CATATAN PERJALANAN: Biochemistry of Mangunan

I've always love to go seeking new places just to feel a different atmosphere. 

Fresh air, breathtaking view.

It's totally worth the journey.

You see, I am easily bored by a constant routines. (I can't believe I say that again, I feel like it's my 100 times saying that I get bored easily, ok get the point!) And there are many many ways to get distracted though. Lets say go find a hobby, go get some fresh air, go get someone to talk to. And I choose the second option for my recent escape route with no reason. Well maybe next time I'll go find a new hobby, but hey, writing a blog should categorised as one, don't you think? Well yeah, maybe next time. #WhyAmIThisLazy

Since I lived at Yogyakarta, there are many many great places offering beautiful view here. Kulonprogo, Gunungkidul, Bantul, etc. These are the region with a great opportunity becoming the face of Yogyakarta for tourist destination (no, I am not majoring tourism for college, lol). Too bad the road to most of the place are rough and steep.

Nevertheless, personally I love challenge and I believe the best part of a destination is the journey. So I somehow enjoy the ride to these place. 

I went to Mangunan, Bantul the other day. Bukit Panguk Kediwung and Hutan Pinus Imogiri to be exact. It was after biochemistry class on Friday and we decided to 'look for' some fresh air. We search for the place on Instagram and we Google Map-ed it so we know the road going there. And by 'we' I mean Tamara, Ummul, and I, the explorer (?) of the day. So, it took approximately an hour from Universitas Gadjah Mada to there by motorcycle. I don't know if the road can be passed by car or not because it was very rough and steep, oh and narrow also.

First destination was Bukit Panguk Kediwung and we welcomed by the breathtaking view of the nature. Here's the picture if you might wonder how great it is (pardon my 'ngangkang' pose wkwk):

Bukit Panguk Kediwung, Dlingo

Typical #sotd

After we took tons of photos there and enjoying the sound of the nature (damn this feels deep), we move over to the second destination, it is the well-known Hutan Pinus Imogiri, which is not far from our former destination.

Since the recent tourist destination trend at Yogyakarta is the phenomenal and famous Hutan Pinus Imogiri, it deserves to be called as '#1 Yogyakarta 2016 Destination' because it was more than just fine. It was captivating and beautiful. People usually rent a hammock and hook it between two trees and just enjoying the view. Because of low-budget, we decided to choose food instead of renting hammock :)))

Hutan Pinus Imogiri

 Mini Tam & Mul surrounded by tall pine trees

The fun fact is, we only sleep for two hours that day doing 'laprak'. Confused why are we choose to strolling around instead of sleep? Truth to be told: 1. We are getting used to few hours of sleep, and 2. We need vacation, man!

So long to my next exploring posts!

KONSERVATIF 2016 #teduhdantulus

So, on Sunday October 23th, I decided to take a break from the super hectic routine of mine. That day I was supposed to finish my physiology report and also I have physiology exam the next day. But knowing that Payung Teduh and Tulus will be performing here at Jogja made me think twice (lol). Both together performing in a night was everything I could ask for. Both songs' are incredibly beautiful and tranquillising to the mind and soul. Perfect for calming down this bored soul.

And the ticket is surprisingly affordable. I bought is only 80k rupiahs (or 85k rupiahs I forgot) for Festival. It might be a little expensive because I bought on the last batch of the ticket selling. The first batch would be just 65k rupiahs for sure. And it is waaaaay worth it to spend every rupiahs to see such concert.

So yea, that's it, I went to this concert, recklessly I might add, knowing all my friends would be studying at that time, but whatsoever, I got tired soul to be entertained (lol).

The concert was held at GOR UNY, not far from my place. I got there after I printed my physiology report's inset. The show started at around 7 p.m with the opening by Everyday, an indie band from Jogja. I don't know much about them, but they're good for sure. The vocalist's voice was angelic, it makes me wanna know more about the band.

 EVERYDAY on KONSERVATIF 2016

And after a few songs, the band called it off for performing that day and the staffs prepared for the next one to perform. While they're preparing, the MC throw up some games to the audience and it was so entertaining and funny.

A few moments later, the band I wanna saw the most starts to perform with the opening "Menuju Senja". I couldn't describe how thrilled I am to see them lively. After the song finished, they started to play a song which I really know from the intro. My fav song from them, Rahasia, started to play and I was so excited that I started to scream "aaaa" just like the others. Love the lyrics, love the music, love the feelings.

They keep up their performance by performing "Resah", "Berdua Saja", "Untuk Perempuan Yang Sedang Di Pelukan", "Kucari Kamu", "Akad" (from their new album), "Tidurlah"and closed with "Angin Pujaan Hujan". It was so great got me wonderstruck. I look forward to their next performance here at Jogja so I can see them again (if the ticket is affordable tho).

 PAYUNG TEDUH on KONSERVATIF 2016

 Cool lighting tho, but too dazzling I can say

Andddd at last, it is the time for the main artist of the show to perform, Tulus! He showed up singing the song "Gajah" and people screaming out loud. So climax. At the end of the song, he greet us warmly and tell how he's thrilled to be back to perform at Jogja although he's wary about how he will gain weight because of the Jogja's foodies (such as Gudeg, if you're not from Jogja, you have to try this one tho). I love when he perform my fav song from him, "Ruang Sendiri" and it has the MV playing from the monitor behind him. Loving the romantic feeling listening to the song. But I feel more heart-warming when he sang "Langit Abu-abu". Thattt feel </3

 TULUS on KONSERVATIF 2016

So the show was over by him performing "Pamit". Right on lyrics (and feels). I feel so happy after going to the show. Feeling no regret. Feeling so happy. I bet every concert has it's own charm to makes us want to go to the next concert because it happens to me. I feel like I want to go to any other concert afterwards (although I'm not the crowdy-loving type, I'm the sit down type tho). Guess I'll be going to many concerts and events soon. I'll make posts about it and au revoir for now! 

ART | JOG | 9

(ART | JOG | 9, June 2nd 2016)

I think we all have favorite place(s) to go to when we're either bored or lonely (lol i hope no). Well, to me, favorite places are those places where I can have some time doing (or seeing) what I love and just me and my thoughts (deep bruh). And by that I think we all have something in common about our favorite one(s); it's somewhere where you get freedom. Freedom to be you. Freedom to think you want to think. Yea, I think that's what favorite place(s) all about.
Well mine happen to be in your arms bookstore, bakery, and museum/art exhibition. In this post, I would like to share some (not some, it's just two actually) art exhibition I've gone since I moved to the city, Yogyakarta. I'll make a separate post of why am I moving to this city and anything 'bout it, especially my activities. Too much tasks and tests prevailing my mind so I have to keep focus on college thingy (cry).

I always have a thing for museum and any art exhibition. I sometimes imagine to visit all museums and art exhibition in the world (i really did imagine this kind of stuffs, lol). And I bet thats impossible since it will cost A LOT and I don't know many of the artists exhibiting there.
I love art. I love paintings. I love how it can speaks without saying a word (personification detected).
I love silence, but since not all museum/art exhibition are quiet, I'd rather go with the word 'peaceful' than silence. And museum & art exhibition is pretty much a right combination of all I asked.

 Mandiri ART | JOG | 9

ART JOG is an art exhibition which has already exhibited nine times annually since 2008. Each year they have different themes and for ART JOG 9 they came up with the Universal Influence theme. The theme means: "The universal culture came from the accumulation of historical events," said Heri Pemad, Artjog Director. There are 97 works exhibited there, such as paintings, photographs, sculpture, etc. I enjoy being there. These works are all creative and great. I can't wait for the upcoming ART JOG (which is next year ugh).

Words to keep you motivated (as if) 

....seperti kehidupan. 

God, I love this wall patch! 

 PAPAT KIBLAT, LIMA PANCER by I MADE WIDYA DIPUTRA

Remember the origin and purpose of life

 This is my favorite picture of all.

Photographs. 

Construction. 

 A short-movie animation (which I don't understand the meaning).

Taboo words in Bahasa (and traditional language). 

THE BEAUTY OF RELATIVITY by GALAM ZULKIFLI

Beauty is the most high-selling commodity for the media industry. The media provides a single definition of beauty as well as deciding what is proper for a woman. Beauty is not singular, it is relative.

Affandi Alive!

(Taken: August 18th, 2016)

Affandi Alive is an art exhibiton at Lippo Plaza Jogja which I visited when I'm wandering alone on August 18th, 2016. I was going to buy a new charger because the old one was broken and then I saw the exhibition. It was super quiet there maybe it's because there's Affandi Museum here in Jogja and people prefer going there to see all the Affandi's work. Here's the photos I took by my phone camera (because I was just got home from college, no preparation wkwk)

Serumpun Bambu, 1965.

My Wife and Me, 1950.

So that's all I can share. There so so so many museum or art exhibition out there but I only had visited these two, I hope I can have the opportunity some time to exploring the whole art things without having to worry about grades (lol). See ya on next 'exploration' post(s)!

Credit to:
1. http://www.artjog.co.id/content.php?page=about
2. https://m.tempo.co/read/news/2016/05/28/114774814/resmi-dibuka-artjog-9-diikuti-72-seniman

Going 182

Here's my favourite two from the album "California"!

Been listening to these two these past weeks and still linger

So, what's your favourite one?

In The Name of Distance

So here's a thing about high-school farewell. You befriend with people you're comfortable with, then just when it gets more comfortable, there's one thing ruining it called graduation.

There's nothing wrong with graduation, isn't it? Because everything has it's own due date, it's own consequences. I spent 3 years in high-school and I think it's enough (i'm freeeeee from school, but then there's college, which is pretty much harder tho..) for academic thingy or anything formal. And about friends.....I won't say it's not enough time, but I'll miss the memories I experienced with them.

And what if you just 'found' someone who actually has pretty much the same idea and mind as you at the last semester before graduation? And that someone happen to be one of the people who understand you so much? That happens to me.

Her name is Lestari and she's a Libra. She prefer vegetables to meats, which makes her wants to be a vege. She has an entrepreneur mind and soul. And she's one of the sincerest person I've known. The last semester going on like hell to me and she's there to accompany me through all of it, which I really thankful for her to be there when I need her. 

Actually I am in the same class as her since grade 10, but somehow we never talk much back then. We actually become close by random coincidence. It's when I randomly sit across to her because everyone's crowding and talking and making a lot of chaos and I don't feel like talking much so I went off from the crowd. She's sitting in the back of the classroom alone and busy with her works (I don't remember what she's doing back then tho). We talked a bit and I found out she has exactly the same idea as mine. We both surprised and since that we become close.

The last semester going so fast eversince then. I got accepted in university at Yogyakarta and she wants to go back to her hometown in Medan. I know right, different island will cost a lot of money (airplane ticket, etc) to meet up. We met a few times before she left to Medan and it was really sad tho, because I just 'know' her for a few months only. I cannot put it into the right words, so I'll just share our photos we took a few days before she left, here it is:

So I guess I'll see you around then..

Maybe not soon, but eventually. We'll still keep in touch, 'kay?

Ciao x

So This Is How It Ends

My class, Clarity, 12 Science One, with the room teacher, Mrs. Dewi. (For the not-so-important information, I am the one standing in purple kebaya with red rose in my hand).

Has anyone told you that life goes super fast like a lightning bolt (as if I already seen it)? It goes by so fast and leave us captivated by its lingering flashy light and might take us some time to adjust. By adjusting I mean adapting. And adapting is sure hella tough (or is it only for me?). New environment with new faces and new different types of people. I will sure gonna fit in, but yeah it takes some time.

High school was no different than middle school. I mean the difference would be the age and maybe we might get more ‘mature’. Oh, and the appereance might get a little (or more?) touch, because you know, it’s teenage life, duh. I got into this class where all the intellegent people gathered here. And you can imagine how I was just sitting there watching my friends studying and planning their future in one perfect scenario while I can’t even decide what I want for lunch. Though a bit lost in the educational program, I found out that high school was cool (I ain’t cool tho). Yeah, high school was fun, because my friends make it to be fun, uh yeah, it’s because of my friends made my high school memories are worth the memory (is this even the right sentence...but you get the point).  I love the thrill of getting into a problem, panic because of upcoming test, leaving the class earlier (because i can take it no longer, school sucks!), and many more. But the most important thing is about friendship (and preparing for university, actually).

You know the saying, “you don’t know the value of something ‘till it’s gone”? I realized it just before the school ends. It’s not that I didn’t value it but if I had realized it earlier I would appreciate it even more. I haven’t start college, so I can’t compare both. But I think it will be a whole new world, isn’t it? No more anything that you can do it in the class in high school (mention some, I don’t have anything in mind right now). And then, you will be treated as an adult. But that’s okay, I have no problem being treated as adult. What I am curious about is how can we go on with the lingering memories? (Of course we can *yeah*). I mean we just had great years (uh, not so great) of high school times, then boom, you have to graduate and go to university and make a living. Why can’t good times last? (Because life don’t stop for anybody, duh). What’s with goodbyes? It’s cliche, but I kept thinking (Me thinking deep at last, since forever, thank God).

I don’t want to be more melancholic than this, so why don’t we just skip it to the beat (yeah). No, I mean I’ll share some photos from the farewell and the yearbook. And no, my high school times aren’t like high school musical at all (I don’t even like that movie).

(Left to right) Gigi, Ondoy, Melia, Rhara, Utari, Syaikha, Rizka, Dhea. My girls are here!

(Left to right) Faiz, Daniel, Dhea, Rilo, Faris, Jeki.

(Left to right) Salsa, Rizka, Kevin, Dhea, Gigi, Redita. Group one, the 'giraffe' group.

We're going to make it. See you on top!

(Not So) Old But Gold Friends

Hello my-not-really-a-diary-online-diary and goodbye national examination! 

It already past since 2 days ago, but whatsoever.

Anywaay, my friend, Rani, came to Bandarlampung from Payakumbuh (it's at West Sumatra) and we met up! By we I mean us 'DENIM', not all but some.

We got to karaoke for 2 hours and went chit-chatting to Starbucks. And the closing was photostudio. Here's the photooo:

I like that monkey doll hahaha. Although I'm tired but it's a wraaap!

CATATAN PERJALANAN: A Local Paradise

I just have a thought that posting a blog may be a diversion or escape route who wish to runaway from super boring routine. Like John Watson in Sherlock (TV Series) started a blog because his therapist said it could help him on his limp's psychosomatic. 

And I'll look forward to take care of this blog (whether as a diversion, escape route, or whatever you would call it).

at Narmada Park

Let me just do a quick post since I haven't post anything about my last vacation (it was months ago, December 2015). So I went to Lombok, yeay! 

My first impression on Lombok is, it is quite deserted. The airport isn't as crowded as Husein Sastranegara (I went to Lombok from Bandung). And my second impression is, SO HOT. Not gonna lie because it really is. On first day we went to a beach near (not really near) the airport for awhile and spent the day resting because we'll go visiting places started the next day.

The most memorable place would be Gili, because it's really beautiful there! The sea, the sand, the street are amazing. It is paradise on earth I could say.

at Gili Trawangan

But, it's REALLY hot there also. And the only cure for the hotness is: ICE CREAM! (Well, an air conditioner would probably the most helpful one, but nevermind). Mango for my sister and vanilla blue for me!

at Gili Trawangan

At least I could pose since I'm facing the sun for about ten seconds, I guess.

at Gili Trawangan

It's a typical swing you'll see in Instagram people posing on as a remark you already gone to Gili. So tyyyyyypical.

at Gili Trawangan

I stayed in my uncle's house for four days and in a villa for three days. The villa is so great and I wish I have one someday haha. The family and I enjoy swimming in the villa's pool and taking photos there. Oh and it is beach-view, so I can see the beach waves tidal and sunset! The most important things to look up to when you're at east of Indonesia.

at villa at Senggigi Beach

There's a lot photos actually, but it too much if I have to edit it one by one hehehe. I really wanna go to places again, I guess I love travelling (or in this case tourist-ing) that much.

Intrepid #1

Langit sedari tadi sudah menunjukkan sendunya
Aku di tengah kawan bersorak
Mencari-cari waktu dan kamu
Kiranya kau dapat berhenti sejenak
Sudikah kau lihat rupaku?

Senior Post (As If Being A Senior Means A Thing)

I am listening to this song all day long and thought this song fit the 'senior year' mood.