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BIG WINDOW

I know, I owe myself catching up some stories. Lots of stories to tell during the end of 2016. Yet, I can't seem to find myself writing anything in this blog. Now, I guess, as one of the resolution, I need to try, at least write something once a month, hopefully, this is not just a wishful thinking, again.

Promise to write all the late traveling thing in here, by giving you this short trip to Bandung, as a start. My best girlfriend needs to go for the weekend away because there will be a seminar for her thesis requirement, while I need a new place to get some pictures, from my Instagram collection. It's been ages since the last time I went on a road trip, so I'm excited to finally can leave Jakarta, even only for a weekend.

My friend chooses De'Halimun Guest House because it's closer to her seminar place. As for me, as long as they have free wifi, I'm taken care off #biggrin

We arrived a bit early in the morning, we thought we cannot check-in before noon, yet the nice lady at the receptionist is very accommodating, and we can check in, right away.

Just when I entered the room, I was so surprised, it's spacious and has this big window! I've been looking for in the old houses, back in the days. I'm just so happy to see this. Means, the process of taking pics will soon be arranged.

The room smell like a damp room, I guess, it's been a while since they open to room door or might as well the windows. Therefore, I opened the window, and look how gorgeous it is, actually!

I just laying down and just relaxing for sometimes, waiting for the other friend to hang out, while the other one already left for a seminar.

There is a leather sofa bench by the south corner of the room, and it's a bit spacious because the plan was to share the room with 3 of us until the other friend actually brings a husband-on-the-way. Should just tell us in advance so we can arrange another room for us. Anyway....

GARDEN CAFE

As the time flies, I was a bit hungry, but not really want to eat a heavy meal. I remember we can order something from the cafe. So, I get out from the room and see this beautiful settlement. All, empty chairs and tables, in white. For sure I took my phone camera and took this shot. It's just soo nice and comforting to see this. Don't you think it's a comfy place to chat over coffee and snacks?

I sit for hours and ordering some snacks and drinks here while waiting for the other friend to picked me up.

SAUSAGES AND FRIES

This snacks just my ultimate order in any restaurant or cafe that I don't really know yet how good the taste. So, this simple snacks always be my favorite. Because everybody will like to eat fries, and also for sure as long as they're not vegetarian, definitely goes by sausages.

It's only around IDR 25K for one serving. Quite affordable yet not too expensive even if you want to add another round, because still busy gossiping. Hehehe...

They have a quite various heavy meal, snacks, and drinks too. From Nasi goreng to Bandrek (local drink with gingery taste). The drink to warm your heart if it's cold #eaaakk

It's been drizzling since 3 PM, and it's getting colder, I wonder what will happen if it's getting hard during the night, I'm sure it will be freezing!

ARRANGING THE FOOD

THE DOUBLE BED

TESTING THE BED

More information you can contact them here:

Jl. Halimun No. 12 Bandung

+62 22-7308023 / +62 22-302260

+62 898 718 6889

reservation@detropis.com

Below map will help you to the place, I hope.

Have fun travelling!

Last weekend was not really fun for me. Why? Because having a friend telling me of the heartbroken situation, not really a comforting one. Thankfully, I'm one of those friends who you can call, in time like this. I've heard so many stories and getting involved in some of them. Still, never get used to them crying their heart out, especially men.

Sometimes, I can understand when men confused when facing their ladies crying. I guess, I kinda know how confusing it was. You can't ever rationalize what they have in mind, but you can always feel the way they feel if you recall your experiences.

To me, broken heart is a wonderful feeling. Crazy huh?

There are moments in life when you feel the unbearable pain inside, you just want to die. You would do anything just to make it go away, nothing can help to ease the pain. Alcohols, lots of weed even cutting your wrists, you tried everything but none helping you. The pain lingers.

You convince yourself, the need of that one person to heal you. Only that one person, can help you get through this painful experience. Too bad, honey, that one person also the one causing you the painful heartbreak. Then, what should you do? Just feel the pain. Feel with all you might. No matter how unbearable the feelings, just drink it all in. Feel it with all your might, even I know it hurts like hell. Cry if you must, but convince yourself to get up and face the world after.

This is sound so easy to read, but it's really not. I can write and tell you this because I've been there, done that, for some amount of time in this lifeline. Being stupid and lost myself in between, until I don't even know who I really am, and who am I suppose to become.

One thing for sure, all of this will pass. I'm not saying it's easy but it will pass, then you'll feel alive again, at some point. But, always remember this unbearable pains, if you can't handle it anymore, do not give you all to the one you love, until you really find the one you can truly love.

Because when you believe, the universe will conspire to fulfill it. Do you even know there is no gold at the end of the rainbow? But, surely there is love and happiness.

I pray that you will constantly be happier,
I pray that the sorrow in your heart will subside, eventually,
I pray and hoping that one day you can forgive yourself for being stupid,
I pray that someday, you can understand there is a moment when you need to love and care for yourself, more than anyone in your life.

Life is full of amazing and scary surprises, and it's just only the way we encounter them,
will give meaning to what is scary or amazing.

So, here I am, wishing and hoping you will always have a great life ahead, amazing friends!

Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.

- Mary Kay Ash -

Looking back, I can't believe it's been thirteen years. I just realize nothing good actually coming out from this blog. While some and more of my blogger friends evolved. Becoming a good writer and publishing some novels even book. They got a chance to go traveling for free because of their religiously writing on their blog.

While I just let it float and too busy with the reality of life.

August 2003, when I started my first writing in here, some kind of 'online request letter' from an online friend. I don't even know how he is doing right now, but hope all is great and awesome with him. Now, going back and looking all those writings, really make me feel old! haha...

All for the sake of learning how to write my heart out. Now, I will leave my thirties soon, how time flies when you try to have fun with life.

People learned from the past mistakes. Especially dealing with so many broken hearts, unhappy life and being rejected. I also learned the hard way of dealing with those, in private and professional way. Experiencing a different kind of jobs, meeting good, awesome and not-so-good bosses. Crying over difficulties in life, arguing with the parent, running away from life itself. I've done it all.

But, most of all, I do feel proud of myself, even though everything seems to fall apart. I still can keep my head upright, I can still be humble within, and just try not to get into trouble that much, other than being tipsy on some beer bottles *big-grin*

Now, life seems all good to me. So, I start to prepare myself and facing the life ahead with more positive attitude, more content and just BE HAPPY! I guess this is the key of all things. Traveling has given me more happy-go-lucky feeling, because I got a chance to do, what I love the most. Hopefully, this will get me to that happy place.

So, don't worry if you're in a confusing place right now. It's part of the recognition of your life. Someday, this will pass and you will remember how this feeling was, and just shrug it off.

From now on, just promise yourself to be happy, nothing will harm you of being in this state.

HAVE FUN WITH YOUR LIFE!

“Travel brings power and love back into your life.”

― Rumi ―

PULAU HARAPAN

Gugusan Pulau Seribu di seberang Jakarta ini, sepertinya tidak pernah habis di telusuri. Selalu ada penantian baru di penghujung pulau. Entah rasa kangen atau rasa nyaman yang aneh, sampai melupakan hiruk pikuk kota Jakarta pun, terjadi.

REMEMBERING YOU

Saya rasa sudah banyak sekali yang menulis secara tehnik, bagaimana dan dimana pulau ini berada, namun saya tidak mau membahas hal itu kali ini. Saya hanya ingin berceloteh saja tentang rasa yang memenuhi rongga hati, saat mengalami perjalanan ke Pulau ini.

LONGING FOR YOU

Saya tidak berbohong, bahwa menuliskan lagi pengalaman tahun lalu disini, membuka memori bahagia di hati. Bukan sedih, melainkan semua hal yang seru telah terjadi. Memang perjalanan kesini itu merupakan perpisahan, namun bagi saya, sebuah perpisahan semu yang akan membuahkan pertemuan kembali, itu bukanlah perpisahan mutlak.

FAIRY TALE

“I've heard it said that people come into our lives for a reason, bringing something we must learn and we are led to those who help us most to grow. If we let them and we help them in return.” ― Stephen Schwartz ―

OPENING HEART

Pertemanan yang berulang selama hampir 5 tahun itu, tidak begitu terasa lama, rasanya. Karena disaat-saat tertentu, kami semua sibuk dengan urusan dunia masing-masing. Terutama jika sudah berhubungan dengan perasaan pada lawan jenis. Rasanya semua daya gravitasi lebih banyak teralihkan ke arah sana. Hingga untuk memikirkan bertemu dengan teman dekat pun, rasanya semua daya sudah terkuraskan. Oleh sebab itu, waktu berlalu begitu cepat bagi saya dan dia. Sekarang, hanya tinggal kita menikmati saja, yang seharusnya sudah direncanakan sejak pertama.

BE HAPPY FOR THE FUTURE

Just like how you don’t forget the tune when a song fades out and stops playing, I will never forget the priceless memories of our friendship even though you are going away. I can only say, see you later, buddy!

“Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.” – Anonymous

I am planning to do just that! - but I'm not - yet it still my dream to be able to travel somewhere new once a year, sound like a great plan, right? *big grin*

But this island indeed my third time being on Sumatra, one of Indonesia largest island. This time I got a chance to visit Belitung. Along with some of my previous trip friends and new trip organizer - I won't recommended - finally, I can see the beauty of this island.

As usual, I won't go into detail about how the trip goes or how are you going to go there etc. You find a lot of tips and trick already. But since you're already here, why don't you just try to read my experiences instead?

THE FAMOUS SCHOOL

When I'm going on a trip. I usually do not want to go to a tourist area. I don't really like the usual place. Because the regular tourist place will always be hectic and full of people. Therefore, sometimes going on a journey with strangers I just met, make me a little bit uneasy. But, since you're already paid the trip, all you have to do just move along with the rest of the tour itinerary. While you wish you will have a new travel experience, for sure.

It was not a very lucky day for us to be there, the weather was gloomy, raining and cloudy most of the day. So, this is my suggestion, don't go to Belitong during May-June. We only have one day of clear sky on the first day, after that was just raining all day.

THE PLACE CLOSED

One of the exciting moment for me was being able to visit the Andrea Hirata - Museum Kata. Unfortunately, the place is closed for renovation when we were there. Yet, it was raining hard when we passed this place after we went to the school. Still, rain will not stop up from taking any pictures. Can't you imagine the colorful facade, it's very Instagram-able place, but since it's raining, it's so hard to get the perfect angle to shoot. At least, there are some I can put in here to look at, right?

These giant stones really fascinating don't you think? But do you know how some of the area in Belitong have lots of these rocks? Here are some facts you can actually read.

The appearance of granite stones in the islands of Bangka Belitung in the form large pieces of stones attracting attention. In geology, these giant granite stones are in fact is part of an igneous body rock that became the bedrock of western part of Indonesia which is called as batholith. Distribution of granite is actually not only found in Bangka-Belitung but also appeared in Riau Islands to the peninsula of Malaysia, as well as on the islands of Natuna. In addition to these places, the bedrock under the Karimata Strait to the South China Sea, including in the most western part of Kalimantan, also composed of granite. Geologically, the rocks of the Triassic age of this granite to lime, or formed between approximately 200 million years to 65 million years ago (Geological Map Sheet Belitung, Bj and Sidarto, 1995). This Rock is a result of the freezing of the magma that is acidic, i.e. with a high silica content of more than 65%.

Sorry, if the original reference actually in Indonesian, but you're more than welcome to find the English version of the study, though.

THE KAOLINITE LAKE

This lake also become one of the most visit places in this area. Because most of the place was the kaolinite mining industrial place, the lake looks like this because of the leftover of the mineral in the bottom of the lake.

THE MIRROR LAKE BY AT MANGAR

This is the only nice weather when we first arrived and having lunch with a view like this. You're not going to regret the taste of the foods, as long as you can stare and take a bunch of picturesque moment, I guess.

ON THE WAY

VIEW FROM THE LIGHTHOUSE

Even though the weather was gloomy and the trip not really satisfying, still being in the water was one of the best things I can relate to this journey and of course being able to meet new friends too, and going to hundreds of stairs to the top of the old lighthouse. You're not going to believe how tiring it is to go all the way up and all the way down, for a person who hardly doing daily exercise, like me.

One day, I will be back here when the weather is great. Want to tag along? Just give me a shout out!

Happy traveling,

“Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.” – Anonymous

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