Candi Sambisari & Soto Bathok Mbah Katro

I would like to thank my beloved friends Nindya and Lisa for encouraging me to publish my 2020-intentionally-hidden posts since I faced slight mental breakdown at the start of 2020. This and next month’s posts are written in Javanese for them. The stories are series of Jogjakarta tourism spots.

Sugeng enjing.

Dadi ceritane ngene. Akhir taon 2017, aku nang Jogja dinggo reunian 10 taon konco-konco kuliah sak angkatan. Sekitar wulan September kae aku baline. Amarga niate ncen reunian nang UGM, aku ra bali Gunungkidul dadi aku nginep nggone Bulekku nang Jlatren, Prambanan.

Candi Sambisari

Wis jan seneng bat aku nek kon nginep Prambanan ki. Wes wilayahe ijek asri, pinggir sawah, wong-wonge ijek do nggo pit nang ngendi-ngendi, gek do grapyak ngono kae. Lha kebetulan ki Bulekku sak keluwargo agi nang omah kabeh, dadi ono sepupuku Putri ro Ayuk. Aku dijak nang Candi Sambisari bar seko nggrejo.

Tempene kemripik. Mindoni ping telu mbokne dewe ki. Wakakaka.

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

This must be one of the most humbling experiences of my life: to visit the largest mosque in United Arab Emirates. Although I was raised a Christian, I have huge respect to my fellow Muslims. This visit is truly remarkable.

I was so lucky to visit Abu Dhabi during my stay in UAE. This emirate is the capital of the united emirates. The leader of UAE is Emir of Abu Dhabi, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. I joined a one day tour from Dubai to visit the Grand Mosque and Heritage Village. This mosque is one of a kind, any of my pictures do not do this place the justice since the buildings are so grand and massive.

Madinat Jumeirah Dubai

Jadi baik juga kita padami unggunan api ini, karena kau tidak ‘kan apa-apa. Aku terpanggang tinggal rangka.

Chairil Anwar

Jadi, kemana melangkah? Kali ini aku ngerasa bener-bener beruntung memutuskan buat mengunjungi pasar atau souk di Dubai. Niatnya cuma ke pasar lho, eh malah nemu hidden gem, Madinat Jumeirah. Bukan sembarangan tempat wisata karena arsitekturnya yang menakjubkan. Kaya masuk ke film Aladdin. Sungguh. Sampe bingung mau posting foto yang mana. Hahaha.

Buat kalian yang berencana ke Dubai, aku saranin dengan amat sangat buat nginep di resort Madinat Jumeirah. Gila ni area mpe mo nangis bagus bangeeet. Berasa Timur Tengahnya tapi instead of padang pasir, ini artificial sungai. Huhuhu mau ke sana lagiii.

Area teater di luar pasar

Kanal

The Boardwalk Palm Jumeirah

One road or a multitude? No matter. I will walk them faithful to their end with whatever strength I have, for that is all that can be asked.

Michael D Prihoda

One of the most famous places in Arabian Peninsula is Palm Jumeriah. The artificial island built for luxurious lifestyle. The construction was started in 2001 and finished by 2006. The land was occupied for residential, hotels and entertainment spots.

There are several options of transportation to get there. As I am frugal traveler, haha, I choose to go by Dubai Metro then Monorail which privately operated by Serco Group. The monorail connects the Palm Jumeirah to the mainland, with a planned further extension to the Red Line of the Dubai Metro. Other transportation you can choose is taxi or private car. Or chopper. Ha!

Atlantis, The Palm

Entering this island left me humbled to be honest. The area is truly well designed.

Atlantis Hotel from Palm Jumeirah Monorail

Dubai Marina Walk

The grand JBR Mosque across the beach among Dubai skyscrapers

It was the first weekend after I arrived, I was sooo excited to explore the city. The big city full of lights. After office, I decided to go for nearby popular destination, Dubai Marina Walk. Why? Because it’s only 10 minutes away from my hotel and it’s where I can watch Avengers: Infinity War. You get that right. Even if thousand miles away from home, I wouldn’t have missed it for the world, haha. I saw from afar when they start counting down the premier of the movie by donning the lighting on Burj Khalifa. Spectacular!

So I took Metro to Damac Properties Station, crossed the street and sudden in for a treat. There stands Dubai Marina Mall. I went directly to Reel Cinema on 5th floor, bought ticket for one and popcorn.

Perpanjang Paspor di BSD Serpong

Sebagai orang yang punya penyakit “Fear Of Missing Out (FOMO)” akut a.k.a ngga mau ketinggalan, liat paspor yang 6 bulan lagi mau expired itu rasanya gatel pengen segera perpanjang, mana tau kan mendadak pengen liburan kemana atau dapat tugas kemana (*ngarep abis). Mulailah aku cari tau gimana cara perpanjang paspor secara mandiri. Soalnya sebelum-sebelumnya selalu bisa nebeng ke kantor, minta diurusin bagian administrasi. Nah untuk kantorku yang sekarang (atau memang kebijakan baru ya), paspor harus diurus sendiri.

Paspor baru dan paspor lama

Hasil dari browsing di Google, ternyata ada Kantor Imigrasi Kelas I Tangerang ada di dekat rumah. Yipi!

UNIT LAYANAN PASPOR BSD

Ruko Golden Boulevard BSD Blok E No. 5-6, Lengkong Karya, Serpong Utara, Lengkong Karya, Kec. Serpong Utara, Kota Tangerang Selatan, Banten 15310

Waktu Pelayanan:

• Senin – Kamis jam 08.00 – 15.30
• Jumat jam 08.00 – 16.00

Unit Layanan Paspor di BSD

Dubai Sand Dune Safari

Trying to balance my phone during the zoomed up

What was I thinking when I agreed to do dune bashing in Dubai? Nothing. Apparently, this is a very famous touristy activity in UAE. I am glad I was brave enough to do it. Hahaha.

It was a lovely Friday afternoon in downtown Dubai when a tour agent called me they’re ready to pick me up. I grabbed my scarf, put on comfy loafers and sunglasses. They told me that it was an easy-no-worry tour. All were prepared including dinner. I, of course, did not aware of what’s coming.

Dubai Highway

Dune bashing

That day I went for a Dubai Sand Dune Safari (Budget: AED 100-150). I sat on the front seat of a 4-wheel-drive Toyota next to a hunky yet chatty driver, Amman. He told me not to worry that I was going to experience one of a kind moment in my life. Which of course I replied with laughter.

Pilihan Kopi Susu Kekinian di Bintaro

Demi apa jadi ketagihan kopi susu “kekinian”? I used to despise this trend and now I’ve become one of the addicted costumers. Aku menyalahkan santai dan selownya kerja di Bintaro dan tinggal di Serpong. Wakakaka. Apa-apa yang ngehits, area ini salah satu yang paling cepet nyediain. Jadi boros di nyoba-nyobain hal-hal “ngga penting” tapi nyenengin.

Sebelum trend ini diganti sama Boba Brown Sugar (yang memang udah mulai), aku mau review dengan nilai ala-ala buat kopi susu-kopi susu paling terkenal di sekitar kantor. Ada yang obviously jauuuhhh lebih enak dari yang lain ada yang ngga enak banget parah (macam Kopi Kulo, sampe ngga aku sebutin di list, karena mengecewakan). Penilaian ini subjektif penulis yaaa..

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Fakultas Teknik UGM

24 Juli 2019. Sebuah pesan di WhatsApp datang buatku:

Bu Wulan, saya Chandra dari KMTK UGM, panitia Safecom 2019 mengundang Ibu selaku Risk & Safety Engineer WorleyParsons Indonesia untuk menjadi pembicara dalam workshop tentang HAZOP tanggal 21 September 2019.

Respon pertamaku sejujurnya: sudden higher heart rate and almost skipping a bit.

Dota 2 Cinderella Story

I don’t know what has happened to this blog. Hahaha. It becomes random and even more so right now. I am not ashamed to admit that I can be super duper interested in something in just a blink of an eye. This is my new muse: Dota 2 or Defense of the Ancients 2.

Sébastien “Ceb” Debs, Anathan “ana” Pham, Johan “n0tail” Sundstein, Topias “Topson” Taavitsainen, Jesse “JerAx” Vainikka

It feels like the karma has hit me. Ekekeke. After my nuptial, I hated to find out that my husband is an avid Dota 2 player. Though, I tried to understand, every men need a “me time”, going under their “men-cave” to stay sane. I do that too to be honest, sometimes. Hmmm. Most of the time. Hehe. So, I let Crystal Maiden‘s benevolent voice sung me to sleep.

But, as I should have known better, my