ok, this would be my last post before flying to solo on wednesday’s morning. my friend, norazamimah ( she is still a single lady ) has emailed me a set of javanese words with its translation. Mimah, Thanks a lot. Maturwunun ya neng. Without further a due, i present to you the 2nd lesson:

hope it helps.

remi

General Information:

1. date: from 30/7/2008 until 4/8/2008
2. no of days: 6 days
3. flight: lcct-solo: ak996, 655 am, 30/7/2008 ; surabaya-lcct: qz 7613, 835 am, 4/8/2008
4. total participants: 9
5. CHANGE OF ITENARIES: please take not that the itenaries have changed. This is to accomodate Mas Arey late arrival on the 31st at Jogja. We regret that we could not proceed to Ijen. Instead, we will replace ijen with The highland of Dieng ( Dataran tinggi Dieng ). Kelud is an option, if we have time, we will take half an hour detour at kelud.
6. exhange rate: rm 355 : 1 juta rupiah, please bring sufficient money. Sometimes it is better to change your currency at malioboro, we can get better rate overthere. will show you the ‘toko’. The chick is not bad either…hahaha. — updated: kabul managed to get today’s exchange rate: rm 350 : 1 juta rupiah. considering that this rate does not change much next week, we can save between rm 5 to rm 30 every 1 million rupiah. got it skool children? FYI, exchange rate in penang is rm 385 for 1 mill, and in shah alam rm 360 every 1 mill. SO…LU PIKIR LA SENDIRI NABIL…
7. please take note that, souvenir shopping will take place at malioboro, jogjakarta. not at surabaya.

participants:

1. remi
2. arey
3. todd
4. jamal
5. ali
6. jasni
7. waje
8. sani
9. nizam

friendly reminder ( especially to WAJE )

1. please be at the airport no later than 5 am.
2. DO NOT LEAVE BEHIND YOUR MEDICATION IF ANY. I only prepare general medication needs.
3. Dr Jamal and Mas Arey will bring 2 tents of 2 man capacity
4. please do not forget your PASSPORT.
5. i will email the tix slip to those who bought the ticket thru me. Others are encouraged to email their tix slips to me at: remiglobal@gmail.com as i will compile the tix together.
6. please bring sweater @ jumper @ pullover and sleeping bag. It is also advisable to have sleeping matress.
7. remi, please do not forget your battery charger. You are the only canon survivor here…hahaha.
8. do not forget to bring tons of batteries and memory cards.
9. please read the general guideline at http://ecotravelogue.com/2008/04/08/lawu-bromo-ijen-preparation-check-list/

chelsea vs malaysia

1. we know that this match will happen on the 29th of July. for those with Dr. Jamal, if you want to proceed to shah alam, i strongly advise you to reach shah alam before 6 or after 9 pm. i can guarantee a heavy traffic for this match.
2. for those who watch, good luck.

itenaries

1. please view the pose before: http://ecotravelogue.com/2008/07/25/dieng-lawu-bromo-finalized-itenaries/

that’s all for now, see ya at the airport.

 remi

ITENARIES UPDATED ( time follows WIB ) 

Day 1 - 30th July (Wed)
0825 - ETA at Solo Airport. Welcome to Indonesia….
0845 - 1500 - Travel to Wonosobo, then to Dieng Plateau (2000m absl). 
                       - Breakfast / Brunch at Soto Mpok Giyem, in front of Sekolah Dasar Boyolali
                       - cant wait for the breakfast….nyum nyum
1500 - 1730 - arrived at dieng, solat jama’ zohor-asar and start with Photo shooting
1730 -  1815 - setting up tent / dinner @ nearby warung
1830 -           - maghrib - isyak jama’. Bisa ngobrol2 sampai subuh bapak2.

Day 2 - 31st July (Thu)
0300 - 0430 - sunrise shooting @ dieng
0430 - 0530 - solat subuh 
0700 - 1000 - Travel to Magelang, breakfast
1000 - 1300 - Visit Borobudur
1300 - 1600 - Travel to Jogja, lunch
1600 - 1700 - Pickup Arey at the airport
1700 - 2000 - Free & easy (jalan2 bandar Joqja somewhere along malioboro), dinner ( Pecelele, gudeg with nice entertainment along lesehan umum @ malioboro ). *mas arey pingin naik kereta kuda. can buy good outdoor equipment here, at least 2 outdoor shop located along this road
2200 -          - proceed to kaliurang, sleep at local resthouse near Merapi Southern Entrance & rest. can take this oppurtunity to recharge ur batteries.

Day 3 - 1st August (Fri)
0430 -          subuh, morning shooting…i hope villagers at the southern crater is as friendly as in Selo.
0800 - 1200 - Travel to Malang Madiun Magetan (Basecamp Cemoro Sewu)
1200 - 1400 - Lunch, packing (should carry essential items only…er, what’s not essential? Yelar, things like charger, power adapter etc)
1400 - 2000 - Trekking Mount lawu (6 jam tuh!!)
2000 - Rest at Sendang Drajat Camp

Day 4 - 2nd August (Sat)
0500 - 0600 - Climb the summit
0600 - 0700 - At the summit (shoot sunrise beb….. and solat Subuh jangan lupa. Then breakfast)
0700 - 1300 - Descend to basecamp
1300 - 1500 - Rest a bit, lunch, packing again, if we have time, we go mandi2 at the waterfall.
1500 - 2200 - Travel from Sarangan to Malang & to Bromo. if we are a bit early, we can pass through kelud, and shoot for 30-45 min. InsyaAllah.
2200 - Dine & proceed to penanjakan

Day 5 - 3rd August (Sun)
0400 - 0700 - Should be at Penanjakan to shoot sunrise!! breakfast after this.
0700 - 1200 - To Bromo crater
1200 - 1400 - Back to Malang. lunch
1400 - 1700 - Proceed to surabaya. Kalau ada rezeki, we will get to pass Apple orchards and tea fields. wanna have some tea?
2000 -            dinner at surabaya. if we have a lot of money, mas arey will recommend a good place to eat.

Day 6 - 4th August (Mon)
0700 - 0800 - Drive to airport
0835 - Balik!!! - makan roti canai atas flight at your expense.

dear participants,

we only have less than 3 weeks before this project will be started. bare in mind that you have to start the physical training now. ( i’m giving myself a reminder…hehehe, me getting fatter and fatter everyday )

 although kaboool says that lawu is not tough, i highly recommend that you at least walk around some football field within your vicinity; for at least 3 rounds everyday to prepare your body for this kind of trip.

as usual, your mental must be fit. We have to stay positive at all time. Although may be some of us are not trekkers, we have to keep in mind the “Malaysia Boleh” spirit. Indonesia has recently launched something similar to “malaysia boleh”. Their tagline is ”Indonesia BISA”. Makanya, bapak-bapak yang ga bisa sebut “Malaysia Boleh”, bisa nyebut, “Malaysia BISA”…hehehe

as for the equipment, you can always refer to this post http://ecotravelogue.com/2008/04/08/lawu-bromo-ijen-preparation-check-list/

i will finalize the ration list in 1 week time. Most probably, we may not need to bring a lot of ration. kabool has confirmed that almost every post has WARONG MAKAN or simply food stall in lawu.

i would like to warn that, please do not take this trip for granted. Although it is somewhat a leisurely trip, an early preparation is always advised. The most important thing is your passport, make sure it is still valid and not within 6 months of compulsory renewing period.

 to be continued….

me and arey have been hired for a wedding photography in semporna. we managed to go to tawau, shopped for some salted fish “ikan masin” and some sleeping mat. ( not just a normal sleeping mat that you can get in indonesia, buat a big one like normal carpet. - Paie jangan jeles )

 the trip was good. after all, it was an all paid trip except for the carpet and salted fish :-p the family of the bride has given a wonderful hospitality. we were treated with nasi kuning, granny made tapai, spirulina, and some other local delicacies that i have forgot the name.

my dearest auntie above is performing iga iga, a traditional bajau dance. It is always presented during the wedding fiesta or official ceremony. i dont think this dance is similar to kadazan dusun dance.

if you observe carefully, you will realize that there is a RM 1 note in between the dancer’s finger. The money is given by the audience. This is somewhat like showing their acceptance / appreciation to the dancer’s dance. The dancer will continue dancing until she notice that she feels that she needs to stop. ( and of course when people stops giving her money )

will post some scenic photos of semporna later. got to get a nap, me catching a flu. grrrrrr

the above pix is taken exactly in front of floating @ dragon inn. It was taken during the sunset. i wished i had more time capturing those moments. the pix below is taken exactly opposite of the one above. i just luv the lines…

the pix below is taken near the bride’s house. This is what the Bajau clan call PANJI. This signifies that there will be a wedding fiesta held at the house. Notice the Germany’s flag color scheme and the cockerel image on top of it… . I have asked around on what those 2 identities stands for, but i just couldnt find the right ppl to answer it…sigh

this pix is taken on the Pulau Sipadan Resort Jetty. Those kids live inside the boat house. They say that this kind of clan is of the Bajau Laut origin. ( Sea Bajau ).

i felt a little bit disappointed as i couldnt visit sipadan-mabul and kalabakan. That was our target. but since there were some problem with transportation, the photography session has to be cancelled.

still, i got the chance to visit tawau. tawau is 2 hours drive from semporna. iti s not a small town like semporna. i passed by the central market but we were asked to go the wet market instead. At the wet market, i bought some salted fish like kurau, terubuk, dried squids and marinated kerupuk. 

at the wet market, i also bought 2 carpets made of  foam / some plastic material. it is of the same quality as the sleeping mat that paie bought in jogja. He bought it for RM 15 but the size is only half of what i get. I think mine is a bargain as 1 carpet cost me exactly RM 20.