Exploring Sukabumi

Because my school start at Friday and Saturday, so i have more space to walk around the city.  And the opportunity comes when i have a kost-mate, that have a freelance job at photography and i can come with themmm... Its really makes me happy, recent days i just walk around the city alone.  Its okay to being alone at the city, but for going to the nature, you need some people to company you.  

So at Sunday we start from Bandung to Sukabumi its about one day trip to the city of Sukabumi and the next day we start to explore the nature like waterfall, geopark amphitheater, lake, forest, camping site, beach, sunset, and savana.  

Curug Cikanteh, Sukabumi

Jembatan Situ Gunung, Sukabumi

Pantai Palampang

Pantai Palampang

Pohon yang di video klip Afghan 'Jalan Terus'

Road to camping site Situ Gunung

Danau Situ Gunung, Taman Nasional Gunung Gede Pangrango

Traveling and Teaching 6

SDN. 07 Subah

1000 Guru Kalbar with all the third and fourth grade children

Fourth Grade Children

Ipin, Second Grade

The children

Vindi, First Grade

Budi, Third Grade

Arya, First Grade

Traveling and Teaching 6 1000 Guru Kalbar

SDN. 07 Subah

Dusun Subah, Desa Subah, Kecamatan Tayan Hilir, Kabupaten Sanggau

3, 4 & 5 February 2017

Last week was another exciting journey for me.  After about 2 hours from the city, me and 1000 guru kalbar arrived at Dusun Subah, where we teaching about 21 children.  They only have 3 teacher, but only one teacher that active teaching all the classes.  

When i see their eyes, its so full of hope, smart and excited to learn.  Its ironic for me, because when i just at their ages, i just think how to skipped school and having fun.  But they just dont have a class to skipped when they have so much dreams to be something.  Some of them hope to be a MMA's fighter, teacher, army, police.  

Even i think this school is better from the last school we visited because its not really far from the city (the minus is just the damaged road) compare to the last school that we need 7 hours to reached.  But, what's good in compare two bad things?

They open my eyes that there is more to do in this country, there is more to do.  All the facilities i have, all the opportunity that given to me.  All of them sometimes become so easy that my eyes cant see how lucky i am.  How fast im getting bored and want another thing.  

Sometimes we need to reminded.  How lucky we are, and there is so many things to do in this world.  So many things you can do, start from little things you ignored, little things you take for granted.  I hope their hope will not letting down, i hope even they need to do extra effort to reach their dream they always prepared when the opportunity kicks.

Solo Traveler : Pontianak - Singapore

Quick Highlight

12 April 2016

13.55 pesawat dari PTK-Batam. Sampai ke Batam naik pelabuhan Batam Center (130meter) by taxi. Ke Harbour Front pesan tiket pulang-pergi (rp 150.000/200.000). Ubah waktu singapore : lebih cepat 1,5 jam. Naik MRT by ez-link tujuan Punggol, berhenti di Outram Park, ganti MRT tujuan Pasir Ris, berhenti di Raffles Place: Exit di Singapore River. Jalan kaki sampai Merliom (+-700 meter): menyebrang ke Esplanade, Foodcourt Taman Sutra: Dinner. Terus jalan-jalan lagi sampai ke Helix Bridge- Marina Bay.

 River Front- Merlion Park

Waterfront- Merlion Park

Pulang naik MRT Bayfront tujuan Bukit Panjang (ingat MRT berhenti operasi jam 12 malam) berhenti di Rochor: Cari penginapan yang sudah dipesan online: bunc@radius hostel.

Subway - MRT Station

*berikut quick highlight yang udah di briefing dari om Ryan (a.k.a yg udah pernah kesana). semoga apa yang direncanakan berjalan sesuai rencana and i can make time efficient.

13 April 2016

Dari penginapan (Rochor) naik MRT tujuan Bugis, turun di City Hall. Ganti MRT tujuan Orchard. Exit Wisma Atria/Lucky Plaza. Abis jalan2 di Lucky Plaza, naik MRT ke Harbour Front, kemudian naik Monorel di Vivo City Mall, lantai 3. (harga naik monorel pp ke waterfront station 4$) berhenti di universal studio dan exploring there (Tutup Jam 8 Malam) kemudian pulang kembali ke Vivo City- Harbour Front- Rochor.

Universal Studio - Singapore 

Universal Studio Singapore

14 April 2016

Victoria Street

Naik MRT tujuan bayfront, exit di Garden By The Bay. naik shuttle bus masuk ke Garden By The Bay, cari spot OCBC Skywalk (scene film Hitman).  Jalan-jalan di sekitar Garden By The Bay, Marina Sand Bay and beautiful architecture around. Pulang naik MRT berhenti di Chinatown, kemudian lanjut ke tujuan Harbour Front. Pesan Sentosa Express — Booked Fery - Imigrasi: crossing back to Batam. Flight to Pontianak from Nang Hadim Airport.

Garden Bay The Bay

Supertree Grove - Garden Bay The Bay

Floral Clock- Garden Bay The Bay

Menurut saya, Singapura adalah kota yang sangat menarik, kota di luar negeri kedua yang saya kunjungi setelah Kuching, Malaysia pada tahun 2012.  Lebih berkesannya lagi, di Singapura ini saya jalan sendirian! Meskipun Papa saya berada di Batam (berjarak hampir satu jam di Ferry) tapi dalam mengeksplor negeri orang ini saya hanya bermodalkan koneksi internet, dan arahan dari teman papa saya yang sudah sering kesana yang juga detail terhadap perjalanan yang dilakukan, mulai dari jalur MRT, stasiun mana yang menjadi pemberhentian, dan spot menarik mana yang bisa dikunjungi, jadwal sudah diatur dari pergi sampai pulang.  Meskipun sudah terjadwal, namun tentu saya lebih suka tersesat, mencari kerumunan, berjalan-jalan mengitari spot, yang tidak terlalu jauh, mendekati keramaian atau tiba-tiba berhenti apabila saya melihat ada sesuatu yang menarik perhatian saya.  Tentu akan jadi lebih seru. Singapura ini menurut saya merupakan kota yang sangat nyaman, dan hasil dari riset google kecil-kecilan merupakan kota yang mahal, juga kota yang aman bagi turis perempuan yang berjalan sendirian, pada saat di hostel yang saya tempati ( satu kamar berisi 6 orang) say ajuga menemui Sssong Eung, wanita dari Korea Utara yang berjalan sendirian di Singapura, sayangnya jadwal kami bentrok dan saya baru memberanikan memulai percakapan pada hari terakhir saat yang lain sudah check out.  Fasilitas umum, terutama MRT nya juga tepat waktu, nyaman, dan juga dapat mengakomodir semua kebutuhan jalan-jalan.  Sehingga, saya berpikir mungkin apabila orang yang kadang-kadang suka ansos seperti saya (anti sosial.red). Mungkin sebulan gak akan liat matahari karena hanya pulang pergi kantor naik MRT yang terhubung di lantai bawah Mol dan bahkan antar mol pun terhubung dengan jalanan yang nyaman dengan taman-taman yang hijau sepanjang ada lahan, dan kolam-kolam.  Juga, gak khawatir dengan berjemur melawan teriknya matahari karena begitu banyak pohon maupun tempat teduh yang didesain khusus untuk pejalan kaki. Negara yang sangat maju.  

Yang saya harap perjalanan kali ini memotivasi saya lebih untuk terus belajar, bekerja dan berkarya lebih baik lagi karena orang-orang disana selalu terlihat sibuk dan bersemangat bekerja.  Mereka juga terlihat sangat profesional mulai dari pelayanan, bahkan dari pelayanan fasilitas umum, dikerjakan dengan sungguh-sungguh.  Belum menemukan pelayanan yang tidak memuaskan mulai dari pelayanan restoran, penjaga butik, penjaga taman hingga polisi, selalu cepat dan responsif dalam memberikan informasi maupun menegakkan peraturan dan proaktif terhadap kejadian di sekitar mereka.

See ya in the next trip, next inspiration!

Danau Lait

Danau Lait, Ambawang, Kalimantan Barat merupakan danau yang disebut-sebut sebagai miniatur Danau Sentarum.  Perjalanan yang ditempuh ke Danau Lait jauh lebih mudah pula dibanding perjalanan menuju Danau Sentarum apabila dari Pusat Kota Pontianak. Perjalanan ke Danau Lait hanya ditempuh sekitar 3-4 jam dengan menggunakan kendaraan roda dua.  Yang cukup sulit adalah jalan yang harus dilalui sekitar satu jam dari jalan trans kalimantan menuju pos penyeberangan menuju pemukiman penduduk di tengah danau dimana jalan tersebut merupakan jalan tanah kuning yang menanjak dan menurun yang curam. Pemukiman yang berisi sekitar 39 kepala keluarga ini bermata pencaharian nelayan serta memanfaatkan hutan lebat di sekitar.  Perjalanan ke Danau Lait merupakan sebuah pengalaman yang baru, karena sebelumnya sama sekali belum pernah mendengar nama danau yang tidak jauh dari pusat kota ini sama sekali.  Sebuah poin penting, untuk terus menerus melihat dan memperhatikan segala sesuatunya di sekitar kita, sebelum mencari di suatu tempat yang lainnya.  Mungkin kau ketinggalan menemukan sesuatu.

17-18 Januari 2015

Pulau Lemukutan

 

Di umur saya yang masih (baru, atau sudah?) 20an ini, tiba-tiba saya jadi mendambakan tinggal di sebuah desa dekat dengan sawah, pantai, air terjun atau bukit.  Pergi berjalan jalan dengan kaki telanjang dan menginjak tanah basah, bercengkrama dengan teman tanpa terlalu sibuk dengan gadget.  Menikmati udara sekitar tanpa ac yang terlalu dingin dan menikmati matahari tanpa takut kulit berubah menjadi hitam.  Tapi tentu, idealisme harus menyesuaikan dengan realita dan kesempatan yang ada.  Maka bolehlah dikatakan kesempatan yang ada hanyalah liburan ke daerah yang mendekati tempat ideal saya, pulau lemukutan.

Awalnya perjalanan saya ke pulau lemukutan, di daerah Tanjung Jati hanya ide nebeng saya dengan seorang teman yang akan membawa rombongan se-gang-nya. Tapi mendadak keluarga saya yang awalnya hanya ingin liburan di pantai yang ada di Singkawang, ingin ikut juga.  Jadilah perjalanan antara teman dan keluarga.

Untuk orang yang (agak) introvert seperti saya.  Perjalanan ini sedikit ramai dengan tinggal di penginapan seadanya dan tidur berdempetan.  Sebenarnya fasilitas yang minimal tidak pernah menjadi masalah  selama bersama dengan orang-orang yang gak terlalu banyak mengatur dan menghancurkan mood yang bisa berubah seketika. 

Hal lain yang saya senangi saat di pulau adalah snorkling.  Saya bisa menghabiskan waktu berjam-jam tanpa takut hitam (walaupun nantinya, akan).  Momen sunyi di dasar laut dengan hanya suara dengung sambil mengambang di tepian laut mampu menciptakan rasa damai, lepas dari masalah dan kekhawatiran-kekhawatiran.

Mungkin akhirnya yang kita butuhkan adalah spasi.  Sebuah suasana yang berbeda dari kegiatan rutin yang kita lakukan setiap hari.  Mengenal orang-orang baru, mengingat tempat baru, merekam momen momen baru., mempelajari trik-trik mengatasi masalah baru.  Tapi terlalu lama berada di tempat yang asyik juga akan membosankan, maka diputuskan kami hanya menginap satu malam saja.  Sudah puas berendam!

Tapi beberapa waktu lagi kami akan kembali, mengunjungi salah satu bagian kerajaan Neptunus!

Challenge Yourself

My college's academic phase just near to the final. But in the end, there is so many things happen, so many thoughts.  Maybe all i want before is wrong, maybe i should be at different path. I dont know. Future is so mysterious for me now. So i kinda open my mind, do everything i can or get any chance.  At least i want to make my self busy, because busy is better than being bored! :)

Today i just try to play paintball at TFK, i'm so happy that i have an adventurous friends, open minded, and accept me as who i am. They may not know my past or know me very better, but thats what i want in a friendship, not really close but not too far too. Just keep it as easy as possible. Sometimes people said that boy and girl cant be friend, because they will be fall for each other, especially when you are single. I dont think so, its our choice, its our free will to let ourself fall or not. Thanks for all of you guys! made my day!

 Taman Fantasia Kalbar (TFK), Ayani 2, Pontianak

Comeback

Tonight i stay in my dorm again after this long time.  At thursday i will start my research and do some interview.  Start a new thing to me, doing this job.  Somehow i like this atmosphere, at my last semester, doing research, write, maybe i just love writing, and being persistence to revision and revision until my adviser get satisfied.  I prefer being busy, i love being busy than have no idea what will i do.  I dont know what the best thing i can do, i try some of my hobby and feel just not right.  I want many things in life.  

I want to sing, i want to write a book, i want to study abroad, i want to have a promising job so i can earn so much money to buy my dream house and my dream car, i want to open restaurant with very delicious food, i want to open cozy cafe with bookstore and jukebox, i want to have my own clothing line so i can design edgy and cool clothes for my consumer and my self, i want a soulmate that could love me as much i love him and being loyal to me, i want to go travel and dont worry about money, damn, i want so many things in life. Lol. 

Human life in a level they can afford.  What i want for now, is the next level of my life, but before i go to the next level, i realize that i must finish this level first with a high score.  Can I? My dad advice me to life at sufficiently, have a low expectation so if you dont succeed you dont dissapoint much.  But i think my version of sufficient is just like this. LOL. And by the mean have a low expectation maybe just keep in mind that what i want like that just a dream and its okay, and acceptable if i can't get it right now. LOL.  Oh, i'm just talking about myself, but, this is the purpose of this blog, isn't it? For my personal journal so next month, next year, or next decade i can connect my laptop to internet and search this link then i can think about what i ever thought. Maybe.

Sweet Escape

Recently i just go out. Not the smartest holiday, i think but i take a risk to have a trip with people i dont know, with less equipment.  I go to Randayan island, then almost sink because our boat have problem with the water pumps.  Then my bags was drained.  Just getting worse when i put my galaxy tab, blackberry and digital camera there.  But when it happen, i dont know i just feel calm. I dont know maybe just a little bit relief, to know that i dont bring anything else in this world, and i would left this world without anything too.

At the island, with people who i dont really know.  I feel free. Free from judgement and attachment. That i know this life is short, and enjoy anything universe give to you.  Be pure, dont whining, just close your eyes, and enjoy it. 

Too much attachment would broke you when you cant let it go.  Anything would come, anything would left.  Save your energy from the wasted complaint. 

Be free. From people. From your expectation. From yourself.  

*nodocumentationhere*

(did i mention before i just lost my digital camera? :P)

A (Little) Contribution

Recently just get busy because projects at Sungai Pangkalan Satu village.  I think because this village won  award of the Best Village's Model at Kalimantan Barat, award of Peduli Lingkungan Hutan, and award of Best Library in 2012 our team don't need extra efforts to rehab the administration or facilities.  We learn a lot here.  I think because the people is very dedicated, open minded and have a will to help, especially the village's head or we called it 'Pak Pong' a.k.a 'Kepala Kampong'.  He always monitoring the way of youth's life.  The culture of hang out or 'nongkrong nongkrong' are not complete if he is not around to talk a little or give a joke.  He also control the problem of many people here, like using drugs or alcohols.  So the people here are respect the Village's head and He is willing to help 24 hours and solve people's problem.  

I think this quality of leader are needed beside of the people's character who follow the leader too.  They need to respect, willing to help others, open minded and would do anything positive to make them place improved.  Our existence here would be end for 4 days, even i will take these days to take a trip to the island.  I will miss and remind this place.  Humble people, open minded, and have a will to help each other.

The city people, nowadays i think have this quality to.  Because we have same root-cultures.  The main problem is the 'city-people' is too busy and too lazy to socialite with their own environment.  Some of them would be have a big ambition to make anyhing effective, doing anything, like make a friendship, with a bigger purpose, like for their work, their career, or even for their future, to have some potential spouse.  So this purpose would eliminate the neighbours, and people they meet accidentaly.

So here, some documentation what i do, paint the monument of Sungai Pangkalan Satu, give a socialization with the dentist to brushing teeth for children, give a lesson of daily conversation for elementary children, and cleared the cement for little park and pond we made.  Fun !

Four weeks i spent here was great.  Dont think to do it again but beside of 'insect bite' that makes my skin is flaw and the lack of water i think this volunteering are the greatest experience ever.  Because not like the volunteering before this time we have our own projects, our own money and not bound to office's time.  So we could choose our time to socialization, doing project and synchronize our project with the village's plan.

New Perspective at New Horizon

For a month, since 3 March 2013 until 2 April 2013. I stay at Sungai Pangkalan Satu Village, Bengkayang Regency, Kalimantan Barat Province.  I will do some programs which designed by my team for a little of dedication to village.  We have programs that have a target to improve the administrations, socials, infrastructures and spirituals at the village.  Even Sungai Pangkalan Satu's village already won the best village at the regional  competition but i hope our contribution there would make some inspiration for the people to keep going better.  

I really like the village's life.  Simple and calm. The people are amazing, they are really open, especially the village's chief.  He could give us opportunity to blend with all the people in there. At first i dont have any idea what to do.  But with all the idea that continue and the spirit to work and give something to this village.  I hope finally we can make some proper programs that can help local people. 

Sometimes i wonder if i can buy a house at a village, then take a few months to take vacation and live simply there.  Just to enjoy the circumstances there, to clear my head.  Especially a nice house at the shoreside. :)

The Office

 Our 'Home'

 Us

 The Locals

Walking Away

  

Recently i visit Kuching for around 3 days.  By riding Bintang Jaya's bus for depart and Damri's buss for return.  After 10 hours sit at the bus finally i arrived.  The city is so clean, the public facilities is good.  I think i could enjoy my self there.  The neat country with concious people to following rules.  I dont even spend much time to walk away, just sitting around the cafe and staring, thinking about my self. What i have done in this year, and what lesson i learn.

This is the rough years for me after all.  I had my first fall.  I feel extra for everything.  I feel something more that i never feel before.  I learn and learn.  But i hope i still not missing my hope.  To being better.  To be grateful for what i have now.  This is not about other person.  It is about my decision to taking control of my self, taking control of many things i can't control and try to let it go because life is go on, and i should move on.

There is many more in future, many dreams i can believe rather than stuck with something i cant control.  Its nice to remember all the memories, but what in past, stay in past.  All i have is this present.  And i can do is do my best.  

“Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.” 

― Terry Pratchett, A Hat Full of Sky (Discworld, #32)

Lemukutan Island

Last Friday-Saturday, 20-21 September i just went to Lemukutan Island, with the connection my friend had with the owner of small house at that island and for rent the boat. Me and my friends, about 25 people was went there.

I feel so relaxed, and have time to talk about absurd things with my friend, B.  At the night i just have time alone, sitting in the darkness to think about so many things that happened in my life.

Sometimes i have a dream to life simply like at the village with peaceful place, no crowd, no technology, close to the beach and close to the nature.  Then all the things in this world i should worry just about how i survive then eat, then sit along day with real physical things.

I really like this holiday, because its not just a holiday, it can give me more inspiration to life.  Then i can give my best at what i have because i have the comparison and see about people at other's conditions life.  Sometimes i just wonder what if i born in some different life, and think am i happy with what i get?  Or can i be happy if i feel the other's side of fate?

I still have no idea, and life is full of mystery, but i really want to enjoy what the universe give to me.  It is the only things i have.


-k.o