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Showing posts with label jepang. Show all posts
Showing posts with label jepang. Show all posts

Friday, September 2, 2016

Hidup Adalah Pilihan : Make No Time For Drama

Akhirnya, lusa saya akan pergi ke Jepang untuk melanjutkan sekolah.
Aneh rasanya. Apabila hal yang diimpikan selama ini hampir terjadi atau sudah di depan mata. ternyata rasanya tidak selalu indah. Ternyata masih banyak kekhawatiran, kesedihan, ketakutan, keresahan, dan emosi-emosi negatif lainnya.

Meskipun selama ini saya sudah memikirkan tentang risiko-risiko dari pilihan yang saya buat ini, namun ada kalanya diri ini merasa lemah saat persoalan lainnya datang bertubi-tubi. 
Di hari menjelang keberangkatan saya, nenek saya di luar kota sedang kritis. Otomatis Ibu saya harus berangkat ke luar kota untuk menemani beliau. Meskipun saya sedih, tapi saya tidak bisa menunjukkan itu di depan ibu. Saya tahu beliau sebenarnya lebih banyak pikiran dan kebimbangan : antara kepentingan ibunya atau anaknya. Kami sekeluarga memaksa Ibu saya untuk berangkat saja ke luar kota, tidak usah bimbang memikirkan karena tidak dapat mengantarkan keberangkatan saya. Usia saya (insyaallah) masih panjang. Jangan sampai Ibu saya menyesal karena tidak ada di samping ibunya di saat- saat terakhir. 

Saya tidak mengerti, kenapa saya sedih saat saya berpikir kalau Ibu saya tidak akan ada di samping saya di saat2 menjelang keberangkatan saya. Mungkin saya sedih karena Ibu saya sedih? atau saya sedih hanya karena saya takut rindu? Kalau rindu, toh kami masih bisa berkomunikasi menggunakan internet. Tapi namanya perasaan ya begitu saja dirasa, tidak bisa dibohongi, hanya bisa pura-pura tidak dirasa.

Kekhawatiran akan finansial juga cukup membebani pikiran. Bagaimana kalau di sana saya tidak dapat beasiswa? bagaimana kalau di sana saya tidak mendapatkan pekerjaan? bagaimana kalau saya tidak dapat mengikuti topik pelajaran dengan baik? apalagi ini adalah hal yang baru di hidup saya selama ini. Bebannya banyak, takut ini takut itu. Kadang bisa tiba-tiba merasa termotivasi, antusias, dan semangat karena akan menjalani dan mempelajari hal yang baru. Kadang bisa juga merasa tidak nyaman karena terlalu banyak khawatir.

Karena ini, saya jadi menyadari dan bersyukur atas 1 prinsip yang saya pegang kuat-kuat: jalani apa yang kamu inginkan. Karena sebesar-besarnya khawatir dan masalah yang dihadapi, kita akan selalu merasa kuat dan semangat karena itu adalah pilihan hidup kita. Kita akan merasa ikhlas akan risiko yang dihadapi. Saya pikir, mungkin saya akan bereaksi lain apabila saya hanya menuruti kemauan dari orang lain, padahal saya tidak menyukainya. Mungkin saya akan cepat merasa putus asa apabila menghadapi masalah yang bertubi-tubi. Kalau kita tidak bisa keluar dari hal yang tidak kita sukai, carilah hal-hal positif dalam posisi kita. Pasti ada :)!

Hidup adalah pilihan. Benar kalau kata orang 'bahagia itu dari dalam pikiran'. Meskipun banyak masalah, perasaan selalu berdasar dari pilihan kita : Apakah mau merasa sedih terus atau bahagia? Semua orang menghadapi masalah dalam hidupnya, tapi setiap orang menyikapinya berbeda-beda. Kalau bisa memilih, lebih baik memilih untuk cepat bangkit dari sedih kemudian berusaha lagi, daripada sedih terus yang rasanya tidak enak kan? dan untungnya, pilihan itu 100% ada di tangan kita.

Selama ini saya sangat menikmati proses 'menanam pohon' ini. Meskipun banyak cobaan, kegagalan, kegalauan yang dihadapi, tapi saya merasa banyak sekali belajar dari kesusahan yang saya alami. Rasanya jadi lebih banyak bersyukur. Menyadari memiliki keluarga dan teman-teman yang selalu ada di saat susah & senang. Semoga ke depannya, 'pohon' ini tumbuh dengan baik dan berbuah manis. :)

Terimakasih sudah membaca.
Harus tetap semangat!!

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Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Japan Trip Day #7 Kyoto : Arashiyama, Gion

Japan Trip

Day #7 29/05/14 Thursday


One of Kyoto's must visit place is Bamboo Grove Arashiyama. It's one of the most photogenic object, along with red torii at Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine. But for me -like every place on earth- no picture can describe the astonishing feeling standing in the middle of bamboo grove. The greenest green in harmony with the brown soil and the whisper sounds of the leaves. I felt divine. Definitely one of must visits in Kyoto!

Kyoto's must visit place: Arashiyama Bamboo Grove.

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Japan Trip Day #5 Tokyo : Ooedo Onsen Monogatari, Odaiba

Japan Trip

Day #5 27/05/14 Tuesday


I had spent 5 days in Tokyo, and finally it was time for me to move to other city, Kyoto. I felt sad, because I loved Tokyo already, especially the people I have met. I booked a business class seat (7,850 JPY) for a night bus ticket to Kyoto via Willer Express website . I chose the bus that has toilet and baggage room. In fact, I didn't use the toilet at all, because all I did was sleep all the time until I arrived at Kyoto station. Next time, I'm gonna book the cheaper seat!

Willer Express night bus' business class seat.

One last thing I wanted to try before going to Kyoto was having Onsen experience. I kept my baggage at K's House and then I went to Odaiba area, a little bit far from Tokyo city center. I took about 45-60 min train ride and walked to reach 'Oedo Onsen Monogatari' , a natural onsen (hot spring) theme park. There were 14 varieties of baths, including indoor baths. The entrance and facilities cost 2,640 JPY. Every visitors must wear casual yukata(s), which has beautiful patterns. Actually I wanted so bad to buy them, but unfortunately they were not for sale :( . 
The front of Oedo Onsen Monogatari.

Japan Trip Day #4 Tokyo : Tsukiji - Ueno

Japan Trip

Day #4 26/05/14 Monday


What is the first thing on your mind, if someone ask you about Japanese food? I bet most people will answer : Sushi ! 
I thought, eating sushi is a must when I was in Japan. So, I googled some places, and found the must visit place called 'Tsukiji Fish Market'. It said that there are a lot of sushi restaurants, using the super fresh ingredients, and definitely is a must try.


I was informed, there are 2 famous sushi places named 'Dai' and 'Daiwa' , and the queue  for both were crazy! Most people went to Tsukiji Fish Market really early, seriously like 4 or 5 AM @_@. They take a taxi, because the earliest train is 5.30AM. Usually people watch the Tuna auction first, and then go to the sushi place. 

Me? It's a big NO for me waking up that early.


Okay, I'm not a morning person, and I chose to prepare myself for the queueing thing. I left Kuramae station at 7AM, stopped at Tsukijishijo station (Oedo Line E18). The fish market is right next to the station exit. The fish market is closer with Tsukijishijo station than Tsukiji station (Hibiya Line H10).


Before entering Tsukiji Fish Market.

Map of Tsukiji Fish Market.

It was the cleanest fish market I've ever visited!

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Japan Trip Day #3 Tokyo : Shibuya - Shinjuku

Japan Trip

Day #3 25/05/14 Sunday

I  woke up a bit early, because I had made a schedule to meet Kosuke at 10 AM. I first met Kosuke in Luang Prabang, Laos. I was on my Mekong trip and Kosuke was on his round the world trip at that time. After that, we had a chance to meet again in Jakarta during his visit to Indonesia. I was so eager to hear his stories about his trip, and fortunately he was in Tokyo too during my visit. 

So, we made an appointment at Hachiko statue in Shibuya that morning. It's a good meeting point, since it's easy to find, not very large area, so wouldn't be very difficult to catch each other. 

Shibuya Map (http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3007.html )


Saturday, July 12, 2014

Japan Trip Day #1 Tokyo : Asakusa

Japan Trip

Day #1 23/05/14 Friday

There was something strange with my feeling while planning for my Japan-Korea trip. I didn't know exactly why, was it because of the tight deadline at my office or because I hadn't done solo traveling again for a long time (the last one was Toraja Trip in August 2012. Whao! 2 years! Time flies x_x )

For a staff like me, I think there's no such thing as the right time to ask the boss for a 3 weeks leave and go on a holiday. I had waited for it for many years and months, and mostly right after I thought I had finished my duties/works on schedule, my boss was in a good mood, and everything felt right, suddenly everything fell into a chaos. 

So, if you think that you are in the same condition as I was, you really have to make your own right time, just 'book the ticket and go'. Don't think too much about the constraints. You already have plan, you have done your best to finish your work. Everybody needs holiday! Just ask for the blessings from The Universe, and everything will fall into place. There won't be a day with no work left, no matter how hard you work. Just focus on the good thing, the happiness that you will feel during your trip. 
Trust me, the power of will really works :) .

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

South Korean Visa Free / Bebas Visa Korea Selatan

I just finished my Japan and Korea Trip last week. It was 21 days. 12 days in Japan, and 10 days in South Korea. I'm gonna write a long story about this trip later after I finished compiling my travel pictures.

First of all, the most important information that I want to share is how to get the South Korean visa free for Indonesian passport. You know that for Indonesian passport holder it is not easy to go to some places, because of the visa restriction. We have to apply for the visa to enter South Korea and Japan. Applying visa means we have to go to the embassy, provide bank account statement, recommendation letter from company (that I will go back to Indonesia without seeking for any job in the destination country), etc. Not very convenient, and collecting all the requirements is really taking time, that some people just gave up applying that.
But! if you're on transit (or stop over) and have some eligible visas that haven't expired yet to some of the listed countries, you don't need visa to enter South Korea! How nice is it?