Kamis, 09 September 2010

14-30 Juni 2007-Part I (caving-mountaineering-rock climbing)


Kehidupan perkuliahan saya selama di Bandung sangat bergantung pada eksistensi kendaraan roda dua, yaitu sepeda motor. Saya sendiri tidak memiliki motor sehingga semua mobilitas dengan motor saya lakukan dengan meminjam.

Part I : Caving, Citatah
Hari itu, tepatnya tanggal 14 Juni 2007 saya menyelesaikan UAS terahkir, dalam kepalaku sudah dipenuhi banyak sekali schedule yang harus segera saya selesaikan. Tanggal 16 Juni direncanakan untuk melakukan caving bersama KMPA(Keluarga Mahasiswa Pecinta Alam) ITB. Kegiatan ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui lokasi gua yang ada di citatah dan untuk survey lokasi pendidikan lanjut AM (Anggota Muda) Kawah Asa (KA) yang kelak untuk dipertimbangkan. Konfirmasi baru sebatas sms, sedangkan hari “H” tinggal 2 hari lagi, saya sedikit pesimis kegiatan ini dapat berlangsung, sebab dari sekretariat sendiri tidak ada yang dapat menemani saya, agak miris memang, sebab caving sendiri di Astacala saat itu masih sangat baru. Pelopornya bisa dibilang saya dan Ade (saat itu menjabat sebagai Ketua Astacala). Untuk meningkatkan skill dan kemampuan biasanya kami melakukan latihan bersama mapala lain yang sudah lebih dahulu mengenal caving. Untuk memastikan segala sesuatunya, saya pun hendak berangkat ke ITB untuk melakukan koordinasi. Namun karena tidak mendapatkan pinjaman motor, koordinasi baru dapat dilakukan esok harinya dengan Beri selaku koordinator dari KMPA ITB.

Masih seputar peminjaman motor
15 Juni 2007,
Sebelumnya saya sudah mendapatkan pinjaman motor untuk jam 4 sore. Entah apa yang membuatku sangat sial hari itu. Saat itu yang empunya motor malah make motor yang sebenarnya sudah dijanjikan untuk dipinjamkan padaku, katanya sih cuma sebentar, dan berhubung dia yang empunya motor, saya maklumi saja, toh waktu itu jam masih menunjukkan pukul 15.00 dengan asumsi dia akan kembali jam 4 sore sesuai janji atau selambat lambatnya jam 5. Ternyata sampai jam 18.30 yang empunya motor bersama motornya (tentu saja) tidak kunjung datang, maka geramlah diriku yang tidak kuasa menahan emosi. Saya akhirnya mencari pinjaman motor lain, meskipun harus menguras pulsa telepon. Akhirnya dengan jalan yang sangat ruwet tapi sukses, saya berhasil mendapat pinjaman motor teman sekelas (Ucup). Jalur peminjamannya seperti ini: karena Ucup pulang kampung, motornya dititipkan ke teman yang lain (Amirul). Ucup sudah meminta Amirul untuk mengantarkan motor ke saya, namun ternyata Amirul lupa untuk mengantarkan. Saat saya telepon, ternyata Amirul sudah tidak berada di Bandung, yang mana oleh Amirul motor ucup dititipkan ke Amin. Akhirnya saya mendapatkan motor Ucup setelah menelepon Amin. Saat itu saya kesal sekali dengan si empunya motor yang menurutku telah “nipu” tidak bisa menepati janji, tapi ternyata ini memang harus terjadi, yah maksudku ada hikmah dari peristiwa ini. Ternyata rute/jalur menuju lokasi gua di citatah sungguh “edan” dan sangat tidak mungkin untuk memakai “Mio” (motor yang ingin saya pinjam sebelumnya) dalam kondisi jalan berbatu yang menanjak sekitar 30 menit. Kejadian yang mengesalkan itu pun kini tidak pernah menjadi kejadian yang mengesalkan yang sia-sia.

Akhirnya saya ke KMPA juga, saat itu waktu menunjukkan pukul 8 malam. Rekan rekan dari KMPA terlihat cukup kaget melihat saya datang sendirian. Dengan kepala yang cukup berat, dan tingkat stress yang tinggi saya melakukan koordinasi yang cukup lama dengan Beri. Dengan tingkat stress yang cukup tinggi, mengakibatkan saya sulit membuat suatu keputusan, akhirnya pukul 00.00 saya menelpon seseorang yang mungkin dapat membantu saya untuk membuat keputusan. Sepuluh menit waktu saya menelpon cukup membuat saya yakin untuk memutuskan, masuk gua vertikal dan horisontal dengan waktu pelaksanaan 16-17 Juni 2007 (tadinya ada alternatif hanya masuk gua horisontal dan hanya sehari, tidak nge-camp)

16 Juni 2007, an issue,
Pukul 18.00 dua rekan dari KMPA yakni, Baim dan Arfan datang ke sekre. Rencananya kami berangkat dari sekre Astacala, sebab tidak mungkin saya ke KMPA bawa motor sendirian sambil bawa carrier. Sekitar pukul 19.30 kami bertiga berangkat, saat ingin mengisi bensin, saya menyadari dompet tidak ada di daypack, akhirnya saya kembali ke sekre, mengobrak abrik tapi dompet tetap tidak menunjukkan keberadaannya. Dengann segala kekesalan saya kembali ke pom bensin, dan melanjutkan perjalanan menuju lokasi tempat Beri menunggu kami. Pikirku saat itu tidak mungkin menunda keberangkatan atau membatalkannya, maka akhirnya kuberanikan diri untuk nekad ke citatah tanpa dompet, dengan isinya yang paling penting: STNK motor :p

Tebing Citatah
Another issue
Sampai dicitatah dengan selamat. Ada masalah lagi...dome yang dibawa oleh anak KMPA ternyata framenya patah, maka jadilah frame itu harus kami sambung dulu dengan segenap cara yang mungkin ditengah kegelapan malam dengan ditemani oleh cahaya headlamp. Setelah berdiripun, bentuk domenya sungguh sangat menyedihkan, namun ia dome yang telah memberikan kami berempat tempat tidur yang cukup nyaman (karena tidak ada yang lain). Kami ngobrol beberapa saat di depan dome dengan secangkir minuman hangat. Baim dan Arfan tidur deluan, sialnya ternyata mereka berdua ngorok..!!!! Saya merasa terzolimi sebab saya cukup terganggu dengan suara dengkuran mereka yang sangat bervariatif. Saat saya ingin tidur, kira kira jam 01.30, malah jadi tidak bisa tidur hingga jam 02.30 dan harus bangun kembali jam 05.00, sungguh hari yang sangat melelahkan.

17 Juni 2007,
Setelah makan pagi yang menyedihkan (sarden dua kaleng dengan piring, sendok dan gelas masing masing berjumlah satu) kami membereskan camp dan seluruh packingan dimasukkan dalam carrier dan disembunyikan disemak-semak. Jadi kami hanya membawa dua buah tackle bag ke lokasi gua vertikal, gua sigai delapan. Jalan menuju entrance gua kira kira sekitar 20 menit, namun memiliki tingkat kesulitan yang boleh dibilang tinggi. Jalan turun sangat terjal hingga 80°. Setelah melalui medan yang membuat si Baim maen prosotan, akhirnya kami sampai juga di entrance gua. Alat dikeluarkan dan kami pun menyadari ternyata kami membawa sangat sedikit carabiner, bahkan webbingpun minim. Sungguh sangat miskin sekali.Meskipun demikian, sebagai leader, saya masih dapat melakukan rigging dengan selamat. Safety procedure tetap dijalankan sebab jumlah peralatan memang tidak melimpah namun tidak dibawah standart.

Rigging
Penelusuran berlangsung hingga pukul 12.00 dan pada pukul 13.00 kami meninggalkan tempat dengan sisa tenaga sarden yang tersisa untuk menuju desa saghyang lawang. Target Operasi berikutnya adalah: warung!!! Dengan perut yang keroncongan karena tenaga yang terkuras saat penelusuran ditambah dengan teriknya matahari membuat kami cukup mabok selama perjalanan. Setelah perjalanan yang terasa sangat jauh, desa itu pun terlihat. Target Operasi tidak 100% berhasil maupun gagal, sebab benar kami menemukan warung, tapi desa tersebut tidak memiliki warung nasi yang sebenarnya sangat kami harapkan. Mie instant pun menjadi menu makan siang kami saat itu.

Bukan warung nasi
Kalau dipikir-pikir cukup menyedihkan keadaan kami saat itu, tapi suasana yang ada sungguh hidup, meriah dan bahkan lucu. Semua itu karena si Baim yang menurutku gokil abis. Puas beristirahat dan mengisi perut perjalanan kami lanjutkan menuju gua horisontal, gua cicopet. Penelusuran kami lalukan dari pukul 15.30 – 17.00. Keadaan gua berlumpur dan penuh cacing, akhirnya membuat Arfan berkata, ”Gak lagi dehh..!!!” Huahahahaa.....for your information, Baim dan Arfan adalah AM dari KMPA untuk divisi caving.

Mission caving completed

Alat pengeruk kapur tebing Citatah
Setelah berganti baju yang cukup bersih, pukul 18.00 kami meninggalkan lokasi dengan target operasi berikutnya adalah pemandian air panas. Kami mendapatkan informasi yang cukup menarik, bahwa terdapat pemandian air panas yang berlokasi tidak jauh dari citatah dengan harga hanya 1000 perak. Dengan bujuk dan rayuan Baim (yang saat itu paling bersemangat) akhirnya kami berempat menuju tempat yang dimaksud,sanguling. Sebelumnya kami tentu saja mencari warung nasi terlebih dahulu. Kami sempat tidak percaya dengan harga masuk pemandian yang hanya Rp 1000. Yang ada dalam bayangan kami airnya kecil, kalau mau mandi harus nunggu sejam dulu untuk menampung air dan segala kejelekan yang ada dalam bayangan kami. Ternyata, setelah melihat langsung tempat pemandiannya, memang tidak jauh dari bayangan kami (hahaha). Terdapat 5 bilik kamar mandi dan satu bilik untuk berendam. Yang berbeda dari bayangan kami sebelumnya cuma satu, yaitu airnya sungguh melimpah dan hangat airnya pas betul!!! dengan 1000 perak kami bisa melepaskan semua bakteri-bakteri dari gua, dan melakukan relaksasi dari hangatnya air, sungguh akhir perjalanan yang menyenangkan.

Selasa, 07 September 2010

Mahameru (preparation)

Finally,,,

I've made my plan to climb Mt.Semeru, Malang, East Java at 16th Sept - 20th Sept 2010. I hope our plan will running well and we can say "Hello" to the highest mountain in Java with brightly shining day ^.^v

The member of the team will be from my beloved organisation of nature : "ASTACALA". It's been so long since I climbed my last mountain, Mt.Slamet (2008). I will take some exercise to make my breath and body ready to climb again. The bad news, I've decided to just bring pocket camera and leave my DSLR "dEndy" behind :( .This is for his safety,,maybe next time I will bring him to shoot view from the TOP of mountain, but not this time baby,,hope he'll be okay about this :)

I've got my flight ticket to Surabaya Rp 325.000,- Still don't buy the flight back for flexibility. I'm so excited for this expensive trip because this is for Mahameru! So...let's go for exercise..hahaha

Hope all preparation is doing well and you can read my story for the great mountain, Mahameru.

Minggu, 13 Juni 2010

Phuket

One week after Singapore trip, I went to Phuket. Many people said that Phuket has beautiful beach. I always wonder, because I am Indonesian, my country has a lot of beautiful beach. For now, the most beautiful beach is still Peucang island, Ujung Kulon. Indonesia is still the best for me.

First day, 5th June 2010
My trip to Phuket is with my 2 other friend, Nenek and Uky, my collage friend. We arrive at Phuket ai 14.30. May – Oct is low season in Phuket, and I now know the reason. The weather is very bad!! When we arrived, it was raining. We took a taxi from air port to Ramez Hotel at Nanai road near Patong beach. It cost 450 Bath, include 100 Bath fro airport tax. At the night we buy Simon cabaret show for @600 Bath. The show was great. So many beautiful women (actually man) make a great show for us. At the end of the show they will stand out side and if we want to take a photograph with them, we have to pay 40 Bath for each person.

Second day, 6th June 2010

Raining day, all day was full of rain. We decided to rent a car because the rain. Nenek made a deal 450Bath for 8hour with Ms Ting, who provide the rent car. While we take a breakfast in front of our hotel, the car rent arrived. It was a tuk tuk.



Tuk tuk is a traditional transportation in Thailand. It is like opelet in Jakarta. We surprised, but I and Uky can accept the tuk tuk for today because when made a deal, Neneq didn't ask about the car type.We thought that it is nice to use the traditional car while we in the new county. But Nenek looked not so happy with the tuk tuk. I have try to tell her that we are okay for the tuk tuk but she still say No for tuk tuk.Tuk tuk looked so cute for me. After had a long conversation with the tuk tuk driver and Ms Ting in the phone, Nenek come to us and said that the car changed with the same price. What a surprise, what a good lobby. We have mini van and we went to Phuket city, Phuket old town, Chalong temple, and Naka Market.

Accident come
We decided to give additional tip for the driver 100 Bath, so totally we pay 550 Bath to the driver, and He got very angry to us. Why??? He said we must pay 1000 Bath! What?!! The driver told us that Miss Ting said 1000 Bath, but Miss Ting deal to Nenek 450 Bath. I didn’t know what happened between Miss Thing, tuk tuk driver, mini van driver and Nenek, because the deal is by phone with Nenek. Is Nenek was being tricked by them? I didn’t know. After a long conversation with the mini van driver, the tuk tuk driver come. They three spoke to miss Thing and try to finish this foolish thing. The final deal is: we have to pay 700Bath, and Miss Thing has to pay 300 Bath to the driver. Totally the driver still got 1000 Bath. What a foolish thing I thought. Just because change the tuk tuk to mini van we have to pay 350 Bath more and have to fight in front of the hotel. Not a worthed situation because for 8 hours we are not spent our time long in the car, we spent more time for shopping. Moral of this story: do not make a deal by phone.

Third day, 7 June 2010

It's time for Phi phi island trip. We took the trip with speed boat, because they guarantee that we can go to the Maya bay, which is the place of the movie “The Beach”. The cost for each person is 1100 Bath. We all seat at the front with the Malaysia group. This is my firs time use speed boat and I can say that it is crazy! For all my rest life that was my first time feel queasy on the sea! Moral of this story : do not seat at the front when using speed boat, because when I tried to seat back side, it was so normal and no queasy.



The sad things, the weather is not good! The wave is so scary so we can not get into the Maya bay. they promised that will be have snorkeling 2 times, but because the weather not support, we only get once. That’s why today is the low season for Phuket.

Moral of this story: do not visit Phuket at low season, because it is really has a bad bad weather to has a trip.

At the night we went to Patong beach…and get the sun set there.

Fourth day, 8 June 2010 the last day

Nothing happened because our flight is at 07.55 o’clock. We use the same taxi driver to pick us up to the air port. It cost 550 Bath, it's more expensive but it's okay because if we took the taxi from hotel the price is 650 bath.

Cost for Phuket trip is around 4800 bath = Rp 1.400.000. Cost for flight ticket Rp 570.000. Total cost for this trip is around Rp 1.970.000.

Sayonara Phuket, I have a nice trip even that some accident and rainy day.

Singapore

That’s my first time travel to abroad and I did it alone. My friend, Susy, was already there and she would pick me up at the Changi air port. My trip was started from 29th May – 01st June 2010. I will write many things that made me exited as long as my travel in Singapore.

First day, 29th May 2010
My impressed is when I arrived in Changi airport and saw the toilet. There is a wash hand for kid. Out side the toilet there is a free drinking water for people. What a big air port, and it looked so nice. The immigration looked so crowded. There were so many people come to Singapore.

From terminal 1, we take the sky train to the MRT station. In Singapore the usual transportation is MRT. We can use the Ezlink card to pay the MRT and bus. For a new card it cost 5 SGD, and you can reload with the minimum value is 10 SGD. This is it, my journey was started.

This following condition is not allowed while you are using the MRT
1. Eat/drink: fine 500 SGD
2. Smoking: fine 1000 SGD
3. Flammable liquid or gas: fine 5000 SGD
Since you come into station or in the train you are not allowed to do the 3 things above.

While in Singapore, I lived in Anita’s apartment, Susy’s friend who works in Singapore. The first day I arrived, we went to Johor Bahru by Bus 950. Johor Bahru is a city of Malaysia which is near by Singapore. We just come into the mall near the check point immigration. The price/cost in JB is same with Singapore, we just only change the SGD to Ringgit. In Singapore, for 1 menu of food is around 3.5-5 SGD, in JB is same, 3.5-5 Ringgit. The mineral water (bottle) in Singapore is 1.5 SGD, in JB is same, 1.5 Ringgit. What a funny!! The value is same just change SGD to Ringgit. Even for the train ticket is like that. So the conclusion is Malaysia is cheaper than in Singapore.



Second day, 30th May 2010


In the morning we went to the Church and go to the Orchad road. We had lunch at chicken rice Hainanese Delicacy, only 4 SGD for a delicious lunch. Susy bought a boot for only 10 SGD! Nice. Orchad is so crowded, make me sick. I can not enjoy while in Charles & Keith counter and we decided to go to the City Hall. I went to the Cathedral St Andrew. What a big church. While wait for Susy and Tintin, Me and Nita take some photographs. I almost lost my Dendy’s bags with all my money and passport. Thanks God that nobody take the bag while I left it far away from me.



From there, we go to the Merlion statue, the symbol of Singapore and go to the Bugis street. What a short time because the night is already 21.00 o’clock. We must go home because Nita have to work tomorrow.

Third day, 31 May 2010


Because today is Monday, Tintin and Anita have to work, so only me, Susy and Dendy. We went to the Chinese Garden, Botanical Garden and Sentosa Island. No need to buy a ticket if you go to the Chinese Garden and Botanical Garden. You must use the sky train to go to Sentosa Island. It’s cost 3 SGD and 10 SGD for Song of the sea show. That day was not a good day. It was raining almost for all the day.





Forth day, 01 June 2010 – the last day

Shopping day, it’s time for china town, and Charles&Keith. It was really a short time for shopping. My flight is at 21.40, so we have to arrive in Anita apartment at 17.00 at least because it would take 1.5 hour to Changi air port.

And I finished my travel in Singapore. Total cost for my trip is 210 SGD, around Rp 1.400.000. My flight ticket Rp 300.000. Total cost : Rp 1.700.000 for 4 days in Singapore.

I hope it is not too expensive for my backpacker style :D

Jumat, 28 Mei 2010

Waving Flag - Knaan

What a Nice song.
Official World cup song 2010 by Knaan.

Waving Flag

Give me freedom, give me fire, give me reason, take me higher
See the champions, take the field now, you define us, make us feel proud
In the streets are, exaliftin , as we lose our inhabition,
Celebration its around us, every nation, all around us

Singin forever young, singin songs underneath that sun
Lets rejoice in the beautiful game.
And together at the end of the day.

WE ALL SAY

When I get older I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom Just like a wavin' flag
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes back

When I get older I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom
Just like a wavin' flag
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes

Give you freedom, give you fire, give you reason, take you higher
See the champions, take the field now, you define us, make us feel proud
In the streets are, exaliftin, every loser in ambition,
Celebration, its around us, every nations, all around us

Singin forever young, singin songs underneath that sun
Lets rejoice in the beautiful game.
And together at the end of the day.

WE ALL SAY

When I get older, I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom
Just like a wavin' flag
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes back

When I get older I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom
Just like a wavin' flag
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes

WE ALL SAY !

When I get older I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom
Just like a wavin' flag
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes back

When I get older I will be stronger
They'll call me freedom
Just like a wavin' flag
And then it goes back
And then it goes back
And then it goes

And everybody will be singing it
And we are all singing it

Waving Flag (other version lyrics)

When I get older, I will be stronger,
They'll call me freedom, just like a Waving Flag

Born to a throne, stronger than Rome
but Violent prone, poor people zone,
But it's my home, all I have known,
Where I got grown, streets we would roam.
But out of the darkness, I came the farthest,
Among the hardest survival.
Learn from these streets, it can be bleak,
Except no defeat, surrender retreat,

So we struggling, fighting to eat and
We wondering when we'll be free,
So we patiently wait, for that fateful day,
It's not far away, so for now we say

[Chorus]
When I get older, I will be stronger,
They'll call me freedom, just like a Waving Flag,
And then it goes back, and then it goes back,
And then it goes back

So many wars, settling scores,
Bringing us promises, leaving us poor,
I heard them say, love is the way,
Love is the answer, that's what they say,
But look how they treat us, Make us believers,
We fight their battles, then they deceive us,
Try to control us, they couldn't hold us,
Cause we just move forward like Buffalo Soldiers.

But we struggling, fighting to eat,
And we wondering, when we'll be free
So we patiently wait, for that faithful day,
It's not far away, but for now we say,

[Chorus] 2x

And everybody will be singing it
And you and I will be singing it
And we all will be singing it

[Chorus] 2x

When I get older, when I get older
I will be stronger, just like a Waving Flag,
Just like a Waving Flag, just like a Waving flag
Flag, flag, Just like a Waving Flag