Bangka dangerous (part 2)

I was so weary of everything. I supposed that there’d be so many food stalls of martabak & bakmi bangka (which i adore so much), but pity me, i saw nothing
so where do those foods come from???
the only thing here which was sporadically spread is the “klenteng”, something similar to a temple; some of them have past over so many decades.

carry on our journey, finally!! we’re down for the first beach! Named pasir padi beach yeay!

the view is not yet a satisfactory, but I’m pretty indulged by the wind blowing gently to me. At a glance, it looked like a private beach. At that time, me and my family were apparently the only visitors there. No souvenir merchants, no kids building sand castles, It’s just us! It’s a really broad sandy beach, probably around half kilos from the main street ’till the sea shore. We’re there at noon, so the water was still calm with nice little waves which were so relaxing, but really, you’ll get bored staying there for more than 30 mins..

Then we get to another beach which was quite close to Pasir Padi, and stop by in a seafood restaurant. The seafoods here aren’t as expensive as they are in my hometown. Bangka’s got so plenty of fish and other fishy stuffs, but according to me, foods in Jakarta are way better

After that we’re proceeding to our next pit stop; our hotel. I just couldn’t hold my eyelids to open any longer. The journey was just awfully exhausting but not that fascinating. I was that so close to my ‘dreamland’ when suddenly reflection of sunshine on the sea distract the serenity of mine. My half-closed eyes just couldn’t stand of it and I began to look out to the window. I thought i just saw a great scenery; a beach with big corals and bright color of water.

The car stopped in front of a lobby of a hotel. I saw a massive plate which has a text “Parai beach” written on it. I just couldn’t wait to get out of the car, take my very first fresh breath, and observe meticulously on the place I’ve just been mesmerized by. I took my feet to explore every inches of the sea shore, and finally i could speak to myself : “Yes, this is the one!”

I could tell that this place would be even more sophisticated when the sun set. It was around 4 PM when i arrived. I laid down my body for a while and packed every single things that i would need.

Late in the afternoon, I took a look at the window and I clearly saw that the sky started to turn reddish; that’s when i knew that it’s a perfect timing to go hunting some photos. My sister came along with me as a voluntary model. Thanks to her that i’ve got some good pictures (you can see it on my portfolio on the next post, don’t forget to leave comments )

This beach’s so perfect for a newbie like me. There were also numerous pro-photographer holding their slr cameras equipped with tripods and tele-lens which made me so envy.
The blend of colors of the sky, white sand, growing palm trees, small huts next to the beach, a bridge which connects the beach with a cafe built on a huge corals in the middle of the sea, and everything seemed so perfectly matched.
Later on the afternoon, the sunset was another eye-spoiling phenomenon. We’re amazed by how the sun painted all the things into magenta and brought an exquisite silhouette in front of my eyes. I could see it vividly going under and left its spark of beauty for this special moment. I was lucky to witness it.

The next day, at the same time, i came back for more sunset glow, but i found it cloudy instead. Hmm, it’s true that great chance never come twice

can’t be happier

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

senang senang senang senang senang
akhirnya keluar juga pengumuman ugm ^^

1 kalimat : babe Jesus baikkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk ^^

Once upon a time in Jogjakarta

These are some of my picture taken when i was in jogja (6-8 May’10).. well, if you know me, then probably you’ve known that the day when i left for jogja is actually my birthday.. while others celebrating their birthday with family and friends, I had to spend the days by sitting for hours in the plane, looking for hotel, and verifying my documents for the admission test for the next day..

How lucky i am, sitting next to the wing

May, 7th
This was the first test period, it’s a TOEFL!!!!
the first part was listening test, a bit awkward briefly (the last time i hear “real people” speak in english was a loooong time ago) but i think i can get over it pretty well.. the rest is all well done

When the night came I decided to go to Malioboro.. Most of you must’ve known this cheap shop district.. I’ve been there couple of times but i didn’t get what so special of that place until i brought my lovely cam.. hahaha

delman, the conventional one

other delman with different point of view, @_@

souvenirs everywhere!

just an ordinary street lamp, but somehow i love it!

May 8th, the last day
in the morning i wake up earlier to take some photos near the university.. here are the results :

UGM university club from distance

Love this!! entitled : “Indonesia’s biggest enemy; social gap”

minutes before the test
I don’t know what were the rector thinking when they arranged the schedule; they mixed up all the whole main test on this climax day!
started at 8 am with academic potential test (this one really suprised me because it’s unpredictably full-english!).. for the verbal (synonym, antonym,etc), the word questioned was really unfamiliar to me, such as : anomalous, fellacious and any other words that i can’t even remember.. sigh
other test following it were also in english (math, biology, chemistry, physics)
i hope most of the participants can’t translate it *evilll*
what can i say? there’re >500 participants from indonesia competing for only 60 chairs, and the other 60 is for malaysian student.. so unfair!

that’s my trip to jogja.. Whether being admitted or not in UGM inter, I would have nothing to be regreted because all these experience is all that matters

future university? let Him decide it

pinky – funky – g4uL

di sela-sela ngerjain TO, rasanya suntuuukk bgt, akhirnya gw putuskan buat buka fb..
tau”nya ada 2 wall yg berisi krg lbh sama : “kel, u inten ga?”
yep.. biasanya sabtu itu jadwalnya inten gw..
dann, kbetulan hr itu lesnya masi libur, jd gw jwb aja salah 1 wallnya, ternyata gw mau diajakin naik golf cab.. benda apakah itu??
karena penasaran, akhirnya gw ikut aja.. gw disuruh ke rumah salah 1 tetangga gw, dan disana kris, vani, dan sum sudah menunggu..
di depan rumahnya si kris ada 1 benda yg cukup asing.. kalo diliat-liat sih bentuknya kayak mobil gitu, tp samping2 nya terbuka.. sbenernya sih mobilnya biasa.. yaaa.. kayak mobil” yg dipake bwt jalan-jalan pas maen golf lahh.. tp yg sgt menarik perhatian orang adalah warnanya yg pinky” gt..

nahhh.. ini dia mobilnya.. keren kann?? wkwk

G= gw, S= sum, V= vani, K= kris
G : “ini mobil lu sum??”
S : “bkan.. punya tmennya bokap gw.. lg dipinjemin..”
G : “lho! kita mw jalan-jalan naek ini??”
S : “iyaaa lahh”
(pertamanya sih agak ogah-ogahan gitu.. tp karena cuma keliling komplek, yaa gpp lah.. paling muter2 deket taman doang..)
selama di jalan, para penumpang (gw, vani, kris) + supir dadakannya (sum) merasakan sensasi naik mobil yg beda dr biasanya.. kayak naek mobil maenen itu.. si vani di jalan cekakak cekikikan ga brenti-brenti.. gw + kris kan duduk di belakang, ya sabar aja menahan malu diliatin orang-orang.. lagian aneh jg sih.. kan biasanya golf cab itu dipake di padang rumput, lah ini kok di jalanan –”
tapi itu belom seberapa……….
V : “lah sum, mw kemana??”
S : “balik..”
V : “yaaah.. jg donk.. muter-muter ke depan napa??”
S : “emang mwnya kemana?? ke pax?? gw berani sih..”
G : (dalam hati: “WEW!!.. jgn ke pax plzz.. jgn ke pax plzz..) (FYI, pax itu sekolah yg lumayan jauh.. udah gitu jalanannya jg rame lg.. pada ga malu diliatin orang apa??)
V : “AYO!!!” (ni anak emg yg paling semangat kalo masalah yg beginian.. urat malunya udah putus sih)

singkat cerita, pertama-tama kita muter ke lapangan basket deket rumah, trus lg banyak org latian basket gitu.. pas kita lewat, orang2 yg tdnya lari, pada berhenti.. semua mata tertuju pada kita..
krik2.. akhirnya kita terus aja jalan, seakan ga terjadi apa-apa..
trus pas kita lewat, ada jg tukang ojek yg nyeletuk :
ojek : “mobilnya dibawa mudikk nengggg..”
sontak kita semua langsung ngakak

next, kita ke pax.. seperti yg gw duga-duga, orang-orang di jalan udah ngeliatin kita.. sambil senyum2 lg.. -__-” malah ad yg ngeliatinnya itu dr ujuuung udah ngeliatin, bahkan sampe udah lewat jauh aja masih melototin.. buset deh.. gw sih udah nutupin mulut pake tangan aj.. (sok2 mau menyamarkan identitas)..
tp kayaknya ga bakalan berhasil.. yaudah terima aja deh.. sekali-sekali jd pusat perhatian gpp –”

kita akhirnya memutuskan buat pergi ke tirtamas (salah satu kolam renang favorit yg deket pax).. pas di jalan, biasa lah, banyak org-org kurang kerjaan yg duduk di sisi-sisi jalan (baca : alay).. gw udah tau bgt nih pasti ada reaksi-reaksi yg tak diharapkan.. dan ternyata dugaan gw tepat!

A = alay
A : (pertama-tama cuma senyum” sambil bisikin sesuatu ke temennya)
G,S,V,K : (kita diem aja, berusaha ga menyulut reaksi-reaksi yg ga diinginkan)
A : “woyy!!! m0b1l G4uLL!!!! wKkw” (tulisan ini menggunakan fitur alay translator)
krik2……..

akhirnya kita semua balik ke rumah.. moodnya udah dirusak sm kejadian barusan.. wkwkwk (ngga jg sih, lebay)
trus akhirnya malah foto-foto dah.. kalo masalah ini si kris yg paling semangat.. haha..

yaahh.. pokoknya banyak kenangan-kenangan manis bersama si mobil pinky – funky – g4uL.. emang eye-catchy bgt sih nih mobil.. moga2 si sum dipinjemin mobil itu lg.. biar eksis kita (alah)

foto-foto lainnya :

kiri ke kanan : vani, sum (stephanie), kris

stress

liburr (from the best to the worst) part 1

18 – 09 – 2009
HARI PERTAMA LIBURRR!!
merasakan rasanya bangun jam 6 pagi (biasanya jam 5.30), hangatnya mentari, dan tidur-tiduran sepanjang hari.. yeaaaa.. coba bs kaya gini melulu tiap hr..
jam 10.00 pagi, udah mulai bosen berleha-leha.. buka fb, jawab”in quiz yg ga jelas + ga pnting.. akhirnya gw putuskan untuk mencari kegiatan.. yaitu : main basket!!
biasa gw maen basket sm tmen2 komsel.. soalnya ank”nya jg seru kalo diajakin maen..

hari-hari pertama liburan:
masih pada rajin, belom pada punya acara, jd oke-oke aja pas diajak main..
hari-hari berikutnya :
udah pada males, ada yg pergi ke puncak lah, ada yg ke aussie malah!! sedangkan gw masih bernaung di my home sweet home.. ga ada rencana pergi kemana”.. gara2 tanggal 21, kk gw yg lagi liburan di Indo bakal balik lg ke s’pore.. huhu.. jd nanggung kalo pergi2..
akhirnya selama beberapa hari lost contact sama ank” komsel.. ga ada sms apapun yg berisi “kel, maen yuk?” ato apalah.. usut punya usut, ternyata pas minggu kmaren gw ga ikut CCC (ibadah remaja di gereja gw), anak”nya pada ngerencanain mau hiking di puncak tgl 21, trus tgl 22 nya ke Bogor.. dan gw ga tau sama skali.. -__-”
banyak yg blg katanya seruuuuu bgtttt.. (manas”in aja.. bikin iri).. phew, yasudahlah, gw berusaha mencari kegiatan laen..

LC (suatu komunitas yg dibentuk oleh tetangga” gw)
mereka pada ngajakin buat jalan bareng, trus kita bakalan karaokean!! haha..
entah syndrome apa yg telah merasuki anak-anak ini.. dulu sih beberapa ga mau.. setelah nyoba sekali, yang ada malah pada ketagihan.. LOL..
tempat favorit kita buat karaoke adalah inul vizta (sebut saja IV) di MM.. wkwkwk.. tp kadang2 IV susah diajak kerjasama.. pake acara tutup, jadwal buka ga jelas, promo2 kebanyakan syarat, dll (udah 3 x ga berhasil karaoke disini.. huhu).. ujung2 nya ke karaoke box deh di fun world.. ew T_T
untungnya kali ini acara dapat berjalan, sayangnya lagu favorit kita saat ini, “waking up in vegas” ga ada di list lagunya.. sh*t!

Hari” berikutnya sempet kosong, biasanya kalo libur” gini, gw jalan sm tmen” smp gw.. tp kok kali ini ga ada ya?? yaudah, gw yg berinisiatif buat sms” mereka.. kalo udah ada yg inisiatif, biasanya secara ga langsung, tuh orang dianggep sebagai EO alias event organizer –”
(G) = gw, (A) alvino, (S) = sherly, (P) = patty, (O) = octa, (M) = mayo, (E) = ella
(lewat sms)
G = “ui2, jalan yuk?”
A,S,P,O,M,E = “kmn?”
G = “g tw, ada saran?”
P = “ke kebon binatang aja” (gw ga tau dia serius ato mau ngelucu, kayaknya sih serius)
E = “kemana aja, asal jgn gading!” (dr dulu kita mentok2nya kalo jalan ya ke gading.. hha)
G = “gmn kalo ke TA aj? kita maen ice skate..”
(patty, mayo, sherly udah setuju)
A = “ah gw ga bs, ga mau, ga suka ice skate.. ke waterbom PIK aja..” (disinilah konflik dimulai)
(kalo yg ini, ella setuju bgt.. soalnya dy sm alvino blm pernah ke PIK.. gw jg sih.. haha)
P = “jgn ke PIK donk, kulit gw ntar gosong.. lagian mahal + jauh”
A = “kan bs buy one get one”
G = “emang kalo buy 1 get 1 jatohnya brp?”
A = “1 tiket 90k”
G = “knapa ga waterbom cikarang aja? lebih murah + lbh deket”
A = “males banyak alay” (zzzz.. padahal dia blom pernah kesana..)
(gw kembali meng-sms sherly dan octa, gara” ga dibales”)
G = “u lbh setuju kmn?”
O = “gw ga mau ke PIK.. emangnya gw ikan?” (lahh??)
S = “mana aja yg pntg parkirnya gampang” (yg ini udah bawa mobil sendiri soalnya)

yaaaaahh.. setelah perdebatan panjang yang menguras pulsa + waktu + emosi.. akhirnya diputuskan untuk pergi ke TA.. meskipun beberapa kecewa + berat hati.. >.<
pas d TA :
O = "mike, maaf 1000x maaf, gw ternyata ga bs.. acaranya jam 11"
grrrrrr.. yg 1 ini selalu aja ada hambatan.. susah jd org sibuk -__-"
yg laen fine2 aja.. singkat cerita, semuanya turun ke ice rink (tadinya sih pada ogah2 an gitu skate.. tp akhirnya kemakan rayuan juga.. gegege).. gw, mayo, peti udah pada bs skate.. yg laen blom bs.. akhirnya kita jadi "jasa angkut" alias narik2 in mereka biar cepet bs.. sampe pada keringet dingin gitu.. wkwk.. tp akhirnya pada bs kok.. alvino yg paling berjuang keras, sampe jatoh berkali2 gitu.. salut2.. seru.. ga rugi maen skate.. haha..

pas selesai kita nongkrong bentar di starbucks, dan si alvino menunjukkan kebolehannya dalam bermain sulap.. pertamanya sih gw biasa aja, lama2 impressed jg.. ga nyangka dy bs bgitu.. meskipun salah1 triknya sempet kecolongan sama gw & ella.. wkkw.. sabar y.. trus kita jg maen tebak2 an ga jelas.. yg pake clue" itu lho.. black magic lah, pnjumlahan ga jelas lah.. wkwk..

alvino,patty,mayo,ella,gw,sherly

overall, liburan kali ini asik lah.. tp saking senengnya ada 1 hal yg gw lupakan.. yaitu… PR gwwwww!!!!

(to be continued)