Above all, i blame myself.
I wont blame Fauzi Bowo
I wont blame Summarecon.
I blame myself for letting this happen to my family. again.
I have everything i need to have a new home.
Everything except the discipline to find it.
I didnt make time for it.
Had so little concentration on it.
When Steny only needed 4 months for him from browing on rumah123.com to actually owning his own house.
The aftermath of such mistake is unbareable.
When the flood came rushing in 2007 nobody was prepared.
http://www.pandji.com/see-what-i-see/
It was devastating.
I was shocked.
I NEVER believed anybody who said it was a 5 year cycle.
That is the silliest BULLSHIT i have ever heard.
After that sad moment, my wife who lived in Kelapa Gading almost all her life claimed that it wouldnt happen again.
She said, “Of course Summarecon would do something about it”
But apparently they didnt
Or maybe they did, but whatever they did, never helped when in 2008 flood came rushing in.
To make it more ironic, it happened on the same day, same date.
Friday
February 1st.
Weird huh?
Dont ask me.
You go check on ur calender for yourself.
I almost died coz some bigfoot sized asshole tried to drown me.
I said to myself “This wont happen again”
But to my very own disappointment, it did.
…
This time, we didnt have time to prepare.
It hit us, 2 AM when everybody was sleeping.
…
I got back home from TPI for my show KONTES DE PARPOL at 1 AM.
I sleep at 2 AM.
I woke up at 3 AM coz my sister in law woke me up, alarming the flood.
When i looked downstairs, it was already wet allover.
I told everybody stop rushing stuffs upstairs, just pack and we’re leaving.
But apparently we were too late.
I drove like blind cow, everywhere we go, the flood was to high.
I couldnt go thru Boulevard. Any boulevard.
Every boulevard was blocked by high flood.
Too high even for my car.
Everywhere we go we see all this dead vehicle in the middle of the flood.
…
When we we’re trying to bust out from our home, we went thru the flood on Al Azhar Kelapa Gading.
It was the worst, by far, worst flood we had to go through.
My car almost died …
So many times it stalled.
I got panic.
I told God i want my family out of Kelapa Gading TODAY.
But my car stalled in the middle of the flood.
It shooked like an airplane going thru a storm.
My wife prayed Ayat Kursi almost whispering.
My son…
My son felt our stress.
He cried.
It immediately brought more stress.
My wife saw my concern.
She told me to pull over.
She told me never think of going back.
She said going back is a no.
She said i have to believe.
She said i have to lead.
…
She helped me get thru it.
And after all the driving around we finally rest at a Mosque just near MKG3.
It was safe there.
Everybody slept.
Everybody was weary.
And it was only 5 AM …
After shalat, i looked up, the sky still had dark smoke from Plumpang.
…
Its like being in Palestina.
Being at a mosque with a refugee-like feeling looking at dark high smoke from a distance…
…
Suddenly i hated Barack Obama.
I remember him saying “I am a full supporter of Israel. I will support Israel.”
Also ironic.. its T-1 day to his inauguration.
We’ll see what happens next.
So far, Washington and Cairo helped made Israel leave Palestina.
So far..
So far.. we’re still stucked at Kelapa gading.
A phone call from my mother-in-law’s friend.
They offered us to stay at their home, which is at the rear of Kelapa Gading.
Gading Grande.
Its safe there.
So we went there.
Slept all day like Jason Mraz coz we’re so tired physically and mentally.
In the afternoon we heard that the water is lower than it was in the morning.
So we rushed back to get more of our stuffs.
Before it rains again.
We got like, 5 days of clothing, pampers, everything.
We got back to Gading Grande, and leave for Mampang.
Another of my mother’s friend offered their house for us to stay in.
Which was more safer for us.
And a lot easier for everybody to continue their activity.
So at 23.30, there i was, changing my clothes to a more comfy one to sleep in.
While my son, and wife watched Elmo on my laptop.
I got my family out before the day ends.
I guess we’ll be staying there for a while.
I dont know till when
All i know..
I wont let this happen again… again.
I promise.
There will never be a fourth time.
…
ps:
Though i wont blame Fauzi Bowo and Summarecon, i would still like to say
FUCK FAUZI BOWO
FUCK SUMMARECON
January 20th, 2009 at 8:30 am
cape kebanjiran….cape tinggal di gading….cape tidur with one eye open….
tapi mau pindah keluar gading, males juga…ya begitulah susahnya jadi orang gading….
January 20th, 2009 at 9:16 am
Gw ikut berduka sm banjir yg dialami orang jakarta tiap tahun. Wlpun gw bukn org Jakarta, I don’t like Fauzi Bowo either. Tlalu banyak janji2, aplg suka mengelak klo dtanya soal banjir. Pdahal waktu kampanye, dia menjanjikan Jakarta gakan banjir lg, & at that time, I knew he’s only bluffing.
moga2 ini ga menimpa keluarga lu lg dji, & keluarga2 lainnya jg..
January 20th, 2009 at 10:51 am
Mas Pandji, mau tanya tp maaf kalo agak gak tepat momennya. Kalo di Kelapa Gading gak ada info2 beberapa jam sebelumnya gak mas? Dulu saya kerja untuk proyek terkait banjir di Kampung Melayu. Kalo orang disana katanya biasanya dapat info beberapa jam sebelum air dateng, karena biasanya banjir yang gede itu yang aliran dari Katulampa. Yang secara teoritis menempuh perjalanan sekian jam hingga sampai di Kampung Melayu
January 20th, 2009 at 11:13 am
kalimat penutup yg indah….
January 20th, 2009 at 11:26 am
Gw juga ndak sempet ngungsi… stuck di rumah krn air sudah terlalu tinggi, lagian gw juga tdk bisa ngeluarin mobil, pas di depan rumah gw banyak orang parkir mobilnya (krn tempat gw termasuk tinggi)… sepengetahuan gw ini banjir tertinggi sepanjang gw tinggal di Cemput, thn 1995, 2002 dan 2007 dan 2008 kemaren belum pernah setinggi tahun 2009 ini. Orang2 yg parkir di depan rumah gw juga pasti pada kecele…krn semua mobil akhirnya terendam… untung jam 12-an sian sudah surut… gw panggil garda oto buat ‘angkut’ mobil gw…eh..malah mereka mogok juga kena banjir…memang harus ada yang disalahkan buat banjir kali ini…siapa lagi kalo bukan ‘Sang Ahli”…
January 20th, 2009 at 11:38 am
Gilaaaaaa banjir kali ini aneh bener2 aneh ….
sudah 2 kali dalam bulan ini di gading banjir, masa tiap mingu harus banjir gini…
yg gw enek bgt malah posi bowo gw liat meresmikan something dimana pula, bukan nya urus bajir… malahan resmi ini itu…
udah gitu yg di pikir malah jam masuk sekolah… bukanya mecahin masalah malah budget antar anak sekolah 2x lipet…
bukan nya mikir jangka panjang malah ini mikir yg praktis.. coba pikir kenapa macet, kenapa orang bawa mobil ke ktr, kenap anak sekolah dianter pake mobil, kenapa gak mikir kendaran umum armadanya di perbaiki ato diperbarui, gak mikir kenapa naek kendaraan umum gak aman… tolong tuh ahlinya kemana….. PENGIN NIH CUKUR TUH KUMIS…..
gila banjir tgl 19 jan ini datanya cpet, surut nya pun cepet, biasa suruh itu butuh 2-3 hari, ini semalem udah surut,
kemaren seharian gw liat, sore air msh setingi paha di kawasan dpn MKG… tp pagi tadi gw kaget bener2 kering… tingal lumpur doang…. ada apa ini…
dan aneh nya lagi di tempat gw air nya item kyk sisa2 kebakaran dari plumpang….
apakah ini ada sabotase ama pintu air itu…
gw juga sebel sekarang liat iklan2 di tv ( developer ) yg masarin rumah apartemn dlll… katanya gak banjir… jelas lah gak banjir mereka bangun nya hanya mikir egois gak mikir lingkungan di sekitar… mikir kek serapan air ato apa, kasian tuh lingkungan sekitar makin kerendem….
gw harap banjir ini ada perubahan di pemkot bahkan di pemerintah bikin aja menteri banjir, bikin departemen baru ini bukan masalah lokal doang ini dimana2 udah banjir…
gw setuju pandji …..
FUCK FAUZI BOWO
FUCK SUMMARECON
setuju banget…..
January 20th, 2009 at 3:50 pm
blm terbiasa sm klebanjiran ya dji?
gue sekeluarga udah.
tg priok di thn 95 jg parah..
tapi wilayah gue sih gak mandang siklus 5 taunan.
pokonya setiap ujan yg turunnya lbh dr 2 jam…pasti banjir.
tp memang… sejak dari 2007 lalu, keadaannya gak separah wilayah elo.
all i have to say klo kebanjiran, enjoy ajaaaaa
gue pernah ngerasain lbh parah dr elo kok.
mknya… pindah BSD ajaaaaa *hihihihi… prospek ahh*.
lingkungannya bagus buat dipo, fasilitas lengkap, akses bnyk, dan pastinya… anti banjir!
ortu gue pun udh berencana pindah dr priok ke bsd
January 20th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
turut berduka atas banjir yang dialami ya nji..
moga2 cepet dapet rumah baru yang ga banjir..
January 20th, 2009 at 9:23 pm
sorry ndji. kemaren gue menanyakan hal disaat yg tidak tepat lewat twitter
re: “what ever happened to house hunting”
gue sih memang belum pernah kebanjiran sampe panik kayak elo, tapi gue pernah kebanjiran, walau cuma setengah betis, tapi rasanya udah kayak ngungsi jakarta-surabaya. cape ngangkatin barang ke lantai 2. i respect your leadership, ternyata gamila lebih kalem daripada lo ya kalo dipo lagi nangis. kita para suami kalo keadaan gini emang jadi kalut banyak pikiran.
yaudahlah buruan cari rumah. masukin di high priority. abis album kelar. pindah rumah. pinjem duit kalo kurang. yang penting, bebas banjir.
and there’ll be no fourth time.
January 20th, 2009 at 10:31 pm
Go find another house, Man…
Gua mau comment tentang komentar Obama lo, Dji.
Mengenai Obama……
I KNEW IT… I KNEW IT….!!!
JANGAN BERHARAP BANYAKKKK…
ORANG AMERIKA YAH ORANG AMERIKA…
GAK ADA BEDANYA.
Sadam Husein digantung oleh keadilan Amerika karena =
1. Gak ada Demokrasi di Irak
2. Memiliki Senjata pemusnah masal
3. Mengancam negara tetangga
4. Memerintah dengan tangan Besi – Musuh politiknya selalu dibunuh
Presiden Amerika tidak digantung karena =
1. Punya Hak Veto di PBB – yang artinya apabila seluruh anggota PBB satu suara tapi Amerika tidak setuju.. maka pendapat seluruh ( ratusan ) Negara yang ada di PBB diabaikan.
Owhkkhhh… Come on… such a democracy here…
2. Memiliki senjata nuklir yang rudalnya bisa terbang dari Amerika sampai ke Rusia.
3. Mengancam untuk menyerang Iran karena Iran punya Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Nuklir. Dan bahkan dalam 1 dekade ini menggulingkan 2 pemerintahan yang sah, yaitu Irak dan Afghanistan.
4. Membiarkan pembunuhan masal 1.300 orang dalam 3 minggu di Palestina dengan komentar “Kita ada di pihak Israel, Siapapun yang mengancam Israel berarti mengancam Kita”. Sebenernya dia tahu gak yah? Dulunya itu Israel tanahnya siapa?
So, from my point of view…
Kaciaaaaaaaaaaan deh lo yang udah berharap banyak!!….
Mendingan lo pikirin aja gimana cari makan di Indonesia daripada ikut-ikutan seneng Obama jadi Presiden. Kaga ngaruh ke sini….
January 20th, 2009 at 10:45 pm
kayaknya jakarta tanahnya udah turun deh…
January 21st, 2009 at 11:44 am
Hell.. Living in Gading.. You’ll never know what you’re gonna get. 2 AM, 3 AM.. Surprise..!! Seminggu bisa 2x aer masuk rumah. Bayangin bersih2nya..
January 21st, 2009 at 11:55 am
oya, satu lagi ndji.. Feeling gw nihh.. Banjir besar masih menunggu di depan.. 1 Feb lagi lah kira2..
I’m not hoping man, I’m anticipating.. 
January 21st, 2009 at 1:39 pm
Semua ada hikmahnya ndji, Ketika lo ga tau ini cobaan atau rezeki, ketika kita jalanin sampe akhir kita akan tau kl semua itu akan membawa berkah.. Gw juga tinggal di kelapa gading sama mertua gue, dan mereka ga mau pindah. Bukan ga ada pilihan tapi mereka MEMILIH untuk tetap disana, akhirnya gw pun MEMILIH untuk menjaga dan merawat mereka. Lo coba cari hikmah buat ndji… there’s always the first, second, third and many others… Be strong man!!!!
January 21st, 2009 at 2:15 pm
kemarin tuh banjir yang aneh
coba ikutin jalur banjirnya
senen – cempaka putih – cempaka mas – kelapa gading – pulomas – pulogadung – sampai ke bekasi bagian utara
aneh kan?
sementara di kantor gw di sunter kering banget, plumpang, cilincing yang lebih utara dan nempel laut malah gak ada apa2
gw merasa ada sesuatu yang teknis yang terjadi, pintu air jebol ato “somthing”
entahlah ..
semisterius meledaknya tanki plumpang
sekedar mengingatkan, “waspadai sampah anda”
satu bungkus permen bisa menyumbang waktu yang lebih lama untuk warga jakarta berenang-renang
btw dji, hati2 dengan prediksi curah hujan yang lebih besar di jabodetabek menjelang akhir januari
take care bro,
KEPRET 2009!!
January 21st, 2009 at 3:14 pm
pandji, hati2 banjir lagi ..
http://rovicky.wordpress.com/2008/12/17/ramalan-banjir-akhir-januari-2009/
http://www.lautanindonesia.com/blog/kampreto/blog/6756/prediksi-banjir-sungai-ciliwung-tahun-2009
KEPRET 2009!!
January 21st, 2009 at 5:39 pm
Pindah ke cibubur aja… Insya Allah, ga banjir…
January 22nd, 2009 at 12:35 am
yeah. fuck ‘em.
January 22nd, 2009 at 4:07 pm
Duh pandji nasib kita sama..hari senin kmrn denger GMHR lo kok ga siaran..gw bertanya ada apa?gw baru tau setelah gw mau masuk kawasan Gading..mau ke kntr..eh ga bisa lewat…gw pulang lagi ga kerja..trnyta lo kejebak banjir juga. Gw brasa mau pindah kntr kl kaya gini Ndji..Ga banget deh Gading..dikit2 banjir..!minggu lalu gw ke kntr jalan kaki dari mall pe deket makro..demi lewatin banjir…sabar ya Ndji..!
January 25th, 2009 at 11:17 am
hidup BSD… hahahahahahah… sabar ya ndji…. semua ujian kalo bisa dilewatin pasti nantinya ada balesannya.. amiiiiinnnnn….. good luck bro
January 28th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
Abis baca Sidney Sheldon yagn “Are You Afraid of The Dark?” trnyata cerita ttg mesin pengendali cuaca. Jgn2 cuaca ngaco belakangan ini karena…
Sial, Sheldon emg jago suspense thriller. Propaganda banget.
February 3rd, 2009 at 12:42 pm
wah, ternyata cobaan banjir lo lumayan berat ya pak… sorry gue becandain tadi.
(posted while we’re shooting for KOMPOLNAS, Bibet)
February 3rd, 2009 at 3:42 pm
kalo ketemu mau lo apain tuh ndji ?
February 6th, 2009 at 4:01 pm
Tiap masuk bulan februari pasti deg2an bgt. takut banjir. nasib kalo tinggal di gading
February 6th, 2009 at 6:35 pm
@Erik Eneddy; ternyata feeling anda jelas2… NGAWUR
April 4th, 2009 at 12:30 am
jangan nyesel mas pandji tinggal di jakarta….
hehhe…
April 4th, 2009 at 12:37 am
oh iya, menyikapi banyaknya orang yang girang karena barrack obama kepilih jadi presiden Amerika.
mending pikirin nasip bangsa sendirilah.. dia pernah tinggal di Indonesia, thats it… hanya itu..
apa emang kita udah se apatis itu sama bangsa sendiri?
kalau masalah banjir di Kelapa Gading mah kayanya adek gw juga udah ngerti kalo dulunya Kelapa Gading itu rawa… jadi yah emang harus siap dengan konsekuensi dengan banjir itu, developer ama pemdanya mesti diliat lagi deh, jangan kaya situ gintung lagi, maen salah2an lagi, akhirnya apa? do nothing kan…
no offense….
ciao
April 21st, 2009 at 2:46 am
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May 1st, 2009 at 12:46 pm
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September 10th, 2009 at 3:03 pm
to barrack osama: nothin, i just wanna say that, barrack obama is an american, but not all american like barrack obama.
hi ndji, sorry for the flood.
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