Review dari KoKier

Nah ini Ariana, yang sudah berburu sejak Agustus dan baru mendapatkan kemarin malam di Gunung Agung Mal Kelapa Gading... Masalahnya di Jakarta, ini novel cuma ada di Gunung Agung... The good news is cuma tinggal satu biji doang novelnya (ayo replenishment nya)

Thank you, Ariana!

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Yunisa, novel Sydneynya akhirnya baru bisa didapat kemarin malam di TGA MKG, itu pun cuma tinggal 1 lihat di kompi toko buku. Dalam waktu 2 jam, novelnya selesai, bab terakhirnya sampai baca 2 kali hehehe agak sedikit bingung, tapi akhirnya ngerti juga, kapan nih novel berikutnya, pdhl sudah lama banget jarang baca novel. Nama-nama tokohnya bagus terutama Kumalasari. Selamat menyongsong Tahun Baru 2009.
Posted by: Ariana Selasa, 30 Desember 2008 15:20 WIB

Yunisa, akhir cerita bikin penasaran terutama pas Kumalasari ke SDB melihat ada cincin nikahnya, hehehe sampai saya balik ke bagian awal cerita lagi, tapi yang penting happppy ending.
Posted by: Ariana Selasa, 30 Desember 2008 15:40 WIB

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Voting Sydney or Denis?

Yunisa, hehehe saya dukung Kumalasari ke S deh, pilih yang aman setelah tahu jalan cerita akhirnya, kalau belum tahu akhir ceritanya mungkin pilih D, sebenarnya yang hebat itu, pengarangnya.
Posted by: Ariana Selasa, 30 Desember 2008 16:12 WIB

Well, actually I didn't mean to ask the reader to vote, tapi so far semua pembaca berkomentar tentang pilihan masing-masing. Ibu-ibu alumna SMA Stella Duce 1 pada maruk basically, mau dua-duanya HAHAHA

My married best friends: Venny, she chose Sydney because she said Denis is boring (karena selera, karakter, apa aja kok kompak sama Kumalasari). While Dee, she chose Denis because marrying a man who loves you more is the right thing to do (menikah dengan pria yang lebih mencintaimu adalah hal benar yang harus dilakukan). While Rurun, she didn't tell me which one she chose, but she said to my other best friend (who hasn't read this novel): how can Yunisa think about such complication on marriage although she is not married yet? LOL. My best friend in Singapore, Magda, she said, if she is using logic, she will choose Denis, if she is using her heart, she will choose Sydney. Nahhhhh

Available @ Palasarionline.com

Akhirnya ada juga toko buku online di Bandung / Jakarta yang jual ini novel... at discounted price, Rp 18.750 instead of Rp 25.000: Palasarionline

Gramedia Amplas Yogyakarta (Plaza Ambarukmo)

Setelah acara Jumpa Penulis 12 Des 08, saya menyempatkan diri mengecek katalog Gramed Amplas...

Katalog di Gramedia Amplas tanggal 12 Des 08

Lalu Senin 15 Des 08, lagi janjian sama KoKiers - Mbak Dewi Meong - Kuching dan Sekar, jadi saya menyempatkan diri memfoto penataan Sydney Darling Harbour di Gramedia Plaza Ambarukmo Yogyakarta ini.

Date taken: 15 Dec 08

Katalog di Gramedia Sudirman, Yogyakarta

Katalog di Gramedia Sudirman Yogyakarta
Date: 13 Dec 08

SMS from my best friends when I was in Jogja

1. Yun, novelmu asik bgt. Btw let me know, kepribadian co kayak apa yg kamu mau? Co kayak apa sih yg bisa bikin u jatuh cinta -- Rurun, Kutoarjo, 13 Dec 08. Selesai dalam 1 hari. Sampai sekarang masih penasaran kenapa Yunisa pemikirannya sudah matang padahal belum menikah HAHAHA... Well, nobody wants to be me - socially conscious of parents' social status and obligations :) One thing I know, if I decide to marry someone, I will have no regret marrying that man.
2. Hi Yun. Thx for the book. Gw dah mulai baca. Hadiah pdkt adalah dreamcatcher itu mirip banget ama experience gw :) -- Dee, Jakarta, 9 Dec 08. Selesai dalam 1 hari. She said, this novel is the second book she had the urge to finish it in one go. The first book was an English detective novel. She said, she just could not stop reading HAHAHA.

Di Gunung Agung BSD Tangerang

Penataan asal2an hiks

Date taken: 6 Dec 08
Gunung Agung BSD Tangerang

Still NA in Gramedia Taman Anggrek Jkt

As Ariana said before to me, in Gramedia, this novel is registered twice to the catalog database, but still 0 stock!!!

Date: 5 Dec 08
Location: Gramedia Taman Anggrek Jakarta

Diiklankan di KoKi oleh Juwi

Saat ini saya sedang membaca dua novel. Satu dalam bahasa Inggris dengan judul "Hit" karangan Tara Moss dan satu lagi novel berbahasa Indonesia berjudul "Sydney Darling Harbour" karya Yunisa.

http://community.kompas.com/read/artikel/1741

Nah itu KoKi edisi 3 Desember 2008...

So tired...

OK, I owe Radio 91.3FM the photos from my Sydney trip. They have called me this morning.

I am currently sorting all photos and will need to resize first before sending the photos to them by tomorrow morning... I did scanning and rotating hundred photos since yesterday wee hours.

Been working till midnight in the office starting on Day 1 back to the office *_* Jetlag? Yes! 12 mid nite SGT is 3 am Aussie time. WHOAAAA... Basically my body is screaming... And the bruises I got from the BridgeClimb -- I think my parents will scream as well, just like what my sisters, friends and colleagues did when they saw the big bruises.

Even my activity partner in Sydney shares the same sentiment about our crazy packed work schedule when I sent him the BridgeClimb photos.

Seems everyone is busy at the moment… I am extremely busy too at the moment…. Too much to do.

And not to forget that tomorrow afternoon I will be flying off to Jakarta (4 Dec). I have an appointment (postponed before) with two people in Femina on Friday (5 Dec). Femina is a top women magazine in Indonesia... After that, I will be flying off to my hometown, Yogyakarta to prepare the novels promotion. I have a radio interview and two autograph sessions lining up on 12 and 13 December in Gramedia Plaza Ambarukmo and Gramedia Sudirman, respectively. My publisher's promoter asked me to call her regarding Schoolaholic Princess trilogy Q&A as it will be my first ever meeting my readers... I never did this in the past. Yes, I did few radio interviews, but never really meeting my readers...

Just a few points of my busy schedule...
XOXO

Slide Show: Yunisa's Last Day in Sydney

Day 6: Sydney Tower

The route I took is walking from Four Season, passing by Martin Place again to Sydney Tower, then planning to go to Hard Rock Cafe via Hyde Park. I didn't know that Hard Rock Cafe Sydney has closed down in 2007... :(

George Street was closed (no cars whatsoever) because of Christmas parade (the pedestrian precinct was so crowded, I have no patience to watch it!)

This is the centre stage of Martin Place where free concert is often held
Martin Place, Sydney

Ugly post card photo AUD 35

$7 coin only photo... not enough coin to retake, here it goes my head!

Sydney Opera House from the back

The Bridge and the sea

Beautiful landscape of Sydney

Darling Harbour from Sydney Tower

Sydney Tower from Hyde Park

Captain Cook Statue in Hyde Park (from the back)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyde_Park,_Sydney

Slide Show: a Saturday in Sydney (Day 5)

Day 5: Sailing

When I write sunset cruise, I imagine that I just sit and relax, no need to do any physical activity (menarik layar, misalnya). I expect the sun will shine and change colour beautifully. The fact I faced was disappointing. It was cloudy, raining (so the boat was uncomfortable, and you need to do some physical exercise to get the boat moving!)

Sunset Cruise on Sydney Harbour with Eastsail.
Eastsail d’albora Marina, New Beach Road Rushcutters Bay NSW 2011
www.eastsail.com.au

This is the life! Enjoy the freedom of being pampered by professionals while cruising on the harbour in a luxurious Beneteau yacht with EastSail. Let the experienced skipper take you on a tour of Sydney Harbour and its internationally recognised attractions. Feel the sea breeze on your face and the hum of the water flowing around you.

Our skipper, he came from Germany - been in Australia for 10 years

Sydney Bridge from the sea


Sydney CBD and other ship. It was foggy, black, cloudy... not romatic at all

Opera House from the sea in an unpleasant weather

80-million house in Double Bay. Get me in there!

Berpose sebagai nahkoda

Under the Bridge, far in the sea

My king size bed @ Four Season

Day 5: QVB and shopping

In the morning, I walked to QVB to hunt for souvenirs -- I bought few bookmarks...
Check the following websites for more photos about QVB

http://www.qvb.com.au/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Victoria_Building

The top of Christmas tree in level 3 of QVB

This Xmas tree is sponsored by Swarovski crystal

Queen Victoria Building -- one of the most beautiful shopping mall in the world!

• Monday: 9am* - 6pm
• Tuesday: 9am* - 6pm
• Wednesday: 9am* - 6pm
• Thursday: 9am* - 9pm
• Friday: 9am - 6pm
• Saturday: 9am* - 6pm
• Sunday and public holidays: 11am - 5pm

* Stores located on Level 1 and Level 2 open at I0am.
Certain stores including cafes and restaurants remain open for longer hours

I think, Sydney malls really have beautiful Christmas trees, and the design is similar from year to year, unlike Singapore -- I think 2006 was pretty, but 2007 and 2008 were ugly.

"Real" Santa Clause posing for photo (you have to pay if you want to take pics with him)

Another beautiful Xmas tree in a mall near Juwi's house

Slide Show: Blue Mountain Day 2

Day 4: Bush walking in Blue Mountain

Eco nature walk (3 hrs) including a light lunch at Wentworth Falls with hotel transfers and a qualified ecological guide with Tread Lightly Eco Tours.
www.treadlightly.com.au

Tim Tranter was the guide. His cell is iPhone and was curious when I checked my Viewty (LG) phone. It was raining when I waited for him at Three Sisters Point bus stop.

Tread Lightly eco tours provide international visitors with Advanced Ecotourism Accredited bush walks and 4wd tours. Their qualified ecological guides are specialists in the environmental and the cultural aspects of the Blue Mountains World Heritage National Park. All tours are an educational and sensory experience with full emphasis on minimal impact best practice. Each tour is tailored made to suit client needs and expectations. Visitors explore a sensory experience in ancient rainforests, deep canyons, amazing waterfalls and views. The World Heritage wilderness accentuates their interpretive ecological experience.

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Blue Mountain has a self-surviving ability that other area seldom has. It is very old by geology (before dinosaur time) and people have climbed (and got lost) since mid 1800! Nowadays, the satelite technology (thanks to cell phone) can be used for tracking missing hikers.

Well, as for me, I am not an athletic girl at all. In fact, for the past few months, I have been chained to stare Excel spreadsheet, MS Powerpoint for >300 hours a month!

Thanks to Greg, who wrote that he loved adventure -- never thought about the possibility that adventure is equal to hiking (or in Australian term, bush walking), I was put into a serious stamina and physical torture of my life... 3-hour "easy" hiking -- which is not that easy at all for me as it was raining for hours before we started hiking and the muddy, the slippery route... (I still prefer the small mountain I hiked with my best friend in Jeju in 2007).

And at the end of the route, I had to stop for few minutes to catch my breath...
Can you keep up, baby girl -- I lose my breath... (Beyonce mode: ON)

These photos are for Kak Rus ^_^ the real hiker in my circle of friends!

Wilderness

So blue

A view to kill

Vast, wonderful nature in Blue Mountain


Steep and very slippery to hike, especially after raining

There is security barrier so that we won't fall down

Half view of the waterfall

Full view of the waterfall (one hour plus after the half view)

This is the cave "restaurant" where people often get some rest and eat

I'm having lunch in a cave, for the first time - chicken tandori wrap tasted so good because I was so hungry!

Wild blue flower

Wild white flower

There were actually people who hand-carved the stairs in late 1800

Posing surrounding the burnt trees

This burnt forest can renew itself in 3 months! (around 100 days) - can be used for Twilight shooting huh? -- the vampires will appear out of nowhere...

Day 4: Blue Mountain - 3 sisters etc

It was raining on and off on the second day I spent in Blue Mountain. The first part of the itinerary was OK... The Scenic World despite the wetness (rhythm of the rain n windy). Let the pictures speak for themselves! I just felt that I am so small, God is so great!

Scenic World
1 Violet Street, Katoomba
http://www.scenicworld.com.au/

Experience the World Heritage Listed National Park from the three different attractions.

Scenic World, less than two hours from Sydney, is one of the most popular privately owned tourist attractions in Australia. Located at Katoomba on the edge of a 200 metre cliff overlooking the Three Sisters, the attraction comprises three exciting rides: The Scenic Railway, the world’s steepest incline railway, The Scenic Skyway, a cable car ride over the spectacular Jamison Valley, 200 metres above the valley floor and The new Sceniscender, Australia’s steepest cable car ride, a 545 metre ride into previously inaccessible parts of the World Heritage listed Blue Mountains.

Opened in late 2002 is Scenic World’s Boardwalk. This elevated boardwalk winds through the temperate rainforest and gives visitors and unparalleled feel for the Blue Mountains. The 390 metre section between the two bottom stations is wheelchair accessible, via the Sceniscender. The southern loop of the boardwalk forms a 1.5 kilometre circuit starting near the mine and finishing at the Sceniscender bottom station. Stroll along the walkway throughout towering Jurassic rainforest and refresh both your spirit and soul.

A Souvenir (Blue Mountain certificate) - AUD 2.50
Posing at Three Sisters - photo taken from above the previous day

This is so blue *and green*

Skyway


Railway - the steepest railway on earth -- only last for few seconds

Walkway - it was raining all the way