THE DEAD END ROAD

I just wanna play with words

Recently, I got the time machine rotated and sign that moment

The moment that i have been waitin’ for

I can’t say i am happy for it

Too mature to understand that all gonna be well

That mini-heart attack after our glimpse was always remind me if you are special

But no conversation then

We just keep walking and let our mind make their own expectation

It is never happened before and i dont know what should i do now

Easily get jealous with the girl beside you was really annoyed my mood

Your chat is flat but i love the way you keep our convo going

You never be my man, just for now, you never

I get stuck

Confused about continuing this unpredict-story or going back

Cause we are on the dead end road

(location: Politeknik Negeri Jakarta)

(location: Universitas Indonesia)

Jogja, I Noted Stories

 

Aahhk! JOGJA!!! *shouting from the rooftops* :P

Traveling out of town alone (previously) is on my dream list. Yes, dream. My parents too protective to her only daughter. Forbid me to go to some place that far from Semarang (for now, only Ungaran allowed). Moreover, Jogja. Simply, I didn't have any family member there. They affraid i couldn't take myself care. They just too much prejudice. I'm seventeen to eighteen mom, dad, so pleaseeee..

I can't stop begging till God made fancy conspiracy to me.Thank God.

My mom told me i shuld try to entrance a new university. True, i shuld move from my faculty soon cause some reasons me, dad, and mom have talked about. So glad to comply my mom wish. Beside i could be a Jogja's backpacker, me also do a test. Okay i say, two weeks ago i went Yogyakarta to do MMTC entrance test. MMTC is one of official univ about multimedia (more, click MMTC). Kind of test is only computer based test and interview. Hmm, only that? I shuld try!

The day came. I'm done wif that i-don't-care test. I just too blithe with traveling Jogja! Althru i got a problem before do the test: i couldn't pay administration cause the designated bank was offline. I only have limited minute to pay, i called that univ, they said i could pay to another bank. Oh God, why they didn't said at first. Argh! I get a move on to another bank, and bla bla bla. "Jogja or Yogyakarta?" teller asked. "Yogyakarta, miss". "Please corret that". Evidently Jogja and Yogyakarta is different. For formal, you need to say Yogyakarta because Jogja is short called of Yogyakarta. *noted*

I'm relieved.

I don't have any duty then. 

TIME TO TRAVELING!!

 

Well, I stay in Jogja not in hotel or that such lodging. For 4 days 3 night i'm with Alfia Ramadhani and Diajeng Muktiningrum on their kos. Haha! Beside i don't know jogja-confusing-road, i just want to be closer with them. We made pijamas party last two night. Sleeping togheter in small bed and share the laugh to sleepy. Uh, i miss that moment :">

Day 1.
I arrived. Diajeng pick me up and cuss to UGM. Me spechless at that time, UGM is sooooo spacious and directly be the largest university i ever seen. I cant imagine how much time we need to walked around. And all my friends above are collegian of Gadjah Mada University, by the way -cool.

 Allah, UGM have a good place to pray to You.

Tired of touring ugm (not at all, actually), we took a break. I really want to explore Jogja in nite. To be honest, my parents always forbid me to go out at night. But, huh? I was on Alun-alun Kidul.

Riding ornamental-sparkling-pedicab and circling three times. Ah ya, he is Taufik Hidayat. No, he hasn't a badminton player, he is our friend.:)) Thanks Yayat for share lots of laugh xD

Play with cotton candy! our favorite candy when we were child.

 

I do won't miss ngopi at Angkringan Kopi Joss. You guys shuld know, the coffee mixed with charcoal.
How does it's taste? Mmm, not bitter.
(I want more i want more...)

Day2.

Day of test.-didn't-need-to-talk-enough?
My only jeans was wet cause rain when rounding UGM the day before. Impossible to dried off one night by seeing unstable weather. But still want arrounding Jogja :( All problem have their own solution. Diajeng kindly borrowed me her pants and accompany me to bought some batik pants in Malioboro. Yeay, my mood easily come back :D. Jogja without Malioboro??

Day3.

Ambarukmo Plaza, I came!
We used Trans Jogja to reach Amplaz. The bus have a complicated route. We have to change the bus three times only for UGM-Amplaz. Good way to introduced Jogja to people. Yes, Jogja is beautiful city, viscous with traditional ethnic and have many visitors of local tourists and international tourists which increase every year.

They are my best partner on Jogja. Alfia which use veil and Diajeng who (actually) doesn't like captured.

Day4.

My last day. Wake up in early morning and went to SunMor (Sunday Morning, such open market). Oh gosh! I cant handle my money, all my rest money slide offhanded over there. I can bargaining and got a good stuff in cheaper price. Which woman does not like a bargain price?
 

Even i leave my lecture, it was perfectly replaced with some happiness. Happiness is precious, happiness is not on sale.  So proud I have you all. A million thanks i sent with many hope to come back ;))

"Your close friend may not be the good one,

 but another friend out there done that."

-Menur Indreswari, 2013

See you in next tour, blog.. mwach xx

LET'S EAT! #2

Hey blog-reader. You still craving for some delicious food?
Go here!

"FESTIVAL JAJANAN BANGO" @Stadion Diponegoro, Semarang

Sunday, 31 March 2013

09.00-20.00 WIB

Bango is famous product name of original ketchup from Indonesia :)

And now, Bango sponsored this annual big fest. With theme The Legend of Indonesian Culinary, Bango Food Fest 2013 served 54 booth of Indonesian culinary. So many kind of dish stand there, start from Mie Aceh Sabang (Aceh), Nasi Goreng Kambing Kebon Sirih (Jakarta), Lontong Balap Pak Gendut (Surabaya), Tengkleng Klewer Ibu Edi (Solo), Sate Jamur Cak Oney (Yogyakarta) as far as Es Pisang Ijo and Es Pocong avaliable there. Hmmm, only from title already arouse appetite.

 

Can't wait to try those foods? Be patient.

You've to queue first cause some famous stand have looooong queue.

I think Semarang people have same curiosity in Indonesian food, especially which came from outer Java.

You already got your food?

Eits, ur struggle wasn't finish here, you also queue to eat on dinning-table.

Too crowded to sit there, all of Semarang peoples went there, maybe? :D

So what we've tried? See.....

Mie Aceh Sabang              Baso Kuning Gading

Lunpia Semarang                  Sate Kuda

  and many more.

For drink, i just brought free water that available on the center of dining-table. Muehehe :3

 

I went there wif fams and collect of 12 coupons to get free ketchup.

This event not only in Semarang, for previous, Bango Food Fest was held on Malang, Surabaya and Bandung. On this year, for the first time, Semarang selected to held such event . If you left this event, you can join next year haha:D.

We all know Indonesia wealthy on food, spicy food as character.

Makes me more and more love Indonesia. ({})

LET'S EAT!

YEAY! Long weekend coming............ but, you don't have any plan?

Keep calm. I suggest you to go to this place. Pasar Semawis. Open on Friday-Saturday-Sunday-night in Pecinan area, Semarang. Pecinan as open market which sell lots of food and drink on narrow street. By cheap price, you can enjoy your dinner with good scenery. Old building with China ethnic and flashing lamps ready to be your friend-dine. When you walk on the end of road, you'll find a tend only for karaoke Mandarin's song, hmm rare to find. Why's Mandarin's songs? Cause Kampoeng Semawis hv large population on Chinese people. Thereat, you'll find some mini pagoda too. Great combination of that market show me the unique side of Semarang. 

This is such heaven for people who love culinary. But not for moslem, they have to be careful to choose the foods cause some foods made by pork. That's okay, there is some drinks and Javanese foods that actually Halal. Happy culinary!

Quality time wif Family xoxo

 

 

He is my brother, Hudyoro Indreswara xD

Bad. Rains come suddenly. So, we just walking around and bought some snacks.

This is caution for you guys, if you wanna go there, check the weather before.

Uh, our tummies start singing, push ourselves to eat under rain is not good idea. Therefore, we decided to move from Pecinan to Simpang Lima! The next heaven of culinary in Semarang :D

Open on everynight.

 

 

 How crowded! Among so many foods there, we choose Pecel Yu Sri as our dine-menu.

So traditional, really cheap, and glut! 

   

 

 

Dining in roadside isn't a big problem, right? ;)