December 31, 2009 was the unforgettable moment for me. It was my first new year eve in Jogja. It was unusual new year eve because there was a story hidden behind it. I’ll begin to tell you about it.
Some weeks before new year eve my friends and I had planned that we would celebrate new year eve together. I felt very happy because I wouldn’t be alone and do nothing at new year eve. Unfortunately when the day came, one by one of my friends told me that they couldn’t come because of some reasons. It made me disappointed and I felt that my first new year eve in Jogja would elapse without sense.
Apparently it was not only me who would celebrate new year eve by doing nothing but also two of my friends who live in my boarding house. They are mbak Senja and mbak Las. By the time we talked each other, mbak Las said that she really wanted to visit Malioboro because she had never been there. Aha! I thought it was a good idea if we celebrated the new year eve at Malioboro! Luckily mbak Senja also agreed about it and we began our destination to Malioboro! ^^
Because of the cost of getting on taxi is really expensive if we started from Gejayan to Malioboro, we decided to go there by getting on trans Jogja. We had to go to UNY first to reach the shelter. Then we three walked there from our boarding house. Unfortunately the shelter has just closed by the time we arrived. The woman who works there said that there would be no one trans Jogja which operated anymore because all ways to Malioboro had been closed. The time showed 8 p.m. at that time. Oh My God! Should we went back to our boarding house and canceled our plan? The answer was no. We decided to look for taxi around UNY. Minute after minute we waited, there’s still no one taxi passed. Then we walked step by step while looking for the taxi. We went and went on, and we’ve just realized that we’ve walked so far on foot. Do you know where have we been at that time when we walked on foot? We’ve been in front of Novotel near Galery Mall! Can you imagine that? We walked from Gejayan (Gg.Bromo) to Novotel on foot! It must have been crazy at that time, guys!
Fortunately in front of Novotel we found a taxi. After a quite long negotiation, the driver finally took us to Jl.Mangkubumi. We stopped near NOKIA care there because taxi hasn’t been able to Malioboro. For your information we just paid ten thousand rupiahs for taxi driver! :D
Some weeks before new year eve my friends and I had planned that we would celebrate new year eve together. I felt very happy because I wouldn’t be alone and do nothing at new year eve. Unfortunately when the day came, one by one of my friends told me that they couldn’t come because of some reasons. It made me disappointed and I felt that my first new year eve in Jogja would elapse without sense.
Apparently it was not only me who would celebrate new year eve by doing nothing but also two of my friends who live in my boarding house. They are mbak Senja and mbak Las. By the time we talked each other, mbak Las said that she really wanted to visit Malioboro because she had never been there. Aha! I thought it was a good idea if we celebrated the new year eve at Malioboro! Luckily mbak Senja also agreed about it and we began our destination to Malioboro! ^^
Because of the cost of getting on taxi is really expensive if we started from Gejayan to Malioboro, we decided to go there by getting on trans Jogja. We had to go to UNY first to reach the shelter. Then we three walked there from our boarding house. Unfortunately the shelter has just closed by the time we arrived. The woman who works there said that there would be no one trans Jogja which operated anymore because all ways to Malioboro had been closed. The time showed 8 p.m. at that time. Oh My God! Should we went back to our boarding house and canceled our plan? The answer was no. We decided to look for taxi around UNY. Minute after minute we waited, there’s still no one taxi passed. Then we walked step by step while looking for the taxi. We went and went on, and we’ve just realized that we’ve walked so far on foot. Do you know where have we been at that time when we walked on foot? We’ve been in front of Novotel near Galery Mall! Can you imagine that? We walked from Gejayan (Gg.Bromo) to Novotel on foot! It must have been crazy at that time, guys!
Fortunately in front of Novotel we found a taxi. After a quite long negotiation, the driver finally took us to Jl.Mangkubumi. We stopped near NOKIA care there because taxi hasn’t been able to Malioboro. For your information we just paid ten thousand rupiahs for taxi driver! :D
After that we began to walk again to Malioboro. Arriving at Malioboro, we felt so excited thought we’re tired. There were so many people there that would also spend the new year eve. I loved the situation at that time. Malioboro at night is so beautiful. We stopped to take a rest for a while. Some minutes later we went on walking to SO Satu Maret park where the show would be held.
We saw some traditional dances from some provinces, we listened to song entitled “Yogyakarta”, and we also prayed together for Alm.Gus Dur who just passed away at that day. The climax of that show is fireworks at 00.00 a.m. We really enjoyed it. At about 1.00 a.m. the event lasted. However we couldn’t go back to boarding house because there wasn’t public transportation anymore. At last we spent some hours on our first day in 2010 at SO 1 Maret park. I thought that we have been like people who didn’t have house at that time. We used newspaper as a base for sitting on and even there were also some people who brought plaited for sleeping there. Finally at 05.30 a.m. we went back to boarding house by bus.
Oh…It’s really an unforgettable moment for me. It’s nice, ridiculous, and also tiring to spend new year eve like that. However my first new year eve in Jogja was really impressive! I LOVE JOGJA VERY MUCH! ^^
Hi Tiara... I just want to say "WOW....."
BalasHapushehehe...
May be next year..... You can ask me to follow you to celebrate the new year eve......
BalasHapuswkwkwkwkwkwk............
woow Tiara. .
BalasHapusI've been here for over 18 years but I've never spent new year eve in the center of Jogja until morning.
I want to try it next year. .
hehe. .
wow...
BalasHapusI've ever been in Malioboro when New Year Eve.
Malioboro was very crowded.
However, next year I didn't go to anywhere. I just stayed on my bed because I was sick.
:(
Wowwwwww Tiara....It must be so great if I were there with you closing the the 2009 and opening the 2010. Can we do so for the 2010/2011???? Come on!!!!! I wish I could do so at least once before going back to Flores. Unfortunately I didn`t know that plan, so I decided to go to Surabaya on Dec 30, and came back on Jan 2. It was tiring go and fro Jogja-Sby.
BalasHapusMy second comment is that your English is improved so much. Keep on writing as one of the right strategies in mastering a foreign language. I am sorry, I cannot correct just few mistakes, as I am running out of time; you know Tiara that I am very busy for this semester. I keep my fingers crossed to have more time to correct your writing.
OK Tiara....chao!!!!!!
Wowwwwww Tiara....It must be so great if I were there with you closing the the 2009 and opening the 2010. Can we do so for the 2010/2011???? Come on!!!!! I wish I could do so at least once before going back to Flores. Unfortunately I didn`t know that plan, so I decided to go to Surabaya on Dec 30, and came back on Jan 2. It was tiring go and fro Jogja-Sby.
BalasHapusMy second comment is that your English is improved so much. Keep on writing as one of the right strategies in mastering a foreign language. I am sorry, I cannot correct just few mistakes, as I am running out of time; you know Tiara that I am very busy for this semester. I keep my fingers crossed to have more time to correct your writing.
OK Tiara....chao!!!!!!