#382 - So Quick

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Time flies, well I think it flies with the speed of light. Now we arrive at the end of July. My trip to Jogja this time felt like just happened yesterday (it was 2 months ago), and in 2 days I have to go back to Bandung again. Arrrggghhhh.... . Time really flies...

Btw, this morning I went to a barbershop and got my hair cut and dyed (again), huehehehehe... :) You can see the result below, he3... :) (I chose to brighten my hair color a bit). Then, this evening one of my best-friends invited me to his 19th birthday "supper"!! I met some old friends, even though some other friends he invited I didn't know them... :) HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! he3... :)

Two days ago I picked my grandma up at the airport (she just came back from Jakarta) and I forgot it was Saturday!! On weekend, flights to Yogyakarta are usually full and the airport is busy. There was a traffic jam!! Arrggghhhh... . About 2 km from the airport I saw my grandma's flight (Garuda Indonesia GA 208) landed and I was in a hurry, calming myself saying that the plane would still have to taxi and park, then my grandma still would still have to take her baggages. Lucky my little bro joined me so on the busy airport, he could walk to the arrival area and I stayed in the trapped-on-the-line car. Lucky because of that I didn't have to park my car, he3... :) After that my grandma wanted to have lunch at Soto Miroso so there we went... :D

::: Soto Miroso

::: Soto Kadipiro

::: narcist time (1)

::: narcist time (2)

BAHASA INDONESIA

Waktu berlari, malahan aku rasa waktu berlari dengan kecepatan cahaya. Seakrang kita udah tiba di penghujung Juli. Perjalananku ke Jogja waktu ini kerasa kayak baru aja terjadi kemarin deh (padahal uda 2 bulan tuh), dan dalam 2 hari aku akan balik ke Bandung lagi. Arrrggghhhh.... . Waktu bener-bener berlari...

Btw, pagi ini aku pergi ke salon dan potong rambut serta mewarna rambut saya (lagi), huehehehehe... :) Bisa diliat deh hasilnya di atas, he3... :) (aku memilih untuk sedikit menerangkan warna rambut saya). Trus, sore tadi salah satu temen baik saya mengundang saya ke acara makan2 ulang tahunnya yang ka 19!! Aku ketemu beberapa temen lama, walau beberapa temen lain yang dia undang aku gak kenal... :) MET ULTAH!! he3... :)

Dua hari lalu aku menjemput nenek saya di airport (beliau baru aja balik dari Jakarta) dan aku lupa kalo itu hari Sabtu!! Di akhir minggu penerbangan ke Yogyakarta kan biasanya penuh dan airportnya sibuk tuh. Nah, macet deh jadinya!! Arrggghhhh... . Sekitar 2 km gitu dari airport aku liat pensawatnya nenek saya (Garuda Indonesia GA 208) mendarat dan aku jadi keburu2 deh, menenangkan diri dengan mengatakan kalo pesawatnya masih harus taxiing dan parkir kan, trus nenekku jg masi harus ngambil bagasinya. Nah, untungnya adik saya ikut jadi di bandara yang sibuk, dia bisa turun jalan ke area kedatangan sementara aku tunggu di mobil yang-kejebak-antrian. Untung deh ga harus sampe parkir mobil, he3... :) Habis itu nenek saya pingin makan di Soto Miroso dan kesanalah kita pergi berikutnya... :D

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#380 - Wed (25) & Thu (26)

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Wednesday afternoon at 3 PM, my friends picked my up and we went to Ambarrukmo Plaza. Well, I hadn't met one of my friends for over 1 year, ha3... :) Then, we had dinch (dinner + lunch, wakakakaka... lol) at Qua-Li, he3... :D Well, it was fun, mocking one of my friends, wakakakakaka... lol. Well, about my friend, I'll write something in my private-blog later... :D

Then, we walked aroung at Ambarrukmo Plaza. My friend bought some clothes, we went to a photo-box, wakakakaka... (the result is not in my hand, but it was so funny), and looked at some books at Gramedia. After that, we went back home.

Just like usual, later that evening I went to Malioboro Mall. Then, my friend also went to Malioboro Mall and we met there. I accompanied him looking for shoes (and I got sandals for myself, he3... :) ). Well, I was also able to convince him to buy a perfume at Kassaya, huahahahahaha... lol (the newest product from Benneton, United Color of Benetton(Blue) for Men, he3... :D).

Thursday at 12 PM I picked my friends up and we went to Galeria. My friend bought a jeans pants. Then, because of some factors (and one of them was her "provocation", finally I spent my money purchasing the seventh and last book of Harry Potter, Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows. After that, we picked our other friend and went to Ambarrukmo Plaza to watch a movie. On my way, a disaster happened!! My car was troubling and suddenly I couldn't starter it up!! Arrrgggghhhhh.... . I was in the middle of the road, near a traffic light and I couldn't move my car?? That was a disaster!! I panicked for a while, and after calming down my friend helped my moving it to the curbs. Then, I called home and my dad came. After checking it, it was the accu which was running low. Phiuhh.... . I hope something like this will NEVER happen in Bandung, that's a lot worse!! Lucky my friend brought a car so I could move to hers. Then, we went to PA.

There, we had lunch at Tora Bistro and it was expensive... :( Then we watched the movie, an Indonesian movie, Bukan Bintang Biasa The Movie. My review can be read here. It was so humorous, but the storyline was too standart and peculiar. After that, we played bowling at Saphir Square. Then, we went back home

I just watched the eleventh episode of The Apprentice. IMO, Charmaine made several mistkaes as a PM in term of one single TASK. Tarek was also so negative and somehow looked high on himself. Trump's decision by firing both of them appeared as the easiest way to finish the week. But if I could save one of them, I think I would save Charmaine. FYI, after this episode was aired in The US, eventhough Trump fired Charmaine, but Hair Cuttery (company they worked with during the task) hired Charmaine!! hmmm, a bit ironic but that makes sense. Charmaine did so well on placing products and saloon-thingy, even though she missed the mark on ONE SINGLE TASK, but for Hair Cuttery, its life was not only determined on one single-task. On long term, Charmaine had done so well... :)

::: my meal at Qua-Li, butter-corn sauced squid, mayonaisse lumpia, and rice

::: me meal at Tora Bistro

::: Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows, Bloomsbury's version cover

::: "Charmaine, You Are Fired", then "Tarek, You Are Fired"

BAHASA INDONESIA

Rabu siang jam 3 sore gitu temenku dateng menjemput saya dan kita pergi ke Plaza Ambarrukmo. Hmm, aku dah gak ketemu temenku lebih dari setahun loh, ha3... :) Trus kita makan siang + malem di Qua-Li, he3... :D Hmm, nyenengin sih ngobrol2, ngejek2 temen, wakakakakaka... lol. Hmm, tentang teman saya, aku akan nulis sesuatu deh kapan2 di blog private... :D

Trus, kita jalan2 aja deh di Ambarrukmo Plaza. Temenku beli beberapa baju, trus kita ke photo-box, wakakakaka... (hasilnya gak saya pegang, tapi lucu banget lah), trus liat beberapa buku di Gramedia. Habis itu balik deh ke rumah.

Seeprti biasa, sorenya aku pergi ke Malioboro Mall. Trus, temenku juga tau2 ke Malioboro Mall dan ketemu deh disana. Aku nemenin dia nyari sepatu (dan aku malah mendapatkan sandal untuk diri sendiri, he3... :) ). Hmm, aku jg berhasil meyakinkan teman sayah untuk beli parfum di Kassaya loh, huahahahahaha... lol (produk terbaru dari Benneton, sebuah United Color of Benetton (Blue) for Men, he3... :D).

Kamis jam 12 aku menjemput temen2ku dan kita pergi ke Galeria. Temenku beli celana jeans. Trus, karena beberapa faktor (dan salah satunya adalah "provokasi"-nya dia, akhirnya aku merogoh dompet untuk membeli buku ketujuh dan terakhir dari Harry Potter, Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows. Habis itu kita menjemput temen yg lain dan pergi ke Ambarrukmo Plaza untuk nonton film. Dalam perjalanan, bencana terjadi!! Mobilku bermasalah dan tiba2 gak bisa saya starter!! Arrrgggghhhhh.... . Aku padahal ada di tengah jalan, deketnya lampu merah, dan aku gabisa menggerakkan mobil saya?? Bencana tuh!! Aku sempet panik sih sebentar, dan habis tenang kembali temenku membantu aku minggirin tuh mobil. Trus aku telpon rumah dan papaku dateng. Habis itu ketawan deh kalo masalahnya ternyata aki yang mau habis. Phiuhh.... . Moga2 hal kaya gini gak akan terjadi di Bandung, kalo iya lebih parah tuh!! Untung temenku bawa mobil jadinya aku bisa pindah ke tuh mobil. Trus kita pergi ke PA.

Disana kita makan siang di Tora Bistro dan maha; banget ternyata... :( Trus kita nonton film, sebuah dilm Indonesia, Bukan Bintang Biasa The Movie. Review saya bisa dibaca disini. Lucu sih, tapi ceritanya sangat standar, rada aneh, dan agak dipaksakan. Habis itu kita main bowling di Saphir Square. Setelahnya balik deh

Aku baru aja nonton episode kesebelas dari The Apprentice. Menurutku, Charmaine memang membuat beberapa kesalahan sih sbg PM dalam kasus satu TUGAS ini. Tarek juga lumayan negatif dan kayake melihat dirinya sangat tinggi. Keputusannya Trump memecat dua-duanya kayake merupakan jalan termudah untuk menyelesaikan minggu ini. Tapi kalo aku bisa menyelamatkan salah satu, kayake sih aku bakal menyelamatkan Charmaine. FYI, habis episode ini disiarkan di Amerika, walaupun Trump memecat Charmaine, tapi Hair Cuttery (perusahaan yang kerja bersama mereka selama tugas ini) malah mempekerjakan Charmaine!! hmm, agak ironis sih, tapi masuk akal koq. Charmaine bagus banget dalam penempatan produk dan hal-hal tentang salon, walau dia agak meleset dalam SATU TUGAS KHUSUS, tapi kan untuk Hair Cuttery kehidupannya gak cuma ditentukan dalam satu tugas saja. Untuk jangka panjang malah Charmaine bekerja dengan sangat baik loh... :)

#379 - My Mid-Year Trip (PART 2: Blitar (2) + Tulung Agung)

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Previously on My Mid-Year Trip (Part 1: Kediri + Blitar (1)), Zilko and his parents went to Kediri to accompany his father competing on a table-tennis competition. On day 2, he and his mom went to his mom's hometown, Blitar

Day 2 (Saturday, 21st July 2007)

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At about 3.45 PM, we left the house and went to Bung Karno (Indonesia's first president)'s cemetery (wakakakaka, a nacionalist, ha3... lol). Actually it was not in our plan but my mom's friend insisted us to just "pass" it (but then dropped by). Actually it wasn't my first time I went there since about 10 years ago I had already dropped by there. But now it has been different. It's a lot more comfortable. Btw, there was 2 mystical things. First, A Soekarno's Painting inside the museum, somehow, the paper on the part of his chest is moving, somewhat showing us that he is breathing or his heart is beating!! At first I didn't believe it but after witnessing it, wow, I was amazed!! There was no wind nor trick. Second, there was a myth that an ancient rupiah if being put in our palm, somehow it could fold itself!! Well, the officer there showed us, using our hands (mine also), and it worked!! It somehow folded itself!! Well, he said that that phenomenon doesn't happen to anyone, but if it does, then he/she has a big luck, ha3... :) (Ameeeennnn).

Then, we went to another relative's house. According to the plan, after that we would go back to Kediri but since unexpectedly my father won and would play another match, so our time became more flexible. So, since my mom's friend bought a restaurant at Prigi Beach and really wanted to show us, so we accepted the offer. Okay, then we went to Tulung Agung (3 cars) then from Tulung Agung to Prigi Beach riding one car, he3... :) At 7 PM we arrived at the beach (the road was pretty frightening). Unlucky it was evening so we couldn't see the sea... :( It was soo windy. We tried the restaurant, and it was okay, he3... :) Then, at 9 PM we went back to Tulung Agung. At 10 PM, my mom and I went back to Kediri and the rest of them went back to Blitar. End of day two

Day 3 (Sunday, 22nd July 2007)

Since my dad won again, so he didn't let my mom and I went too far from Kediri since just in case he lost, so he could go with us. Okay, so we went nowhere. We had breakfast at the hotel (and it sucked!! The breakfast was horrible!!). Then, since there was no interesting place in Kediri, so we just stayed at the hotel (and I could get some extra sleep, ha3... :) ). At 1.15 PM we had lunch at a bakso restaurant nearby. It was also delicious, he3... :)

Later in the evening, I accompanied my father to watch the final and door-prize at GOR Sanjaya. Then, we went to Tulung Agung to have dinner there. After picking one of my mom's friend up, we had dinner at a Warung Sate Kambing (Goat Sate) there. Well, it wasn't so tasty for me... :( But then, my father also asked us to go to a well-know restaurant, "Nasi Lodho Pak Yusuf" (Lodho Rice Pak Yusuf), near Trenggalek (20 km from Tulung Agung). And it was tasty!! he3... :) A lot more delicious than Nasi Lodho in Yogyakarta. After that, we went back to Kediri

Day 4 (Monday, 23rd July 2007)

The day we went back to Jogja. We had breakfast at the same soto we ate on Saturday morning, then at 9 AM we left the hotel and bought some gifts at "Tahu Poo" (Poo Tofu) Kediri, he3... :) Just following the original plan, we then went to Marie Cave Puh Sarang Kediri and at about 10 AM we arrived there. After having some religous walk (wakakakaka... lol), we went back to Jogja (at 11.30 AM). At 3 PM we arrived at Solo and had lunch at Diamond Restaurant. Then, we went back to Jogja

::: Makam Bung Karno

::: Bakso I ate Sunday afternoon

::: Inside GOR Sanjaya

::: "Sate Kambing" and "gule" at Tulung Agung, not so tasty though

::: "Nasi Lodho Pak Yusuf"

::: Nasi Lodho

::: sotowoman (lol)

::: Yellow Tofu at "Tahu Poo"

::: Puh Sarang Kediri

::: filling the jug with holy water

::: our meal at Diamond Restaurant Solo

BAHASA INDONESIA

Yang sebelumnya dalam My Mid-Year Trip (Part 1: Kediri + Blitar (1)), Zilko dan orang tua pergi ke Kediri untuk nemenin papanya ikutan kompetisi tenis meja. Di hari kedua dia sama mamanya pergi ke kota asalnya, Blitar

Hari 2 (Sabtu, 21 Juli 2007)

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Sekitar jam 3.45 gitu kita meninggalkan rumahnya dan pergi ke Makam Bung Karno (presiden pertama Indonesia) (wakakakaka, nasionalis kan, ha3... lol). Sebenere itu di luar rencana tapi temennya mamaku maksa sih untuk cuma "lewat" (tapi trus ya mampir). Sebenere itu bukan pertama kali aku kesana soale sekitar 10 tahun lalu gitu aku ya udah pernah kesana sih. Tapi skarang udah beda banget loh. Jauh lebih nyaman. Btw, ada 2 hal mistis loh. Pertama, lukisannya Bung Karno di dalam museum, gatau gimana, di kertas di bagian dadanya bergerak seakan-akan bernafas atau jantungnya berdetak!! Pertama aku gak percaya dong, eh tapi habis ngeliat beneran loh, saya terkesima!! Nggak ada angin ato trik apapun. Kedua, ada mitos kalo uang rupiah kuno kalo ditaro di telapak tangan bisa tau2 menggulung sendiri!! Hmm, petugasnya nunjukin ke kita, pake telapak tangan kita (termasuk sayah) dan beneran!! Tau2 gimana gitu menggulung sendiri!! Hmm, dia bilang kalo fenomenia itu gak terjadi ke siapa aja, tapi kalo terjadi berarti dia berhoki besar... :) (Amiiiinnnn).

Trus kita berkunjung ke rumah kerabat. Menurut rencana habis itu sih kita akan balik ke Kediri tapi karena gak disangka2 papa saya menang dan akan main pertandingan lagi, jadwal jadi lebih fleksibel. Jadi, karena temennya mamaku beli restoran di Pantai Prigi dan pingin bgt nunjukin ke kita, ya dah de kita terima aja tawarannya. Oke, trus kita pergi ke Tulung Agung (3 mobil) reus dari Tulung Agung ke Pantai Prigi naik satu mobil, he3... :) Jam 7-an gitu nyampe deh di pantainya (jalannya lumayan nyeremin loh). Sayang tuh uda malem jadi gabisa liat lautnya... :( Berangin bgt waktu itu. Kita nyoba restorannya, dan lumayan juga, he3... :) trus jam 9 malem kita balik deh (aku sama mamaku ke Kediri dan lainnya ke Blitar). Akhir hari kedua

Hari 3 (Minggu, 22 Juli 2007)

Karena lagi2 papaku menang, jadi dia gak membiarkan saya sama mamaku pergi terlalu jauh dari Kediri jadi kalo misale dia kalah, dia kan jadi bisa ikutan pergi. Oke deh, jadinya gak kemana2 aja. Kita makan pagi di hotel (dan itu payah bgt!! Makanannya super gak enak!!). Trus karena gak ada yang menarik di Kediri ya dah deh, kita di hotel aja (dan aku bisa dapet tambahan waktu tidur, ha3... :) ). Jam 1.15 siang kita makan siang di restoran bakso deket hotel. Enak juga loh, he3... :)

Sorenya aku nemeni papaku nonton final an pengundian door-prize di GOR Sanjaya. Trus, kita ke Tulung Agung buat makan malem disana. Habis menjemput temennya mamaku, kita makan deh di Warung Sate Kambing disana. Hmm, tapi gak gitu enak neh untuk saya... :( Tapi kemudian papaku juga ngajak kita untuk makan di restoran terkenal, "Nasi Lodho Pak Yusuf", di deketnya Trenggalek (20 km dari Tulung Agung). Dan beneran enak loh!! he3... :) jauh lebih enak dari Nasi Lodho di Yogyakarta. Habis itu kita balik ke Kediri

Hari 4 (Senin, 23 Juli 2007)

Hari kita balik ke Jogja. Kita makan pagi di restoran soto yang sama kaya Sabtu pagi, trus jam 9 gitu kita meninggalkan hotel dan beli oleh2 di "Tahu Poo" Kediri, he3... :) Mengikuti rencana awal, trus kita pergi ke Gua Maria Puh Sarang Kediri dan jam 10an gitu kita nyampe disana. Habis jalan religius (wakakakaka... lol), kita balik ke Jogja (jam 11.30). Skitar jam 3 sore kita nyampe di Solo dan makan siang di Restoran Diamond. Habis itu balik dah ke Jogja

#378 - My Mid-Year Trip (PART 1: Kediri + Blitar (1))

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Haha, lemme reveal the truth, I was on hee-a-toosh mode because I went on vacation to East Java, he3... :) Last weekend I went to Kediri. Well, the original reason was because my dad was gonna join a table-tennis competition held by Gudang Garam there. So, my mom and I accompanied him (my bro didn't since he had to go to school).

Day 1 (Friday, 20th July 2007)

We departed at 9.20 AM. At about 10.30 AM we arrived at Solo and we dropped some stocks for Kassaya Solo at Solo Square and Solo Grand Mall. Then, we stopped by at Timlo Solo. After having some snacks we continued our trip to East Java. We arrived at Nganjuk at about 2.30 PM and had lunch at Nirwana Restaurant. Right after that we continued the trip to Kediri, only about 30 km from Nganjuk. Finally, at 3.30 PM we arrived at Kediri. Btw I did all the driving, he3... :D

After taking a nap, at about 6 PM some friends of my mom from Tulung Agung and Blitar came (both cities are near to Kediri, only about 30 and 40 km respectively). We then had dinner at "Sate Ayam Pak Siboen". It was tasty, he3... :) Because my dad was anxious with his friend's recommendation about noodle and rice, so we went to one warung there who cooked noodle and rice, but it was disappointing. For us, it was too sweet, he3... :) After that we went back to our hotel. End of day one

Day 2 (Saturday, 21st July 2007)

I dropped my father off at GOR Sanjaya where the table-tennis competition was held. It was inside Gudang Garam's County, and its area is SOOO BIG. There is even a golf court inside!! I think it was the size of a small town!! Then, I went back to our hotel and had breakfast with my mom at a famous warung soto nearby ("Soto Pojok" or "Corner Soto"). Well, it was delicious for me, different with another soto, he3... :) After that we went to a town where my mom grew up, Blitar.

At about 10.30 AM we arrived there and went to one of my mom's childhood friend's house. After that we went to the gravesy of my grand-grand parents to the south of Blitar and prayed there. At 12 PM we left the cemetery and visited some relatives' homes. We also visit my mom's another childhood friend whose life has been so hard... :( Together, we went to a Warung Rujak Cingur. While we were waiting for the rujak, we went to a degan (young coconuts) warung and bought some es degan (ice coconut) there. After having lunch, somehow we passed the house where my mom grew up and of course we stopped by. This house also raised the conflict between my grandma and her sista. I dun really understand nor know the conflict also I don't want to write about it here. But because of that conflict, it had been 21 years since the last time my mom stepped into the house. So it was a bit nostalgic. Btw, somehow, we got the opportunity to get in the house (because my mom's friend somehow called the key-holder)!! I saw my grandma's bed, my mom's room, even my grandma's make-up-table, he3... :)

After that, we continued our trip at Blitar....

to be continued.........

coming up next:
- mystical experience
- going off-plan
- being trapped in Kediri
- Tulung Agung
- Puh Sarang

::: Timlo Solo

::: Gule @ Nirwana Restaurant

::: chicken sate @ "Sate Ayam Pak Siboen"

::: All you see (except the sky and mountains) are Gudang Garam's properties, including the road!!

::: Soto Pojok (Corner Soto)

::: My grand-grand parents' graves

::: Warung Degan (young coconut)

::: "Rujak Cingur"

::: my mom's childhood home

BAHASA INDONESIA

Haha, biarkan saya mengatakan kebenarannya neh, kemarin sih aku dalam mode hee-a-toosh soalnya aku kan jalan-jalan ke Jawa Timur, he3... :) Wiken kemarin aku pergi ke Kediri. Hmm, tujuan aslinya sih soale kan papaku mau ikutan lomba tenis meja tuh yang diadain sama Gudang Garam disana. Jadinya, aku sama mamaku skalian nemenin deh (adikku engga soale musti sekolah).

Hari 1 (Jumat, 20 Juli 2007)

Kita berangkat jam 9.20 pagi. Sekitar jam 10.30 gitu nyampe di Solo dan nurunin beberapa barang buat Kassaya Solo di Solo Square dan Solo Grand Mall. Trus kita mampir deh di Timlo Solo. Habis makan gitu trus kita melanjutkan perjalanan ke Jawa Timur. Kita nyampe Nganjuk sekitar jam 2.30an gitu deh dan makan siang di Restoran Nirwana. Habis itu kita lanjut ke Kediri yang cuma 30 km deh dari Nganjuk. Akhirnya jam 3.30an gitu nyampe deh di Kediri. Btw, yang nyetir saya trus loh, he3... :D

Habis istirahat gitu, sekitar jam 6-an beberapa temennya mamaku dari Tulung Agung dan Blitar dateng (kedua kota kan deket tuh ke Kediri, cuma 30 km sama 40 km koq). Trus kita makan malam deh di "Sate Ayam Pak Siboen". Enak juga loh, he3... :) Nah, karena papaku penasaran sama rekomendasi temennya tentang mie dan nasi, jadinya kita pergi ke satu warung yang disana masak mie dan nasi, tapi mengecewakan. Untuk kita sih itu terlalu manis, he3... :) Habis itu balik deh ke hotel. Hari pertama selesai

Hari 2 (Sabtu, 21 Juli 2007)

Aku nganterin papaku di GOR Sanjaya dimana kompetisi tenis meja-nya diadain. Lokasinya di dalem area Gudang Garam tuh, dan area-nya besar SEKALIII loh. Malah ada lapangan golf juga tu di dalem!! Kayake sih ukurannya ya seukuran kota kecil deh!! Trus, aku balik ke hotel dan makan pagi deh sama mamaku di warung soto yang terkenal di deket hotel ("Soto Pojok"). Hmm, lumayan enak menurut saya, berbeda sama soto-soto lain, he3... :) Habis itu kita pergi ke kota dimana mamaku tumbuh besar, Blitar.

Sekitar jam 10.30 gitu kita nyampe disana dan pergi ke rumahnya salah satu temen kecilnya mamaku. Habis itu kita pergi ke kuburannya kakek-nenek buyut (enkong-mak-co) saya di selatannya Blitar dan berdoa disana. Jam 12 siang gitu kita meninggalkan kuburan dan mengunjungi rumahnya beberapa kerabat. Kita juga berkunjung ke rumah temen kecilnya mamaku yang lain yang kehidupannya susah banget tuh... :( Bareng2, kita makan di warung rujak cingur. Sambil nunggu rujak kita beli dulu deh degan (kelapa muda) dan beli beberapa es degan disana. Habis makan siang trus tau2 kita melewati rumah dimana mamaku tumbuh dulu dan tentu aja mampir. Rumah ini juga yang menimbulkan konflik antara nenek saya dan adiknya. Ga gitu ngerti dan tau tentang konfliknya sih, lagian males juga aku nulis disini. Tapi karena konflik itu, udah 21 tahun loh mamaku ga menginjakkan kaki disana. Makanya, jadi agak nostalgia dah. Btw, gatau gimana tau2 kita dapet kesempatan masuk ke rumah (soale temennya mamaku tau2 manggil pemegang kuncinya)!! Aku ya liat ranjangnya kakek-nenek saya, kamarnya mamaku, bahkan masih ada juga tuh meja-rias nenek saya, he3... :)

Habis itu, kita melanjutkan perjalanan di Blitar.....


bersambung.........

yang selanjutnya:
- pengalaman mistis
- keluar rencana
- terjebak di Kediri
- Tulung Agung
- Puh Sarang

#377 - Hee A Toosh + 50000 + Apprentice

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Finally yesterday the number of visitors here reached 50,000 after this time it reached 40,000. It means that in 2.5 months, there had been 10,000 visitors with an average of about 4,000 each month. That's a pretty big increase, he3... :) Thanks everyone for keep visiting my blog, he3... :) Btw, yesterday the number of visitor of Kassaya's blog also reached 12345, a pretty number, ha3... :)

Btw, this morning I had brunch at Qua-Li, he3... :) After about 3 months I finally could have meal there. I ordered Black Pepper Beef and of course, Lumpia Mayonaisse.

Btw, starting tomorrow morning until Monday evening, I think I'm gonnabe in Hee-A-Toosh (HIATUS) mode. CU later, I'm gonna write what happen during those days, he3... :D

The Apprentice

Well, I just saw the tenth episode of The Apprentice. The task was about creating and selling souvenirs about Ellis Island. Gold Rush, under the lead of Lee using the same strategy when they won on the second task, early bird start and again, it worked (they won after 4 times consecutively losing to Synergy). I'm not gonna write the whole episode since you can read it on the link above.

I think, this time Donald Trump made a mistake. If I were him I would have fired Allie, Synergy's PM. Yea, probably Andrea didn't really get along with them and distract the PM a little bit but she was clearly not the main reason why they lost. Synergy lost because: late start and wrong location (Gold Rush already secured the stratetic place). Those were the main reasons why they lost and those were Allie's responsibility. They lost not because of Andrea's design or her lack-of-selling-ability. Let's say Andrea was a star on selling, it wouldn't have made any difference since the margin between the two teams was so big. Andrea's pretty big mistake was probably not telling the other that she was great on bulk selling. Allie also made a small mistake by accompanying Tammy taking her left notes on Ellis Island. Design probably influenced the sales, but I think it's not that big. If Synergy had got a better location than Gold Rush, even with worse design, they still could have won. Hmmm.... . Anyway, I think one consideration Donald Trump had was that if he kept Andrea, Synergy wouldn't work on their best on their next tasks since Allie - Roxanne - Tammy seemed to have a strong bond between them, he3... :)

::: 50,000!!!

::: 012345!!!

::: Black Pepper Beef + Rice

::: Lumpia Mayonaisse

::: "Andrea, you are fired!!"

BAHASA INDONESIA

Akhirnya kemarin jumlah pengunjung di blog saya mencapai angak 50.000 setelah pada saat ini mencapai angka 40.000. Berarti dalam waktu 2,5 bulan, sudah ada 10.000 pengunjung dengan rerata sekitar 4000 deh setiap bulan. Peningkatan yang lumayan besar lah, he3... :) Thanks yah semuanya yg sudah berkunjung ke blog saya, he3... :) Btw, kemarin jumlah pengunjung di blog Kassaya juga mencapai angka 12345, nomer cantik tuh, ha3... :)

Btw, pagi ini aku makan pagi dan siang di Qua-Li, he3... :) Setelah sekitar 3 bulan akhirnya saya bisa makan disana. Aku pesen Sapi Lada Hitam sama tentu saja dong, Lumpia Mayonaisse.

Btw, mulai besok pagi sampe Senin sore kayake aku bakalan dalam mode Hee-A-Toosh (HIATUS) deh. Sampe ketemu yah, aku akan tulis apa saja yang terjadi pada hari2 itu, he3... :D

The Apprentice

Hmmm, aku baru aja nonton episode kesepuluh dari The Apprentice. Tugasnya adalah tentang membuat dan menjual souvenir tentang Ellis Island. Gold Rush, dibawah pimpinan Lee menggunakan strategi yang sama sewaktu mereka memenangkan tugas kedua, mulai pagi-pagi banget dan sekali lagi, strateginya berhasil (menang habis kalah dari Synergy 4 kali berturutan). Aku ga akan nulis episodenya soale bisa dibaca koq di link di atas.

Aku rasa, kali ini Donald Trump salah deh. Kalo aku jadi beliau, aku akan memecat Allie, PM-nya Synergy. Ya, mungkin Andrea memang nggak begitu akrab sama yang lain dan mengganggu PM sedikit banyak tapi jelas koq kalo dia bukan alasan utama atas kekalahan mereka. Synergy kalah karena: kalah start dan lokasi yang salah (Gold Rush sudah duluan menempati tempat yang bagus). Keduanya adalah alasan utama kekalahan mereka dan itu adalah kesalahannya Allie. Kekalahan bukan karena desain Andrea dan kekurangmampuannya-menjual barang. Misalnya aja Andrea bagus banget dalam penjualan juga gak akan mengubah hasil soale marginnya antara kedua tim jauh banget koq. Kesalahan cukup fatalnya Andrea mungkin adalah dia telat ngomongin kalo dia bagus dalam menjual grosir. Allie juga membuat kesalahan kecil dengan menemani Tammy ngambil notes yang ketinggalan di Ellis Island. Desain mungkin mempengaruhi sales, tapi nggak besar2 amat. Kalo Synergy dapet lokasi yang lebih bagus dari Gold Rush, bahkan dengan desain yang kalah, mereka masih bisa menang. Hmmm.... . Ah, mungkin satu pertimbangannya Donald Trump tuh kalo Andrea selamet, mungkin Synergy ga akan kerja maksimal di tugas selanjutnya soale kayaknya kan Allie - Roxanne - Tammy ada ikatan yang kuat di antara mereka, he3... :)

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I dunno what to post right now, so I'll just post some fun things and pics, huehehehe... :)

Btw, based on my database at Google Analytics (GA), in the period of 8th July 2007 till 17th July 2007 there had been 362 visitors from 32 countries, 78 cities.

Top 10 cities:
1. Jakarta
2. Hong Kong
3. Raleigh
4. Taipei
5. Medan
5. Bandung
7. r Hertogenbosch
7. Amsterdam
7. Surabaya
10. Aachen

Top 5 countries:
1. Indonesia
2. Hong Kong
3. United States
4. Netherlands
5. Taiwan

"GA" rulezzz!!!!

::: Candies from Japan, friends of my parents who were on vacation there gave it to us, huehehehe....

::: Lotek I ate 2 days ago

::: I ate another kue bandung this evening. So good for them who want to save more fats, lol (very very rich of margarin and milk)

http://www.myheritage.com

BAHASA INDONESIA

Gatau neh mau nulis apaan, jadinya nge-post beberapa hal yang lucu2an aja ah, sama gambar2, huehehehe... :)

Btw, berdasarkan data di database saya di Google Analytics (GA), dalam kurun waktu antara 8 Juli 2007 sampe 17 Juli 2007, sudah ada 362 pengunjung dari 32 negara, 78 kota.

10 besar kota:
1. Jakarta
2. Hong Kong
3. Raleigh
4. Taipei
5. Medan
5. Bandung
7. r Hertogenbosch
7. Amsterdam
7. Surabaya
10. Aachen

5 besar negara:
1. Indonesia
2. Hong Kong
3. Amerika Serikat
4. Belanda
5. Taiwan

"GA" keren bangetttt!!!!