#764 - Homecoming and Happy Lebaran

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First of all, I'd like to say:

HAPPY LEBARAN

to all people who celebrate it this year :) Please forgive me if I did something wrong.

As the Indonesian tradition every Lebaran, I of course went back home to Jogja, haha. Well, I bought my homecoming tickets at this time and I still thought the price was kinda unreasonable :(.

Anyway, last Saturday I went back to Jogja catching Turangga Express which departed at 7 PM from Bandung Railway Station. Well, I was kinda lucky to get seat at couch no. 7 as starting from couch no.8, they used the older couches (I got a new couch), haha. The trip was just okay. There was no free meal (I read that the train corp. has apparently decided to erase the free meal service).

Of course, as predicted, it was super late. Turangga was scheduled to arrive at 3 AM, which the schedule itself has been "extended" since about a year ago, they scheduled Turangga to arrive at Jogja at about 2.15 AM, both with the same departure time. Well, my Turangga last Saturday arrived at 3.45 AM, 45 mins behind schedule!! Wew, train really needs to work this out. I mean, if they rise the price that high, they should serve better, one of the better service would be punctuality. They shouldn't rise the price, just focusing on getting as much profit as possible during Lebaran holiday and forgetting punctuality, rite?

::: my meal at Hokben as dinner last Saturday.

::: Inside Turangga Express which brought me back to Jogja.

::: Bakso Malang Cak Gondhol I had just as I arrived at home, haha

BAHASA INDONESIA

Pertama2, aku mau mengucapkan:

SELAMAT IDUL FITRI

bagi semua yang merayakan :) Mohon maaf apabila aku pernah berbuat salah.

Yah, sesuai dengan tradisi orang Indonesia kalo Lebaran kan, tentu saja aku pulang ke Jogja dong, haha. Aku sudah beli tiket pada waktu ini dan aku masih merasa harganya terlalu mahal :(.

Ngomong2, Sabtu kemarin aku pulang ke Jogja naik Kereta Turangga yang berangkat jam 7 malam dari Stasiun Bandung. Yah, aku beruntung sih dapet kursi di gerbong no. 7 karena mulai gerbong no. 8, mereka pakai gerbong yang lama (aku sih dapat gerbong yang baru), haha. Perjalananya biasa saja sih. Tidak ada makanan gratis lagi (ternyata kereta membuat kebijakan untuk menghapus pemberian makanan gratis di atas kereta).

Tentu saja, seperti yang sudah diduga, perjalanannya super terlambat. Turangga dijadwalkan tiba jam 3 pagi, yang mana jadwalnya sendiri sudah "dipanjangkan" karena tahun lalu mereka menjadwalkan Turangga tiba jam 2.15 pagi lho di Jogja, keduanya dengan jam keberangkatan yang sama. Yah, Turanggaku kemarin Sabtu tiba jam 3.45 pagi, 45 menit terlambat!! Wew, kereta api harus benar2 memperbaiki hal ini nih. Maksudku, kalau mereka menaikkan harga setinggi itu, seharusnya mereka memberikan pelayanan yang lebih dong, salah satunya ya ketepatan waktu, ya kan? Mereka ga boleh hanya naikin harga aja, mengincar untuk meraup keuntungan sebesar-besarnya mumpung lagi momen Lebaran, tetapi tidak memperhatikan ketepatan waktu, ya nggak?