February 2012
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Matano et Discovery Diving
It’s been sometimes since I have the desire to take the Diving Course in Soroako, yet everytime they were scheduled (the Diving course), either I was out of town or have some more important things to get done.
Thanks to Rhesa, I was able to at least ‘feel’ how is it to dive more than 3 metres deep.
Last Sunday, I spent my day at the yacht club together with Rhesa,Abe and...
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love and the world will love with you: isn't it... →
benlaksana:
“Welcome to Wellington, where umbrellas come to die.”
It’s supposed to be summer here in Wellington, but seriously the weather is not what one would expect a summer would be. Dark clouds, rain and extremely windy, that’s why umbrellas are just useless here.
Hi guys, so yes it’s been a while…
This is a post by Ben Laksana, about his exciting endeavour pursuing Master...
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January 2012
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Indonesian Hiking in the Bag →
for those who love to hike, this is interesting feature of Indonesia’s peaks info ;)
for more information please visit: www.gunungbagging.com
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Soroako Hash Run: Wordpress blog →
Just found out that the club has a wordpress blog. it’s not really updated, but still..
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December 2011
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November 2011
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“It is not what you are doing, rather whom are you doing it with that makes...”
– ARJP
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Ohlala, Tolala!
the girls need a break, so the girls went to this beautiful white sandy beach of Tolala last weekend.
Tolala is a small village 2 hours ride from Soroako (heading to Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi region). we were 6 girls trying to have fun at that time. it was raining heavily when we arrived there, we had to wait for an hour before we rode the boat to the beach. we waited at one of the local...
October 2011
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Insadong and Makoli
There is this time when we are wandering around in Insadong area in Seoul on Sunday. We plan to buy some souvenirs and sight seeing.
This is such a crowded place. I see not only us, but many foreigners are happened to be there, having the same itinerary like we do. We passed some Brazilians (their everywhere now, eh?), and Japanese/Chinese tourists.
Luckily, there is this kind of wedding...
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Busan the Dynamic City
‘Windy & Cold’ is my first reaction when arriving in Busan. Autumn has not yet arrived in this place, but the wind blows hard.
A city between hills and Ocean, Busan offers a lot things to explore. Too bad we will only spend less than 48 hours in here, so we need to recreate our itinerary.
We decided to go to Yonggeungsa Temple as our first destination, and then head to...
September 2011
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Jeonju: Cultural town with modern touch
After a long ride using the KTX, finally we arrived in Jeonju. We take a bus ride for about 20 minutes to Hanok village.
According to the tourist brochure in my hand, the name ‘Jeonju’ appeared in the 16th year of the king Gyeongdeok of Shilla dynasty. It firstly named Wasanju before it changed. A city with history of Millenium, it says. It surely is the first reason why it’s...
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KTX traveller
I write this as we are on our way to Jeonju, the Hanok village, in KTX train. It took us almost around 3 hours to get there (we’re using the Mugunghwa), so I am listening to my playlist. Wrong move, because urang tiba2 galau siah..oh no! :p
Our travelling journey so far has been very convenient. It’s not a five stars experience, yet we feel amazed with the public transportation...
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KL transit
On our journey to Korea, we had to make a stop at KL. This capital of Malaysian government put me on curiosity somehow.
We arrived at midnight KL time, and rest our heads in Tune Hotel LCCT. This hotel is surely a transit hotel. There is no space that is wasted for nothing. 2.5x2.5m room + 2x1m bathroom had explained the ‘space efficiency’ this place have. Room rates excluding the...
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Safari Goers: Bali Marine & Safari Park
As I used to live here for 8 years, what I know about Bali’s attractions were its beaches and arts. Only some of their tourism spots that aren’t beach or including sea/traditional views.
Yet after I was gone somewhere else, they built this Safari and Marine Park. Felt curious, we went there and see if that place worth a visit
We started the journey from Denpasar at about...
Back to Bali - Jimbaran Feast
When my cousin asked me to join her in Bali to spend the weekend, I enthusiastically hop into the plan. It’s been sometimes since I went to my previous hometown. I felt really excited to go back and see what’s changing after all this time.
The first place I went right after I arrived and put my stuff was of course Jimbaran. This place not really changing much since I left on 2006. We...
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Hash Run: Soroako Style
I have been living in this place for half a year now, and I am still amazed that there are many things I haven’t done yet to enjoy my current stay here. Hash Run would be one of them.
I heard about this activity long way before, though. Some of my collagues have been doing this since some couples of months ago, but I didn’t really interested on doing running. well, running was not...
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August 2011
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“All my life one of my greatest desires has been to travel-to see and touch...”
– Nikos Kazantzakis (via creatingaquietmind)
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losing a touch
it’s been sometimes since I actually write anything worth to read. it’s been sometimes since I actually read something and think about it deep, then write an analysis based on it. i do think in this place though, sometimes overthinking about something not really important.
what i’m regretting so far is just losing this touch. the touch of creativity and ability to convey my...
July 2011
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June 2011
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May 2011
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April 2011
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Weekend getaway: Matabuntu Waterfall
It seems I haven’t knock all the beauty Soroako has. There are still lots more thing written in my list, waiting to be visited.
Today I went to taste some different spots to fill my weekend schedule. I went with the ladies of Suldu ;) and some others.
We started the weekend getaway by visiting Kampung Bali. It is a small village 1 hour ride from Soroako. As the name may tell, it is a...
Tana Toraja: journey of happiness (Final Part)
well, Tana Toraja isn’t all about traditional culture sight-seeing. despite all the graveyards we were visiting, we also happened to set our eyes on the souvenirs (well, some girls couldn’t help not shopping). also, there was this semi-natural hotspring, but it wasn’t that good to pay a visit there unless you have more time to spend.
MAKULA (SEMI) HOT SPRING
expect nothing....
March 2011
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Tana Toraja: journey of happiness (The Beginning)
I keep my promise, fellow. I went for Toraja last weekend and had (another) fun! :)
there were lots of things I feel curious with in the land of Toraja. from its traditional houses (Tongkonan), the way they burried people (literally in the tree and laid in the cave), traditional festivities, clothes, and of course, traditional culinaries. they have this rich culture and they preserve it like its...
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Under Water Cave: Soroako
this is what I did last weekend. I had fun, burnt my skin, fatten myself, but feel content. ;)
I didn’t sleep like a pig whole day. I started my day from 5.30am (it surprised me, too), jogged to the lake, and watching over the girls swimming and playing. right after the morning sport session and a breakfast, my friends asked if I wanted to join them to visit the natural spring and the...
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Tabik, Makassar!
I will always use all that are provided around me to take me closer to my dream, to be this part of world citizen. This means what I’m doing will always be the part of steps that I’m using to reach my dream.
I am working in an IT project of a big company at the moment. For that reason, it takes me to Soroako, South Celebes, Indonesia, for some couples of months. Today my journey to Soroako...
February 2011
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