Reunion the Day 2

It was Sunday. In the morning we were shipped to the Balekambang Garden to join a dummy Olympic game. Nuri preferred for not going. The garden was built by Mangkunegaran Castle. It was about 100.000m2. There a pond and a yard. People used to come and play.

Our dummy olympic consisted of funny and silly games. We separated to 4 groups: red, yellow, green, and pink groups. My group, the red one, awarded as the champion, finally. During the dummy olympic games were served with wedang ronde, coffee, selat solo, and srabi notosuman.

Being in the hotel we had breakfast in the food room. The Sahid Raya Hotel did not provide a spacious food room. So, some of us were standing.

The next session was going to Kampung Batik Kauman to see batik process and or to buy the batik. I did not buy anything. Closing the session we had lunch in the Soto Gading Counter 4. We served with Soto ayam.

In the evening we were dressed up in a Solo styled party suit on preparing to go to the Mangkunegaran Castle for a dinner party. In the uniform we were transported there by horse pulled carts. We were welcomed by their representatives.

Before dinner we were escorted to see the castle collections. The have a museum to store them.

The dinner was started at about 07:30. We were served with 5 dishes that came one by one. The first one was tea and snack. Then, was followed by star soup. The beefsteak was the following. And the main course was rice. The dinner was closed by a kind of ice cream. During the dinner traditional dances was also performed. The first was golek mantra dance and the second was bandayuda dance. We were so satisfactory when we were going back to the hotel.

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Reunion the Day 1

It was Saturday. In the morning I went to Jakarta by Sriwijaya Air SJ221. I was dropped by Rahutama at the airport. I landed at 07:10. It was on time. About 30 minutes I waited for a bus. A bus costed Rp40.000 brought me to Pancoran. A taxi for Rp20.000 brought me to Menteng Pulo. For about an hour I was with Anindya and Dastan.

At 10:30 I, Anindya, Dastan, and Bibik went to Graha Wanita Patra. We joined the wedding party organised by Tono to celebrate the marriage of his daughter, Indri to Pratama. I met my schoolmates, Risna, Hera, Kanti, Ade, Ariani, Djoko Martanto, etc. At 12:45 we were out from the party going for the airport.

The traffic was flowing. The counter traffic was congested. We arrived at the Terminal 3C at 13:20. I dropped off while Anindya, Dastan, and Bibik went back to their house. At 15:20 I boarded and at 16:00 the Batik Air ID6374 brought me to Jogja.

At 17:00 we landed, at 17:15 Rahutama picked me up. We bought green bean porridge at a vendor for buying time. After paying magrib prayer at a masjid Rahutama dropped me at the Ramayana Theatre area.

I joined Nuri there. I joined the crowds of ITB alumni class 1975 civil engineering with their spouses and, some alumni, with their children. We started a reunion trip.

We had dinner in the area and at 19:30 we entered the Ramayana Theatre. We watched the Ramayana Epic Dance at Firing Hanoman Episode. It was about 2 hours. 

At 22:00 we went to Surakarta by 3 buses. They were the same bus brought the crowds from Surakarta. At about 23:15 we arrived at Sahid Hotel. We were overnight there.

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Preparing for Going

It was Friday. I joined Qigong in the temple hall. The participants were 10. We practiced pengqi guanding and short xingshen zhuang.

By zuhr time Nuri fetched Mbak Tutik from Surabaya. She and her colleagues would be overnight in the Aston Hotel. I joined Friday prayer in Attaqwa Mosque.

In the evening I, Nuri, and Rahutama had dinner at the KampungKali fried chicken. Nuri had no time to prepare dishes for us.

Until the late night I composed my resume and sent it to Committee for Acceleration of Priority Infrastructures Providing. I intended to he their employee.

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Being at Home

It was Thursday. I and Nuri did not go for Qigong. I felt so reluctant. I got sleep after praying.

Nuri made vegetables dishes for us. I prepared myself to go to the management office. I then postponed my going because the manager I wanted to see was not in. Nuri went to a restaurant to meet her companions.

In the evening I downloaded and printed TOR of individual consultants. There were 2: Senior Expert in WRM and Junior Analyst in WRM. I was interested to the first one. In the evening I saw Cak Ros the Barber for trimming my hair.

As yesterday, today was so hot. But it was different to yesterday, this evening were no raining.

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Shopping

It was Wednesday. In the morning I and Nuri joined Qigong in the temple. We practiced chenqi, laqi, and pengqi guanding. We left the remaing for home.

At 09:00 I went to the office to see a subproject manager in the Pemali Juana River Basins Management Office but I failed. I just met Mr. Hidayat and Mr. Hetomo. On the way home I called on Mr. Zaenal.

In the evening I and Nuri shopped in the Citra Mall. We bought items for our trip to Bromo. Not long after we arrived home Rahutama came.

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Usual Day

It was Tuesday. In the morning I joined Qigong in the temple hall. The participants were 7 people. We practiced chenqi, pengqi guanding, and short xingshen zhuang.

At 09:00 Mr. Hidayat told me that he was in the office of Mr. Heri. He wanted me to see him tomorrow.

Before zuhr time Nuri went to Mrs. Tarsono's house to join a monthly gathering. I was better at home than accompanying her there.

In the evening I and Nuri went to an ATM to get money. On arriving home, Asri and her gangs came. The raining was falling. It made the night was little bit colder.

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Tetem the Cat Being Dead

It was Monday. In the morning I joined Qigong session in the temple. The participants were 10 people. I practiced chenqi, laqi, and chenqi guanding. It was a session remaining but I left the venue.

At home I wiped and mopped the floor. Nuri went out to Vehicle Administration Office to delete her ownership on the old car.

At 12:00 I went to the Electronically Procurement Services at the Town Hall area to register myself as an individual consultant. The officer served me goo. It was quick and simple  to became an individual consultant that having access to a procurement electronically proses.

On arriving at home Nuri told me that Tetem the Cat dead. She was still in the clinic. Nuri asked them to bury her. In the evening we went there to pay off all the cost.

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The Cat Being Hospitalized

It was Monday. I was still exhausted. I laid on bed again after doing praying. Nuri made dishe for our meals. Rahutama washed his clothes. I was just relaxed. In the evening I accompanied Nuri to bring Item the cat to the Kasih Satwa Clinic for inspection. She had not eat anything for several days. She had been just drinking. The weight was loss from 5 to 3,8kg. The veterinarian suggested Nuri to leave the cat in the clinic. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

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Going to Salaman

It was Saturday. In the morning at 06:00 I and Nuri left home for Salaman. In the same time Rahutama was just ready to go to Blora. We stopped by the Rumah Brownies to buy meaty tofu for the relatives. In Magelang we stopped by Warung Bu Atmo to have breakfast. I liked the fried tofu made by them.

At about 10:30 we arrived at the house. Lik Santo and Lik War seemed healthy. Some relatives were there. They were Sri, Utari, Mansyur, his wife and son, Bekti, Adi, Kanti, Mahardi, Faris, Asri, Zaky, Fitri, Damar, and Peni. They were busy to prepared food for the congregation prayer of Syaban month. The session started at 15:30 and ended at about 16:30. 

Mahardi and Faris left at 18:30 for Bandung. They got in the bus at the road side in front of the house. I, Nuri, Asri, Fitri, Peni, Zaky, and Damar went back to Semarang at 20:10. The traffic was flowing so at 22:50 we arrived at home. Argi picked Asri, Fitri, Peni, Zaky, and Damar up for his home.

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Rahutama Coming

It was Friday. In the morning I and Nuri joined Qigong in the temple. The participants were 10 people. The laoshi Liu Miao was in. We practiced pengqi guanding and short xingshen zhuang.

At zuhr time I joined the Friday prayer in masjid Attaqwa. The preacher told that the Syaban month that was renamed to Ruwah by Javanese was to remind us to the life after this life when we entered the 'arwah' (soul) dimension.

At 20:00 we fetched Rahutama at a point in front of Karangpanas church. He just came from Jogja

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Seeing an Exhibition

It was Thursday. In the morning I and Nuri joined Qigong session in the temple. The participants were 11 people. Melani acted as the laoshi. We practiced xingshen zhuang and filling qi.

We bought nasi pecel for our breakfast. It was from another vendors.

At 11:00 we called on Java Mall to see a handicrafts exhibition. The participants came from many regencies of the country. We bought several snacks they produced. On the home we bought nasi bungkus at a warung tegal

In the evening I refilled bits to my handset.

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Being at Home

It was Wednesday. In the morning I ang Nuri joined Qigong in the temple. Laoshi Miao Xiao was in. With her we were in 11. We practiced chenqi, laqi, pengqi guanding, and sanxin zhuang.

The remaining time of the day we were still at home.

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Being at Home

It was Tuesday. I was absent from attending Qigong session. I was so reluctant to go. I was at home all day.

By zuhr time Nuri went out to buy my medicines at the Sehat pharmacy and fruits at the Superindo supermarket. After ashr time I put vaseline at the gate rollers and pins. Then, I wiped and mopped the floor.

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Window Shopping

It was Monday. In the morning I went to the temple to join qigong session. Nuri left at home because she was reluctant to go. The way to the temple was longer than usual since I could not pass the street adjacent to the Johar Market. I and Mr. Andhik came first. At 06.00 we started to practiced. The other participants came one by one until we reached 6 people. We practiced chenqi, laqi, pengqi guanding, and sanxin bing zhanzhuang.

After zuhr time I and Nuri went to the Sri Ratu Mall for window shopping. It was quite long since our last visit we did not see
the situation. On the way to the place we stopped by at a BNI ATM center on Jalan Pandanaran. Nuri sent an amount of money to Nita to paid her debt relating the medicine for Mbak Poppy. Then, we stopped by at the Delight Lunpia counter on JalanGajahmada to taste their product. We tried an original lunpia filled with bamboo shoot, chicken, and shrimp. Its price was
Rp12.000 each. We also tried a carp lunpia, a lunpia filled with bamboo shoot and carp. It price was more expensive, Rp18.000. We found that the all kinds of lunpia were tasty. The important thing was that those products were halal as stated by the Muslim Scholar Board (Majelis Ulama Indonesia) of Semarang.

In the Sri Ratu Mall we were just window shopping. The mall seemed to be in declining. The visitors were not as many as them of several years ago. Nuri bought a pair of socks for her preparation to go to Bromo.

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Anindya Going to Jakarta

It was Sunday. At 10:00 I accompanied Anindya and Dastan to Hippo Baby Spa for massage. Dastan need it to recover his body.

At 12:00 I and Nuri accompanied them to the airport. They would go to Jakarta by Lionair. We went home after dropping them there.

In the evening Asri and Argi came to take picture on a bed cover. Then, we were involved in a social chat.

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Being at Home

It was Saturday. I was at home all day. Nuri went to Mrs. Yanto's house to attend the monthly gathering of the alumni's wives. Anindya, Bagus, and Dastan went out for sight seeing.

In the evening Dastan felt on his attempt to rise himself on the chair. He was crying so long.

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Dinner Out

It was Friday. In the morning I joined Qigong session in the temple. The participants were only 6 people. Mr. Andhik replaced the absent laoshi. Fortunately, Mr. Bambang Hartono (Wang Xianyi) was present so he could fix our motion. We practiced chenqi, laqi, and xingshen zhuang.

At about 09:00 Rahutama left home for Jogja. Patrik accompanied him.

At 12:00 I joined Friday prayer at Masjid Attaqwa.

In the evening I, Nuri, Anindya, Dastan, and Bagus had dinner at the Red, Rib n Dessert in Marina area. I had tuna salad and vegetables drink. We spent Rp192.000. This evening Anindya and Dastan were overnight on Jalan Erlangga. Lanjutannya...

Family Reunion

It was Thursday. In the morning I and Nuri went to the temple to join Qigong. The participants were just 6 people. It might be because of the holiday of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The laoshi was also absent so Mr. Andhik replaced her. We practice chenqi, laqi, and short xingshen zhuang.

On the way home we stopped by the Gang Pinggir market. Nuri shopped to welcome Dastan and Anindya.

At 12:00 we went to the airport to fetch Anindya and Dastan. They flew Lionair scheduled to arrived at 12:30. It was on time. Dastan looked so cute.

We then went to the Kariadi Hospital to meet Bagus. About 30 minutes we were there to give the family (Bagus, Anindya, and Dastan) in reunion.

At 16:00 I, Nuri, and Dastan fetched Rahutama on the bus stop in front of Kariadi Hospital. This day the family were in reunion.

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Seeing a Doctor

It was Wednesday. In the morning at 08:00 I and Nuri went to the Kariadi hospital Garuda clinic to see Doctor Suharti. It was a routine control. Nuri was in queue while I went upstair to take the laboratory result. The qieue taq was dispensed at 09:00 and we got number 144. We then got number 16 in the registration. Actually, the doctor would receive 15 patients bit because of long queue she could receive 20 people.

The doctor would start to see patients at 11:00 so during waiting we went to the Ada supermarket. Nuri was shopping in the same time I bought a sleeve. At 12:00 we had been in the hospital again.

At about 12:45 we saw her. It was nothing special on me. My blood pressure was 140/80. She gave me again amlodipin 5 mg for 30 days. We were until 14:00 to receive those medicines.

On the way home we bought nasi bungkus for our lunch.

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Putting Blood Sample

It was Tuesday. In the morning I joined Qigong session in the temple hall. The participants were 7 people. The laoshi did not show up so Melani acted as a laoshi. We practiced chenqi, pengqi guanding, and part of xingshen zhuang.

At 11:00 I and Nuri went to the Kariadi hospital Garuda clinic. I put blood sample to the laboratory. Then, we went to the Gunung Sawo Hospital. Nuri took her laboratory test. The next stop was the Kaligarang public fueling station where we fuel the car. The RON 92 fuel was Rp8800 per liter. We came to a mobile counter to pay off electric, water, and telephone bills. Finally, we got in the Alfamart Puspanjolo to buy 3 gallons of water.

In the evening we were still at home. I sent an address list to Tono via internet.

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Inaugural Operation

It was Monday. I did not join Qigong because I had to go to the Jatibarang Dam to fill the invitation. I left home at 08:40. I picked Mr. Harsono with me. At 08:30 we was ready on the invitees seats.

At about 10:00 the inauguration began. Mr. Prasetyo gave report on the inauguration organizing. Mr. Bobi gave report on the dam construction. Mr. Mudjiadi gave speech on the government policy. Finally, Mr. Widiatmoko gave speech on the Central Java hopes. Mr. Mudjiadi and Mr. Widiatmoko together pressed the button opening the name tag Bendungan Jatibarang and officially operating the dam for the first time.

In the afternoon I and Nuri went to Plaza Simpanglima for shopping. I bought sleeves and a netbook cover. We also came to Superindo supermarket to buy fruits.

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Paying Condolence

It was Sunday. In the morning I came to a house in Sendangsari area to pay my condolence. It was the grieving house of the passing a way of Kowangit's mother. Mr. Zaenal was there. An hour later Nuryanto came. At 11:00 I and Mr. Zaenal left.

In the afternoon I and Nuri accompanied Rahutama to the bus stop at Banyumanik. After we dropped him there we went to the Sim6 Resto to have early dinner. I chose a dish similar to fish and chip.

In the evening I walked to Jalan Puspowarno to have an internet card

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Walking

It was Saturday. In the morning Riyanto came to pass an invitation card. I was invited to attend a world water day celebration in the Jatibarang Dam.

At about 08:00 I left home for walk. I walked through Jalan Bojong Salaman, Jalan Sudirman, and Jalan Puspowarno.

In the evening Rahutama came from Purwokerto. He used the Kamandaka Coaches.

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Rahutama Going to Purwokerto

It was Friday. In the morning I and Nuri joined Qigong session in the temple. The participants were only 9 people. It seemed this week many members had been so busy. We practiced chenqi, laqi, pengqi guanding, and part of xingshen zhuang.

I joined Friday congressional prayer at Masjid Attaqwa. At 17:00 Nuri accompanied Rahutama to the Tawang Station. He would go to Purwokerto to attend to a wedding party.

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Rahutama Coming

It was Wednesday. In the morning I and Nuri joined Qigong in the temple hall. The participants were 9 people. Li Kian came to supervise. We practiced Xingshen Zhuang and filling qi.

At Nuri went to a veterinarian to cure Ketem the cat. She has been coughing for several days. Nuri also bought a cage for her.

In the evening I and Nuri went to Kaliwiru area to fetch Rahutama. He came from Jogja. We bought nasi padang for our dinner.

Mr. Bena asked me to go to Jakarta to join a meeting at the Ministry of Economic Coordination. I couldn't agrre at once before I got a formal request.

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Joining Qigong

It was Wednesday. In the morning I and Nuri went yo the temple to join Qigong session. There was no laoshi but we still did it. Laoshi Chong Wen was in but he refused to be a laoshi. We started at 06:12 with 9 participants. We practiced chenqi, laqi, pengqi guanding, and sanxin bing zhanzhuang. Nuri quitted at the middle of pengqi guanding.

On the way home we stopped by Pasar Gangbaru for shopping. Nuri did it while I took some pictures of the objects surrounding. We also stopped by a warung tegal on Jalan Suyudono for buying dishes for our breakfast.

In the afternoon Nuri made dishes for our late lunch.

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Being at Home

It was Tuesday. I was getting up late this morning so I could not join Qigong session nor pay my dawn prayer. I was so relaxe this day.

Before noon Nuri went to Ada supermarket to shop monthly stuffs. I wanted to accompany her but because I was sleepy I cancelled my will.

In the evening I worked to prepare my application. At the same time I tried the new printer out.

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New Netbook

It was Monday. In the morning I joined Qigong session in the temple. Nuri was still at home. The participants were 9 people. We practiced chenqi, laqi, chenqi guanding, and sanxin bing zhanzhuang.

This day I settled several activities. First, at 10:30 I went to PT Infokom Putra Prima at Ruko Mataram Plaza D8 to buy an HP netbook. It had a display of 11.6, RAM 4Gb, and internal memory 500Gb. It costed Rp5.150.000. The rate of US$ was Rp13.000.

It was a heavy raining when I was on the way home. A traffic jam was faced when I arrived west floodway bridge. The water was impounded on Jalan Puspanjolo. A car seemed to be stopped down.

I was home because Riyanto came home take a book I borrowed. Nuri failed to find it. However, Riyanto was back to the office when I arrived at home.

At 14:00 I came the Plaza Simpanglima to draw my pension salary from Bank Jateng. It was the second item I settled. At the same building I settled the third item, buying a Microsoft Office 365 for my netbook. It costed Rp800.000. I asked the clerk to install it. Finally, on the way home I put Rahutama's suit jacket in the Clean Laundry.

In the evening I and Nuri had Soto ayam in the Pak Met stall.

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Anindya Going to Jakarta

It was Sunday. In the morning Bagus came. He and Anindya took Dastan to Marina area to play with his toy car. They need a wide and flat area to run the toy. Mr. and Mrs. Djoni also came at the time Bagus and Anindya were leaving home. They then went together.

At 09:30 Anindya, Bagus, and Dastan came. Anindya packed her and Dastan's stuffs for going. At 10:30 Bagus accompanied Anindyand Dastan to the airport. They scheduled to go to Jakarta by Citilink leaving Semarang at 11:30.

After Maghrib time I and Nuri went to Sehat Pharmacy to take the medicines. Then, we went to a lunpia stall on Jalan Mataram to buy 4 pieces. The price was Rp9.000 each. Finally, we stopped by Yu Sri Pecel counter in Simpanglima area to buy some. Our dinner was nasi Pecel.

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Joining a Wedding Party

It was Saturday. In the morning Nuri made nasi goreng for our breakfast. After breakfast Anindya and Dastan came. Anindya was said they were accompanied by Mrs. Djoni. Dastan were sleeping. He seemed he was not quite well. He did more sleeping and crying than playing.

At 14:00 I, Nuri, Anindya, and Dastan went to Java Mall. We stopped by Nagatomi store to by snacks for Dastan. Then, I was got off at Java Mall while the rest went to a store nearby.

I visited a computer fair. I need to buy one so I thought to survey. A HP note book had RAM 4Gb, storage 500Gb, and display 11,6 inch was feasible. It costed Rp5,2 million.

After visiting I joined Nuri, Anindya, and Dastan having lunch in the Bayleaf Resto. They provided varieties of noodles. I had roasted duck noodle while Nuri and Anindya had fish ball and beef noodles.

At 19:30 I and Nuri joined a wedding pary in the Bernic Castle. It was managed by Bharoto family to celebrate the marriage of their daughter Iryanti Kusumaningtyas to Romy Jhonson Nainggolan. The family provided tasty dishes and deserts. We meet several colleagues with the spouses such as Mr. Widodo, Mr. Arus, Mr. Yiyi, etc. Mr. Hiryam, Mr. Setyoso, Mr. Watoyo, etc joined without spouses.

At home, we welcomed Mr. and Mrs. Djoni, and Dimas. They brought a toy car for Dastan. Dastan was crying when they left.

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Dastan Arriving

It was Friday. It was a holiday concerning the may day. I joined Qigong session in the temple. The participants were just 7 people. We practiced chenqi, pengqi guanding, and xingshen zhuang (short version). I joined the Friday prayer in Attaqwa Masjid. At 13:00 Nuri went to Bharoto family to joined siraman session. Siraman is a procession when senior women put bathing for a bride. The Bharoto family would marry their daughter, Tyas to Romy . Nuri came home at 15:30. In the evening Bagus, Anindya, and Dastan stopped by to pass cakes. They seemed just arriving from Jakarta. It was heavy showering so I couldn't see Dastan. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

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