM here?"<br />
The boss : He brought me to the nearest ATM.<br />
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I tried to withdrew as much as I can. Then I realised that I couldn't withdraw all my money at the same time only by ATM. I showed them my balance eventually. Unfortunately It was on IDR. Geez, I needed to translate into USD. It was 15 minutes to boarding, by the way.<br />
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My heart beat faster until I heard the boss said to the officer <b>"copy all her documents before she leaves".</b> I almost cried at the moment. The officer said "yes, yes you go to Athens yes". OK that was made me cry as well. 10 minutes to boarding, the officer returned all my documents, my passport, my boarding pass also, and said "It's gate 9. Go go, you have to run"<br />
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I run as fast as I can. When I sat safely at the plane, I literally cried!!<br />
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3. Dress properly indeed!! I somewhat though that maybe they actually didn't trust me to visit Greece for vacation because I dress lower than casual. I only worn "sandal jepit" (it was because my shoes broken and I hadn't find a proper one), also I only brought one small backpack. Ah ya I remembered they asked me about my other bag. I definetely said it was directly will fly to Greece.</div>
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4. It's a thing to be considered. If you already have the boarding pass for connecting flight, and you need nothing from the airlines officer, I think it's better for you not to come to transfer desk, minizing the risks. Hehehe.. it's just my two cents.</div>
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Riri sagitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00773706497828224266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354719040788668673.post-41118908728180651312014-11-01T11:17:00.000+07:002014-12-30T00:16:24.319+07:00Shits Happened in Egypt<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
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<span lang="EN-US">Have u ever experienced any “shit happened” when you traveled?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US">On my last big trip, I've got lesson learned that shouldn't be taken un-seriously!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">When I was happily landed on Cairo International Airport, I went
directly to the immigration counter. Unfortunately, I needed to wait for my
passport being further checking. It’s basically common in Cairo although I
didn’t know the way they chose the tourists to be checked further. They said I have to wait at the back for 5 minutes. Almost 15 minutes there was no
announcement that my passport had been finished checking. Then, I asked the
officer, again he just said, “You have to wait for 5
minutes”. The hostel driver actually will pick me up when I arrived, so I
called the hostel (yeah I turned on my international roaming -.-</span><span lang="EN-US">) and told him that I still needed to wait for my passport. I asked him the driver number, but he said the driver would come to see me and he
asked me what I worn at that day. Because of the miscommunication, I couldn’t
manage to meet the driver, and when I called the hostel again, he said better for
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<span lang="EN-US">Then I was OK with the deal since I still needed to wait for my
passport. Almost one hour waiting, finally the officer called my name and gave
back my passport. Fiuh. I directly headed to baggage claim area and it was
empty. I shocked for a moment knowing there wasn’t my backpack there. I tried
lost-and-found counter, and the officer said there’s no bag from Emirates, yet
there’s no solution from them (due to language gap also). I cried like
literally tears streamed down my face. Then there was a lady came to me, and
asked me what happened. I told her, and luckily she helped me to find Emirates
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Emirates officer said that my bag was safe in the Emirates
office, but I needed to go to the office in the Departure building. Then I
went to the office, it was around 500 meters..Hell ya! When I arrived, the other lady asked me to wait since the
physical bag wasn’t there. I was like OMG… where the hell was my bag?? Since I
was exhausted I asked the officer for a glass of water, yet she gave me
one-liter mineral water for me… Hahaha, felt sorry for me I guess. She called a
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<span lang="EN-US">Inhale exhale; I went back to the arrival. Another shit happened
when I want to go inside to lost-and-found counter; the officer didn’t allow me
for any reason. He said “You have to wait for 5 minutes” (People in here only
knew that statement I guess -.-). I walked back and forth, then decided to go
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<span lang="EN-US">There days later, I moved to another country, Jordan. I came so
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Riri sagitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00773706497828224266noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354719040788668673.post-48243873425591550322014-10-29T21:43:00.000+07:002014-11-04T00:29:57.794+07:00Vertical Caving & Heritage Story<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<b><u><span lang="EN-US">Jomblang Cave &
Sendratari Ramayana Theatre– September 2014<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Yeay I was back again to Yogyakarta. This time’s plans were to visit
Jomblang Cave and watch Sendratari Ramayana in Prambanan temple. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">So, who was your travel friend this time, Ri? Mmhm seriously? Are you
asking me this question? I think that was rhetorical statement, you guys know lha
with whom I traveled. Bwhahahhaha :P<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">As usual we were going to take train again and again (kere apa
gimana sih gak pernah naik pesawat ke Yogya ;P). Taking Senja Utama Solo on
September 12, 2014 from Pasar Senen Station, we left at 20.55 and arrived at 6
o’clock in the morning at Yogyakarta Station on September 13, 2014.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">Goa Jomblang is a vertical cave with the forest inside, and located
around the Kidul mountain area. It links to Grubug cave which has a “ray of
light” or “Heaven Light” when you come before noon. It wasn’t easy to visit Goa
Jomblang alone; we needed to book the agent to prepare us for everything needed
such as rope and safety stuff to touch the ground of Jomblang Cave. It cost us
450k IDR per person (including lunch). Expensive huh, yet it was worth the
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area although we still needed to asked local people to find the place. We needed
to turn right after the school, said the agent, and you know what? The road was
really bad! Extremely bad! The agent said it was only one kilometre after the
school, yet it turned out more than 1 km. We needed to drive over the cashew farm
with the broken road. It took around 2 hours and half to get Jomblang Cave from
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about 250 meters to Grubung cave. It’s not literally a vertical cave, it’s
slightly has a slope. Just in time we arrived before noon at around 11.30 p.m
to see what they called “Heaven light”. All I could say just “Subhanallah that
was enchantingly amazing”. Speechless indeed. <b>Bear in mind to get in time to the place or you will miss the light. </b>We
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yet a friend of mine who had ever come to here before said that he was
disappointed by the redecorate of this place. The story said that Ratu Boko
wasn’t a finished temple, so it didn’t need to redecorate into what had been
planned before; it was better left as it was. As the first timer, I just nod my
head acting like I understood. Hihihi. That was a gloomy sunset at that day,
yet having a glimpse of sunset over the temple made us smile. We do always love
the moment when the Sun went down. (I
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<span lang="EN-US">Then here we go……….<b>Sendratari
Ramayana</b> <b>Theatre</b> in Prambanan temple. I have been dreaming about this for long.
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the first class. It wasn’t directly straight to the stage, but it still in
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<span lang="EN-US">I loveeeeeeee it. I love the story, the plot, the culture, the
dress, and the light, almost everything. The only missed was they didn’t
introduce us the cast, so there was a moment when I said, “who is A, who is B,
or who is C”. Hahahaha. Well, Prambanan Temple looks stunning at night (^__^),
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<span lang="EN-US">Since we were absolutely exhausted, we didn’t have many plans the
next day. All we wanted to do just sleep and sleep and sleep. Thus, after
having lunch with my friends who lived in here, we decided to go back to hostel
and sleep, like literally sleep. Hahaha. Me? Still craving for “pecel”, so I
went to Bringharjo market to find it; of course after woke up from a short
sleep. Hehehe.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Time go home, we didn’t take the last train because we wanted to
have a good sleep before came to the office. Taking Senja Utama Yogya, we left
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Yes I am a random traveler. Gue memang benar-benar random. Jadi kemarin itu gue ada meeting di Bogor. Hari itu hari jumat yang gue tidak berniat nginep karena awalnya mau les dan gak ada nyokap jadi gak ada orang di rumah. Tapi mendadak gue random................</div>
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Gue whatsapp wanda dan bilang "Wa, lo nginep di Bandung? ke Tebing Keraton yuks". Gue rasa sih wanda <i>speechless</i> (eh harusnya dia udah bisa sama ke-random-an gue). Dia cuma bilang "ya udah lo kesini aja dulu". </div>
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Sembari makan malam, sembari cari travel ke Bandung. Agak susah juga cari travel jumat malem karena biasanya udah <i>full booked</i>. Akhirnya gue memutuskan usaha terakhir yaitu naik bus dari terminal Baranang Siang Bogor, kalo emang gak dapat juga berarti emang belum jodoh ke Bandung malam ini. <b>Lucky me! </b>bus-nya ada dan siap jalan. </div>
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Novel sama mp3 gue ketinggalan, jadi selama perjalanan gue gak ada hiburan, Alhamdulillah gue anaknya ngantukan, jadi yaaa tidur aja.. hahaha, cuma yaaa pas gue bangun, taraaaa.. masih di tol dalam kota --.-- Jakarta oh Jakarta!</div>
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Bus ini menuju terminal Leuwi Panjang. Ketika udah keluar tol gue mulai nyalain GPS gue untuk cari tau lokasi Hilton hotel Bandung. Di suatu perempatan si bus belok ke kanan yang mana kalo gue liat GPS itu malah menjauhi arah ke Hilton. Akhirnya gue memutuskan turun di situ, <i>fyi</i> itu udah jam 12 malam. </div>
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Gue tanya bapak-bapak arah ke Hilton atau Stasiun kalo naik angkot, eh si Bapak malah nyaranin naik taksi aja. Dalam hati gue, yailah pak kalo naik taksi juga mah gue gak perlu nanya... hehehe...eh tapi mungkin dia bingung juga kali yaa "mau ke hilton kok nya naiknya angkot :p" .. Hahahahaha</div>
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Akhirnya gue nyebrang ke tempat angkot ngetem dan naik angkot yang mana gue tetap harus nyambung lagi. Di suatu pertigaan gue disuruh turun dan nyambung angkot lain. <i>Have no idea</i> sih gue angkot apa yang harus gue naikin, pokoknya yang jurusan stasiun, iya stasiun Bandung karena Hilton deket stasiun.</div>
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Tapi dari beberapa angkot yang lewat belum ada yang menuju stasiun sampai ada satu angkot yang bukan tujuannya tapi mau ngelewati stasiun dan akhinya malah nganter gue sampai depan Hilton. <i>Thanks to</i> si Bapak Supir. Oh iya sebelum turun gue sempet ngobrol sama si Bapak tentang Tebing Keraton, menurut si Bapak lebih murah naik taksi daripada sewa angkot.<br />
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Sampailah gue di Hilton jam 00.30 pagi. Ketika di resepsionis gue langsung pesen taksi untuk jam 4 pagi, dan pas ketemu wanda gue bilang "Wa, gue udah <i>booked</i> taksi untuk jam 4 pagi". Si Wanda cuma bilang "OK".<br />
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01.00 pagi udah mau tidur Wanda bilang "eh Ri, ini BBC nya tentang sejarah china, kayaknya bagus, kan lo suka tuh". OK instead of tidur kita malah nonton acara itu sampai selesai.<br />
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Seneng banget nonton BBC Knowledge, kayaknya lagi bertema tentang <i>"the great empire"</i>. Cerita dimulai dari Raja Ying Zheng dari Dinasti Qin Tiongkok, yang bikin kerajaan dengan ribuan tentara dari tanah liat, ke Raja Ashoka India yang dari jahat banget berubah menjadi Raja yang dikasih gelar Kedamaian. Lanjut ke Roman Empire (empire sebesar sepanjang sejarah), Julias Caesar, Clepoatra Dinasti Umayah, empiranya agama Nasrani dan Yahudi, ke kerajaan terbesar Nazca yang pernah ada di Peru dan sekarang sudah hilang sama sekali. Terakhir ke Nabi Muhammad yang menceritakan tentang Bilal bin Robah, orang yang pertama kali mengumandangkan Adzan.<br />
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Asliek gue suka banget, yang tadinya udah ngantuk parah langsung melek nonton ini. Alhasil jam 2 pagi kita baru tidur.<br />
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Jam 4 pagi gue ditelpon resepsionis bilang kalau taksinya udah datang. Sebenarnya masih ngantuk banget, tapi kadung niat akhirnya tetap bangun.<br />
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04.30 kita baru jalan dari hotel. Sebenarnya gue gak tau sih lokasi Tebing Keraton ini pastinya dimana, cuma berbekal info dari web nya si @pergidulu yang bisa dilihat <a href="http://www.pergidulu.com/cara-menuju-tebing-keraton/">disini</a> kita pede aja bilang ke pak supir tempat dimaksud.<br />
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Kalau dibilang jalan kesana masih jelek, iya emang! Alhamdulillah supir taksi gue baik banget, dia mau aja donk terus jalan walapun udah beberapi kali denger suara mesin kepentok. Pak supir nganter kita sampai tempat yang udah deket banget sama tujuan. Terima kasih banyak Pak Supir Taksi Blue Bird, jasa mu takkan kami lupa! (^___^)<br />
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Udah aah gak usah banyak cerita, liat foto aja yaaa... speechless cantiknya!<br />
*Fotonya gue edit sih pake menu "drama" di Snapseed, tapi aslinya cakeeeppp....<br />
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Sekarang ini masuk ke Tebing Keraton bayar. Rp 11.000,- untuk turis lokal dan Rp 76.000,- untuk turis asing yang ditetapkan mulai 1 Agustus 2014. Denger-denger sih yang mengelola tempat ini sama ama yang mengelola tempat wisata Maribaya.<br />
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Ketika gue kesana banyak anak muda, nampaknya mahasiwa mahasiswa Bandung yang ingin hiburan murah meriah.<br />
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Pas udah puas dan mau balik bingung gimana caranya. Akhirnya nawar ojek untuk nganter sampai ketemu angkot. Ajegile mahal bingits 1 ojek Rp 40.000 (hasil nawar dari 50.000). Tiga ojeknya Rp 120.000,- kan. Padahal taksi dari Hilton argonya aja cuma Rp 55.000 dan bisa bagi 3 -.-. Karena gak ada pilihan lain jadinya ya udah aja diiyain.<br />
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OK jadi kepengan ini sebenarnya udah lama, tapi gak sempet-sempet realisasiinnya. Akhirnya pas kebetulan barengan di Bandung kita niat jadi tempat ini for the sake of Audrey Hepburn.<br />
Pertama kali tau tempat ini dari IG nya @indohoy, dan pas browsing muncul di blog nya @pergidulu, Susan Adam merekomendasikan 7 tempat Ngopi di Bandung dan salah satunya Blue Doors Coffee. Lengkapnya baca <a href="http://www.pergidulu.com/tempat-ngopi-bandung/">7 Tempat Ngopi di Bandung</a>.<br />
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Secara tanya sama petugas hotel, mereka menyarankan naik taksi. Gue sama Wanda udah pasti males, kalau bisa naik angkot kenapa naik taksi yaaaa.. *antara sok petualang sama kere beda tipis* .. Hahahaha.<br />
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Dari Hilton naik angkot sampai Istana Plaza, lalu nyambung angkot ke Antapani dan minta turun di Jl. Gandapura. Gunakan GPS kalian untuk bisa tahu dimana tempat pastinya harus turun angkot. Kalau emang niat ngeteng naik angkot sih tips nya cuma satu, jangan takut nanya! Bekal gue cuma itu.<br />
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Blue Doors Coffee ini tipikal <i>self-designed coffee shop</i> yang cukup mungil. Suka sama konsep <i>coffee shop</i> ini, menurut gue <i>"if you want more, do it by yourself".</i> Jadi mereka menyediakan meja yang isinya gula cair, saos, gelas kosong dan air putih. Kalau kita mau nambah gula, air putih, atau saos ya ambil aja sendiri jadi gak merepotkan pelayan. *mirip-mirip starbucks sih*<br />
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Minuman favorite : Ice Coffee Magic (kopi hitam)<br />
Makanan favorite : Rustic Baguette (sandwich)<br />
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Hal lain yang menarik selain mereka melukis wajah Audrey Hepburn di dinding adalah tulisan di gambar ini,<br />
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<b><u>Random #4</u></b><br />
Sekarang saatnya pulang. Karena dadakan otomatis baru pesen travel pulang saat itu juga. Bulak balik nyari yang paling cepet jalan ke Jakarta ternyata available cuma jam 3. Ada jam 2 tapi kudu waiting list, akhirnya kita memutuskan ke Xtrans Ciampelas untuk waiting list travel yang jam 2, alhamdulillah dapat.<br />
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Pulanglah kita ke Jakarta dan kemana tujuan selanjutnya?<br />
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<b>Nonton Annabelle!!!!</b><br />
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Riri sagitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00773706497828224266noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354719040788668673.post-85494445851029062492014-09-28T22:43:00.002+07:002014-10-29T21:52:38.225+07:00Failed Flying Lantern<b><u>Yogyakarta., Magelang - May 2014</u></b><br />
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Taking Senja Utama Yogya from Pasar Senen Station on May 24, 2013, We arrived at 5 o'clock in the morning at Yogyakarta Station. It was May 25, 2013, The Vesak day, this is the feast day for Buddhist. <b>Well, May 25, 2013 was being unforgettable moment for tourism,</b> Here's come the story.....</div>
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We took a bus from terminal ... to terminal ... (shamed on me that couldn't easily remember a name -.-). Taking bus to Magelang from Yogyakarta took us around 2 hours, from Magelang bus terminal we continued taking another bus to Borobudur and go straight to our guesthouse. </div>
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It's 1 o'clock in the afternoon and we had our lunch. The restaurant was really close to the gate of Borobudur, so we walked while waiting for procession. It was really crowded! totally crowded with the domestic tourists as well as foreigners, standing applause for Arisan movie who had successfully brought many tourists to Borobodur on the Vesak day! *sad smile*</div>
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I didn't really get what was the news spread on the social media on that day, what I saw was the tourists, OK more specific, the domestic tourist ( I will call them "local") showed the ill-mannered to the Monks. The local took the picture of the Monks really close, like literally close, in front of their face! Wow, I was quite surprise why they did it. I also took the Monks picture of procession but I tried to keep my manner, I could take it without came after the Monks.</div>
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It was around 4 o'clock in the evening when we finally could enter the Borobudur. The main procession had not started yet, so we just wandered around for a while. Then, my friends preferred to had a rest near the Mushola after praying, while me preferred to look around the Borobudur temple.</div>
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I actually quite wondered where the Monks would be praying, and where the tourists would have to see the procession because I didn't see the clear line. There was only a huge carpet in front of the main stage. Yet since that was my first time visit Borodubur on the Vesak day, I just let what would be happened next.<br />
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We all got together after Maghrib on the huge carpet. It was rain, a heavy rain, and what I heard just "wooo" from many tourists when they heard that the main procession will be delayed due to the Governor had not come yet. I was just seriously??!!! Why were you guys angry??. It's you who chose to come to this occasion, then you just needed to patiently waiting to the whole procession. For your information, there were some Monks prayed when they were waiting for the Governor, and yes! as a tourist we weren't supposed to disturb the sacred worship.<br />
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The next day, we wanted to catch sunrise in Punthuk Setumbu hill, it's the place to see sunrise with Merapi mountain and Borobudur from distance as a background. We took "Ojek" so early in the morning. Lucky us! there was a man who flew a lantern, only one lanterns but yes, it could solace our failed flying lanterns the night before. </div>
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<i>It was a time when I thought I had to go. Mission accomplished, but who would had thought if it changed 180 degree!.</i></div>
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Taking Senja Utama Solo from Yogyakarta Station on May 26, 2013, I arrived at 2 o'clock in the morning at Pasar Senen Station. It was May 27, 2013, it was just the beginning and to be continued....</div>
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<b><u>Yogyakarta, September 2014</u></b><br />
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<b><u><a href="http://memyselfandthejourney.blogspot.com/2014/10/vertical-caving-ray-of-light.html">Ke Yogya Ku Kan Kembali</a></u></b></div>
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<br />Riri sagitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00773706497828224266noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354719040788668673.post-80477590730566493582014-09-06T20:57:00.004+07:002014-11-01T11:19:05.619+07:00A glimpse of distraction<div style="text-align: justify;">
It's just a glimpse of distraction and it's just happened.</div>
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It was somewhere in June, 2013 when he and I first met. We are just friend. We are not even close to each other, bahkan perkenalan kita absurb. Remember my story when I said <i>"gak pernah terpikir saat itu akhirnya gue berani ngomong cuma dengan pancingan yang bikin senyum, pun gue gak pernah berniat cerita lagi ke siapa pun". </i>Pertama kali janjian pergi karena gue minta bantuan untuk urusan temen gue. Entah gimana ceritanya dia memberanikan dirinya untuk gue bisa curhat sama dia, dia bilang "gue tuh jadinya lebih deket sama elo kali, Ri daripada si X". </div>
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Well, ya saat itu memang yang akhirnya gue ceritain hanya garis besarnya aja. Then come another day ketika gue nemenin dia nulis untuk buku barunya. Without much talking, I just sat in front him watching he's writing. Dan tiba-tiba dia "curhat" (sebenarnya nih anak ngarepnya gue yang curhat..Hahaha). Tapi entahlah saat itu gue gak mau bahas apapun lagi. It's like my gesture said "can we change the topic?". I guess he understood!</div>
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Tapi kekuatan gue untuk gak curhat cuma sebentar, semakin malem gue makin gak tahan untuk cerita (yaa, dipancing mulu sih yaa.. jadi bawaannya pengen meluruskan aja tuh cerita.. hahaha). Kala itu hari minggu di bulan Ramadhan yang akhirnya kita sepakat untuk sahur bareng sambil gue terus bercerita apa yang sebenarnya terjadi ketika itu. Anak ini cuma manggut dan bilang "gue baru tau kalo ceritanya segitunya", gue lanjutan dengan "apapun yang lo denger dari gue, gue gak minta elo mengerti bahkan memihak gue. Gue masih sanggup kok untuk membela diri karena gue tau gue gak salah (<--- anaknya gengsinya tinggi). It was midnight then I finally said "makasih yaa udah dengerin gue ceritaaa, asliek gue gak berhenti ngomong", hahaha... and he said "anything for you, Ri" </div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Then *sssiiingggg we never had any communication until "eh chuy, lo kalo lagi mo kerja dimana gitu kasih tau gue yaaa... udah lama nih gak blogging pengen nulis lagi gue". Dan suatu kita bertemu lah kita disuatu kafe bersama teman-temannya, yang mana saat itu rencana blogging gue gagal karena ke-distract sama promo airasia dan cebu (emang susnye banget gue buat fokusnya ...tsaahhh *ceritanya mendesah*), la la la la sampai akhirnya ada kesepatakan "OK gue bantuin!".</span><br />
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Line X : "Selasa kemana?"</div>
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Line Y : "mmhm, belum ada rencana sih. kenapa?"</div>
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Line X : "OK, bantuin gue yaa"</div>
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Dan bertemu lagi lah kita untuk merencanakan suatu perjalanan. Kala itu cukup lama yang membuat kita harus pindah tempat. Gak ada pembicaraan tentang kehidupan gue dan kehidupan dia karena kita sangat fokus sama rencana perjalanan ini, sampai akhirnya:</div>
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Line Y : "Gue lagi berantem"</div>
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Line X : "Lagi? sering banget sih berantem emang gak cape?"</div>
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Line Y : "Kali ini gue udah cape kok, makanya gue diemin. Biasanya kan gue masih nanyain". I just can't stand of not being respected, Dek! Gue bisa tahan untuk banyak hal, tapi untuk yang satu ini gak bisa, padahal gue udah memposisikan diri sebagai teman. Well, I guess he has someone now. </div>
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Line X : "Ya udahlah, kan gue udah bilang dari dulu. Lo nya cape sendiri kalo kayak gini terus"</div>
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And... before we say goodbye that day, before we shut our laptop down. He hug me. It's indeed a friendship hug. Without much talking my body reaction accepted that hug that I know I needed it. He know that I am tired, like literally tired! :') </div>
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Well, it's not something that should be a further question. It's just happened and when someday we recall that moment, I believe that we will just smile. That was a moment when I finally realized that even a stranger care of me. Thanks for that hug, Dek! (tetep yaa gue panggil Dek, walaupun anaknya pernah bilang "beib is better".. Hahaha)<br />
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Riri sagitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00773706497828224266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354719040788668673.post-81281541027750667862014-08-24T00:39:00.000+07:002014-08-26T15:30:03.082+07:00Salah satu peninggalan tertua itu ada di Indonesia <div style="text-align: justify;">
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Suatu waktu diajaklah gue sama temen lama tapi baru kenal. Kenapa begitu?</div>
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Teman gue ini bernama Rozy Aldilasa, penyiar Radio Heitz se-Jakarta (asliek niat amat promosiin). Gue kenal banget sama anak ini dari temen SMA, yang ternyata si Ojiek (panggilan ikrib ceritanya) itu teman gue di Radio kampus RTC UI (jadi tahu nya udah lama tapi baru kenal.. hahahaha). Nah, udah segitu aja perkenalan sama Ojiek nya.</div>
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Jadi ini adalah perjalanan pertama gue bareng Ojiek. Gue yang udah sumpek senep ama Jakarta setelah 3 bulan gak halan-halan secara trip terakhir bulan Januari..bilang "Jiek kalo ada trip yang gak pake cuti ajak-ajak yaa" hohoho si mure!. Dari rencana pergi berlima, berujung jadi cuma bertiga yang pergi. Sebut saja satu teman baru gue bernama Jane.</div>
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Sabtu 26 April kita janjian di Pasar Festival Kuningan. Dari situ kita bersusah payah ke Terminal Kampung Rambutan karena ujung-ujungnya naik bus dari Semanggi... Yailah kenapa gak janjian di Semanggi aja sik! -.-</div>
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Dari Semanggi naik bus ke Kampung Rambutan, tidak beruntungnya kami ternyata itu bus cuma sampai cawang, jadilah nunggu lagi bus yang ke Kampung Rambutan. Sampai kampung rambutan naik bus jurusan Cianjur. Perjalanan sekitar 3 jam, kita turun di pertigaan sebelum terminal yang disebut pertigaan warung. Dari situ kita dijemput pamannya temen Ojiek. Beliau ngajak kita makan sate marangi khas Cianjur kemudian mengantar kita ke sebuah penginapan yang lebih mirip losmen...dan hohoho gue lupa nama losmen nya apa. Sang paman ngasih tau kita kalau mau ke Gunung Padang sewa mobil aja. Range sewa sekitar 250.000 - 300.000. Terima kasih sangat untuk Paman temennya Ojiek.<br />
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Besok paginya setelah sarapan Lontong Garasi Khas Cianjur dan setelah baliknya pake nyasar entah kemana, kita ke tempat yang disebut sang Paman untuk bisa nego charter mobil. Nego sana sini akhirnya sepakat 300.000 ke Gunung Padang, Stasiun Lampegan dan Curuk Cikondang. Deal! berangkaaattttt...<br />
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Stasiun ini adalah stasiun kedua yang dibuat di Jawa barat setelah stasiun Sukabumi, dan didekat stasiun ini ada terowongan bernama terowongan Lampengan. Konon katanya terowongan kereta pertama yang ada di Jawa Barat.<br />
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<i>Menurut cerita, nama Lampagen berasal dari kata yang disebutkan oleh Beckman (mandor Belanda) ketika memeriksa hasil pekerjaan pegawainya. Setiap melihat pegawai yang sedang bekerja di dalam terowongan, dia sering berteriak mengingatkan kepada pegawainya untuk tetap membawa lampu agar lebih aman dari bahaya kurangnya zat asam. "lamp pegang... lamp pegang" dengan campuran bahasa Belanda dan Indonesia. Akhirnya terowongan ini disebut "Terowongan Lampegan"</i><br />
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Dari pintu masuk sampai ke puncak, track nya lumayan bangett.. Nanjak bow... asliek ngos2an banget naik keatasnya, kudu bawa air minum yang banyak dah..<br />
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Dan ini cerita yang bersumber dari Guide penjaga Situs ini.<br />
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Diduga merupakan situs tertua didunia karena hasil penelitian di Florida yang menunjukkan bahwa kandungan yang ada didalam batu tersebut berumur lebih lama dari batu yang ada di Piramida.<br />
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Dikenal dengan 5555, yaitu batu yang berbentuk segi 5, ada 5 tingkatan undakan, dikelilingi 5 gunung, dan menghadap 5 gunung. Si guide juga bercerita kalau energi yang ada di tempat ini sangat besar, banyak ahli metafisika dan orang berilmu yang datang ke tempat ini.<br />
(mmhm curiga tempat yang disebut-sebut di novel Partikel nya Dewi Lestari terinspirasi dari tempat ini).<br />
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Sempet disebut tentang kesamaannya dengan Maccu Piccu di Peru dan Indonesia adalah benua Atlantis yang hilang. Mmhm kalau tentang ini sih gue udah dari 2 tahun lalu googling tentang kebenarannya, dan sampai sekarang sih belum ada yang pembuktian yang akurat.<br />
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Apa yang diceritain si Guide persis sama yang gue baca di wikipedia, jadi kalo tertarik untuk tau lebih lanjut bisa buka <a href="http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Situs_Gunung_Padang">link ini</a>. Menarik!!<br />
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Oh iya satu lagi, di Situs ini belum ditemukan tulisan yang menandakan memang situs ini dianggap sebagai jaman pra-sejarah. Ingetkan perbedaan pra-sejarah dan sejarah salah satunya tertelak dengan adanya semacam tulisan. Nah, kalau hieroghlyp dianggap sebagai tulisan pertama dunia maka Piramida Giza termasuk ke jaman sejarah.</div>
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Sebenarnya kalo nyarter mobil normal ke Gunung Padang gak termasuk ke tempat ini. Tapi gue dan teman-teman rela bayar dikit karena penasaran sama Curug ini.<br />
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Dan tak dianya......it's like "save the best for last"<br />
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Gue itu orang kota yang norak dan seneng banget liat beginian. Main air nya gak santaaaaiiiii.....<br />
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Riri sagitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00773706497828224266noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354719040788668673.post-74261540403408370422014-08-15T09:59:00.001+07:002014-08-19T20:50:12.272+07:00One Fine Day <p dir="ltr">One fine day and a short deep conversation</p>
<p dir="ltr">X : Apa kabar hati?<br>
Y : Masih gini2 aja, ingin menjauh tapi masih enggan<br>
X : Masih galau?<br>
Y : Gak tau ya galau atau gak<br>
X : Kamu cuma cukup berdiam diri. Dalam hening kamu bisa mendengar suara hati kamu. Kalau sudah tau kamu akan lebih kuat melangkah dan memutuskan. Nanti juga ada waktunya pengen menyendiri. Sekarang kalo masih setengah-setengah percuma.<br>
Y : kalo ngobrol sama kamu berkaca-kaca selalu.<br>
X : Mungkin aku semacam cerminan hati kamu. Aku suka gak sabaran, dan pengen nyeret kamu untuk ngomong jujur.<br>
Y : Emangnya aku kurang jujur apa sama kamu<br>
X : No no jujur sama diri kamu sendiri. Aku kalau liat kamu tuh kayak aku yang dulu, tapi kamu masih lebih bagus, gak melow parah kayak aku. Memalukan. Hahaha<br>
Y : Mungkin aku udah mati rasa. Atau gak tau gimana nya rasa nya sedih. Tapi aku masih nangis kok.<br>
X : Tapi menurut ku, yang bikin kamu nangis itu ketika kamu tahu semua pencitraan kamu gagal total.<br>
Y : mmhm mungkin lebih tepatnya pembenaran yang aku buat sendiri.<br>
X : Nah!! Trus kamu gak bisa bohongin aku, ada dalam diri kamu yang mau memunculkan dia apa adanya. Kamu cuma gak siap aja.<br>
Y : Aku mau nangis!<br>
X : Belum cape sama standard yang kamu buat sendiri itu? Standard itu buat bahagiain siapa sih mbak?<br>
Y : Sebenarnya aku merasa jahat dan egois. Dengan seperti ini aku seperti membatasi dia. Aku gak pernah melarang, aku cuma selalu ingin tahu. Aku cuma pengen sama dia selagi aku bisa. <br>
X : Kamu pengen dia bahagia ya? Dia juga pengen kamu bahagia. Kalau dia menahan diri sama persis sama yang kamu lakukan. Suatu hari kamu akan sadar bahwa jawaban semua ini bukan egois, kamu cuma gak percaya diri.<br>
Y : Gak percaya diri kalau aku sanggup ninggalin dia gitu?<br>
X : Bukan, gak percaya diri bahwa kamu layak bahagia dengan diri kamu sendiri, bahwa masih ada kebahagiaan lain, bahwa kamu layak dicintai.<br>
Y : ....</p>
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Antara Jakarta Sorong. </p>
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Kemarin itu tiba-tiba gue diminta ke Bali ama sepupu untuk nganter passport dia karena mendadak dia harus ke Singapore dan gak bawa passport..La la la denger ceritanya, intinya harus ada yg anter passport dia dan nyampe Bali siang karena flight ke Singapore sore. </div>
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Akhirnya gue yang saat itu emang lagi keluar dengan outfit seadanya (eh penting ya ini diceritain.. hahaha) meng-iya-kan permintaan ini, dengan iming-iming dibayarin .. asli mure! Hahaha</div>
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Dan voila tiba-tiba gue udah di Bali aja gitu. Hahaha, iya hooh gue aja masih bingung kok... ada temen yg speechlees karena jam 8 dia nelpon, gue masih mager di kasur. Siang dia whatsapp gue udah di Bali </div>
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Singkat cerita, bertemulah gue dengan si sepupu gue ini di Bandara. Urusan selesai, gue bingung mau ngapain. Trus "Kak ,apa gue ke Lombok aja ya?" . Si Kakak "hahaha, terserah pokoknya tiket jangan mahal2 yaa" .. #Oksip</div>
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Dan-entah-kenapa-gitu-gue-memutuskan-ke-lombok!! Hahaha gelo maneh emang...</div>
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Dari Bandara gue naik semacam taksi ke Pelabuhan Padang Bai, pertama kali nya lewatin jalan tol Bali yang diatas laut.. hahaha norak! Tapi sepanjang perjalan gue malah tidur.. ngantuk banget aja gitu. Dari Pelabuhan Padang Bai gue naik ferry selama 4 jam. Ealah jauh juga ternyata. Kondisi udah gak enak banget, HP yang bisa online mati dan gak bawa power bank. </div>
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Di ferry gue ngeliat tempat yang ada matras dan colokan, tanpa mikir itu tempat buat siapa gue main duduk aja gitu disana, dan ternyata itu tempatnya para supir truk. Gue rasa mereka bingung juga sih, tiba-tiba ada mahluk cantik duduk manis di tempat mereka (iya hooh berasa cantik karena kan itu supir cowok semua :p). Singkat kata selama 4 jam gue berada ditempat itu. Hasil ngobrol-ngobrol sama si supir, ditawarin bareng ke Senggigi, awalnya gue sok jual mahal gue bilang aja "ntar saya tanya bule-bule itu dulu yaa mau bareng apa gak" (aslinya gue rada takut sih kalo sendiri... hohoho). Too bad tuh bule-bule pada bawa motor, jadi gak bisa join. </div>
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Akhirnya gue pasrah iya aja ikut bareng sama tuh supir sampai ke satu perempatan yang dia bilang kalo mau ke Sheraton Senggigi udah deket tinggal naik taksi. Iya tujuaaan gue cuma ke Sheraton Senggigi (Gak usah dibahas yang ini!! Hahaha). Di perjalanan rada was-was sebenarnya secara itu udah malem juga, tapi dalam hati berusaha yakin kalo supir ini gak jahat. Alhamdulillah gue dianter sampai tempat dimaksud dengan selamat. Terima kasih pak Supir!! .. buat gue sih ini salah satu hal gila yang pernah gue lakuin!!</div>
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Terlalu banyak yang terjadi satu tahun belakangan ini. Bukan sesuatu yang baik, bukan juga sesuatu yang buruk. Memang harus terjadi seperti itu. Semua nya semacam terlalu singkat. Pelajaran hidup memang jauh lebih berat dari pelajaran apapun, cuma kadang kita nya yang gak siap nerima. </div>
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Gak banyak yang tau apa yang sebenarnya terjadi setahun belakangan ini, memang gak harus dan cukup untuk mereka-mereka aja. Semua cuma konsekuensi dari keputusan yang terlalu berani untuk gue ambil. Ya, gue memang <i>a risk taker</i>. </div>
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Belakangan ketemu orang-orang yang sedikit banyak membuka mata gue. Bukan sebuah kesengajaan, hanya kebetulan yang baik. Gak pernah terpikir saat itu akhirnya gue berani ngomong cuma dengan pancingan yang bikin senyum, pun gue gak pernah berniat untuk cerita lagi ke siapa pun. Tapi awal dari itu justru seharusnya gue mulai berpikir dengan logika. </div>
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Ketika pada akhirnya gue menemukan sebuah "distraction"- yang gak seharusnya ada, gue mungkin harus berterima kasih walaupun tau itu salah, walaupun tau seharusnya gak seperti itu. Gue bukan bagian dari mereka, gue pun gak punya keinginan untuk bergabung secara de jure, cuma senang bermain bersama. Tapi ini pun bisa jadi kesalahpahaman, karena kebanyakan orang sekarang cuma melihat tanpa bertanya. </div>
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When the colors turns into green, Telaga Warna ~ Dieng, Central Java, Indonesia.<br />
Another unpretentious yet beautiful of Indonesia.Riri sagitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00773706497828224266noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354719040788668673.post-52785165910966312932014-03-27T14:29:00.003+07:002014-03-27T14:43:54.755+07:00The Magic of Wat Arun ~ Temple of the Dawn<b><u>Bangkok (again) - January 2014</u></b><br />
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Fuih setelah gagal mencapai tempat di Agustus 2012 ketika mampir ke Bangkok dari Siem Reap demi tantangan jalan darat <i>cross border</i> dua negara, akhirnya gue bisa menikmati Wat Arun, <i>Temple of the Dawn </i>(Kuil Fajar) Januari ini.<br />
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<a name='more'></a>Walaupun dengan tujuan utama BELANJA, kali ini gue juga gak mau melewatkan kesempatan untuk bisa ke Wat Arun. Hari kedua ketika selesai belanja (yang sebenarnya belum puas juga), dari Platinum Mall gue naik Tuk Tuk ke BTS Siam, dari sini naik Skytrain Silom Line menuju BTS Saphan Taksin. Ketika sudah di Saphan Taksi jalan menuju Central Pier untuk naik Chao Phraya Express <b>(tanpa bendera atau bendera orange) </b>dengan harga 15 Bath (sekali jalan) ke Tha Thien Pier.<br />
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<i>Hati-hati dengan perahu yang berbendera biru karena harga per orang nya 100 bath. Sebenarnya sama aja sih, hanya saja </i><i>perahu</i><i> berbendera biru ini khusus untuk turis. Kalau mau menyumbang lebih untuk memajukan pariwisata Thailand sih gak salah juga naik </i><i>perahu</i><i> ini.. hehehe </i><br />
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Dari Tha Thien Pier masuk menuju loket perahu menuju Wat Arun, dan voila hanya dengan 3 bath gue bisa sampai di Wat Arun. Masuk ke Kuil ini harus bayar 50 bath yang menurut gue <i>worth it</i> sangat.<br />
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<b>Wat Arun Ratchawararam Ratchawaramahawihan</b> atau <b>Wat Arun </b>merupakan salah satu kuil yang terkenal di Bangkok, Thailand. Kuil ini sering disebut sebagai radiasi dari matahari terbit, sehingga dikenal dengan nama <i>Temple of the Dawn</i> atau Kuil Fajar. Terbuat dari keramik yang sangat berwarna, <i>colorful chinese porcelin, </i>membuat kuil ini terlihat sangat unik dan cantik meskipun di siang hari. Sesuai dengan namanya Kuil Fajar, udah pasti waktu terbaik untuk datang kesini ketika fajar atau menjelang matahari terbit. Tapi.......<i>coming here when the sun goes down will give you a different experience</i>. <b>The magic of Wat Arun</b> itu justru ketika matahari tenggelam dan pelan-pelan digantikan dengan cahaya yang dikeluarkan dari kuil ini, "<i>it's so damn beautiful".</i><br />
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Ketika kesini hari udah sore banget, trus musti nyari tempat yang bersih dan sepi untuk sholat. Alhamdulillah ada satu pendopo yang kosong dan harusnya bersih sih yaa secara itu kuil, akhirnya kita jadiin tempat sholat. Kiblatnya? Tinggal liat arah matahari tenggelam.<br />
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Sebenarnya ada banyak cara menikmati Wat Arun dari pengalaman gue dan beberapa temen.<br />
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<li>Ini yang gue lakukan karena udah terlanjur kesorean kesana. Gue sunsetan di Wat Arun dan setelah puas keliling dan foto-foto, gue nyebrang lagi ke Tha Thien Pier untuk liat the magic of Wat Arun dari seberang. Keluar dari Tha Thien Pier gue ke belok kiri (sisi kanan Tha Thien Pier kalo menghadap Wat Arun), ada taman di sisi ini. Jadi bisa duduk-duduk di pelataran Taman nunggu matahari benar-benar tenggelam. Kalau dari taman ini memang agak miring, jadi gak langsung berhadapan dengan Wat Arun</li>
<li>Pengalaman temen bisa baca di <a href="http://kucingbloon.wordpress.com/2014/01/29/the-deck-bangkok-you-pay-for-the-view/">The deck, bangkok: you pay for the view</a></li>
<li>Atau bisa juga nikmatin Wat Arun di Taman sekitaran Wat Arun, tanpa harus nyeberang lagi ke Tha Thien Pier.</li>
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Intinya pilihan aja sih, bagaimanapun caranya, Wat Arun akan tetap selalu cantik (^___^)<br />
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Riri sagitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00773706497828224266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354719040788668673.post-56454458360888421192014-03-24T17:25:00.003+07:002014-03-26T16:37:32.022+07:00First trip with 15 years old best friend<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Akhirnya gue dan Dina pergi bareng walaupun judulnya masih di Indonesia. Yak, pulang kampuang basamo..Hahaha</div>
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Awalnya gue cuma beli tiket berdua sama Wanda tapi berujung Dina dan temannya mau ikut, jadilah kami berempat berencana ke Padang pas weekend Sabtu Minggu dengan harga tiket PP 120.000 saja! (promo Mandala ;p).</div>
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Karena sesuatu dan lain hal yang akhirnya berangkat cuma gue, Dina dan adiknya, Icha. Early flight itu memang gak enak banget yaa... dag dig dug pengalaman telat pesawat masih berasa. Eh tapi sisi positifnya bisa liat sunrise dari pesawat (^_^)<br />
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<a name='more'></a>Demi menghemat waktu setelah silahturahmi ke rumah tante, kami langsung menuju daerah bungus untuk nyebrang ke Pulau Pagang. Kenapa Pagang? karena Sikuai lagi ditutup ada sengketa antara pemilik yang orang asing dengan pemerintah setempat, dan juga banyak yang bilang lebih bagus Pulau Pagang. Jadilah gue, 4 orang sepupu, Dina dan adiknya yang hari itu ke Pulau Pagang. </div>
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Ada beberapa paket yang ditawarkan untuk bisa ke Pulau Pagang. Dari mulai paket kapal doank PP sampai paket lengkap (kapal PP, snorkel tanpa fin, makan, dan tiket masuk Pulau Pagang). Paket lengkap itu sekitar 250.00/orang. Sedangkan kalau hanya kapal sekitar 500.000/kapal tapi bisa ngangkut sampai delapan orang. </div>
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Perjalanan ke Pulau Pagang sekitar satu jam, untuk menuju ke sana kami melewati Sikuai dan dari jauh pun sudah terlihat kalau Sikuai sepiii.. hehehe..</div>
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Mendarat di Pulau Pagang disambut hamparan pasir putih dan warna laut biru yang cantik. Katanya di sini kita bisa snorkeling tapi saat itu gue nggak mood snorkeling, gue cuma mau leyeh-leyeh doank.. hehehe..*padahal baru beli beli waterproof kamera jadi bisa dipakai foto underwater*.<br />
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Setelah perang batin (yaelah penting bener!) akhirnya gue memutuskan snorkeling sebentar doank demi nyobain kamera, taaapiiii...... gue lupa charge kamera!! Jadinya udah nyelem eh lampu kamera kelap kelip habis batere ......*percuma bawa kamera* -____-<br />
Alam bawah laut Pulau Pagang ini so so aja sih.. mirip-mirip Kiluan lah udah banyak yang mati karangnya. Mungkin karena gue snorkelingnya nggak jauh-jauh sih ya, kalo agak ke tengah sedikit bisa jadi karangnya lebih bagus. </div>
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Leyeh-leyeh di Pantai bikin gue merhatiin keadaan sekitar. Ada sekumpulan bule yang bahagia banget cuma duduk-duduk telanjang dipinggir pantai sambil minum bir #BahagiaItuSederhana. Ada keluarga yang bawa anak-anaknya liburan. Ada juga sekumpulan anak muda. Untuk ukuran satu pulau, adanya orang-orang itu masih gak bikin Pulau Pagang ini rame banget sih, masih bisa nikmatin sepi disini.<br />
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Bosen leyeh-leyeh gue ajak Icha jalan kesalah satu sisi Pulau ini. Dina?? Ujan bekelir mana mau dia jalan panas-panasan...Hahaha. Jalan sambil foto-foto bikin gue sama Icha penasaran untuk terus ke ujung sisi pulau itu, sampai......<br />
Gue : "Cha, are they naked?", sambil pura-pura gak merhatiin 2 cowok bule yang tiba-tiba buka celana. Literally naked!<br />
Icha : "Iya kak, kayaknya begitu"<br />
Gue : "Icha liat?"<br />
Icha : "eer liat sih"<br />
Gue : "Tetep mau terus atau balik aja?"<br />
Icha : "Balik aja deh Kak"<br />
Gue : "Ooh, ya udah" .. padahal penasaran setengah mampus untuk terus kesana... Hahaha<br />
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Balik dari sisi ini, sebut saja sisi A, gue lanjut ke sisi berlawanan yang lebih sepi. Kali ini Dina ikutan (akhirnya!! Hihihi).. trus yaa sok-sok nulis nama yang di pasir gitu deh...<br />
*foto Dina nya aja yaa yang gue post, sisanya cuma buat konsumsi pribadi :p<br />
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Sebelum balik ada satu yang dari awal dateng bikin gue penasaran, Pulau di seberang pulau Pagang ini. Sebelum balik ke Bungus gue bilang ke Bapak Kapal "Pak, saya mau ke sana ya", sambil nunjuk pulau seberang. Dan si Bapak malah nyarin "mbak, mau naik ke bukit itu gak? lumayan sih naiknya tapi dari atas bagus" .. Gue, tentu mau :D<br />
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Akhirnya kami semua (kecuali Dina tentunya) manjat ke bukit, <i>and you know what it's worth to see</i>.. Kalau dibanding Indonesia Timur sih jauh, tapi tetap cantik menurut gue. Buat yang mau ke Pulau Pagang, sempatkanlah ke tempat ini dan naik bukit. Niscaya gak nyesel! (^__^)<br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Sore itu kami langsung ke Pantai Padang. Pantai Padang ini salah satu Pantai dengan garis pantai terpanjang. Buat apa kesini? Udah pasti nunggu sunset..</span></div>
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Matahari bulat orange tenggelam dibatas cakrawala, <i>nothing but feeling free. Yes, feeling free from something for a moment. Something that I wished I had an April Mop news. </i><br />
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Trus besoknya kemanaaa??? Tentunya ke tempat mainstream doank aahhh....<br />
Sebut saja Puncak Lawang (puncak tertinggi di Bukit Danau Maninjau), Jam Gadang, Lembah Anai (Air Terjun Pinggir Jalan), Ngarai Sianok dan berakhir Makan Siang di Taruko Caferesto.<br />
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Dan demi kerang peitsi, rela lewatin kelok 44 turun naik. Sungguh enak dan cuma ada di pinggiran Danau Maninjau.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kerang Peitsi. Enak bingit!! :p</td></tr>
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<i>Speaking of Taruko Caferesto</i>, tempat ini adanya di tengah-tengah lembah, di Ngarai Sianok dengan pemandangan batu-batuan terjal. Seharusnya tempat ini tambah cantik dengan adanya aliran sungai, tapi saat itu lagi kering.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Salah satu pemandangan Taruko Caferesto</td></tr>
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Ada tempat wisata baru bernama Jembatan Koto Gadang (Great Wall nya Indonesia), sayang gak sempet kesini.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Wall nya Indonesia</td></tr>
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Cuma semalem di Padang, tapi buat gue special karena ya itu, ini kali pertama gue ama Dina ngetrip jauh ampe nyebrang pulau. Sepanjang perjalanan seperti biasa, gue yang tingkat bicaranya diatas rata-rata, gak berhenti ngomong. Apaaaa aja diomongin, tapi secara Dina udah belasan tahun temenan ama gue udah biasa dia ngadein gue yang begini.<br />
Cita-cita gue dan Dina lintas negara dan benua masih jadi cita-cita... segera yaaaa Nuy, InsyaAllah aamiin...<br />
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Riri sagitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00773706497828224266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354719040788668673.post-22377970901780879062014-02-21T23:17:00.003+07:002014-03-27T16:10:06.783+07:00The Saturn Return<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="IN"><i>Do you know about The Saturn Return? I
never heard about that until I read an article on Cleo Magazine. </i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="IN">Artikel ini membahas mengenai Saturn Return dari sisi astrologi. Singkatnya
ternyata pergerakan planet Saturnus yang berjalan dengan lambat mengelilingi
matahari punya andil dengan kontemplasi kita menjelang usia 30 tahun. Kondisi
ini merujuk dimana planet Saturnus kembali ke posisi semula sejak dia beranjak
mengelilingi matahari yang dimulai tepat di hari kelahiran kita. Saturnus memerlukan waktu sekitar 28-30 tahun
untuk sekali mengelilingi matahari, itulah mengapa periode Saturn Return
masing-masing orang akan terjadi sekitar umur 28-30, 57-59 dan 86-88 tahun. Di
masing-masing periode usia itu, para ahli astrologi berteori bahwa manusia akan
mengalami transisi menuju fase baru dalam hidupnya. Siklus yang pertama
khususnya, akan menandai transisi menuju kedewasaan. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="IN">Dalam sistem astrologi, planet Saturnus merupakan simbol karma,
pengendalian diri, struktur, dan kematangan. Ketika manusia mengalami fase
saturn return, unsur-unsur tersebut sedikit banyak akan terkoyak, manusia akan
mengalami kehilangan atau kegagalan, menganalisa banyak hal, membuat banyak
keputusan penting dan berakhir dengan situasi yang lebih stabil.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="IN">Teori Saturn Return mungkin terkesan terlalu mengawang-ngawang. Namun <i>every
cloud has a silver lining </i>untuk menuju sebuah fase baru. Tapi sebelum masuk ke fase
baru itu, Saturn Return akan melakukan <i>bullying</i> pada kita. Menempa mental
supaya menjalani kehidupan dengan cara terbaik di usia mendatang.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="IN">Satu yang pasti adalah bahwa fase usia 20an adalah periode ketidakpastian
dan kebimbangan. Jadi bagi kita yang berusia <i>late twenties</i>, pasti mengalami
banyak hal dalam pikiran yang menerawang. Pencapaian, kegagalan, dan semua yang
sudah pernah dilalui. Ada yang merasa cukup puas dengan hidupnya, namun ada
juga yang merasa hidupnya kacau balau. <i>We’ll the good news is k</i>alau kita
merasakan kekacauan dan mempertanyakan pencapaian kita, <i>it turned out just
fine. At least it’s astrologically fine</i>. #OKsip .. hahaha<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="IN">**** <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="IN">Semua tulisan diatas diambil dari Majalan Cleo edisi bulan Februari 2014,
dan tulisan ini gak akan berhenti dari gue meng-copy paste apa yang udah
ditulis Majalan Cleo. Tulisan ini akan berlanjut ke fase Saturn Return gue.</span></div>
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Riri sagitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00773706497828224266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354719040788668673.post-72805941328033170072014-02-18T23:32:00.004+07:002014-03-27T09:34:42.887+07:00Reminiscing 2013 ~ Another year of Lesson Learn<div style="text-align: justify;">
Yeay It's my first post in 2014 .. hihihi..</div>
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In fact I still have lots of pending stories of my 2013 trips, still can we skip those for a while to reminisce?<br />
Yes reminiscing my summary of 2013 story.<br />
A journey is not always about a trip, right? A life itself is a journey, a life journey...</div>
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<u><b>#January</b></u></div>
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My 2013 began in the middle of forest and river. It's literally a forest in Central Kalimantan. They called it <b>Taman Nasional Tanjung Puting</b> I took a challenge to celebrate 2012-2013 live on board (LoB) on Sekonyer River with strangers. Yes, I called them strangers since we're just known each other at the airport (except Antho sih).. Hahaha. Well I didn't give a shit, I just though that it would give me different experiences, and I swore I would have deeply regret if I didn't do this trip. Having new year's eve in the middle of forest with zillions stars and fireflies was one of my favorite 2013. That was awesome indeed!!! </div>
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<i>"If you've got sound of trumpet, I've got sound of the jungle. If you've got fireworks, I've got fireflies Happy New Year".</i></div>
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<i>It's just....Tanjung Puting was where the friendship began....</i><br />
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<b>Bali</b> with my senior high best friend, yet it was not like the old time. We actually wanted to spend the whole weekend in Ubud, but due to many considerations we preferred Denpasar to stay. Too short to enjoy Bali.<br />
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<i>It was January when the news came to me. I shivered, my hand shake, and my phone was fallen right away. Nothing but the ugly truth.</i></div>
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<b><u>#February</u></b><br />
Going back to hometown with my 15-years-old best friend. Dina and I inherited West Sumatera Blood, thus when we've got a chance to trip together, we chose <b>Padang</b>. (hahaha, it was actually because of Tiger Mandala Air Promo), and you know what, that was my first trip with Dina. Yeah 15 years, and we never had a trip before.<br />
<b>.Pagang Island-Padang Beach-Jam Gadang-Bukit Tinggi-Danau Maninjau-Lembah Arau-Ngarai Sianok.</b><br />
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<i>Still hoping that I got an April Mop news! </i><br />
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Spending 9 days in <b>North Moluccas</b> was cool *asseek* hahaha. I finally had 9 days trip just because I was mistaken noted the 2013 public holiday. At first I thought there was one public holiday in the second week of February, so I thought I'll only have to take my annual leave for only 4 days and have a long day trip from Ternate to Morotai. It turned out that the official 2013 Public Holiday didn't have one in February. I needed to take 5 days leave eventually, not significant differences though! Hahaha..<br />
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That was amazing to have first 5 days with 9 fun people in Ternate, Jailolo dan Kahatola. Then, I continued for 5 hours on the road to reach Tobelo, and crossed the ocean go to Morotai in the northest Halmera. Staying at homestay in Koloray Island wanted me to say I left a piece of my heart in Koloray. </div>
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<b><u>#March</u></b></div>
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It was family trip. We went to Tidung Island. Yeah I finally landed my feet on <b>Taman Nasional Kepulauan Seribu</b> for the first time.. hihihi.<br />
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<i>When I always said "If I were not there at that time", yet there's no way to regret.</i><br />
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<b><u>#April</u></b></div>
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Another <b>Singapore</b> trip. I went back to USS just for Galactica, the roller coaster.. Hahaha.<br />
As for me it gave me a special taste of Singapore. A beautiful Garden By The Bay.<br />
There was always a moment when I didn't want to go back to Jakarta, but that was different.<br />
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<i>The old town, Ann Siang Hill and I like you!</i><br />
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<b><u>#Mei</u></b><br />
Waisak in <b>Borobudur, Magelang, Central Java</b>. Failed flying lanterns due to heavy rain. The rain actually made us realize that we didn't suppose to be there. That was a sacred worship. We shouldn't have to come for the sake of our ego just to see flying lanterns. Yet, sunrise at Phuntuk Setumbu didn't fail us. (^__^)<br />
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<i>It was a time when I thought I had to go. Mission accomplished. But who would have thought if it changed 180 degree!</i><br />
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<b><u>#June</u></b><br />
It was our ego that brought us to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Taman Nasional Takabonerate, South Sulawasi</span><u style="font-weight: bold;">.</u> One night in Tinabo Island. You can read a short story <a href="http://memyselfandthejourney.blogspot.com/2013/07/suatu-malam-di-tinabo.html">Satu Malam di Tinabo</a>.<br />
2 hours flight to Makassar, 4 hours road trip to Tanjung Bira port, 2 hours by ferry to Selayar Island, 1 hour to Pattumbukan., 4 hours by fisherman boat to Tinabo Island, stop by in Rajuni Island. Yeah you can count by yourself how many hours to take you to Takabonerate... Hihihi<br />
Those hours were worth the pain. Soooo beautiful islands. The third biggest atoll in the world.<br />
However, I let through wandering and hoping in Selayar. Someday, I'll be back!<br />
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<i>June first, I could feel it!</i> (^_^)<br />
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<b><u>#July</u></b><br />
Attending friend's wedding in Malang made me won't to miss seeing sunrise at <b>Taman Nasional Bromo Tengger</b>. It was so crowded at Bromo nowadays! Huhuhu..<br />
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Well, this month was a sad moment after all. My father got hospitalized until he passed away. The feeling when I watched The Good Doctor, and they failed to help the patient reminded me to that time. The moment when the doctor tried so hard to save my father. The moment when we had to nod our head to let the doctor release all the machine from my father body and said Innalilahi wa Innalilahi rojiun.<br />
<i>Rest in peace, Pah.</i><br />
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<i>Not to mention the fact that I knew lately. The truth is.... so damn hurt!</i><br />
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<b><u>#August</u></b><br />
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<i>Sometimes, to love is to wait by knowing when to fly solo #ihq</i><br />
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<b><u>#September</u></b><br />
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<i>September the thirteen!</i><br />
<span style="text-align: start;"><i>It's hurt and it's truly not easy, but I believed that I just need to get through all of this.</i></span><br />
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<b><u>#October</u></b><br />
It was my <b>NUMBER ONE</b> list for Indonesia. <b>Derawan, Kakaban, Maratua, Sangalaki in East Kalimantan</b>.<br />
Flight, continue by road trip, crossed the ocean by speedboat.<br />
Two provinces, South Kalimantan and East Kalimantan.<br />
Sting-less jellyfish, turtle, full moon.<br />
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<i>Als deze is beter!</i><br />
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<b><u>#November</u></b><br />
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<i>The message and the call!! Damn u!</i><br />
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<b><u>#December</u></b><br />
Impulsive <b>Manila, Philippine<u>.</u></b> Sort-of a birthday trip! Another solo trip..<br />
Unprepared journey! One night only... Hahaha<br />
When in the middle of the night, and I still didn't know where to stay, I didn't even know where was I..<br />
Well, I missed to eat Ballut (ieuhhh... but some says it worth to try)<br />
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Diana Ross said "Do you know where you're going to? Do like the things that life is showing you?<br />
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Well, Do you actually know the purpose of all your journeys? Me? nop, until I got through it.<br />
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There will be a time when I have to back off from this battle.<br />
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<i>Mengalah bukan kalah. Berserah bukan menyerah. Merelakan bukan melepaskan. Ini hanya bagian dari perjuangan yang berakhir dengan mengikhlaskan ~ Fiersa Besari.</i><br />
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Adios 2013!!<br />
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Riri sagitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00773706497828224266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354719040788668673.post-13501998987861869162013-11-25T19:19:00.001+07:002014-03-26T16:30:19.437+07:00Because she hates the words "What-If"<div dir="ltr">
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Hi how are you? I don't know where you are now, but I've been thinking about you lately. Yes, I am thinking about our short conversation at our lovely campus years ago.</div>
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Did you remember my stupid question to you? It was about your relationship with someone, a friendship.</div>
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<i>Me : Why don't you dating her, Ky?</i><br />
<i>You : Why do you ask me that question?</i><br />
<i>Me : Nothing, just thinking.</i><br />
<i>You : Thereat, you chuckled and said "I love her that much, Ri. It's better like this, If we are dating, there always be possibilities for us to hurt each other and I don't wanna hurt her".</i><br />
<i>Me : silent for a moment and said "is it? Is that what you think?"</i><br />
<i>You : yes, at least for now.</i></div>
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A year after, I heard you dating her. I tried to find a sense behind your decision. It might be because you wanted to take the one and the only chance you had to always be there for her, and nothing wrong with that. </div>
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When I met you and gave you a congratulation, you smiled and said "Life happens, Ri" then I smiled too.</div>
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It actually happened to a friend of mine, Ky. She loves someone for no reason. Hahaha... yeah if you asked her "why him?" probably she will just give you her best smile ;') </div>
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But shit happened! And shit by default is very very shitty. It's just 'the truth is ugly'. </div>
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Skip the shit.</div>
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Until one day, she got a chance to have what so-called a relationship with him. Suddenly she remembered our conversation I once told her. She was actually afraid to take this chance because she thought she loved him that bad, so she didn't want a thing break she-and-him friendship. Not to mention that shitty things. </div>
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Nevertheles, she also saw from another point of view that this might be her chance to be his lover. Then, she took it. This wasn't a game, she knew that. It's just her decision for whatever the consequences.</div>
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Along the time, not-so-good-things happened to her. Family, friendship, office and also relationship issues. All those issues came simultaneously that she couldn't bear it. Then it led to the worst thing (esp. for her) called break-up.</div>
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Of course she wasn't OK. It's hurt and it's truly not easy, but she believed that she just need to get through all of this. </div>
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I didn't know what happened to you after you break up with her. To complete her story this girl told me that she actually wasn't sure what kind of feeling she had after she break-up, yet she just wanted to be around him although she realized it was never be the same. All she can do is just to make sure that he's doing good. The thing is she knew for a fact that he got over her a month after. It's so damn hurt!, she said.</div>
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Another day, it came to one thinking "what-if". Yeah sometimes the "what-if" was too late. What if A, what if B, and so forth and so forth. The only thing she wanted for "what-if" was it's better to know nothing from the very beginning, yet there's no way to regret. </div>
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I know she hates the words "what-if" if it is asked at the end of they day. As for her, question what-if should arise at the first place before a decision is made. </div>
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This because-I-hate-the-words-what-if girl eventually asked the question 'what-if'. She thought perhaps it's better for her not to take the chance and end up being his friend. She also thought that it's always better to be called his friend instead of his ex. The last thing, she thought that if she's just being his friend, she can always whisper "hey dude, I am here. I am always here".</div>
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Ah ya, she sent me a song that he wanted him to hear.</div>
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<i>I walk to the end of the line</i><br />
<i>I wonder if I should look back</i><br />
<i>To all of the things that were said and done</i><br />
<i>I think we should talk it over</i></div>
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<i>Then I noticed the sign on your back</i><br />
<i>It boldly says try to walk away</i><br />
<i>I go on pretending I'll be ok</i><br />
<i>This morning it hits me hard that</i></div>
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<i>Still everyday I think about you</i><br />
<i>I know for a fact that's not your problem</i><br />
<i>But if you change your mind you'll find me</i><br />
<i>Hanging on to the place</i><br />
<i>Where the big blue sky collapse</i></div>
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<i>As I stare at the wall in this room</i><br />
<i>The cracks they resemble your shadow</i><br />
<i>When everyday I see time goes by</i><br />
<i>In my head everything stood still</i></div>
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<i>I'm waiting for things to unfreeze</i><br />
<i>Till you release me from the ice block</i><br />
<i>It's been floating for ages washed up by the sea</i><br />
<i>And it's drowning, thought you should know that</i></div>
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<i>You see people are trying</i><br />
<i>To find their way back home</i><br />
<i>So I'll find my way to you</i></div>
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-Adhitia Sofyan-</div>
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Hey, Aiky it was really nice to have that conversation with you. Both of us may think that life always happens, no matter what we want it or not we just need to get through it.</div>
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_inspired by Aiky Nugraha_<br />
(a friend of mine from small circle friendship named SMFEUI 2004/2005)</div>
Riri sagitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00773706497828224266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354719040788668673.post-14159333077469251092013-11-10T21:13:00.000+07:002014-03-26T16:43:08.723+07:00The Singapore Escaper :P<div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">
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Perjalanan ke singapore gue dimulai sejak 2007. Nah sejak itu ternyata hampir setiap tahun gue ke singapore.. hahaha ;p </div>
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Dan kalo gue inget-inget awal perjalanan gue semenjak kerja justru dimulai di kota ini. </div>
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<b><u>2007</u></b></div>
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Setahun setelah kerja temen kantor ngajak <i>short trip</i> ke Singapore Malaysia pake promo airasia dengan hanya 500.000an. Kali pertama kesana kami lewat Batam karena saat itu airasia belum ada <i>direct flight</i> ke Singapore dan ini adalah perjalanan pertama gue keluar negeri. Perjalanan ini sangat-sangat pendek, cuma jumat sabtu minggu dan ke 2 negara...uuhh. Beruntung gue punya temen bernama Nadina yang udah pengalaman keluar negeri, jadi si bawel satu itu bikin daftar<i>"do and don'ts" </i>yang super detail. Berkat Nadina perjananan gue keluar negeri berikutnya gak oon-oon banget lah... hehehe.</div>
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<i>Excited</i>?! Banget!! Hehehe...</div>
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Kami dijemput di HarbourFront sama Giri, temen gue yang tinggal di Singapore dan memang berencana nginep di apartemen dia di Choa Chu Kang. Pemberhentian pertama Mustafa Center untuk beli oleh-oleh. Mustafa ini buka 24 jam, jadi enak bisa pergi malem banget kesini.</div>
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Pertama kali ke Singapore bisa dibilang gue gak kemana-kemana. Saat itu gue sedang mengikuti penerimaan PCPM Bank Indonesia dan kebetulan pengumuman test ke 5 hari sabtu. Pagi-pagi gue minta temen gue untuk cek dan alhamdulillah gue masih lolos ke tes selanjutnya. Masalahnya adalah ternyata tes berikutnya itu hari besoknya, hari minggu...jeng jeng jeng! Sungguh gak kepikiran, pengalaman sebelumnya kalau pengumuman hari ini, tes berikutnya minggu depan.</div>
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Akhirnya gue nelpon ke contact person pcpm dan ditemenin Giri gue nyari fax untuk kirim surat permohonan mengikuti tes gelombang terakhir di Surabaya. Habis setengah harian ngurusin begituan di Lucky Plaza. Kala itu gue cuma kenal Lucky Plaza diantara jejeran mal-mal Orchard Rd... huhuhu. Menjelang sore kami langsung menuju tempat paling eksis di Singapore donk ah.... Merlion Statue! :D *gak aci ke Singapore kalo gak ke Merlion* .. Nah, secara temen gue mau nyobain Double Dekker (a.k.a bis tingkat) jadilah kita naik itu. Nah lagi... secara si Giri belum pernah naik bus ke Merlion jadilah kita nyasar... Gue gak inget detail sih yang jelas jauh beud jalannya!!!<br />
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Perjalanan ke Kuala Lumpur akan melalui jalur darat lewat johor. <i>Shit happened </i>di Imigrasi keluar Singapore. Tiba-tiba gue diminta ke kantor Imigrasi setelah melewati counter. Walaupun sok cool, aslinya gue panik banget!! pasalnya gue gak ngerasa salah dan gak tau salah gue apa. Pandangan pertama gue langsung tertuju ke Giri dan alhamdulillah dia ngasih isyarat "udah tenang, ikutin aja dulu petugasnya" ... *Kalau bisa langsung nangis udah nangis kali* ..<br />
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Didalam kantor imigrasi gue cuma disuruh duduk tanpa ditanya apapun. Sebel lah gue, mana petugas bulak mandir gak jelas. Akhirnya setelah 1 jam-an gue memberanikan diri nanya sebenarnya passport gue kenapa?<br />
Dan ternyata jawabannya karena di passport ada coretan tanggal kedatangan gue. Jadi kan gue itu nyampe Singapore tengah malam, nah pas ganti hari kayaknya si petugas imigrasi lupa ganti tanggal makanya masih tanggal hari sebelumnya. Dan karena itu tanggalnya dia ganti manual dan paraf disebelah tanggal yang diganti. Petugas imigrasi Johor cuma mau pastiin kalo itu benar paraf si petugas imigrasi masuk. Ajegile meriksa begituan ampe 2 jam.<br />
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<b>Keluar dari Imigrasi literally nangis!! Pengamalan pertama keluar negeri dan ditahan imigrasi 2 jam.</b><br />
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<b><u>2008</u></b><br />
Stop over di Singapore!<br />
Deloitte South East Asia ngadain bootcamp di Pattaya, Thailand dan gue salah satu dari staf yang ditugaskan untuk menghadari bootcamp ini. Sebelum berangkat si Sekretaris nan baik nawarin mau naik Thai Airways, Malaysian Airways atau Singapore Airlines. Sepakat kami semua naik SQ dan minta stop over di Singapore satu malam ketika pulang.<br />
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Gue sama sekali gak ngurusin perjalanan ini, cuma tau beres. Di Singapore kami nginep di apartemen yang gue pun lupa di daerah mana. Tapi di apartemen inilah gue akhirnya melihat cantiknya kota Singapore di malam hari (^__^)<br />
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Kedua kali ke Singapore pun bisa dibilang gue gak kemana-mana. Entahlah saat itu gue sama Nadina cuma mau santai. Jadi pagi kita cuma ke Orchard Rd. buat foto-foto (bahkan gak nge-mal), dari situ lanjut ketemu Giri di Bugis buat makan Siang. Selesai makan siang balik ke Changi dan cuma jalan-jalan di Bandara.<br />
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Asli penting banget kan!! (^__^)<br />
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Jadi kalo ditanya "Udah 2x ke Singapore kemana aja, Ri?" Gue cuma akan jawab dengan senyum dan bilang "Orchard full stop" :p<br />
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<u><b>2009</b></u><br />
Sebenarnya gue ada rencana ke Singapore & Kuala Lumpur untuk beneran jalan-jalan sama Nadia, Adek gue dan Kakaknya Nadia.<br />
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Tapi saat itu bokap kena stroke jadinya gue milih dirumah dan Adek gue yang berangkat.<br />
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*belum rejeki untuk tau Singapore lebih jauh*<br />
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<b><u>2010</u></b><br />
Ini baru yang namanya have fun!! Dengan dalih <i>escape trip</i>, gue sama Nadia berencana ngabisin liburan 5 hari di Singapore... Karena waktu itu Nadia ada urusan dan demi gak mau rugi hari libur, akhirnya gue berangkat duluan. Ke Singapore kali ini gue cuma bawa diri dan baju..gak bawa dollar sama sekali dan gak punya EzLink. Kalo gak dijemput Giri, yakin gue bakal jadi gembel Singapore yang cuma planga plongo di Changi... Hahaha<br />
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Plan Singapore ini baanyaakkkk, gue bertekad gak lagi-lagi di Orchard Rd. doank!! *Ya kali 5 hari di Orhard doank*.. hahahaha....<br />
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Dari mulai Singapore Flyer, Song of The Sea, Bugis Junction, USS yang kala itu baru buka, Jurong Bird Park, Little India, Chinatown sampai NTU juga didatengin.. hahaha.. dan tidak lupa tetep ke Orchard Rd.<br />
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Oh iya, kayaknya sempet ke gedung-gedung pemerintahan Singapore juga deh for the sake of 'foto doank'.. Hahaha *agak lupa* *banci foto*...<br />
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Walaupun cukup mahal, beneran gak rugi ke USS. Sayangnya waktu itu Galactica (roller coaster) belum buka jadi gak bisa naik :'(<br />
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Dan yang penting sih ke NTU..aaahhhh.... *Jodoh mana jodoh* #lha....Hahaha...<br />
Masuk NTU pengen banget foto ditulisan "Nanyang Technology University" yang kayak UI itu, tapi kan taksi gak bisa berhenti sembarangan jadi lanjut masuk. Bisa sih kalau mau jalan, tapi males aje jauh beud jalannya.. Berasa tour ke campus dijelasin macam-macam sama Giri, detail sampai asrama tempat dia tinggal dulu. Trus diajak ke lantai paling atas yang katanya tempat di David bunuh diri.. ealah, merinding seketika :(<br />
Suka banget sama suasana kampus ini.. Sya la la la, du bi du bi du...<br />
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Beneran puas dan senang, apalagi ketika di Orchard berdua Nadia dan Giri gak bisa nemenin karena harus kerja. Hari itu kami berdua dikasih ATM dan CC platinum..hahaha manurut ngana?? kurang seneng apa hidup gue.... *tapi kesenangan ini akan berakhir beberapa hari setelahnya..iya setelah itung-itungan hutang piutang* -.-<br />
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<b><u>2011</u></b><br />
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Impulsif seketika!! cerita Singapore ini udah pernah ditulis <a href="http://memyselfandthejourney.blogspot.com/2011/03/short-trip-maret-2011-singapore.html">disini</a> dan <a href="http://memyselfandthejourney.blogspot.com/2011/03/short-trip-maret-2011-singapore-part-ii.html">disini</a><br />
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<b><u>2012</u></b><br />
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Skip! Karena udah kebanyakan trip ditahun ini.<br />
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<b><u>2013</u></b><br />
Karena ada promo buy 1 get 1 naik Jetstar dan keinginan ke Singapore bareng Nadia dan Windy, jadilah kami berangkat. Et tapi ternyata gak cuma bertiga ada Fifi (kakaknya Nadia) + Umi (Ibunya Nadia) + Puput (Adiknya Windy) + Antho dengan tujuan utama USS.<br />
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Kali ini ke USS naik Galactica!! Yippieee.. eh tapi yang lintasan merah (yang terbalik) tutup, jadi cuma bisa naik lintasan biru. <i>Adrenalin challenge</i> dari Nadia dan Fifi, mau gak mau gue ikutan naik paling depan!! :D<br />
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Karena sebelum berangkat disetanin ke Max Brenner sama Shinta, alhasil gue Antho muter-muter Vivo City demi nyobain coklatnya Max Brenner. Dan beneran enak banget aja donk!! *mhmm yummy*<br />
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Selain Max Brenner, kami juga nyobain Gastronomia di Paragon Mall, Orchard Rd. Kali itu gue beli Tiramisu, dan ini Tiramisu terenak yang pernah gue cobain!!! *pengen lagi* ..<br />
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Berhubung kali ini juga cuma weekend-an, jadinya gak kebanyak tempat. Tapi ada satu tempat yang tidak biasa yang gue datengin, namanya Aan Siang street, lokasinya deket Chinatown. Sebenarnya tempat ini terkenal dengan butiknya, tapi karena waktu itu kesana pagi jadi butik-butiknya belum buka. Ujung-ujungnya cuma foto-foto. *dengan memaksa Antho nemenin gue tentunya* :P<br />
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Dan dan ke Garden By The Bay yang cantik ....<br />
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Kali ini gak nyebut Giri yak.. iya emang, karena si Giri lagi ada <i>business trip </i>ke Itali jadi gak ikutan jalan. Nginepnya? tetep donk di tempat Giri :P *gak mau rugi*<br />
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Nah, kira-kira begitulah cerita gue tentang Singapore. Bosan?! tentu tidak, karena niatan gue InsyaAllah kalau tidak ada halangan sebisa mungkin setiap tahun ke Negara ini karena pasti masih banyak tempat lain yang belum terjamah sama gue. Yang paling penting sih, mumpung masih ada yang bisa direpotin kalau kesana, <i>unwritten deal</i> yang menguntungkan gue harusnya! :P<br />
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<i>It's just.. Singapore is a very pleasant place to be enjoyed to think nothing, and I can't wait for another journey in Singapore someday somewhere!!</i><br />
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