Hi ...
It is March already. I can't believe I've gone through the first two months in 2018 with nothing and gain nothing. I still busy with work, busy dealing with my mind, busy finding motivation, and busy with my 'short term' interest habits, like you know, having interest in some particular things that will not going anywhere. Ehm ...
So, I went to Madiun two weeks ago in golden week. Can I really call it golden week when the day of holiday are in Friday, Saturday, and Sunday? Nah, whatever ... I went there to meet my Grandma from my father's side, who just live together with my aunt.
Our plan at first is to celebrate me and my Grandma's birthday together, well we share birthday by the way, in the last day of February, but, February has golden week (?) in the middle of the month which is Chinese New Year on Friday. Our bithday is on Wednesday two weeks later, in the middle of the week and I can't not come to work for a week full didn't I? End of story ...
Twelve hours of journey by train ... Madiun doesn't have public airport ... and I am doing nothing there ...
I . went . there . for . four . days . but . I . just . lazying . around
"That's what happen when you out of town when you're feeling useless" -protip
Well, my purpose went to Madiun other than visit my Grandma in her two weeks early birthday, is to run away a little from my works, so I take a leave from works for three days. Stress just got me since the beginning of the year, so, I need stress reliever. Out of town. *Fail
I just found out that Sri Ratu Plaza, the place that used to be the only mall in Madiun just closed down. Well, Madiun has two malls, that Sri Ratu Plaza and Sun Plaza, I guess ... and now, Madiun just have one ... and it is far from my Grandma's home. Madiun is a small town that you should have a purpose to go out, like to buy something or to visit someone, kinda like that. The only day I went out is in Sunday, to visit other relatives, graveyard, and other place that basically just souvenir shop.
There's a campaign for general election that time, I forgot is that for Madiun only or for the entire province, but the campaign is really loud. My aunt told me that, in Madiun or in any other part of East Java, I guess, the candidates and their parties will hold prize full events. Do you get what I mean?
Ehm ... they'll hold events which people can win any prize, in Bandung usually like television, cellphone, or things like that, but in Madiun they can win cars or residential property. It's not for one or two person, but kind of many. What a 'politic', pleasing the society with that kind of prizes.
And the campaign car ... they added additional speaker, the big one, in and on to a car and drove it around the town with their party's march. Hmh ... the noise pollution though ...
I went home on Monday evening by train ...
Bludder Tjokro is really good, try it when you visit Madiun, in national holiday it'll sold out right away, pre-order it. End of word, Madiun maybe just old-fashioned town, but this place isn't bad, not a tourist destination though, just for people who wants in a quiet place but still have city feeling in it (cars noise or internet access).
Protip (this is really a protip), if you visit this place, bring or rent a car, motorcyle, or bicycle. They just have taxis and becak, no public transportation like bus or subway. Well, you can walk around the town, but seriously? Madiun is really hot and there's just small amount of pedestrian, so your own vehicles just the best option.
Random pictures ...
PS : My writing is still bad and my English isn't getting better, so ... sorry (?)
PSS : I tried to move into another platform of free blogging website
