ENGLISHWell, finally tomorrow my UTS weeks starts. This semester, I have 8 subjects, and the first week is gonnabe the hardest week since 5 of my 8 subjects are gonnabe tested this week (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday). Then, the other three are gonnabe on the next Thursday and Friday, and the next next Monday. Are you confused?? He3... :) Note:because 19th March (Monday) is a national-holiday, so as a result, the next Monday (26th March) is also gonnabe an examination day.I really hope I do well on these UTS since I gotta admit that this semester is harder than the previous one (not only the subjects, but also the assignments. This semester we got more assignments and tasks rather than the first semester!! :( )Btw, yesterday my friends and I did a survey (again) on a fitness center... :) The fitness center we went to last evening was pretty good and not as expensive as the other 2 fitness centers that I have already surveyed before. I dunno I'm gonna register there or not, I'm gonna look at my schedule first, he3... :) After that, we had dinner at a Makassar Restaurant (sorry, no pic, he3... :D). Then, we went to Gramedia. Well, not to buy books or what, but just to walk around before the intense UTS weeks, he3... :DBtw, because these past 2 days there was a complaint from Mrs. Decante about my Shout Box, well, I actually have already banned 18 words (this is temporary and this list is really potential to be longer... :D) because of some spams that occured in my SB couple of weeks ago. Those 18 words are: xenical, casino, viagra, paroxetine, mortgage, blackjack, slot, slots, ringtones, jack, bontril, auto, loans, hoodia, home, debt, tones, and tone. 
BAHASA INDONESIAHmm, akhirnya besok minggu-minggu UTSku akan dimulai. Semester ini, aku ada 8 mata kuliah, dan minggu pertama akan menjadi minggu terberat soalnya 5 dari 8 mata kuliah akan diujian pada minggu pertama ini (Senin, Rabu, Kamis, Jumat, dan Sabtu). Trus, ketiga yang lainnya akan diujikan Kamis dan Jumat minggu depannya dan Senin minggu minggu depannya. Apakah pada bingung?? He3... :) Catatan: karena 19 Maret (Senin) tuh hari libur nasional, makanya akibatnya, Senin berikutnya (26 Maret) akan menjadi hari ujian juga. Aku bener-bener berharap aku bisa mengerjakan UTS dengan baik soalnya aku harus mengakui bahwa semester ini memang lebih berat daripada semester yang lalu (nggak cuma mata kuliahnya si, tapi juga tugas-tugasnya. Semester ini aku dapet tugas dan PR yang lebih banyak dari semester satu!! :( ) Btw, kemarin temenku sama aku nge-survei lagi tempat fitnessan... :) Tempat fitnes yang kemarin aku survey ini lumayan bagus dan ga semahal yang sebelum-sebelumnya deh. Gatau sih bakal daftar apa ga, liat jadwal dulu deh, he3... :) Habis itu, kita makan malam di Rumah Makan Makassar (sorry, ga ada fotonya, he3... :D). Trus kita pergi ke Gramedia deh. Hmm, nggak untuk beli buku ato apa, tapi ya cuma jalan-jalan aja kan sebelum minggu-minggu UTS yang intens, he3... :D Btw, karena akhir2 ini ada komplain dari Mrs. Decante tentang Shout Box-ku, hmm, aku sebenernya udah mengeban (melarang) 18 kata (ini sementara sih, dan sangat berpotensi untuk bertambah panjang daftarnya... :D) karena spam yang terjadi di SB saya beberapa minggu yang lalu. Ke delapan belas kata tersebut adalah: xenical, casino, viagra, paroxetine, mortgage, blackjack, slot, slots, ringtones, jack, bontril, auto, loans, hoodia, home, debt, tones, dan tone.
ENGLISHAs you can read at one previous entry, this week has been a hard hard week for me, plus, the fact that this week is the last week before UTS (Mid-Term Test), that even worsens this week. And finally, today this week is officially OVER!! Yaaayyy!!! :)This morning I had a Macro Economy Quiz. Well, I guess I made some mistakes. That's not really good, but there is always one good thing. I know what my mistakes were, and I know I'm not gonna make the same mistake next in the UTS which is a lot more important rather than "just" the quiz... :)Btw, this week, finally American Idol reveals its top 12 contestants. They are: Blake Lewis, Chris Richardson, Chris Sligh, Phil Stacey, Brandon Rogers, and Sanjaya Malakar (the boys); and the gals are: Lakisha Jones, Melinda Doolittle, Stephanie Edwards, Jordin Sparks, Gina Glocksen, and Haley Scarnato. That means: Jared Cotter, Sundance Head, Antonella Barba, and Sabrina Sloans left the show... :( Sabrina Sloans is actually a very very good singer and deserves to be in the top 12, but she was just lack of personality which I think caused her elimination this week. Some people are questioning why Sanjaya Malakar and Haley Scarnato are still there... . Hmm, for me, they have been weak the past few weeks, but the fact is that they have gained many votes... . Hmmm... . Even though Sundance and Sabrina made it to the final 12, I think they wouldn't win the show, some other contestants are still too strong for them. So it's just a matter of time... .
O yea, btw, today is my dad's birthday!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Wish him All Da Best!! :)BAHASA INDONESIASeperti yang bisa dibaca pada sebuah postingan yang lalu, minggu ini adalah minggu yang bener-bener berat deh untuk aku, plus, kenyataan bahwa minggu ini adalah minggu terakhir sebelum UTS (Ujian Tengah Semester), hal itu malah memperburuk keadaan. Dan akhirnya, secara resmi hari ini minggu ini SELESAI!! Yaaayyy!!! :) Pagi ini aku ada kuis Ekonomi Makro. Hmm, kayanya aku membuat beberapa kesalahan sih. Payah nih, tapi nggak papa sih soalnya pasti ada hal yang positif kan. Aku tahu apa kesalahan2 yang aku buat dan aku tahu kalo aku nggak akan melakukan kesalahan yang sama besok waktu UTS yang lebih penting daripada "sekadar" kuis... :) Btw, minggu ini, akhirnya American Idol mengungkap siapa saja kontestan yang masuk 12 besar. Mereka adalah: Blake Lewis, Chris Richardson, Chris Sligh, Phil Stacey, Brandon Rogers, dan Sanjaya Malakar (laki-laki); dan perempuannya: Lakisha Jones, Melinda Doolittle, Stephanie Edwards, Jordin Sparks, Gina Glocksen, dan Haley Scarnato. Hal ini berarti: Jared Cotter, Sundance Head, Antonella Barba, dan Sabrina Sloans harus meninggalkan acara... :( Sabrina Sloans sebenernya adalah penyanyi yang bagus banget loh, cuma dia kurang 'karakter' aja yang menurutku menyebabkan tereliminasinya dia minggu ini. Beberapa orang bertanya2 kenapa koq Sanjaya Malakar dan Haley Scarnato masih disana... . Hmm, untuk aku, memang mereka lemah dalam beberapa minggu belakangan ini, tapi faktanya mereka udah dapet lumayan banyak dukungan kan... . Hmm... . Walaupun Sundance dan Sabrina masuk ke 12 besar, menurutku mereka juga ga akan menang koq, beberapa kontestan masih terlalu kuat untuk mereka. Jadi, hanya masalah waktu sih menurutku... .
O iya, btw, hari ini kan ulang tahunnya papaku!! MET ULANG TAHUN!! Aku doain semua yang terbaik!! :)
ENGLISHThis morning at around 6.50 AM WIB, another air crash tragedy happened in Indonesia. Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737-400 GA 200 PK-GZC flying from Jakarta to Yogyakarta crashed and burst into flames after over-shooting the runway (just after landing at Adisutjipto Airport Yogyakarta) and as a result 21 people were killed.According to the eye-witnesses, the landing was a bit strange just after the gears of the plane touched the runway. One third of the runway, there appeared fire on the gear of the plane. Two third of the runway, the fire just got bigger and bigger, then the fuselage overshot the runway about 300 meters leaving it not in one piece.Well, this is a kinda shocking tragedy since Garuda Indonesia is considered as Indonesia's best airline, and not a low cost carrier. So, what really happened?? Hmmm, it's still unknown right now, but I guess there was a problem on the aircraft that caused the fire. So, in about 2 months, there have been 3 air crash tragedies in Indonesia, the missing (and later known as falling) Adam Air flying from Surabaya to Manado, Adam Air's tragedy in Juanda Airport Surabaya which had a hard-landing and caused the fuselage was bended, and Garuda Indonesia's tragedy this morning in Yogyakarta.Well, my big condolence for them who were killed and injured because of the accident, and also the casualties' families and relatives... :(This tragedy really shows us how poor the aviation regulation in Indonesia. Hopefully another tragedy won't happen again... :(
::: Garuda Indonesia GA 200 Boeing 737-400 PK-GZC in flame
::: Garuda Indonesia GA 200 Boeing 737-400 PK-GZC in flame (2)
::: Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737-400 PK-GZC, this is the pic of the aircraft which was burst into flames this morning in Yogyakarta (taken at July 2005 at KLIA, Malaysia) source: www.airliners.netBAHASA INDONESIAPagi ini sekitar jam 6.50 pagi WIB, sebuah kecelakaan pesawat kembali terjadi di Indonesia. Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737-400 GA 200 PK-GZC terbang dari Jakarta tujuan Yogyakarta terbakar setelah keluar dari landasan pacu (setelah mendarat di Bandara Adisutjipto Yogyakarta) dan sebagai hasilnya 21 orang tewas.Berdasarkan saksi mata, pendaratan pesawat agak aneh semenjak roda pesawat menyentuh landasan. Sepertiga dari landasan, muncul api di roda pesawat. Dua per tiga dari landasan, api malah membesar dan membesar kemudian badan pesawatnya keluar dari landasan pacu sejauh sekitar 300 meter dan meninggalkan pesawat tidak dalam satu bagian lagi.Hmm, ini agak mengagetkan soalnya Garuda Indonesia bisa dikatakan sebagai maskapai penerbangan terbaik di Indonesia, dan bukan maskapai penerbangan bertarif murah. Jadi, apa yang sebenarnya terjadi?? Hmmm, masih belum diketahui hingga sekarang, tapi aku rasa ada masalah dalam pesawatnya deh yang menyebabkan api. Jadi, dalam sekitar 2 bulan, sudah ada 3 kecelakaan pesawat di Indonesia, pesawat Adam Air yang hilang (kemudian diketahui kalo ternyata jatuh) dari Surabaya tujuan Manado, tragedi Adam Air di Bandara Juanda Surabaya yang mengalami pendaratan keras dan menyebabkan badan pesawatnya bengkok, dan tragedi Garuda Indonesia di Yogyakarta pagi ini.Hmm, turut berduka cita bagi mereka yang tewas dan terluka akibat kecelakaan ini, dan juga bagi keluarga dan kerabat dari para korban... :(Tragedi ini menunjukkan kita betapa payahnya regulasi penerbangan di Indonesia. Semoga tragedi yang lain nggak akan terjadi lagi... :(
ENGLISHFinally, this is entry number 300!! Yaaayyy... :) The number of entries reached the number 200 at this time, and that was 6 months ago. So it means in average, there were 16.67 entries per month. THX 4 da support!! :)Btw, as you can read at my previous entry, this Tuesday was a hard and exhausting day for me since I had 2 quiz and 3 homeworks to submit. So, for yesterday I got some plans:1. finish all the homeworks (well, I had finished them all actually yesterday evening, I just needed to recheck it)2. go back to boarding-house before 8 PM then watched The Amazing Race All-Stars3. discuss the homeworks with my friend4. study for LOGIC (quiz)5. study for Discrete Math (quiz)Well, nice plans, rite??In fact, things went smoothly from number 1 until 3. But after number 3 was done, I turned my TV on and I watched the show "Empat Mata" which is so popular rite now, he3... :) Then, my friend came and we watched it and chatted. At 11 PM, the show was finished, and I switched my TV to AXN and I watched another program. At 12 AM, I went to bed. So, the conclusion: "I DIDN'T STUDY FOR THE QUIZ!!!" wakakakakakaka...Today, at 11 AM, I had a discrete math quiz, and apparently, it was so easy!! Yaay!! Even though I didn't study, I think I still can get the score 100... :D The next quiz was LOGIC. At 1 PM, the lecture started, and when the quiz started, the first 10 questions were about memorizing things from the book!! Because I didn't study, so looking at the questions, I could only do 5 out of 10, that's so bad... :( But then the lecturer said: "From these 10, you guys only have to do 5 of them!!". What!?!?!?! OMG, I was SOOO LUCKY. Well, there were another 11 questions (and we only had to pick another 6, so we did a total of 11 questions), but the last 11 were so easy, and even if we had to do all of them, that wouldn't be a matter, he3... :) So, moral of the story: "there are something which are out of our control since sometimes luck also plays apart, he3... :) ".Btw, yesterday I watched TAR All-Stars, and once again, Rob&Amber were team number 1!! Wow, that's crazy, only 3 episodes passed and 3 times being the winner?? They were so great. David&Mary got eliminated (not a surprise, they were not a strong team). Yesterday the race was still on the country of Chile, and the Road-Block was to move sting-ray (fish breeding) and the Detour was about to choose between Vertical Limit or River Wild (well, for me, I think it's better to take River Wild, he3... :D)
BAHASA INDONESIAAkhirnya, ini adalah posting nomer 300!! Yaaayyy... :) Nomer postingan mencapai angka 200 pada waktu ini, dan itu adalah 6 bulan yang lalu. Jadi hal ini berarti bahwa secara rata-rata, ada 16,67 postingan per-bulan. THX ya atas dukungannya!! :) Btw, seperti yang bisa dibaca pada postingan sebelumnya, Selasa ini adalah hari yang berat dan melelahkan buat saya soalnya aku ada 2 kuis dan 3 PR untuk dikumpulkan. Jadi, kemarin aku punya rencana:1. menyelesaikan semua PR (hmm, sebenere kemarin sore dah selesai semua sih, cuma tinggal ngoreksi ulang aja)2. balik ke kos sebelum jam 8 malem dan nonton The Amazing Race All-Stars 3. mendiskusikan PR sama temenku4. belajar LOGIKA (kuis)5. belajar matematika diskret (kuis)rencana yang bagus kan?? Pada kenyataannya, semua berjalan dengan mulus dari nomer 1 sampe 3. Tapi habis nomer 3 selesai, aku nyalain TV dan nonton TV Show "Empat Mata" yang lagi populer sekarang, he3... :) Trus temenku dateng dan kita nonton deh nih acara dan ngobrol juga. Jam 11 malem, acaranya selesai, dan aku mindah saluran ke AXN dan nonton acara lain. Jam 12 tengah malem, aku bobok deh. Jadi, kesimpulannya: "AKU NGGAK BELAJAR BUAT KUIS!!!" wakakakakakaka...Hari ini jam 11 pagi aku ada kuis matematika diskret, dan ternyata gampang tuh!! Yaay!! Jadi walaupun ga belajar kayanya masih bisa tuh dapet nilai 100... :D Kuis selanjutnya adalah LOGIKA. Jam 1 siang, kuliahnya dimulai, dan ketika kuisnya dimulai, 10 soal pertama adalah hafalan dari buku!! Yah, karena aku ga belajar jadi waktu baca soalnya aku cuma bisa jawab 5 tuh dari 10 soal, nggak bagus deh... :( Tapi kemudian dosennya ngomong: "Dari 10 ini, kalian kerjakan cukup hanya 5 soal saja!! Apa!?!?!?! Ya Tuhan, aku beruntung sekaliiiii. Trus, ada 11 soal lainnya (dan kita cuma perlu milih 6 soal, jadi totalnya kita ngerjain 11 soal), tapi 11 sisanya gampang sih, bukan hafalan soale, jadi walaupun kita harus mengerjakan semuanya, nggak masalah, he3... :) Jadi, moral dari cerita ini: "ada beberapa hal yang diluar kontrol kita dan kadang-kadang hoki juga ikut ambil bagian, he3... :)" Btw, kemarin ntn TAR All-Stars, dan lagi-lagi Rob&Amber adalah tim nomer 1!! Gila, baru 3 babak dan 3 kali juara?? Memang hebat mereka. David&Mary tereliminasi (ga kaget sih, emang mereka bukan tim yang kuat koq). Kemarin masih di dalam negara Chile pertandingannya, Road-Block-nya adalah mindahin ikan pari (Fish Breeding), dan Detour-nya memilih antara Vertical Limit atau River Wild (kayanya mendingan River Wild deh kalo untuk aku, he3... :D).
ENGLISHWell, unfortunately, finally, starting next week (12th March 2007), I'm gonna have to have my UTS Examinations (Mid-Term Tests) this semester, which also means that I have passed through half of this semester. But, the question is: "why do I have to pass this week (one week before the UTS) first??". Well, why do this question come up?? Arrrggghhh.... . Take a look at my lectures-schedule this week:Monday: no quiz, no homeworkTuesday: 2 quiz, 3 homeworks to submitWednesday: no quiz, no homeworkThursday: 1 quiz, 2 homeworks to submitFriday: 1 quiz, 1 homework to submitEven though on Monday and Wednesday it seems that those days are free, but they are NOT!! On Monday, I have to finish one homework which will be submitted the next day. The other 2 Tuesday homeworks have been finished this weekend... :( Plus, on Monday I also have to prepare myself for the quiz. So, Monday will also be a full college-day, starting at 8 AM until 3 PM. Later in the evening, I still have to study for the 2 upcoming quiz... :(A similar thing will also occur on Wednesday. Even though officially I have 4 hrs free (11 AM until 3 PM), but I'm gonna have to finish my homework for Thursday. Well, actually I have answered one hardest question of the homework, he3... :) Next weekend, hmmm, it's not that free I think since after that weekend, the 2 weeks of UTS starts and I have to be a lot more serious since this semester is a lot harder than the previous.
Arrrggghhh, why the week before UTS is this full and hard??? :(
O yea, talking about American Idol last week, hmmm... . The guys were a lot better, and the gals were still great (Lakisha was better the week before, Melinda Doolittle was the best). Apparently, they who got voted off were: Alaina Alexander (yea, she was one of the worst), Leslie Hunt (she was not that bad, but even if she stayed, this week is gonnabe rough for her), Nick Pedro (not a surprise), and AJ Tabaldo (whatta!! He was good and actually deserves to be in the top 12!! Hmmm...). Antonella Barba and Sanjaya Malakar who were weak in the first 2 weeks are still there, hmm.... . If I have the authority to pick the top 12 (6 guys and 6 gals), based on their first two performances, my picks are: Lakisha Jones, Melinda Doolittle, Sabrina Sloans, Stephanie Edwards, Jordin Sparks, and Gina Glocksen / Haley Scarnato (I think they were pretty neck to neck) >> gals; Chris Richardson, Blake Lewis, Sundance Head, Chris Sligh, Phil Stacey, and Jarred Cotter >> guys.BAHASA INDONESIAHaduh, sayangnya, akhirnya, mulai minggu depan (12 Maret 2007), aku akan mengikuti Ujian Tengah Semesterku untuk semester ini, yang juga berarti bahwa aku sudah melewati setengah dari semester ini. Tapi, pertanyaannya kan: "kenapa koq aku harus melalui minggu ini (satu minggu sebelum UTS) dulu sih??". Hhh, kenapa pertanyaan ini muncul?? Arrrggghhh.... . Lihat deh jadwal kuliah saya minggu ini:Senin: nggak ada kuis, nggak ada PRSelasa: 2 kuis, 3 PR untuk dikumpulin Rabu: nggak ada kuis, nggak ada PR Kamis: 1 kuis, 2 PR untuk dikumpulinJumat: 1 kuis, 1 PR untuk dikumpulinWalaupun hari Senin dan Rabu sepertinya nyantai / bebas, tapi sebenarnya ENGGAK loh!! Di hari Senin, aku harus menyelesaikan satu PR yang akan dikumpulkan keesokannya. Dua PR lainnya udah aku selesaikan wiken ini sih... :( Ditambah, di hari Senin aku juga harus mempersiapkan diri dong untuk kuisnya entar. Jadi, Senin akan jadi hari kuliah yang penuh, dari jam 8 pagi sampe jam 3 sore. Sorenya nanti, aku juga harus belajar kan untuk 2 kuis yang akan datang... :( Hal yang mirip juga akan terjadi pada Rabu-nya. Walaupun secara resmi aku punya 4 jam kosong (jam 11 sampe jam 3 sore), aku akan menggunakannya untuk menyelesaikan PR untuk haru Kamis. Hmm, sebenernya aku dah ngejawab satu soal yang paling susah sih dari PRnya, he3... :) Wiken depan, hmm, kayanya nggak sebebas itu deh soale habis wiken, 2 minggu UTS akan dimulai dan aku harus lebih serius lagi soale semester ini lebih berat nih daripada yang sebelumnya. Arrrggghhh, kenapa sih satu minggu sebelum UTS harus sepenuh dan seberat ini??? :(
O iya, ngomong2 tentang American Idol minggu kemarin, hmm... . Yang laki-laki jauh lebih baik, dan yang perempuan masih bagus-bagus (Lakisha masih bagusan minggu sebelumnya sih, dan Melinda Doolittle yang terbaik tuh). Ternyata, mereka yang tereliminasi adalah: Alaina Alexander (yup, dia emang salah satu yang terjelek tuh), Leslie Hunt (dia nggak jelek2 amat sih sebenernya, tapi kalaupun dia bertahan minggu ini, minggu ini akan jadi berat banget untuk dia), Nick Pedro (nggak kaget tuh), dan AJ Tabaldo (Apa!! Dia kan bagus dan berhak tuh masuk 12 besar!! Hmmm...). Antonella Barba dan Sanjaya Malakar yang lemah di 2 minggu pertama ini, masih bertahan tuh, hmm.... . Kalo aku punya kewenangan untuk memilih 12 besarnya (6 laki-laki dan 6 perempuan), berdasarkan 2 penampilan perdana mereka, pilihanku adalah: Lakisha Jones, Melinda Doolittle, Sabrina Sloans, Stephanie Edwards, Jordin Sparks, dan Gina Glocksen / Haley Scarnato (menurutku mereka agak ketat nih) >> perempuan; Chris Richardson, Blake Lewis, Sundance Head, Chris Sligh, Phil Stacey, dan Jarred Cotter >> laki-laki.
ENGLISHPreviously on My Trip to Jakarta, Zilko went to Jakarta to attend his cousin's wedding.Monday, 19th February 2007 (continued)We left Taman Anggrek and went to the house where the ceremony (tradition) was held. After everything was done, we went back to our hotel to take a rest. Well, we only had about 1 hr time, so I couldn't just take a nap. At 3.30 PM, we went to the hotel since the wedding ceremony at the church would start at 4 PM. At 4 PM, the liturgy was started, and at about 5 PM, it finished. Well, honestly, at the church, it was the first time for me to see the bride, he3... :) Well, the night before I saw her picture, but I didn't count that as "seeing" her... :) I then left the church and went to Mulia Hotel to prepare the laptop thingy.At about 5.40 PM, I arrived at Mulia Hotel. I then checked the restaurant where the wedding party would be held, and there was a problem. I didn't see any single screen to play the slideshow. I then asked the restaurant manager, and he supposed we would have prepared for it. OMG, what the hell was happening?? Okay, once the groom&bride arrived, I asked the groom (KM) first about this problem. Well, apparently, the original plan was to shoot the pictures just on the wall. BUT, the main problem was that on the wall, there was NO enough and fit space to shoot the pictures. Okay, so finally, we canceled all the pictures and laptop thingy, and my job was about to keep the laptop safe... :) Not so long later, my another cousin took and saved the laptop, so my job was "done" so easily... :DWell, during the party, we met my grandma's brother and his wife. Apparently, one week earlier, their home was robbed so early in the morning!! And guess what, one of the robber was their maid's boyfriend. Just about a day before the robbery, this maid left the house without telling them, yea, she ran away. The robbers tied them and took some jewels, money, and car... :(Then, at about 9 PM, the party finished and at 10 PM, we went back to our hotel. I was so exhausted and I just went to bed right after that, he3... :) Btw, earlier that evening, I booked a seat to go back to Bandung the next day at 4.45 PM.Tuesday, 20th February 2007I got up very early in the morning, at 5.45 AM since my dad had an appointment with a doctor at Medistra Hospital at 7 AM. At 6.30 AM, we checked out and caught a taxi to go to Medistra. Well, last February was also the schedule for my dad to have a medical check-up. Otw to the hospital, I saw so many young people queuing for something. At first I thought they were high-school students who were about to have an entrance test to a college or what, but then I realized something. There were so many Indonesian Idol flags and banners around the place. Well, I then got it. They were queuing for the audition of the forth season of Indonesian Idol!! Wow, what an effort!! It was still 6.40 AM!!At 6.50 AM we arrived at Medistra. At about 8.30 AM, everything was finished for the morning session (later in the evening my dad had to go there for another session of the medical check-up). So, we went to North Jakarta, to Dusit Mangga Dua (now it has been renamed as "Le Grandier"), and checked in there. At 9.15 AM, my dad and I left the hotel and went to Senayan City (I wanted to go there since I had never been there before). Guess how we got there?? We caught Transjakarta Bus (busway) >> because we just wanted to try it... :) We first caught a bajaj to go to the nearest busway station, at Jakarta Kota. It was so economical and affordable!! We just needed to pay Rp. 3.500,oo to go anywhere we want... :) Btw, by the time I stepped into the bus, I was surprised. The bus was equipped with air-conditioner and the driver and the officer were WOMEN!! Well, a funny thing happened otw, but I prefer to keep it for later... :)At around 10.05 AM we got out the bus at Senayan Roundabout Station and walked to Senayan City. The mall was pretty cool and classy. All tenants on the Ground floor were all branded tenants. However, I guess there was a major problem by the time I went there. There was no traffic!! Well, I dunno that was the real thing that happens or just I came there at the wrong time. At about 11.40 AM, we left the mall and caught another busway to Harmoni Station, then caught a taxi to go to our relatives' house. We planned to have lunch together at a seafood restaurant.At 1 PM, we departed and arrived at the restaurant at about 1.45 PM. We then ordered some meals and had lunch. My dad was a bit disappointed since there was no "Ronggeng Prawns" which he was looking for. At 2.45 PM, we finished having lunch. Since the time had been so close to 4.45 PM (yea, it was still 2 hrs but you know Jakarta, traffic congestion everywhere, plus our location was pretty far away from my travel departing point), so we left the restaurant and my cousin took us to the nearest busway station at Citraland.At 3.20 PM, we arrived at the station and caught a busway. We then arrived at Jakarta Kota Station at 4.10 PM!! Well, I still had to go to Le Grandier to take my bag. Since it was pretty hard to catch a bajaj, my dad came up with an idea to catch an angkot. But I rejected that idea, since angkot would not depart by the time we got in it, the driver would wait until the car was full of people, and that was kinda a waste of time. So, in the end, we got a bajaj and arrived at Le Grandier at 4.15 PM. I then took my bag and went downstairs and caught a taxi to go to Mangga Dua Square, the departing point. I was relieved when my cab entered Mangga Dua Square at 4.28 PM, so I was not late. Well, I didn't realize another problem would come up. It was VERY HARD to find the counter of the travel!! Mangga Dua Square was a large area!! I had the address, and it was written there about block-B. We asked the security guards and followed exactly what he told us, but we didn't find it. We circled the block B and didn't find it!! Gosh, my watch showed me it was 4.35 PM!! So, I decided to get out the taxi and found it by myself since the taxi driver was not helpful at all!!! I called the counter but nobody answered itI then asked another security guard, and he said the counter was inside the mall and he pointed that it was on the other side of the mall. Sh*t!!! Okay, so I entered the mall and went directly where he showed me. But I DIDN'T FIND IT!!! I walked around inside the mall. I asked some janitors and they didn't know!! Sh*t!! ST***D janitor!! I then walked and luckily, found the travel car outside one entrance door of the mall near the security guard which I asked, so I actually didn't need to go to the other side of the mall. I just needed to make a turn right and walked until I found the next entrance which is not as far as walking to the other side of the mall (FYI, the security also pointed to the left side of the mall... :( ). Well, I felt a bit relieved but I still had to find the counter to check in!! Then, I just got out through the door, and when I turned around, well, the counter was right behind me. THX GOD!! I made it!! I arrived at the counter at 4.43 PM, 2 minutes before departure!! I then complained, why the counter was so small and secluded... :) Well, I felt like I was being in The Amazing Race... :) If I was late, I had to wait for another 2 hours before the next departure or extended my trip in Jakarta for another night. At 4.45 PM, my travel departed and I went back to Bandung.
::: The groom and bride at the church
::: Inside Transjakarta Bus, it's not so clear, but the driver was a WOMAN!!!
::: Inside Transjakarta Bus
::: Senayan City
::: Inside Senayan CityBAHASA INDONESIASebelumnya dalam My Trip to Jakarta, Zilko pergi ke Jakarta untuk menghadiri pesta pernikahan sepupunya.Senin, 19 Februari 2007 (lanjutan)Kita meninggalkan Mall Taman Anggrek dan pergi ke rumah dimana upacaranya (tradisi) bakal dilaksanakan. Habis semuanya selesai, kita balik ke hotel untuk istirahat. Hmm, kita cuma ada waktu 1 jam tuh buat istirahat, makanya aku nggak bisa tidur deh. Jam 3.30 sore, kita pergi ke hotel soalnya perayaan pernikahan di gerejanya akan dimulai jam 4 sore. Jam 4 sore, misa dimulai dan sekitar jam 5, misanya selesai. Hmm, jujur nih, aku pertama kali liat pengantin perempuannya di gereja loh, he3... :) Hmm, malam sebelumnya aku dah liat fotonya sih, tapi ya nggak aku anggap sebagai "melihat" dong... :) AKu trus meninggalkan gereja dan pergi ke Hotel Mulia untuk mempersiapkan hal-hal tentang laptop.Sekitar jam 5.40, aku sampe di Hotel Mulia. Trus aku ngecek restoran dimana pesta pernikahannya akan dimulai, dan ada satu masalah. Aku nggak melihat satu pun layar untuk memainkan slideshownya. Aku trus nanya manajer restorannya dan dia mengira kita yang akan mempersiapkannya. Ya Tuhan, apa sih yang terjadi?? Oke, waktu pengantinnya tiba, aku tanya pengantin laki-lakinya (KM) dulu tentang masalah ini. Ternyata, rencana awalnya adalah menayangkan gambar2nya tu di dinding. TETAPI, masalahnya adalah di dinding, nggak ada tempat yang cukup dan pas untuk menayangkan gambar2nya. Oke, akhirnya kita membatalkan rencana nayangin gambarnya, dan tugasku jadi cuma mengamankan laptop deh... :) Nggak lama kemudian, kokoku yang lain ngambil dan menyimpan laptopnya, jadi pekerjaanku "selesai" dengan mudahnya... :DHmm, waktu pesta, kita ketemu sama adiknya nenekku dan istrinya. Ternyata, seminggu sebelumnya, rumah mereka dirampok waktu dini hari!! Dan tebak apa, salah satu perampoknya tuh ternyata pacarnya pembantu mereka. Nah, sekitar sehari sebelum perampokan, pembantu ini meninggalkan rumah nggak bilang-bilang, yup, dia kabur. Perampoknya mengikat mereka dan mengambil beberapa perhiasan, uang, dan mobil... :(Trus, sekitar jam 9an, pestanya selesai dan jam 10 malem, kita balik ke hotel. Aku capek banget dan tidur deh langsung setelahnya, he3... :) Btw, sorenya, aku udah pesen tiket buat balik ke Bandung keesokan harinya jam 4.45 sore.Selasa, 20 Februari 2007Aku bangun pagi-pagi banget tuh, jam 5.45 soale kan papaku ada janji sama dokter di Rumah Sakit Medistra jam 7 pagi. Jam 6.30 pagi kita check out dan naik taksi untuk pergi ke RS Medistra. Kemarin Februari memang jadwalnya papaku untuk check-up kesehatan sih. Dalam perjalanan ke RS, aku melihat banyak orang-orang muda ngantri untuk sesuatu. Pertamanya sih aku kira mereka tuh anak-anak SMA yang lagi mau mendaftar untuk ujian masuk perguruan tinggi atau semacamnya la, tapi kemudian aku menyadari sesuatu. Ada banyak bendera dan spanduk Indonesian Idol di sekitar tuh tempat. Trus, aku trus paham. Mereka lagi ngantri buat audisi Indonesian Idol musim keempat!! Wow, benar-benar usaha!! Kan masi pagi banget tuh, jam 6.40 pagi!!Jam 6.50 pagi, kita sampai di Medistra. Sekitar jam 8.30 semuanya udah selesai untuk sesi pagi (malemnya ntar papaku mesti dateng lagi buat sesi kedua dari check-up kesehatannya). Jadi, kita pergi ke Jakarta Utara, ke Dusit Mangga Dua (sekarang namanya udah diubah tuh, jadi "Le Grandier"), dan check in deh disana. Jam 9.15 pagi aku sama papaku meninggalkan hotel dan pergi ke Senayan City (aku pingin kesana, soale kan blom pernah kesana). Tebak bagaimana kita pergi kesana?? Kita baik Bus Transjakarta (busway) loh >> soale pingin nyoba aja... :) Pertamanya kita naik bajaj dulu untuk pergi ke Halte terdekat, Halte Jakarta Kota. Wah, ternyata ekonomis dan terjangkau ya!! Kita cuma perlu bayar Rp. 3.500,oo untuk pergi ke semua tujuan yang ingin didatangi... :) Btw, waktu pertama melangkah masuk, aku agak kaget loh. Di bisnya ada AC dan pengemudi dan petugasnya PEREMPUAN!! Hmm, sebuah hal lucu terjadi dalam perjalanan, tapi aku memilih untuk menyimpannya untuk nanti deh... :)Sekitar jam 10.05 pagi kita turun di Halte Bundaran Senayan dan jalan deh ke Senayan City. Mallnya lumayan bagus dan berkelas. Tapi ada masalah saatu aku kesana. Nggak ada traffic!! Hmm, aku nggak tahu memang begitu keadaannya atau aku aja ya yang dateng di waktu yang salah. Sekitar jam 11.40 siang kita meninggalkan mallnya dan naik busway lagi ke Harmoni, trus naik taksi untuk pergi ke salah satu rumahnya saudara soale kita rencana mau makan siang bareng di sebuah restoran seafood.Sekitar jam 1 siang, kita berangkat dan sampai di restoran sekitar jam 1.45 siang. Kita trus memesan beberapa makanan dan makan siang deh. Papaku agak kecewa soale nggak ada "Udang Ronggeng" yang dia cari-cari. Jam 2.45 siang, kita selesai makan siang. Karena udah lumayan deket ke jam 4.45 sore (ya, masih 2 jam sih, tapi tau kan Jakarta itu bagaimana dan lokasi waktu itu lumayan jauh dari titik keberangkatan travelku), jadi kita meninggalkan restorannya dan kokoku nganter kita kita halte busway terdekat di Citraland.Jam 3.20 sore, kita sampai di stasiunnya dan naik busway deh. Kita trus sampe di Halte Jakarta Kota jam 4.10!! Hmm, aku masih harus ke Le Grandier untuk ngambil tasku. Karena lumayan susah nyari bajaj, papaku ada ide buat naik angkot. Tapi idenya aku tolak soalnya angkot nggak akan berangkat begitu kita naik, dia akan nunggu sampe angkotnya penuh baru berangkat, dan itu kan lumayan memboroskan waktu. Jadi, akhirnya kita dapet bajaj dan sampe di Le Grandier jam 4.15 sore. Aku trus ngambil tasku, turun, dan naik taksi ke Mangga Dua Square, titik keberangkatannya. Aku lumayan lega waktu taksiku masuk Mangga Dua Square jam 4.28 sore, jadi aku nggak telat. Hmm, aku blom sadar kalo masih ada masalah lain yang akan muncul. Ternyata SANGAT SUSAH untuk menemukan konter dari travelnya!! Mangga Dua Square kan gede tuh!! Aku ada alamatnya dan tertulis ada di blok B. Kita trus nanya satpam dan mengikuti apa yang diberitahu oleh si satpan, tapi nggak ketemu tuh. Kita mengelilingi blok B dan nggak ketemu!! Duh, jamku udah menunjukkan jam 4.35 sore!! Jadi aku memutuskan untuk keluar dari taksi dan nyari sendiri soale sopir taksinya ga membantu sama sekali!!! Aku nyoba telpon konternya tapi ga diangkatAku trus nanya satpam lain dan katanya konternya ada di dalam mallnya dan dia nunjukin kalo konternya ada di sisi lain dari mall. Si***n!! Oke, jadi aku masuk deh ke mallnya dan mengikuti arah yang ditunjukannya. Tapi aku NGGAK MENEMUKANNYA!! Aku trus muter-muter di dalem mall. Aku nanya petugas kebersihannya dan mereka gatau!! Si***n!! Dasar petugas T****L!! Aku trus jalan dan untungnya, aku menemukan mobil travelnya di luar salah satu pintu masuk di deket si satpam yang aku tanya tadi, jadi harusnya aku ga ke sisi lain dari mall. AKu harusnya cuma perlu belok kanan dan jalan aja sampe ketemu pintu masuk lain dan tuh pintu ga sejauh kalo harus ke sisi lain dari mall (FYI, si satpam nunjuknya ke arah kiri juga tuh... :( )Hmm, aku lumayan lega tapi kan aku masih harus menemukan counternya untuk check in. Trus aku jalan keluar aja di pintu masuk itu, dan begitu aku balik badan, eh konternya ada tepat di belakangku. Terima Kasih Tuhan!! Aku berhasil!! Aku sampe di konter jam 4.43 sore, 2 menit sebelum keberangkatan!! Aku trus komplain, kenapa sih konternya kecil dan terpencil banget... :) Hmm, aku merasa kaya ikutan The Amazing Race nih... :) Kalo aku telat aku berarti harus menunggu 2 jam untuk keberangkatan selanjutnya atau memperpanjang perjalananku ke Jakarta 1 malam lagi sampe besoknya. Jam 4.45 sore, travelku berangkat dan aku balik deh ke Bandung.
ENGLISHWell, since the season was premiered last week, and I haven't written anything about it, I think I want to write a lil' about it right now... :) Well, I'm not gonna write about the rules since I think there is no big difference in rules compared to all previous seasons, but I am just gonna write about my thought about some of the contestants which are interesting for me... :)Rob&Amber (season 7) - newlywedsWell, they are, by mile, the most competitive and strong team amongst all 11 teams of this season of the race. Their strategies were just so smart and interesting to watch... :) Well, I wish Colin and Christie, team who still hold the record of the most who arrived at the mat first (6 times during the entire race of season 5), were there... :) O yea, they were the contestants of the reality show SURVIVOR...Charla&Mirna (season 5) - cousinsThey were a lovable team. Well, we can't deny that Charla is a, no offense, dwarf and because of that many people would underestimate her and think she is not capable of doing anything. But her spirit is just so 'moving'. I hope they did well on the race...Dustin&Kandice (season 10) - Beauty QueensThese beauty queens were the most competitive all-female team amongst all female-teams from season 1 till 10. They did pretty well on season 10, and almost made it to the final three... :) Their strategies were very smart and sneaky.... :) It's interesting to watch them on the showDavid&Mary (season 10) - Coalminer&WifeThis team who was a member of sixpack (along with Lyn&Karlyn and The Chos brothers) from season 10, were not a strong team for me. However, they were really a nice and down-to-earth people. It's interesting for me to watch them with their personalities in this race.Uchenna&Joyce (season 7) - MarriedThey were the winner of season 7. On season 7, Joyce even sacrificed her hair to complete the "Fast-Forward" Task, wow, whatta will to win!! And they won!! Hmm, it's nice to see them back competing with Rob&Amber one more time...Eric&Danielle (season 9) - DatingThis is a unique couple. They were the only team who were NOT on the same team during the season 9 (Eric was with Jeremy and Danielle was with Dani). Well, the combination is just interesting to watch...Hmmm, let's just enjoy the race. So far, all 6 teams I wrote above were still on the race (top 9).Btw, last night I watched the new week of American Idol with the boys performing. Hmm, I think they boys did a lot better than last week. Two contestants were weak, they were Sanjaya Malakar and Brandon Rogers. Some were pretty great: Chris Richardson and Blake Lewis. Sundance was a lot far better than last week... :) Hmm, I can't wait to see the girls' performances this evening... :)BAHASA INDONESIAHmm, karena musim kali ini sudah mulai ditayangkan perdana minggu lalu dan aku blom nulis apa-apa tentangnya, jadi ya kayanya skarang aku pingin nulis tentang ini deh... :) Hmm, aku nggak akan menulis tentang peraturannya soale aku kira ga akan ada perbedaan yang besar dalam hal peraturan dengan musim-musim sebelumnya, tapi aku cuma akan menulis pemikiranku tentang beberapa kontestan yang aku rasa menarik... :)Rob&Amber (musim 7) - pengantin baruHmm, mereka adalah, sejauh ini, tim yang paling kompetitif dan kuat deh dari semua 11 tim dalam musim ini. Strategi mereka tuh bener-bener pintar dan menarik untuk ditonton... :) Hmm, aku harap sih Colin & Christie, tim yang masih memegang rekor terbanyak untuk sampai di pitstop (6 kali dari keseluruhan pertandingan di musim 5), ada disana... :) Oya, mereka ini dulu kontestan dalam reality show SURVIVOR loh...Charla&Mirna (musim 5) - sepupuMereka adalah tim yang pantas disukai. Hmm, nggak bisa kita tolak bahwa Charla adalah, tanpa maksud apa-apa, cebol dan karenanya orang akan meremehkan dia dan berpikir dia nggak bisa apa-apa. Tapi semangatnya benar-benar 'menggerakkan' loh. Aku harap sih mereka melakukannya dengan baik dalam pertandingan kali ini.Dustin&Kandice (musim 10) - kontestan Ratu KecantikanKontestan Ratu Kecantikan ini adalah tim semua-wanita yang paling kompetitif dari kesemua tim semua-wanita dari musim 1 sampai musim 10. Mereka lumayan bagus di musim ke 10, dan hampir aja masuk ke 3 besar... :) Strategi mereka benar-benar pintar dan licik.... :) Menarik kan liat mereka dalam show kali iniDavid&Mary (musim 10) - Penambang Batu Bara dan IstriTim ini adalah anggota dari Sixpack (bersama dengan Lyn&Karlyn dan Cho bersaudara) dari musim 10, bukanlah sebuah tim yang kuat untuk aku. Namun, mereka adalah orang yang sangat baik dan rendah hati. Menarik untuk aku untuk melihat mereka dengan karakternya dalam pertandingan kali iniUchenna&Joyce (musim 7) - MenikahMereka adalah pemenang musim 7. Dalam musim 7, Joyce bahkan rela untuk mengorbankan rambutnya demi memenangkan tugas "Fast-Forward", wow, bener-bener semangat untuk menang!! Dan mereka menang!! Hmm, seru aja ngeliat mereka balik lagi dan bertanding dengan Rob&Amber sekali lagi...Eric&Danielle (musim 9) - PacaranIni adalah pasangan yang unik. Mereka adalah satu-satunya tim yang NGGAK berada dalam tim yang sama di musim 9 (Eric bersama Jeremy dan Danielle bersama Dani). Hmm, kombinasi ini kan menarik tuh untuk ditonton...Hmmm, mari kita nikmati pertandingannya. Sejauh ini, semua 6 tim yang aku tulis di atas masuh ada di dalam pertandingan loh (9 besar).Btw, semalam aku nonton minggu baru dari American Idol dengan penampilan dari kontestan laki-laki. Menurutku, mereka jauh lebih baik daripada minggu lalu. Dua kontestan menurutku lemah, yaitu Sanjaya Malakar dan Brandon Rogers. Beberapa lumayan bagus banget: Chris Richardson dan Blake Lewis. Sundance jauh lebih baik sekali daripada minggu lalu... :) Hmm, aku nggak sabar nih nonton penampilan tim perempuannya ntar malem... :)
