Five postcards from ANRI

as you can see below, I have 5 postcards from ANRI (Arsip Nasional Republik Indonesia). 

I havent been there yet, but my beloved classmate, @ekidewi, the future greatest Indonesian fiolog gave me this. :))

Traditional batik pattern created by KPAA Mangkunegara VI

A Letter from Sultan Ratu Ahmad Nadjamuddin (Palembang) to General Governor  Oost-Indie

Central town and bastion of Governor VOC at Batavia

1. Moh. Hatta : The 1st Indonesian Vice President 2. seal of VOC 

ASEAN postcard

so, few weeks ago I attended an ASEAN cultural event. As souvenir they gave us  a postcard.

Three Postcards from Three Gilis

Wait! My trip wasn't over after Komodo Island, but I also had trip to Gili Islands. There are Gili Trawangan, Gili Air, and Gili Meno. I stayed a night at Gili Trawangan, the island is soo beautiful, even its too touristic and lots of foreigner tourist there. I felt like not in my own country. These islands are recommended for snorkeling and honeymoon :) I was about thinking to have honeymoon here ;) with whom??? XDDD

Anyway, I bought these three postcards, I will keep one for me as always, and I will give 2 postcards for anyone who up for this. just shot me a message. 

Hello from Komodo Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Flores, Indonesia

Hey all! Like I have told you in the previous post, I had just back from Komodo Island. If you ask me how was there, I would just say: you better just go and see yourself than look at from these postcards!!! Komodo Island was awesome!! Looking forward to come back there!!

So, these are all I have from that island. Postcard is the first thing I asked in the souvenir shop. I dont care about T-shirt, keychain, or whatever. I'm just interested with postcard!

I bought 6 postcards, and 2 postcards I would send to my Polish and Hungarian friend. And I keep one for myself. So, I still have 3 more postcards, if you are interested to get one, just tell me :))

I'm also sooooo happy when I got these postcards. Why? because it's hard to get, I needed 3 days in a road-sea-trip to get these. And also, these are limited postcards, which I couldnt get in any other place, just only in the island itself. 

From Dieng Plateau to Fuji Mountain

This week I received a postcard which sent from Yogyakarta. I was so surprised because it has been a long time I didnt get any postcard written in Bahasa and from my country. and this calmly Wednesday I got this from Wilhem, a friend of mine that I just knew 2 weeks ago during my trip to Dieng Plateau, Wonosobo. Before we were heading to Wonosobo, he and his friend, Bella, stopped by to my grandma's house and we had lunch at her house. It was a great time to have trip and  knowing him as a new friend :) 

 

Translation: "Alfi, nice to meet you and thanks once again for the lunch at Temanggung :) Btw, the view from this postcard isn't from Dieng Plateau but Fuji Mountain. Who knows you will be there one day! Wilhem"

Dear Wilhem, if you might read this, thank you so much for the postcard, I was wonder getting this. :) I'm going to send you one too, but the problem I don't know your address. hehe... 

Birthday Card from My Lesbian

On a sunny Sunday morning (24/3), Martha and I was working on Kineforum. I was as infodesk and she was working on Indonesian Movie Poster exhibition. I came to her just for looking around the exhibition area, because I was so bored on the infodesk. 

and in the exhibition, I found a bunch of art postcards. Its limited postcards which had made by Gambar Selaw community. 

Whilst I was looking for the postcard, Martha came to me. Then said, "Alfi, pick one as you like, its as your birthday present."

"Oh really??" asked me so happy.

She was nodding.

and I said, "No, please pick one up for me, choose one that you like."

and after saying that, I went back to my desk.  *endconversation*

and today (4/4), I met Martha in the corridor at my campus. 

"Alfi, wait! I have something for you. I have choose the postcard that I like."

'

Dear Martha, my beloved lesbian, 

thank you so much for remembering my birthday. :)

Chirstmas Light from Bayu

It was sunny Saturday morning, and I received a green wrapped package.  Without reading the sender address, I've already know who sent me this present. 

Here is the message: 

His name is Bayu. A friend of mine. Few couples weeks ago, we decided to do a present exchange for celebrating Christmas. This is my first time to do this with a friend. (well, I had done this in elementary school, but it doesn't count :P )

I thought this is great idea. You do a postcard exchange, why not if I try a Christmas present exchange.  

I know it seemed very late to received a Christmas present, but who cares? Still, it is so exciting! 

Bayu had made this present before Christmas. Don't you, Bay?

Before I received his present, I've already sent him a present. I bought them while in Kuala Lumpur. Actually, I was confused what should I give to him as a present. As long as I remember I never give a present to guys. (Well, I have, but mostly chocolates) And for Bayu, I also did the same. I gave him a pair of Malaysian chocolates. Ugh, I was not creative. Sorry if you are disappointed, Bay :(

Bayu, if I may compare your present to my present, is not comparable. You made me something, but I didn't, I only bought it. I felt embarrassed. 

First, you made me a postcard, really nice postcard. 

Second, you made me this. 

yes, a t-shirt. 

a limited Coldplay t-shirt edition. How cool that was?

come on, admit it, if its good, is it?

Well, don't get envy with me :)

As soon as I received this present, and because I have an interview that morning, so I grabbed this t-shirt, and put on my body. I wish this t-shirt will be my lucky t-shirt, that's why I wore this to a interview, to wish getting a fortune of it. 

Today, I wrote this post in Sunday morning, I wore this t-shirt with shorts to sleep, and it felt so comfortable. 

Dear Bayu, if you read this. I just want to say a big thank you for your efforts. I really appreciate and very like your works. Its amaze me. Really. :)

sincerely, 

warm regards from Sunday morning, 

Alfi Yusrina

My first Christmas card from Martha

Martha is my friend at University. 

Hey Martha, thanks for you second card for me. 

let me know when my Christmas card arrives to your  mailbox.

see you, 

Alfi

salam hangat dari kopimentaripagi :)

Halo buat yang mampir ke kotak surat saya, terima kasih ya telah berkunjung dan meluangkan waktunya untuk melihat-lihat. Semoga dapat menemukan inspirasi di dalam sini.

Oh ya, beberapa hari belakangan ini, (lebih tepatnya sejak mengerjakan makalah semantik tentang selangkangan) saya menjadi kecanduan kopi. Yah, tahu sendiri lah, saya ini kan paling gampang banget molor, ada angin sedikit aja bisa langsung ngorok. Alhasil, waktu begadang ngerjain semantik, eh saya nemu sebungkus kopi luwak (yg sbnernya di sembunyikan di sebuah sudut lemari di dapur) kayaknya sih mama saya ngumpetin kopi itu biar tidak abis. Saya gak tau kalo kopi luwak itu punya efek yang hebat. Salah satunya bikin mata melek sekaligus jantung berdebar seperti diboncengin Satria Baja Hitam. Keren yaa?

sejak saat itulah, mulai dari minggu lalu hari-hari saya dipenuhi dengan cangkir-cangkir kopi.

Dan melalui twitter lah, saya bertemu sebuah akun penjual kopi. Namanya @kopimentaripagi, sewaktu saya lihat timelinenya, akun ini sedang bagi-bagi tester. Wah, tentu dong, saya tertarik. 

Sehari setelah memberi tahu alamat rumah saya, tiba-tiba sepulang kuliah, saya menemukan sepucuk surat dari Kopi Mentari Pagi.

Ini nih bentuknya, 

wanginya sedap banget lhooo, tapi saya belum coba bagaimana rasanya. Mungkin testimoni mengenai kopi ini akan saya pos kemudian. 

Saya kagum dengan pelayanan yang diberikan Kopi Mentari Pagi. Adminnya ramah, cara pemasarannya juga bersahabat. Semoga usaha kopi ini terus meluas dan berkembang yaa :))

Salam hangat, sehangat Kopi Mentari Pagi yang akan segera saya sedu, 

Alfi

#ps: hmm, Amo la cultura italiana, e anche il caffè. Well, hope someday could have a little cup of coffee at Rome. what a sweet!

Bunda Maria versi Jawa

mungkin saya sudah terbiasa dengan menerima kartupos-kartupos dari orang asing atau yang tidak saya kenal. Perasaannya senangnya itu sudah menjadi sebuah kebiasaan, yang lama-lama kemudian menjadi sesuatu yang biasa saja. Tidak ada perasaan yang menggebu-gebu.

Kali ini berbeda, kartupos ini saya dapat dari seorang teman lama saya. Namanya Meta. Kami sudah lama tidak bertemu, dan selama ini komunikasi kami lakukan hanya melalui SMS, FB, dan Twitter, namun hal itu pun jarang kami lakukan. Saat membaca pesan yang ada di kartupos ini, saya dapat membayangkan seorang Meta sedang berbicara kepada saya secara langsung. Saya mendapat sebuah perasaan yang sangat berbeda. seperti terdengar romantis. atau lebih tepatnya lebih romantis.

well, mungkin kita biasa menerima sms dari orang yang jarang kita temui. Saat saya ber-SMS-an dengan Meta, perasaan saya biasa saja, seperti layaknya berbicara dengan teman sehari-hari.

Kali ini berbeda, kita membaca tulisan tangannya secara langsung, dan kita dapat melihat emosi si penulis di setiap guratan huruf-huruf yang ditulisnya itu. Saya mendapatkan "feel"-nya.

Hal ini lah yang tidak saya dapatkan dari temuan-temuan canggih seperti surat elektronik dan SMS.

Saya rasa sebaiknya kita harus terus mempertahankan tradisi korespodensi melalui surat pos biasa, dari tradisi itulah kita dapat terus menjalin silahturahmi yang sebenarnya.

Saya tidak menentang adanya teknologi yang bernama SMS dan surat elektronik, mereka jauh lebih cepat, mudah, murah, dan praksis. Tapi, apakah mereka juga mampu membawa perasaan-perasaan yang muncul dari si pengirim surat melalui goresan huruf-huruf yang tertera di layar komputer Anda???

Saya rasa mereka semua belum mampu.

Kartupos dari temansejurusan

Kartupos ini dari Aquitannya Irfiandra. Teman sejurusan di kampus. Dia dan keluarganya baru saja melancong ke Eropa.

Wah senang ya sudah pernah megang salju. :)

Makasih ya Anyaa, kamu paling tau aja kesukaanku dari luar negeri :)

Buah tangan dari Yogyakarta

Hai!

ini adalah postingan saya yang keempat hari ini. Pasalnya, memang paket ini adalah paket terakhir yang saya terima hari ini.

Tidak perlu bertanya atau melihat nama pengirimnya, begitu mendengar ada deru mesin motor yang berhenti, saya berani yakin kalau yang datang adalah pengantar dari Tiki JNE. Kenapa? ya, karena 20 menit yang lalu Pak Pos baru saja mampir ke rumah saya :)

Baiklah, paket yang saya terima ini berupa segepok kartupos cindera mata Yogyakarta dari teman saya, Bayu.

begitu saya menghitung jumlahnya saya langsung terkejut, ada 20 lembar (well, sebenarnya Bayu sudah kasih tahu sih, cuma saya masih tidak percaya ada orang yang baik hati seperti dia :))

hahahahaha pasti si Martha (lesbian saya di kampus) ngiri berat. "Jangan ngiri ya Tha. nanti kamu juga bisa dapet kayak aku dari Prancis malah :)"

SEE??? vintage postcards! the postcards I dreamed of!! yeay!!!




Dear Bayu, thank you so much to bought me this cards!! I really like them sooooooooooooo much, I should treat you as my turn!! :))