Nuri Coming Home

It was Tuesday. In the morning i joined the Qigong in the tample. The participants were15 people. We practiced chenqi, laqi, pengqi guanding, and part of xingshen zhuang. It took more than 90 minutes.

At home I continued to clean the garage windows. Rahutama helped me at the end. I was satisfied with the result.

At noon I went to Pandanaran Gramedia Bookstore to see the bookfair. There were many old books offered. I was not interested.

In the evening I and Rahutama went to the Poncol station to fetch Nuri. Nuri got off from the Argo Sindoro Coaches at 10:55. It was about on time. Lanjutannya...

Being at Home

It was Monday. In the morning I joined the qigong in the temple hall. The participants were 15 people. We practiced chenqi laqi, and pengqi guanding. Usually, we ended with sanxin zhuang but this day we watched the laoshi correcting our style, motion, and concentration.

At home I wiped and mopped the floor. Then, I cleaned up the wood garage doors. The thick dust were removed. I got tired so I continued my work in the afternoon after having afternoon sleep.

At noon I and Rahutama went to Bu Lion stall for having lunch. The dishes were tasty. I had rice, tempe soup in hot coconut milk, papaya leaf stir fry, and steamed carp in banana leaf.

In the evening I made a vegetables dish. I used it for my dinner. The dish was tasty. Lanjutannya...

Being at Home.

It was Sunday. I woke up quite late so I lost my dawn prayer. Rahutama and his friends went to Jepara to attend their friend's wedding party. Rahutama came home in the afternoon.

This day was very hot. I had afternoon sleep in a sweaty condition. My meals were modest, consumed the yesterday dish.
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Nuri Going to Jakarta

It was Saturday. In the morning I and Rahutama accompanied Nuri to the Tawang Station. We dropped her there. She would go to Jakarta by Argo Sindoro Coaches that was scheduled to depart at 06:00. In Jakarta she would look after Dastan because Anindya would go for duty.

Before noon I made a long bean dish. With that I had my lunch and dinner.

In the afternoon I came to many camera stores to seek a Sony adapter but no success. At last, I came to Simpanglima Mall to buy a USB flash memory and an SD card. The prices were Rp100.000 and Rp110.000, respectively. Lanjutannya...

Joining a Meeting

It was Friday. In the morning I joined the qigong in the temple. Participants were about 8 people. I only practiced pengqi guanding. It was at 06:35 when I left the venue. I had to come home early because I would join a meeting.

The meeting was in the Dharmawanita Room, the Agency of Water Resources office. Rahutama dropped me there at 09:05. The meeting was attended by Mr. Suhartono, Mr. Pambudi, Niken Larasati, and Dedi. Mr. Bena led the meeting. The agenda was our preparation to visit Rembang and Jepara. At 11:00 the meeting concluded. I joined the Friday Prayer at the Babusalam Mosque.

Rahutama picked me up for home. We stopped by Bu Lin stall. Rahutama had lunch there.

In the afternoon Nuri went out for shopping. It was her preparation to go to Jakarta.
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Usual Day

It was Thursday. In the morning I joined the qigong. The participants were 10 people. We practiced chenqi and xingshen zhuang. Li Kian led the exercise.

In the remaining day I was at home. Nuri made me bitter cucumber stir fry and sprout tofu stir fry for our meals. In the afternoon she went to Bulu Ada Supermarket for shopping. Mr. Bena told me there would be a meeting tomorrow at 09:00.
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Seeing a Doctor

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

At 10:00 I and Nuri came to the Kariadi Hospital Garuda Clinic to see Doctor Eko. We waited for about 30 minutes. We met Mr. and Mrs. Prasetyo. They would see their doctor. After seeing we came to the pharmacy and laboratory. We enlisted my name to put sample on October 13rd. We concluded our business at 13:30.

In the evening I accompanied Nuri to pay her ticket order. She paid it off in Alfamart Mini Market. Lanjutannya...

Getting Money

It was Tuesday. In the morning I joined the qigong in the temple. A new person led the session. He could be a laoshi I had never met. The participants were about 14 people. We practiced chenqi, laqi, pengqi guanding, and part of xing shen zhuang.
At about 10:00 Riyanto and Pujiono came home to give money. It was a trip allowance. I was happy realizing my former subordinates still having attention to me.
Temperatures of the recent days were quite high. They also tend to humid. I was not comfortable having sleeping without AC.
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Removing Card Blocking

It was Monday. In the morning I joined the qigong. The participants were 11 people. We practiced chenqi, laqi, and pengqi guanding. At the end Laoshi Yuan Yi gave briefing. He explained that qigong would work if we strong in imagination. By our imagination we may fix or maintain our organs.

In the afternoon I and Rahutama went to the BNI and BCA banks to remove my card blockings. It was successful for my ATM cards but not for my credit card. I asked Anindya to remove the card blocking. Lanjutannya...

Being at Home

It was Sunday. I was at home. I still consumed medication. I slept a lot. I enjoyed it. Nuri made martabak and mushroom stir fry for our meals. Lanjutannya...

Joining a Wedding Party

It was Saturday. I, Nuri, Asri, Fitri, and Kris went to the Prime Mosque Convention Hall at 11:00 to join a wedding party. The party was organized by Mr. Karyudi to celebrate the marriage of his daughter, Tetty. Mr. Karyudi is the cousin of Sri Rejeki, Pri's wife. We were served with nice dishes. I took green fried rice and nasi liwet.

On the way home we stopped by Fortune store. Nuri, Asri, and Fitri did window shopping.

In the evening there was a neighborhood gathering but I did not join it because I saw a doctor. I came to the Mardi Mulya clinic. Doctor Chusna was in charge. She was Bagus' colleague. Lanjutannya...

Being at Home

It was Friday. I was at home because I got flu. I was just eating, watching television, and laying on bed. I was absent from the Friday Prayer. Lanjutannya...

Going Home

It was Thursday. The Loving Thursday (Kamis Kliwon 16). We checked out from Raudah Lodge. We went to the Pelangi Hotel to put my name card so if someone find my small bag the hotel may contact me. Then, we went to the airport.

With flight SN9059 of Express Air we left Labuha at 10:05. It was after the schedule because it arrived at Labuha late. The reason was because Mr. Helmi Faisal, the Minister of Left Region Development had used it to came to Labuha following his time.

The aircraft Dornier 328-100 landed at the Sultan Babullah Airport of Ternate at 10:35. We still had much time to explore Ternate. We came to Florida Resto to have late breakfast. Then, we explored the Toluko Fortress.

The flight SJ599 of Sriwijaya Air left Ternate at 15:30. We arrived at the Sultan Hasanudin of Makassar at 16:30. We transit at this airport. At 17:45 we left Makasar. After 2 hour flying Boeing 737-500 we arrived at the Sukarno Hatta the airport of Jakarta. In a hurry I came to the Lion Air to catch flight to Semarang. The clerk said it had been closed.

By a taxi I went to the Gambir Station. It costed Rp140:000. I got the Argo Anggrek Coach for Rp410.000. After having dinner I was on board. The train left Gambir at 21:30. Lanjutannya...

Concluding Work

It was Wednesday. The Black Wednesday (Rabu Wage 11). In the morning we had breakfast in a stall near the former hotel. The owner was a Muloccan ethnic since her hair was spiral. The dishes were ok.

This day we finishing our work. All data had been collected. We saw one of the three culvert mouths. The culverts crossed the runway.

In the afternoon we were in the hotel. To the hotel owner I told that I lost my brown little bag. It might be left in a public transport. I asked for his help to tell me if any driver came to bring it back. I also asked to 2 drivers to help to broadcast the case to their colleagues. I gave the Rp50.000 each for the communication cost.

I and Mahardi explored the environment. There was 2 ATMs nearby, the BNI and the Muamalat ones. The BNI was out of order so we drew money from the Muamalat one. We also walked around. The streets were narrow. It was just about 4,5m wide. The downtown was just like a kampung.

In the evening we came again to the Javanese stall to have dinner. I had fried chicken. Lanjutannya...

Moving to Another Hotel

It was Tuesday. The Yellow Tuesday (Selasa Pon 10). After having terrible sleeping, this morning we checked out from the hotel. The Pelangi hotel had on the floor bed in each room made me feeling bad. The AC on the brick was just the fan, so I slept in a warm condition. We had to move to another hotel.

After having breakfast in a resto we went to the office. We continued to collect data. We came to the Climatology Station to ask wind and rainfall data. At noon we accompanied by Mr. Abu went to the hotel to pick the bags and went to 'downtown' to check in the Raodah Lodge. The hotel price was Rp250.000 per room per day. I and Mahardi took room #5 for us and #1 for Henry.

Then, we went again to the office to continue our work. I and Mahardi came to the southwest airport border. A retaining wall was being built.

In the evening we had dinner in a stall near the lodge. The owner was a Javanese descendant. He provided chicken and mutton curry, satay, roasted chicken. Lanjutannya...

Going to Labuha

It was Monday. The Red-9 Monday-4 (Senin Pahing 13). In the morning Pak Ali picked us up from the Archi Hotel for the Babullah Airport. At 08:45 East Indonesia Time a Dornier 328-100 of Express Air, flight Number SN9058 brought us to the Oesman Sadik Airport of Labuha. Labuha was a capital of the South Halmahera Regency. The Dornier with about 30 passangers landed at the airport at 09:15. It was a 30 minutes trip.

We then came to the airport office to see Mr. Sangaji Nugraha to explore airport information. He forwarded our questions to Mr. Abu Sangaji, the supervisor of the detail design work. It thought he was the right man. He was in duty to supervise another work so we agreed to met him again after business hour. He accompanied us to check in the Pelangi Hotel. It was a simple hotel, the price was Rp70.000 per person per day. I got room #103.

To fill the time we then went to the old city. It was just the old squatter place because it did not show the city characters. We saw the Fish Market, met the Local Public Work officers and had lunch at the Apollo Resto. The resto was not a recommended one for 2 reasons, first the dishes were not tasty and second the invoice did not comply the price list. We spent Rp210.000 for 2 bowls of soup fish, 2 glasses of young coconut mix, 1 portion of konro soup, and a glass of lemon drink.

Then, we used an public transport to bring us to a hotel then to the airport office. On our arrival to the airport the driver asked Rp70.000 for his service.

At the airport the topographic team member, Mr. Ariyan joined us. We together explore the the airport information.

At about 14:00 we were back in the hotel. I found that my little brown bag was missing. There we a blackberry charger, a camera charger and a camera case hanger in it. I was little bit shocked and unpleased. However, I pleased myself that those stuffs would be bought again in Jakarta or Semarang. Then, I did zuhr and ashr prayers at once.

In the room I turned on the AC but the temperature was even going higher. Then, I realized it was only the blower part. Oh, God.

In the evening we had dinner at the Siang Malam Padang Resto. The dishes and the prices were reasonable. We spent Rp63.000. Lanjutannya...

Going to Ternate

It was Sunday. In the early morning I, Mahardi and Henry went to Ternate by Sriwijaya Air flight number SJ0598. It departed at 00:30. About 2hours flying we arrived at Hasanudin Airport of Makasar. We was on transit there for about an hour. Then, we flied again for Ternate. About 2 hours we arrived at the Sultan Baabullah Airport of Ternate. We waited for an hour to get the baggage. We left the airport and checked in the Archi Hotel. The hotel was close to the beach.

After having lunch at Jailolo Resto we took pictures of the beach.

In the evening we shopped in the Ternate Hypermart. I bought sandal and a clippers. We had dinner at Simpang Raya Resto. We walked to get the hotel.

Before sleeping we organized meeting for the tomorrow work. Lanjutannya...

Reunion

It was Saturday. The Loving-8 Saturday-9 (Sabtu Kliwon 17). After having breakfast in the hotel, I and Nuri went to Anindya's boarding house. We ride Metromini and Bajaj. Dastan was still vomiting and he was still active. He looked little bit having no light. At 11:45 I, Anindya, and Nuri went to Menara Hijau on Jalan Sutoyo. I was dropped there, and Anindya and Nuri went Ambasador Mall.

In the mall first floor I joined the ITB75 gathering. I was glad for meeting many colleagues and having varieties of food. I met Tono, Cendy, etc. I had xiancao drink, yogurt ice cream, asinan, and baked mushroom rice. At about 13:30 I left Menara Hijau Building for Ambasador Mall to join Nuri and Anindya.

In the mall we ordered new cheap glasses. Then, we had
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Going to Jakarta

It was Friday. At 05:30 Rahutama dropped me and Nuri at the Tawang Station. At 06:00 Argo Sindoro Coachs left the station to bring us to Jakarta. At about 08:00 I realized that my wallet was not with me. I was sure it was dropped at the station. Worrying that my cards in the wallet would be used by someone illegally, I phoned the associated banks to deactivate them. I also called Anindya to help the deactivation. I called Rahutama to came to the station to report a lost case to someone in charge.

About an hour later someone named himself as Pardjo called me. He told me that my wallet was with him. He had found it in the station toilet. He asked me to get it soon because he would go back to Bandung in the afternoon. Because I was away, I asked Rahutama to get it. About an hour later Rahutama told me the wallet had been with him. Minutes later Mr. Pardjo told me he had given the wallet to Rahutama. I was relieved. I was so thankful to Mr. Pardjo.

We arrived at the Gambir station at 12:15, it was 35 minutes late. We had lunch in a resto there. By a taxi costed Rp50.000 we arrived at the POP Hotel, Soepomo Street #29. We checked in the room #422. We then was having a rest.

At 17:00 we visited Bulik Meti at her house on Sahardjo street. She was healthy. Then, at 18:00 we visited Anindya and Dastan in their boarding house. Dastan was not in a good condition. He was still active but he experienced vomiting twice. His temperature was normal so Anindya was not so worried. At 22:00 we went back to the hotel.

Mahardi told me that the tickets had been issued and we would fly Sriwijaya to Labuha on Saturday evening. He expected me to join him at the airport at 22:00.

Rahutama told me that my wallet was sent to me by JNE transport. It was expected to came to me tomorrow.
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New Bag

It was Thursday. I did not join the qigong because it was the hard session day. I and Nuri went to Gramedia Bookstore to buy a back bag. The Eiger brand one was Rp450.000 and I bought it. Then, we went to Sehat Pharmacy to pay the prescription. Shopping in the Superindo Supermarket was our last activity.

Rahutama went to Jogja. He accompanied Andik. Asri came home to discuss a matter with Nuri. In the evening I packed my clothes in the new bag. We woul go to Jakarta tomorrow to see Dastan. Lanjutannya...

Seeing the Doctor

It was Wednesday. I joined the qigong in the morning for the whole sessions. They were chenqi, laqi, pengqi guanding, and sanxin zhuang. The participants were 11 people.

At noon I and Nuri came to Canadia Resto to join a monthly gathering. It was the water supply project employees' wives gathering. Although it was a wives' gathering, the husbands were also accompanying. The couples attended the gathering were Bud, Suprijanto, Surjadi, Yatin, Bharoto and me. The single was Mrs. Arus.

In the evening I and Nuri came to see doctor Sumanto. The line was long but only 4 people were before me. My blood pressure was 120/80.
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Joining Qigong

It was Tuesday. In the morning I joined the qigong in the temple hall. The participants were about 7 people. I only practiced chenqi and pengqi guanding. I went home when the others were practicing sanxin zhuang.

This day I slept twice, after qigong and after zuhr time. Recent days, I slept more.

I consumed much vegetable, at breakfast and dinner times.

After maghrib time I came to Cak Rus Barbershop to trim my hair. It was quick because I had not to be in queue.
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Gardening

It was Monday. I filled the day with gardening. I took the pandan from the left garden. It has been growing exessively. I chipped the leafs and the stems for composting. In the afternoon I watered the front yard.

Nuri made clamps curry dish for our breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Nuri then with Asri went to Ada Supermarket for shopping.
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Joining a Wedding Party

It was Sunday. At 11:30 I and Nuri joined a wedding party in the Convention Hall of Prime Mosque. Mr. Suhartono managed it to celebrate the marriage of his son, Bayu. He served us with many dishes but I only tried some of them. We also met many friends. A wedding party usually behave as a reunion session.

This morning Nuri made nasi goreng for our breakfast. It was tasty so I consumed it much.

After being home following our attending party , Nuri went out for shopping.

In the afternoon Rahutama came home. He just had traveling to Jogja.

In the evening I and Nuri came to Kampungkali Resto to have dinner. I found the dishes were tasty. The price was reasonable. Lanjutannya...

Being at Home

It was Saturday. I lost my dawn prayer because I got up late. Rahutama went to Brumbungan to pack the bed. He was accompanied by Pak Kus and Puji. He also dismantled the bed suspender. In the morning Bu Taryana informed Nuri that she started to dismantle her house. Nuri worried about the dust.

Nuri made hot milk fish dish. I consumed it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Lanjutannya...

Going to Kedungombo Reservoir

It was Friday. In the morning at 01:00 Gilang came home. He was on the way to Bandung from Sirabaya.

At 06:20 Mr. Bena came to be with me going to Kedungombo Reservoir to accompany the Aceh Sekretariat members. We then came to the office to pick up Sugeng. He refused to join. We then came to Bringin soto for breakfast. Then we came to the Ibis Hotel to pick the members up. At 09:00 we led to Kedungombo.

We took this route: Bawen-Tingkir-Andong-Gemolong and Kedungombo. We were welcomed by the management. They pleased us with welcome snack and lunch. Mr. Panca the management member in charge explained the Kedungombo features. We also joined the Friday prayer at a small mosque nearby.

At 15:30 we left the reservoir. The car was in trouble so I and Mr. Bena joined to other cars. We took the route of Grobogan-Mranggen. At 16:30 we arrived at Pedurungan. I took a taxi for bringing me home.

Gilang was about to go back to his town, Bandung. Rahutama accompanied him to the bus pool. On being back at home Rahutama brought us nasi padang for dinner. Lanjutannya...

Meeting

It was Thursday. At 09:45 I joined the second meeting of the central java water resources council. It organized in the Kedungombo Room chaired by Mr. Prasetyo. There were 4 points discussed: (1) evaluation of the provincial policy implementation, (2) matrix of hydrology system information policy, (3) problems on rembang cement factory construction, and (4) monitoring of wiso gelis and karimunjawa basins management units. The meeting was witnessed by the Secretariat members of Aceh Water Resources Concil.

Mr. Suhartono and Mr. Guntoro attended the meeting. Lanjutannya...

Gilang Coming By

It was Wednesday. In the morning Gilang came. He was on his way from Bandung to Surabaya by his Kawasaki 450 motorcycle. Rahutama asked Gilang to go out for city seeing in the evening. He was overnight.

Asri was also being at home in the morning. She just to take her document.

In the afternoon at 13:00 I came to the office to prepare matters for Provincial WR Council Meeting. I involved in a discussion with Mr. Bena. Lanjutannya...

Going to Surakarta

It was Tuesday. I and Nuri went to Surakarta area to visit Pak Edy and Pak Susilo. We departed at 07:00 and arrived home at 20:00. Our trip was a relaxed one. We fueled at Candi PFU. We chose a route of home - Tembalang Bawen Toll - Surakarta - Triyagan Mojolaban - Surakarta - Bawen - Tembalang - home.

We had several stops. The first stop was Banaran Cafe where we had breakfast. We got nasi soto, tea and coffee. We enjoyed the environment.

The second stop was Pak Edy's house at Ringin Semar area at 11:00. We involved in a social talk with him and Bu Edy. We were there at about an hour.

The third stop was Pak Susilo's house at Triyagan Mojolaban at 13:00. We also involved in a social talk with him and Bu Susilo for 30 minutes.

The forth stop was PGS Pusat Grosir Solo at 14:00. Nuri shopped while I got rest. I also paid my prayer at the mosque on the forth floor.

The fifth stop was Adem Ayem Resto where we got gudeg dish for our late lunch. The dishes' prices were expensive. However, I liked the place, the dish and the service.

The sixth stop was the last one. It was Sri Semar Stall in Singopuran Kartasura. We bought 2 packages of chicken garang asem.

In this trip Nuri was the driver. Lanjutannya...

Joining a Meeting

It was Monday. At 13:00 I came to the office to join a meeting concerning the preparation of second water resources council meeting. We discussed the agenda of the meeting: first mutual check, information system policy matrix, rembang cement factory and evaluation of Wisa Gelis and Karimunjawa Region Management Units. Meeting was chaired by Mrs. Nita, participated by Mr. Bena, Pangestu, Dedi, Mr. Suhartono, Sugeng Nurwanto, Tri (Climatology Agency), and Pamudji (Mining Department).

This morning I did not join the qigong. I thought I had to get more rest to manage my diarrhea. Rahutama was assigned to take the 2014 land tax invoice at Sukorejo Village Chief Office. Lanjutannya...