pulkam...

PULang KAMpung... Started from Oct 30th 2006 ayah took his annual leave and planned to go to his hometown in Java, due to bang Alfath and dek Thifa have never done it since they were born. All of us – ayah, bunda, bang Alfath and dek Thifa begun the journey by leaving Bintan for Batam on Nov 2nd, 2006 and accompanied by tek Nunik (only up to Batam, she was not going to Java). That was the first time for dek Thifa made a trip off the Bintan Island. Stayed overnight in Batam since we have to catch the next morning flight to Jakarta. When we had checked in to the hotel, we called oom Feri who stayed and worked in Batam to inform him that we had in the hotel, in order for him to get the car and fetched us for going around Batam in the afternoon. He was a good driver (hehehe) brought us to a nice food court ('rumah makan padang' of course) since we had not taken lunch yet. Then we did eye-shopping around the mall at Batam and bunda also bought some the items might be necessary during our journey. Bang Alfath never forgot to buy the toy cars… event he bought more than one car, later on most of the cars he bought been left at Banjar for mas Nouval since he also loves car… Dinner? We bought a take away food to be eaten in hotel room, and not from rumah makan padang since ayah not really loved the food Finally we left Hang Nadim airport of Batam to Jakarta on Nov 3rd, 2006 at 09:15hrs, on the plane either bang Alfath or dek Thifa enjoyed the flight. Bang Alfath few time yelling about the view outside of the plane, he was so exciting… Dek Thifa? As usual she just stayed calm, but once ayah needed to bring her in to the toilet to change her diapers since she “pups” already and was smell so bad. She was so uncomfortable until the diapers changed Arrived Sukarno Hatta airport of Cengkareng, Jakarta at around 12:00hrs, after we collected our luggage we waited for bude Tris that we called before to fetch us outside the terminal building. Hence then she arrived accompanied by mas Wawan. Take a lunch first since we have not got it. Mas Wawan left earlier since he had something to do. Took the shuttle bus to go to Gambir, the train station. We took 17:00hrs train left to Purwokerto, and bu de Tris went home event we asked her to go with us to Java. We informed the timing of the train to oom Budi who would fetch us at Purwokerto station. On the train, bang Alfath, again, was so exciting, he had longing this since few time ago when he knew that he would go to Java. During we were waiting for our train, bang Alfath always insisted to board to the train, even though the train stop was not ours, he could not wait and always yelling... Arrived at Purwokerto at around 23:30hrs and pakde Budi, bude As and mas Nouval already waited out of the train. Since we brought so many luggage, there was a man who we met at Gambir helped us carrying the luggage out of the train. A friendly man, he ever worked in Batam but now moving to Kalimantan. After we thank him then we board to the car to go to pakde budi’s house in Banjarnegara. Bought some food on the way for our supper. Bude If arrived from Tegal on the next day afternoon, we called her to accompany us to go to Mranggen (village where ayah was born) on the next following day, but unfortunately bunda still too tired and needed time to rest. Finally bude Tris and mbak Alin (bang Alfath always call her Kakak Mbak Lin) also arrived on the second day morning we were in Banjarnegara. We depart to Mranggen after took three days rest in Banjarnegara. We loaned pakde Budi car, and it just nice space for all of us – ayah, bunda, bang Alfath, dek Thifa, mbak Lin, bude If and bude Tris. Pakde Budi gave the road map he drew since we would take the shortcut way to Mranggen instead of main normal road. We went to a small town first called Salaman before reached Mranggen to have some lunch and bought Tongseng for mbah kakung – he loved this food. Reached Mranggen at about 13:30hrs, but there was an accident, the front-left sign lamp of the car and its bumper was broken and dented due to the car hit the concrete block on the side of the junction when ayah going to turn left to mbah kakung house… sigh, along the way was smooth, but when just nearly arrive to the destination, accident happen. But no one was injured. Arrived in mbah kakung house, he was not so surprised since he knew that we will arrive. Mbah kakung was in the kitchen and haven’t had his lunch, lucky we brought something for him. Then bude Tris called for help to clean the house up, it was so dusty. Yu Kom arrived and helped us, she used to do this every time bude As comes to Mranggen. While the house being cleaned, ayah and bang Alfath went around since they got allergic to dust, will make them sneeze for many times. Bude If brought dek Thifa out as well and four of us went to mbah lor’s house, she was the elderly sister of mbah putri. When ayah was a child, he stayed with mbah lor since mbah putri should did her job – selling rooster and hen at the local markets (Kajoran, Kaliangkrik, Salaman, Purworejo and the others). After the house cleaned, we were home, but ayah should get the car repaired. Accompanied by bude Tris and kakak mbak Lin and of course bang Alfath we went to Salaman; few places we visited and finally we got the right place who able to fixed the damage. During the car being repaired, bang Alfath and kakak mbak Lin were so exciting throwing the stones to a small fish pond next to the place. The fish in the pond was cat fish (ikan lele) – the fish that bang Alfath scared to every time we go to Pujasera. Bang Alfath did not want to stop it, too happy to do it. But finally we had to leave the car overnight since it could not be done on the day due to some spare part not available at stores, yeah… it was an old car which not all stores have the parts. We went home with angkot. In the afternoon, ayah, bunda, bude If, bang Alfath and kakak mbak Lin went to cemetery, ziarah to mbah putri. That was the first time for ayah, bunda and bang Alfath and he always asked where mbah putri is, but he could not understand the explanation that mbah putri was passed away and now she burried there. Bang Alfath opened few stones on mbah putri cemetery and still asked anxiously “where?” Did not know how to answer just told him that mbah putri is in very long sleep inside there... Next day, we (again four of us) went to Salaman to pick the car up, and bought blanket to be given to mbah lor since that time were cold season. Later on they were so exciting receiving the gift. On the way home we were straight to Kajoran, ayah and bude Tris want to eat Kupat Tahu with Sate Lemak. That kind of food were sold by the same generation since bude and ayah were still child, and still exist till nowadays… Bang Alfath, again bought a car tied with string to pull, he saw this before and want to have it. In the afternoon, we planned to go to Muntilan, the town of pakde Muji. Most of pakde Muji relatives still stay there. Mbah putri of kakak mbak Lin also still stayed there, but mbah kakung was passed away. On the time we had ready to go, the rain was pouring so hard, it was the first rain after the long summer. We should wait for awhile until the rain was not really hard then we left to Muntilan. First home we visited was pakde Endar, it was about 3pm, and he just started his late-lunch, since we had not taken lunch yet, we joined him. Most of us enjoyed the food very much, even some of the food finished and bude should cook again for her lunch… poor her. We spent quiet long time there and left the house after we pray (sholat Ashar) to kakak mbah Lin’s mbah putri at Gunung Pring, still within Muntilan territory. We were home at Mranggen late in the evening, around 9pm plus, all tired hence then sleep very fast. We are not spending the days very long in Mranggen, we were leaving to Banjarnegara, bringing mbah kakung with us for sure. But in the middle of the way, we decided to go to Tegal, bude If home. It was raining very hard, for more than 20 minutes, ayah were struggling to maintain the car in the correct line of the road. Few time the other vehicles horning us since we cross other line. Scary, sweaty and worry. All of us could only pray… But after the rain stopped, everything run smooth. We reached bude If home at around 0830pm and we stayed there for two nights. We left Tegal to Batang, where pak lek Sudir (ibu Rina’s husband) come from. We did not know the exact location in advance, but we have sms ibu Rina (younger sister of bunda) on the address. After the very long search we reached pak lek Sudir home, met with most of his family member. Especially the father and mother of pak lek Sudir were very happy in receiving all of us. After Ashar, we left to Banjarnegara and reached there at around 9pm. everything was running well. Next two days, we should depart to Jakarta since kakak mbak Lin should back to school, she had absent for a whole week. And we prefer to be together since it will be easier handling three small kids (bang Alfath, dek Thifa, kakak mbak Lin) and luggage with three adult (ayah, bunda and bude Tris) In Jakarta we spent four days, and we visited pak de Waris home once. But he wasn;t at home. So we only met bude Tri, mas Alex with family and mas Adit. Pak de Waris was in Cirebon doing his work. Until finally by Thusrday, November 16, 2006 we left Jakarta to Batam and back to Bintan since ayah should back to work by 20th. So still have time to rest after a long long traveling. Could not wait for the next chance of holiday…