Me and My Expectation...

As we know in this life we can't always get what we want. But that is the time God, Alloh SWT shows us the best in our life..What we think the best for us, but not in God's eyes..

Since young, I like studying very much. But I never dream lately i can come this far. Got the scholarship from Public Work Departmen, and find alot of experience meeting great people in my life, that is the most important..

Reflect from my parents, I liked being a lecturer at the first time. But my life open the chanche for me to apply my education by the place where I belong right now. As a government officer that concentrate to infrastructure field , I have to combine both between the brain and my physic. This is the man's place. That is why I have to work at least the same as the man do and push me tough in spirit maintain the short term for better work. Very hard work. But that is my life now. Even I know, right now I still havent done many to the place I work, yet. But I really want to contribute my abbility to my country, as civil engineer must do to their country.

My work make me close to the farmer. As Indonesia is an agrarist country and expect great amount from the rice field. I learn them how important the PArticipatory Irrigation. Need their participation for make better irrigation in this country. It open my eyes that they supported much to this country. But sometimes they dont get enough attention from the government. It is challangging work. Helping them serving good irrigation, and knowing them far. Even I have to come to the rice field oven time to meet them not in formal meeting. But thanks God, I love and enjoy this work.





Working person and a mother for my kids. Hard enough. That is the time I know how I should be perfect in their eyes. Trying my best maintain their need. I wish i could be a home mother for them. Not working around, leave them for working. If my friend told me i am the lucky one because I am working mother, I answer that they are completely wrong. I never think this far. At the young age I ever think about being non working mother. So I can focuse my life taking care of them. But once again, that is just a wish.






After finishing my postgraduate study, I really want to make another progress. Wanna reach the higher education. I dont know why I really wanna reach Ph.d. Some people say that no need for me to reach that. But it's not like self satisfaction, but more about what I would do after that. Wanna present something different to this country. But it's only a wish. I just can hope, God listen to what I pray.








I like making friendship. I believe if we have many friends it will keep us alive. Just like Propet Muhammad SAW says " Silaturahim can keep us alive" (Hadist Riwayat Buchori Muslim). I have alot of friends from all over the world. I like doing this cos it help me open my view about anything that i dont know in this life. The more different profession they have, the more make my eyes open wide that actually I still dont know much about this world.








I wanna be a usefull person. Bring benefit to others. As the propet Muhammad SAW, said : "That the better man in this world is the one who always bring benefit to others". I wanna keep the propets said in my whole life time. I wanna be better man as He said. To be more emphatic to other people is always I want.


During my life time I always meet great and kind hearted people. They are inspired me much. One of a friend told me, "You will meet the kind people in your life, because you are so kind to them too.It's naturaly sist, if many people was so kind to you" It make me learn about the words for any minute. Try to find it on the books. Is it true? that we will be served kindness from others if we are also kind to them? For now on..I believe that words. Many miracles i found in friendship. I was helped very much from those guys. I dont want to forget the miracle I found from each of my friends. They encourage me much, support me and always listen what I said even we are very far apart. They are my inspiration in life. I learn much from their life without they know at all.







Always want to be better each day. That's what I want to do in my life. Not easy thing, I know. But at least I am trying. I have to learn much. For make what I am dreaming of to be true. As wise man said that the life began from our dream. From dream we know what we have to reach. Even its very far away upon the sky. I wish I could ...

The Friendly beauty, Lombok Island

How happy I was, while knew I will got duty from my office to visit Lombok. The letter of duty order, ticket and money is in my hand, it means that I am ready to go. The duty takes five days in Mataram, the capitol of Nusa Tenggara Barat province. In the letter I will get served on Lombok Raya Hotel located on Jalan Panca Usaha Number 11, Mataram. There are 2 other people with me and We were thinking, in five days we have to spare time visiting some place that the famous from this Island.


Finally the day is come. From Raden Inten II Airport I make first flight from Lampung to Jakarta by using Sriwijaya Air. Just take about 35 minutes then I arrive to Jakarta. At that time there was no connecting flight from Bandar Lampung to Mataram. So after arrived at Soekarno – Hatta airport in Cengkareng, I have to take other flight to continue my trip. I still remember that the plane take of at 4.30 pm WIB from Jakarta. From Jakarta we still have to transit in Surabaya for about 30 minutes, then for other 45 minute I was arrived in Selaparang Airport, Ampenan. My watch showed that it is 7.30 pm WITA, Indonesia’s Middle Part time.
As my arriving in Lombok Island, I plan to spare at least one day to explore Lombok. My planning is working. With fast working I finish my duty for four days and the rest is travelling before I leave. I try to write my experience for one day travelling in Lombok Island to all readers. Here goes my story…


With guidance of a friend from West Lombok Regency, The first place I visit is Narmada Garden that located in Lembuah Village, West Lombok District about 10 km to the west from Mataram. It build in 1727 by a King of Mataram, Anak Agung Ngurah Karang Asem. At the era of a Kingdom in Mataram this place was used as resting place for the whole family at the dry season.







Narmada’s name was found from Narmadanadi, it’s a river brach of the holly Gangga River in India. For Hindu people, water is a holly symbol that giving lifes to all creature in this world. There is a water source in Narmada garden that according to people’s beliefe this water could bring a good life , ever lasting life to people who touch and wash the water to the face and other part of body such as hands , feeth and leg. A little temple also found inside the garden where the water source is exist.


Some renovation has been done to this place to keep this Garden stay at the first time It construct. This Garden consists of The main Gate, Jabalkap, the twins lake, gapura gelang/paduraksa (the little gate), mukedes, padma lake, balai loji , pura terang ( the light temple, patandaan, sakap building, bacingah building, Kelasa Temple) and Lingsar Temple. Int this place, we also can find the watering place (Balai Petirtaan) where the water comes from the water source of Mount Rinjani, the great Mount in Lombok. It is the meeting point of three water source that is Suranadi, Lingsar and Narmada. Water in this place named as the holly water can keep our body stay younger if we drink it and also wash to our face with it.
The next trip was Pure Lingsar (Lingsar Temple). It located not too far from Narmada Garden. Its about 15 kms from Mataram, that was built at the age of Anak Agung Ngurah from Karangasem Kingdom who was a King in West Lombok.


This Temple consists of 4 parts of the building, that is Pura Gaduh / Gaduh Temple, Kemaliq, Pesiraman , pesimpangan Bhatara Bagus Balian, and Lingsar Wulon. Each of Gaduh Temple, Kemaliq and Pesiraman in only separated by a wall . Every Pujawali event, Hindu People come to this place to give respectfull to Ida Bharata Birthday as a tradition.


Some of Moslem Sasak People use Kemaliq , the part building of this temple for doing Prayer. They do it as routinity among some other religion in Lombok.
Every visitors who come to Temple in Lombok have to use “selendang” a little fabrique that put it on our weist to respect the holiness of the temple. I also used selendang before enter the temple.


While entered The Temple, I can see some arthistic building around . I also found the big pool that has very clear water inside and found that there is a big Tuna fish inside the drainage that it will come if we put some boil eggs around it. The keeper said that the fish only found in this temple in the whole Lombok Island. He also add that in people beliefs if visitors can meet it during the visit, we will have good luck in life. Believe it or not.. But I meet it while coming there.
At the time I came to Lingsar Temple, I saw some people pray on the temple and at the end of the prayer, they trough the coins and turn the body around and make a wish. According to the keeper, usually people come to ask Dewa or Goddies to help them in their activity such as merchandiser, farmer and others.


At this Temple Hindu People and some Moslem Sasaknesse usually do traditional celebration named Pujawali. It was held every Purnamaning Sasih Kanem or the old Sasaknesse calendar. Usually the time is on December for every year.
Actually, in other place Pujawali only celebrated by Hindu People. But at this Temple the Pujawalu tradition usually follow by “Perang Topat” or Ketupat War. Ketupat is one of Sasak traditional food that made from rice and packed with the coconout leaves. Perang Topat is an old tradition that is dominated by sasaknesse, the origin of Lombok People together with Bali Descent People that already live side by side in Lombok Island. This war is being a part of Pujawali celebration. It means No Pujawali then No Perang Topat.


Before the War is started, Hindu People have to do tradition Ngelungsur Amertha, which people have to walk around the Puwadaksina as the Prayer place. This Tradition is done in Kemali Temple. Some of the participants is The Old Figure from Sasaknesse , and both of Sasaknesse and Balinesse.
They walked around into Kemaliq . The dance group of Batek dance as traditional dance that describe the old Dutch Soldier including with arm performs with Gendang Beleq, Sasak traditional drum .


Purwadaksina has to be done in several times. After It done, they have to put prayer propherties in to Kemaliq Temple. This procession was lead by a leader called, pemangku from Sasaknesse. The war start about 5 PM or at time of Roro Kembang Waru (at time when the spring of waru’s flower) . This war use “Ketupat” as weapon where they can battle the enemies by trough the Ketupat.






At the end of the war, people bring Ketupat home. They believe that it could bring prosperity to the rice-field, so farmer put tho hope by this ketupat. The War is forbidden to the period woman. During the war, traditional drumb (kul-kul) is sounded. Then Ketupat is conquested. The unused Ketupat can’t be bring home. People only can bring the ketupat that already used as a weapon. In the messy shape, they believe it could bring blessed to their field-rice and also the irrigation system.
At Lingsar Temple, we also can find a traditional culliner of Sasaknesse. Not Far from the Temple, there are some Sate Bulayak Seller. Sate Bulayak is one of Sasak’s Traditional Food. Just like the others Sate in Indonesia, Sate Bulayak was made by Cow Meat and cut in small size then stick in to a pan of lidi palm-leaf rib. We have to add the nut sauce among it. People usually eat this sate with kind of Rice that made.





After finished our lunch, we plan to go to Sekar Bella the place of pearl merchant. As we know that Lombok is famous as a pearl industry. The pearl consist of sea pearl and land pearl with cheaper price than sea pearl. We can find many shape of the pearl that most of them use as finery.. In this place we spoil the eyes by seing many kind of finery, such as necless, earing, ring, broche and other shapes. The price also reasonable for tourist. Some in luxurious one could be expensive, but we can also find the cheap one.


As my watch shows 3.15 pm , we have to finish our shopping on Sekar Bella. We don’t wanna miss our plan, seing the sunset at Senggigi Beach. It really made me corious. How does Senggigi beach look like..? That according people, this beach as one of a symbol of Lombok Island.


During our trip to Senggigi Beach, we stopped by at Batu Bolong Temple. It located along the way to Sengigi. Batu Bolong is a Temple with a hole stone stand in the end of the shore. The Temple position face Lombok Strait and Mount Agung in Bali.
People usually use this religious temple for doing religion ceremony. Hindu people who will do the ceremony enter the temple trough Bentar Temple which has a gate at the left and right side. At the left side of this temple we can see Pucaksari Melanting with the other supported building such as Palinggih Pasimbangan Gunung Agung, Pasimpangan Gunung Rinjani, Pasimpangan Ayu Mas Melanting and Bale Pawedan. The Beautiful shore around the temple make the view of the temple become more beautiful.

We will entering the stage and some pelanggih first before in to the Top of Batu Bolong Temple. From the the left side stage there are two pelanggih that is Pelanggih Bagus Balian and Pelanggih Pengayengan Ratu Gde Mas Mecaling On the left and right area we also can see some building called Bale that consist of Bale Pewaregan, Bale Pekemit, Bale Penggodal . And others building that near to the shore, Pelinggih Pangelukatan and Palinggih Pelawangan.


At the end we will meet the great stone with the vertical hole at the body. The swirl of the ocean wave could enter the hole and bring new sound make the temple become more religious. The beauty and peacefull place may find at the temple.


Near the Hole Stone, there is short stage to the top of a Karang. The place where Padmasana, Pelinggih Batara Ayu Mas Lingsir Batu Bolong, Pelinggih Batara Bagus Lingsir Batu Bolong and Pelinggih Batara Sakti Wawu Rauh . Some statues complete the religious view such as Subali, Sugriwa, Rama, Laksmana and Dragon Statue.
From this Temple we can see that The Hindu tradition that come from Bali still exist in Lombok Island. Hindu people believe that this place spread the spirit of religious, silence that make people feel about distance, time and spirit by the holly stuffs around the place.


Not far from the place, there is a holly person of Islamic Waktu Telu religion. The place become holly place for the people .
We can also taste the toasted corn with variety flavor . No need much money, but enough for refresh our tirring during the tour. Then no longer time we already arrived to Senggigi Beach and ready for welcome the Sunset.
Senggigi beach located at the North East of Mataram, at West Lombok Regency. Eventhough not as big as Kuta Beach in Bali, but we can find the originality of the shore circumstances. With beautiful sands and view and also the the landscape of Agung Mount at Bali Island.







People usually come to this beach for the sunset. Senggigi Beach offer the traditional mark of Lombok island trough the view and some souvenir selling. At 7 kms of Senggigi Highway located traditional market that sell many kind of souvenir. It called as Pasar Seni Senggigi or Art Market Senggigi.
If you like tattoo, you may made it at Senggigi. Many artist offer us for making a temporary tattoo. With the cheap price you can have beautiful tattoo in your bady with many design as we want.






Capture the sunset in Senggigi is the most thing I want to do since I arrive to Lombok. How almighty God with this creature made me so speechless. I was blessed that I got chance to visit this place. The rich place of beautiful beach and the friendly people that always welcome us even we are only domestic tourist.
I know one day will not be enough to explore Lombok. There are many place that still I want to know. Such as Surga Beach, Mount Rinjani, Segara Anak Lake and knowing far about Bau Nyale Festival. I wish I can visit this little heaven again. And capture more picture that I could share to my personal blog.


This could be unforgettable experience that money cant buy in my whole life. Time in my watch show 6.15 pm and it means we have to back to hotel and tomorrow will be back to Lampung. Good bye Lombok Island. I will be miss you so much. You already made me deeply trap at the fist sight. Hope i can visit you again another time...



Source :
Personal Documentation
and Banyumurti.net for Sate Bulayak Pic

Lawang Sewu, The Excotic Building with Many History

If you visit Semarang, the capitol of Central Java Province in Indonesia, do not ever neglect visiting Lawang Sewu Building on your tour schedule. That is what I did when I have an opportunity visited Semarang for my work . In my thight schedule I spare my time to go there. People said that if you visit Semarang without go to Lawang Sewu it means you didn’t go there.







Lawang Sewu is The old building wich was constructed in the age of Dutch Colonial. It was named from Javanesse language, Lawang means door and Sewu means thousand then Lawang Sewu means Thousands Doors. According to the name, this building has thousands door but none never know how many exactly the door is. None can count the exactly number of doors.





Lawang Sewu was build in 1903 and designed by Dutch Architech, P de Rieau. The construction was lead by an architeck Profesor Klinkkaner and Quendaag. The opening ceremony of Lawang Sewu was held in July 1st 1907. At the first place Lawang Sewu was built for Central Office of Nederlandsch Indische Spoor-weg Maatschapij (NIS) purpose, a Private Train Company that was existed since 1864 in Indonesia.






The Design of this building compeletely follow Nederland Architecture. It located in a land of 18.232 meter2 on Jalan Bojong (Bojong Street), Semarang in the corner or Jalang Pandan Aran and Jalan Dr. Soetomo. The location inspired the architect to design it with wings shape building that consist of the main building, left wing building and the right one.

First foundation was put in February 27th, 1904 constructed with some heavy concrete construction and wall of split. Almost all material was prepared from Europe, especially Amsterdam.







Many years passed, the function refers to other function depend on the age that It passed. Others function are : Office of Transportation Department, The Head Office of Local Militery Comando of Central Java (Kodam IV/Diponegoro) and also become a Five Stars Hotel in the New Orde. The most unforgettable history from this place is Five Days War in Semarang that this building becomed a centre of war between Indonesia and Japan’s Soldier. Many people died on the war, including some of Youth of Train Organization . Their lied on the front yard of Lawang Sewu. The named have written near the Front Gade of Lawang Sewu.

But still you can see that none pay attention to it's condition. The building looks not in good carrying and maintaining. Many placa we can find show the crack and path. Dust,mould and mud are every where. Some of the wings building loose the roof. It looks very untidy and disarrange . Eventhough each day many tourist from local and foreigner come to see Lawang Sewu, still no change and uncarring.

Hope The Government will consider to this meaningful history building. Make it smile and welcome us as one of cultural pledge area. And it always can attrack foreign tourist to visit Indonesia, especially Semarang.









I really enjoy my experience visited Semarang in 2009, the fact I like doing history tour. It really knowledge me more history and the beauty of Lawang Sewu even some people say that it is spooky building because of many history behind.

Ask your friend and family to come. For you, who like history place tour, I gurantee you will not be upset with the art and architecture of the building.

For me visiting Lawang Sewu is one of my great experience in life.. Come on, Come to see it!!!!

My Happiness..becoming a mother Part II

Dear all readers,
This time I want to share about the story in my life. The fact that I dont have wait too long for having my second child. The pregnancy was very well better than the first time. I didnt have morning sicknes, still could do my daily actifities in work, supervising the project and often time went out of city for that work. Seem I enjoyed my pregnancy from day to day until this baby is born.

In my pregnancy 6 mounths doctor said that my baby will be boy. How happy I was while knowing that. My daughter also happy that she knew the new baby will come from her mother'stomach as she told me. Not much preparation I did cos almost stuff still exist from his sister.

Finally the birthing time is come. At 12 am I found a little blood on panties so I directly went to birthing house. But seem the baby still didnt want to birth..

I have to wait until 5.30 pm until the baby was birthing. I was so happy at that time. That I was blessing with God having the 2 cute babies.

You may guess, that my daughter welcome her brother with all of her heart. She likes her position as older sister. She helped me prepare the diaper, powder, soap and any other things of baby needed. She always wondered that she could have a brother now so she is no longer being alone. She tried to remember that her birthday is on 21st April and her brother is 8th February.

I forget telling you that my baby boy was named as Muhammad Syauqi Hafizh. I found that name on internet and the meaning of his name is the people that loved by the God. I like watching his progress. I really enjoyed the time cos he is a cool baby, so much better than his sister or maybe it because I am more expert than facing my first child. He sarting has teeth at 8 mounths, walking in 11 mounths and spelling his first word at 18 mounths.

Now he is 3 years old boy. He takes so much interest in any kind of transportation mode. He likes aeroplane , train, and truck very much. It made me often time camming their action on my handphone cam. Before go to sleep he usually shows that movie and gives some comment on the video.



He likes the music too. Everytime he listens to the beat music he move some part of his body following the music. No other expectation from a mother better than can watch the baby grown up and healthy. I always say it to my heart. Always pray and hope God always carrying my children. Giving them the best way in their life. Loving people that they know and doing good things in their life. I hope so...