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JOG Escape Project (Part: Merbabu)

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Hey guys, how's life? I'm coming back to office after long holiday. Then I just got spare time to report about it. Pardon me if it is bilingual. Sometime learn my language isn't hard if you want to know. Here is my escape project story about going away from chaos of life.

I've already planned it shortlt before Ied Holiday come. I though would be perfect like my first plan. Here my Plan A places that I wanna go:
1. Merbabu, Mt
2. Borobudur Temple
3. Trisik & Glagah Beach
4. Malioboro St.
5. Kalibiru Forest Park
6. Pindul Cave

The reality through me to:
1. Southern Ocean Line of Java
2. Prambanan Temple
3. Merbabu Mt.
4. Malioboro St.


Penduduk desa Wekas sangat ramah, kearifan mereka memang benar-benar menggambarkan masyarakat desa yang hidup dan kerukunan dan jauh dari hiruk-pikuk masalah rumit di perkotaan. Sesuatu yang saya rindukan. Mereka bertani brokoli dan daun bawang, sebagian juga ada yang menanam tembakau. 
Nah kemarin sebelum mulai mendaki gunung, saya dan adik saya sempat mencicipi sarapan dulu dirumah basecamp tempat kami menginap ketika baru tiba dari perjalanan Jogjakarta- Wekas  malam via motor. Menu makanannya biasa saja, nasi goreng dan indomie rebus. Tapi saya sangat suka dengan sayurannya. Brokoli dan daun seledri besar-besar dan masih hijau serta dingin. Fresh from the ground.

Foto kiriman Etna Khairullah (@etnakhairullah) pada
Kita adalah melampaui apa yang kita pikirkan dapat kita lakukan. Asalkan punya keinginan yang kuat untuk melakukan sesuatu kemudian berusaha dengan hishakakouchi (kerja keras), apapun itu. Dan kalau kita sudah merasa sekuat tenaga sudah melakukannya dan tidak memiliki kekuatan lagi, katakan pada diri kita. Sudah sebanyak ini, tinggal sedikit lagi. Kenapa menyerah?

Dan inilah saya, tiba di puncak Merbabu setelah 8 jam perjalanan vertikal mendaki. Umumnya untuk ukuran pendaki normal, alias yang bukan amatiran seperti saya. Mendaki Merbabu hanya memerlukan waktu sekitar 3 jam. Dan sebenarnya juga adik saya bisa saja meninggalkan saya terlebih dahulu untuk naik ke atas, dan dia bisa sampai dengan range waktu normal pendakian yang biasa ia lakukan, tetapi ia memilih menunggu saya yang berjalan dengan sangat lambat karena banyak kehabisan stamina. Sedikit pembelaan diri, jalur Wekas ini menurut adik sayapun adalah jalur pendakian Merbabu yang paling ekstrim dari yang biasa ia lalui. Malah tadinya kami mau naik lewat jalur Selo, hanya saja meskipun jalurnya landai tetapi banyak memakan waktu.

Pengalaman pertama saya ketika mendaki sangat luar biasa, selain jalur pendakian yang ekstrim. Saya sangat menyukai pengalaman sosial yang saya dapatkan selama melakukan kegiatan. Setiap orang yang saya temui baik selama mendaki  naik maupun menuruni gunung, mereka selalu tersenyum dan menyapa saya. Ekspresi yang ditunjukkan adalah raut wajah positif, sambil menyapa dan berkata: Semangat mbak, mas!" Benar-benar sangat memompa semangat yang mulai kendur karena kecapaian dan membangkitakan aira positif yang sudah lama hilang.

Foto kiriman Etna Khairullah (@etnakhairullah) pada
Sehari semalam ketika nge-camp di puncak saya berpikir, ini pengalaman sosial yang sudah lama hilang dari diri saya. Saya yang sekarang introvert dan cenderung pemikir. Hanya ingin sendirian dan menghindari berbicara dengan orang yang baru dikenal. Tidak terlalu suka mengakrabkan diri dengan kerumunan. Tapi saya menemukan sesuatu yang saya rindukan. Lalu apa yang harus saya lakukan untuk sebuah kebaikan sederhana seperti itu? Besoknya ketika menuruni gunung, saya juga memutuskan untuk melakukan hal yang sama. Menyapa setiap orang dengan senyuman dan mengucapkan kalimat semangat kepada mereka yang sedang dalam perjalanan mendaki naik. Bernyanyi untuk mereka dan menyampaikan sedikir joke ringan ketika sama-sama berhenti di posko untuk beristirahat.


Meskipun di tengah perjalanan, ada sesuatu yang sedikit mengguncang. Sangking semangatnya saya turun gunung, sampai-sampai tidak memperhatikan saya tengah berlari diantara tebing, mungkin karena kelelahan dari pendakian naik juga dimalam sebelumnya tidak sempat nyenyak tidur karena kedinginan.

Sungguh, satu kata yang ingin syaa sampaikan mengenai jalur Wekas. Ganas. Ketika sudah melewati Watu Tulis, medan pendakian selanjutnya yang anda temui lebih ekstrim. Yaitu tebing batu. Setengah tebing batu tepatnya. Tidak seperti mendaki gunung, tapi saya merasa sedang menjadi atlit panjat tebing. Dan untungnya waktu itu hari tidak terlalu panas, sehingga kecapaian yang dirasakan tidak ditambah dengan panas udara.

Ini benar-benar pendakian amatir. Sebenarnya plus saya merasa kasihan dengan adik saya. Kami tidak pernah berhasil summit untuk sunrise dan sunset moment. Saya juga merasa sangat menyesal. Saya berharap dapat mengulang waktu. Seharusnya saya dapat menahan dingin yang luar biasa ini dengan keluar tenda dan sedikit mendaki ke puncak Syari atau Kunto Songo. tetapi saya lebih memilih diam di tenda. Pokoknya saya janji, lain waktu saya akan summit, tanpa alasan apapun. 


Menikmati senja sambil minum green tea latte kesukaan saya dan duduk manis di atas padang rumput di tepi bukit. Menunggu detik-detik matahari terbenam dan menyanyikan lagu romantis kesukaaan saya. Meskipun saya tidak punya pasangan, tetapi inilah hakikat kebahagiaan untuk saya. Saya sangat bersyukur terhadap rizki kesehatan dan kebahagiaan. Dan yang paling saya syukuri saya masih ingat bagaimana caranya bersyukur.


Drama Not Sweet : Menu

Hi guys,

The amateur ppl. Did you post about the last instruction that I told you?

That about being look-healthy post of fruits bar.

In one picture I also put the display of cute shaped jelly. They looks fabulous exactly. Just because I did wrong to put it off, some of them become absurd. Hahaha

Well, the simple way to make it is just cut your mango and dragon fruit into square but make sure cut it smaller because we need to fit it in the mould.

Then the rest thing you should is boil your jelly powder in the hot water inside the pan. (absolutely potter, who the hack will use pan anyway?!)

FYI. It's not sweet. I told you. I don't put any sugar into. So it's a plain jelly. Then after it ready, pour to the mould that you already put friuts into (one couple of dragon fruit and mango). Let it cool a moment. Don't put it directly to the refrigrator.

Even I don't put any sugar into. It's still sweet. In my version. Doctor said, I can't have much sugar. I will have glaukoma and diabetes. I'm already sweet enough. Bye.

Not Escape Series : A Little Picnic On The Rooftop

Hey Amateurs Ppl,
Haha I'm back and you must be not curious too much about me. Aku mah apa atuh!
Here well, today I feel so happy because finally I can meet up with one of my soul-mates again, Fruits! Finally, after we got a new refrigerator and I can buy as much veggies and fruits I want, as long as my wallet still fit in =D
So, why am I still talk about here and there? wth!


Fruits Party Mix Yogurt, DraMa No Sugar Jelly and Ice Shake Matchà Latte

All you need are : Dragon Fruit, Indramayu Mango, Banana (Sunpride, should I say?!), Kiwi, and Mandarin. For yogurt mix, I use plain one. It's very pure and you can use the rest to make another yogurt next time. Quite safe huh?

All you need to do is just easy enough, slide all the fruits into pieces then put them into cute bowl (this will help you improve likes if you want to post on social media such as instagram, path,  tumblr, facebook .etc) Then after all, spoon about 4 bit of yogurt to mix them with the fruits. You can eat them directly, but it's better safe them in the cooler about 15 mins to let the yogurt and fruits melt together. Because they taste better.

Fruits Party Mix Yogurt


Ah yea! Another one fruit party ( as you can at the display below) It's a DraMa Not Sweet Jelly a.k.a dragon fruits ft Mango Jelly for No Sugar snack. I bought a cute jelly mould but when I put the liquid jelly into it and then it's done with absurd shapes. Haha, I think they are too cute ( I mean small ) for my fruit slides.

See how to make it in other post!


So, the last one is Matchà latte ice shake. Arh, I'm not endorsing guys. I swear! But I'd love to and really fall in love with Matchà latte from Allure Esprèciallo. It's smooth as my skin and low sugar like my face. When the stressed days come out, it's my drug to I run about. Hopeful.

Matchà latte from Allure Esprèciallo


There you go. Now you've got a new amateur learning about how to be a famous amateur person in social media, all you need to do after do this unnecessary thing is don't forget to post. Use much hashtag, mention the famous account and ask many likes as you can. But don't forget to follow this amateur blogger too on the instagram: @etnakhairullah
See you in another amateur post!

What's So Lovely In My Lil'City? (Tanjungpinang The Gurindam Cityville)


My city isn't so big like Jakarta, Surabaya or Maybe Yogyakarta. But I got something from it when you can't find anywhere. Even if you had the map of Indonesia, you can't find clearly find where's my city located. Well, I'm not sad, factually it's just a small town of capital Riau Archipelago Province. The govermental center, exactly. But when you landed your shoes here, you would never imagine this kind of places to you find inforgetable place you've ever visited. This is my lovely city, where you can come but you can't home ... Because here is your new home!

Few beautiful things:

1. Waiting for sunset while coffee-ing with your buddies


Warm air, smooth wind then blows your face while you're chatting with your friend talk about no what, the sun is accompanying you to waste your end of daylight. Ocean Corner (Tepi Laut) was a place for many youths spend their leisure times to only sitting down, maybe for dating or only some peer group activity, the biggest crowdy place at the moment of sunset comes. One special name of Ice tea in my town anywhere you order, they just famous as Teh Obeng. Drink your Teh Obeng and countdown for sunset, Amazing!

2. Escape to Blue Underworld Paradise


Hey, even you can't believe what I said is a truth! But this is the view when I woke up in the morning stayed at my adopted parents. A fivestar resort view. What a perfect life! Don't envy of me please hahaaa... Anyway, this stunning beach named trikora beach. Trikora beach located anywhere as long about 20kms bayshore areas. It has 4 beach district which lying you different view of ocean. Rocky, Sandy, Wavy and Hot Beach! You don't have to drive miles away. Just 45 minutes ... Hey unless you got best satisfaction waiting! Then if you want more stunning experince, try touch the bottom of the ocean. Boat for 35 minutes to Beralas Pasir Island, another stunning litle paradise opposites to Trikora beach. Where you can find many sea creatures and the beauty of its coral will be making you stay dive!

3. Mie Lendir and Laksa!

Talk of travelling, talk of food. The upper picture is Laksa. It's super tasty when the Sagoo noodles melted inside your hungry mouth along with curry fish seasoning. The mixture of Malay and India culinary. Then following picture is Mie Lendir (Mucus Noodles) sounds like muddy and slimy, but I'm serious it's faboulously tasty! The tarnished seasoning comes from starch gravy boiled with some blended earthnuts. Nice and suitable for breakfast, lunch and your dinner! So easy to find it anywhere here, as long the foodstore owner is a Malay-man.









4. Penyengat Island, The Home of Malay Kingdom History





"Tanjungpinang kota gurindam negeri pantun" (Tanjung pinang the home of Gurindam the house of Gurindam Poems) is a city motto. Beneath as a growing city it doesn't make the people forget their bornt land and cultures. Penyengat island is still a part of Tanjungpinang city though separated of the land. But you can see directly the island when you're waiting for sunset at Tepi Laut. This Gurindam island were the biggest Malay kingdom center ever. The conquery reached to Sabah and Pahang Malaysia, and Dumai Riau. Feel the journey back to past times when you visit many historical intacted and ruinned buildings, never been renovated to keep it naturally. Except one biggest mosque, Sultan Riau Big Mosque as the native spiritual daily consume. World and the next run with balanced. Well, that so! A litle description of my lovely city. What are you waiting for? Board your seat and flight, my litle city also has airport buddy, don't have to worry where to landing! A hommy land of missingable and fascinating places to go. Even so much native said, "south, east, west and north all ocean! You stucked and can't go no where" i have no idea they would leave ... So you would! :)