#surabaya

[tepitome]

Surabaya, Indonesia. 2026.

[henk-heijmans]

Surabaya, Java, Indonesia, 2019 - by Jefri Febriansyah, Indonesian

[madc0w]

(via (8) Crayon Case - Surabaya - YouTube)

[gramabiru]

“Aku mungkin tidak setegak tugu itu, tapi aku masih berdiri—dan itu sudah cukup untuk hari ini.”

Pagi di kota ini terasa seperti halaman buku yang belum dilipat. Aku berjalan pelan, membawa diri yang setengah selesai, lalu berhenti di depan Tugu Pahlawan yang berdiri tegak seperti ingatan yang tidak pernah benar-benar usang.

Di sekitarnya, sejarah berbisik tanpa suara.Tentang orang-orang yang pernah memilih berani, ketika hidup belum tentu memberi mereka pilihan.

Aku?

Aku hanya berdiri, dengan pikiran yang lebih sering ragu daripada yakin. Di tanganku, sebungkus nasi pecel. Sederhana. Hangat. Sayur yang direbus, sambal kacang yang tidak pernah benar-benar sama rasanya di setiap tempat.

Seperti hidupku yang juga tidak pernah punya resep pasti. Aku duduk di pinggir trotoar, mengunyah pelan, seakan setiap suapan mencoba menjawab pertanyaan yang tidak pernah berani aku ucapkan. Apa aku sedang berjalan ke arah yang benar?Atau hanya bergerak agar terlihat tidak diam?

Di hadapanku, tugu itu tidak pernah goyah.Ia tidak ragu.Tidak berubah pikiran di tengah jalan.Ia hanya berdiri… dan tetap berarti.

Sedangkan aku,kadang bahkan sulit berdiri di atas keputusan sendiri.

Lucunya, di antara riuh kendaraan dan langkah orang-orang yang terburu,aku menemukan jeda kecil.

Di antara pecel yang sederhana dan tugu yang megah, aku merasa seperti titik kecil yang sedang belajar memahami garisnya sendiri. Mungkin aku belum sehebat mereka yang diabadikan dalam batu. Mungkin aku masih sebatas cerita yang belum selesai ditulis.

Tapi pagi itu mengajarkanku sesuatu: bahwa tidak semua perjuangan harus terlihat besar. Kadang, cukup dengan terus berjalan, terus bertahan, dan tetap mencoba jujur pada diri sendiri.

Dan selama aku masih bisa duduk, makan, dan bertanya seperti ini, mungkin aku belum benar-benar tersesat.

@gramabiru | aku, nasi pecel dan tugu pahlawan.

[littleworld-in-littleeyes]

Dark has Coming

[linikopi]

Coffee shops today are no longer only about coffee

Coffee shops today are no longer only about coffee. For many young people, cafes have become spaces for working, meeting friends, finding inspiration, and even enjoying personal time away from busy daily routines.

This lifestyle shift can be seen in many cities, including Surabaya. Comfortable interiors, warm lighting, and relaxing music make coffee shops more attractive as everyday destinations. Many customers now choose cafes based on atmosphere and experience, not only because of the menu.

[zenia62]

Daendels Haunted House ⁉️

The so-called "Haunted House" on Reiniersz Boulevard, one of the few houses built in the 18th-century style that were spared from demolition. Knight J. A. van Middelkoop, governor, later prefect and landdrost of Java's Oosthoek (1809-10), had the house built on a plot of land he had purchased from Daendels.

Once, a séance was held there by Mrs. Monch, a medium. However, during that séance, no manifestations occurred, so afterward, no one knew who the ghost actually was.

There were two different accounts of this. According to one, the ghost was the daughter of a former resident, who had murdered her illegitimate child, and according to the other, it was one of the owners, who had been a galley slave. This slave supposedly bore a brand on his back. (...) he didn't wish to be washed after his death, which must have happened. As a result, he supposedly couldn't find peace in the afterlife.

Daendels and haunted house in the same paragraph is not on my 2025 bingo list 💀 I mean technically Daendels wasn't heavily involved here, he once only owned the land then the knight dude bought the land n made it into a house. But damn, for it to turn haunted is insane 😭 I did some digging n find that now it's called "Gedung Setan Surabaya", saw some pics n lowkey it is scary but I would love to visit it one day haha. Lastly fyi, based on some news I've read the building still have some ppl living on it 😯 Anyway, that's all for now, thank you guys n have a great day, stay safe 🌙