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Book: The Midnight Library

It is one of the books that blown my mind. It's very well written and would probably relate with a lot of people who are in their journey to find themselves.  So many people are talking about it but I did not buy it until a few months ago where I read the preview on the first pages. Easy for me to see if I want to buy the book or not. When the first pages hook me right away, I don't need to think twice. This book is one of them.  This contains spoiler of course.  Nora, the main character, like many of us, fall into depression and decided to kill herself. But she's not dead right away. She went into a kind of limbo between life and death. In that library she met a librarian, this librarian is a kind of a guide. Our guide that probably tasked when we were born.    The librarian shows her lives that she could have had if she wants to. She is so depressed and thinks that no life will makes her happy enough to live it. I can totally understand her state. I was there....
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Short Visit to Bentoel Museum

 

This is part of improving my photography skill. So my friend, Sunan, will be included here.




 

It was a sudden decision. So we decided to visit Bentoel Museum in Malang. It's like House of Sampoerna (which I never visit and only plan to visit but no action). Why did we want to visit this museum? Because the museum is actually the house of Bentoel's founder. Our mission lately is snapping pictures of old buildings and such around the city, as well as learning how to take beter pictures.
 
 
he is just happy and allow me to put his photo on my blog or another website and I like this shoot

There is no fee to visit this museum, it is enough to sign the guest book. And then you can explore what's inside. Actually, there are not many things inside. But the objects inside tell you about the history of the Bentoel brand and how it was founded. Ong Hok Liong used his own house as the first place to produce the cigarettes and it is located in Jalan Wiromargo (around pasar besar Malang).  He sold the cloves and tobacco that are ready to use (kretek), turns out people love it because they only needed to prepare the paper to smoke (klobot). The name of the company was Strootjesfabriek Ong Hok Liong.


When he used this old name of the company, the business was not so profitable. Then he went to Gunung Kawi to find a better name for this company and changed it into Bentoel. Bentoel brand grew bigger as it is always in the top 10 of tobacco company in Indonesia. (This is written in Panduan Jelajah Kota-kota Pusaka di Indonesia - Emile Leushuis, as well as written in the big board in Bentoel museum)

 


There are so many photos of old times, and how this company grew up from a scratch to becoming part of British American Tobacco in 2009.

 
mesin linting. pakdhe punya beginian 

 

But what interests me more was the building. It is definitely the old building, old house, and how much I love old architecture like this. Why do I like old architecture like this? Because reminds me of the first ten years of my life when I used to live in a colonial-era house, similar like this. I was really sad when they sold our old house. So I keep looking for old architecture to get me back to my old time. Crazy huh?

 

 
I had this kind of windows with double protections

 

 
the door and window

This house is a typical old house with a big yard, big door and windows. I like the floor, the old design of the floor. Although for so many people this kind of houses are always scary but for me, it is so appealing. They always have a story in every corner of the house. Maybe, maybe if I have money I would love to build this kind of house 😍
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  1. Jogja RafiraOctober 19, 2018 at 9:10 AM

    What a historical place... Nice post!

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    1. Prisca AdityaOctober 19, 2018 at 4:43 PM

      indeed a historical place. thanks for stopping by :)

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  2. Ikrom ZainNovember 12, 2018 at 3:34 PM

    Incredible museum,
    Why?
    soale sing njogo tonggoku dewe, gelek nitip gae parkir nang pasar gede wkwkw

    btw tekel sing mblok ideki iku paling seneng aku model ngunu, jek apik ndek kene,

    he kapan2 ayo jelajah museum wakakaka

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    1. Prisca AdityaNovember 13, 2018 at 5:17 PM

      ayoookkkkkk!!!!!!!! kita sekota tapi yo gak tau i ketemu ya tuhan sombong e yo hahahaha
      sesama history nerd e ayok sharing ilmu. museum ndi seng kudu tak parani iki maneh?


      btw aku ya seneng tekel model gini iki. kroso ningrat hahahha

      btw parkir e rong ewu wkwk

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