gebyok kudus

kapan ya..bisa punya rumah seperti ini..?

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soto kebo 'pengkol' - kudus

puas2in makan segala jenis masakan daging kerbau..mumpung lg di kudus..hehe..

tau gak..aku dan bojo sama2 ngabisin 2 mangkok soto ditambah irisan babat dan ati kebo. wow..!

warung soto kebo pengkol ini letaknya di jl hm subchan, persis di sbl ktr dinas perhubungan kudus

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sate kerbau - kudus

konon, demi menghormati tradisi hindu yg mengagungkan sapi..di kudus pemotongan hewan sapi tdk dibolehkan. sebagai gantinya adl kerbau. di kota kretek ini bertebaran warung kebo..mulai dari soto kebo, tongseng kebo, juga sate kebo.

warung sate kebo ini buka mlm hari..letaknya di jl pemuda, persis di dpn hotel air mancur tmp kami menginap.

sate kebo ini dagingnya sdh digepuk halus..jd terasa lembut dan empuk. gak bakal slilitan deh. rasanya agak manis. kalo bumbunya dari kacang tp juga lbh lembut. harganya? 2 porsi sate masing2 berisi 10 tusuk cuma 9.000, seporsi nasi msh seribu perak sama dgn segelas es teh...murah tur mak nyus..

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di lereng gunung muria - kudus

sore yg cerah..enak buat jalan menyusur lereng gunung muria

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toko 'oen' semarang

resto yg berdiri sejak 1936 ini sangat legendaris di semarang. hingga kini tetap laris manis. malam ini saya menunggu cukup lama 'bestik' pesanan tersaji. daripada bengong..motretin org lain aja. hehe..

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losari coffee plantation

on the way to semarang, we stopped for a while to enjoy the breathaking resto in losari coffee plantation...

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william wallace, an american hero?

“Sons of Scotland, I’m William Wallace. And I see a whole army of my country. Here in defiance of tyranny you’ve come to fight as free men. And free men you are! What will you do without freedom? Will you fight?” asked William Wallace (Mel Gibson) in front of Scots armies before they fight to English.

“No! No! No!” they answered. “Against that? No! We will run and we will live,” the said.
“Aye. Fight and you may die. Run and you’ll live. At least a while and dying in your beds many years from tomorrow,” yelled Wallace. “For one chance, just once chance, to comeback here and tell our enemies that they take our lives but they’ll never take our freedom.”

All the armies looked at Wallace in silent. Then they yelled optimistic. They fight to English passionate and won for the battle.

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That was one of the scenes of Braveheart (1995) a film directed and staring by Mel Gibson. The scene was impressed me much. Braveheart made me felt in love with the Scots hero in a moment, although I never know William Wallace before. I love his half painted face, his long blonde hair, and his passion to be free man. In my mind William Wallace was a savage warrior but a romantic man.

When I went to the UK in 2007, I was surprised by my friend’s photos. She took pictures of a man who worn costume like Mel Gibson in Braveheart. “I must go there and meet him,” I said hopefully.

Then I joined a small package tour to Stirling visited castles and the Wallace Monument. Stirling is a small and quite village. The breathtaking views of Scotland highlands bringing me back to the scene of Braveheart. Visiting Stirling made me imagining the battle in the year of 1296.

But I was so disappointed when I found the statue of Sir William Wallace in Stirling is different from Mel Gibson’s portrayed. The image of Sir William Wallace was not as savage as in the film. He was moustached, bearded, and has no long hair.

Then I realized that as a film director, Mel Gibson has his own imagination about Sir William Wallace. He has to create a heroic man and dramatically story of the battle. And as usual, Hollywood movies are romantic. Although Braveheart was a historical epic but it was romantic too. See how Wallace (Mel Gibson) was holding a handkerchief from his wife when he was dying.

This film got some critique by some Scottish. They said that this film was inaccurate and grossly distorted. For example, Gibson didn’t capture the bridge of Stirling where the Scotsmen won the battle whereas it’s an important part of the history of Scotsmen independence.

I think it’s a problem of historical epic film making. But, whatever, Braveheart was an international success. It won 5 Oscars, another 15 wins, and 20 nominations.

escape from jogja

Kadang-kadang, saya pengin menikmati liburan akhir tahun atau long weekend holiday di rumah saja. Berleha-leha, memberesi pondok mungil kami yang berantakan, atau sekedar mengutak-atik sesuatu. Pokoknya segala aktifitas yang nggak pakai terpaksa lah. Tapi begitu membayangkan bahwa saat liburan seperti ini Jogja bakal diserbu wisatawan, termasuk kerabat dan kenalan, yang itu berarti waktu luang bersantai saya terancam terganggu, rasanya saya jadi pengin melarikan diri.

Jadilah saya dan suami disibukkan dengan rencana melarikan diri dari Jogja. Ngakunya sih buat jalan-jalan atawa rekreasi, tapi alasan sebenarnya karena nggak pengin jadi tuan rumah yang kerepotan di saat semua orang menikmati liburan. Haha....

Akhir tahun ini kami berencana mengeksplor daerah Utara. Nggak jauh-jauh kok, cuma ke Semarang, Demak, Kudus, Rembang, Jepara, lalu singgah di Bleduk Kuwu (Grobogan). Liburan hemat (karena harga BBM sudah turun lagi) tapi tetap sarat dengan tempat-tempat historis pesisir Utara Jawa.

Agenda utama kami adalah menyusuri jejak para wali: Sunan Kalijaga, Sunan Kudus, dan Sunan Bonang. Sejak membaca seri biografi Sembilan Wali & Siti Jenar karya Seno gumira Ajidarma kami memang bermimpi suatu hari nanti bisa menyusuri daerah Pantura Jawa. Bukan untuk berziarah apalagi lelaku, tapi meniru Seno yang mengabadikannya dalam gambar.

Hhmm..., it will be a nice trip!