Oops, I did it again

Actually, we (BOLANG) did it again.

LOL, i put Britney's song title as my title.
Its been more than 30days I dont blogging. Some of my friend ask I had stopped with blog stuffs or something. With my current posting let me clarify that I'm still on with my blog, and will always blogging. It just about the right moment for me to put some posting, I don't feel right if I do blogging anually when I have no feel for it, just to avoid boredom in blogging (well, in fact actually i found my self almost in my boredom situation about blogging stuffs).

OKay then, for this posting. I would like to write-down my full report (in pictures) about my backpacking-journey to Belitung - Indonesia with my friends Bolang (which are Eaz, Putri 'n Icing). First of all, maybe you've read my previous post titled It Doesnt Matter... about me and my friends planned to backpacking to Belitung and you know what ? It feels like a dream come true. I did it, no, I mean, we (bolang) did it. We were there for about 5 days. So much joy and happiness happened there and I think there are no words can describe how beautiful belitung are, with those clear deep sea, white softed sands, yet odd-shaped stones at each beach.

So, here they are : the pictures, about me and friends journey to Belitung.

::my self @tanjung kelayan beach::

::funny pose @lengkuas island::

::bolang @shooting location of Laskar Pelangi the Movie (in case you have no idea about the movie, its one of blockbuster in indonesia)::

::buddhayana temple, also known as kwan im goddess temple::

::putri, me, icing and eaz @tanjung tinggi beach::

::tanjung pandan harbour::

::pantai tanjung tinggi::

::eaz, putri and me, fly to the sky @pantai burung mandi (bird bath beach,,y'all must laugh right now)

::eaz and me, writing Bolang's word on white-softed sands::

::view from the top of lighthouse in lengkuas island::

*for information, the lighthouse ages more than 100 years old

::still view from lighthouse::

::bolang with local resident whose houses we are living at::
For more pictures, just click on to my photobucket , and for you who planning to come and visit this island (please, dont tell me that you're not get tempted by seeing those pictures above) and think need some or more information how to get there, culinary, accomodation, and other stuffs, please feel free to contact me. I'm definitely will help you guys. Its like an honour for me, to help and promote my country tourism.

15 Days Recap : back from long holiday :

Hello all, its me, back from my long absent blogging. Its been 15 days for me not blogging, feels like a year for me. Hate the situation, no internet connection (due to have no money to refill the pulse. LOL) seems like part of my life were gone to heaven, I cant browsing, I cant full into Best of 2009 Blog Challenge and somanyother bad things. But, hey, its me, already back to my world, to my blog, there's no need sad face again (anyway, its my 100th posts), lets make it into a big-big-big smile and laugh.

Here, I want to write a full (or half) recap about my long-lost-blogging. Can I start now ?

First, my Christmas eve. I spent my Cristmas eve with my brother - Elyas, my sister - Maria and my brother in law - Capluk. We went to Pasific Place, Sudirman, Jakarta for evening prayer of Tiberias Church. That was my first cried-moment in a Christmas eve. Yea, its up to you to call me cry baby, but I'll not be ashamed to admit it 'i was cried'. When choir sang 'Silent Night', suddenly memories about my father came into my mind. Lot things came to me, such like, why he died, when will I fulfill my promise to him, did he love me or not, etc. But, yet, it was a great Christmas eve I had, dont u think the same ? spent Christmas eve with family, wasn't it a great thing ?

Second, karaoke time with my friends, BOLANG. It was on Christmas, December 25. I spent my time with my friends Nuky, Eaz, Putri and Icing (bolang) to VOIZE karaoke at Kelapa gading, North Jakarta. That was our first time to sing in a real karaoke club, we used to karaoke on karaoke box (you know, karaoke box is a real box. With a 1 x 1,5 m space, with no air conditioner and we usually fit the box with 5 or 6 peoples. Can you imagine that ? hot, narrow space, uncomfort sheet). But we go into the next level of karaoke, went to the real karaoke club with air conditioned room, comfortable sheet, and cokes of course.

Third, had a evening prayer on New Year's eve with my family at home. Even I came home late that day, I supposed at home on 12am o clock, fact that the clock's nail showed at 12.10am. Despite my stupid late came to home, overall I had a great New Year's eve moment. We sang together, pray together, shake our hand each other, and did one-two 'mandok hata' each other, you know, the time when each member of family talking about what their wishes for the new year and what they've thank for 2009, we called it as 'mandok hata' or maybe in English it could translate as 'speech', isn't it ?

Fourth, Trip to Pramuka Island, Simpak Daun Island, etc on Thousand Islands area, Jakarta. Yup, another traveling. Me, my bolang's friends Eaz, Putri, Icing, and 8 friends of icing. So, total, 12 young persons did a trip to pramuka island. We went on January 1st, about 6.30am. No words could describe how fun we had on the island, so here I show you the pictures.

Fifth, treated by my sister, Maria. Two days a go, me, elyas and my friend - deddy were treated by my sister, Maria. Due her birthday on January 5th but she treated us a day earlier. First, eat at Cikini's restaurant, I forgot the restaurant's name, hell yeah, when it come to eat situation, I dont care about the name again, I care about my stomach and the foods. Then after bursting our stomach, we go to the theater to see 'Sherlock Holmes'. And about the movie ? wow, I must say that this is my first movie for this year, and it gave me such a big satisfaction. Yes, it is. Its a great movie, with a great actors, with a smart dialogues (you'll amazed with those brilliant dialogues), great story, well in fact I still found some minus point in this movie, but I don't know what it was.

Last but not least, I know its too late for me to say this, but still I want to say 'Merry Christmas and Happy New Year'. Well, thats it, my recap. Lot of laughs, you might think what a stupid recap, it should be a long recap, but what ? thats it ? sorry disappointed you guys, but its all. Enjoy reading my recap ^^

My adventure to Cilember Waterfall

It happen on last friday November 27, 2009. My self, Deddy and Bornok dida a trip to Cileumber waterfall, which located on Bogor, West Java, Indonesia. At first, about 3 or 4 days before the day, we did some discussion (with hirman and ata too) about the trip with others. From our discussion, we suppose to did the journey with Hirman's car to Ciater (its a public , but unfortunately hirman canceled a day before d-day. Its made me and bornok crazy, we are people who badly wanted to do a traveling, and heard that cancelation from hirman forced us to made an alternative plan. Thought so hard, finally we agreed to go to Cileumber waterfall by bus, in that moment, its like there's nothing cant stop our strong desire to have some fun.

A little bit information, this waterfall has 7 level of its waterfall, first waterfall we met from entrance called as 7th waterfall or in bahasa 'curug ke tujuh' and the top we called as 1st waterfall, in bahasa 'curug pertama'. From the 7th waterfall to the 1st waterfall took about 2 or 3 hours, and I'm proud, that me and my friends success reached to the highest waterfall, 1st waterfall. Well here we are (i mean our pictures) from our great-great-great adventure to Cileumber waterfall :

Below are tracks that we passed through :




and these are my poses ^^

Travel info :

- bus from tj. priok/rw.mangun to ciawi IDR 10.000,-
- angkot from ciawi to cilember IDR 4.000,-
- from cilember big road to waterfalls by motortaxi 'ojek' IDR 10.000,- (well, actually it depends on how best our bid)
- ticket entrance to Cilember waterfall IDR 10.000,-

.. to do cost-effective, me and my friends bring food stock from home for our lunch there.

Hari-hari menyenangkan di Purwakarta

Beberapa photo kenangan disaat (perjalanan pertama sekitar pertengahan Juni 2008) gue dan temen-temen online mig33 dari room stasiun 'n kampus bekenz, Jakarta mengunjungi anak mig33 purwakarta. Sangat baik dan welcome sekali, sampe-sampe gue dan temen-temen gue hampir setiap minggu ke purwakarta ke rumah Radith (sebagai basecamp penginapan kami), dan satu kali kunjungan bisa sampai dua atau tiga hari, bahkan gue sempat pernah satu minggu disana.

Sekarang semua udah sibuk dengan kegiatan masing-masing, hampir satu tahun gak pernah ke tempat mereka lagi. Suatu saat mungkin bisa ke tempat anak purwakarta lagi. Selagi menunggu waktu itu dateng, mungkin lebih baik gue meng-upload dan melihat kembali photo-photo kenangan dari purwakarta.

yogyakarta and central java...

Member of Joglo Rules

On last September, 2008. I forgot the exactly date, but for sure its about early September after Ed Day. Me and my friend, Putra, go traveling Jogjakarta and Central Java (Solo, Klaten, also Kebumen)due to JogloRules (JR) Ed Day party.

Jogjakarta, we stayed at Dwi's house. Hanged out to Tugu Jogjakarta with Mincok, Dwi, Putra also my self. Smoked some sicha, eat food which sold on the street called 'nasi kucing'. Solo, stayed at JR base camp. Hanged out to Mall of Solo also eat some of 'nasi kucing'. Kebumen, stayed at house of Putra's uncle. Playing sand on the beach also swimming.

For truth, this was one of the craziest journey for me. 'Coz in this journey I got only about Rp 48,000 in my pocket. Thanks to God, my friend Putra proved his promise to treat all my needs. Well, thanks to Putra, my best friend.

kisah dari bali bersama bolang

30 Maret 2009, Senin. Perjalanan menuju bali dengan versi 'backpacker' bersama teman bolang di mulai. Biaya transportasi sekali perjalanan sampai tiba di Bali untuk 1 orang sekitar 200ribu. Kereta ekonomi dari stasiun Pasar Senen, jakarta sebesar Rp 43,000/orang. Kemudian dari Surabaya menggunakan mobil travel langsung sampai tujuan di Bali Rp 150,000/orang. Demikian halnya untuk biaya transportasi pulang.

Mengenai biaya hidup di Bali. Pertama, untuk penginapan, kita dapat mencari penginapan dengan biaya yang hemat range sekitar Rp 50,000 s/d Rp 70,000 per hari per kamar untuk 2 orang. Untuk teori, penginapan dengan harga kisaran yang saya sebut adalah 1 kamar hanya boleh untuk 2 orang atau maksimal 3 orang. Namun secara praktek 1 kamar yang saya dan teman bolang sewa kami tempati berlima sekaligus. Hehehe... ^_^' (bukan untuk ditiru terkecuali dalam keadaan terpaksa). Mengenai transportasi di Bali nya, kami menyewa motor 1 hari 2 motor dengan biaya Rp 70,000. Termaksud murah, karena pada umumnya 1 motor 12 jam dikenakan biaya Rp 45,000.

Perjalanan penuh dengan ketidakmantapan biaya, ketidakmantapan relasi, ketidakmantapan persiapan di Bali hanya membawa bolang dapat menjelajahi kuta (dan sekitarnya), jembatan pantai padang-padang, pantai bluepoint dan pantai dreamland. Juga melewati beberapa tempat lainnya (ingat, kata hanya melewati. Hehehehe ^_^')

Makan 1 x sehari, sms sana sms sini minta transfer uang, tidur 1 harian di pantai karena uang gak cukup buat penginapan, menyewa kamar penginapan 1 untuk 5 orang, masih banyak lagi hal-hal yang cukup menyengsarakan kalau di ingat-ingat. Namun merupakan pengalaman yang menarik, tak kan disesali dan tak kan terlupakan.

Banyak hal yang dapat di pelajari dari perjalanan bolang ke Bali. Ternyata untuk melakukan perjalanan sebagai backpacker pun kita harus memiliki persiapan yang optimal dan mental yang besar. Hal ini yang saya rasa kurang dalam perjalanan kami ini. Satu hal lagi, ternyata untuk menjadi 'gembel' tidak mudah. Hal tidak mudah adalah ada banyak rasa takut hal yang menghampiri kita, mulai dari mau makan apa hari ini, tidur dimana hari ini, rasa malu jika dilihat orang dan lain sebagainya.

Perjalanan nge-gembel ini telah berlalu. Berharap suatu saat nanti dapat kembali lagi ke Bali dengan versi perjalanan sebagai turis yang sebenarnya.

Journey To Thousand Island (Untung Jawa)

from left to right : me, aya, endang, nukey, putra, icing, ecko, putrie, arab and dwi

On 1 Nov 08, Saturday ,,my friend and I make a group traveling to Untung Jawa island which located on Thousand Islands - North Jakarta..Its quite a beautiful island, so small, make you able to walking around this island only for 20minutes.Traveling to this island also doesn't need much money to spend. 'Cause for transport if you start your journey from Salemba - Central Jakarta, for return you only need 50,000 rupiahs,,for accommodation in Untung Jawa island -- motel for a day 50,000 idr/person/day,,but if you are group about 5 or 10 you only pay for 150,000 IDR/day. For transport if you feels like so tired to go around the island by feet, you can rent bicycle for just 10,000 IDR/day. Its all a cheap holiday travel by me and my friend.

The island, called Untung Jawa. Not really a perfect beach island, but it does really give me some new travel experienced. Well, here I upload some pictures of me and friends when we traveled to Untung Jawa, Thousand Island, North Jakarta.