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Taking a Train from Moscow City to Yaroslavky

walking to the wagon We chose deliberately in the winter to travel from Moscow to Yaroslavsky. In my defense, we kinda had to use the holiday a little bit. If we're waiting for the good weather, it probably not gonna happen for 3 months and then nothing again. So this trip was taken on February 2026. So we've decided to take a few days off going from Moscow to half of the golden ring. The name ring, means literally ring. Refers to a few cities that used to be very important in the past. Starting from Moscow city (where which we're coming from, technically). I have to mention the cities here anyway; Sergiyev Posad, Pereslavl Zalessky, Rostov Veliky, Yaroslavl, Kostroma, Ivanovo, Vladimir, and Suzdal. there will be info about the train  We took the train trip from Moscow. I would say it's the "normal type" of train. So we sat next to each other. Two seaters next to each other. I think my husband took the non-economy one. He booked the train from the app, tutu. T...

Merah Putih



Gw sama Indonesia itu ibarat dua sejoli dalam love and hate relationship. Gw terlahir di tanah yang diperjuangkan orang-orang terdahulu. Nggak keitung berapa juta nyawa hilang untuk itu. Gw bersyukur gw nggak perlu lagi bawa bambu runcing untuk merebut negeri ini dari tangan penjajah. 

Sejak sebelum nikah gw mulai "berteman" dengan birokrasi dua negara. Birokrasi dari Belanda, tentu saja tidak seribet birokrasi di negeri ini. Segala macam email akan segera dibalas dan dibantu untuk dihubungkan ke pihak terkait atau yang menangani itu. Bahkan untuk permintaan Schengen visa tipe kunjungan keluarga di masa pandemik ini diberikan high priority dan email dibalas dalam sekejap. Sedangkan di Indonesia, aaahhh yaaa gitu dehh.



Tapi, nggak akan pernah gw pungkiri tiap kali gw denger lagu Indonesia Raya gw selalu mewek. Tiap kali liat bendera Indonesia, gw diam sebentar  berterima kasih atas nikmat bisa tinggal di negeri ini tanpa perlu memegang senjata. Gw bener-bener marah saat suami gw becanda soal kemerdekaan atau apapun yang berhubungan dengan Belanda dan Indonesia perihal politik masa lalu. Gw selalu bangga tiap kali ke luar negeri mengenakan batik atau sekedar terbang ke Jawa mengenakan kebaya Bali yang gw pake harian.

Sebenci-bencinya gw ke birokrasi dan kasus korupsi di negeri ini, segilanya gw pengen ganti paspor, tapi gw cinta tanah ini. Indonesia buat gw adalah darah gw. Mengalir dalam tubuh gw. Meskipun jika nanti di masa depan gw memilih untuk menjadi bukan WNI tapi identitas gw tetep merah putih. Nggak akan pernah bisa diganti maupun terganti.  

Hai Indonesia! Gw nggak mengidolakan sistem birokrasi dan kasus korupsi yang ada di tubuhmu, tapi aku mencintaimu. Selamat 75 tahun. Tetaplah berdiri teguh wahai Pancasila dan Burung Garuda. Tak akan rela hati ini jika kau diganti menjadi yang lainnya. 

Sampai mati gw merah putih.

Comments

  1. Dalem banget mbak. Akakaka
    Memang urusan birokrasi di negeri ini bikin campur aduk ya, pdhl sekarang semua serba digital, bisa memudahkan segala hal. Tp entahlah bagi Indonesia. Meski begitu, akupun cinta mati sama negeri ini. Terlepas dr para koruptornya. Eh lg
    Tos dulu dong. Akupun suka pke batik ketika bepergian

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    1. Tiap pake batik kayak bangga gitu nggak sih? Semacem "Hey look at me. I am the coolest!" HAHAHAHA

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  2. Mbak, sampean email ke emailnya kantor pemerintahan apapun akan dibalas besok di hari kiamat. Alasan yang utama adalah jarang sekali dibuka. Alasan ke dua adalah lupa pasword emailnya. Kalo sudah seperti itu silakan tarik napas anda dalam-dalam....

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    1. KOK BISAAAAAA jarang dibuka?? Agak ndak logis tapi yaaaaa gitu dehh ya. Sekarang yg lebih cepet sih DM ke twitter/instagram gitu. Kalo DM nggak digubris, tinggalin aja komen. Komennya biasanya dianggap agak marah2 dan kl bisa gaboleh marah2 di komen wkwkwk kocak

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  3. Foto nya cantik gan wkwkwkw, Gagahh make batik.

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