Liburan di Kota Apel

4 Hari di Kota Apel

Hello everybody!! How was your lately days? Hopefully fun! :D

Well, at this moment aku pengen share sedikit pengalaman my amazing vacation­ yang berjudul “4 Hari di Kota Apel”. Maybe ini bisa jadi referensi kalian yang pada butuh refreshing, relaxing,and the others. :D

So, liburan ini berawal karena kebosanan yang luar biasa, bosan dengan rutinitas hidup bisa jadi sih. Kata orang, rasa bosan bisa membunuhmu. (haha :p). Jadi, dengan alibi menghindari terbunuh dari rasa bosan itu, aku memutuskan untuk berlibur. Seketika destination yg muncul di otak adalah, yes that it is, Malang! Terbesit di benakku saat itu adalah, aku bisa “ngadem” di sana, secara gitu ya disana kan dingin dan banyak obyek wisata yg menarik. Yaudah deh aku berangkat sendiri atas ijin Papa, Mama, dan pacar naik kereta api Malioboro Express yang nggak terlalu mahal tapi cukup nyaman! (hehe). Oh iya, untuk kalian yang mungkin takut berangkat sendiri, bisa ajak temen-temen yg lain biar lebih rame. Boleh berangkat sendiri, asal banyak temen yg bersedia “menampungmu” disana, ya seperti aku kemarin. Pokoknya pastikan dulu deh semuanya.

Sedikit saran aja buat yang mau liburan di Malang sendirian:

1.       Persiapkan barang-barang yg diperlukan seperti pakaian, alat mandi, dll.

2.       Bawa jaket yang tebel (terutama untuk yang nggak kuat dingin).

3.       Bawa obat-obatan yg diperlukan.

4.       Atur jadwal dan tempat menarik mana saja yg akan kalian kunjungi disana.

5.       Pastikan kontak temen-temen kalian sebelum berangkat, biar bisa main bareng disana.

6.       Persiapan lain-lain tergantung keperluan kalian.

Nah, akhirnya sampai Malang dan ketemu temen-temenku. Tujuan pertama ketika nyampe sana adalah ke Air Terjun Coban Rondo. Tapi karena cuaca tidak memungkinkan, akhirnya batal deh. Tapi nggak apa-apa sih, soalnya waktu SD aku udah pernah kesana. (SD? Heloooo!! :p) Oke, next adalah Alun-alun Kota Batu. Mengujungi Kota Malang memang belum lengkap bila tidak singgah di Kota Batu. Kota ini memang menjadi salah satu denyut nadi pariwisata di kota yang terkenal dingin ini. Sebaiknya kalau mau kesana tuh malem aja soalnya disana banyak lampionnya gitu. 

Alun-Alun Kota Batu Malam Hari

Di tengah dinginnya Kota Batu

Trus nih, kalo lagi disana belum lengkap kalo belum nyobain ketan di Pos Ketan. Sensasi makan ketan beratapkan langit. Wihh, enak deh pokoknya.

Makan ketan beratapkan langit dan bintang

            Setelah itu, liburanku berlanjut ke Gunung Bromo. You know what? Kalo mau kesana, sebaiknya berangkat pagi buta biar bisa lihat beautiful sunrise. Disana juga ada kawah di hamparan pasir yang teramat luassssss. Kamu juga bisa naik kuda ala di padang pasir. Tapi tetep dingin kok. Dingin banget.

Pemandangan Gunung Bromo pagi hari

Dari kiri: Dea, Inorda, Risandy

Dari kiri: Ma'un, Risandy, Dea, Inorda, Windyka, Ony 

Kemudian esoknya aku berencana ke Pantai Goa China, yg ber-pemandangan yahud dan juga ber-pasir putih yang menawan, laut yang eksotis. Tapi karena capek banget, akhirnya batal (lagi) deh. Trus malemnya aku memutuskan untuk pergi ke BNS (Batu Night Spektakuler). Itu adalah tempat wisata yang menyediakan taman lampion, arena balapan, taman bermain, kuliner dan juga tempat oleh-oleh. Karena bukanya sore, jadi mending kesananya malem aja deh.

Wisata Lampion dan Taman Bermain

Kereta Lampion

Karena bertepatan pada hari Minggu, temenku menyarankan untuk pergi ke Pasar Minggu Tugu. Kalau di Yogyakarta, itu semacam Sunmor, Cuma lebih rapi dan tertata karena dibarengin sama Car Free day. Di sana kamu bisa berbelanja dan kuliner sepuasnya sampai kembang kepis. Trus  disana juga ada namanya Tugu Bunga dan Museum Brawijaya.

Sebenarnya masih banyak lagi tempat wisata yang wajib banget dikunjungi seperti Jatim Park 1 dan 2, Sengkaling, Alun-alun Tugu, Pantai Sempu, Selekta, dll. Tapi karena aku udah pernah ke beberapa tempat itu, jadi nggak kesana lagi deh.

Kuliner di sana juga sangat menjanjikan. Makanannya enak semuaaaaa dan cukup terjangkau! Dari Nasi pecel, Bakso Malang, Soto Ceker, Nasi Goreng Pasar Belimbing, Penyetan dan Lalapan, Sate, sampai es Cokelat Klasik. Minum dingin di tempat dingin, wow banget deh. :D

Dari kiri: Inorda, Risandy, Dodik, Dea, Norman di Cokelat Klasik

Okay, Yang lebih penting lagi dari semua ini adalah jangan lupa pulang karena keenakan main di sana. Belajar tetep nomer 1, main nomer 2. (Hahaha…) See you on next post, guys! :D

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Assignment #10

Review the Movie BAG IT

The sneaky plastic monster

Bag it is a documentary film about plastic bags, plastic politics, single-use disposables, how plastics are influencing the health of our bodies and our environments, which is directed by Suzan Beraza and acted by Jeb Berrier. The story starts from a guy namely Jeb who begins by asking where plastics bag from his local grocery store to carry home a single container of peach yogurt will end up and he decides to find out how plastics affect not only our environments but also our bodies.

We should be so concerned about these things since the studies have obtained that certain additives can cause dangerous developmental effects on children, potentially impacting allergies, hormones, metabolism, and more. This movie has made by consulted with scientists to show the realities about serious and dangerous effects of using plastics day by day, regarding that it causes many bad diseases for children and adult as well such as breast and prostate cancer, enlargement of the prostate, hyperactivity in children, obesity, heart disease, and diabetes. More and more studies are beginning to show that the comfortable of plastic is not worth the risk to our body health and environment anymore. Then, we can figure the unexpected consequences of using plastics and consider that using them has grown to destroy proportions on our planet earth, so that we can change the way we think, feel and act regarding plastics packaging, plastics garbage and plastics pollution.

For a moment I stuck on thinking. Remember that plastic has its role in our society. It is an important part in most everything we use on a day-to-day basis. In many daily activities we often use plastics for packaging, bringing home some groceries, container of the food we eat and the water we drink and many others. We do our best to keep our health every day. It means that we also protect our environment as well. But, it is not simple to do the right things. Your food may be healthy, but what about the containers that you’re storing it in?  This is proved by much terrible news about bad impacts of using plastics to our earth. From our dishes and properties to our food packaging, there is a reason to think twice about using plastics remember that many of them often contain toxic.

From the movie, we can find out some good solutions that we can take into our lives. The right choices and small action we make have a huge impact on our planet’s future. The good news is that there will be alternatives.

1.      Eliminate plastic produce bags and carry reusable bags.

2.      Avoid buying water bottles and trying using a stainless steel water bottle.

3.      Bring stainless steel travel mug at all times for drinks.

4.      Bring own container for takeout.

5.      Prefer natural fabrics over synthetic ones for clothes and furniture.

6.      Avoid giving plastic toys to children, especially in the case of younger children who are likely to chew or take toys in the mouth.

7.      Refuse, reduce,  reuse, recycle, rebuy.

To our better future world and particularly future generations, we should be even more aware about widespread of plastics in our culture. Then, we also learn what we can do to free our life from plastics so that we would walk away being both startled and smarter and also making our live simpler and healthier.

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Assignment #9

TRANSGENDER:  SECOND SELF

There is a moment when some people just feel that there is a big fight, a big fight is happening inside of theirselves, between the two sides thatmight some people in this world have them. They will be just lost, between what they really want to do to their selves, and what do the world, wants they to do, and even more, they will be wondering, why are they doing that after all?! What is the reason of being here after all?! Perhaps, this kind of feeling is what transgender feel. 

What does transgender mean?

Most commonly used as an umbrella term for someone whose selfidentification or expression challenges traditional notions of “male” and “female.” Transgender people include transsexuals, crossdressers, drag queens and kings, genderqueers, and others who cross traditional gender categories. - Brett Genny Beemyn

In other words, they are entrapped in the body of the opposite sex in their soul, apparently or sexually. Many speculations has assumedon why some people become transgender. And the result is no one knows the actual reasons for sure, even the transgender itself. While they are caused by some hormonal or genetic factors, others favor environmental factors. Many experts believe that biological factors such as genetic influences and prenatal hormone levels, early experiences, and experiences later in adolescence or adulthood may all contribute to the development of transgender identities. Transgender come from all levels of life, races, believe, and economic backgrounds. The phenomenon has happened since many years ago in some cultures until the present day.

“As a child I liked to play with girls, play dolls, and play girl’s stuffs, and I'm comfortable. But perhaps that is not what caused me to be a transgender.” - Olivia Sonya Aresta

It is clear that there are people who are aware that they are transgender from their earliest memories. Many transgender feel that their gender identity is an innate part of them, an integral part of who they were born to be. Some can explore their transgender identities andremember to their earliest memories, perhaps in their childhood because the phenomena occur in random age to a transgender. Others begin to explore and experience their strange attitudes, feeling and behaviors during growth. Some accept their strange feeling, while others struggle with confusion feeling. They possible have strange feelings of not suit with people of their own sex or specific wishes to be something other than their own sex. Then there are people who feel that everyone has a right to choose whatever gender presentation feels best to that individual. People should have the freedom to express themselves in whatever way is right for them.

Transgender is matter of personality and sexuality. For many necessity to transgender becomes a part of the self, they are attempt to express their feeling, want, and certain passion. Parents should be concerned about their children who appear in a strange attitude opposite to their own sex for many reasons. It is not good to coerce the child to act in a more gender conforming way. As human being, people in all walks of life have their right to be their self in gender conforming or gender unconforming way as long as they can live their life in a good way.

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