I just finished my trip with Richie and Eric yesterday. One
thing I can feel now….sad that I must say goodbye again. It was really sweet
and sour trip with a lot of stories. I was ill when we start the trip. I have
fever and bad flu but I know that I already arranged this trip long time back
and I can’t let them alone to complete the schedule I made for the trip.
Except the fact that they are my best friend (and I miss
them and want to join the trip with them) I also want to visit the place that I
put in schedule plan together with them.
Sunday 19 April 2009
They arrived in Jakarta.
I help them to check in to the hotel since I booked the hotel under my name.
Normally I always pick them up in the airport and sent them to the hotel, but
since my condition wasn’t that well, so I just went to the hotel to check in
and put their snorkel equipment I bought for them then went back home. I put
the note for Richie to call me once he reached the hotel. I gave him the
Indonesian phone card so he can call me cheaper than if he must use his France number.
Anyway, that will be cheaper also for me to call them and to easy to contact
them anytime I need.
Monday 20 April 2009
I can’t sleep well this night. Knowing the fact that I must
left home early and also Richie called me at 11 pm the night before and my nose
was plug made me felt like a roast chicken on my bed. I called blue bird before
I went to bed just to make sure that they will pick me up at 4 am. I set my
alarm at 3.30 am. After took my shower and took bit hot tea, I left home. Long
trip still to made before I can reach Bromo.
This time was the 1st time for me to take the
flight from terminal 3. I knew from the email Airasia sent me that since 15 of
April AirAsia move to terminal 3. But luckily the sign to go to the new
terminal is clear enough. That help the taxi driver sent us there. The new
terminal quite fascinated me. I took photos of it and one of the stewardesses
of Airasia asked me to take her photo and her friend with her Blackberry phone.
Then I offer her to take their photos with my camera (Nikon D80), they are
happy enough with the result I made.
I knew already if this day will be long day for us. And also
will become on of the tiring day in the entire trip. I feel my body already
falling apart since we jump fast from one place to another. What I afraid bout
was happened. I felt my right ear extremely painful when I was on board just
before landing. I tried to take and non stop took Fishermanfriends candy just
to help me to heal the pain and also make me breath easily. Little bit helpful,
but still, need time to cure my temporary deaf.
We reach Surabaya
at 8 am. My friend Tiwi sent me short message to my mobile phone for the driver
who going to pick up us. I saw my name there….wow…easy to find.
I asked the driver to bring us to Tiwi’s office. I want to
meet my friend and say hi to her before we were going to Bromo.
I was completely starving and suffering when we reached
Tiwi’s office. Difficulties to breath, can’t heard properly and hungry! Tiwi is
so kind, she gave me traditional cake to eat…hmmm yummy…and absolutely help a
lot of my poor dragon inside my stomach. We got a lot of information also in
Tiwi office about how to go to Bromo. I decided to buy take a way Mc. Donald
just eat on the road to go to Bromos. Since I knew Richie doesn’t like spicy
food, I though Mc. D was a good option for us rather than if we eat nothing. Oh
gosh…what a looong day this day.
We were heading to Bromo by Panajakan. Difficult road and
quite scary coz almost no body passed by. But what the view around offer, it
was worth enough with the difficulties we met.
At 4 o’clock we reach Bromo from Pananjakan. Unfortunately
our hotel area is in different side of it (Bromo Permai Hotel I in Cemoro
Lawang). After talking with the guardian guard who take care of entrance area
of Bromo in Pananjakan side, we decided to hire guide to go to our hotel trough
the sand of ocean. Lucky I can speak Javanese language…help me enough to
bargain for the rate of the guide. Of course, I didn’t allow Richie to come out
from the car!! With his face, he will just break the bargaining effort I tried
to do.
Even the road was difficult; somehow, I did really grateful
we can pass this road. Except the view is spectacular with thick cloud above us
the signed if the rain will come soon, I can see wonderful view sand of the
ocean which is seldom seen by tourist. In this area living the Tenger people.
And mostly of them is Hindu, so we can see some small temple on the road to
make them remember and praying before thronging the road which might be able to
be danger.
We reached hotel about 6 pm. Starving, tired and cold!
Honestly speaking, the hotel wasn’t like our expectation. But what we had, I
though was better rather than if we must sleep in the tent. I put my jacket;
sock, glove and cap…help enough. Richie told me that I look like a yeti. What
ever…I feel warm. We just took the dinner at the hotel. Not really good food,
but we hadn’t choices. We tried to sleep at 8 pm just to collect enough energy
for the next day coz we need to wake up early.
But…hmmmm seem this day was the day to test my nerve! There were group from I don’t know where who
stayed in the room beside my room. They spoke all night long like talking
machine….laugh and very noisy! And the weather really cold made me think that
maybe I will die coz of cold and fever alone. Almost I can’t take it and I was
thinking maybe I can knock Richie and Eric door and just to sleep between them
to make me warm. Well…I didn’t do it…anyway; the bed isn’t big enough for the
three of us. Next time I won’t go to Bromo alone!!!! Ok…ok…alone is ok…but my
client needed to pay good price for that!!!
Tuesday 21 April 2009
The hotel guy woke us up at 3.15 am. PERFECT!! Really it was
tough for me to wake up that early with my health problem. We must ready in the
jeep which will brought us to saw sunrise in Bromo. In cold, quite dark early
morning, we left the hotel. It was some people already there. The closest to
the sunrise come, the more people there. Unfortunately the weather wasn’t
good…we can’t capture good sunrise…pity.
After the sunrise point we went to go to the famous Bromo
which have sulfur crater. Imagining that I will ride the horse made me worry
but also exited enough. The jeep stops us to the nearest point and I saw a lot
of men offering the horse raiding there. They gave jeep driver the card and we
choose one of the cards we want, we need to keep this card till they bring back
us from Bromo to the jeep again. Well…that what the jeep driver told
me…sometime I think it’s quite useful to be able to speak some language.
It was the 1st time experience in my life riding
the horse. Gosh…mix feeling…scary and better rather than I must walk. Also in
other hand, I feel grateful with the life God to me…with my condition that I
don’t need to work that hard just to be able to living in this world and to
eat.
We must past the stair (bout 200 more steps) to go to the
top. I can’t breathe properly….was weak…but Richie pull my hand….well…that’s
better rather than if he push my ass hehehe….
We just stayed on the top for a while then back to hotel and
left back to Surabaya.
We arrive in Surabaya
noon time. After check in at Somerset
hotel, we took our lunch in the restaurant near by. This afternoon we just
spent time near swimming pool.
Tiwi came to the hotel at 6 pm. Actually, since in Jakarta we (Tiwi and I)
plan to find the girl from gang Dolly and bring her to the hotel just to take
picture of her. But unfortunately the driver said it wasn’t save…what to do…I
bring back nothing…
Wednesday 22 April 2009
Tiwi came to my hotel at 8 am. We took breakfast together
(Richie, Eric, Tiwi and me) and after we just stay in hotel room till the check
out time came.
We took flight with Airasia again in Juanda airport at 3 pm.
Arrived on time in Jakarta.
We were starving….and the bus which going to bring us to Lampung will just
depart at 9 PM. Then I decided to take lunch and dinner while waiting for the
bus in Pisa Kafe. That day was the 16th anniversary of Pisa Kafe.
This café full of peoples. I was so worry that I can’t have the seat coz it was
full! I meet the girl who arranges for the table there…with the big luggage we
brought and my backpack and ugly face dirty and tired…I’m sure that I didn’t
look well at all. I met one of the artist (Lilo Kla Project) in this
restaurant…seem he think I was quite funny or feel pity for me…he smile on me
or maybe that grim ?? hmm….mamamia…
After our wonderful meal…we went to bust station in
Gambir…ready for the trip again to Lampung…Bandar Lampung.
Thursday 23 April 2009
3 am we arrived in Lampung. Lucky my mom’s hourse just 10
minutes walk from the bus stop. We walk in this dark morning and caring our
luggage.
This day we went to Muthun beach. My driver came at 9 am and
we left the house at 10 am. I called Bang Rapi, the person who always brings me
to go to the Tangkil island if I back to Lampung. After snorkel around the
island we went back home to take the lunch.
I ordered pizza from Pizza hut just to made fast lunch.
Unfortunately, I didn’t know the address of my mom house hehehe…so finally it
took bit longer time for them to send the pizza to us.
After we took our lunch, we went to Pasir Putih beach…pity
the waves are to big for us to sail…so we just stayed there for 10 minutes then
back home.
Friday 24 April 2009
I told Richie that I want to go to my little village in
Sekampung just to visit my papa grave. He wants to follow…so we went together
there. It was harvesting time for the rice in my area. All of that took his
attention…well, actually mine too…we took the photos of the people who work in
paddy field.
We back to Bandar Lampung at 1 noon, took our lunch in Sony
food stall which sell the noodle. Then I pick up the guy who going to guide us
to see the dolphin tour. Good guy…recommended by my uncles. Sometime I think
it’s really good to have family with the great position hehehe…
My mom was quite worried before I left home to go to Kiluan
bay to see the dolphin and stay one night there. What she heard from my uncles
and from her friends….the road to go there is really bad….ok…I know I’m
stubborn…I believe, where ever we are…even on the bed, if we must die, we will
die. Anyway, I want to see that place for the good reason….I do really want to
promote my area…my Lampung…I know a lot of beautiful places there which is not
known enough to the world.
I took my car to go to Kiluan bay…it is Toyota
Inova…well…it’s mine…I think its better to take my own car rather than if I
borrow my brother car (Toyota Avanza) coz anything happened…that will be my
car…my own risk…my own responsible. The 1st road to go to this place
was ok…but after bout one hour drive….we found very bad road!! What I mean bad
mean really bad!! Lucky I have great driver who can drove us safely to the
destination.
We reach the place late…can’t see the sunset kissing the sea
anymore. But still I can remember that I saw wonderful colors on the sky the sun
left to decorate the nature.
It was dark already when we took the boat and start to
sail….feeling close to the nature like this, bring my soul flying to the sky
and make me feel close to the God more. A lot of thing come to my
mind…happy…exited…grateful….all…not to forget me to thanks to the God for all
of thing I see…I feel…everything…
On the boat I saw the shadow of several islands on that bay.
That the 1st time I went to that place….I didn’t know in which
island we going to stayed. I saw the light…I thought it was there…but I was
wrong. Then slightly I saw small little light spot….bit far away from the main
island…then I know that our destination. We were only 6 peoples on that small
traditional boat….floating on the sea….I felt so small…I saw wonderful sky
which is full of stars…It was really…WOW.
I heard the little voice when I reached the island….kid
voice…with little lighting spot the rest I almost see nothing. Honestly
speaking, I was quite shock when I reached the place. I know that we will just have
home stay with the people who live in that island…but what made me shock was
the reality…that only one family who live there…and they only 5 people in this
family (they live there for 14 years already). Grand pa (he is stroke and not
able to move much), grand ma, husband and wife and one little girl 4 years old.
They tried to give the best hospitality as they can. I’m not really worry with
my self and Eric, but yes…I do really bit worry with Richie coz he can’t eat
spicy at all. They serve us dinner…it was rice with any kind of fish…The fish
was great and delicious even they just cooked with simple way…BBQ, fried and
spicy soup…but really tasty…maybe coz the fish absolutely fresh. Slept without
taken my shower that day…except coz of no light (just solar power for temporary
and conventional lighting) I also not really in good mood to be in stranger
place.
It was really hot that night! The toilet is bit far apart
from the main house, even Richie not allowed me to drink a lot (water) coz that
will be complicated just to send me to toilet hehehe…what a nice buddy!!!! This
night I want to take photo of the little girl (name is Destiana) but she was
scared someone took her photo and started to cried hehehe…funny…
I can’t sleep well that night…hot and dark prevent me from
fall to sleep. I heard Richie and Eric left their room at 11 pm to go to
toilet…well…good time…so I can pee too…with the light from Eric iPod I went to
toilet…well…Richie waited for me on the stair…he is nice indeed…
Saturday 25 April 2009
I woke up at 5 am and just lay down. 5.30 am Yeyek (the
guide) woke up us. We had tea and preparing to sail to see the dolphin. This
time, I can see the view clearly….slowly the day start to bright. I saw the
place surround by the hill…the sound of the wave…gosh…I just though that I must
be in heaven after all night long unknowing in hell or somewhere else. We went
to the middle of the sea…we took two boats and each boat occupied by 3 peoples.
After 20 minutes on the sea…I saw the group of dolphin come to us…wow!!!! They are a lot!!! They swam toward and
backward…gosh….so beautiful with that formation. With this natural show and the
wonderful view this area have, I’m sure it suppose to be easy to make this
place as the holiday destination. It’s not only dolphin we can see from this
bay, we can see the Krakatoa also. Only one world always comes from my
mouth…WONDERFUL!
After the dolphin tour, we back to the island by. Yeyek show
us and bring us trekking around the island. He saw us a lot of beautiful
spot…and yes…it is beautiful!!
2 pm we left the island. After reached area with a lot of
peoples, my mobile phone beep…well…my mom sent me message…stayed one night in
that hotel made me feel fresh but also made me isolated from the world coz
there is no way to communicate. No signal at all…
Sunday 26 April 2009
We were heading back to Jakarta. Took bus again at 10 am…Damri
again…but this time, I can’t manage to got executive ticket…well…no problem as
long as they have air-condition.
The boat from Bakauheni – Merak was full…Richie and I just
stay in the room (of the boat) and Eric went around. I played game in Richie’s
iPhone….
We reached Jakarta
at 6.30 pm…after check in to the hotel (yes…Grand Melia again) we went to take
dinner in Louwie after I went back home.
Monday 27 April 2009
We went to Bandung…But
before we stop in Cilember waterfall. This time Richie had problem with his
feet already…so he can’t walked properly. I didn’t book any hotel yet in Bandung since honestly I don’t really know the road in Bandung and I don’t want
to waste my time just to find the hotel. So on the way there…I started to find
hotel and finally we stayed in Grand Serela. But that time there wasn’t
superior or deluxe room, it was only family room left. Ok…so we were pretending
as a good family. Stay in one double storey room…I slept on the top
(mezzanine), Richie and Eric on the 1st floor.
Bandung…what else I can do
except shopping….hehehehe…when we reach Bandung
we just took dinner…then shopping till drops.
Tuesday 28 April 2009
Richie’s feet worst than the day before. I planed to go to
White Crater in Ciwidey before, but looking at his condition, I didn’t think
that possible. So before we check out at 12…and also hoping maybe have good
significant change happened with Richie’s feet I did one last round shopping
with Eric. We just left Richie in the room hehehe…After we back, unfortunately
Richie’s feet didn’t felt better even he took medicine already.
So sadly we went back to Jakarta and canceled our trip to White
Crater.
We reach Jakarta
at 2 pm. I brought Richie and Eric to my house 1st….cooking for
them…made pasta, salad and water Mellon juice. Well…Richie knew already if I
cook well…hmm…they said all of that were good….yuppy…
After lunch, I sent them back to the hotel…yes…Grand Melia
again….
Wednesday 29 April 2009
Sad moment…I must say goodbye. I pick up them at 12 noon and
sent them to airport. Richie’s friend was waiting in the airport. After chit
chat for a while with his friend….I left and went back home.
I hope one day we can meet again…maybe next February…or
before…we never know. But I want to meet them again….speak French again…allor…mon
chéri honey…au revoir
Read and post comments
|
Send to a friend
]]>