2017 WISHLIST

The year 2016 will be over, so does my work as video journalist at a national media at Jakarta. A lot of up and down memories for 5 year and 6 months, including a chance to travel, for a job assignment or for vacation has been happen through all the year 2016. A 2016 review? Come on, that's super ordinary. So this time I will make a wishlist instead for 2017. Who knows those wishlist could push me ahead to spend more time for useful things for me and hopefully for peoples surrounds me.

1. Traveling overseas with my parents

This is actually a wishlist since 2 years ago. When I just back from my Brunei – Malaysia roadtrip. I visit my parents at Pati town and telling my mother about my roadtrip on Brunei and Malaysia that been passed immigration check point 8 times. 

EXOTIC MIST AT BERATAN LAKE

“Let’s go to Bedugul lake” my friend said to me

“That’s lake named Beratan, Pit” I give an explanation.

“But I wanna see Bedugu lake too”, She insisted

“Yes, that’s laked named Beratan, placed on Bedugul area. People from outside Bali will called it Bedugul lake, but local people know this lake with the named Beratan, you know”

“Ohh, so it’s a same lake”

“Yes” I answered and then scratching my head.

Bedugul or Beratan lake placed on Tabanan region, Bali province. This lake to be exactly was on Candi Kuning village, Baturiti regency, about 40 kilometers away from Denpasar city. Beratan lake was the second largest lake in Bali province, after Batur lake. Beratan lake was nearly 375,6 acres of  large and placed on 1240 meters above sea level. That is why the lake areas have a quite humid and cool air. 

WANNA TRAVELING VS TIGHT BUDGET

“You’ve traveling a lot, Endah. Looks like you never run out of money”

I heard that words so many time, every time I told them that I’m going to traveling somewhere. Some of my friends always said that I have countless money, I printed my own money to the point where they think I have tuyul (a tiny ghost or spirit who always stealing money from other people for his master/owner). *laughing out loud* *evil smirk*

Who’s said I have a lot of money? Wanna prove? I’ll show my bank record book this month. If you still don’t believe that because you’ve said “That’s a few days ago record, you’ve probably has a huge amount of bank transfer for today”, I’ll give you my ATM and the pin code so you could check it for yourself and see how many money actually I have. *feeling meh*

(PHOTO) LASIANA TWILIGHT

August 2016, Lasiana beach, Kupang city, East Nusa Tenggara province. 

THIRSTY ON THE RIVER

The most famous picture of Kalimantan floating market in Indonesia was on RCTI, lokal news television, TV commercial or ID station been broadcast around 1996 to 1998 and re broadcast at 2008 to 2009. So, when the first time I was arrive at Banjarmasin, the river city, my news sources take me and my team to the floating market. “You were not visiting Banjarmasin yet, unless you’ve seen the floating market” he said to us. So, I just followed the schedule that been arrange by my team leader.

At 6am, 15 minute before the sun rising, we took a boat, which Banjar people called Jukung, for a harbor in front of Banjarmasin city hall. This boat was the main transportation system on Kalimantan River with a small machine in it. The floating market that we about to see were Lok Baintan floating market placed about 30-40 menit from Banjarmasin city hall.