Monday, January 12, 2009

New Year...

"Take the first step in faith. You don't
have to see the whole staircase.
Just take the first step."
- Martin Luther King Jr.


Friday, January 9, 2009

This Year Holiday Vacation 2008 - Hometown




irr : "....Feel the same atmosphere as when we were young.......What a Purrrrrfect holiday.... Siapa bilang di Pekanbaru ga ada apa2.... Wisata Kulinerr.... martabak mesir, keripik pedas, Kobu, Kim Teng,d st dst....Good view to take pictures, Nice Building, and yes,,, they have J-Co, ada Giordano and Face shop juga...... "

Location: Rumbai and Pekanbaru (26/12-30/12/08)

Day II

Puter puter kelilling kompleks, ke rumah kita dulu di kompleks Jati terus ngeliat our old sekolahan sama gereja . After round-round :) we then went to Softball Field near the heliport

Finally, RCC Burger.... Ate it with a can of coke.... Wot a perfecto way to end lots of exhausted-photo sessions.. ..Spent the night rode along pekanbaru road.... again... taking photo at Riau Governor House.
On the way home, went to 'kedai'..... Na' you should tell us before...... nice toko, sayang cuman bentar.


Day II - (extended)
Makan the best gulai patin in the world !!

Ke Rumah Kakek di jalan Sumber Sari, met Oom Kimpul, adiknya mama .. Ngeliat contoh-contoh teraso yg jaman dulu kakek bikin di pabriknya...Jaman dulu udah keren banget rumah pake teraso.. Karena ga musim lagi, kata Oom ketinggalan jaman, sekarang di pake utk produksi batako dan paving block. Ketempat oom Djulham juga, ga berubah. Still love hearing the story of Kakek, yg badge card nya masih nomor 23.... Angkatan pertama waktu Caltex baru buka. Kakek yg kerjanya dulu bagian C&R, Construction and Repair.... I always wonder why i became architect....ternyata it's from his blood...Kakek yg said that I'm his Ugly Duckling (heiii....) abisan jelek sendiri d rumah, udah item, ceking kaya papan hehehe. Kakek yg pagi2 suka bareng2 jahit di teras depan, Kakek yg ngajarin the magic nine dan eleven. Kakek yg bisa macam2 bahasa... ...Kakek yg sayang kita semua... Love him truly.. So the story began......

Day III - 28/12/08

Danau Buatan - Manmade Lake, 30 minutes ride from Rumbai.. Ada Jembatan Gantung yang bagus bgt buat bikin foto Pre-Wed...Sayang lagi rusak, jadi ga bisa dilewatin. Nemu spot2 bagus buat foto2

Sengaja turun dekat Jembatan Siak yang deket sama Pabrik Karet....Still smell the same....bauu.. Kaget juga kok masih ada aja pabriknya.. Abis makan di mall SKA, penasaran kita ke Perpustakaan Pekanbaru. Setelah sebelumnya sempet malam2 kesana untuk foto2. Big building using 'book' form as the met hapore... Modern Style with Free Internet, Full Aircon, discussion Room, and Computer Area. Children Library Section nya lebih kaya book store... Very cozy.. with black sofa everywhere ...menyenangkan setelah seharian berpanas-panasan... Rizky langsung tidur di salah satu sofa nya. Satu hal , ga nyangka lagi, di pekanbaru gitu lho.. Perpustakaan nasional di Jakarta aja ga kaya gini..

Capek juga ternyata.....tepar setepar-teparnya......zzzz.....oh no...belum ke kaca mayang...

Day IV

Pagi pagi ke bandara nganter papa rizqi terus sarapan di Kim Teng , the most famous 'warung kopi ' se pekan Baru. Bubur ayam sama mie ayam nya bikin pengen nambah2 terus. Langsung Mesjid AN Nur sambil belanja ke pasar bawah beli ikan sale titipan mama. Lagi santai-santai di rumah (baca : ngupdate foto di facebook) Yanti telfon minta dibawain buah saga yg banyak, akhirnya ke rumbai lagi, gosh ternyata habis itu masih di bawa jalan2 ke sungai Ambang dan anjungan tintin. Yah oom belum mandi nih.... T_T

Pekanbaru - Just Arrived


Day One - 26/12/08

makan kue putu hangat2 pake gula pasir yang berlimpah di pengkolan salahsatu jalan di Pekanbaru. Nginep di rumah Om Win di Rumbai. Met Tante, Isyana, Rizqi dan Theo the talented photographer from Tribun Pekanbaru....langsung makan sate cun, the best sate padang in town dan ke Mesjid Agung An-nur.....bagus banget full granit, didepannya ada kolam besar, dan lapangan parkir yang lega...pake eskalator pun... ga nyangka deh di daerah gini ada mesjid sebagus itu.

Pulang nge jagung bakar, nge otak2 terusan foto di depan perpustakaan nya Pekan yang baru. (The Greatest Library of Riau)

Check at http://riaudailyphoto.blogspot.com/2008_06_01_archive.html

Welcoming Opung and New Year

Jakarta, 30 December 08 - 7 Jan 09