Going Back to Semarang

It was Saturday. I and Nuri had breakfast on the ground floor. Nuri took nasi langgi but I only consumed infused water. I had to limit the rice consumption in order to maintain my weight. I then consumed a half of big apple ��.

At 09:30 Anindya fetched us for the Thamrin City, a mall that was full of clothes vendors. Anindya and Nuri went around to by some stuffs. I sit in the lobby of the mall. I consumed another half of the apple. At 11:00 we left the mall for Anindya's house. We brought a portion of boplo gado-gado.

In the house we had lunch with various dishes. I still controlled my rice consumption. At 14:15 I, Nuri, Anindya, and Dastan left the house for the Gambir Railway Station. Nuri made a copy of my identity card. With the copy I got a Rp310.000 Argo Sindoro Coaches ticket at Rp248.000. I got a 20% discount because of my 60 years old. We then waited for the train at a Dunkin Donuts counter. At 15:45 I left the counter for boarding. I sit in the coach #3 on seat #8A.

The train departed on time, at 16:15. There was no other passenger beside me. I monitored that the arrival times at Cirebon, Tegal, and Pekalongan were about on time. So did when the coaches arrived at the Tawang Railway Station. It was 22:15, on time. Rahutama fetched me. I arrived at home at 22:45. Lanjutannya...

Window Shopping

It was Friday. We had a simple breakfast in the hotel: rice, n breaded chicken. The hotel also provided bread and black sticky rice porridge.

At 08:00 I and Nuri went to Anindya's boarding house by Metro Mini public transport. It costed Rp4.000 per person per trip. We took a stuff and went to Bu Sud's house in Pos Pengumben area by a grab car. The driver was Sigit Nugroho. It costed Rp48.000. We gave him five stars.

Bu Sud was healthy. She was with Desi  and the daughter in law. We were involved in social chats. She seemed happy welcoming us. At 11:00 we order a grab car again.

At first, a driver named Tuah Permalin tried to catch us but then his car was disappeared from the screen. So, I ordered again. The second driver named Adi Budaya successfully got us. We then led to Ambassador Mall. The car ride costed Rp51.000. The ride was ok, too, but I forgot to give him five stars.

I was absent from the Friday Prayer. We had lunch in the mall. I ordered a portion of fish soup. Its price was Rp38.500. It was still tasty.

Then, we carried on window shopping till 16:00. In the mall we met my ITB Civil Engineering Batch 75 colleague, Ramoni Tambing. We made pictures of us.

On leaving the mall we led to Anindya's house. We met Dastan again. He was very active and seemed happy. At 18:00 Anindya arrived. We dined together in the house. At 21:00 Anindya, Dastan, and Bibik dropped us at the hotel. Dastan was crying �� wanting to be with us. Lanjutannya...

Reunion Ending

It was Thursday. In the morning I and Gatot did our dawn prayer in the musala of the hall. Then with Ade and Tri Haryanto we made a short walk around the cottage.

At 06:00 we gathered at a small park to have exercise. We respectively wore a green tee shirt contributed by Titik. The exercise guide taught us with the mere-mere dancing. After exercising we had breakfast in the cottage restaurant.

At 09:10 we was ready to go around the park. We wore a red tee shirt from the committee. We visited the Eco Park and also the Beach Pool. We then was back again at the cottage restaurant to have lunch. Before having lunch the committee announced that the reunion came to end.

At 13:00 we dismissed. Tono drove me to the Gambir Station. At the station I met Nuri that just arrived from Semarang.

We checked in the Pop Hotel Tebet at about 15:00. We then got slept to recover our condition.

At 20:00 Anindya, Dastan, and Bibik came to the hotel. Anindya pleased us with dinner in the Senayan Resto. The dishes were tasty. At about 22:00 they left the hotel. Lanjutannya...

Reunion

It was Wednesday. I joined class 1974 high school reunion in the Putri Duyung Cottage. The reunion was managed by the Jakarta Chapter.

At 06:30 I was dropped by Rahutama at the Ahmad Yani Airport of Semarang. I directly checked in, I asked seat #29A. At 07:30 the Airbus 320 Batik Air flight DI 6343V took off for Jakarta brought me,  Tuti, Tati, and Noeri. At 08:20 the plane ✈ touched down on the Soekarno Hatta Airport of Jakarta. It was on time.

In the Terminal 1C we waited for other participants. About a quarter hour Ho Ming Lok (何明乐), Bambang, Nunuk, and Yudi that came from Jogja. Tono fetched us. A bus was ready for us. We then went to the Terminal 3 to fetch the Magelang Chapter group. So,  we were now in 28. We went to the Putri Duyung Cottage. At about 11:00 we arrived at the cottage,in the Jaya Ancol Dreams Park. We were welcomed in the Candi Bentar Hall. We waited till 13:00 to get the rooms. I and Gatot shared the room Hiu-30.

We gathered in the hall again at 15:30 to have coffee session. The participants were about 80 people. We had a photo session before dismissing.

We gathered again at 19:00 for dining, socializing, dancing, and singing. We dressed up with a motive batik. We had a lot of fun and felt excited. We dismissed at 23:00. Lanjutannya...

Preparing for Going

It was Tuesday. In the morning I washed my trousers. The sky was going cloudy cloudy so I finished taking off the weeds on the front yard. My whole time was used.

Pak Yus came to continue fixing the washing machine. This day the machine was in service again. I paid the last payment Rp175.000.

Nuri went to the Link Resto to join the monthly gathering of alumni wives. I was still at home.

In the evening I went to the Sehat Pharmacy to buy medicines prescribed by Doctor Sumanto. They were for 30 days costed Rp951.500. At arriving at home I packed my stuff for going to Jakarta tomorrow.

Lanjutannya...

Being at Home

It was Monday. In the morning I got up late so I missed the dawn prayer. I was at home to fix the module. Ratna came home to chat with Nuri. She seemed in a tensed condition. Pak Yus came to continue fixing the washing machine.

At about 10:00 Pranoto and his wife came. They distributed a wedding party invitation. They would marry their youngest daughter.

In the evening I and Nuri went to an Alfamart shop to by a train ticket to Jakarta. Nuri would go there.

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Window Shopping

It was Sunday. My cough was still persistence. However, I felt better than last night condition. At 11:00 I and Nuri went to the Simpanglima Plaza. We wanted to get a white short sleeve shirt. As a matter of fact, we did not get nothing. Then, we went to the Ada Supermarket on Jalan Sugijapranata. We got it at the price of Rp299.000. A discount of 30% was applied so I just paid about Rp180.000.

At home after zuhr and ashr praying I had an afternoon sleep. Lanjutannya...