The New Family

Yap ini adalah keluarga baru saya. Keluarga dimana kami numpang hidup selama kurang lebih satu bulanan. Nama beliau Laode Husein. Beliau merupakan Kepala Desa Kafoofoo, Kecamatan Kontukowuna, Kabupaten Muna. Sudah tahun kedua beliau menjabat sebagai Kepdes dengan sistim pemilihan langsung *apa sih ini malah juntrungan nya kea rah-arah politik. Oke aku bahas aja keluarga ini satu persatu. Di keluarga ini memiliki 3 orang anak. Yang paling besar La Rahman duduk di bangku kelas 1 MTs Karo Lembo, yang kedua namanya Wa Titin duduk di kelas 5 SDN 3 Kabawo, dan yang terakhir baru kelas 1 di SD yang sama. Ohya sekilas info, kalau disana itu panggilan untuk laki-laki itu “La” dan untuk wanita itu “Wa”. Misal nama saya Ayu dan kebetulan orang sana maka dipanggil Wa Ayu. Nah kalo keturunan ningrat ato orang penting tinggal tambahkan ode di belakangnya jadi “Laode” dan “Waode”. Unik ya gelarnya..

Sekeluarga mendiami rumah yang sederhana tapi homy banget, terbuat dari kayu dan seperti rumah orang Muna pada umumnya yaitu rumah panggung, meski yang dibuat panggung cuma bagian dapur dan ruang makan saja. Rumah bapak (biasa kami memanggil beliau) ada 4 kamar sebenarnya. Berhubung kami numpang nginap dan kami cowok cewek maka kami disediakan 2 kamar.1 kamar untuk aku dan Tyas dan satunya untuk para lelaki itu, sebut saa F4 karena mereka berempat (padahal ga ada mirip-miripnya sama F4 :p)

Tiap hari bapak mengerjakan tugasnya sebagai Kepala Desa dan juga diselingi menanam sayur-sayur dan apotek hidup di pekarangan rumah, sementara ibu tiap hari di dapur, bahkan pernah seharian memasak bikin kue dan kacang untuk lebaran.

nah ini rumah sederhana tapi penuh cinta yang jadi pondokan kita-kita

Nah rumah bapak ini punya bilik kamar mandi kecil di belakang. Karena masih pakai ari sumur dan belum dibuat instalasi pake pipa, maka tiap hari kami harus menimba air di sumur tetangga. Disini biasa 1 sumur digunakan untuk 3-4 rumah, karena biaya pembuatan sumur juga tidak murah. Dan demi menunjang kenyamanan kami sampai-sampai bapak harus membeli tower dan air. Ya ampun, kamu malah jadi ga enak sendiri. Karena air lumayan mahal kalau beli akhirnya bapak mencoba memasang sanyo agar air di sumur bisa dinaikkan ke atas dan dialirkan ke bilik kamar mandi. Segala cara dicoba sampai beberapa kali mengalami kegagalan akhirnya instalasi pun jadi dan air sudah mengalir lancar.

narsis dulu sebelum si Daniel pulang duluin yang lain ~~

Dan ini kejadian lucu seputar instalassi yang udah jadi itu. Kan buat ngidupin sanyonya harus dicolok listrik dulu. Nah colokannya itu juga dibikin di atas sumur persis yang notabene ga dikasih pelindung apa-apa, jadi kalo ujan ya keujanan. Bisa dibayangin ga sih colokan gitu kalo kena air kan bahaya. Nah pas itu aku sama Afnan lagi nyuci baju di siang hari yang cerah berawan (aseek udah kayak peramal cuaca di berita aja -___-) nah dari dulu aku paling ga berani nyolok ama nglepas di colokan yang emang ngeri kayak gitu. Akhirnya Afnan yang nglepas. Secara ya tangannya basah abis nyuci, belum kering dia ngelap di bajunya e main langsung dicopot aja. Kesetrum lah dia. Dia bilang sensasinya luar biasa. Langsung berasa ampe ujung kaki -____-“

Ada juga si Daniel yang mutusin tali timba. Jadi model timba nya itu pake katrol besi seperti biasa tapi ini bukan pake ember di ujungnya, pakenya drigen bekas minyak goring yang 5 literan itu. Nah drigennya itu ada di 2 ujung tali. Ini namanya ilmu efektivitas dan efisiensi. Pas nimba naik salah satu drigen, drigen satunya udah turun. Gara-gara Daniel, drigen yang satu nyemplung di bawah sumur dan ga ada yang bisa ambil. Ya iyalah kurang kerjaaan banget ambil drigen jatuh di sumur. Akhirnya nimbanya jadi manual pake tali biasa ga pake katrol lagi. Untung sanyo nya udah mau hidup, kalo ga bakal setengah mati.

Kejadian kocak selanjutnya adalah ketika pagi-pagi dimana aku biasa cuci piring bekas makan malam (soalnya ga dibolehin sama ibu kalo nyuci malem-malem, beliau bilang pamali hedehhh). Nah selese nyuci biasanya aku lanjut ngulet-ngulet di kasur hehe. Tiba-tiba terdengar suara “pisuhan” dari belakang. Ternyata itu Daniel. Ceritanya si Afnan lupa bawa gayung ke dalam kamar mandi dan posisinya sudah on the way boker. Abisnya boker sambil twitteran :O Untungnya dia bawa hape. Coba telpon Robet e orangnya belum bangun. Trus langsung telpon Daniel dan diangkat lah. Secara baru bangun dapet telpon pasti pikiran udah kemana-mana. Takut terjadi apa-apa sama pasangan hombrengnya akhirnya dia bergegas ke belakang. Ternyata Cuma minta tolong ambilin gayung. Padahal imajinasinya sudah yang kejatuhan pohon, ato diterkam hewan dari hutan ato apa kek yang lebih heroik gitu hahahaha. Sumpah ngakak banget ama kejadian ini.

ini baru lengkap 1 keluarga :D

Bahas bagian lain dari rumah ini. Spot favorit anak-anak adalah ayunan yang terbuat dari raffia yang dibikin rajutan gitu. Enak banget kalo buat tiduran siang-siang ato sekedar nunggu antrian mandi. Bahkan ada yang pake buat menggalau di malam hari. Hiii kalau aku sih udah ngeri sendiri, abisnya gelap. Di rumah ini aku lah yang paling penakut, paling ga suka kalo diceritain cerita-cerita horror. Alhasil mereka harus bertanggungjawab dengan mengantarkan aku ke kamar mandi malem-malem kalo kebelet pipis. Dan korbannya adalah Robet dan Daniel hahahaha. 

Berada di rumah ini membuatku sangat nyaman. Suasananya yang tenang dan jauh dari kebisingan serta keseharian yang sederhana jadi tambah bikin betah. Apalagi disana ga ada alasan yang bikin otakku harus bekerja terlalu keras (baca tugas kuliah). Tiap hari hanya diisi dengan ke-selo-an yang syahdu. Ga ada tekanan, bebas! Yeah I really love that place!

the journey (KKN)

Tanggal 6 Juli 2012 tepatnya aku berangkat KKN ke Pulau Muna, Sulawesi Tenggara. Berangkat dari Jogja naik bus ke Surabaya pukul 22.00 malam, sampai di pelabuhan Tanjung Perak sekitar pukul 07.00 masih terlalu pagi, sementara kapal kami berangkat pukul 19.00 -____-  Calon bosen di pelabuhan nih! Dan namanya kapal, ga afdol kalo ga ngaret..emang bener sih pukul 19.00 udah dateng tapi bongkar muat dulu, baru naik tuh sekitar pukul 22.00. Karena barang bawaan kami banyak, akhirnya kami sewa lah porter buat angkut barang trus buat take tempat. Maklum tiket kami kebanyakan di kelas ekonomi yang notabene harus berebut tempat. Apalagi ini musim liburan dan kapalnya itu start dari Tanjung Priuk Jakarta. Ah yaudah udah barang pasti ga dapet tempat alias harus tidur di tangga.

Ohya, belum nyebutin nama kapalnya. Apa ya itu namanya KM Ciremai kalo ga salah. Nah kami bernagkat ber-25 terdiri dari 10 cewek dan 15 cowok. Nah kebetulan 6 cewek dapet kamar di kelas 3, sisanya ekonomi semua. Dan aku termasuk yang di ekonomi, tapi syukur deh soalnya di kelas 3 lagi mati AC nya dan pusing banget di kelas 3 tuh rasanya @.@

Transit pertama kami adalah di Pelabuhan Makassar. Haduh jadi kangen tahun lalu yang mengarungi laut yang sama dan berenti di Pelabuhan ini. Kalo yang sekarang mah masih lanjut lagi 1 hari buat turun di Bau-Bau, Sulawesi Tenggara. Jadi total perjalanan kami di kapal itu 3hari 2 malam kalo ga salah. Sampe pada bosen dapet makan nasi ga jelas plus telor seperempat lingkaran yang lebih banyak campuran tepungnya daripada telurnya sendiri dan saos warna pink. Belum lagi kalo lauk ikan, hedeh. Kadang sayurannya tuh udah bau gitu. Pokoknya makanan “ampun ooom” kalo kata anak2 :p Tapi sebelum itu aku juga udah memprediksi bakal ada kejadian kayak gini, makanya aku bawa deh trangia baruku, masak2 deh di kapal. Dari masak sop, sarden sampe mie instan. Lumayan lah menyelamatkan rasa yang udah muak sama makanan jatah kapal.

Setelah melalui perjuangan turun kapal yang dramatis sampe-sampe harus atur strategi sebelum turun dan ditambah kejadian hape salah satu temenku (Adi) ilang, akhirnya tanggal sampailah kami di Bau-Bau sekitar pukul 22.00. menginap lah kami di emperan pelabuhan menunggu kapal Cantika ke Raha (Muna) esok pagi. Gembel-gembel dah! Yang penting terlepas dari makanan “ampun om” hahahaha.

Esok pagi kami langsung bongkar muat di kapal Cantika. Buset barang kami banyak banget yak. Sampe cowok-cowoknya harus bikim barisan (ceilah bahasanya alay banget) biar barang-barangnya bisa dioper estafet gitu. Rempong deh ciiin… langsung cuss kita ke Raha… Muna we comiiiinnngggg!!!!

nyampe pelabuhan Raha langsung seneng bukan main yeeeeee

Nyampe di pelabuhan Raha kami langsung dijemput sama bus Pemda dan petugas-petugas Pemda nya juga bantu kami angkutin barang-barang ke bus. Ketuanya (Fadly) langsung disambut sama Ketua Kagama (Keluarga Alumni Gadjah Mada) trus dikasih kalungan kain tenun khas daerah yang dikasih bunga gitu. Hedeh, agak lebay sih makanya kami nya yang tertakjub-takjub. Belum lagi pas di Kantor Bupatinya kami disambut tarian selamat datang juga. Ya ampun, sumpah yaa baru kali ini berasa penting banget. Abis itu kami dipersilahkan makan besar. Nah kebetulan hari itu ulang tahun nya Pak Bupati trus ada acara tiup lilin n potong kue juga deh, senangnyaaa. Saatnya makan rainbow cake :D

ini namanya tari Lindah.. tarian Muna

suasana di kediaman bupati Muna

pokoe narsis :p

Hari itu juga kami langsung dianter ke desa tempat kami akan KKN. Buset jalannya.. ini mah lubang dikasih aspal bukan aspal berlubang. Setelah kira-kira 2 jam di bus dengan goncangan yang lebih hebih daripada goyangan penyanyi dangdut manapun, akhirnya sampai di tempat tujuan. Nah berhubung desa tim ku itu yang paling deket diantara yang lain maka kami berenam (aku, Tyas, Afnan, Robet, Daniel, Fadly) turun duluan..hiks sedih deh berpisah dengan teman-teman lain.. dan kehidupan KKN pun dimulai :D

nasib jadi kameramen... di foto sih masih ada, tapi di videonya jarang :(

KKN the beginning of all

KKN = Kuliah Kerja Nyata dimana aku dan teman-teman diwajibkan melakukan pengabdian masyarakat di suatu daerah dengan berbagai disiplin ilmu yang ada dalam masing-masing kelompok.

Awalnya sih pengen banget banget ke Papua.. dan bergabunglah saya dalam kelompok yang katanya sih mau berangkat ke Sentani, Jayapura. Dengan misi ingin mengulang kesuksesan tim tahun lalu yang surplus sampe puluhan juta, kami mencoba peruntungan kesana lagi meneruskan program dengan daerah binaan yang berbeda. Tapi, apa daya akhirnya aku memutuskan untuk keluar dari tim ini karena satu dan banyak hal.

Nah dimulailah masa-masa kegalauanku dimana pada minggu log in aku baru keluar dari tim Sentani yang artinya saya belum dapat kelompok. Sebenernya sih nyantai aja mau masuk kelompok mana pun pasti lah saya diterima. Secara mana ada yang bakal nolak anak dari klaster kesehatan. Apalagi untuk KKN luar Jawa, sudah pasti jarang anak klaster kesehatan yang mau ikut gabung. Akhirnya aku mencoba ngubungin ketua tim yang mau berangkat ke Rajaampat. Soalnya dulu aku adalah seorang yang idealis. Sekali pengen ke Papua ya gimana caranya harus kesana. Baru diSMS tanya-tanya siangnya e malamnya udah disamperin aja sama ketua trus ngobrol-ngobrol. Sebagai orang yang jujur dan terbuka maka aku bilang kalo aku ini anak keluaran dari tim Sentani. Mungkin karena dianya juga ga enak ntar sama mantan ketuaku dia bilang “ya coba dulu yang Sentani itu jadiin pilihan pertama mu kalo toh emang ga berangkat kamu pilih aja pilihan keduanya tim kami yang Rajaampat. Soalnya aku beneran ga enak, aku kenal ketuamu sih dan udah janjian berangkat naik kapal bareng. Ntar kalo ada yang cebur-ceburan di laut gimana donk?” Hemmm baiklah mungkin emang berat juga aku bisa diterima di kelompok ini. Udah hilang moodku pergi ke Papua L

Sampai H-2 sebelum hari log in terakhir aku masih belum yakin juga mau kemana ini.. Tiba-tiba terlintas pikiran ikutan KKN temenku anak unit selam. Katanya sih mau ke Pulau Muna. Pulau Muna dimana itu? Baru denger, yakin. Gara-gara penasaran akhirnya coba searching-searching di web. Oalah di Sulawesi Tenggara toh.. Yah kenapa harus ke Sulawesi lagi sih, pikirku saat itu. 

Sebenarnya ditawarin juga ke Maratua Kaltim sama si Stones, tapi kok budgetnya banyak, transport bayar sendiri. Nah yang di Pulau Muna ini udah bikin perjanjian sama Pemda sana. Katanya cuma bayar buat uang kas doank. Yaah baiklah akhirnya bergabunglah aku di tim ini. Dan sebagai pendatang pastinya perlu waktu buat beradaptasi sama temen-temen yang udah dari awal berkomitmen di tim ini. Pilihan ini pun mengantarkan pada kisah-kisah luar biasa selanjutnya. Mau tau? Lanjut besok yaa :p

Hasil Jepretan Holga ku

Setelah mengupload foto kamera baru (pada jaman itu) maka postingan selanutnya aku akan tulis tentang bagaimana pengalaman pertamaku memakai my Lady Holga 135 BC.

Film perdana yang aku pakai adalah Kodak asa 200. Dimulai dengan pas kebetulan hari itu adalah hari pembukaan Festival Kesenian Yogyakarta trus kebetulan juga lagi lewat di jalan Malioboro, langsung deh nyobain jeprat-jepret pake kamera baru :p . Waktu itu lagi bareng sama partner in crime (baca Ariez Stones).

Efek blitz nya juga dicobain meski siang-siang, nyobain semua warna. Kan ada tempelan mika warna-warninya tuh di flashnya Holga :D

ini pake flash merah

yang ini pake flash biru --> jadi kayak Hulk --"

nah ini pake kuning. ga terlalu keliatan ya solanya emang ini siang-siang

Hasilnya lumayan sih menurutku buat pemula à mencoba melegakan diri sendiri hehehe. Mungkin lain waktu bisa motret objek yang lebih vintage lagi biar ntar hasilnya tambah maknyuusss..

Hidup lomo!!!

barisan pengawal kraton dalam kirab pembukaan FKY

pak nya narsis juga ya -___-"

yang ini pas di Benteng Vredeburg di bazar buku gitu

@indische koffie Benteng Vrederburg nyantap es krim dulu sebelum lanjut jalan :D

Love to Speak in Indonesian!!

Astagaaa blog ini sudah mulai tak terurus.. Sudah berapa bulan lamanya semenjak saya terakhir menulis disini?? Pertanyaan yang bahkan saya sendiri sulit menjawabnya! Mungkin gara-gara kesibukan KKN dan ini itu jadinya baru sempat menulis sekarang...dan eng ing eng...sekarang saya akan mulai menulis dengan menggunakan bahasa Indonesia yang notabene memang bahasa yang menyatukan kita dari Miangas sampai Pulau Rote (aseeek udah kayak iklan aje)

Sebenarnya alasan kenapa saya memutuskan untuk menulis dengan bahasa Indonesia adalah saya sudah cukup capek tiap kali nge post dengan bahasa Inggris, yang mana saya juga ga terlalu jago. Nah daripada malah jadinya aneh dan salah-salah ye kan mending pakai bahasa sendiri aja. Lebih bebas berekspresi, bahkan gaya bahasa di paragraf atas udah beda dengan gaya bahasa di paragraf ini -____-" udah mulai ga baku..tapi ga papa lah ya yang penting enak dibaca..(yakin banget nih kalo enak dibaca.helooo)

oke see u in the new post with the new language buddy :)))

I"m Lady Holga :D

My new camera has come!!! Yeah that pinky girly and unique camera already in my hand. It's funny when the first time she came I and my friend can't open it. We just thought how about prying it force. But obvious it was a simply way to open the back cover. What should I do just pull up it's film rewind knob, that's all  --"

my new Holga :D

Holga with the flash

testing testing...

Before Holga came, Aquapix had already come. This analog camera use for underwater till 3 m depth while Holga is for the vignette and make the vintage look for it's picture. Really happy welcoming them into my life. I hope I can capture every beautiful moment with them :D

aquapix for underwater

both of them I love the most

fireplace that I love the most

I'm loving it cause it's different. When the others just provide the place to take a rest and always count how much money you must pay, it doesn't happen here. So, what topic I wanna tell about? Now, I'll tell you about the home, really cozy home for the mount climber to stay. I'll tell you bout Mr. Min's house. One of the basecamp in the last village in Merbabu Mount.

If you want to go Merbabu Mount via Wekas track, You must try this one. Try to stay overnight there. The place that I love the most is it's fireplace. It isn't only make you warm by it's fire but the togetherness in this family too.

When I still fall asleep, Mrs. Min always already woke up and cook there. Then followed by her husband (Mr. Min), her daughter and her grandson. She always cook water for her grandson so he can take a bath with the warm water. Then she put an uniform on him. Her grandson still in junior kindergarten.

wake up, and behind me there are Mr. and Mrs. Min already stay in the  fireplace to get warm

One day, when I accompany my friends climb Merbabu Mount. I mean my friends went up to the top and I stay in Mr. Min house became the basecamp team for the rescue if something worst happen.

Because of they didn't want to see me alone in the house they invite me to went harvest in the field with them. They harvest the potatoes. I thought only us that harvest the potatoes but there a lot of people already there. Obviously, all of them are still family. When the harvest time come, they'll help each other to harvest it.

so merry, doesn't it?

our harvest :D

After done, I invited to come to little brother Mr. Min's house, not far from Mr. Min house. His wife already cook chicken for the big family. Then I told to join there. So excited you know. They were very welcome for me although they haven't met me yet before. I really enjoy this atmosphere. When the humility can bring the happines that everyone in it can feel the happiness together. A thing that I won't get in the city.

I won't forget this moment. and I felt sorry too for the other climber that can't feel what I feel. Feel the happiness in the simplicity of the big family. Not only feel the excitement of climbing the mount but excitement mingled with the mountain slope people too.

I'll always miss that place. Fireplace that I love the most. With the warmth of the family inside and of course of the beauty scenery outside the window...

behind the Mr. Min's house

watering the plant when you have nothing to do

with friends: dakok and arif

just open the window and you'll see this awesome scenery !!!
telomoyo hill always stand beautifully out there

Kedakan Village, Merbabu Slope, Central Java.

I'm disappointed :(

hellloo I think this relation, our relation is for brotherhood. Well they think it just for the professionalism. We still not work man! We more than that. We are family. That should be us! Have ever they think about that?

I never expect it will be happen to us. We met and gathered by the great name, process in there, but finally we just be apart because our doings to this great name.. How poor we are.

Maybe I just have too much expectation while the reality say the opposite. Something that I always proud of it, now I felt so disappointed because of it. How could it?

I remember, one of my friend ever told that if we haven't plant something so we will get nothing. True. Now I say that is true.. so honest. If I haven't know and met them so I won't loving them so much like this and get hurt like this.

Last Friday Night, So Weird Night

It's a freak interest... Watching the train in the station... Yeah this is my friend's hobby. Just call him Stones. He love train so much. Sometime he invite me to accompany him. How lucky he is, I'm the easy going one.

captured by Stones

Last Friday night, we went to Lempuyangan station. Just to spent the night and take some picture.

so lucky, Ariez Stones can capture the train before it run

Stones said: this station doesn't like yesterday. so many change.

Then we met crazy girl, unlucky. Her name is Vanya. She told that she from Jakarta. But, we just made it a joke. Unlucky we must accompanied her to go to toilet. Damn, I'm so scared. Then when she came to toilet we just left her.
After that we felt sorry bout our bad attitude. We imagined what if she met the wrong man, bad man do some bad things to her. Oh no, just imagined that really make me scared. I didn't want that thing happen to her. However she's human too.

Vanya and Stones, still in conversation

We decided to look for her. We tried to ask who is she, where she live, who is her family, but she was difficult to be cooperate. Finally we gave up just because some people there told that she was roam in the street for 2 months. Well, I hope she found the right people so she can come back to her home again.

22th May, Hard Day to be Passed

1 year.. Yeah the time run so fast.. It's feel like just yesterday he still here.. Laugh together just to kill the time together.
It was a hard day to be passed. Remember what happened last year it really make me sad. But, I must face the truth. Life must go on. Everything bout him will be always saved in my heart and my mind.

Rest in peace my bradder.. My beloved brother I've ever had. One thing that I can learn from you. I won't make same mistake like I did to you, waste our time, the time that should I use to spent with you, with everyone around me. I will always remember this.

"hargai dan nikmatilah setiap waktu saat kita bersama, sebelum semuanya menghilang dan hanya bisa berharap kebersamaan itu akan terulang kembali" -Fadhlih Akbar, July 15, 2010 at 2:03 pm- 

deep of breath at Kayu Ayu Cave

This is my 3rd vertical cave... Kayu Ayu Cave.. like my name..haha

I went there with my friend Fadhlih and my senior Bekti, Aries and Fahmy. We went there about October 2010.. It was so long ago.. This cave located in Parangndog, Bantul, Yogyakarta. It took 30 minute from the city by car or motor. It just straightaway from Parangtritis Beach, first crossroad turn right, enter the alleyway till reach the paragliding runway.

We set up the tent near the paragliding runway. When sunset came, we sat there and enjoyed the evening together. Really calm evening, accompanied by wave so faraway below and the gold sun. In this place, we could see the scenery from above, the beach, Parangtritis Beach looked so clearly up there. Amazing place.

it called love..can you see this?

Next morning we start to enter the cave. We used the caving equipment like usually. This cave was about 20 meters high. It has small entrance but widen on the bottom, so people said bottleneck cave. This cave was rather hyper CO2. I felt it when reach the floor cave. I rather difficult to breath so I must have a sat for a while.

doesn't look like a cave entrance, does it?

ready for the hyper CO2 caving sensation :D

After all of us reach the floor, we explore that cave. Wew, I thought I will have a long way to walk inside there, but it really a small cave, maybe as big as basketball court. After we finished take some picture we went up.

they're stalactit, but they have a tiny lining, so looks fragile

amphipigi (sorry I don't know how spell it) cave insect

looks like crystal..so transparent..all of them

the cavers.. cool  :D

take a pict with our glory flag

Although it was a short journey and small cave to be explore but always there was something special to be told=adventure with friends :D

Bekah Cave, Against the Adrenaline

I love caving. Sometime you will found extraordinary thing there, so many maybe.. It feel like you go to the other world. So weird but make you amazed.

Bout 1 year ago I went to Bekah Cave with my friends. This cave located in Gunung Kidul, Yogyakarta. It took 2 hours trip by motorcycle or car from Yogyakarta city. It was an unique cave. It located beside the sea, under the 60-70 meters high of cliff. Of course you must wear the SRT (single rope technique) equipment to descending and ascending to passed the high cliff. Sometime when high wave come, this cave will closed by sea water. So we must go there when the sea have its receding time and we will reach till the cave lane.

There, you can also found whales and green turtle. You can see them by using binoculars.

we found that whale...wow

we can saw the turtle too..how lucky we were

I went there twice. First, on 15-17rd April 2011. We just want to tried the track there, observed how was the wave and how was the inside. In this survey, we (me, Tanti, Fadhlih and Fahmy) could enter the cave and reach cave lane because of the waves had being friendly with us. The waves wasn't too high. Only 20 meters we walked through the cave, then we should continued our trip by soar with our life jacket. It was water everywhere till we reached the end of the cave. But, the water tasted like freshwater not salty. Out of the ordinary.

But, the twice we went there, we found some trouble so we couldn't reach the cave lane. I was the rigging woman at that time. The person who went down first and make the rope track. I really nervous. I hate the height, but I must passed this so I wouldn't afraid anymore. Evidently there was the most scary thing, not the height, it was sea wave!!! I must went down which I couldn't reach the floor of the cliff. There just water everywhere. Damn! I couldn't reach the big stone near my rope, the stone that used to hitched the rope. So I decided to stand on the smaller stone under the big one. Then, this is the scary moment. I should jump to the big stone across the wave. It took a long time to me to make sure that I can go there. When the wave wasn't too high I jump in hurry. Finally...Yayyyy. I'm happy but still afraid. I cried till the second man went down. He was Bobi, my senior. He tried to make me calm down.

still try to attach the rope hitch into the anchorage

confuse.. there's no floor.. it just wave everywhere *the worst moment

The third was Heri, my friend. He could reach the floor without any trouble. The 4th was Ika, my senior. She had a trouble, her crawl (one of the ascending equipment) slipped out of the rope so she couldn't reach her jumar (the other ascending equpiment). It called jumar come here. She should tried to reach her jumar many times. She gave up then she throw away the drybag which camera inside so we could catch it. Unfortunately we couldn't do it. The drybag fell freely hit the rocks. Oh My God.. the camera...How lucky we were, nothing happen with the camera..huffftttt

Heri still hang on the rope

In the afternoon the waves higher higher and higher. I and Bobi tried to across the rocks to reach the cave entrance but we couldn't. When Ika finally could reach her jumar the situation wasn't longer good anymore. So she must went up even she didn't reach the floor already.

The situation went more scary. The waves was so high. We must hurried to go up. Bobi told me that I must go up after Ika. I really scared. I tried to ascend as quick as I could, because I knew how was horrible down there. When I almost reached the gorund, the matras which lay base for the rope didn't lie necessarily because of the wind blow so hard. I blew the whistle, the code for the other to correct the matras. Unfortunately, Heri thought that code was for him, the code that permit him to ascend. Finally, I stuck there because my safety equipment attached to the rope which used to ascend by Heri. I tried to yelling him don't ascend right now but he couldn't understand because of wave noise. I cried again. My friend, Fadhlih tried to make me calm down and sent the code for Heri not to climb up. Finally Heri catch the code and I could climb up to the ground.

in a hurry, must go up quickly

Next morning we took picture together and cook pancake. Well just to make the happiness comeback after the accident..

from left: Tanti, Viko, Fadhlih, Heri and me

pancake always make me feel happy :D

It was my great experience of caving. Not the height that make me afraid, but the hurry and the wave did. Really a precious experience.