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  • Sleep & Sleep Capsule: Cheap Lodging in Semarang

    According my business trip schedule, I should return to the capital city this afternoon. Of course, on 12:00 that afternoon, I had to check out of The Azana Hotel Airport. Because training would finish on 14:00, before I went to Bukit Semarang Baru area to handle the training, I immediately handed over my room key…

  • Radwani House: Bentuk Klasik Properti Qatar

    <—-Kisah Sebelumnya Di bagian akhir kunjungan ke Msheireb Museum, aku melakukan eksplorasi bersama lelaki setengah baya dari Perancis. Aku menuntunnya pelan-pelan memasuki ruangan demi ruangan. Radwani House adalah gambaran asli dari rumah khas Qatar yang dibangun pada tahun 1920-an di perbatasan distrik tertua di Qatar yaitu Al-Jassra dan Msheireb. Rumah ini dibeli oleh Ali Akbar…

  • Ikan Bakar Cianjur and Semarang Old Town

    I left school children crowd from East Java who enjoying their religious tour in Grand Mosque of Central Java courtyard. Those teenager looked very happy running around courtyard, neatly lined up and taking pictures with the impressive worship site as the background, some even rolled at will in courtyard. Black Honda Jazz (Jazz is a…

  • Mohammed Bin Jassim House: Merancang Kota Masa Depan

    <—-Kisah Sebelumnya Staff Museum   :     “Hello, how many part of museums which you have visited, Sir?” AKu                       :     “Just two….Company House and Bin Jelmood House, Ms”. Staff Museum   :     “Oh, you on right step. Now you are in Mohammed Bin Jassim House. It will tell you about old Msheireb and the modern one”. Aku                        :    …

  • Roman Aura at Grand Mosque of Central Java

    Leaving Sam Poo Kong Temple, my gaze ransacked canteen area. Trying to find Mr. Muchlis as soon as possible. I had to bring him to Grand Mosque of Central Java, not only to perform prayer, but also to fulfill religious tourism that afternoon after just finishing around the temple. I found him in a corner,…

  • Bin Jelmood House: Kisah Perbudakan yang Menyayat Hati

    <—-Kisah Sebelumnya Bagian kedua dari Msheireb Museum adalah Bin Jelmood House. Siapakah sosok Bin Jelmood?….Dia adalah pedagang budak terkenal di Doha pada masa perbudakan masih berlangsung. Dia sering dikenal dengan sebutan “The Rock”, merujuk pada pendirian dan kekerasan hatinya kala itu. Eh, edisi ini lebih serius dari edisi Company House, ya temans….Bersiaplah membaca lebih khusyu’.…

  • Helmsman Service at Sam Poo Kong Temple

    Semarang deserves to thank to Helmsman Ong Keng Hong for gotting a serious illness. Because of his illness, he had to anchor and chose to be left by expedition group at Simongan Hill. Admiral Zheng He was still generous in sending several soldiers to accompany and care for his Helmsman in Semarang. Then at one…

  • Company House: Awal Mula Kejayaan Ekonomi Qatar

    <—-Kisah Sebelumnya Ternyata tak hanya aku, semua turis dibuat kebingungan untuk menemukan pintu masuk. Kata itulah yang diucapkan seorang staff pria yang keluar memanggilku dan mengarahkanku memasuki museum. “Welcome to Msheireb Museum, you should know that this museum consists of four parts. They are Company House which you are currently visiting. In west of this…

  • Kampung Laut’s Kampung Batik

    Shortly after entering room number 523 at The Azana Hotel Airport, I rushed into bathroom, then came out with wearing casual clothes. From his face, I knew that Mr. Muchlis was starving. Because of this, he has been snacking on packaged peanuts which he brought from the rehearsal place. “Come on sir, let’s go, looking…

  • Pakistani White Pulao dan Al Kort Fort

    <—-Kisah Sebelumnya Aku meninggalkan Doha Sports City menjelang maghrib. Keluar dari Villaggio Mall, menuju Stasiun Al Aziziyah yang hanya berjarak 100 meter dari pintu nomor empat shopping mall kenamaan itu. Di pintu masuk stasiun…..terjadilah insiden tipis antar pengelana…. “Hello, do you want go with metro?”, ucap pemuda ikal, berkulit putih dan berwajah khas Arab tetapi…