Well. I dont know what to say. but Jambi is different. Kota Jambi, the kabupaten with only less than 1 million citizen look very quite. Came on Thursday for the Jambi International Medical Expo. The preparation done by the organizer was optimum, I can see. but the culture is there.
Aku ga bisa menyamakan kebiasaan orang di propinsi lain dengan disini. Event yang kata mereka the biggest event diawal tahun ini sepi pengunjung. Aku sih liat effort dari panitia besar sekali. dari 2 minggu sebelum acara, iklan, billboard,flyer ada dimana mana. tapi ga tau kenapa pengunjungnya kurang sekali. I have to evaluate that..something missing.. and I dont know what is it.
Tapi yang pasti, its a new experience to work with Jambian (banyak orang Jawa disini..!) and I have a new family. The hotel GM and staffs were very nice. I feel like home, not because of the hotel facilities but because of the hospitality that they give to us. Do you believe that the first day I came, I met the GM and had a talk about anything including food, and today, she cooked Ikan peda and Lodeh rebung herself only for me?? I really honored and appreciated. and you know what... thats the best ikan peda I've ever eat!!
Meskipun acaranya kurang sukses, tapi aku berterima kasih banget sama teman-teman dari JTC yang sudah bekerja maksimum untuk kelancaran event ini.. two thumbs up for you guys!!
Berthy Lamintang
live report from Jambi