I joined the Friday prayer in the Masjid At Taqwa close to home. Peni came home for courtesy visit. She also informed that she would fly this afternoon at 15:00 to Jakarta.
At 20:00 Anindya, Dastan, Ailin, and Bagus arrived at home. They just landed at Ahmad Yani airport. They were flying Sriwijaya. So, since this day the family members were complete. Lanjutannya...
Rahutama as the driver chose the center route. It meaned we would trace Krian, Mojokerto, Jombang, Nganjuk, Ngawi, Sragen, Gemolong, and Salatiga Till Nganjuk the traffic was flowing. At Nganjuk there was a congested segment. The google map indicated that it would be about 2 hours to pass it. So, it suggested another route that passing the kabupaten and village road. When we were exiting from the congested road we found that the line of car from opposite direction was so long. It was about 20 kilometers.
We had late lunch in the Accord2 Resto in Ngawi at 17:26. We also paid our prayer there. The remaining segment of trip was flowing. At 22:13 we enter the Tingkir toll gate and at 23:22 we arrived at home. Lanjutannya...
At 11:10 we left the house to Surabaya. In the house there were Mas Andi, Mas Didik, Mbak Poppy, Anis, Juli, Nadia, Ratu, and Refan. We as usual stopped by at the Tongas Resto to have lunch. It was crowded so we had to wait for a while for seated and order the food. I order soto ayam. It was my favorite dish for being in trip. In the afternoon we stopped by again in a fuel station for praying. At 18:26 we arrived at the Santika Hotel Pandegiling for overnight.
We booked 2 connecting rooms. The hotel rooms were good, Dastan and Ailin seemed very happy. We were so tired to go out for having dinner. Anindya order some food from McDonalds for our dinner. Lanjutannya...
We traced the track from the house. We headed our car to Situbondo through the provincial road. At Tapen, we turn right and followed the kabupaten road. The road was good although it was narrow. Some villages were passed in the Kecamatan Sukosari and Kecamatan Sempol Bondowoso. We found forest when we were passing the highland. Then, after passing the peak we found the plantations. There were posts for passing the border of plantation. We arrived Paltuding at about afternoon. It was the border of Kabupaten Bondowoso and Kabupaten Banyuwangi. From this points tourist hike for about 2 km to get the crater of Ijen. The crater of Ijen is well known as the blue crater since in the night it looks blue.
We went through the villages of Banyuwangi. We passed Ragajampi to head our car to Jember. About maghrib time we would just arrive at Jember. At Jember we bought pieces of Pizza Hut. We were in line for about 30 minutes. At about 19:30 we arrived at the house in Bondowoso Lanjutannya...
In the morning Dastan and Nuri went to Mbak Poppy's house while I was sleeping. It was said he was very happy watching the fishes.
In the evening Rahutama went to Jember. Mas Didik and the family came. Dastan was so happy playing with his grandchildren.
This evening the Minister of Religion, Mr. Lukman Hakim Saifuddin, chaired the Isbath Meeting. The meeting has decided that the month of Syawal has been coming so the month of Ramadan was over. Tomorrow would be Shawal 1438H the day 1st. We would celebrate Id ul Fitr. So, the passing Ramadan lasted 29 days. Lanjutannya...
The trip was going flowing. At 11:30 we arrived at the Masjid Besar Tuban where I and Rahutama joined the Friday congregational prayer. The others were still in the car. We stopped by again in the rest area of Sidoarjo where Nuri paid her prayer. At 16:20 we stopped by at the Bromo Resto in Probolinggo to pray ashr. We broke our fasting in the car while passing the town of Probolinggo. At 19:32 we arrived at the family house in Bondowoso. Mas Andi and Mbak Poppy welcomed us. Lanjutannya...
At 09:00 I accompanied by Dastan to do banking. First, we went to the BNI Bank Karangayu to withdraw money. The environment was so crowded since many people seemed to have business with the bank. Then we went to the BCA Bank Sudirman to update the bankbook. In this bank it was crowded too but I was served quickly since there was no one on the line to update.
In the afternoon I accompanied by Rahutama went to the lab to see Pranoto at his request. I meet Edhi, just him. Because Pranoto was trapped in a traffic jam in Pamularsih area so we led there. I met him at the Bu Puji counter. He was accompanied by his wife. They were shopping snacks for their children. I and him then discussing the consultant's letter responding the contractor's letter. We discussed it because Beni, the team leader, want to compose a good response letter.
After maghrib time I and Nuri went out to withdraw money, shop snacks, and deliver the zakah. We delivered zakah at the Masjid Attaqwa. Pak Yasin received it. He recited a benediction. Lanjutannya...
In the morning Nuri used the car to settle the matters. I was at home to wash my clothes. They were just several pieces because Nuri has washed some pieces previously.
After dhuhur time, I went to the lab to see the work. It was still about rearranging the catchment area and recalculating the flow rate. At 15:00 I went home. Dastan was at Erlangga when I arrived at home. Lanjutannya...
This morning I and Nuri went out to update my bankbook. We went to the BNI and Mandiri banks on Jalan Pamularsih. Afterward Nuri dropped me home and she continued to shop.
After dhuhur time I went to the Lab. I met Pranoto and students helping us. At 15:30 I went back home. Lanjutannya...
At 10:00 I went to the lab. Rahutama accompanied me. He dropped me there. He then went to Banyumanik to buy a ticket for Bibik going to Kebumen. He then picked me up from the lab.
We then went to Salatiga using a toll road that had been operated firstly several days ago. We just wanted to try it. The section of Bawen to Tingkir. The tariff was Rp7.500 from the Ungaran point, so it meaned that Bawen to Tingkir was free of charge since the tariff of Ungaran to Bawen was Rp7.500. Only several vehicles used this section. On they way Pranoto sent me a message that he just has transferred an amount of money for my salary.
At 14:30 we arrived at home. After having prayer I went to Cak Rus Barbershop. Nuri and Dastan dropped me there. I trimmed my hair. The tariff was Rp15.000. It was a special tariff for Idul Fitri. Lanjutannya...
At 10:00 Anindya paid off the buying transaction of the land belongs to Pak Suparno family. The receiving person was Pak No being accompanied by his brother, Pak Kris. The transaction quantity was Rp280.000.000.
At noon I went to the Cak Rus Barbershop but it closed. So, I had to delay my intention to trim my hair.
In the evening after breakfast fasting I accompanied Rahutama and Anindya to the Melawai Optical to see glasses. They wanted to buy a new one. We came to the shop on Jalan Gajahmada because the one on Citra Land was not accessible since we could not have a parking space. Lanjutannya...
Anindya, Dastan, Ailin, and Bibik came at noon from their overnight at the Aston Hotel. Along with them was Dini, Anindya's colleague during in Jakarta which today would be overnight at home. Lanjutannya...
At 09:15 I went to the lab. I continued to analyze catchment areas. Two students help me. I joined the Friday prayer at the masjid in the Engineering Faculty. At 15:30 I went home.
In the evening Anindya's colleague named Dini came to visit her. Lanjutannya...
I ordered the service of porter. His name is Nurrohman #58. I printed my boarding pass using the machine available. My coach was 1 and the seat was 4A. I bought a bun for breaking fasting. I met Bigman in his going back to Bandung.
At 15:15 I went to the waiting room at first floor. Nurrohman put the baggage close to my seat and left. He told me he would be back at 15:30. Till 15:50 he did not show up. So I ordered another porter to help me put the baggage on the coach tray. He is Yusuf #108. I gave him Rp20.000 and I told him that part of it belonged to Nurrohman.
At 16:15 the train departed. About Bekasi it ran slower because of the double double track construction. At 17:45 I went to the restoration coach to break my fasting. I met a qigong friend at coach#2. I ordered a cup of coffee in the restoration coach.
The train seemed running faster. It arrived at the stations earlier. It arrived at Cirebon at 19:06, Tegal (20:09), Pekalongan (20:59), and Semarang Tawang (22:09). Nuri fetched me up. At 22:30 I arrived at home. Lanjutannya...
At 08:45 I woke up and at 09:00 I went to the office. In the office I refined the table consisting cross drains. It was done. In the afternoon Benny managed internal meeting. The main discussion was about the slow progress of contractor work due to the slow speed in design.
I broke my fasting in the office. After praying I went back to the guesthouse. I stopped by at a warung tegal for a dinner. Lanjutannya...
At 09:00 I arrived at the office. There was no regular meeting in the office. Benny, Priyonggo, and Gugun went to the office of National Road Authority. They would get assistance from the office.
I and other engineers were still at the office. I debugged the cross drains drawing. I was there till maghrib time. I broke my fasting with sweet of banana, palm fruit, and taro.
At 06:30 I went to the guesthouse. I stopped by at a warung tegal to have dinner. The rain dropped after I arrived at the guesthouse. Lanjutannya...
At 11:00 I went to the airport to get a plane for Jakarta. Nuri and Dastan accompanied me till the airport. We stopped by at the Bandeng Juwana shop to by snacks. At 11:45 I arrived at the airport. I directly checked in. My flight Sriwijaya Air SJ225. I got seat number 30C. It would depart at 13:00. The usual schedule is 12:20. I had been informed yesterday that the flight would be delayed to 13:00.
I boarded at 12:30, and the plane took off on time, 13:00. At 13:40 it landed on Soetta Airport of Jakarta. I took a Gojek car to ride me to the guesthouse house. It costed Rp173.000. The driver was so careful, he drove slowly. He also did not recognize the route well so I arrived at the guesthouse at 17:00.
After praying I went to the office. There were several people there, included Supardji. It was the time for breaking fasting. I drank water for breaking mine.
On the way to the guesthouse I stopped by at a warung tegal for dinner. I also stopped water and peanut at an Alfamart shop. Lanjutannya...
In the evening I and Nuri went to Sri Ratu Mall to shop clothes. I bought a vest to replace my old one. It costed almost Rp500.000. Lanjutannya...
In the morning I washed my clothes. My jackets and vest. They dried at noon since the sun was full. I ironed all in the afternoon.
Before zuhr time Nuri went to Ada Supermarket for monthly shopping but then she reported that she cancelled to be in because so many people had been there shopping.
In the afternoon Anindya brought Dastan to the pediatrician to get immunization. She reported that he was crying when he was injected.
Nuri did not made any dishes so she brought food from a resto for dinner. Lanjutannya...
At 08:00 Nuri accompanied alumni wives to come to Hiryam's house to pay their condolence. After arriving at home at 10:30 I went to the lab. I met Pranoto, Edhi, and the students who helped us. We discussed the work we had to conclude.
At 12:00 I and Pranoto joined the Friday prayer at the masjid in the area of the Faculty of Engineering.
At 15:00 I went home. I used the usual streets to get home. According to Google Map it was faster than the time we spent by using the toll road.
At 20:30 Anindya, Ailin, and Bibik went to the pediatrician to give Ailin an immunization. Dastan was left at home. Lanjutannya...
At 10:30 I went to the lab. Unfortunately, I just met Edhi. Pranoto and the students who helped us were absent. So, I was just there for a while then I went back home.
After breaking fasting I, Nuri, Anindya, Dastan, Ailin, and Bibik went to the Pelangi Resto for having dinner. It was Anindya's request. I did not have a main course because I would have dinner at home. Instead, I ordered a cup of black coffee. It was good. Lanjutannya...
At 10:30 I went to the lab. I stopped by at the Banyumanik bus stop to drop Rahutama. He would go to Jogjakarta. In the lab I continued to write the permission request for bridges and other cross drains laying. At 15:30 I went back home. Lanjutannya...
At 10:30 I went to the Flow Laboratory of the Civil Engineering Department of Diponegoro University. I met Pranoto to discuss my trip a week ago. Today we received a complete thematic map of the project. At 15:30 I went back home. Lanjutannya...
At 08:00 I and Nuri went to the Bank Jateng. I wanted to withdraw pension salary. There was no line so I was served at the time I arrived. After banking we went to Hiryam's house to deliver our condolences. I joined the crowd praying for the corpse. I met my old time colleagues such as Surjadi and Naro.
In the evening I and Rahutama went to Tembalang to install office. My office 365 application licence was expired on May 04 and I could not find the new one. Lanjutannya...
More than an hour I had to wait for the connecting flight in the gate 3 waiting room. At 10:00 I boarded in the ATR72-500 Wings Air flight number IW1835. My seat was 18F. It took off the Juanda Airport at 10:40 and landed on the Ahmad Yani Airport of Semarang at 11:40. It was on time. Nuri fetched me. At about 12:20 I arrived at home.
I slept after de-packed my clothes. Lanjutannya...
At 08:30 we went to Samarinda. We stopped by at the investor office to take the paper. It took too long to get it because we had to wait for Tria, the paper keeper. At 09:30 we continued to go. Our team consisted of me, Priyonggo, Citroseno, Hari, and Edo. The driver was Anto.
At 11:30 we arrived at Samarinda, at the office of Public Works Department of East Kalimantan. We could not find the officers. They went to mosques to join the Friday prayer.
We went to the Islamic Center Mosque, the biggest and most luxurious one in the town. It was relatively new. We found that Lukman Hakim Saifuddin (the Minister of Religion) and Awang Faruk (the Governor of East Kalimantan) were joining here.
We were back to the office. We realized that the office hour was till 11:00. So, our mission to see them seemed failed.
We would go to the office of Kalimantan III River Basins Management. It was agency of the Ministry of Public Works. Fortunately, the office was there, in the same building.
We welcomed by the manager, Aries Rachman and his subordinates. He explained the process of issuing the permission to build structures over the water body.
To wait for breaking fasting we shopped crafts at the market near Pasar Pagi. I bought a tee shirt for Dastan.
We broke our fasting in the Masjid Darussalam, an old masjid used to be the biggest one in the town. The masjid caretaker provided water, tea, and snacks to those who wanted to broke their fasting there. A maghrib praying ended our visit there.
We had dinner in a food stall nearby. I consumed 2 medium size shrimps and also braised chicken gizzard and liver.
At about 20:00 we left Samarinda. We stopped by at a place named Warungpanjang for having rest and coffee. At 23:00 we arrived at the hotel. Lanjutannya...
At 07:30 I and Tjitro were ready in the lobby. We had problem with the vehicle we rented so at 09:00 we left the hotel. We went to the contractor office on kilometer 38. At that place we dropped Edo for waiting the other rented car. We continued to the section 2.1 project.
On the office project of section 2.1, we separated. Priyo, Citro, and Hari in one car went to walk-through overpass or underpass. I was in the contractor car went to walk-through drainage scheme. Lanjutannya...
