Bandung Review 1

"Bila balik Malaysia, rase tak bersyukur, asik rase nak balik US, bila datang Indonesia ni barulah rasa bersyukur sangat duduk kat Malaysia." - Bandung tripmates.

Bandung, again! If you guys still remember, I went to Bandung exactly 2 years ago, on May 2010. Alhamdulillah I got another chance to visit my dear friend before she graduates next year, sambil bershopping.Oh maybe it is the other way around, shopping sambil visit kawan to be exact. ngeh3

Since I posted about my last Bandung trip in my old blog, I decided to share my Bandung experiences again, just in case you didn't follow my old blog. But this time I'll write it differently, instead of go day-by-day, I'll go by Food, Places and Shopping *YEY*!! Bandung doesn't change much, but still, I got a bunch of new experiences this time! Since visiting Places is the less exciting activity at Bandung, i'll start with Places then. Save the best for last bak kata orang. hehe

Places

Kawah Putih.

It took us about 2 hours driving from Bandung to Kawah Putih. During my last trip, Kawah Putih was closed due to construction, so this is my first time visiting Kawah Putih. I am bad at remembering facts.... the only thing I could remember is Kawah Putih was formed after 2 eruption occured on top of Gunung Patuha a longg long ago. and the white kawah was a result of sulfur at the base. We spent less than half an hour there, because of the stinky and strong sulfur smell. Eventho the journey was longg, but it didnt bored us because all the way to the top, we can see the  sawah padi, kebun strawberry, kobis, tomato and a lot more! Tak sama dengan yg Cameron Highland ok, sebab diorg tanam sayur2 semua depan rumah, tepi pintu, mcm keliling rumah2 ade kebun sayur. best!!

Tangkuban Perahu.

Nothing much to share because I've been there during my first visit. Serabut dengan penjual2 yang suka ikut ke sini ke sana. 

Food

Makanan Padang. 

It was a great experience indeed. HAHAHA. It was my first time to a real Padang restaurant. So when I asked the waiter about menu, she said just sit back and she will bring all the food to us. In less than 10 mins, 2 orang waiter datang bawak more than 10 different type of dishes. WOW. Perlu ke abeskan semua food ni? And I didnt know how, we just came up with an assumption that WE HAVE TO taste all the dishes which will be paid per head. We tasted all the food and ended up "touching" all the dishes siap koyak koyakkan ayam yang xmakan, pecah2 kan telur even dh kenyang. lepas bersandar kebuncitan, here comes the climax and the most EPIC moment, BILLING PART!! Dah nak bayar skali waiter tu kata, kejap die nak kire. and at that moment, we just realized. OH GOD, we're soo gonna dieeee! seriously, how on earth did we make that super innocent assumption? HAHA. bila die kire2 memang dah sah2 la we had to pay for every single plate they served, rupanya kalau taknak makan jgn sentuh2 kahkahkah. Nasib baik die tak anta 30 pinggan lauk, kalau x confirm kitorang sentuh jugak. dan itulah makanan paling mahal saya spend dekat Bandung kekeke.

More food are coming.....Makanan Sunda, Bakso Urat, Iga Bakar hehehehe.

p/s: The internet connection doesn't behave well tonight, all the uploaded pictures have those unnecessary cacat stripes. menyampah! nanti la sambung.

Happy Mother's Day Mama!

expired-fresh-grad.

I am officially one-year-old-fresh-grad! haha nak jugak fresh-grad kan. How does it feel? How do I cope and adapt? Do I like it?

A few weeks before I came back to Malaysia, i have this one thought of  "am I ready for this?" of everything. To adapt with the environment, to leave US, the career path and all. At first, I thought it would be easy. Yelah, i lived in Malaysia much longer than my temporary stay in US kan, so it should be no big deal. But deep inside, it kept bothering me a lot. Eventho I grown up in my hometown, but I spent big part of my teenager years in the US. 4 years that bring me who I am and what I have today.

Back to Family, finally. 
To be honest, the beginning was hard! maybe it is just me. I faced some difficulties.emotionally. Jadi sensitive, tbe2 datang mood yg malas nak ckp dgn sape2 dlm rumah, org melawak sikit nak emo. like nothing is right. haha. Back in US, if I wanna go anywhere, walmart ke jalan2 mne2 ke, i was more to 'informing' my mom, than 'asking permission'. Cuma kalau trip yang jauh2 je tanya. Takde la nak pegi tengok movie, nk shopping pon nk tnye kan. Having supper at iHop at 12am was normal, midnight movie was a routine, walmart at 2am was perfect grocery time! But when I came back, I have this one feeling that the freedom is taken away from me. haha ntah pape rase cmtu. semua bnda nak protest. but as time passed by, i began to realize, it's all different now. lagi2 i live with my family kan, so i have to respect them, and the curfew :P :P and now everything is back to normal. or at least that is what I feel ;) and im doing pretty good at teasing my family members! haha.after all, It's good to be home, again.

Separate from Friends, and Favorite people. 
My family was not there on my graduation day. But yes, they watched me on the stage online.  So I share the happiness with my friends, my batch! And at that moment, I realized, after 4 years, I didn't just hold my degree to be brought home, but I also brought a big family back home! Each of them is a gift from God to me. You have no idea how much we cried at the airport when sending some of us off hehehe.  I don't do pretty well on this. I need to see them as much as I can, because they are the strength that need to be recharged frequently. Alhamdulillah, until now we see each other all the times! Of course, not as frequent as dekat Vandy, dulu mengadap 24/7 kott, hehe but at least I know they still value the friendship as much as I did. Eventho we're now separated by land and sea, scattered all around Malaysia,  but it is such a relief to know I will always  have someone to shout at when I am stressed, someone to talk to when I am depressed, without judging, anytime!

I will continue this later, about the career, about leaving the States and etc.

precious moment, precious friends! 

By the way, HAPPY GRADUATION CLASS OF 2012! Congratulations and Welcome to the Club! ;)

Avengers.

Hulk: "We're not a team, we're a time bomb!"

Captain America: "A big man in suit of armor, take that away what are you?"

The last time I watched movie at cinema was like 4 months ago? WOW! Call me kolot call me outdated call me whatever you want! haha. Mission Impossible 3. lamanya T_T itu pon very sudden punya plan,time kerja book tiket and balik kerja terus pegi, just me and my friend who fell asleep halfway through the movie. Takpe dimaafkan sebab terpakse rela temankan saya yg bersungguh nak tengok hehe

But Avengers was realllllllyy GOOD! I am a kind of people who don't care to sleep if the movie is too slow and boring. yes without feeling any guilty :P  haha. Eventho the beginning was a bit slow in Avengers, i dont fall asleep even for a sec hehe. But towards the end especially the last 30 mins, memang super power! sanggup tahan kencing kot. kekeke. and sedih sikit aci tak? HAHA. punya la die buat movie abes ganas dh pon sedih aiyaakkk.

Ok sape yang belum pegi tengok, please, grab the ticket and go! hehe

p/s: I like the 2nd quote because it can be related to us. literally. human with money and power, if God takes that away, who are we? 

Gold Coast Morib

"Friends are like walls. Sometimes you lean on them, and sometimes it's good just knowing they are there."

My 4 days off was awesome! Not just because finally I was away from work, but because i felt so close to my favorite people that when i woke up in the morning,  i can see the familiar faces lying in the same room. oh on the same bed to be exact :P :P 

No no. this blog is not a 18SG 18SX blog ok. no worries. now u can continue reading. hehe. Thanks a lot kawan kawan for joining my not so perfect short holiday. u guys just made it close to perfect, except for the red flags for some! then u missed the happening-pool-session ;) Oh and big thanks to ayah who reserved one extra room for us with no charge. YEY! 

A lil bit about Gold Coast Morib. The mini themepark was fun! Sesuai utk semua peringkat umur. hehe. RM25 for adult is quite expensive for me but since my dad is a member, we got 50% off! RM12.50 for 3 days so memang worth it sgt la, until my skin got really tanned and officemates called me orang asli. TQ. but the beach is OFF. well, pantai Morib kan so please don't expect it to be as beautiful as Pulau Perhentian. hehe. But for leisure and spending time with family and friends,it's recommended. and if sape2 nak pegi, please drop by the kerepek house and shopping kerepek like mad :P that is what my friends did. ehehe. and can visit my grandparents house too! 10 mins away jeee. ok rase mcm travel agency pulak :P

Wednesday blues came in play on the first day of work. yes, 4 days were not that long for me to forget everything about work but the back-to-work feeling is not any different than back-to-school feeling. Just like years ago, the same feeling when thanksgiving break ended and winter break ended. especially when you just came back from vacation. yes that super-lazy and no-mood feeling! hehe

I'm thinking of going to Book Fair at PWTC today. Tapi kenapa ntah tak pegi. I just finished reading the 3rd book in 2 weeks. It's not my best record or whatever, but considering ini bukan school holiday ke ape, it was quite fast! so macam kene pegi beli buku banyak2 lgi. dlu kat US rase dh ckup banyak beli tpi rupenye ckup utk setahun je kikikiki. 

p/s : it has been a year since i graduated. i can't believe it, and i don't want to believe it! maybe i need a special post for one-year-post-graduation. i really have a lot to share hehe.