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  • Designing a Teaser at Manahan Stadium

    <—-Previous Story If Jakarta chooses Gelora Bung Karno as proud sport area of capital city, Solo has a well-known sport area, namely Manahan Stadium. And this time, I had an opportunity to directly survey it for Marketing Conference purpose which will held in two months after this survey. My arrival at Manahan Stadium started when…

  • GALABO’ Soto Kwali and Wedang Ronde

    <—-Previous Story Gladag Langen Bogan or better known as GALABO was a culinary market complex which was held on Kapten Mulyadi Street in Kedung Lumbu area. This street market concept had attracted for the CEO of a company where I worked as a main candidate to be visited at Marketing Conference later. Therefore, I needed…

  • Suddenly Survey at Taman Pelangi

    <—-Previous Story After exploring Jongke Market, I stood for a moment on a bridge which was connecting the two sides of Dr. Rajiman Street which was separated by Solo River. I closely looked at a fifteen meter wide river, whose water seemed to dry and have brown colour. It was almost five o’clock in the…

  • Jongke Market: Food Souvenir Center at the Banks of Solo River

    <—-Previous Story The silence of Mangkunegaran Palace set my steps to leave one of power entities of kings era in Java Island. Towards half past six in the afternoon, I continued a survey agenda to Laweyan area. An online taxi which I ordered would slowly penetrate traffic jam around Keprabon area, i.e an area where…

  • Mangkunegaran Palace: A Resistance Symbol to Arbitrariness

    <—-Previous Story Very sunny that afternoon. It was past five o’clock but the city’s sky was still shining. I was still sitting on a chair inside of Triwindu Market front gate and enjoying free dish of Jenang Suro*1. Solo was indeed welcoming the Islamic New Year which would come tomorrow, so Association of Triwindu Market…

  • Enjoying Sambal Tumpang at Triwindu Market

    <—-Previous Story This morning I have visited the bustle of Gede Hardjonagoro Traditional Market. And this afternoon, I would go to visit a market again. The market was indeed the main attraction when visiting Solo City. There was a side of uniqueness in each market which was located in several corners of the city ……

  • Fall asleep at Amaris Hotel Sriwedari

    <—-Previous Story I was still four kilometers from western boundary of Solo City. The air wasn’t as hot as midday earlier, now it was 14:15 hours and I had just finished exploring De’ Tjolomadoe Sugar Factory Museum. A portion of rawon and chocolate ice milk which I ate in the museum at least made me…

  • Designing Dinner at De’ Tjolomadoe

    <—-Previous Story I said goodbye to Mr. Bekti, a marketing staff of Swiss-Belinn Saripetojo Hotel who had accompanied me to complete our survey to several important hotel rooms for the purposes of my company’s Marketing Conference. But when we want to leave the lobby. Someone who named Treavy, vocalist of Artcoustic Band called Rahadian who…

  • Food Testing at Swiss Belinn Saripetojo Hotel Solo

    <—-Previous Story “Hi Donny, make our Marketing Conference event very great and meaningful. I have booked a very good and strategic hotel for our event. You have to survey it and design our event according to hotel facilities which I ordered ”. That was a brief greeting from my CEO a week before I conducted…

  • Hunting for Jaladara Train and Balekambang Park

    <—-Previous Story Riding a Dutch heritage train was an important agenda item in Marketing Conference in next October. Therefore, on the first day of my survey to Solo, Jaladara Tourist Train was the first priority. And a board which could be informed about this tourist train was Solo City Transportation Board. So after enjoying the…