Its of course freaking hot on there, they dun hav many trees and there are LOTS of vehicles, duno wth the gov there doin. As soon as we touched down, mum came to fetch with chauffer Om Didi, then went to met with uncle Tat where he bring us to eat Pempek n Otah wich is heavenly!!! 1st day ended quite fast with dinner at Mall Artha Gading, having Tempayaki at Hanamasa, mum n dad had shabushabu coz they vegi-eater. The 3 of us chiong meat which is very very nice, dip into the sauce then cook on the steel pan... Mmm, Oishii!! By the time finish eating quite late liao, cannot shop, we just strolled around the huge mall and its really HUGE, almost 5 times bigger than westmall, they've this themepark for kids inside the mall. Anyway go slp early to prepare for tml morning, need to wake up early to set off to Bandung with uncle n couz over at Indo.
Oisii~~~ Jap food rox!
WARNING! This photo of Mal Artha Gading is stitched!
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I really hate car rides, its damn boring during the ride and its freaking stuffy and hot even though i got the back seat with aunt Olive and with many food and luggages (its a MPV) Lucky, got many companions like mp3, DS and of course every1 on the car, talking. This trip got me, bro, mum, aunt Olive, uncle tat, couz Novi and her husband Awang. Its always fun to travel with uncle tat n his family, coz they nv stop to joke and he knows lots of places with seriously EXCELLENT food! Like wad mum said, if only aunt Jenny and couz wii was here, seriously damn fun man! Our 1st destination was to this Queen's port... there's an urban legend behind this, heard is smth about the queen who loved the color green, then she was like a sea god or smth, then hor, they say dunt go near sea if ur wearing green or u will just vanish... damn, i'm wearing a dark green T at that time la, felt abit freaked out while we were having lunch by the beach restaurant. Btw, the meal was superb, seafood, the everything on the dish except the veggies are nnnnnnice! Also drank Es Kelapa, coconut! Missed it so much, Singapore can hardly find it and its so Ex.
Later on, went to the hotel wich is oso near the beach. The hotel is really really the Classic 1! Exactly how it looks 40 years ago, it may look really old n like a historical site now but i bet 40 years ago, its really the 5-star hotel. The lift has no Open or Close door buttons, strange? At least in place got Up and Down buttons! They got this notice by the side to teach peeps to learn how to operate it. Btw the room was not that bad, looks decent and the view is facing the sea. The bed, kinda bad, the bed sheet so pathetic, looks dirty, dunt tink they washed it, its like dust-full carpet. At night went out to just get some snacks and food like Martabak then later back to hotel's cafe to have a light dinner. While eating, just chat around then also discuss wer to go tml. Back to hotel n I was preparing to bathe... Omg la, the shower still ok, but the lower tap to run the water for the tub de... its brown wen the 1st 2secs of water flowed! Heck, i just bathe in that not so clear water, cant expect much.
Day 2, went to beach to play, not exactly play coz like its not with many peeps of my generation. Just hand around the hotel area a while then later head towards this south-guanyin temple. The place is located at a super Ulu place, wer the road there sux, undulated landscape, within the mountains. Went to pray ther, the place like some kinda sanctuary, facing the sea, then got all the nice nice structures. Also head to a geyser sorta river area to see see. Alot of locals ther, every1's havin holidae! Damn funny, got some teens there help us wash car but uncle dun wanna pay them, the reason is: oso nv ask u to wash. Was kinda worried then if they'd b angry then attack us. At nite, went to a relativ's house to stay somewer far again which required another long long car ride.
Me, yi Olive, Novi jie @ Queensport beach
Another stitched photo, by bro
Fun at Geyser, wadeva hotbath place
Day 3, the damned day, my stomach freaking pain, almost cant breathe, duno stomach ulcer or cramp, its jus super uncomfortable. I was lying on the bed for the whole morning actually, mom stayed behind to look after me n didnt go out with the others. Well, lucky she stayed behind coz i almost blacked out. Had runs for the whole morning, then at once wen i felt like goin to the toilet, suddenly felt unconcious then later just vomit like siao, 4 to 6 times, like got something forced to the head. Almost collapse at that time and felt super weak, mom had to hold me by the arms to support me. Heng, after the vomit, felt better, just some pain occasionally then also feeling sore all over. Still duno wads the cause, cant be food poisoning coz i vomit water out... no trace of food i've eaten. In the evening,had porridge which is the only ting i ate since the nite b4. Feeling better though... still can travel back to Jakarta, back home...
During car rides, we talked about lots of stuff, very interesting is about... spirits n ghosts coz couz Novi's husband Awang got so called yingyang yan, can see and feel em de. After we left the hotel at the 1st day, he told us his room got, but he nv sae, tat explains y he bought beer that nite, to get himself drunk n sleep better without noticing the pressence. Then later at the relativ's house, he also like quite picky abt wer to sleep, far from the front door, then pulls a pillow over his face to sleep. Creepy man, Also heard from him an incident wer he was driving with his family one nite at a highway then suddenly he braked, every1 (sleeping) jus suddenly woke up then ask him wth happend, he just said some1 was crossing, of course every1 else denied seeing. Then seconds later after they lef that spot, a car coming by just skied and turned... Omg, I tink he damn unlucky to have such... abilities and cant help but feel the pressence.
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2nd part of the trip was to Lampung in the island of Sumatra. After a day of rest since the Bandung trip, we're off again on a stupid long car ride on xmas day. Nothing much to sae since mentioned it on the previous log.
The 2nd day, went to the beach, 2 cars, 15 people and a dog. Lol, very funny, coz go out to play then also bring Jacky along. 'It' still needs to wear shoes n clothes, damn cute. Anyway, at the beach, got kayak, then of course boats, i dun tink its a beach actually, more like seaside or lagoon, coz can hardly feel the waves. Went for a boat ride which was a scam coz it costs like almost Rp450,000 for the ride out to sea, budden the boat sux, then no life vest, while coming back to the shore, the boat broke down! WTH! Pulled by the other boat back which was damn slow... Cool ting is the marine life, ther, can see corals then also got millions of these jellyfish eggs, which is like a cherry then surrounding it is a thick coating of jelly.
I love my family~~~!
Jellyfish egg!
Nasi Padang for lunch then went to a adventure camp park, smth like those obs camp, got all the rope challanges n stations. Played for the whole afternoon then went for dinner at a local restaurant. It was a fun day coz got all the couzes from my mom's side, got abit of communication barrier but still gd coz i still rmb how to speak lil bit of Bahasa. At the end of the dae, every1 was dead beat, esp Jacky, it just lied down below the bench then slept. Adding to being tired, every1 was kinda sad coz aunt Olive lost her phone... very strange case coz the maid dun wanna admit that she stole it (mayb). In the morning, charge the phone at the 2nd floor, near the kitchen, then we went out, aunt forgot to discharge n bring it along. When we came back, phone lost... the charger... coiled nicely and placed at the 3rd floor desk!!! That's so very very strange, y would a thief care to do that? Its obvious is the maid coz she's the only 1 at home the whole day while we were out. We combed the house, the maids' room but nth found, well of course a smart thief wld hand it to an outsider n not hide it in the crime scene. Bad situation, then every1 just went to bed and tried to forget it. Aunt Olive lost her contacts, notes n many imp stuff on the fone.
Scaling up the sky
Jacky on train cart
My generation
Last day, goin back to Jakarta, long long car rides again, hate that. On the journey, on the ferry ride, the sea was quite rough, goin left n right, I was indoors n dun feel much. Got a kid sea sick then vomit then heard from Om Didi, it was almost flooded outdoors, waves came crashing, then even his cup of coffee spilled, some even... prayed for safety. Well... arrived safely, we also gave a stranger a ride, a lady, coz shes alone then she stayed like quite far, so she hitched till this urban area to wait for some public transport. Well, i guess its gd to help... like mum said, we may sometimes need tis kinda help too. Back to home at Jakarta near 10pm liao, got some fried beef Kuayteow and Baso, which is again, 1 of the nicer food in Indo!
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Left like 3 days in Indo... Shopping! Friday went to dad's office to see see and meet some people. Many of the staff still recognize bro but not me! I really changed alot meh? Anyway, that evening went for a short shopping session at Mal Kelapa Gading, my all time fav hangout place. Most tings quite cheap, saw this hat that i really want! We went to the pizza hut ther for dinner... Omg, its like 1/3 the price compared to SG! Later on, we went to walk around again, then very very coincidently, met Tony, his mum n his niece! Woah, i was tinking of visiting him that nite, then there he is! Talk for a while then went home le.
Saturday was more dedicated to shopping, the whole afternoon at Mal Artha Gading. 1st at the Sports warehouse, bought lots of clothes, damn cheap cheap, around Rp50k each piece. Then later oso went to supermarket to buy many food and titbits back. Then also hunt n scout around for many xmas gifts for frens. At nite, went to eat with dad's fren, coz he wanna treat me n me bro while we come to Indo, the restaurant quite classy, Ming, chinese cuisine then got nice food, expensiv of course. Damn, actually, plan to eat at Sizzler de, budden eat this chinese food wich can b found in SG also, wasted. Sizzler in Indo is relatively cheap!
Last day liao, not that sad to leave, haha, coz can alwaes come back. Its my home afterall! Went to the airport like noon, with more luggages and boxes of food... Back to SG! Oh, 2 days left to sch, my homework, not done, haha, i'll chiong everything bah! Still... Holiday is fun!
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