Football System: Classic Number 10
Chapter 66: Jakarta Today
One and a half hours drive from Noor Banjarbaru Syamsudin Airport, to Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Tanggerang is a stressful hour and a half for Rizaldi. Because Rizaldi was the first time to travel far and get on a plane like this, he had ears buzzing when the plane had taken off for a few minutes and he was increasingly tormented when the plane they were boarding was about to land.
Rizaldi was really uncomfortable, he was going to sleep to reduce ear pain due to buzzing but could not because his ear pain affected him more.
Until they get off the plane and get on the bus that will take them to where they stay later, Rizaldi still looked so tormented like the last student who had just been told to revise up to twelve times.
Derry could only sympathize with the situation of his best friend, he then thrust some gum that he had chewed on Rizaldi. "This is to relieve the buzz in your ears, my friend" he said.
Rizaldi immediately took the gum and immediately ate it without a second thought, as he relaxed his body and leaned on the shoulder of the very soft chair. Rizaldi wanted to listen to music with his earphones, but because his ears were still buzzing and sick then he paused his intention and preferred to see the sights of the city of Tanggerang which is still adjacent to Jakarta.
Rizaldi could see many luxury houses and luxury apartments around here, but he also saw between the houses and luxury apartments there were slum houses of the residents that looked so contrasting. Rizaldi knew, it was social inequality and economic inequality that often hit big cities like in Jabodetabek, he often saw it in the news aired on TV.
Very different from the city of Banjarmasin where he lives, in the city there are not many luxury apartments like here and the houses still look the same as 20-30 years ago.
Buses continue to speed through the city, until they enter Jakarta. Rizaldi knew it from the monument of the man who pointed to the west, then he also saw a lot of skyscrapers that towering height. The density of the city is also a characteristic that makes Rizaldi can guess in one look, he really is in Jakarta now. There is nothing special he thinks here, maybe what makes him interested is a lot of skyscrapers that are places that he had imagined where he would work someday.
Once stuck in city traffic, they finally reached the hotel where they would stay for the next few weeks. There are some hotels that are reserved specifically by the league's organizing committee for this knockout phase, and it is likely that their team will also be one inn with the other team as well.
The arrival of Rizaldi and his entourage was well received by the hotel staff, complete with a sweet smile that adorned the beautiful face full of makeup. Martin, who was interested in women's beauty, immediately praised the hotel staff, most of whom were women.
"Look at the other end, his face looks like the idol I like. Does she have a boyfriend?" martin said as he pointed to one of the hotel staff who had beautiful hair and plump eyelashes.
Derry and the others immediately looked at Martin with astonished gazes, but they immediately understood the behavior of their friend.
Rizaldi did not care about it, which he cared about only one of his ears that still buzzed like the flood on Noah's ship. Rizaldi had gone on a mission, reading every prayer he had ever prayed during the SD-SMP. Starting from the meal prayer until the house prayer has been said, but still his ears are still not back to normal.
Then everything goes straight to each room first, guided by the hotel staff as well and each room contains 3-4 people. Rizaldi will room with Derry, Martin and Axel in room 505. After tidying up his luggage, Rizaldi immediately poured himself into a large mattress that was very soft and comfortable, Rizaldi never felt a mattress that was as comfortable as that. He let himself be pulled by the comfort of the mattress, each body like he had just been massaged by the tenderness of the mattress. Before Martin finally rebuked him.
"Let's go downstairs, let's have lunch first. If you've fallen asleep and missed your lunch, you're just a burden at practice" said Martin who made Rizaldi rise immediately, he also felt hungry even though his hunger was covered by his ear pain.
Rizaldi and the others went straight downstairs, to where they first entered earlier. There were others there who were also eating their lunch. All menus are the same, grilled carp with appetizing grilled sambal. To accompany the side dish, there is a very fresh sour vegetable it looks. The traditional menu is, but it sure feels amazing. Just look at Bagas and Galih who are very greedy to eat their food.
Rizaldi immediately took the rice and the side dish, his hunger was already unable to bear like holding back the pain in his ears. There was not much he took the rice, he was afraid of being full and could not even do anything more later. After he finished eating he immediately went up again and returned to the room, leaving the others behind as he really felt the need to rest now.
Before going to bed, Rizaldi set the alarm on his smartphone. He set it to 4, because there will be a 4 o'clock exercise later, after setting it Rizaldi went to sleep. But there was something that Rizaldi had forgotten, one of the most basic and most important things. Rizaldi forgot to change the time zone on his smartphone.
Rizaldi still uses the central Indonesian time zone (WITA), which he should use when western Indonesia (WIB) in Jakarta and surrounding areas. So when he sets the alarm to 4pm, it's still 3pm.
And finally at the time the alarm went off, Rizaldi who was still in a state of oblivion immediately went to take a shower and got ready to go to practice. And Rizaldi who was in a hurry made the others wake up and stare confusedly at him.
"Where are you going, buddy?" asked Derry who was a little confused by his best friend.
"You guys aren't ready? Coach Satria said we had a rehearsal this afternoon right"
Derry and the others immediately looked at each other, they no longer knew what to say to their one friend.
"How do we tell him?" said Derry