Vacation to Barulak day #1

We had planned to visit my home village Barulak, by Air Asia on August 16 and planned to return to Jakarta on August 20, 2009. However( blessing in disguise) the Air Line decided to cancel all flight from Padang to Jakarta vv starting on August 19, 2009. Realizing that I am still active in my office and do not have any plan for earlier pension, then I jump to take this opportunity to take the airline third option i.e. rescheduling. So i decide to change my flight to July 2009. Thanks GOD, i can enjoy my vacation while my daughters also on vacation.


We left Jakarta on July 2nd, 2009 with all Family members including my lovely mother in law.

Landing at Minangkabau International Air Port at Padang at 15:00 (delay about two hours), not long after landing a SUV already waiting to take us to Barulak (more than 100 KM from Padang).

We really wanna try Sate Mak Syukur at Padang Panjang, but we are not lucky, all the Sate already booked by PT.SEMEN PADANG oh my GOD.

Finally we do not eat anything on the way home. Arrived at Barulak about 19:00 and we met my Mother and other, finally we get dinner at Home by "GULAI CIPUIK".

That the first day at Barulak, Tanah Datar, West Sumatra.

Kampung nan jauh dimato

Aku dilahirkan di Nagari ini, Barulak namanya. Letaknya diperbatasan antara Kabupaten Tanah Datar dan Lima Puluh Kota, tepatnya 4 KM dari Piladang.

Barulak berasal dari kata Ulak atau Tolak, konon pada masa dahulu setelah dibuat pemukiman di tempat yang rata (sekarang sawah delapan) maka penduduk melakukan penanaman padi di sekitar rumah mereka, namun ternyata sangat subur sekali. Akhirnya diputuskan untuk memindahkan perkampungan ke arah barat di lereng bukit (letaknya di pinggir jalan raya Batusangkar-Payakumbuh).