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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