Packing Tips

Packing too much will cost you more money. That's for sure.
There fore we must do the packing strategy that allow us to bring things that we need during the travelling. Ignore the "what if..." that mostly happened to all travellers.

Heres' the complete list what we might consider could help you to pack for your backpacking journey. Its not a "must" to carry things here on the list, but this might very helpfull for you to arrange things and maybe give thought at a very last minute of your travelling packing.

Remember only to carry things that you will need the most !

• ressy jacket
• 2 pairs trousers/skirts (shorts?)
• 2-4 shirts
• swimsuit
• dark (cardigan) sweater
• rainwear (umbrella?)
• parka, coat, or equivalent
• 3+ pairs socks
• 3+ pairs undergarments
• long (lightweight) underwear
• long T-shirt or sarong [cover-up]
• necktie, scarf, hairband, bandanna
• gloves / mittens
• sun hat / knitted cap, hat clip
• 1 pair dressy shoes (laces?)
• 1 pair walking shoes/boots (laces?)
• flip-flops or sandals
• belt

________________________________________

• travel pack or shoulder bag (& luggage cart?)
• daypack (fanny pack? purse?)
• lightweight duffel/laundry bag
• luggage lock(s) (cable?)

________________________________________

• universal (flat) sink stopper
• detergent, spot remover
• (surgical rubber braid) clothesline
• inflatable hangers [to dry clothes]

________________________________________

• toilet paper, antibacterial wipes
• (chemical or mechanical) water purifier
• analgesic of choice
• diarrhea treatment (e.g., Lomotil and/or Cipro)
• infection treatment (e.g., Keflex)
• malaria tablets
• insect repellent, mosquito net
• sunscreen, lip balm
• bandages, moleskin (other first aid?)
• menstrual, contraceptive, and/or prophylactic supplies
• vitamins, necessary medications
• plastic water bottle, (collapsible) cup

________________________________________

• pen(s), small notebook, glue stick [for notes, addresses, diary, …]
• personal address book (stamps?)
• maps, guidebooks, phrase books, Post-it® notes, restaurant lists, membership cards, business/calling cards, telephone access numbers
• reading material
• large envelopes [to mail things home]

________________________________________

• alarm clock/watch (batteries?)
• flashlight, headstrap, extra batteries (bulbs?)
• multipurpose tool, scissors
• spoon (fork? chopsticks? spork?), (coffee tin lid) plate
• compass
• whistle
• rubber door stop [for security]
• inflatable travel pillow
• hostel sheet bag (sleeping bag? bivouac sack? blanket? tent?)

________________________________________

• safety pins, rubber bands, cord
• sewing kit, including large needle
• to accommodate dental floss
• (Ziploc®) plastic bags, garbage bags
• duct (or gaffer's) tape

________________________________________

• toothbrush, tooth cleaner, floss
• razor, blades, shaving oil/cream
• comb and/or hairbrush
• shampoo, bar soap & container
• deodorant
• nail clippers
• [unbreakable] mirror
• (Viscose?) towel

________________________________________

• dark glasses, retainer, case
• lens cleaning cloth/supplies, copy of prescription (spare glasses?)
• earplugs (eye mask?) [to ease sleep]

________________________________________

• passport, visas, extra passport photos, vaccination certificates
• copies of important documents (international?) driver's license, health insurance information
• travel tickets
• charge & ATM cards, cash, traveller's cheques
• 2 personal cheques
• security pouch [worn under clothes]

________________________________________
Specialty Items:

• camera (lenses? flash? tripod? film? extra batteries? charger? download adapter?)
• cellular telephone (charger?)
• laptop computer (flash drive? power cord/adapters? network cable(s)?)
• (solar) calculator
• gifts

Happy Packing !!

From http://www.onebag.com/list.html

Condolance for Maria's Father

Yesterday afternoon i were shocked with news from Maria that her father was in coma because severe heart attack.
We cry and hugging each other so tight, at my working desk.
At 6.10 pm when we went to our room at base camp, she phoned me and said her father already passed away, in Medan.
I know her feelings, it's really hard to loose someone that you love so much.
Today she fly back to Medan and hopely will arrive at 2pm noon.
I feel so sad.
I just hope that she will have strength to move on...

To a father, when a child dies, the future dies; to a child when a parent dies, the past dies.
Red Auerbach

Incase of Emergency

Penting untuk di ketahui oleh setiap perempuan, sebab banyak kejadian penculikan terhadap perempuan sekarang makin sering terjadi bahkan di siang hari.
Oleh sebab itu kita harus mengetahui hal2 di bawah ini untuk menghadapi situasi berbahaya yang mungkin bahkan bisa mengancam nyawa kita.

Setelah membaca 9 tips penting di bawah ini, foward tips ini kepada seseorang yang kamu sayangi. Tidak ada salahnya untuk berhati2 di dunia yang gila ini.


Tips # 1. Taekwondo
Siku adalah titik bagian tubuh kita yang terkuat. Jika kamu cukup dekat dengan orang yang menyergapmu, jangan ragu untuk menggunakannya dengan kekuatan penuh !

Tips # 2 Dari buku panduan turis
Jika ada perampok yang meminta dompet atau tas. JANGAN SERAHKAN LANGSUNG KE TANGANNYA. Lemparkan saja... kemungkinan ia hanya tertarik pada dompet atau tas itu saja, dan ia akan melepaskan mu. LARI SECEPATNYA KE ARAH YANG BERLAWANAN/KE TEMPAT YANG RAMAI.

Tips # 3 Tips ini sudah banyak menyelamatkan nyawa korban penculikan.
Jika kalian di lemparkan dan di kunci ke dalam bagasi sebuah mobil, tendang sekuatnya lampu belakang mobil yang biasanya tersambung dengan bagasi tersebut sampai lampui itu terlepas keluar. Ulurkan tangan mu keluar lobang lampu tersebut dan mulailah melambaikan tanganmu sesering dan selama mungkin. Penculik tersebut tidak akanmelihatmu karena ia sedan mengendarai mobil, tapi kendaraan lain dibelakang yang akan melihat tangan mu.

Jika kau di culik dan disekap di dalam sebuah mobil, dan penculik tersebut meninggalkanmu di dalam mobil, jika kau melihat kunci mobil tersebut masih di tempatnya, segera larikan mobil tersebut. Atau jika ternyata tidak ada kunci di stop kontak mobil tersebut, masukkan permen karet, kertas, atau apapun ke dalam stop kontak/lubang kunci mobil tersebut, kalau perlu, dan ada, masukkan jepit rambut dan patahkan didalam lubang kunci stop kontak mobil itu. Jika penculik tersebut tidak bisa menyalakan mobil, ia akan mengalami kesulitan untuk memindahkan mu !

Ingat, meninggalkan tempat kejadian penculikan adalah situasi yang akan mengarah kesesuatu yang lebih buruk !!!

Tips # 4 Segera kunci kendaraan/pintu mobil setelah naik ke dalamnya dan segera mungkin pergi dari tempat parkir
Perempuan punya kecenderungan untuk masuk ke dalam mobil setelah berbelanja, makan atau kerja dll, dan hanya duduk di dalamnya (menulis buku agenda, mencatat, memeriksa nota belanja, dll). JANGAN PERNAH LAKUKAN INI !!
Para penculik akan memperhatikan mu, dan ini adalah kesempatan sempurna mereka untuk masuk ke tempat duduk penumpang dan menodongkan senjata ke padamu, dan memerintahmu untuk pergi ketempat yang mereka inginkan.

Dan jika seseorang telah berada di dalam mobilmu, dan menodongkan senjata kekepalamu, JANGAN PERNAH IKUTI PERINTAHNYA UNTUK PERGI KETEMPAT YANG IA INGINKAN.
Masukkan gigi satu dengan perlahan sebelum menyalakan mesin, jangan injak kopling ketika akan menyalakan mesin, injaklah pedal gas dalam2. Atau, nyalakan mesin mobil seperti biasa, dan injaklah gas dalam2, tabrakkan mobil dengan apapun yang ada di depanmu !!
Air bag akan menyelamatkanmu. Jika orang yang menyerangmu ada di tempat duduk belakang, maka ia akan terkena dampak benturan yang paling parah !
Segera setelah mobil di tabrakkan, cepatlah keluar dari mobil dan meminta pertolongan !

INI LEBIH BAIK DARI PADA ORANG LAIN AKAN MENEMUKAN MAYATMU DI TEMPAT YANG TERPENCIL !!

Tips # 5 Beberapa catatan tentang bagaimana masuk kedalam mobilmu di sebuah tempat parkir (biasanya lantai dasar yang tertutup dan gelap)
A) Selalu waspada. Lihat di sekeliling mu, lihat ke dalam mobil mu, di lantai kursi penumpang depan, dan di kursi belakang.
B) Jika kamu memarkirkan mobil di samping sebuah mobil van besar, yang terlihat agak mencurigakan, masuklah dari sebelah sisi penumpang. Sebagian besar pelaku pembunuhan berantai menyerang korbannya dengan menarik mereka kedalam mobil van sewaktu perempuan tersebut akan masuk kedalam mobil mereka.
C) Lihat mobil yang parkir di sebelah mobilmu pada sisi pengemudi, jika di mobil sebelah mu tersebut ada seorang laki2 duduk sendirian di kursi penumpang, sisi yang terdekat dengan kendaraanmu, serta terlihat mencurigakan, segeralah berbalik arah kembali masuk ke mall/kantor dan mintalah seorang satpam atau polisi untuk menemanimu kembali ke kendaraanmu.

IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY !! (lebih baik bersikap paranoid dari pada mati sia2 !!)


Tips # 6 Selalu menggunakan lift daripada tangga. Tangga adalah tempat yang sangat buruk untuk berjalan sendiri, dan merupakan tempat kriminal terbaik khususnya pada saat malam hari !

Tips # 7 Jika penculik memiliki senjata api dan kau memiliki kesempatan untuk melarikan diri, JANGAN TAKUT ! ambil kesempatan tersebut untuk melarikan diri ! Kesempatan penculik untuk menembak korbannya yang melarikan diri adalah 4 berbanding 100 kali. Dan jika ia menembak, ia TIDAK AKAN mengenai organ vitalmu. LARI SEKUAT TENAGA dan jika memungkinkan lakukan dengan berzig-zag/tidak beraturan.

Tips # 8
Sebagai seorang perempuan, adalah hal yang wajar jika kita memiliki rasa simpati yang sangat besar. HENTIKAN !
Hal ini bisa membuatmu menjadi korban pemerkosaan atau bahkan pembunuhan !!
Ted Bundy adalah seorang pembunuh berantai, ia sangat tampan dan berpendidikan, dan ia SELALU menggunakan sifat simpati seorang perempuan.
Ia pura2 berjalan dengan menggunakan tongkat, atau pura2 timpang, dan seringkali “meminta pertolongan” untuk membantunya masuk kedalam mobilnya, yang kemudian terjadi adalah, perempuan yang menolongnya akan di tariknya masuk kedalam mobilnya dan di culiknya.

Tips # 9
Selalu ingat uang yang ada di dompet yang kita bawa waktu berpergian keluar sendirian. Ini adalah trend terbaru bagi para penculik, ketika mereka melihat calon korban yang baru masuk kedalam kendaraan mereka, penculik akan menunjukkan uang ke jendela korban dan mengatakan bahwa korban telah menjatuh kan uang tersebut dalam perjalanan menuju mobil. Dan ketika korban membuka pintu mobil/kaca dan berterima kasih, penculik itu akan membekap mereka.
Hal ini hampir terjadi pada seorang perempuan di sebuah tempat pengisian bensin. Penculik menunjukkan sejumlah uang, tapi perempuan tersebut ingat bahwa ia hanya membawa uang yang pas, dan kemudian ia mengatakan bahwa uang itu bukan miliknya. Seorang perempuan lain setelah perempuan yang pertama pergi menjadi korban pemerkosaan oleh pria tersebut.




Everyone should take 5 minutes to read this. It may save your life or a oved one's life.

Crucial
Because of recent abductions i daylight hours,refresh yourself of these things to do in an emergency situation...
This is for you, and for you to share with your wife, your children, everyone you know.

After reading these 9 crucial tips , forward them to someone you care about.
It never hurts to be careful in this crazy world we live in.

Tip #1. Tip from Tae Kwon Do :
The elbow is the strongest point on your body.
If you are close enough to use it, do!!

Tip # 2. Learned this from a tourist guide in New Orleans
If a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse,
DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM
Toss it away from you....
chances are that he is more interested in your wallet and/or purse than you, and he will go for the wallet/purse.
RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!

Tip # 3. If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car, kick out the back tail lights and stick your arm out the hole and start waving like crazy.
The driver won't see you, but everybody else will.
This has saved lives.

Tip # 4. Women have a tendency to get into their cars after shopping, eating, working, etc., and just sit (doing their checkbook, or making a list, etc.)DON'T DO THIS!!
The predator will be watching you, and this is the perfect opportunity for him to get in on the passenger side, put a gun to your head, and tell you where to go.
AS SOON AS YOU GET INTO YOUR CAR , LOCK THE DOORS AND LEAVE.

and... If someone is in the car with a gun to your head
DO NOT DRIVE OFF,
repeat:
DO NOT DRIVE OFF!!
Instead gun the engine and speed into anything, wrecking the car.
Your Air Bag will save you.
If the person is in the back seat they will get the worst of it .
As soon as the car crashes bail out and run.
It is better than having them find your body in a remote location.

Tip # 5. A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot, or parking garage:
A..) Be aware: look around you, look into your car, at the passenger side floor ,and in the back seat
B..) If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the passenger door .
Most serial killers attack their victims by pulling them into their vans while the women are attempting to get into their cars.
C..) Look at the car parked on the driver's side of your vehicle,and the passenger side.
If a male is sitting alone in the seat nearest your car, you may want to walk back into the mall, or work, and get a guard/policeman
to walk you back out.
IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid than dead.)

Another tip i was resently given concerning cars, if you are ever locked into a car and the keys are in the ignition obviously drive that van away from there... fast! BUT if no keys are in the ignition jam it with something like a boby pin (break it in there) or even a wad of chewing gum... remember, leaving the primary location is the worst situation possible, if he cant start his van... he is going to have a much harder time transporting you.

Tip #6. ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs.
(Stairwells are horrible places to be alone and the perfect crime spot. This is especially true at NIGHT!)

Tip # 7. If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, ALWAYS RUN!
The predator will only hit you (a running target) 4 in 100 times;
And even then, it most likely WILL NOT be a vital organ. RUN, Preferably, in a zig -zag pattern! (This was confirmed in the K.C. Star)

Tip # 8. As women, we are always trying to be sympathetic: STOP !
It may get you raped, or killed.
Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was a good-looking, well educated man, who ALWAYS played on the sympathies of unsuspecting women.
He walked with a cane, or a limp, and often asked "for help" into his vehicle or with his vehicle, which is when he abducted his next victim.
************* Here it is *******


Tip # 9. Another Safety Point:
Someone just told me that her friend heard a crying baby on her porch the night before last, and she called the police because it was late
and she thought it was weird.
The police told her "Whatever you do, DO NOT open the door."
The lady then said that it sounded like the baby had crawled near a window, and she was worried that it would crawl to the street and get run over.
The policeman said, "We already have a unit on the way, whatever you do, DO NOT open the door."
He told her that they think a serial killer has a baby's cry recorded and uses it to coax women out of their homes thinking that someone dropped off a baby
He said they have not verified it, but have had several calls by women saying that they hear baby's cries outside their doors when they're home alone at night.

Please pass this on and DO NOT open the door for a crying baby ----
This e-mail should probably be taken seriously because the Crying Baby theory was mentioned on America 's Most Wanted this past Saturday when they profiled
the serial killer in Louisiana

another tip i was sent earlier:
Know how much money you take into stores/gas stations.
It is a new trend that preditors will see somone get into their car, and knock on their window. Then they will show them a $5 or $10 bill and tell them they dropped it on the way back to their car. After the woman thanks the kind man, and opens her door, he will grab her. It almost happened to one woman, but she knew she only too $5 with her into the gas station, so the change was not hers, another woman got raped by that man though.

also, if you are ever pulled over and arnt sure if the "cop" pulling you over is really a cop you can call 911, do not roll down your window untill other poliece men arrive at the scene... the poliece man who pulled you over should understand this as it is part of their training.

I'd like you to forward this to all the women you know.
It may save a life.
A candle is not dimmed by lighting another candle.


Everyone should take 5 minutes to read this. It may save your life or a loved one's life.

Travelling for girls 101

Memang ini bukan pertama kali gue berangkat ke luar negri (cieee ! gaya banget ngomongnya !).
Gue gak bakalan melupakan milis indobackpacker yang telah membantu banyak dalam hal informasi terkini tentang backpacking.
Nahh.. gue mau share beberapa tips yang gue pake kalo berangkat ke luar negri.

1. A Good Planned travel/itinerary. Artinya, semua harus sudah terencana, mulai dari budget, akomodasi, dll. Meskipun natinya gak bakalan sama persis, setidaknya kita sudah punya outline, dan gak bakalan buta soal tempat yang akan kita kunjungi. Minimal modal arah dengan peta deh... kalo bisa kumpulin sebanyak mungkin info via internet. Mulai dari tempat penginapan sampai dengan harga makanan (kalo bisa). Dari situ kita bisa punya bayangan soal perjalanan kita. Bila perlu di print segala sampe detailnya. Remember.. contact person disana kadang2 sangat membantu (gak musti, tapi kalo ada bagus juga). Contact person contohnya sesama teman backpackers yang kebetulan ke tempat yang sama, gak ketemuan juga gak apa2 tapi.. well its good to know someone when you're in a strange place.

2. Scan PASSPORT, KTP, SIM A/C, pas foto warna (kalo ada yang digital okkkee) dan upload ke http://briefcase.yahoo.com (kudu punya login yahoo) kalo ada dokumen yang hilang/tas hilang kita masih bisa nge print warna dari internet, gak perlu bawa copy kemana2 (copinya juga perlu sih buat jaga2). Electronic tiket yang biasanya dikirim via mail, tolong mailnya di kasih "flag" biar nanti kalo ada apa2 dalam situasi panik kita bisa dengan gampang menemukan mail tersebut.. lebih bagus lagi semua dokumen yang dikirim via mail seperti konfirmasi booking hotel dimasukin di satu folder.

3. Punya tas/dompet kecil buat ngumpulin semua tiket/boarding pass dan dipisah mana yang udah di pake mana yang belum (di kelipin aja) jadi waktu di perlukan gak perlu ngubek2 tas. Tas kecil ini di simpan di tempat yang aman (backpack).

4. Tas pinggang (kalo gak pake juga gak apa2) buat nyimpan passport, permen, pena, copy passport, kunci tas, dompet sama hape dan obat2 yang penting banget (obat maag girls???). Harus dari bahan yang kuat, dan banyak kantongnya. Uang mungkin dipisah dikit disini, dompet jangan terlalu banyak isinya.. biar gak ngundang niat jahat orang). Eiger bisa jadi rekomendasi (gue punya yang merek export, gak perlu branded lah yang penting yakin tali/penahannya kuat) butuh yang kuat biar gak gampang putus/lepas/di jambret orang. Nih tas pinggang jangan pernah2 di lepas kecuali waktu mandi (dibawa juga ke kamar mandi kali yeee).

5. Tali sling (dari besi) sama gembok tas cadangan. Buat yang ngerencanain jalan ke pantai. Tas backpack yang guede tentu ditinggal di penginapan, dan kita pastinya cuma bawa ransel lebih kecil. Nah guna sling (kabel kayak buat rante sepeda) sama gembok kecil, buat "ngamanin" tas kita kalo kita nyemplung di aer. Kan kasian kalo kita seneng2 sementara seorang temen dikorbanin buat jaga tas... udah jauh2 pergi kok jaga tas ????? Sling ama gembok cadangan juga amat berguna dalam perjalanan dengan bus/kereta api, kalo perjalanannya "overnight" alias lebih dari 12 jam.. kalo ketiduran kan aman berhubung tas di ikat dengan tali sling, jadi gak gampang "dilariin".

6. Pashamina/kain pantai yang bagus (agak tebal) multi fungsi tentunya. Bisa buat tempat dingin, jadiin selimut, bisa buat di pesawat juga kalo gak tahan sama AC-nya (air asia dingin bo !! sampe asepan ac nya)sama buat ke pantai jadiin tempat duduk (buat dililitin di pinggang/jadi kain pantai).

7. Termos. Believe it or not. Termos ini memperhemat gue selama di singapore !! 1 botol air mineral 600ml harganya 5 singapore dollar atau lebih dari 25 ribu rupiah !! sementara gue kayak onta yang haus terus. Setiap ketemu keran gue isi dah tuh termos sampe penuh, air di singapore bisa langsung diminum dari keran (keren !!!) dan gratis pastinya. Kalo kita jalan dari pagi dari hostel kita bawa aja air agak hangat, mumpung free. Lumayan, kalo sakit perut di jalan minum air rada angat bisa ngilangin sakitnya (cewek gitu loohhh). Lumayan hematnya ! Gak usah bawa yang besar.. sekarang kan banyak yang ukuran kecil.

Memang kayaknya ribet banget.. tapi gue ngerasa "aman" dengan semua barang di atas. Sebab bagi kita berdua barang yang di atas sangat membantu.

Why God ?!! why??

Planning a vacation is hard enough.. especially if you're on a tight budget. Everything have to be on details.
It is seemed harder if you're planning to traveling in Indonesia.. I know some of you will disagree with this. But with 3 million rupiah i am sure could go to Singapore and stay for a week ! 3 million to Bali ??? less than 3 days for sure.
Not mentioned the accommodation.


Browsing..browsing dan browsing.

Cuma itu yang bisa gue buat sama cari literatur buat the next destionation. Tujuan berikutnya.
Kita niatnya sih ke Bunaken sama Bali. Kita cinnnnnnntaaaaaa pantai dengan semua aktivitas nya.
Ada beberapa destinasi lain yang masuk dalam "perencanaan" gue. Bangka-Belitung salah satunya. Ada teman gue yang asalnya dari sana, dan mereka terus ngomongin soal pantai2 di sana yang bisa bikin gue ngiler.. hehehehe...
Tapi.. terbujuk oleh tipi sama iklan2.. gue niat banget ke Bunaken sama Bali.
Bisik-bisik sama Maria; "bu, kita pergi ke bunaken sama bali aja yokk.." dia langsung cekikikan, and suruh gue cari info2 terkait, berhubung gue kerja di dalam ruangan dan punya akses terus ke komputer (dia kerja lapangan).
Shock !!
Wow.. wew ! wow !
Tiket pesawat aja mahal banget bo !
Dari Singapur ke Krabi kemaren tiket kita cuma 3 ratusan ribu one way ! dari Jakarta ke Manado ?? 700 ribuan one way !!!!!!! ngeri gak ???
Gue mikir ulang.. worthed gak ya??
Setelah di kalkulasi sama biaya akomodasi, dan transportasi liburan 10 hari less than 5 million rupiahs bisa aja sih.. tapi gak yakin... apalagi dengan niat yang pingin snorkeling.
Iya.. iya.. tau.. pasti seharusnya bisa lebih murah lagi... tapi gue coba untuk lebih logis. Jarak dari Jambi ke Manado di peta aja udah lebih jauh dari jarak Jambi ke Singapore.. wajar lah..kali..
Kita memang cari yang murah, tapi gak pengen sampe menderita banget gara2 nyari yang termurah. Ntar pengen cari senang malah susah di kota orang..luntang lantung..hiyy..

Hilang sudah bayangan bunaken dengan laut yang biru.. dan ketenangan di kala tersesat di kota orang (gak perlu mikirin bahasa !)

Browsing lagi...

WHAT ??!!!! tiket murah dari Singapore ke Phuket cuma 3 ratusan ribu.. olalaaahhhh.. (liat situs tigerairways.com) cuma dari bulan February sampe Maret !

Yang gue sesalin waktu ke Thailand (the "sins" list):1. Gak bisa datang ke catuchak weekend market di bangkok 2. Gak bisa datang ke full moon party di Koh Pangan island 3. Gak bisa nginap 1 minggu full di phi2 island buat lenjeh2 males2an

ohh.. godaan untuk balik lagi ke sana begitu besar...
Padahal kulit kita yang belang bonteng belum balik ke asal (waktu pergi sempat dikira orang cina....pulang ? hehehe mirip dakocan nan hitam..hehehe)

Jadi kongkritnya.. ??

Ada niat, tapi belum ada kesempatan.

Waspadalah ! Waspada lahhhhh !!!!!

kangen........

da hampir 2 bulan petualangan berakhir....
kesibukan diplant dan kegiatan yang ketinggalan menyita waktu dan saat waktu sudah luang, kembali terbayang saat snorkeling or hanya berjemur di pantai........PENGEN!!!!!!!

apalagi foto2 yang terpajang didesktop laptopku yang....tidaaaaaakkkk!!!!

aduh, doain ya spy tabungan cepat penuh lagi so bisa ngatur rencana lagi tapi kayaknya taon depan ga bisa euy, partnerku yang cantik tapi rada2 'gila' punya rencana lain...

pergi sendiri aja yuk...tapi kemana ya....

punya usul ga??????????

700+ pictures and experiences

When we got back to work, we still feel dizzy of vacation.
We can't even believe its all over.
For weeks, on our working place, we try to collect all pictures fro our flash disk, and camera memory, and it comes with amazing number of pics, more than 700 pics !!
I don't even feel that i took so many of them, and we obviously delete some of them when we went to Chiang Mai. That time Maria told me that she lost her flash disk.
Until today i try to update this blog with the newest pict and thisng that i might skip.
So.. theres sooo many pictures that we could post in here.. but i don't think it allowed somehow...


Kembali ke kehidupan semula.. rutinitas yang sama..
Ugh ! rasanya males banget bo ! udah sembuh dari demam gue kemaren, langsung besoknya masuk kerja... pengen duduk2 di pinggir pantai di Phi2 lagi...
Tapi apa boleh buat.. gue jadiin motivasi aja.. hehe itung2 ngumpulin buat jalan lagi hehehe..
Hasil dari jalan2 kemaren luar biasa banget. Gue gak percaya waktu ngumpulin jumpah foto yang kita ambil, jumlahnya mendekati 800 poto.. 700 sekian lah.... kaget gara2 gue rasanya gak se narsis itu deh !! (lirik Maria, hehehe)
Apalagi mengingat foto2 itu ada beberapa yang udah kita hapus waktu di chiang mai, Mari bilang flash disk nya hilang, bencana bo !
Apa boleh buat kita hapus beberapa foto yang kita anggap gak terlalu bagus (hiks). Akhirnya.. udah nyampe disini kita bisa upload foto semau2...tapi jadi bingung foto mana yang mesti di upload... kayaknya gak semua foto mungkin bisa di upload ke sini.
Jadi sampe hari ini kita masih login ke blog ini dan nambahin disini dan disana..

Keep up dated aja yah friends... sumpah gue bingung sama foto2 itu bagus semua sih !!

Last preparation ! (Part 1)

Hahahah !! sounds really great ?!!
Maria staying at my house from July 24 until 31. We were doing our final preparation. It's quite scare me how we found that we weren't doing anything yet.. not literally.. but we haven't pack a things !!!
So we start shopping for our needs.
We bought tank tops, and shorts. Not much. I only have 3 new tops and one shorts. Maria have two new t-shirt, girlie tshirt (hahahaha !)
She just realize that i am the most careless child in my family about my looks. And when she stay she finally realized that my sisters are girlie girls, i mean they did what girls did (shopping, shoes with all models and colors, heels and flat, skirt, hair do, pedicure, blah-blah).
We had similiar problem, we had big waist and tight. I told her to buy long shirt that will cover her waist and tight, she did.
Hahahaha ! you must see her new shirt.. i will take the pictures of it for sure.
Ahhh.. and she got new tank top.. cute one !
I also just realize that most of my tops color is pink !
We also got our cup noddles. And few snacks.
At the end when we finished packing, my bag weight is totally 8 kg's and Maria's is 10 kg's !!
It was waaaayyy to heavy than it should. We had to reduce it, we know... but it mostly because the cup noodles.. took rooms in our backpack.
We reconsider to do packing one more time at the last day. I hope we could reduce the wight until almost half of our luggage weight now, because its too heavy !!!

Kegilaan berlanjut. Met datang Miss Maria, akhirnya dirimu juga memberikan kontrobusi atas blog ini. Mudah2an nih blog nggak tambah hancur, huehehehe!
Hasil dari "menginapkan" Miss Maria di rumah gue ? hehehe nambah berat badan bo ! nyokap gak tanggung2 masaknya, enak, kaga bisa ngerem.. mampus dah.. gue kasian sama timbangan gue ... tersiksa sam berat badan gue yang nginjakinnya per 3 hari...hehehe
Jadi gue berdiet agak mati2an sekarang.
Hampir seminggu kita keliling jambi buat perbekalan (huehehe kayak mau ndaki gunung aja rek !) pop mie, snack kayak coklat sama vitamin & obat2an serta sunblock.
Sama belanja pakaian lah dikit2 huehehehe....
Belanja pakaian sama Miss Mari sangat mendebarkan.. kita kudu ngelirik2 jangan sampe ke kasir dan bayar buat baju yang sama persis ! hehehe.. nyaris terjadi. Selera hampir sama, kaga suka yang ribet2, and punya kendala di paha sama perut and pantat yang membesar akibat kebanyakan makan. Bajunya mesti yang panjang2 biar kaga bikin heboh, dikira nyelundupin CPU komputer nanti di imigrasi.
Hasil perburuan barang2 berlangsung dengan baik dan kami teruskan dengan packing. Hasil dari packing ternyata agak mengejutkan. Walau semua makanan udah di bagi jadi dua rata, ternyata miss Mari backpacknya total 10 Kg pas ! sementara gue 8 Kg.
Gile bo !
Dikira ekspor makanan ilegal gak ya?
Tapi gue serem bangetr kalo bawa makanan pas.. maklum Thailand kabarnya rada susah nyari makanan halal. Bisa sih.. kalau di cari.. cuma limited gitu deh.. jadi mendingan prepare aja sebelum terlambat, hehehe gaya nya..
Kita bakalan coba packing lagi terakhir tanggal 19 nanti. Mudah2an dapat inspirasi bisa ngurangin bawaan. Sebab kata di buku2 travel katanya paling bagus kalau jumlah berat tas ransel itu 5 kg. Yehh.. ngerti sih.. hehe jadi kalau belanja bisa nambah..(ngerei aja ngebayangin miss Mari jungkir balik kebelakang gara2 bawaan tambah berat.. huehehe sori Miss Mari).
Will see aja yak !!

i'm in...

hi guys......

Gw temannya Fico...pastinya kalo pada baca cerita dia 'ngeh' keberadaan gw :).

Btw, Ms Fico....ngapain lo nyebut2 nama gw, mana lo mimpiin gw gak seru lagi lagian ntar + terkenal aja gw...he2...

akhirnya gw ikutan blok ini...belon ada cerita jalan2 se..ntar lagi de..just wait and read pasti SERU!!!!

c u..........

Intermezzo: Mimpi Aneh

Hehehe... buat posting sengaja dalam bahasa Indonesia.. terlalu norak buat di publikasikan dengan bahasa Inggris.
Semalam mimpinya aneh bo ! gini kronologis mimpinya :
Mimpi dalam pesawat.. waaah gilaaa jadi juga gue berangkat !! everything is so perfect (perasaaan gitu deh). Pesawatnya oke, makanannya enak, pramugarinya ramah, yang duduk di sebelah cowok cakeeepppsssss (namanya mimpi bo ! jangan protes!!!)
Mikir: Maria mana yakk ? nyari2 ehh kok dia duduk sama om2 tuwir gitu (sekali lagi ini mimpi ingat ! yang ngimpi gue !!) mukanya bete banget. Hihihihi kacian dah..
Ngobrol2 sama tuh cowok yang bening dan tampan serta baik hati..
Dia bilang dia pawang ular (Whaaaaat??) di panggil kerja (emang ada pawang ular internasional gitu ?) gue cuma "ehhh..hehehe" magut2 (highhh.. cowok cakep gini pawang ular.. udaahh jadi pawang FIKA ajaaaaaaaa, huehehehe).
Ular apa aja yang di tangkap mas ?. Banyak katanya. Mau liat foto2 ularnya ? hehe.. ngga deh.. saya takut ular. Kalo kucing gak apa2 (bego deh).
Dia nanya mau kemana. Ke Thailand dunkss, jawab gue anteng.
Anehnya muka dia mengkerut gitu.. ini kan bukan pesawat ke Thailand.
HAH???
Ini pesawat ke AFRIKA,
HAH???
Trus tiba2 aja pesawatnya mendarat (namanya mimpi).
Tuh cowok senyam senyum sambil bawa tas ranselnya. Nggak percaya ? katanya sambil ngajak keluar pesawat, ke airport.
Tuh ada tulisan WELCOME TO AFRIKA lengkap dengan ukiran totem2nya sama orang hitam kayak pantat kuali.
Oh meeeee goooodddd !!!
AAAAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!



Itu kejadian nyasar paling naas kalo benar terjadi... fiuhh.. untung bukan beneran.
Kalo ngga... hehehehe nggak bakalan pulang ke indonesia lagi deh.. ikutan jadi pawang ular sama tuh cowok aneh yang kerjaannya norak tapi bertaraf internasional.
Hehehehehehe...

Mandala airlines online

Sucks...
Bad words but it was sucks...
I try to get the ticket online, the price for the one way ticket from Jambi to Batam is Rp 297.500.
10 minutes flight.. and i pay as much as if i go to Jakarta with 45 minutes flight.
Plus... i thought that Mandala online system just like any other international online booking, we pay half, and pay the other half when we go.. or pay with credit cards.. its not !
It wasn't fun at all.. when you know your reservation is automaticly cacelled 12 hours after you input it.
So what the use ??
I thought i could feel easy after getting the ticket a month before leaving, Mandala can't do that.
12 hours !! goddddddddddddd.. i am still at working site !!! isn't the online system suppouse to make things easier ????

Sigh !

Anyway i got the ticket. I call my sister and i got the ticket !!
For the same date, same flight, same price but different booking number ! how could that be ? sigh.

Mandala.. capek dehhhhh..

Wadaaaww !!!

Few weeks ago i just learned that the airplane ticket from Batam to Jambi is TWICE price of ticket Jambi to Batam.. how's that could HAPPENED ????!!!

AAAAAAWWWWW!!! aw..aww..awww

I try not so worry about it since i had someone who could book it with cheap price (??) but i doubt that he will give me cheaper price than the net offers.

I already told Maria about this, and also that we had to change few things, since our first plan, we're planning to go by Riau Airlines.. but the plane not fliy again to Batam now !!

So we will go by Mandala Airlines. Which is a better airlines (better food???)

Anyway.. since the flight were changed.. that's mean we will arrive in Singapore at dinner time (wondering where to eat at Singapore.. lots of choices..) how about at Clarke Quay ? huehehehehe !!

I also find an article about Indonesian driving license are accepted there ! yiihaaaaa ! hehehe.. i could imagine we ride a matic scooter around Thailand and make a mess (ho.ho.ho)

Maria still not accepted my invitation to write this blog.. we surely have a different point of view about things.. and it would be extremely great to see this blog.. i could i magine that !!

There's so many things happened at work and my personal life.. ugghhh.. i feel like i want to go now.. but i have to wait until next month ! I could feel the warmth of the sun.. the wind breeze.. the salty water.. blue horizon...

We will go yeaaahhh !! (hiksss...)

New back pack !

Well.. this is not exactly the type of backpack that i just bought ! it was much bigger. I finally had my own 50 liters back pack, that made my mom wondering and ask "where do you go ? you seemed not planning to go back home aren't you ?" It's a joke, and i don't need to answer that (hahahahahaa !) The price that i got is Rp 99.000,- Extra cheap for a bag that could carry alot. I'm only considering about my back. I choose a thick support belt so my back wont hurt when i have to carry something that almost as heavy as i am. Bad things is, the back pack doesn't have a hard back support. But i guess i could manage that will packing my stuff correctly on it. Well.. just wait and see if the backpack works well... it sure will have the challange to carry extra heavy load !!

Backpacking First Aid

Since i were young i kind of wonder why my parent took days to prepare a journey to mountain or to national park in my province, at least a day before. There's so much to be pack beside clean clothes.
All we want is perfect holidays. Being sick or injured not in our plan.
But in case that's happened we should prepare some additional for our journey.. just in case !

Having some basic first aid knowledge is a skill every backpacker needs. Being outside and in the wilderness environment requires the need for basic first aid skills because anything can happen. You will likely be miles away from any help and need to be able to handle emergencies when they arrive on your own.

You need to assemble a first aid kit. You'll pack this as part of your essential gear. It should prepare you for almost any situation and allow you to handle emergencies until help arrives. Here is what should be in it:

* Band aids of different shapes and sizes
* Antibiotic ointment
* Hydrocortisone cream
* Moleskin
* Alcohol pads
* Ace bandages
* Hand sanitizer
* Gauze pads
* First aid tape
* Cold pack
* Powered energy drink (If you were to get stranded it can be used to help keep your energy up)

Here are some basic points of first aid that you should familiarize yourself with:

- Prevention. You should understand what you can do to prevent accidents. This will go a long way to helping keep you safe on the trail. You should always make sure your equipment is in good shape. You also need to wear protective gear. Have a good plan for your backpacking trip and tell someone about it so they can be aware if you should become missing. You should learn about poisonous plants so you know what to avoid. You should also learn about basic survival skills.

- Keep all supplies sanitary. This includes trying to clean hands as best as possible before treating a wound or injury. Bacteria grows quickly and once it is introduced to an injury things can get worse quickly.

- Use only what you need and refill your kit before every trip. You do not want to use all the bandages on a small cut that doesn't really need them and then later when you really need one they are gone. Additionally, you do not want to let your kit run low on supplies. Not having what you need is almost as bad as not having a kit at all.

While getting your kit in order and reading over the above advice is a good start, you should also take a first aid course to brush up on the basics, so if you should ever need them you know them.

For a check complete list what you might need on your journey (depend on your destination and length of traveling) you might should check this website :
http://www.21stcenturyadventures.com/advice/lists/backpackingFirstAidChecklist.html

Its printable !

Going again !

This August i will go on my backpacking journey.. again !
I will go to Singapore and Thailand with one of my friend Maria. We will start the journey at August 21, 2007 until September 4, 2007.
The travel initerary are:

Jbi-Batam-Singapore-Krabi-Phuket-Bangkok-Chiang mai-Singapore-Batam-Jbi

This is not the first time for me, but it will for Maria.
I hope this journey will be AWESOME. Specially because i never been to Thailand, never been travel with that "crazy" girl, and woooooaaaahhh ! i just can't wait.

Thailand here we come !!

Akhirnya bulan Agustus ini gue berangkat LAGI, jalan2 modal tas ransel guede !
Tapi sekali ini gue gak bakalan sendiri (dueehhh) tapi barengan sama rekan, aliast partner sparing gue huehehe.. Maria. Lumayan gue yang pasti gak bakalan bengong sendiri.. tapi berdua huahahaha !
Mulai jalan2-nya sih bulan Agustus besok tanggal 21. Rapat banget sama jadwal shutdown plant yang bikin kita berdebar2, gara2 mundur terus...
Di awali dengan Singapore-Krabi-Phuket-Bangkok-Chiang Mai-Singapore
Mudah2an aja perjalanannya okeh-okeh aja, oh ya.. ini buat pertama kalinya si anak babeh (Maria) jalan keluar negri. Jadi gue kudu buat nih perjalanan simple and comfort buat dia. Buat kita berdua.
Gak sabar lagi dah rasanya buat njajal the city of angel itu !!