Being at Home

It was Monday. I was still at home. I did not join qigong nor have morning walk. I felt unfit.

Dastan came from his grandparents' house. He was accompanied by his grandma, Mrs. Djoni. He cried loudly when his grandma left.

Today was the last Dastan's attendance in his playgroup. Anindya accompanied him to say goodbye to his friends.

At about dhuhur time Ratna and Ninok came home. They just said hello while they visited mBak Tin the tailor. Lanjutannya...

Being at Home

It was Sunday. I was at home. I slept again after dawn praying. In the morning I was relaxed by reading a daily paper and filling the sudoku on it. In the afternoon Anindya and Nuri went out to survey houses or lands.

In the afternoon I walked around the West Flood Channel side walk. The sky was bright though bit cloudy ☁. When I arrived at home the sky then turned to cloudy. In the evening there was a short raining. Lanjutannya...

Being at Home

It was Saturday. In the morning I walked till Jalan Puspagiwang Timur. I then traced Jalan Puspawarno Tengah on going home. I bought a bottle of cloth brighter.

On arriving at home I washed my clothes. The sun was appearing but after dhuhur it was covered by cloud. The clothes were dried partly. In the evening I ironed them.

Anindya and Bagus went out to survey houses. She seemed of going to be transferred to Semarang so she would need a house. Lanjutannya...

Dining Out

It was Friday. In the morning I joined qigong in the temple hall. The participants were 13 people. We practiced chenqi, pengqi guanding, and short xingshen zhuang.

Today Dastan had not joined his playgroup again. Bibik told he would be joining again next week and at the same time he would ask permission to leave. Anindya went out to settle the birth certificate. She also would see his supervisor that was in a leave.

I joined the Friday prayer in the Masjid Attaqwa. The preacher reminded us to always stick to undergo mandatory prayers.

Nuri went out to send packages for her friends. She used the Eltheha service.

At 15:00 I met Hidayat at the PJRBMU (BBWSPJ) office to discuss the report. We also clarified the contents of the TOR to Ms. Mita. She told an obligation to see the officers in the Dam Center was deleted.

In the evening I, Nuri, Anindya, Ailin, and Bibik went to the Eden Resto to have dinner. I ordered a cup of americano and spaghetti 🍝 baked tuna. They were ok 👌. Lanjutannya...

Being at Home

It was Thursday. I got up in the morning, prayed, and slept again. I thought I needed more sleep for recovery. In the morning Anindya put her car in the Nissan authorized workshop for servicing. She went there along with Dastan. They went back home by a Bluebird taxi.

In the afternoon Nuri went out to buy my medicines. They costed around Rp860.000. They were for a month usage. Lanjutannya...

Going Back to Semarang

It was Wednesday. We had breakfast in the hotel. At 08:00 we checked out the hotel. We went to the Office of Pemali Comal WRM. We got a briefing from the group leader, Lukito.

At about 09:30 we went to the field to see 3 points. The first one was the Kluwut River which basin were recommended for being regrouped to the Pemali Comal River Basins Management Unit. We also met the Village of Kluwut Chief to collect associated information. The second point was the crossing of toll road and the Kluwut Irrigation Secondary Channel. There was a segment of the channel was replaced to an adjacent place. The third place was the intake structure to supply an additional water to the Babakan Irrigation Channel. The structure seemed to be lack of maintenance.

At about 13:00 we gathered in the Mbok Berek Resto. We had our lunch. We also composed our report there. Finally, we dismissed. We separated into several group. My group in a car had the same members as we left Semarang. We went back home to Semarang.

At 19:00 we stopped by the Tina Resto in Patebon. We had our dinner. I did my prayers there. At about 20:00 I arrived at home. Lanjutannya...

Going to Tegal

It was Tuesday. In the morning I joined qigong in the temple hall. The participants were 13 people. I practiced chenqi and pengqi guanding. I went home when the third session began.

At home I exposed the clothes I had washed yesterday. The sun was shiny so they dried after an hour. I continued to iron them.

At 11:00 the guest, Dini, asked for leaving. Anindya accompanied her to the airport.

At 13:45 Nuri dropped me at the Water Resources Authority office. I joined the team to go to Jogja. The team consisted of me, Suhartono, Agus, Sutrisno, Pujiono, and the driver shared a car.

We left the office at 14:45. In Tegal we stopped by at the Anak Ayam Resto for dinner. At about 20:00 we checked in the Karlita Hotel. I and Suhartono shared room #203. Lanjutannya...

Rahutama Going to Jogja

It was Monday. In the morning I washed the clothes because it had piled in the bin. The sun was also shining built optimistic. However, after an hour drying the sun then disappeared. The showering was following. In the afternoon the clothes were about dried.

Rahutama went to Jogja. Nuri and Dastan accompanied him to the Banyumanik bus stop. Anindya and Dini went out to trace the birth certificate application. Lanjutannya...

Guest Being Overnight

It was Sunday. In the morning I walked till Puspagiwang Timur Raya, Sudirman, and Bojongsalaman. On arriving at home I wanted to wash the clothes but it then cloudy and rainy.

Anindya's friend, Dini, came to be overnight. Bagus fetched Dastan to go to Erlangga. His grandmother was so missing. In the afternoon he came back. He was then vomiting. He was vomiting again in the evening. It seemed his condition was low.

In the evening Nuri and Rahutama came. They brought a lot of snacks. Part of them were gifts from Nuri's colleagues and the others were bought from the Lezat snacks shop and Tahu Pojok kiosk. The tahu kupat dish from the kiosk became our dinner menu.

Nuri fed Ciko in the evening. He was still ill. Lanjutannya...

Dastan Getting Better

It was Saturday. Dastan seemed getting better. In the morning the temperature was normal but then went high again at noon. So, Anindya took him to a clinic laboratory close to the Telogorejo Hospital to examine his blood. In the afternoon Bagus told that Dastan was ok, it meant there was no dengue nor typhoid fevers in him. He ate lot of food but in the evening he was vomiting.

In the afternoon I walked along the side of West Flood Canal. On the way home I bought safety razor for Ailin. Her head would be made bald.

In the evening I fed Ciko the cat with a special food. It was challenging job since he was in sick condition. He tend to refused for being fed. Lanjutannya...

Nuri Going to Jogja

It was Friday. In the morning Nuri got up to prepare herself going to Jogja. She fried milkfishes for her colleagues. She packed her stuff for a 3 days trip. At 08:00 she left home. Rahutama accompanied her by being the driver. I did not join qigong because of no car.

Dastan seemed getting better. In the morning he was at 38°C but in the afternoon turned to 36,8°C.

I joined the Friday prayer at the Masjid Attaqwa. I walked along with Mr. Sudiono in leading there.

In the afternoon Anindya took Ailin to a doctor to get immunization. Immunization of HiB, DPT, and Polio were introduced to her. The tree vaccines were united into one name, Devaric.

Before maghrib time I walked along streets of Puspagiwang Timur, Sudirman, and Bojongsalaman.

Bagus was overnight at home. Lanjutannya...

Rahutama Coming

It was Thursday. In the morning I walked through streets of Puspagiwang, Sudirman, and Bojongsalaman.

Before noon I and Nuri cut Ailin's hairs. It was the first cut. Then, Anindya took Ailin to Erlangga to allow Mr. and Mrs. Djoni did the same. Anindya reported that they managed a simple ritual initiating the session. When they were going home Mrs. Djoni accompanied them. Dastan was crying wanted to be with her.

Nuri fetched Rahutama at the Papandayan bus stop. She also enlisted Dastan to see a doctor in the Elizabeth Hospital. But then, in the afternoon Anindya took him to another doctor. Dastan seemed ok in the morning but then got heat in the afternoon. That way Anindya took him to see a doctor. Till night Anindya was still out of home to get medicines. Lanjutannya...

Dastan Being Ill

It was Wednesday. In the morning I went to the temple hall to join qigong. The participants were 8 people. We practiced chenqi, laqi, pengqi guanding, and sanxin.

Dastan did join the playgroup. He was not in good condition. He was vomiting and the temperature was higher than usual. In the afternoon Anindya brought him to the Elizabeth Hospital but the doctor was not in. In the evening his grandparents (Mr. and Mrs. Djoni) came to visit him. He was vomiting on his grandma's clothes. Today, he was vomiting about 5 times. In the evening Bagus and Anindya brought him to a doctor nearby. He was under monitoring. Lanjutannya...

Being at Home

It was Tuesday. In the morning I joined qigong in the temple hall. The participants were 14 people. We practiced chenqi, pengqi guanding, and zhan zhuang. On the way home I stopped by the Jurnatan PFU to fill fuel to the car, because when I just arrived at the temple I realized that the car fuel tank was going to be empty.

At arriving at home I directly washed my clothes. The day was clear so it helped to dry them. In the afternoon I ironed all of them. I felt exhausted but I was happy.

This afternoon Anindya, Dastan, Ailin, and Bibik went out to meet Anindya's colleague. Lanjutannya...

Being at Home

It was Monday. In the morning I walked along the side of west flood canal. The day was clear. Anindya washed her kids' clothes. Dastan, escorted by Bibik attended the playgroup.

I was still at home. I tried to work on Kokonao report, pavement of the roads. I realized it lacked of data. Lanjutannya...

Being at Home

It was Sunday. I was late to get up. I lost my prayer. Nuri made a dish of tempe and tofu. She also made bakwans, fried curds of flour and shrimp. I made a morning walk tracing streets of Puspagiwang, Sudirman, and Bojongsalaman. At 09:00 Anindya, Ailin, and Bibik came. Dastan came at 10:00, he was accompanied by Om Beni. Lanjutannya...

Being at Home

It was Saturday. I was still at home. In the morning Nuri washed and dried the used clothes. It was just hao, the sun was shiny. So, in the mid day they all dried. We were both just relaxed.

In the evening I made payment the Indonet and Citibank invoices through BCA ATM Pamularsih. I walked there. The sky was cloudy but it seemed the rain would not come. Lanjutannya...

Aqiqah and Birthday

It was Friday. In the morning I went to the temple hall to join qigong. The participants were 13 people. We practiced chenqi, pengqi guanding, and short xingshen zhuang. I quit in the middle of the last session.

Dastan went to the playgroup. Anindya dropped him there. He was accompanied by Bibik.

Anindya ordered aqiqah package for Ailin from the Nurul Hayat catering. The package then was distributed to the neighbors in boxes. A tag was named with the formal name, Aishalina Djohan Putting.

Today was the birthday of Nuri and Dastan, too. Mrs. Djoni provided yellow rice to celebrate Dastan birthday. After knowing about Nuri's birthday she also brought home a birthday cake. A simple celebration was managed at home.

I joined the Friday prayer at the Masjid Attaqwa.

In the evening Anindya, Dastan, Ailin, Bagus, and Bibik went to Jogja Lanjutannya...

Dining Out

It was Thursday. I was at home.

In the evening I, Nuri, Dastan, Ailin, and Bibik went to Citra Mall for looking for shoes. We had dinner at the Lap Tembak counter. Bagus joined there. We then bought shoes for Dastan and Nuri. The shoes were for birthday presents for them. On the way home Bagus dropped off at his house. Lanjutannya...

Being at Home

It was Wednesday. In the morning I joined qigong in the temple hall. The participants were 13 people. We practiced chenqi, laqi, pengqi guanding, and sanxin zhuang. Before leaving the venue I paid our (my and Nuri) contribution for 4 months (September to December), a total of Rp200.000.

Dastan went to the playgroup again. It was the fourth attendance. Bibik was with him.

Before dhuhur time Nuri accompanied Anindya and Ailin to go to the Elizabeth Hospital for Ailin getting immunization.

In the afternoon I came to the Cak Rus Barbershop to trim my hair. The cost was still constant, Rp 13.000.

In the evening Bagus and Anindya brought Dastan to a salon in the Edge Building to trim his hair. His hair style then was army look.

This evening I got notification from Mahardi that he just transferred a sum of rupiah as my remuneration in the consultancy work of Pangkalpinang. Lanjutannya...

Going to Jogja

It was Tuesday. I accompanied Nuri going to Jogja. She would settle some matters relating to the gathering of her colleagues.

We left home at 06:30 and at 08:30 we arrived Payaman. In Magelang we stopped by at 2 places. The first one was the Bu Atmo Kiosk in Magelang where we had breakfast. We ordered kidney beans soup. I also consumed vegetables filled tofu. The second one was the Lezat Shop where we bought various snacks.

At 11:00 we entered the area of Kecamatan Ngaglik. We called Rahutama and we realized he was at the campus. Then, we continued to the Parsley Resto on Jalan Kaliurang. Nuri saw the venue for gathering. She wanted to buy a kind of cake but it had not been available. In waiting for the cake we went to the Bukit Barisan Lodge.

In the lodge Nuri met the caretaker while I dropped into its cafe. I ordered a cup of coffee. The coffee was Sidikalang original. In my findings it was nice coffee. A cup was costed just Rp5.000.

We stopped by at the Parsley Bakery again to take the cake then continued to Rahutama's boarding house. We was there for a while just to download his stuff. At about 13:30 we went home.

We stopped by at 2 places. At Tahu Pojok Kiosk in Magelang we had our late lunch. The tahu kupat dish price was Rp12.000 per portion. The taste was still excellent.

At the Banaran Cafe we got a rest. We also paid our prayer in its musalah. We ordered tea and snack. The prices were as follows: black tea Rp7.500 per cup, mendoan (mildly done fried tempe) Rp9.000 per plate consisted of 3 pieces.

As usual we entered into the Bawen tollgate and exited from the Banyumanik tollgate. The toll tariffs were Rp7.500 for Bawen - Ungaran and Rp7.000 for Ungaran - Banyumanik.

We stopped again at the pets clinic Kasih Satwa to get cat food. At about 19:30 we arrived at home. Lanjutannya...

Meeting

It was Monday. It was cloudy day. Though, Anindya washed her, Dastan, and baby's clothes. She said the used clothes had been piling up.

I went to the office of WR Authority to join a meeting. It was to discuss the preparation of the council site visit to the Basin of Kluwut. The meeting was chaired by Lukito and attended by Sugeng, Sutrisno, Syam Sahida, Suhartono, and Agus. At 11:30 the meeting ended.

I then directly went to the office of Operation and Maintenance Division to deliver my August and September invoice. I did not meet Pandhu, the guy responsible for invoice documents so I put them on his table. I then went home.

It was raining on the way home. I asked Nuri to open the gate. Lanjutannya...

Being at Home

It was Sunday. In the morning the day seemed to go to sunny so I washed my clothes. The sun was bright when I hanged them to dry. However, before dhuhur time the cloud covered the sun. Fortunately, they had dried so I continued to iron them. It was then raining in the afternoon.

Anindya, Dastan, Ailin, Bagus, and Bibik went out this afternoon. They seemed very happy welcoming the sunny day. At maghrib time they came back in a rainy atmosphere. Anindya told they just came from Jepara. Lanjutannya...

Being at Home

It was Saturday. I was at home. The day was cloudy and rainy, it hindered me to go out for walking. It hindered me to wash my clothes. Instead, I worked to analyze the pavement for Kokonao Airport pavement.

In the morning Mrs. Djoni came to bring Dastan to her house. At noon Bagus brought him back.

October is the month when the rainy season begins. However, it had been occured for several consecutive year that the rainy season started late to the month of November. This year it seemed no dry season. It might be that the season change would be normal again. Lanjutannya...

Rahutama Going to Jogja

It was Friday. In the morning I joined qigong in the temple hall.The participants were 10 people. We practiced pengqi guanding and short xingshen zhuang. It took 90 minutes.

Today Dastan went to the play group. Bibik accompanied him. In this third day he seemed happy. I guessed he got acclimated.

At dhuhur time I joined the Friday congregational prayer at the Masjid Bertaqwa.

At 13:30 I and Nuri accompanied Rahutama at the Banyumanik Bus Stop. After we dropped him there I and Nuri came to the Ada Supermarket nearby for shopping. At 16:00 we went home.

At early evening Anindya went to the dentist to maintain her teeth. Lanjutannya...

Going to Rembang

It was Tuesday. I went to Rembang to see Banyukuwung and Panohan storage sama. Rahutama in the morning at 06:45 dropped me at the Operation and Maintenance Division office. At 07:15 I went to Rembang area along with Djumono, Hidayat, Reza, Pandu, and the driver. We had breakfast at a garangasem kiosk in Kudus.

The first destination was the Banyukuwung Storage Dam in Sumber, Rembang. We arrived there at about 11:00. The dam and the storage seemed in good condition. We inspected it almost in all aspect. The rain came but then was clear soon. The dam was operated by 3 men. None of them was a public servant. At 13:00 we finished and felt having time to go to the next destination.

The next destination was the Panohan Storage Dam in Panohan, Rembang. When we arrived there the rain had just stopped. So, we could inspect it directly. The dam seemed ok. It was maintained but we thought several supporting devices were not provided by the provider. At about 16:00 we left the place for home.

We stopped by at a manyun fish kiosk in Juwana. We had dinner there. At about 20:00 we arrived at the office. Djumono gave me and Hidayat a ride to our homes, respectively. Lanjutannya...

Monthly Gathering

It was Wednesday. In the morning I joined qigong in the temple hall. The participants were 10 people. We practiced chenqi, laqi, pengqi guanding, and sanxin zhuang. It took 90 minutes.

On the way home I stopped by at the Asyifa Play group. I thought Dastan was there. Unfortunately, he had not been there. I went back. I and Anindya then dropped Dastan and Bibik there.

At 11:00 Anindya, Dastan, Ailin, and Bibik companies me and Nuri joined the former Watersupply Project employees wives gathering at the Kalipancur Resto. They just dropped us there Lanjutannya...

Being at Home

It was Tuesday. In the morning I joined qigong in the temple hall. The participants were 11 people. We practiced chenqi, pengqi guanding, and part of xingshen zhuang.

At 09:00 Rahutama went to the Nasmoco Workshop to fix the car. It was something suspected at about the front right shock absorber. He was so long being there but the mechanic did not find anything.

Anindya went out to settle some matters. She also brought Nuri and Dastan.Nuri was dropped at a resto to join the alumni wives gathering. She also dropped Dastan at Erlangga. After dhuhur time she picked up Nuri home. Mrs. Djoni and Om Beni brought Dastan home in the afternoon.

At 17:00 Anindya and Nuri brought Ailin to the Elizabeth Hospital to see a pediatrician. Ailin was 5,5 kg in weight.

At home I ironed my clothes. Lanjutannya...

Joining a Meeting

It was Monday. In the morning I went to the Bank Jateng to withdraw pension salary. The people wanted to do the same were many so I had to wait for about 30 minutes. Rahutama accompanied me to go there. On the way home we wanted to stop by a BNI Bank but we cancelled it because it seemed that the queue was long.

Today at 08:00 Dastan was accompanied by Anindya going to a toddler school, Asyifa Atfal. It supposed to be the first day but he then asked to leave after he introduced himself.

At 12:30 I went to the PJBMO to join a progress meeting. The traffic was congested so I arrived there at 13:40, it was behind the meeting schedule. Fortunately, the meeting delayed to 14:00.

The meeting was chaired by Mrs. Dyah, the chief of the water resources operation and maintenance work unit. She was backed by Mr. Wahyu, the commitment arranging officer. The participants were Ediningsih, Hidayat, Sugeng, Prapto, Djumono, and Wahid. She clrarified the progress of our works. At about 17:30 the meeting ended. We dismissed.

The traffic going home was also congested. I had to be careful to drive home. Lanjutannya...

Hijra New Year

It was Sunday. It was the first day of the 1438 Hijra, the Islamic year. The Kompas daily paper did not issue. The day was cloudy and showering. I planned to do morning walk but I cancelled it because of fear of showering. Before dhuhur time I and Dastan accompanied Anindya shopped plastic nipples at the Nagatomi Shop. We also went to Erlangga to get a paper to process the birth certificate but there was no one there. At the end we went to Bu Puji Shop on Jalan Pamularsih to buy some snacks. A moment later, Mr. and Mrs Djoni, Dimas, and Elo arrived. Then, Bagus joined us. They wanted to go to Boyolali and fetched Anindya and Dastan to be along with. Dastan was joined them and went to the place. Anindya and Bagus went home to fetched Ailin and Bibik. This afternoon they were going.

Meanwhile, Rahutama in the morning went to accompany his former classmate, Patrick, to go for proposing.

It was heavy raining in the evening but then it stopped. The electronic media told that an indundation occured in the town of Surakarta. Lanjutannya...

Joining Monthly Gathering

It was Saturday. In the morning I walked along the West Flood Canal walk track. It took almost 60 minutes. I stopped by a casual market on Jalan Puspanjala Selatan to buy tempe. I looked for blendhung but I could not find it.

Before dhuhur time I sent a clarification to Iqbal concerning the master plan of Kokonao airport.

At 14:00 I, Nuri, Anindya, Dastan, Ailin, and Bibik went to a Pizza Hut counter on Jalan Pandanaran. We had lunch there.

At 20:00 I joined the neighborhood gathering at Pak Kus'house. The gathering was also to welcome the Hijra new year 1438H. At 21:00 I left the venue for being home. The remaining attendants were still there.

Shortly after arriving at home Rahutama came from Jogja. He was with Anindya's car. At about 22:00 a heavy rain dropped. Lanjutannya...