My Bandung Trip: In a Jiffy

Ini adalah entry pertama yg i tulis btul2 actually since i bergerak ke Bandung..yg lelain itu telah di-schedule so dat tak nmpak cm i ilang trus ditelan Bandung *eh,apekah?*

Anywho, we attended my sis nye grad. These are the pics taken in the best studio in Kota Bandung. Sebut je Jonas Studio serata alam (yang kat sane la) akan kenal..Makeup for all by me. Nothing sarat just so tak nmpak mati je.Tapi nyesal lak tak bagi suma org pakai falsies..dlm pic jauh tak nmpak.. Pic tak besar sgt cz my sis da resize...aih~

This is the one being framed..but my dad muka senyum terpaksa..adei~

We managed to settle a few kahwin things tho:

1) Tempah baju-bajuan..11 psg sumenye.

 For my nikah-mine,my sis 2 org, my cousin sorg,my mom n my aunty.

For my sanding- my sis 2 org,cousin 2 org,my mom and aunty

total damage: RM 800

i tailored them at Dago Atas. There is a small tailor shop there, dua side by side. U might miss it if u berangan2. 

Kat Pasar Baru pon ada..my sis did her graduation dress (as in pic above) and siap 2 hari je.. price RM 150/dress..still much cheaper considering the express-i-ness *ade ke perkataan ni?* and the patching they did on her dress (observe her lower part of the dress) and also the good fit she had on the dress..

2) Kad kahwin (VIP ver)

Mula2 my dad kata tamau wat kad keras tu tetbe dier terpikir nk bagi bos sume mesti nk elok skit da boss dier segala Tan Sri pon ada..so survey2..last skali berjaya la jmpe a printing shop. Bukan kedai kad tau. But a filthy offset printing nye area. Prob is the guy there is quite blur so better if u ada org kat sane (in my case my sis) to monitor them. Udahle design sume i yg buat. Bile dier anta draft, i sendri yang bersungguh godek Corel Draw Suite tu nk btul2 kan memane yg silap..aih~

total damage: Rm 900 for 500 keping (rm1.80/pc)

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this is that guy if you feel like doing it there. Siyesly if nk wat card kat Indon cuma kad keras tu je worthy. Kalo tak, yg nipis tu mmg kat msia laaaagi murah (ni sbb i custom designed it myself)

The design? Nnt da siap i review okay..hehe

3) TQ sticker.

Remmber this entry? 

I managed to get harga 7sen/piece kat tempat yg i tempah ni. But i guna material yg paling economy cz if material yg glossy sume tu minimum 15sen in which akan lari budget sehabis2 nye considering i wat like 3-4 ribu keping..This price is offered by most offset printing companies. ade satu tu i dpt quote 5 sen/pc tapi my design diorg kata takle wat..i was fuming. C'mon la..design simple je kot. Tahpepe.

Ade satu jln ni ade sepanjang jalan printing companies..u susur je n take ur pic. Beware bau petroleum yang menusuk hidung menjadikkan anda pening.8nnti i update nama jalan tu*

4) Kasut Custom Made Nikah

Ni i buat kat Rumah Lulu. Kain beli sendiri..total hasil memuaskan..an entry on that coming soon..tggu~~~

well, that pretty much sums it all..yg paling best, i balik ahad kol 2 pagi, esok kol 7 pagi ade exams, seperkataan pon tak sempat baca..aih~ lantak la labu...

Medan Day 4..Goodbye!~

Sesungguhnya on our last day the whole program was so distorted. We were running here and ther yet we accomplished NOTHING.    

1st off abah made a mistake by leaving behind the printed flight itenary on the coffee table back in Shah Alam. Then we spent like 30 mins in the hotel's business centre just to reconfirm everything. Buang masa la jugak.

Then we went to the shopping mall..cant remmber the name but the mall is pointless actually. Tak boleh beli ape cz it was expensive. Btter lagi i go Midval macam ni. They wanted to bring us to the pasar *pasar ikan is the name* but said that the pasar only opens after noon..I personally find it ridiculous.

This is just to demonstrate the number of people eating and also how much i ran away from my routine 'no sugary drinks' diet. Daily 2 doses of teh manis..oh my poor pancreas. Please do NOT do this. Drink sugary drinks only once in a week at most! *this is a community service message*

We did not manage to go to the pasar, so we ended up waiting at the airport for like 2 and a half hours. Thank god for duty free shops. At least we were able to window-shop there. The lady in brown scarf was my maid 6 years ago. We actually liked her and wanted to extend her stay... sadly she was a carrier of HEP C and was unable to pass her health check. We kept in touch though.. Her house is 2 angkuts/ 15mins away from the airport. So, we went for a visit,picked her up, went around then she saw us back.

 

Back in LCCT..thanks so much Kak Anis for bringing Byu (my car) here. It has been a while since we hanged out. Mayb this March? huhuhu..

The whole journey was indeed a rush and tiring but i'm happy i went *initially i decided not to due to my classes* and spent quality time with my family. This may be my last (or second last) trip w my family as an unmarried person *gasp*. And things are really gonna be different after this. I hope for the better. Isn't it better for another person to be added to the group? The more the merrier aite?

Or am I just having some cold feet bride-y jitters here?

Kay Kamal

Medan Day 3

By the third day,number of pictures taken are significantly reduced as you can witness as you carry on reading..hoho..

Buffet bfast was provided at Semarak International and it was decent. Variety was not that much but the food tasted good. I remembered eating some toast, a rice porridge,some nasik lemak, slices of fruits and also lontong.. Yes,i know it sounds many alredy but I'm so used to the ones with rambang mata options places im comparing with those *which is unfair cz those are 5 star hotels* . But still~

This was what i had for lunch..my bro called it gedaBAKSO..U see for people who do not understand.. Gedabak means huge. Bakso on the other hand are the meatballs. And literally mine is just slitely smaller than a tennis ball..lol~!

This filled me up to the brim since i don't like wasting food..i drank the soup down till the last drop!

It's unusual to go to ANY part of  Indonesia without spending time at their spas. Its at least 2X cheaper than in Malaysia. There is however a need to scout around for good places just in case they overcharge you or its simply outta ur budget or you just do not like the place. Go in and see first. NEGOTIATE the packages, discounts or anything before paying and then only go. Make sure try booking and pay some advance money  at least in the morning if you plan to go later in the day or you would end up not having any openings.

These pics are to show the 'before'.

'Before' picture of the whole gang.. The gentlemen and the boys went to a massage parlour..*masseurs are guys..fret not*

This is our after pic. I do not know if we really turned out that radiant or anything but i remmbered having a 5 hour sleep though..

RM 70 scored me a full facial (the usual cleansing,scrub,steam,suction of the blackheads and stuff  and the facial mask)...and also a full body servicing. I lay there being massaged all over *and i do mean ALL OVER*, sat in a steam bath for 20 mins,scrub/lulur, then body mask. I was literally

molested there,nothing left. Ouh,mayb except for my *ehem*. Yes, they did the butt and the boobs too..sigh~ (just close my eyes and pretend nothing happened there)

Later...

Another durian eating session!! *someone help me please!!*

Thois is the insides of the King of Fruits. *intended for those who has not been exposed to em* . This fruit is "heaty" so it is not advisable to eat on hot days...However,if you do happen to eat them, my grandma passed on a turun temurun /generations by generations down a tip.. 

First...

Fill in some water in the emptied durian shell...any plain drinking water shud do it. Enough for one gulp.

Then...

Drink right from it! *as demonstrated by my sister ther*. Trust me its very tricky to get it right. It will otherwise end up on ur lap instead!

This tip of reducing 'hetiness' however i am not able to scientifically prove or disprove. So,if you people tried, do lemme know ya!

Since I dun exactly eat em..its the only way to look like i actually got involved.haha

The durian-crazed gang.

 

With this much of durians..it can seriously give me nightmares! Please dun get me involved w this much durian again unless it has been cooked ito a pengat. Or made into a dodol or lempuk. I would otherwise have a really bad headache. And yes.. my usual panadol cannot help me.

That night I did not sleep..this time not the aircon but the durian. Adoi~

Medan Day 2

Okay, I da bgn tdo and all geared up for 2nd day!--> mcm cite live je..pdhal cerita minggu lpas.

This was taken right in front of the hotel lobby. Notice the ukiran at the back. i told  you its everywhere. We left for Medan right afterwards.Again, a 6-hour road trip!

                                      
This hotel i bagi 3 stars la. In terms of location its well and good. The rooms are decent but smells a bit mouldy. Toilet was not bad but there's no sitting type,with no flush *nid to jirus with water* and NO HOT WATER *the heater perlu la break down wen we came,kan~* !! And its friggingg cold up ther in the morn,okay~!

Otherwise it was decent enough.

                                                    

This is me and my bro n my sis in front of the hotel still. We liked the small house replica back there.Kinda cute,u see..

                                       
Full view of the hotel, plus the car. Notice the cerulean blue skiy..beautiful,ain't it?

This was totally unexpected. The tyre just burst midway! There was a huge hole and Nando *the driver,its his name* accidentally ran over it. And BAM! The car wobbled a bit and then when he stopped,we all go..woo~!

He changed the tyre all y himself! Considering his small bulilt i thot it was not possible but he pulled the task like a breeze. Hebat,eh?

At the time we arrived yesterday i didnt realise this signboard cz i was sound asleep..so,yeah

Behind is the Danau Toba seen from a hilltop.

Dad loved that particular tree so much he made me take many photos of it. lol~! Here i used my polariser..mana tau tiba2 got some vignetting pulah..hmmmph~ tapi i thot overall it still looked nice.

                                      
Sesi ber-picnic. We went to this waterfall. It was lovely. But.. story coming up! Here kami makan nasik kotak. The lunch has been pre-packed in a box woth air and tissue suma inclusive..if i could find a picture..hmm..jap ye..tatau mana ltak

Perlukah amik gamba muke begini tak siap?

Before the start of expedition. It was a 2km hike down and another 2km hike up! Ni team yang turun. The rest *more senior ones* stayed up..and they were wise to do so..it was super steep midway down like climbing down a ladder! Like 90 degrees kot.. Penat2. and i actually went up and down with my corset on! No woder climbing made me breathless. Thank goodness for daily treadmill with level 13 incline! I managed without terpengsan tga jalan. And i owe Mael this comfort of clmbing since he advised me to pt on my running sneakers for this trip. Jasamu dikenang~

This is the waterfall. See how tall? I was hoping to go all the way down to the anak sungai so that i could take thos flowy soft pictures of the water like photographers used to do. But i was scared to go further cz the camera was really heavy and it distorts my balance. Kang jatuh mampoih i kene ganti syirul;'s RM 2K lens...dats like 4 months worth of scholarship! *gasps*

On the way. Notice how steep the walkway is. And also how narrow. Only allows 1 person at a time comfortably and safely. I suggest that you wear appropriate shoes for this since the walkway is a lil wobbly and uneven. And remember to wear ur most comfy track pants and the thinnest tshirt you can find. Though cold,after the long walk you tend to sweat urself crazy!! Another thing is please strap on some drinking water with you. I almost died of thrist! Like seriously..

We were alresy 3/4th way through when we couldnt make it anymore. It was too steep down and not many support to hold on to. Im concerned about the camera. By this time, Mom alredy quit and stayed at the gazebo halfway down. Good thinking she had though. Coz she has plantar fascitiis and it will only get worsen if she came along w us. Also, the shoes wasnt approriate. Another is that the walkway becomes harder to walk on by at least 3 levels compared to the eralier ones!

The 2 boys alredy went down all the way cz they wanted to challenge us girls. We called em up but they were like too waaaaaaaaay down they cant hear us alredy! So, we decided to go back to the gazebo to wait with mom. Oh My God, the climb upwards was such a pain!!! I can feel my thigh muscles burn! ---> even my daily 2-hour gym sessions are unable to keep me in shape for this..teruk betul. *macam mana nk hike Kinabalu ni?*

Taking a breather in the gazebo while waiting for the boys to climb up...

An hour passed and they are still nowhere to be seen. The mobile signal was so bad we can't each em by phone.I went down again. Only quarterway thru and Nando came down ever so swiftly and asked me to get back while he carried on retrieving those 2 silly boys. Mom was really in a bad mood so Yah wrote this after she got scolded by mom for no reason. LOL~!

Translation of the phone screen: today everybody is so emotional and impatient

Finally after some time (make it another 20mins) they emerged. Boy was fine,walking and smiling. Yo was the one acting like he's gonna die anytime.Adoi sangatla tak fit adikku ini. mengaku rugby player tapi stamina hampeh~ See how he slumped himself on the walkway evry 5 seconds..*menggeleng kepala*

We mati-mati thought dat Boy was gonna the one who's panting since he has chilhood asthma. Mana tau he came up lepak je...But come to think of it..Boy plays hockey since he was in primary and he a couple of times cycled from Terengganu to Thailand! So,i bet he shudn't be looked down upon.

Sorry Boy we underestimated you~huhu

Look at how terseksa he looks like..haih~...teruk..teruk

My grandma is the head of all worrywarts in the world so when the 2 silly boys came up. She was smothering them with hugs and kisses on their sweaty foreheads *how eww~*. She kept on scolding them still.."I told you ________" (fill in the blanks) is her favourite quote.

After all the commotion then my grandma is able to smile again and do some poses..haha..pelakon terbaik~! My grandpa is the cooler one so, thumbs up tokki~!

These kinda pics are my fav..i like the way the sun shines thru..like a " Pencerahan Agung" *ape la ko ngarut kay~*

Midway Tokwan mau stop cz she was tempted by the fruit stalls along the road.So we stopped for durians! My family are avid durian lovers. Me? I kinda stopped eating durian since i went to India and i myself dun know why. But my grandma insisted that i ate 2-3 ulas...so i did...and later i got headache in the car..*mayb that why i stopped eating them..hurmm~*

Potong durian perlu seni sekiranya anda mahu simpan jari jemari anda.

Look how khusyuk...abaikan poser berdua berbaju biru navy and berbaju hitam

We finally arrived at the hotel. Perjalanan patut only 6 hirs becamme 9 hours! Thanks to *recap of events* tayar bocor, silly boys sesat and makan2 buah. This hotel we checked in is a 4-5star hotel owned by a Malaysian. Nama hotel was Semarak International Hotel.My room was a standard. Mom and dad stayed in a deluxe which is waay better and slitely more expensive..around RM 150+/room/nite .Situated only 10 mins away from the airport. The aircond in my room i dunno why so cold. The place was a good stay. Ada swimming pool but i didnt remmber to bring my swimsuit. Sedey~

Do not suka hati eat from the snack bar cz the prize is at least tripled! There is a mall *likened to The Store" here called Rmayana. Those gave me good buys (RM 45 dpt 3 tops okay~) since it was on Imlek (CNY) sale. But the lady DJ/Promoter/Announcer was so loud and annoying i felt like strangling her!

Afterwards we sent to sleep..it was another tiring day..but i was unale to sleep thanks to the freezing air-cond yang even dah tutup pon tatau macam mane can still function. *haunted apa?*

Wait up for day3,ya~!