Describing Teachers

       Being a teacher is kind of noble profession. Students’ success in the future is becoming the teacher’s sacrifice nowadays. The teachers will do efforts on everything to make the students be successful.

            Harmer,J. (2001), states that one of the most important tasks that teachers have to perform is that organising students to do various activities. In my opinion, this will be teachers’ challenge to accomplish it considering that it is not as easy as we think. The teachers should get the students involved, engaged and ready in the class. This means that something innovative and creative should be created in class everyday.

While non-native speakers are those who has another mother tongue than the language being used.What the non-native English teacher speaker have to improve is that the proficiency of English language. The non-native English teacher speakers have to develop English fluency in all skills. This can be done by running some efforts.

Based on my experiences of being a teacher, there are several things that should be considered by the teachers in making the students are involved and feel enthusiastict in the learning activities. To accomplish it, the teacher should have the appropriate teaching style, kinds of interaction, and also use the appropriate teaching media.

In implementing the appropriate teaching style, teacher should create it by considering the students’ characteristics and the students’ ability. What should be implemented in class should be fitted by those things. It also can be supported by having the creativity, having the loud voice, and having the appropriate gesture while delivering the lesson material. Also, the teachers should conduct kinds of interaction which is creative in the class. The interesting interaction can be conducted by implementing students-teacher’s conversation, funny games, story, question and song to evoke the students’ enthusiasm. I think those activities are students’ favourite since I always use that kinds of activities in class to create students’ enthusiasm and it works well. Besides, the teacher can arise students’ curiousity. It will make them keep questioning and finding about what are going to learn. Giving question is the good way to arise students’ curiousity. For example, the teacher asks students about their last holiday. Then, after they telling their last holiday, teacher say that they are going to learn about Recount text. That method can will make students curious and want to know. Then, in using the teaching media, the teacher should use the teaching media that appropriate with the lesson and can encourage students’ attention, such as the interesting pictures, funny story, newspaper, etc.

Those are important to make students interested for the whole lesson. Also, the teachers have to be antusiastic on giving the lesson material. Teacher’s performance will influence students’ motivation a lot. 

Describing Learners

Describing Learners “

Each student has different ability, characteristics and  motivation on the learning process. Among those factors in the decision about how and what to teach, motivating students is always been an issue that is commonly discussed among the teachers. According to Brophy (1998) lack of motivation still constitutes a serious problem both for teachers and students in language classrooms. What is important is to determine the causes of inadequate motivation and know how to handle with students lacking of motivation.

I strongly agree that it is seen that the teachers have to find a cause about the lack motivation on students soon. Based on William and Peter Lutes (as cited in the website www.takamatsu-u.ac.jp/library/06_gakunaisyupan/kiyo/no48/001-013_williams.pdf), “motivation is a key elements in the learning process”. That is why it is taken as an important role in the students’ interest in the classroom.

There are several reasons why students are not interested to learn. Huitt, W. (2005) states that some of the reasons are not having a believe of the ability to learn, personal problems and feeling lazy to learn. In my mind, whatever the cause of students' motivation problems, the teachers should take some efforts to overcome this problem. Firstly,  the teachers should do careful and systematic observations of student behavior. It is teacher’s obligation to know what makes the students are not eager to learn in class. Whether it is students’ negative thinking on learning ability, students’ personal problems or students’ laziness. After knowing the reasons, the teachers should decide what next way to do. Certainly, they should build a great atmosphere which can motivate students to learn in classroom.

Campbel, R & Rutherford, W. ( 2000 ) say that there are several methods of teaching languages to be conducted. They are Grammar Translation Method, Total Physical Respond, Audio-Lingual Method, Direct Method, etc. Each of them has its own approach, method and technique. Teachers should choose the appropriate method in the class based on the intended goal of the learning course in way to arise students’ motivation.

On my mind, all of those methods can be wrapped in the interesting way. Conducting the interesting learning method is believed can attrack students’ motivation. When language teaching is motivating designed, it can be useful for students’ spiirit and motivatiion development. The important point is that the learning methods can increase the students motivation to learn.

Drama Lesson in English Subject

Drama is a play which is kind of narrative genre to express human feeling. It can be played by whoever wants to express his/her acting toward the audiences of the play.

In this modern era, drama is not only performed in the big theater but also in the school area. Nowadays, drama itself is considered as the obligatory lesson for the students in some schools. Drama for Schools aims to help teachers provide an authentic, active learning experience for their students by introducing teachers to drama-based instructional strategies and helping them to apply these concepts to their lessons (Cawthon & Dawson, 2009). This will encourage the teachers to use drama-based instruction techniques.

In my opinion, giving drama lesson for students in school has many advantages both for the teacher and the students. Working together in the drama performance will gives the teacher and the students some important lessons. How to cooperate well with each other in a team is the most important lesson the students will acquire. It requires a good cooperation very much and it challenges every member to deal with varying opinions. Learning to compromise and communicate effectively with the other team members helps them work productively toward a common goal. Certainly, it will be useful for  them in designing a goal for their study plan. Also, the students can learn from the moral values of the drama being played. For the teacher, giving the drama will be the alternative teaching-learning activity. Conducting the lesson in which the students are interested on.

#FRIENDSHIP

Feel like a magic, I eventually realize that having nice besties is such a blessing. We run the same way and you guys have made my days. Feeling grateful :*

Air Terjun dan Goa Jepang Pundong, Saksi Atas Refleksi Perjalanan

“Nothing’s Impossible!” Kawan, familiarkah telinga kita dengan peribahasa  tersebut? Sepertinya kita akan menjawab “IYA”,  sesuatu yang terlihat sulit menjadi mudah untuk dicapai jika kita percaya. “Nothing’s Impossibe” yang dalam bahasa Indonesia berarti “ Tak ada yang tak mungkin”.

Kemudian, jika peribahasa ini diucapkan oleh diri kita pribadi, pertanyaannya adalah sudahkah kita mampu melawan rasa pesimis pada diri kita dalam menghadapi hal yang sulit? Di dunia ini tidak ada yang tidak mungkin, jika kita mempercayainya dan mau memperjuangkannya dengan sabar.

Saya pun pernah  belajar dari pepatah tersebut saat mengayuhkan sepeda. Merupakan hasil refleksi saya akan suatu pengalaman bersepeda yang tidak akan pernah terlupakan. Pengalaman tersebut adalah pengalaman bersepeda ke daerah Pundong dengan menggunakan sepeda yang sebenarnya kurang tepat digunakan pada medan yang saya tempuh ini.

Bersama dengan tiga teman saya (mereka adalah Primasta, Rake, dan Dito), kami hendak melakukan perjalanan bersepeda menuju Air Terjun Pundong. Saya menggunakan sepeda WimCycle Vulcan yang merupakan sepeda lama saya yang shifternya sudah tidak berfungsi. Karena menurut informasi yang saya dapat bahwa medan menuju tempat tujuan tidak berat, maka saya berani menggunakan sepeda itu.

Dalam perjalanan, kami menyusuri hamparan sawah nan hijau di sepanjang pedesaan daerah Bantul. Kami menerobos jalan-jalan perkampungan di daerah Bantul. Dari perempatan Manding kami bergerak ke kiri menuju arah Pundong. Begitu sampai di perempatan Pundong kami  lurus ke selatan hingga menjumpai jembatan gantung Soka Pundong  yang menjembatani Desa Seloharjo dan Desa Srihardono.

Saat kami melewati Jembatan gantung Pundong, kami mengambil beberapa foto sebentar. Kami tak mau melewatkan pemandangan keren dari jembatan ini. Jembatan dengan latar belakang perbukitan ini cukup bagus pemandangannya. Sepedaku aman, pikirku. Dengan bermodalkan sepeda lawas , saya cukup puas bisa bersepeda hingga menjangkau tempat ini.

Cukup puas mengambil foto di jembatan Pundong, kami bergerak ke arah kiri jembatan. Ada dua tanjakan yang harus ditaklukkan. Disinilah saya mulai diuji untuk menaklukkan tanjakan. Tanjakan bisa saya lewati meski dengan mengeluarkan cukup tenaga. Sepeda saya masih bisa diajak kompromi lagi, berarti masih aman, pikir saya lagi.

Jalanan beraspal yang kami lewati berubah jadi jalan berbatu dan licin ketika memasuki dusun Bobok Tempel, desa Seloharjo. Saat ada jalan menuju SD Muhammadiyah Kalinampu kami masuk  dan lurus mengikuti jalan tersebut hingga menjumpai gapura. Inilah tantangan yang kedua, dimana saya harus menuntun sepeda  saat melewati medan off-road (licin dan berbatu). Akses jalan yang berbatu dan licin cukup menyulitkan kami sehingga kami pun harus nuntun pit sampai ke tujuan.

Saat sudah sampai tujuan, kami cukup senang karena air terjunnya deras dan tidak ramai pengunjung. Air terjun ini belum banyak dikenal. Masyarakat sekitar juga belum mengembangkannya sebagai obyek wisata. Sayang sekali menurut saya karena air terjun ini cukup indah. Air terjunnya cukup tinggi dan airnya cukup deras. Saya berharap masyarakat sekitar segera tergerak untuk mengembangkan air terjun ini.

 

                                       

Cukup senang sudah bisa menginjakkan kaki di Air Terjun Pundong, teman saya lalu mengajak melanjutkan perjalanan menuju Goa Jepang Pundong. Ajakannya saya terima karena katanya Goa Jepang Pundong berada tak jauh dari air terjun Pundong. Maka, bergegaslah kami menuju Goa Jepang Pundong.

 Dari air terjun Pundong kembali ke jalan arah selatan menuju ke jalan Parangtritis (jalan masuk ke timur jembatan Kretek).  Kami Ikuti  jalan aspalnya hingga tak lama kemudian dapat dijumpai papan penunjuk arah lokasi Goa Jepang setelah tanjakan.

Menurut info yang saya dapat dari www.Wikipedia.org, Goa Jepang Pundong ini terletak di dusun Ngreco, dan Poyahan, Desa Seloharjo, Pundong, Bantul. Goa ini merupakan salah satu peninggalan Jepang di Yogyakarta pada masa Perang Dunia II. Dibangun di atas bukit dan berfungsi sebagai tempat persembunyian tentara Jepang.

Saya kembali diuji saat menuju Goa Jepang Pundong. Sepanjang perjalanan menuju Goa Jepang adalah jalur yang berupa tanjakan dengan tebing dan jurang yang menjulang di sisi jalan dan jurang di sisi lainnya. Ibarat menjalani hidup, setiap manusia pasti akan mendapat ujian. Di sinilah kesabaran dan semangat saya dipertaruhkan. Tanjakan demi tanjakan, tikungan demi tikungan, bahkan beberapa tanjakan maut harus saya nikmati. Saya lebih sering nuntun sepeda daripada menaikinya. Selain karena sepeda saya tidak mumpuni untuk medan tanjakan, waktu itu saya juga sedang belajar bersepeda nanjak. 

Lantaran energi saya banyak terkuras saat menikmati tanjakan, saya pun berhenti istirahat tiga kali. Sempat terpikir untuk tidak melanjutkan perjalanan karena ada warga sekitar yang menyarankan demikian. Medan serta panjang lintasan tanjakan yang tidak mumpuni untuk sepeda saya. Ah, lemah sekali semangat saya. Namun, dukungan dari teman-teman akhirnya dapat membesarkan hati untuk terus melanjutkan perjalanan. Saya anggap tanjakan-tanjakan itu sebagai teman perjalanan yang harus dinikmati, bukan sebagai lawan yang harus ditaklukkan.

Setelah berjuang melalui beberapa tanjakan akhirnya kami sampai di lokasi goa jepang yang pertama.  Goa Jepang ini terdiri dari enam belas goa yang berderet hingga sampai di puncak perbukitan. Beranjak dari goa pertama, saya lanjutkan untuk menjelajah ke goa-goa lainnya.

Perjalanan yang menguras banyak energi ini terbayarkan dengan adanya pemandangan yang indah begitu sampai di puncak bukit Pundong yang menghadap Pantai Parangtritis. Di sini, saya dimanjakan oleh pemandangan syahdu Goa Jepang yang berhiaskan pemandangan Pantai Parangtritis serta rimbunnya pohon di sekitar bukit. Seakan-akan saya enggan pindah dari tempat ini. Setelah terpuaskan oleh pemandangan indah ini, kami lalu turun bukit dan kembali pulang.

#Pemandangan dari puncak bukit Pundong yang sangat indah

Suatu pengalaman memang selalu membawa pelajaran atas hasil refleksi terhadap apa yang telah terjadi. Ya, cukup membukakan mata saya bahwa kemudahan tidak datang dengan cuma-cuma.  Kemudahan akan datang sesudah kesulitan. Sebenarnya, kalimat "tak ada yang tak mungkin / nothing’s  impossible" akan menjadi lebih bijak jika di lengkapi menjadi "tak ada yang tak mungkin sebelum dicoba dan jika tak mengenal putus asa". Meski dalam pengalaman saya ini baiknya saya seharusnya perlu mengetahui dahulu gambaran medan yang hendak ditempuh. Adalah sangat penting untuk menyesuaikan jenis sepeda yang hendak dipakai dengan medan yang akan ditempuh. Setidaknya untuk meminimalisir segala resiko yang bisa terjadi.

Akhir cerita, mungkin  apa yang pernah diutarakan oleh R.A. Kartini di bawah ini bisa menjadi pegangan hidup kita:

“Jangan pernah menyerah jika kamu masih ingin mencoba. Jangan biarkan penyesalan daaing karena kamu selangkah lagi untuk menang,” RA Kartini

Tidak ada perjuangan yang sia-sia, begitu pun saat kita bersepeda.  Ambil sepedamu dan teruslah berjuang mengayuhnya hingga sampai di tujuan :)

HIDUP ITU PILIHAN

Sedang berhadapan dengan situasi dilematis untuk menentukan suatu pilihan hidup.

Ya, hidup itu pilihan. 

Hanya diriku yang bisa menentukan yang terbaik untukku. Semua keputusan harus bisa aku tanggung semua konsekuensinya. Selamat memilih dan menentukan, De :)

Maria Dea W.

Thursday, 9 July 2015

Go get your mind free :)

It's good sometimes to get your phone off or signal lost for a whole day. Enjoying your "me-time", getting your periodic-body-maintenance, getting some refreshment, or whatsoever you want.

Release all of the burdens and free your mind.

MARIA DEA W.

Tuesday, 7 July 2015

Who Has to be Responsible for the Better TransJakarta

                    Transjakarta Busway is a bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Jakarta, Indonesia.           It is the first BRT system in Southern and Southeast Asia. Transjakarta Busway has    been operated since 2004. It began the operation on January 25, 2004.                 Transjakarta Busway has served twelve corridors as long as 184, 31 kilo meters. It has the world’s longest BRT routes (172 km in length) and has more than 669 buses in operation.

During nine years, the operational of this busway has not done well yet. There are some problems from the bus itself and the operational. Gubernur Jakarta, Jokowi said there were three main problems that should be solved soon (taken from http://metro.news.viva.co.id/news/read/370337-jokowi--masalah-busway-yang-belum-rampung)

The first problem was the lack of TransJakarta busway amount. Jokowi said that the amount of TransJakarta busway should be added. Besides that, the facilities of it should be repaired and completed. Many buses have technical issues such as broken doors and stop buttons. There are many accidents involving TransJakarta buses. Then, there are many riders which pass the busway line.

The second problem was the issue of the vehicles which pass the busway line. Nowadays, it was the main concern discussed by many people. During this time, there are many riders which pass the busway line though it is not the right way for vehicles except the busway. The busway operational time will be longer than before and it causes the pile up of the passenger.

Actually, the policemen have been keeping the busway line to make it clean from another vehicle. They also used portal to avoid the entry of another riders. However, the using of portal does not work effectively. There are still some riders who go into the busway line through the road pavement.

Why does society is relatively easy to commit violation of busway line? That is because there is no decisive law and punishment for the society. Actually, there is a fine for those who violate the rule, but there are still many vehicles which go into busway line. The fine is about fifty thousand rupiah until one hundred thousand rupiah. It is the big amount, isn’t it? Why does the society do not think that they will be punished and get fine for the violation?  They should think it over and over again since the fine for every violation.

Actually, it is not the failure of the system, but rather a problem of coordination between the Pemda DKI, Kepolisian, Kejaksaan, and Pengadilan. Their coordination is hard to be implemented.

Regarding this problem, the government of Jakarta works cooperatively with Polda Metro Jaya to conquer it. Since September 2013, they have implemented new rule in a purpose to sterilize the busway line, it is “busway sterilization (sterilisasi busway) “ program. Hopefully, this program will be the important lesson for the society to obey the law.  

            In this “busway sterilization (sterilisasi busway)” program, there are some policemen who will oversee the busway line. The people who still go into busway line will be punished and get fine one million rupiahs. The amount of the fine is no longer fifty thousand rupiah until one hundred thousand rupiah. Now it becomes one million rupiah. Kepolisian has socialized about this new fine to the society.

This program has purpose to make TransJakarta busway can operate freely in its own line without disturbance from other vehicles which go into busway line, to reduce the traffic jam in Jakarta and to make the society aware of the rule’s importance. TransJakarta busway line is only for the busway itself. Another vehicle should go through the right street.          

However, this program is not easy to do. There are still many people who disobey the rule. They still go into the busway line though it is not their right street. Even there are some people who reverse the flow. This sterilization program needs seriousnees and effort from many sides. There are many busway lines that should be kept. The government should also think the other ways between busway sterilization.

The writer has several suggestions for the better TransJakarta busway and to reduce the traffic jam in Jakarta. The first one is adding more busways to operate. As the busway amount increases, it will reduce the traffic jam in Jakarta because it reduces the using of private vehicles. Besides that, adding more busways will suppress the buildup passengers since it still happens in many bus stops. This suggestion is for the government of Jakarta.

Then, the second one is monitoring the busway line by CCTV. CCTV (Closed-circuit television) is a video camera to monitor a specific place. The CCTV can be placed in every bus stop. By monitoring the busway line from CCTV, the police will record everything happens in the busway line as well as the riders who go into the busway line. Then, the police can write the number of the vehicle, so, when the police catches the rider, he can show the proof by playing the CCTV recording. To implement this way, the policemen should monitor the CCTV carefully and always be in around the busway line.

The third one is increasing vehicle tax. If the vehicle tax is getting more expensive, the people will tend to use public transportation or use busway to go.

The fourth one is adding the amount of TransJakarta shelter. It is needed to decrease the build up of passengers waiting for TransJakarta busway.

All of writer’s suggestions above and the busway sterilization from the government cannot work well without socialization to the society and well cooperation among Kepolisian, government, Kejaksaan, and Pengadilan. 

They should work together to implement the busway sterilization which is still running on. The writer hopes they can work cooperatively and the society will be more aware to obey the rule, so that there is no traffic jam in Jakarta anymore and the society can drive safely. As well as the society that has to obey all rules 

like not to go into the busway line, not to destroy TransJakarta busway facilities, etc. So, it is not only government and police’s obligation to overcome TransJakarta busway problems, but also needs the society’s obligation.

BY: MARIA DEA W.

Learning in Group

Learning in group is the way in which the students learn together in group to share the knowledge. The students can often do interaction with another. They discuss, share, and contribute knowledge each other. They come to a more complete understanding by comparing with others. This is the good way to collaborate student learning and students’ social skills. They can enhance their academic achievement while developing their social skills. It helps them to develop skills in oral communication in the positive race relations with others. Thus, it will improve their social skills include their communication skill, self-esteem, intergroup relations, and also mainstreaming

English Language

As the international language, English gives the big impacts for this world. Nowadays, English is used in many life aspets, such as trading, culture, working area, etc. Everyone should be able to use English if they want to compete in this globalization era. That is why English course in school is very important because it will make the students ready to compete in the globalization era. So that, it is also taught in many schools in Indonesia.

JOY

Joy

The joy does not have colour

It does not have shape..

Intagible...

Not composed..

            But, it stays in every person

            In our deepest heart

            Like the warmth of the sun

            Like the freshness of the air in the morning

            It makes us relax and quiet

Just enjoy the joy on your day

No cry, fly our soul away

Night Curfew

At this time, I’d like to share you an useful information. Guys, surely you often see the teenagers are gathering with their gangs and damaging public facilities, or maybe consuming drugs. What do you feel guys knowing this situation ? You will think that their behaviours are inappropriate and it will damage their future. So, to conquer this problem, the parents should impose  night curfew to their children. In Indonesia, it is called “jam malam”.

Night  curfew is the restriction time from the parents to the children to go out at night. Parents can choose the night curfew for their children. It can be at 9 pm, 10 pm or  even at 11 pm. For example, if parents have the 10 pm night curfew for their children, their children will not go out at night more than 10 pm. So, why parents should impose night curfew for their children?

1.      Save the children from the dangerous things

It prevents children from doing crimes because if they go out at night, they can also join into gangs and other dangerous things. They may damage pubic properties, like street lights and the sign board in the road. They may kill any one in teenage brawls. They will take drugs that their parents wont know it . A curfew helps protect the children. Besides, what would a child be doing out late at night?

2.      Parents can control what the children do at home. They can make sure what they do in home. They can ask the children to do useful activities in home like helping them, studying or even gathering with them. It also will create good relationships between child and parents. They will be the good children, staying at home with their parents.

3.      Impose discipline on children

Night curfew will force the children to make the good time management. They will set what time they have to go out from home and what time they have to go back home again.

4.      Keep them healthy:

they dont need to go out until late night. what they need is solid rest so they become healthy. They will not sleep late and so that they can feel fresh for the next day

In conclusion,night curfew is about safety, self control, time management and feeling fresh for the next day. So, the parents should impose night curfew for their chidren because of those reasons. It is for the better future of teenagers and it is for the better future of our nation !!!!

SCIENCE

                Science is the fundamental unit of life. It is the base of the life itself. It refers to a system of acquiring knowledge. This system uses observation and experimentation to describe and explain natural phenomena.

                Fields of science are natural science and social science. Natural science is the study of the natural world. Whereas the social science is the systematic study of human behaviour and society.

                By using science, human always try to know  how to be the good way of life, try to find something to answer the questions, try to use researh to help them in the daily activities.

#Nulis sambil nglindur

GOD

God

Looking....

When I am looking at this beautiful nature,

It brings me to the ode,

Then, I am praising

Praising...

I am praising Thy name

To honor His sacred name

I am wondering

Wondering...

One may ask, “ Is there a God ? “

For me there can be no doubt

Cause I learn His name is good

No doubt, no negative thought

A Smile

A Smile

A smile
is a gift that shows you care
A smile
is a key for show love forever
A smile
is the key to happiness
A smile
a sure sign of success

Just smile because I smile at you
Just smile because I give you cheerfulness
Just smile because I laugh with you 
Just smile without pain and sadness

Smile with Joy
Smile with care
Smile happily

Smile to all people

Destroy your egoism

And brighten the world

The Pleasure of Poem

Poetry is  the kind of written literature to express emotions, with varying styles and types of metaphors, similes etc.  It is the way to express our feeling. Poetry is not about truth, but about pleasure. It offers the great pleasure. In my opinion, what means by pleasure in the poetry is that the happiness or satisfaction which we gets in the poetry. The poetry offers the great pleasure if we really feel the sense of poetry. The pleasures of the poetry can be felt by writing the poem or listening to the  poem.

                When we write the poem, we can feel the  pleasure found on our feeling, the rhythm, word choice, figures of speech, images. Those are the the parts to make the good poetry. In the process of writing a poem, we will let our feeling reveal freely, without restriction. It is very pleasing when our feeling can be expressed as we want. Then, the rhythm will please me by inviting us to make the line of poetry which is like dancing. The process of choosing the poetic word is also pleasing too. The way we struggle to choose the appropriate words is very challenging and offers big pleasure. It offers the pleasure in imagining or creating the words. It appeals in our sense of hearing, touching, smelling and tasting. Also, the way we compose the figures of speech in writing a poem is like the pleasing thing. A figure of speech is the use of a word or words diverging from its usual meaning. The examples are  idiom, metaphor, simile, hyperbole, personification. All of them makes the poem more exciting and certainly it will offer great pleasure.

                When we read the poem,we can feel the pleasure of the pattern of sounds and tone  in poetry. Tone is the quality of voice which can express our feeling. It will determine the beauty of the poem when it is spoken. Whereas, pattern of sound is some ways we produce our voice. The art of poetry will appear when we read the poetry beautifully and with our feeling.

Mengejar Pesona Alam di Barat Kota Jogja

Yogyakarta tidak akan pernah kehabisan destinasi wisata menarik untuk dikunjungi. Entah itu destinasi wisata pantai, gunung, air terjun, desa wisata, candi, goa dan lain-lain ada di daerah istimewa ini. Masing-masing kawasan punya ciri khas destinasi wisatanya; contoh kawasan selatan DIY yang kaya akan wisata pantainya, kawasan Sleman timur yang kaya akan bangunan heritage-nya, dan lain-lain.

Mungkin kawan-kawan goweser jarang (atau belum pernah?) mengayuhkan sepeda ke kawasan sebelah barat laut kota Jogja (Sleman barat) yang satu ini: Seyegan. Jika kawan-kawan mencari rute bersepeda dengan jalan yang datar dan melewati banyak pemandangan indah maka gowes ke Seyegan, Sleman bisa menjadi pilihan menarik. Kawasan yang termasuk dalam area sub-urban ini merupakan kawasan yang syahdu di Sleman bagian barat. Jauh dari kebisingan kota dan menyimpan banyak potensi alam dengan pemandangan yang indah tentunya.

#Persawahan di Seyegan yang elok

Untuk menuju kawasan Seyegan pun tidak sulit. Jika dari arah kota Jogja, kawan-kawan dapat melewati Jl.Godean lurus ke barat hingga melewati perempatan Demakijo (Ring Road barat). Setelah itu masih lurus ke barat hingga menemui perempatan Pasar Godean dan silahkan berbelok ke utara (belok kanan jika dari arah timur) setelah Pasar Godean menyusuri Jl. Jae Sumantoro, Godean dengan berpemandangan hamparan sawah hijau. Anda akan memasuki daerah Seyegan kurang lebih 1,5 km dari Pasar Godean ke utara.

Lalu, apa saja destinasi wisata yang bisa dikunjungi di sana? Berikut beberapa tempat di daerah Seyegan yang saya rekomendasikan untuk jadi destinasi wisata saat gowes :

1.   Tiga Gunung yang Elok

Seyegan memiliki tiga gunung di dusun Japanan, yaitu Gunung Ngampon,Gunung Gedang dan Gunung Wungkal. Dusun Japanan berada kurang lebih 1,5 km dari arah utara Pasar Godean (melewati Jl.Jae Sumantoro). Tempat tersebut sering dijadikan tempat tracking maupun berkemah. Sayang sekali, masyarakat setempat belum mengembangkan tempat tersebut sebagai destinasi wisata. Padahal menurut saya, tempat tersebut akan sangat berpotensi jadi kawasan wisata. Namun tak apalah, udara yang sejuk dipadu dengan pemandangan gunung yang hijau cukup membuat senang saat gowes kemari.

#Jalan masuk ke Gunung Gedang

2.    Tuk Si Bedug

Tuk Si Bedug terletak tidak jauh dari Dusun Japanan ( ke utara kurang lebih 700 meter). Tuk Si Bedug ini merupakan mata air peninggalan Sunan Kalijaga yang terletak di seberang Selokan Mataram. Masyarakat sekitar menjadikan tempat ini sebagai tempat berendam yang diyakini untuk membersihkan diri dari dosa. Tempat ini juga dipakai sebagai tempat tujuan kirab budaya atas hasil panen warga setempat. Pemandangan di sekitar Tuk Si Bedug juga tak kalah menarik. Di sebelah utaranya terdapat Selokan Mataram dan di kiri kanannya terhampar sawah hijau yang luas.

#Tuk Si Bedug

#Pemandangan di sekitar Tuk Si Bedug

3.    Embung Krapyak, Margoagung

Bertolak dari Tuk Si Bedug menuju ke arah utara (lagi) dengan tetap melewati jalan yang sama (Pasar Godean lurus ke utara), kawan-kawan akan menemui destinasi wisata selanjutnya. Hamparan sawah hijau yang luas tak kan henti-hentinya menyegarkan mata sepanjang perjalanan. Begitu sampai di perempatan Seyegan, beloklah ke kiri dan terus menuju ke arah utara hingga sampai di dusun Krapyak Desa Margoagung. Jalan masuk menuju destinasinya selanjutnya kurang lebih 700 meter hingga akhirnya kami sampai di tempat itu, yaitu di Embung Krapyak. Embung ini tergolong masih baru karena baru saja diresmikan oleh Bupati Sleman. Keberadaan embung ini diharapkan mampu mencukupi kebutuhan akan sumber daya air terutama pada sektor pertanian. Pasalnya, Seyegan merupakan daerah pengembang pertanian di Kabupaten Sleman.

#Embung Krapyak di kala senja

#Menikmati keindahan embung yang dipercantik sinar matahari yang hendak terbenam

Waktu saya gowes ke sana, ternyata banyak anak-anak kecil yang bersepeda juga ke embung Krapyak. Senang rasanya melihat mereka bersepeda dengan riang. Oya, saya sarankan untuk mengunjungi embung ini pada pagi/sore hari karena Anda akan mendapatkan view sunrise/sunset yang bagus untuk background foto. Keindahannya terpancar dari bayang-bayang pohon-pohon di sekitar embung yang terkena pantulan sinar sang surya yang hendak terbit dan terbenam.

Jadi, dengan melewati satu jalan yang sama (Pasar Godean lurus terus ke utara), Anda akan mendapati tiga tempat menarik sekaligus. Seyegan juga kaya akan potensi kesenian budayanya, antara lain kesenian jathilan, ketoprak, karawitan, campursari, dan lain-lain. Jika masyarakat sekitar sedang menggelar pertunjukan kesenian tersebut maka akan jadi bonus bagi para goweser, karena bisa gowes menikmati alam dan menikmati pertunjukan kesenian sekaligus.

Dikarenakan tempat tinggal saya berada di perbatasan Gamping-Godean, maka untuk menuju Seyegan dengan bersepeda tidaklah memakan banyak waktu. Anda dapat mengukur sendiri seberapa jauh dan seberapa lama untuk gowes ke kawasan Seyegan.

Alam dan seisinya memang menarik untuk dinikmati keindahanya, apalagi jika kita juga bisa menikmati setiap kayuhan sepeda kita saat menjelajah alam. Selamat menikmati alam Seyegan dengan bersepeda :)