My Thoughts

February 6, 2007

Selamat jalan Bang Zul

Filed under: Sweet and Sour

Pagi ini, aku menerima telpon dari floretta, HR manager kami di kantor Padang. Dia menyampaikan berita duka bahwa salah satu senior kami bang zul telah berpulang ke rahmatullah karena serangan jantung. Sangat membuat kaget.Innalillahi wainnailaihi rojiun.Bang Zul kami kenal sejak dia bergabung tahun 2003 dan tentu saja pertama tama dia bergabung dia kelihatan serius. Tapi ternyata, dia orang yang suka bercerita lucu dan selalu punya gurauan untuk kami saling dengar apalagi waktu jam makan siang di kantor pertama kami dulu. Dia juga selalu punya nasehat nasehat yang disampaikan dengan santai dan senda gurau, hingga terakhir beliau aku berpamit saat aku pindah ke BAli, dia memelukku seperti adikknya seakan akan aku nggak akan bertemu lagi dengan dia…mungkin itu sudah pertanda dari beliau. Bang Zul, kebaikan, kearifanmu sebagai kakak dan kelucuanmu akan selalu kami ingat. Selamat jalan bang Zul. Semoga segala kebaikanmu diterima di sisiNya. Amin

Flower for bang zul..so long my brother 

 

February 1, 2007

Java Road Trip

Filed under: Sweet and Sour

This road trip story happened in december 2006 actually, but i have been postponing writing it due to work load, traveling, off days and lack of inspiration. Last December, on my way back to Padang home, i stopped over in Jakarta to see my sister. She have planned for us to go to "Guci" a spring situated in Tegal area, East Java. I have not been to Jakarta for quite a while now and i am not surprised with all new blocks built into supermalls, hotels, amusement places. More cars on the road which was not really impressive but more like annoying. That day Friday i arrived in Jakarta, it was heavy rain an of course that cause jammed traffic and i ended upstucked in traffic for 2 hours and met my sister, for dinner around 10 PM! We had dinner at this nice javanese noodle soup cafe which exactly what i needed ! So good at last. I sleep so well that night. Look forward for the next day to come. Road trip to East and Central Java ! All I san say it was very tiring but it was all worth it.. My most impressive trip was going to the Dieng Plateu.beautifully situated at 2600 km above sea level, so rich vegetation and they aparently number one indonesian producer for potato.I love to go back there but this time, maybe fly to the nearest airport and take a shorter road trip, cause its worth it !

Here are some pictures !

 

Local culinary experience..lamb sate and soup and hot poci tea.yuuuum!!the famous Hot chili of diengSulphurate crater..can be toxic ones too Hilltop Dieng plateu..cool and beautiful, just like New Zealand they say..:)Dieng local product..colourful shawl!

 

 






















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