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  • Jalebi from Purano Bazaar

    <—-Previous Story It was still quite early in the morning when I started leaving Bindhyabasini Temple. Back in riding Mr. Tirtha’s daily rental taxi, I along with a trio of backpackers from hotel started down Pokhara-Baglung Street heading south. Mr. Tirtha planned to take me to an old market which was more than 250 years…

  • Closing Yogyakarta in Malioboro

    <—-Previous Story I left Borobudur Temple at the last second of the sun which was about to say goodbye to its duties. I turned my back on that wonder of the world as bus which I was riding towards south. Still at the center of Yogyakarta, the last destination of that night. A fatigue as…

  • Menjemur di Bus dari Busan ke Seoul

    <—-Kisah Sebelumnya Jeda tipis antara ketibaanku dan keberangkatan bus berbuah manis, menjadikanku tak terlalu lama menunggunya berangkat. Beberapa menit lalu, aku telah menanyakan demi mencari bus yang akan kunaiki kepada salah seorang pengemudi di Busan Central Bus Terminal. Telunjuk jarinya jelas mengarah pada armada berwarna putih dengan kelir merah. Aku pun bergegas menuju bus itu…

  • Endemik Lokal di Jalan Jenderal Sudirman, Pekanbaru

    <—-Kisah Sebelumnya Adalah Tugu Ikan Selais Tiga Sepadan, icon pertama yang kujumpai di Jalan Jenderal Sudirman. Tak lain disebabkan karena tugu inilah spot terdekat dengan RTH Putri Kaca Mayang. Penggambaran kerukunan masyarakat yang disimbokan pada keharmonisan pahatan tiga ekor Ikan Selais yang merupakan satwa endemik di Pekanbaru. Sebagaimana mestinya jalan protokol, maka Jalan Jenderal Sudirman…

  • Borobudur Temple: the Third

    <—-Previous Story Big party last night was over. Successfully delivered the party as the MC role with my two work-colleagues. After midnight, I felt asleep in Sahid Jaya Hotel & Convention room. In the morning, I just realized that since last night I embraced two awards as a result of my work in the company…

  • Menuju Busan Central Bus Terminal: Mundur ke Belakang Tiga Stasiun

    <—-Kisah Sebelumnya Tatapanku hanya melakukan repetisi sedari tadi. Jam tangan-route board-jam tangan….begitu seterusnya. Kecemasan menghukumku dengan tak mampunya diri menikmati gerbong nyaman Humetro. Aku masih tak memilih duduk, kakiku tegak menopang badan di tiang gerbong dekat pintu keluar. Aku bersiap untuk turun di Stasiun Seomyeon untuk mengakhiri perjalanan di Humetro Line 2 (Green Line) demi…

  • Goddess Bhagwati’s Aura at Bindhyabasini Temple

    <—-Previous Story After my eyes enjoyed Himalayas view. Two hours in Sarangkot and witnessing natural drama which began when first rays of dawn shone and then noon came. You may completely read my adventures in Sarangkot in a story which I wrote earlier. Here: Passing a Morning and Getting a Sunrise in Sarangkot, Nepal I…

  • Two Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat Palace’s Plataran

    <—-Previous Story Who doesn’t know about the greatness of Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat Palace. This two and a half century old palace was still the largest kingdom in Java until today. Founded by Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono I as the embodiment of Giyanti Agreement on 1755. Simultaneously with the stepping down of the sun from the highest peak,…

  • Menuju Stasiun Centum City: Memecahkan Peta Buta

    <—Kisah Sebelumnya Pukul 16:30, terduduk khawatir di bawah naungan halte bus mungil di bilangan Gijang-daero Avenue yang lengang, tatapanku terus menoleh ke kiri, menantikan kedatangan bus bernomor 181. Beberapa menit lalu aku telah tervonis tersesat. Berpetualang amatiran demi sekedar menemukan Haedong Yonggungsa Temple yang terletak di tepian Selat Korea. Dua setengah jam waktuku terbuang sia-sia…

  • Pasar Ngasem: Agrotechnologist from Switzerland

    <—-Previous Story My imagination of past stretch around Pulo Kenanga has ended. My thinking wass wild enough to imagine the beauty of lake stretch which juts out to the north. The lake in the past looked deep when you look at its bottom which had become a stretch of residential architecture down there. I didn’t…