3 Islands in 1 Day..

Kep. Seribu ga hanya P. Tidung & P. Pramuka aja. Selain u/ relax dr kepenatan kota Jakarta, kita bs belajar sejarah dr bbrp pulau d Kep. Seribu, diantara’a P. Kelor, P. Cipir & P. Onrust. Nah, seperti kita gini, berawal dr ajakan tmn yg lihat 1 day trip komunitas Jakarta Kota Tua, berangkatlah kita ke Muara Kamal meeting point & tempat kapal kita berangkat ke 3 pulau tersebut. Klo biasa’a orang brngkt dr Muara Angke, kita brgkt ke Muara Kamal karena lbh deket aja siy dr 3 pulau tsb.

Pulau Kelor

Perjalanan pun dimulai, pulau pertama yg kita datangi adalah P. Kelor. Dgn waktu tempuh kira-kira 45 menit sampailah kita di P. Kelor. Yup, dinamakan P. Kelor krn saking kecil’a, dpt kita hitari slma 10 mnit kali ya,, Di tengah pulau ini terdapat sebuah benteng pertahanan yang dulu difungsikan sebagai pengawas serangan musuh yang berasal dari Laut Jawa, seperti serangan dr Kerajaan Mataram. Benteng yang sebagian besar bahan’a adalah batu bata merah ini bernama benteng Martello. Dari menara Martello ini kemudian tentara VOC mengirimkan sinyal peringatan ke P. Onrust dan pulau terdekatnya jika kedatangan musuh.

Walaupun pernah mengalami keruntuhan sewaktu meletusnya Gunung Krakatau th. 1883, benteng Martello ini masih terlihat jelas sisa-sisa bangunannya. Bentuk bangunan yang bulat melingjar dengan tinggi sekitar 5 meter lebih. Banyak lubang atau celah yg lebar sebesar jendela di dalam bangunan yg dulu digunakan u/ menahan musuh dg senapan atau meriam yg dipasang dr segala arah.

Pulau Cipir

Pulau kedua yg kita datangi adalah P. Cipir. Memasuki P. Cipir kita diperlihatkan dgn sisa-sisa bangunan tua bekas rumah sakit u/ para calon jemaah haji pada awal abad ke-20. Selain itu terdapat juga barak-barak u/ tempat beristirahat rombongan jemaah haji. Juga terdapat rumah u/ para dokter yg bertugas di pulau ini. Yup, dulu org yg mw naik haji ga kaya skrg yg tinggal bikin paspor trus terbang deh pke pesawat. Krn dulu Indonesia blm ada pesawat, jadi org yg mau naik haji harus menempuh perjalanan lama bgt dgn kapal ( ga tau deh brpa hari.. yg psti lama ) dan sblm ‘n sesudah naik haji mrka harus menjalani pemeriksaan kesehatan, sprti check up gitulah..

Di bagian depan sblh kanan P. Cipir terdapat meriam peninggalan Belanda. P. Cipir ini dahulu jg merupakan salah satu pulau yg bertugas u/ mencegah serangan dr pihak musuh, khususnya Inggris. Jadi, ga heran di sekeliling P. Cipir masih terdapat bbrp meriam tersebar di pulau ini.

Pulau Onrust

Pulau terakhir yg kita datangi ialah P. Onrust. Nama P. Onrust berasal dr bahasa Belanda yg berarti “tanpa istirahat” atau dlm bahasa Inggris disebut “unrest”. Pemberian nama Onrust pd abad 17 mengacu pada kondisi pulau yg tak pernah henti-hentinya membongkar muat barang-barang komoditi dan kegiatan perbaikan kapal-kapal. Dulu sebelum VOC masuk pd tahun 1610, pulau ini adalah pulau sengketa antara Jayakarta dan Banten. Karena VOC terus berkembang di drh kekuasaan Jayakarta. VOC meminta pulau ini untuk dijadikan galangan kapal kepada Jayakarta. Hal ini dipenuhi dalam sebuah perjanjian yg dilakukan oleh L. Hemit dan pangeran dari kerajaan Jayakarta. Namu pada tahun 1883 terjadi letusan gunung Krakatau yg menghancurkan pulau ini untuk ketiga kalinya dan menjadikan pulau ini tidak bernyawa hingga awal abad 20.

Geliat P.Onrust mulai bangkit pada awal abad 20. Pd thn. 1905, pulau ini kembali hidup sejak didirikannya stasiun cuaca. Pd. Thn. 1911 pulau ini semakin ramai dgn berdirinya sanatorium TBC dan tempat karantina haji. Namun pd thn.1933 hingga 1940 pulau Onrust dijadikan sebagai tempat tawanan para pemberontak yg terlibat dlm “Peristiwa Kapal Tujuh”. Pada masa pendudukan Jepang pulau ini juga dijadikan penjara kecil bagi penjahat kriminal kelas berat. Pulau ini juga disinyalir menjadi tempat bagi eksekusi mati terhadap pemimpin Gerakan DI/TII Kartosuwiryo, tapi sampai saat ini blm ada yg mengetahui makam Kartosuwiryo.

Setelah Kemerdekaan Indonesia, pulau Onrust dimanfaatkan sbg Rumah Sakit Karantina bagi penderita penyakit kusta hingga awal th.1960. Kemudian antara thn. 1960-1965 pulau ini dimanfaatkan sbg tempat penampungan gelandangan & pengemis. Setelah itu pulau ini terbengkalai hingga awal th. 1970 akibatnya terjadi pembongkaran material bangunan scr besar2an shngga sebagian besar bangunan bersejarah rata dgn tanah. Untuk menyelamatkan pulau ini, Gubernur DKI Jakarta mengeluarkan SK yg menyatakan P. Onrust sbg pulau bersejarah yg dilindungi.

Ada cerita sedih dr pulau ini, mungkin kedengarannya horor, di pojok pulau ini terdapat kuburan Belanda dimana jasad Maria dikuburkan. Maria adalah gadis Belanda yg meninggal muda, belum diketahui pasti penyakit penyebab kematian Maria. Menurut cerita org di pulau ini, Maria masih menampakkan dirinya di malam hari dg gaun merah. Batu makam Maria adalah satu-satunya yg tdk dpt diangkat, menurut cerita ada yg prn coba angkat tp org itu malah kesurupan. Sejak saat itu tdk ada yg berani mengangkat batu makam Maria. Pd nisan Maria terdapat tulisan bahasa Belanda.

Perjalanan kita berakhir di P. Onrust. Pk. 19.00 kami bersiap menyebrang u/ balik ke Muara Kamal.

Ujung Genteng Short Trip..

Setelah tertunda dari akhir Desember tahun lalu, akhir’a gw & kedua teman perkasa gw ( cailah..^^) go backpack trip ke Ujung Genteng. Yah… itung2 u/ backpacker pemula kita gini, kita coba u/ ke tempat yg ga jauh-jauh amat dr tempat kita tinggal di Depok yaitu Ujung Genteng yg berada di Sukabumi. Tp tnyata oh tnyata, Ujung Genteng jauuhhh bangeeettt bo… walaupun msh berada di Sukabumi, bener-bener Sukabumi ujuuung bangeetttt... gmn ga, perjalanan ke sana aja ( angkutan umum lho ya,,, ) makan waktu 11 jam,, yah lama sgtu krn keteledoran kita juga siy,, pake ada acara muter-muter segala, real-nya sih makan waktu 9jam  ( perjalanan plg ), tapi lama juga kan, dalam waktu segitu kita bisa udah sampe di Bali / SG pake pesawat ( ya, iyalah….) sayang skali d UG ga ad bandara…

Perjalanan ini termasuk tanpa persiapan (eh, gw doank kali yg ga ad psiapan, maklumlah pkerja kantor sndirian..^^), tapi Tuhan masih berbaik hati kpd gw dengan memberi teman backpack yg sangat pengertian sprit Yni chan yg rela ngurusn booking pnginapn, search info ttg UG, sedia mknan, dll pkok’a top deh Yni chan, hehe…^^. Kita kumpul & brgkt jam 5pagi. Lama mnunggu bus Depok – Sukabumi tak kunjung datang, padahal bru 5 mnit nunggu, ga sabar aja kita..^^) akhirnya secara spontan kita naik bus ke Rambutn yg dr td lalu lalang, dr Ps.Rebo kita mnunggu bus Sukabumi, lama tak datang ( kali ini lamaan dkit 15mnitn ), akhir’a kita cabut naik bis ke Bogor, dan thanks God d terminal Baranangsiang telah menunngu bis Bogor – Surade ( tnyata ada jg yg nungguin kita,, PD!! ) Bis bogor – Surade brgkt jam 9.30. Perjalanan terasa lama sekali… ( maklum udh ga sabar liat pantai..^^ )

2jam terlewat, 4jam tlewat, tp blm terlihat ptunjuk yg btuliskn Surade, mana byk org yg ngrokok d dlm bus ( ga ngerti knp d Jawa Barat pedalamn sering bgt ngeliat org ngrokok ) ada 1 bpk yg ngrokok d sebelah gw, lsg aj gw ngomong “Pak, sy ga kuat nih…” lsg deh dy pindah k bangku sebelah yg lg ngrokok jg, baguslah, at least asap rokok yg gw hirup bkurang. 5jam tlewat blm sampe jg, setiap org yg duduk dsamping gw pasti gw tnyain brp lama lg u/ sampe k Surade, ad yg blg 3 jam lg, 4/5 jam lg neng….gubrakk…akhir’a gw pasrah sjlah. Sempet bingung krn pjlanan blika-liku mnaiki bukit, gw smpe nanya k Raisa “ Ca, sbnr’a kita mw k pantai apa gunung sih?” icha cm ketawa aja..

Dan akhir’a sampailah kita d terminal Surade skitar jam 6 sore, dan apa yg terjadi saudara2, sdh tdk ada elf u/ mnuju UG, what a bad sign! Namun, tdk prlu khawatir, krn ojek motor sdh mnghampiri kita, harga yg dsepakati 100rb u/ 3org, kt’a sih msh 1 jam lg naik motor untuk k UG, what?! Msh jauh bgt dunk… okelah, drpd kita ga jd k UG ( ya iyalah udh jauh2 gtu lho..) Jam 7mlm akhir’a kita sampai d pondok penginapan kita, thanks God..

Skitar jam 9 mlm kita brgkt k Pangumbahan u/ mlihat penyu btelur, of course pke ojek lgi u/ antar jemput. Sampai d Pangumbahan, wisatawan yg lain sdh mnanti, ada wisatawan Korea pula.. Kami pun dsuruh mngisi buku tamu dan mbayar retribusi dan slama mnunggu bs mnonton video ttg Pangumbahan dlu. Video selesai, kami pun keluar, namun blm ada panggiln u/ mlihat penyu btelur. Wktu mlm dmn kami sdh lelah & ngantuk tp ttp excited dunk,,, kami habiskn dg foto2 ga jelas, main ABC lima dasar, dengerin lagu, ngobrol, smpe akhir’a kita tidur d bangku, tdk lama kita tidur petugas Pangumbahan memanggil smw peserta u/ kumpul ( mungkin mrka ga tega kali ya nglihat kita yg udh ngantuk bgt… hihi^^ ). Petugas pun mberi petuah2, eits petunjuk dink,,. Di malam dingin skitar jam 23.30 kami jalan di peisisir pantai, pantai selatan pula,,, gmna gw ga mrinding, pikirn w udh macem2 aja, once in my life niy… dan sampailah kita d tempat seekor penyu besar sdg btelur, amazing… telurnya byk bgt bo! Krn tdk dperbolehkn u/ memotret dg mgunakn blitz itu, akhir’a gw hnya mrekam, nah, iseng2 w pgn tau klo moto dr rekaman ad flash ga siy, Click… muncullah blitz it, akhir’a gw disorakin org serombongan “ Huuuhhh…..” hehe… maap2 ngetes doank… Peserta bilang motret tuh penyu stlh btelur dan jgn dr blkg. Akhir’a gw bs pegang & foto tuh penyu tanpa disorakin… hehe..^^

Dr mlm kita brencana u/ mlihat sunrise jam 5 pagi, namun malang kita tdk dpt mnikmati sunrise dr pantai dpn pnginapn kita. Tp, no probs. Pmandangan pantai UG ttp indah bagi kami so we didn’t want passed the the view, of course with took picture,,, hehe.. scra kita kan PSK ( jgn mikir yg mcm2 yah…) alias Perempuan Sadar Kamera, hihi…^^ Di pantai kita ktemu dengan anak kecil, laki2, lucu deh, kaya indo Pakistan gtu, fotolah gw dg dy. D UG jg byk anjing kampung, ada 1 anjing hitam yg kita namai Johan, haha…sorry bwt yg bnama Johan, bkn bmaksud… nih anjing ngikutin kita mulu, kita mw foto diikutn, kita pindah, ttp diikutn jg, kita brenang, eh, dy ikt brenang,,, duh, ksepian kali ya dy… ckck…

Jam 12 siang check out, cepet bgt!!!klo ga kerja, w bakal spend time d UG min.3hr. Sblm mninggalkn UG, ttp foto2 lg, tp gw sempet ngobrol sm aa siapa, ( ga nanya nama’a siapa ) slh satu pnduduk UG. Dy blg knapa dinamai Ujung Genteng, krna t4nya ujung bgt dan dulu disitu ad pabrik genteng, baru tw gw… juga di dpn pantai msh ada rel kereta api u/ angkut batu bara wkt msh ada org belande, skrg siy rel’a udh ktutup sm pasir pantai, yah, salah satu contoh Global Warming… Yg gw sesalkan dr trip ini, gw ga sempet k curug Cikaso yg trkenal itu tuh… hiks..hiks… Kt aa’a siy d UG ada 5 curug, ad 1 yg plg bagus yg ngalahin curug Cikaso yaitu curug Simaruyun, klo ga salah nama’a bgtu. Huh… tenang a’ nnti klo sy k UG lg sy psti dtgin ke lima curug itu, lho?! ( lebay..)

Yah, now it’s time for me to go back, even though it was only short time, but it’s meaningful. Not good bye, but See you Aa, Johan, penyu, UG, I’ll be back….

Abc of Mativation

Abc of Motivation

A void negative sources, people, places, things and habits.

B elieve in yourself.

C onsider things from every angle.

D on't give up and don't give in.

E njoy life today, yesterday is gone, tomorrow may never come.

F amily and friends are hidden treasures; enjoy their riches.

G ive more than you planned to.

H ang on to your dreams.

I gnore those who try to discourage you.

J ust do it.
K eep trying no matter how hard it seems, it will get easier.

L ove yourself first and most.

M ake it happen.

N ever lie, cheat or steal, always strike a fair deal.

O pen your eyes and see things as they really are.

P ractice makes perfect.

Q uitters never win and winners never quit.

R ead, study and learn about everything important in your life.

S top procrastinating.

T ake control of your own destiny.

U nderstand yourself in order to better understand others.

V isualize it.

W ant it more than anything.

E X cellerate your efforts.

Y ou are unique of all God's creations, nothing can replace YOU.

Z ero in on your target and go for it!



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Guidelines from God..... This is so beautiful!!

Ten Guidelines From God

Effective Immediately, please be aware that there are changes YOU need to make in YOUR life. These changes need to be completed in order that I may fulfill My promises to you to grant you peace, joy and happiness in this life. I apologize for any inconvenience, but after all that I am doing, this seems very little to ask of you. Please, follow these 10 guidelines

1. QUIT WORRYING:
Life has dealt you a blow and all you do is sit and worry. Have you forgotten that I am here to take all your burdens and carry them for you? Or do you just enjoy fretting over every little thing that comes your way?

2. PUT IT ON THE LIST:
Something needs done or taken care of. Put it on the list. No, not YOUR list. Put it on MY to-do-list. Let ME be the one to take care of the problem. I can't help you until you turn it over to Me. And although My to-do-list is long, I am after all... God. I can take care of anything you put into My hands. In fact, if the truth were ever really known, I take care of a lot of things for you that you never even realize.

3. TRUST ME:
Once you've given your burdens to Me, quit trying to take them back. Trust in Me. Have the faith that I will take care of all your needs, your problems and your trials. Problems with the kids? Put them on My list. Problem with finances? Put it on My list.. Problems with your emotional roller coaster? For My sake, put it on My list. I want to help you. All you have to do is ask.

4. LEAVE IT ALONE:
Don't wake up one morning and say, "Well, I'm feeling much stronger now, I think I can handle it from here." Why do you think you are feeling stronger now? It's simple. You gave Me your burdens and I'm taking care of them. I also renew your strength and cover you in my peace. Don't you know that if I give you these problems back, you will be right back where you started? Leave them with Me and forget about them. Just let Me do my job.

5. TALK TO ME:
I want you to forget a lot of things. Forget what was making you crazy.. Forget the worry and the fretting because you know I'm in control.. But there's one thing I pray you never forget. Please, don't forget to talk to Me - OFTEN! I love YOU! I want to hear your voice. I want you to include Me in on the things going on in your life. I want to hear you talk about your friends and family. Prayer is simply you having a conversation with Me. I want to be your dearest friend.

6. HAVE FAITH:
I see a lot of things from up here that you can't see from where you are. Have faith in Me that I know what I'm doing. Trust Me; you wouldn't want the view from My eyes. I will continue to care for you, watch over you, and meet your needs.. You only have to trust Me. Although I have a much bigger task than you, it seems as if you have so much trouble just doing your simple part. How hard can trust be?

7. SHARE:
You were taught to share when you were only two years old. When did you forget? That rule still applies. Share with those who are less fortunate than you.. Share your joy with those who need encouragement. Share your laughter with those who haven't heard any in such a long time.. Share your tears with those who have forgotten how to cry. Share your faith with those who have none.

8. BE PATIENT:
I managed to fix it so in just one lifetime you could have so many diverse experiences. You grow from a child to an adult, have children, change jobs many times, learn many trades, travel to so many places, meet thousands of people, and experience so much. How can you be so impatient then when it takes Me a little longer than you expect to handle something on My to-do-list? Trust in My timing, for My timing is perfect. Just because I created the entire universe in only six days, everyone thinks I should always rush, rush, rush..

9. BE KIND:
Be kind to others, for I love them just as much as I love you. They may not dress like you, or talk like you, or live the same way you do, but I still love you all. Please try to get along, for My sake. I created each
of you different in some way. It would be too boring if you were all identical.
Please, know I love each of your differences.

10. LOVE YOURSELF:
As much as I love you, how can you not love yourself? You were created by me for one reason only -- to be loved, and to love in return. I am a God of Love. Love Me. Love your neighbors. But also love yourself. It makes My heart ache when I see you so angry with yourself when things go wrong.
You are very precious to me. Don't ever forget......

Note: I received this from a millist and I have no idea who wrote it, but I was so touched by it, that I had to share it with you. I hope that you will be blessed by it and will share it with others.

Touch someone with your love. Rather than focus upon the thorns of life,smell the roses and count your blessings!"Nothing lies beyond the reach of prayer except those things outside the will of God. May your days be filled with answered prayers. God bless us all always."

You Think You Know Everything?....

So You think you Know everything?. .......

A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.

A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.

A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue.

A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours!

A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.

A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.

A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.

A snail can sleep for three years.

Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.

All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back
of the $5 bill.

Almonds are a member of the peach family.

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until the child reaches
2 to 6 years of age.

Butterflies taste with their feet.

Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds. Dogs only have about 10.
"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".

February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.
In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.

If the population of China walked past you, in single file, the line would
never end because of the rate of reproduction.

If you are an average American, in your whole life, you will spend an
average of 6 months waiting at red lights.

It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.

Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors.

Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.

No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or
purple.

On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building
is an American flag.

Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never
stop growing.

Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.

Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.

"Stewardesses" is the longest word typed with only the left hand and
"lollipop" with your right.

The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.

The cruise liner, QE2, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that
it burns.

The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a
chocolate bar melted in his pocket.

The sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every
letter of the alphabet.

The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely solid.

The words 'racecar,' 'kayak' and 'level' are the same whether they are read
left to right or right to left (palindromes) .

There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.

There are more chickens than people in the world.

There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous":
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.

There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in
order: "abstemious" and "facetious."

There's no Betty Rubble in the Flintstones Chewables Vitamins.

Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.

TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on
one row of the keyboard.

Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.

Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks; otherwise
it will digest itself.


............ .Now you know everything.. ......... .

-Anonymous-

Passion vs Money

Recently there’s musical concert in Jakarta which brought Justin Bieber and Avril Lavigne. I don’t know why I’m not interested to come and enjoy musical concert, for me it’s only wasting my money ( maybe bcoz I don’t have money.. wkwk..^^ ), I can enjoy their songs fr MP3, radio, TV, many ways which will not spend ur money too much. Why we give our money to people who more rich than us?! Yet, there’re so many poor people out there,, better we give our money to them, more be usefull, right?!

Maybe people who like enjoy musical concert will say that I know nothing about the art of enjoying music, maybe we can’t buy the experience, the feel of enjoying music directly fr the artist,, Well, it can be true, people have right to use their money. It same like me and to the one who like travel, maybe other people think “for what wasting ur money to go to one place to another without any purposes?!” then we who love travel will answer “hey, u can buy the experience, the feel, the knowledge u got by go to some places that never come before..” Ya, it’s about our interest, our hobby, our passion, and whatever u call it. Money can’t buy all that things, it’s about self happiness. Life must be enjoyed and full of happiness,, ignore what people say abott our passion. So, live your passion now!

My New Lappy..

Hello!!

For 1st sharing I want to share abt my new lappy.. ASUS.. huh, after long time work ( hehe.. too much..) Yes, i'm not a girl who born in rich family who can ask anything what i want, that's why God always give me the way to get job, earn money and buy all i need. Thanks to my friend’s uncle who already accompany me bought this lappy.

Well, actually I didn’t plan to buy this brand, but for u to know I’m a kind girl who easy to believe anything people said to me ( not good actually, I try to not easy believe anyone ) so when I came to one lappy store the seller said that this’s a good brand ( better than brand I asked before ) has same level with IBM and has stabil motherboard, then I changed my mind and plan, I said yes to this brand. I didn’t regret by trusted my choice to the seller, I’m only need the basic function of lappy, though my bro use this brand. Hopefully this lappy can be useful for my life and people around me.. thanks God..^^