Einn
170489
Temasek Polytechnic
Internet & Multimedia Development
170489
Temasek Polytechnic
Internet & Multimedia Development
my friday was filled with endless surprises.
ok so i thot friday was gna be a simple meetup with sidd, yknw have dinner together and jst chill, catch up with each other's life. bt little did i know, she and lil miss putri alr had other plans in store for me tht day.
ok so i thot friday was gna be a simple meetup with sidd, yknw have dinner together and jst chill, catch up with each other's life. bt little did i know, she and lil miss putri alr had other plans in store for me tht day.
she made me walk tht whole stretch with my eyes close. look at my face, u can alr tell i was lost and clueless.
i opened my eyes and surprise! surprise! there was putri holding up this cute lil cupcake and the next thing, they were singing the birthday song. ahh what a surprise indeed. it was so sweet of them to do all this even though my bdae was two months ago. definitely touched.
tears were shed and..haha nolah not so emo.
then the tradition begins...
SPAAASSTICCCS...!! AHWUU!
the most succesful one of the night. lol.
headed to MakanSutra at Esplanade next. and we bumped into yaya!
not 1, 2 but all 3 of them in one day. :DDD
and for the first time ever, i got to catch a performance live at the esplanade. no more virgin at this eii. heh. yaya's friend's band were cool shid. their 1 hr mix of percussions, bass and drums were beyond cool. good job!
relief and happy, now tht many things were cleared. (:
and sch starts tmr, bummer yay!.
Photos!
at the airport!
Jawa, here we come!
Keraton Surakarta
thts the 19th storey high tower!
Masjid Agung Semarang
the ladies
my family
the kids
the guys
"Flowers, please dont disturb the guest. Vice-versa."
polite right? coolshid.
Hotel Istana Batik Ratna :D
Prambanan
Andong/Delman
Keraton Djogjakarta
lunchtime!
Borobudur
we shall end off the last night with fattah the mat rocker. lol.
okok update time. bear with me, its gna be one lonnnnnng post.
just got back from jogjakarta a few days back. and im still having the jet-lag. gah! hate this part abt travelling.
nevertheless, it was one unforgettable, memorable, fun, shiok, gerek and not forgetting, educational trip. haha. my mind's not quite back in singapore yet though, if u knoe what i mean. its still lingering somewhere in the heart of indo. lol.
ok so where do i start? theres like a milliongazillion things to say and hundreds of photos to show.
lets start by day 1 to day 7 la ok? easy for me type and easy for you people to read.
Day One:
touched down at Solo, Jawa airport at 9am, indo time. oh, how i craved that familiar scent this very moment. got on the bus and off we went to our first stop which is Keraton Surakarta. the place is really historic and sacred. so there was all this rules that we had to follow while we were there. but i find it beautiful nonetheless. just outside the Keraton, was Pasar Klewer. its their version of bugis street. but a lil diff though. evrywhere u turn is batik.
After that was late lunch at Pringsewu restaurant. oh did i mentioned how heavenly the gurame bakar is? *two thumbs up* its a must-order dish whenever its lunchtime. lol. oh, two of my uncles birthdays ws on 10 & 11 june respectively. so while we were happily eating away, out of nowhere we heard this very loud percussions sound coming from the kitchen. then we saw this line of waiters & waitresses dancing out of the kitchen with their funky party hats singing their very own version of the birthday song. haha. cool lah. i bet both of them will nvr forget this birthday ever. after lunch was a three hour long bus ride to Semarang, where our hotel was. stayed at Wisma Sakinah for two nights.
Day Two:
Visit to Masjid Agung Semarang. oh, we went up this 19 storey high tower. "eh can see sentosa from here!" macam paham eh haikel. haha. the view was breathtaking and it was super windy up there. it was Masjid Agung Demak next, which was another historic place. The guys and some of the women had their afternoon prayers there. next was lunch! what did we have? gurame bakar again! haha. sedaaaaappppppppppp oi.
went back to the hotel. played rounds & rounds of taiti, poker and stress before all of us head for bed.
Day Three:
rise and shine! last day at Wisma Sakinah which means last day in Solo. packed and loaded the luggages back into the bus. set out for Jogja next. ride from semarang to jogja took 3 to 4 hours, i think? cant rly rmbr. stopped by for lunch at this restaurant by the moutains. it was already dark when we reached Hotel Istana Batik Ratna. i so dig the hotel! beautiful place. so imagine 5 nights there? shiok giler. adding on to that, there's scv! euro! wooot.
Day Four:
Visit to Prambanan, another historic landmarks which consists of Hindu temples. walked around for an hour and a half under the scorching hot sun. the structure is amazing even after it has been hit by the earthquake. how cool is that? ahh im still wondering how the temple was built. anws, left for lunch at Ayam Goreng Suharti after tht. as you can tell by the name, the place's famous for its fried chicken. finger licking gooooooooddd. haha. realise that i never leave lunch time out? haha. cos the indo delicacies there are really2 yummy and its so worth blogging abt. how abt dinner? on the menu is pretty much macdonalds, kfc and cup noodles. that night, me, fattah, fika and wawan went out venturing to the streets of malioboro and went shopping at Matahari Shopping mall.
Day Five:
Free & Easy! ok we're actually supposed to go to Candi Borobudur on that day. but some of the small kids and parents were not feeling well so the plans were pushed to thursday instead. it was a mre relaxing day cos we got to swim and watch movies. it gt quite boring when most of the parents took afternoon nap, so the four of us went out shopping again. lol. this time we shopped through the 3km long street of Malioboro. we didnt exactly covered all 3km, duh. its so long. oh traffic's there is crazy. put as many zebra crossings all you want and it still wont be useful. wna cross jst cross. dont wait cos no vehicle will stop for you to cross. one thing abt indo drivers though, they are pros in defensive driving. so u dont have to fear while crossing.
gta be the nurse that night. the rest went out shopping while i stayed back at the hotel to lk after my aunt, two cousins and sis cos they were still unwell.
Day Six:
Visit to Keraton Jogja on the Andong was cool. will upload photos on my next post. anw, the keraton was quite similar to the one we visited during day 1. only that the rules weren't as strict. and it was my turn to feel sick that day. felt nauseous all morning jst waiting to throw everything out which i finally did at the Keraton. argh terrible. mom told me to jst sit in the bus with her and sis when they go visit Borobudur ltr on since i wasnt feeling well. it was rly disappointing cos Borobudur was like one of the places ive looked forward to ever since my dad told me we're gng Jawa. and to like not go there when im alr given the opportunity to is so wasted la. so being the stubborn me, i went anws. hahaha. told dad i was fine and i went. lol. one of the seven wonders of the world beb, how can i not go see? heehee.
Day Seven:
Free & Easy! believe me, i only shopped on the last night. like really, im seeing everyone gg out to shop every night, cmg back with shopping bags after shopping bags. all those time i said i went out shopping, my cuz did, not me. its jst tt theres like 123456678 things to buy but you jst dk what to get. its rly frustrating. atlast, i went out shopping with my dad. hes the best shopping companion to have, only in foreign countries that is. lol.
oh we only got internet connection on the last night! whoaa happy like shid. esp tt fattah. hear got internet only, woa str away zoom to the laptop. haha.
Day eight: (Last Day) :(
how i wished this day never came. sigh. left the hotel as early as 5.30am and headed str to Solo airport. touchdown at Changi Airport at 1pm. abg man came to fetch us back. bid farewell with the rest and it was home sweet home.
im missing everyone alr. sigh. miss watching those small little kids run about here and there giggling at the corridors, those frequent laughters and squabbles from them while playing uno, those late night heart to heart talks with the other 3 by the poolside, battling of the mosquitoes in the bus, the jokes and laughters, and not forgetting the gurame bakar! sobs. greatly missed.
now back to reality. presentation, workshops, rockamania & attachment on the way.
L-I-F-E.
just got back from jogjakarta a few days back. and im still having the jet-lag. gah! hate this part abt travelling.
nevertheless, it was one unforgettable, memorable, fun, shiok, gerek and not forgetting, educational trip. haha. my mind's not quite back in singapore yet though, if u knoe what i mean. its still lingering somewhere in the heart of indo. lol.
ok so where do i start? theres like a milliongazillion things to say and hundreds of photos to show.
lets start by day 1 to day 7 la ok? easy for me type and easy for you people to read.
Day One:
touched down at Solo, Jawa airport at 9am, indo time. oh, how i craved that familiar scent this very moment. got on the bus and off we went to our first stop which is Keraton Surakarta. the place is really historic and sacred. so there was all this rules that we had to follow while we were there. but i find it beautiful nonetheless. just outside the Keraton, was Pasar Klewer. its their version of bugis street. but a lil diff though. evrywhere u turn is batik.
After that was late lunch at Pringsewu restaurant. oh did i mentioned how heavenly the gurame bakar is? *two thumbs up* its a must-order dish whenever its lunchtime. lol. oh, two of my uncles birthdays ws on 10 & 11 june respectively. so while we were happily eating away, out of nowhere we heard this very loud percussions sound coming from the kitchen. then we saw this line of waiters & waitresses dancing out of the kitchen with their funky party hats singing their very own version of the birthday song. haha. cool lah. i bet both of them will nvr forget this birthday ever. after lunch was a three hour long bus ride to Semarang, where our hotel was. stayed at Wisma Sakinah for two nights.
Day Two:
Visit to Masjid Agung Semarang. oh, we went up this 19 storey high tower. "eh can see sentosa from here!" macam paham eh haikel. haha. the view was breathtaking and it was super windy up there. it was Masjid Agung Demak next, which was another historic place. The guys and some of the women had their afternoon prayers there. next was lunch! what did we have? gurame bakar again! haha. sedaaaaappppppppppp oi.
went back to the hotel. played rounds & rounds of taiti, poker and stress before all of us head for bed.
Day Three:
rise and shine! last day at Wisma Sakinah which means last day in Solo. packed and loaded the luggages back into the bus. set out for Jogja next. ride from semarang to jogja took 3 to 4 hours, i think? cant rly rmbr. stopped by for lunch at this restaurant by the moutains. it was already dark when we reached Hotel Istana Batik Ratna. i so dig the hotel! beautiful place. so imagine 5 nights there? shiok giler. adding on to that, there's scv! euro! wooot.
Day Four:
Visit to Prambanan, another historic landmarks which consists of Hindu temples. walked around for an hour and a half under the scorching hot sun. the structure is amazing even after it has been hit by the earthquake. how cool is that? ahh im still wondering how the temple was built. anws, left for lunch at Ayam Goreng Suharti after tht. as you can tell by the name, the place's famous for its fried chicken. finger licking gooooooooddd. haha. realise that i never leave lunch time out? haha. cos the indo delicacies there are really2 yummy and its so worth blogging abt. how abt dinner? on the menu is pretty much macdonalds, kfc and cup noodles. that night, me, fattah, fika and wawan went out venturing to the streets of malioboro and went shopping at Matahari Shopping mall.
Day Five:
Free & Easy! ok we're actually supposed to go to Candi Borobudur on that day. but some of the small kids and parents were not feeling well so the plans were pushed to thursday instead. it was a mre relaxing day cos we got to swim and watch movies. it gt quite boring when most of the parents took afternoon nap, so the four of us went out shopping again. lol. this time we shopped through the 3km long street of Malioboro. we didnt exactly covered all 3km, duh. its so long. oh traffic's there is crazy. put as many zebra crossings all you want and it still wont be useful. wna cross jst cross. dont wait cos no vehicle will stop for you to cross. one thing abt indo drivers though, they are pros in defensive driving. so u dont have to fear while crossing.
gta be the nurse that night. the rest went out shopping while i stayed back at the hotel to lk after my aunt, two cousins and sis cos they were still unwell.
Day Six:
Visit to Keraton Jogja on the Andong was cool. will upload photos on my next post. anw, the keraton was quite similar to the one we visited during day 1. only that the rules weren't as strict. and it was my turn to feel sick that day. felt nauseous all morning jst waiting to throw everything out which i finally did at the Keraton. argh terrible. mom told me to jst sit in the bus with her and sis when they go visit Borobudur ltr on since i wasnt feeling well. it was rly disappointing cos Borobudur was like one of the places ive looked forward to ever since my dad told me we're gng Jawa. and to like not go there when im alr given the opportunity to is so wasted la. so being the stubborn me, i went anws. hahaha. told dad i was fine and i went. lol. one of the seven wonders of the world beb, how can i not go see? heehee.
Day Seven:
Free & Easy! believe me, i only shopped on the last night. like really, im seeing everyone gg out to shop every night, cmg back with shopping bags after shopping bags. all those time i said i went out shopping, my cuz did, not me. its jst tt theres like 123456678 things to buy but you jst dk what to get. its rly frustrating. atlast, i went out shopping with my dad. hes the best shopping companion to have, only in foreign countries that is. lol.
oh we only got internet connection on the last night! whoaa happy like shid. esp tt fattah. hear got internet only, woa str away zoom to the laptop. haha.
Day eight: (Last Day) :(
how i wished this day never came. sigh. left the hotel as early as 5.30am and headed str to Solo airport. touchdown at Changi Airport at 1pm. abg man came to fetch us back. bid farewell with the rest and it was home sweet home.
im missing everyone alr. sigh. miss watching those small little kids run about here and there giggling at the corridors, those frequent laughters and squabbles from them while playing uno, those late night heart to heart talks with the other 3 by the poolside, battling of the mosquitoes in the bus, the jokes and laughters, and not forgetting the gurame bakar! sobs. greatly missed.
now back to reality. presentation, workshops, rockamania & attachment on the way.
L-I-F-E.
