Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Visiting Keraton Mangkunegaran

Assalamualaikum
Let’s do time travel again. This time were back in August 2013. Me and my 2 friend, Ayu and Budi went to Keraton Mangkuengaran. It was my very first time visited this place. Keraton Mangkunegaran which also known as Pura Mangkunegaran located in the centre of Solo.
It  opens daily from 9 am – 2 pm, except in Friday close at 12pm.
The ticket price is Rp15.000 (cmiw) and if you need travel guide you may pay him/her as much as you want. My guide is a senior high school girl who intern there.


Yard infront of the Keraton.


Do you see the pillars? According to the myths, if you able to put your hands around this pillar then your wish will come true.
Then, we walk into the museum room, there are the things that used by the former king and queen. Jewelry, money, weapons, and the things that you even didn’t know it exist.

Theres a little greeny park, good for photo spot haha

As you may know, Paundrakarna lives here. And fortunately we met him!


Just his photo though.

It’s nice to learn the history (you need guide for this) and finally see how the royal lived. The plate for food even different, they used from bronze haha.


Wassalamualaikum.


Sunday, December 8, 2013

Kebumen with Mom

Assalamualaikum.
Back in June 2013 me and mom went to Kebumen. A place that took 5 to 6 hours road journey in Central Java. It was a picnic held by my father’s biking friends and most of its participant are my neighbours from all age. Haha.
We left  at 11pm in order to arrive at the beach early morning. Because it was a night journey so the traffic was smooth and we arrived too early at the beach, around 4 am.  We took some rest then heard the adzan subuh. After 5 minutes walk to the masjid and prayed subuh we’re back to the beach. Again, since its too early and so cold I cant go near to the baech yet. And lucky me, I coudnt see the sunrise due to the clouds -_-



The sun already rised
Me and mom just walk in beach side without touching the water at all.
While the men a.k.a bpak-bapak played soccer.
After enjoying the morning breeze we took a shower then had breakfast. I love to hear the accent of the local. So unique, hihi.
This was our menu.


Tempe mendoan. This taste best!
And again I couldn’t finish my food because when on journey my stomach couldn’t receive food well and had no appetite. Poor me.
Time out and we moved to the next location, Goa (cave)  Jati jajar.
View from the top
Infront of the cave
Goa Jatijajar is a nature cave with stalactite stalagmite, little river, and some statue in it. The statue tells the myth about the cave.

Tempe mendoan again
Wassalamualaikum.

Monday, October 21, 2013

Oh Hi, I'm Still Here



Assalamualaikum.

Holla everybody, I’m still here. Yes, this blog still exist. No worry. *kayak ada yang baca aja.
Why am I so lazy to update this blog? My latest post were in July and I thought it was yesterday -_-
I love to read others blog but when it comes to write mine, this monster called lazy told me a no.

Okay, so hows everyone doing?
Alhamdulillah the rain finally comes. It was so hot yesterday and the water well is almost empty. Yes, still using it.

About a month ago, I met my high school friend, Oki, in Jogja. Since I have something to do there and lucky me Oki could accompany me (ahh thanks a lot). I took the train from Solo and picked up by her at Maguwo Station. We went to the place I needed to visit first, then to her campus, then ate lunch. I’m not really close to her and my last meeting maybe in 2 or 3 years ago. But when we met she told me about her life, a lot, like we’ve just met yesterday. Of course there’s always a lesson to learn.

She told me that she really want to go abroad at a time and then she prayed and prayed and prayed. And then Allah answer her prayer just in 2 weeks. Amazing huh?

Lesson learned number 1 : if you really really want something, pray.



At her campus, UGM.

Another story she told me that we should not really hating on something cause it can happen to you. (kalau bahasa jawanya getting nyanding)
Well it’s not only about love yaa

Lesson learned number 2 :
“Perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you; and perhaps you love a thing and it is bad for you. And Allah Knows, while you know not.” Al baqarah 216



My #ootd


Lunch with Oki

Couple week  after that I must going back to Jogja. I went there with my junior high school friend Nina. We met at the train because we departed from different station. In the train I sit next to her and in front of us there are 2 girl. They are Nina’s neighbor and Nina’s friend ( at first I’ve misheard as her friend). Let’s call Nina’s friend as “A”. on our way to Jogja “A” was talking a lot about her job. When we arrived at jogja we rode a taxi to our next destination. We have same destination btw. In the taxi, she told us lot more about her life. Then I aksed my Nina how do she met “A”? She said that she  just met “A” in the train.
What?? Just met and already she share about her life to stranger?
What surprised me that she was really an outgoing person. She told us about her job, her point of view of good or halal job and not, her husband, her hobbies etc.  How can there be a person that tells you much about her/his life while you just met?

Lesson learned:
Because sharing is caring, your story of life can inspired or give different perpectives to others. It’s like seeing life from another eye.

Wassalamualaikum.