The Singer

Had a fun time with office mate at Inul Vista Karaoke, Sarinah Building. Singing like there's no tomorrow!!!

Me, The "Banshee" voice :p

Ridho, King of Pop

Raya, Queen of Pop

Adit, worse than me :D

Mas Risky, King of Soul

Three Days of Holiday!

Huaaaa, it's been a long time since the last entry I wrote! The last was 4th August 2010.. and I missed one moment to write; Short Holiday to Batu Karas (pangandaran, west java) from 30th July to 1st August. Okay, although it already expired, I'll keep write it. It's blog anyway :).

By the way, from now on, I'll try to write my blog in English to sharpen my english skill. I think I've lost it :(

So finally, our plan to Batu Karas accomplished! Too bad Raya didn't come along with us because of her duty. Rah-rah team this time were me, Abul (Adit), Waluyo, Mr. Herdin, and Rilles (huhuuu,, I'm the only girl in the team >.<). We left on Friday afternoon after working hours with Abul brother's car, but it got some gear trouble. Fortunately, it wasn't serious, we still can go! The trip from Jakarta to Pangandaran takes 7-8 hours of driving. We arrived at 2 o'clock in the morning and immediately seek for lodging. We found the good one which consist of front room (sofa, mini refrigerator, tv), 2 bedroom (room A = 1 double bed, room B = 2 double beds), and a bath room, non-AC (electric fan). After drinking some beers, we were fast asleep
(-.- )zzZZZ

On 31st July morning, we went to Green Canyon River not far away from Pangandaran beach (about 45 minute driving). But, ta-daaaaaa..! The Green Canyon turned into Brown Canyon. The local guard said it was raining hardly last night causing the river overflow. And the real bad news is, we can't enter the cave which is the most beautiful spot in Green Canyon site. Disappointed... T.T

At the river dock, sadly watching the flood

So we skip this place and head to the next destination, Batu Karas beach. Actually, there are some lodging too in Batu Karas. But they are remote from anywhere, we chose to stay near the town. Most of them who stay there are foreign tourists. Now, we are ready to play, but suddenly, the rain is come :(. It doesn't really matter, but it makes the waves goes crazy, and also cold, brrrr....!! Abul learn to surf. I admit he was quite great. He doesn't need much time to be able to stand on the surf board and riding the wave. Pretty cool (he shouldn't hear this or he'll gonna blow his big head :D). Too bad, there are no photos taken when we played because the hard rain. Midday, we've changed clothes when suddenly the rain stopped and the sun shine so bright, damn!

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Batal

L to R : Mr. Herdin, Adit, Rilles, Me

Lunch at Batu Karas

After lunch, we are going to Sasak Gantung Bridge, also in Batu Karas area. It's a bamboo bridge arranged in such a way that crosses the Green Canyon river, strong enough to be passed by a motorbike. If we walk on it, the bridge will be swung back and forth like a baby cradle. No worries! Bamboos are very strong, ya know. We took many photos there since the environment is very natural and beautiful (except the brown water >.<). We also saw many foreign tourist riding motorbike around the village near this bridge. They seemed to enjoy this peaceful place, so do we.. *take a deep fresh breath

Sasak Gantung Bridge

It's so cool, Mr. Herdin! I love this pict!

It's already mid-afternoon, we decided to go back to Green Canyon site to try our luck. Yes, the flood has receded slightly. We'd rather try than not at all. So we sailed with a single machine boat along the river. The view is also great, and we heard the scenery in the cave is more stunning. But we stopped right at the cave's entrance. We only get this far because the water rushing through the cave's entrance, make it impossible to enter. Sigh,, nothing we can do to beat mother nature. We have to respect the Earth more than ever.

The View at Green Canyon River

The Cave's Entrance, too dangerous to enter, our boat can be crash by the rocks under the water

Now, we are back to Pangandaran beach to see the sunset. We pay a boatman to take us to a place called "Pasir Putih (White Sand)". It's just the faster way. We also can walk to get there but we after the sunset moment. It located at the end of the beach, separated by big coral rocks. FYI, Pangandaran beach normally has black sands, but somehow this place has white sands. It is also a conservation area, we can see monkeys live freely there. One of them even trying to snatch my plastic bag contain my wet swimming clothes. Maybe they thought there's a food in it :D. Then we rent a mat and lie down with ease, seeing the sun slowly goes down (actually, it was cloudy, we didn't see the real sunset, but we're still happy). See you tomorrow Mr. Sun!!

Sail to Pasir Putih

Human, Please dispose the waste in place!

Watching the (Cloudy) Sunset

1st August, we have breakfast on the beach side. Then we stroll along the beach, watching other tourist's activities. They are swimming, playing volley ball, making sand castle, playing soccer beach, banana boating, and others. Children screaming happily, girls and boys laughing hard, parents watched them with smile.. Whew, this place is very crowded! Oh yeah, please obey the rules! The south sea has strong current. There are spots that not allowed for us to swim.

See the green hill behind us? That's Pasir Putih

We're check-out from lodging and then had lunch. We have to go now, the trip to Jakarta will take 7 hours. Even we still want to play, our Boss won't wait us until we've satisfied, do they? But we take time to visit a place called... mmm, what it is? I forgooot... :((. Well, it's a hill with a hotel build on it, if we climb to the top, we'll see a fantastic views of nature. There's a sea at one side, and valley at the other. And they are soooooo beautiful! I love You, God.

The Valley

The Sea

Soon we arrived in Ciamis and stopped by to house of Mr. Herdin's family to take some gift from his niece. After that, we visited an old two-level bridge made of steel and woods that crossing a ravine. The first level is used by cars and motorbikes. The second level is used by trains. I'm not sure about this, maybe it was made when we were colonized by the Dutch. At least the bridge was about 50 years old.

Level one. Isn't it scary?

We waited for the train passed, but it didn't coming

Yep, this is Indonesia, people willing to do dangerous thing. The piles is too high

After a smooth and save trip without any obstacle, we arrived in Jakarta at 10 pm. Tired but happy. Can't wait to see the photos! We absolutely need another vacation like this. Maybe the next destination will be Bali? or Lombok? It will be nice.. Hope we can make it!

BUDGET INFO
Gasoline round-trip : Rp. 300.000
Pangandaran Beach Entrance : 5 persons of us, about Rp. 50.000
Lodging : Rp. 400.000
Boat rental @Green Canyon : Rp. 75.000
Boat Rental @Pangandaran Beach : Rp. 50.000
Mat Rental : Rp. 5.000
Stomach Things : a lot of Rupiahs

Sorry if not detailed. I already forgot

Scream for JB!

Eclipse time @Djakarta XXI with office mate! Kabur jam setengah 3 untuk nonton yg jam 3, hehehe (ga kabur juga sih.. ijin kok sama boss :D). Orang bilang, lebih bagus Twilight dan New Moon. Tapi gw bilang, ga peduli sm filmnya (karna gw lebih suka bukunya), yg penting JACOB BLACK ada! hahahaha. OMG, i love him! I love his skin tone, his muscle, his eye and eyebrow, and absolutely, his character. Edward? Pffffttt... :p

Pramuka Island, June, 19-20, 2010

Tanggal 19-20 Juni, ke Pramuka Island utk snorkling (dan gw tetap blum bisa berenang). Gw bareng raya, abul, mike, rossi, dan org2 lain, total 14 orang. Berangkat dari Marina ancol. FYI, gw keluar rumah jam 4 subuh, karna kata abul musti antri supaya dpt tempat di KM Kerapu. Dan emang bener sih, nyampe sana sekitar jam 5an udah banyak orang nge-tagin tas di jalur antrean. Sementara itu loketnya sendiri baru buka jam 7, berangkat jam 8. Uuuugh... dn bagusnya gw lupa bawa jaket, dingiiiiin...!

Akhirnya jam 8 pintu dibuka, dn jam setengah 9 we're on sail. Awalnya sih riang-riang aja, mo dihantam ombak ampe kebanting juga cuma teriak2 ala tukul. Lama-lama... sejam kemudian... ombak makin gede.. katanya sih 1 meteran. Oh nooo... I'm starting to dizzy... damn.... mabuk laut melanda. Akhirnya gw nggelosor di bangku. Bodo ah, tedur aja, daripada muntah :p. Sekitar setengah 11 nyampe di Pulo Pramuka. Normalnya sih 2 setengah jam, tp karna transit di beberapa pulo lain jd agak lama. Tampang ud ga jelas, rambut awut2an (kata abul gw kaya abis diperkosa, haha, imagine that).

Transit di entah-pulau-apa

Mabooooook......

Sampe di penginapan, dapet treat orange juice

Nyampe sana, taro barang, langsung makan mie rebus (enaaaak) dan siap2 utk naik kapal lagi (aarrgh) ke spot snorkling yg pertama (oiya, ketemu bang sarwo dkk disana, lg bawa orang utk sertifikasi A1, iriiiiii...). Tapi sialnya tau2 ujan gede, dn petir nyamber deket bgt, kita tdnya udah naik kapal, langsung berhamburan lagi ke rumah terdekat. Untunglah ga lama kemudian ujan berenti, langsung tancap sebelum ujan lagi. Hari pertama itu kita sukses ke tiga spot yg berbeda. Gw dan raya sukses juga, hahahaha. Having great experience lah pokoknya, and more experience for me ;). Dan malam hari pertama itu diwarnai dgn kelakuan super ga jelas, gw dan raya baru tidur jam 2 karna 1 orang itu.

Pulau Air


Rio, Gw, Mike, Raya, Bang Andri


Pegangan sama baaan..


Trip Leader, or... Cowboy in Paradise??


Nusa Resto

Jam 7 udah bangun lagi, sarapan, dan siap2 ke spot lain, which is ke Pulo Air. Pagi ini lebih asik, karena viewnya lebih clear, ikan lucu2 juga banyak. Senangnyaa! Ga kerasa udah hampir tengah hari, kita musti balik karena ojek kapal ke muara angke berangkat jam 1. Huaaa, belum puas! Setelah keburu2, akhirnya kita naik kapal. Tapiiii... eng ing eeeng, cuacanya buruk. Nahkoda ga berani berangkat. Mampus dah. Sebelumnya KM Kerapu nekat berangkat, tp setengah jam kemudian balik lg. Katanya ketinggian ombak 5 meter! Nooooo.... Tapi kemudian, nahkoda memutuskan berangkat sekitar jam setengah 3. Hadoh, gw deg2an mampus. Belum2 kapal udah terombang-ambing ombak, dan beberapa menit jalan, miringnya udah parah. Orang depan gw udah muntah2. Untung sebelumnya gw ud minum antimo, manjur llho. Ini perjalanan laut gw yg paling horor yg pernah gw alamin. Secara gw duduk di atas (area terbuka), pemandangannya ngeri, ngeliat bgt gimana kapalnya miring kanan kiri, bahkan kita sempet keseret saking miringnya, ngeri bgt tuh yg duduk dipinggir. Plus ombak yg muncrat, sukses basah kunyup, menggigil kedinginan. Tapi gw ngeliat abul tenang2 aja, tetep blagu malahan, jd gw berusaha santai. Untunglah, 2 jam kemudian, pulo Jawa tercinta keliatan!! My beautiful homeland... hiks, terharu.. Dan waktu bersandar ke muara angke, kering coba! ga ada gerimis sedikitpun, kita bener2 kaya kucing kecebur got. Anyway, Thanks God we're safe..

Setelah ngambil mobil ke Ancol, makan di coto makasar (yang mana gw cuma makan kupat n kuah, karna dagingnya udah abis tinggal jeroan), ahirnya br nyampe rumah jam 10. Cape, tp senang..

Ojek kapal yang membawa kami ke Muara Angke

Sampe di Muara Angke. Tampang2 abis kena hujan badai

Well, next trip?? (Batu karas insya Allah :D)

People Stares and We Don't Care!

Rabu kemaren dpt ilham utk nonton Prince of Persia sepulang kantor. yap, (1) ide mendadak, (2) sepulang kantor. Artinya KITA PAKE SERAGAM DINAS jalan2 ke EX, hahahaha. Inilah yg namanya P*S gahul. I don't know whether it's just a feeling or what, kayanya org2 ngeliatin kita deh, kenapa ya? ;p

Untung kesananya naik mobil, jadi nayamul yaga lah.. Bdw, the movie was great, the visual effect, costumes, etc.. I love Dastan, even I keep reflect him as Kevin Aprilio (Adi Ms's son), thanks to my sister :D

Discovery Scuba, the First Step

Sabtu sore, tanggal 15 Mei 2010, mahluk bernama abul sms gw, "telpon gw dong, urgent" katanya. Bertanya-tanya apa yg urgent, gw telponlah. Eeeh, ternyata cuma mo ngajak belajar nyelam doang. Maksa pula ngajaknya, padahal udah dibilang ga punya duit (yess, that's true, kantong kempes ga ada pompa, hikss..). Eh, malah dibilang bakal dipinjemnin duit dulu. Ya ud lah, gw jg pengen nyoba.. Laluu, JANJINYA jemput gw jam setengah 8, REALISASINYA jam 9 baru nyampe rumah, ZzzZZzzz... yang ikut gw, abul, raya, waluyo, dan ochi (temennya abul). Setelah ngebut (dan ngeyel), sampailah di tempat yang ditentukan, yaitu kolam renang Cilandak. Langsung ganti baju, pengarahan dari instruktur, lalu melapor, "Bang, kita (gw dan raya) ga bisa berenang, gimana dong??". Jujur aja, gw merasa bodoh. Ada ya orang yg nekat belajar nyelam tanpa teknik renang? dan takut tentu saja. Tapi dikata ga papa, yg penting tenang, rileks, dan paling ngga ada naluri survival di air (nah itu dia...). Yang ikut pelatihan ada sekitar 11 orang, yang dibagi lagi jadi dua kelompok yang bakal diajarin bergantian. Gw masuk kelompok 2, dan selagi nunggu giliran, gw mencoba belajar renang. Setelah susah payah dikit, akhirnya GW BISA GAYA KATAK! Tepuk tangaaaaan....! :D. Thanks to abul, walopun ngajarinnya ga bener juga. Yang belum adalah mengambang. Susah bgt yaa, gw tenggelem mulu.. sampailah saat giliran kelompok 2. Pertama nyoba bernafas di kolam cetek dulu. peralatannya simple tapi krusial (ya iyalah, buat nafas gitu), rasanya enak nafas pake regulator di air, udaranya dingin dan segar. Setelah itu, baru ke kolam yang dalem (kurang lebih 4 meter). Sebelumnya gw liat peserta yang takut nyelem, akhirnya dy cuma sampe ujung tangga kolam renang dan langsung naik ke atas lagi. Huhuhuhu, jadi deg2aaaan. Tapi sebelum takut melanda, mareeelah kita nyelam. Sebelumnya udah diajarin untuk ngelakuin equalisasi tekanan (menyesuaikan tekanan dalam air), caranya mencet idung lalu meniup nafas lewat idung. Gw langsung gagal tuh. masker gw gede bener, idung gw pesek bener, gw ga bisa mencet iduuuung.. Hasilnya kuping gw sakiiiiit bgt. padahal baru sekitar 2 meter. Tapi setelah berhasil nyesuain, gw lanjut turun sampai dasar. Berhasil. Tapi ntah kenapa tiba-tiba sakit lagi, gw langsung minta naik ke atas. Lemes ah.. istirahat dulu. Belakangan gw nyoba lagi, kali ini sukses, gw muterin dasar kolam 3 kali, yeeei.. walopun gitu gw tetep megangin bang sarwo (instruktur), don't leave me unguarded!! Walopun merasa konyol, tapi puas deh. Pertama, gw berhasil berenang (walo cm 1 gaya), kedua, gw berhasil menyelam (walopun ga bisa berenang). Pulangnya makan dulu di warung Ampera sambil terkantuk-kantuk.

Nice Sunday..
Maybe someday, I'll be able to explore the deep sea in Indonesia,, amin.

Sing sing so!

Jumat malam, akhirnya rencana minggu lalu terlaksana juga : karaoke sm temen2 kantor!
Dari rencana berangkat jam 5, baru berangkat sehabis magrib. Dan akhirnya personil pun itu2 aja, tambahannya kiki sm velia, tp lumayan lah paling ga terlaksana, hehe. Dan tentu saja, bintang utama kita adl mas risky dan ridhoooo...!!

pulang jam 11an, dianter adit alias abul sampe rumah, horeeee...!

*bodohnya ga ada yg inget utk foto2, inget record suara aja >.<.