Senin, 20 Agustus 2012

Beautiful Hidden Spot of Muara Angke


"I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe," by Dalai Lama.

A day before Idul Fitri 1433 Hijriyah, I joined a photo hunting with my friends. Honestly, I have no dslr camera like they do. I used a pocket camera named Sony. But, I like the way they catch a good angle of photography. I like their view to make sum places become special on their eyes. 

Our destiny was Muara Angke. Shocked, me, at first. I thought "what do you expect from that place?". Smelly place and dirty?. But, curiosity took me there. I was speechless, I saw many kind of life there. Finally, I met a nice spot to enjoy at Muara Angke Port.  I think, every place has its own nice one. There are some of my photos which taken with pocket camera.



No words for that littered Muara Angke pier. Garbage and waste from ships and sea always flooding the pier. Once a week, people burn the waste with solar. 




There's a fishing/sailing store, all fishermen needs are provided. Stores are closed on Lebaran, but they they always open 24 hours daily. "Ramai kalau awak kapal pada berlabuh, biasanya malam atau subuh," kata Rina, seorang pemilik toko perlengkapan berlayar.







Popeye the sailorman.. tut..tut.. yes, here there are the fishermen activity. I see many ships with light bulbs, they switch on the bulbs to attract fish in the sea at nite. After sailing for 2-3 months, they docked with fish, squid, shrimps, and many others. Finally, they export fish abroad (Chinese, Thailand, Taiwan).





Surprisingly, I got this great spot. I arrived at the far point (there's a warung kopi), I can see the bay view with blue sky and navy sea. Young and old, couple and family, come to this spot. Enjoying afternoon with this pretty enough scenery.




Daily Flooded Muara Angke Dock

Dock? I imagine that dock is fulled with boats, ships, yachts, fishermen, great sea, birds, and blue sky. I couldn't find those well here, Muara Angke dock which is located in North Jakarta. Shocked, I am!





The bridge dock is daily flooded by dark sea water. I could see and touch sum wastes on feet. People always walk on foot (no sandals) bcoz it's slippery bridge.



There's no vehicle parked by the dock. Sea water will flood the doc up to 30-50 cm.
"Sudah biasa terendam air, apalagi kalau lagi air pasang. Makanya ada tembok pembatas di dekat warung dan rumah kami," kata seorang pemilik warung makan di tepi dok.


Not only waste or garbage, there are many dog poos at the dock. There are about 10 dogs live with no one belong to. The dogs eat any kind thing they can find there.


For daily activity, people get clean water from PAM. They distribute it through a small pipe. They also take this clean water for sailing on boat, but not for cleaning the boat.


How about the weather? Well, don't ask!. A big hat never enough to protect my head. 
It's windy there, but it's too hot that i never predicted before.





Kamis, 16 Agustus 2012

Manusia Gorong-Gorong di Jakarta


Ketika gorong-gorong menjadi tempatku berlindung dari panas dan hujan. Gorong-gorong menjadi tempatku beristirahat dari letihnya raga setelah bekerja. Gorong-gorong menjadi 'benteng' dalam berjuang hidup di Jakarta.




Namaku Abdul Malik, 28 tahun, pekerjaanku adalah pembersih sampah di kali
di kawasan Rasuna Said, Jakarta.



Gorong-gorong alias saluran air yang tidak terpakai menjadi 'rumah' bagiku. Upah yang kecil
membuatku memilih tinggal di sini. Gratis, nyaman, sehingga gajiku bisa dikirim ke istri & anak.




Hanya ada lembaran koran bekas atau spanduk bekas untuk alas tidur. Sapu kecil 
dan beberapa baju bersih yang ada di 'istana' ini.



Ini lah teras/halaman tempat bersantai setelah bekerja, jangan bayangkan wangi bunga 
karna menyengat bau kali yang bisa dihirup dari kali di depan gorong-gorong.



Pekerjaan sampinganku memulung botol bekas air mineral. Lumayan nambah upahku yang Rp1,2 juta per bulan.
Biasanya dikirim setengahnya untuk istri dan anak yang tinggal di Bogor, Jawa Barat



Slalu berdoa smoga anakku, Al Husna, bisa tinggal di rumah yang layak ketika ia dewasa. 
Ia tak perlu tahu kalau ayahnya tinggal di sini, di dalam gorong-gorong.





Terapi Losbak di Tegal


“The traveler sees what he/she sees. The tourist sees what he/she has come to see” - G.K. Chesterton


End of June 2012, felt bored of routines. A daily backpack is packed, I was ready to go to Tegal, Central Java. It’s all just a sudden trip, invited by my 3 friends. Had no idea about Tegal or Slawi or Brebes, I travelled to Tegal.

I enjoyed sceneries, people and many things I’ve never thought. I have no fixed destination like tourists do. Surprisingly, I got sum peaceful experiences. Great morning from foot of Mount Slamet, fresh air with no pollutant, simplicity of village life, and greeny-view. 

Taman Wisata Guci, still at foot of Mount Slamet. Showering hot water in big pool, while a waterfall gives you a cold water. It’s just crowded place, but I found pines forest. Never expecting much from this city, but I got. I felt in love with its Teh Poci, sweet and warm tea. I spent my money with no worries, it’s all in cheap price. I swear! I buy hot teh poci only for Rp1000/cup, pecel only for Rp2500/plate, Rp3000/corn grilled, tempe mendoan only Rp500/slice. I’m rich girl hahahahahaha....

The unforgettable moment was, this journey we did by riding Losbak. Semacam mobil yang belakangnya bak terbuka, mobil yang suka dipakai untuk ngangkut barang-barang. Terapi Losbak yes!