Parkour and Adventure

The weather was clear that night in Kuala Lumpur. Around 11:00 PM; Ian, Mariann, and I were chilling out for a while at one of Indian restaurants in town called Bala's Banana Leaf . For the umpteenth time, thankfully I was able to meet them again after attending their wedding in the Philippines last November 2016 . Just info, they had decided to stay in Malaysia since the last few months.

Cuaca malam itu di Kuala Lumpur cukup cerah. Sekitar pukul 23.00; saya, Ian, dan Mariann bersantai sejenak di salah satu restoran India yang bernama  Bala's Banana Leaf . Bersyukur untuk kesekian kalinya saya dapat berjumpa lagi dengan mereka setelah menghadiri pernikahannya di Filipina pada November 2016 lalu. Sekedar info, sejak beberapa bulan terakhir ini mereka telah memutuskan untuk tinggal di Malaysia.

Finally I did a motorbike-ride again from Surabaya to Yogyakarta since April 2016 , and I did it alone this time. On Saturday, October 6 th 2018, the adventure began around 01.00 AM when I started to turn my bike on. The roadway to Central Java province is more bumpy/uneven compared to the road to Banyuwangi direction because it’s often traversed by trucks and buses. And also, the cold night-breeze really went through my jacket so that I couldn't speed too much. After all, there is no point in being rushed, the most important thing is to arrive safely.

Setelah April 2016 , akhirnya saya kembali merasakan naik motor dari Surabaya ke Yogyakarta. Hanya saja, kali ini saya melakukannya sendirian. Hari Sabtu, 6 Oktober 2018, sekitar pukul 01.00 dini hari segera saya langsung tancap gas. Dibandingkan jalan menuju arah Banyuwangi, jalan menuju arah Jawa Tengah cukup banyak yang bergelombang/tidak rata, dikarenakan memang banyak dilalui oleh truk dan bus. Udara dingin malam itu benar-benar terasa sampai menembus jaket, sehingga saya tidak sanggup bila terlalu ngebut. Lagipula tidak ada gunanya diburu-buru, yang penting bisa sampai ke tujuan dengan selamat.

Wednesday, June 20 th , 2018, I supposed to sleep peacefully that night while waiting for my flight to Singapore on the next day. However, the reality was totally different.  Andreas and I were still at the convection place in  Malang  until early Thursday morning, waiting for completion of ±250 LCG T-shirts. In a hurry, we immediately returned to Surabaya around 04.00 AM by motorcycle because we hadn't even packed our stuff yet! Whereas our flight would depart at 11.00 AM, which meant we had to do the check-in since ±09.30 AM. In a situation like this we didn't even think of sleeping, we were much more worried if we missed the flight.

Rabu, 20 Juni 2018, seharusnya malam itu saya sedang tidur nyenyak dalam keadaan tenang menanti keberangkatan ke Singapore keesokan harinya. Namun fakta berkata lain, hingga Kamis subuh saya dan Andreas ternyata masih berada di tempat konveksi di Malang menunggu penyelesaian  ± 250 kaos LCG . Dengan terburu-buru, sekitar pukul 04.00 kita pun segera pulang ke Surabaya menggunakan sepeda motor karena belum packing barang sedikit pun! Padahal pesawat akan berangkat pukul 11.00, yang berarti kita harus boarding sejak  ±pukul  09.30. Kalau sudah seperti ini boro-boro memikirkan tidur, kita jauh lebih khawatir bila sampai terlambat ke bandara.

I experienced a misfortune recently. Just three weeks before Tropical Jamming 2018 began, my left-knee got injured in a regular parkour training session. Until D-2, when Andreas and I left Surabaya by motorcycle riding, my left-knee hadn’t really 100% recovered yet. As a result, I only could do light training during the event while watching jealously the other friends who were able to do full-strength training.

Belum lama ini ketidakberuntungan menghampiri saya. Hanya tiga minggu sebelum Tropical Jamming 2018 dimulai, saya mengalami cedera lutut dalam salah satu sesi latihan parkour. Hingga H-2, saat saya dan Andreas berangkat dari Surabaya dengan mengendarai sepeda motor, lutut saya tidak kunjung sembuh juga. Alhasil selama acara berlangsung saya pun hanya bisa jamming kecil-kecilan saja sambil dengan panas hati melihat teman-teman lain berlatih dengan leluasa.