Summer Trip: TOKYO (Part I)

Hello! I'm back again after my long holiday which was busy with uni and stuff.
Around one week ago I just got back from Japan, seeing how my brother's doing.
If you haven't heard about it, my brother is currently working in Japan right now.
How? When he was in University of Indonesia, he got a chance to study in Japan for one year to Keio University and worked part-time in several company. Before his graduation, he applied to kind of Japan Job Fair which is opened for all around Asia. Now he's working in consulting group.

We departed at 28 June 2016 to Kuala Lumpur first and departed to Narita midnight. We landed in Narita around 7 AM (GMT +9). Japan is quite hard for us, international tourists. So, you need to prepare yourself. Why? Even the officers in Narita Airport cannot speak English fluently. So sad, I wish they could fix it. Some of them speak English but tbh it's really hard to understand because their dialect is sooo Japanese :(

The Silent KLIA

Sort of peranakan noodle with my favorite teh tarik

Keisei Line

Anyway, we went to Tokyo by train. Don't hope for taxi because taxi is so freakin' expensive, costs around JPY 40.000++ or  IDR 5 million to Tokyo (Narita-Tokyo is quite far). So make sure your luggages aren't really heavy or big, except if you join a tour.

FYI, just because it's summer, doesn't mean you don't have to bring jackets. When rainy, Tokyo is cold enough. Rainy day in Tokyo is around 20˚C and the Sunny day is around 34˚C. With only summer clothes like tshirts, cami, shorts, beach dresses, it's cold to walk outside. Don't forget to bring your umbrella or a hat and you better check your weather forecast frequently.

We stayed in my brother's apartment in Bunkyo, 650 meters from Nishi-Nippori Station. Spot the Tokyo Sky Tree?

First day was tiring so we slept all day and went grocery shopping only. The second day, we went to Nezu Shrine and I spotted the Shiba Inu and a fat cat! Nezu Shrine has the red gate which is very similar with the Fushimi Inari.

found this little baby with old man

this garden will be colorful only in spring

Me and my father decided to go to Rikugien Garden while my mom came home.

this is artificial flower by the way

Random flower shop around

The hydrangea in Rikugien Garden!

When we went home, we bought a pizza from Domino's Pizza. Surprisingly the taste is suuuper nice. I ordered the Margherita one and it costs JPY 2500 or around IDR 270.000 for the medium one which is pricey since in Indonesia, Domino's price is just around IDR 60.000-100.000. Second day, we went to Ueno Park and Zoo! Ueno Zoo has pandas by the way, that's why they're quite famous.

So adorable

Milky vanilla ice cream inside the zoo

I'll talk about another day later. Thank you for reading!

University's Life

I'm coming back again after a long day that full of sadness and happiness in once.

As a senior high school student, we also know that the state universities are really hard to reach. They called it has a magic power. We can't tell who's accepted or not. 

So today was a non-test announcement. I was on my way to school cause I need to see my grades on National Exam. I opened the website over and over again because it was crashing for many times. And I am really grateful cause I passed it!

God never stop giving me surprises each day. I couldn't say how much I am very very grateful of it. FYI, I already prepared for the other non-test submission, I cried at night back then so I wouldn't cry for it on the D Day. I didn't hope for this one at all. But, I got it. 

I couldn't say much but thank you for my parents, my brothers, and my closest friends who can't stop supporting me lately. I also hope for the best to you guys and I really want to see all of us having our jackets proudly. 

See you!

Holiday not Holy Day

Basically I'm on holiday till August. But sadly, I need to attend a course at 2-5PM everyday which makes me successfully being a caveman. 

I sleep at 1AM and wake up at 10AM. I usually wake up and make toast bread with scrambled egg. Sometimes i skip my breakfast. Lately, i'm working hard to tone my body after Bandung Trip :') I ate so much from nasi kuning, martabak, bakso keju, cheesecake till pizza. Prom is getting closer. That's why.

My boyfriend also working hard on his body which is very thin. He's searching for gym from here to there with his friends. While i'm just doing 100 sit-ups + 30 mountain climbings + 20 crunches every night. Lazy ass.

I finally got the chance to wash off my shoes! I also painted my nails with nail stickers that i bought from Itsy Nail (ig: @itsynail). Trust me, it's a real and cute nail polish sticker.

Like what i said, I dyed my hair to blue-black because i'm sick of seeing the redness of my hair. But still i can't stop heat-styling it everyday. I guess it turns out neutral black in real. But when i did some selfies under the sunlight, it turns out blue-toned. Still black, but not in red tone anymore. I inserted the before-after pictures under the sunlight.

Then, I finally bought a clutch for my prom night. Now i'm waiting for my necklace to come. Lazy ass always shop online. I also registered myself to national ID card. Finally, after 5 months. I almost forgot that I am truly 17 years old. Damn.

I wish i could make some money right now. Lol.

Bye.

Bandung Trip 2016

Hello! Almost a year since my last post. I'm busy with universities right now. Lately i dyed my hair blue-black but it came off only neutral black. I guess my red tone was just too wild since i do heat-styling my hair too much. Sigh. I need to re-dye  it later. So right now I'll explain to you how me (and friends) went on vacation to Bandung for 4 days 3 nights!

So basically we already talked about vacation last month from Jogjakarta, Semarang, Bali, Lombok and ended up to Bandung. We also found out that Bandung has the most cheapest hotels and homestays than 4 other cities. Plus, Bandung isn't really far from Bogor. Opened Airbnb, we found Rhapsodic Stay as our decision. 

Rhapsodic Stay APRIL 2016
Jl. Caladi Dalam No.54/151C, Coblong (0821-1570-7744)
1 bedroom for 3 persons
Rp. 273.000/night

Super cozyyyy

Tired of bringing our own car (since only Umi who drives well, and my driving skill is fucked up), we took travel car to Bandung (door-to-door system), which was Deva Travel. The service wasn't really good tho, the car also so-so. But the good thing is... it's the cheapest of all.  

M-Go Travel (was Cipaganti) APRIL 2016
Door to door: Rp. 145.000/person
Pool to pool: Rp. 130.000/person
Deva Trans Travel APRIL 2016
Door to door: Rp. 90.000/person

See? After a long long long journey, we arrived at Rhapsodic around 9AM. I feel like I was home. The room is quite big for us, also there's a kitchen and free wifi. The owners (Kak Sendra and Kak Chris and family) are supaaa' friendly! Bandung was rainy back when we arrived there. With a rainy weather, it wouldn't be easy for us to go, but gladly all of us have Uber Car accounts. Let's start!

DAY 1

BOOM! It was raining at 11AM. So we ordered Uber Car to Rumah Guguk. Yay! The driver was friendly hahaha and quite patient since all of us can't stop singing everytime we hear a song on a radio.

RUMAH GUGUK
JL. Pada Sari No.23, Setiabudhi Atas
Entrance fee Rp.20.000/person

Our motto is: "We smell pets. We feel alive." You can found soooo many dogs there. I saw mini pom walking, chow-chow sleeping, red poodle in grooming, and still the best thing is PEKINGESE walking with her belly. The pekingese one, named Lala, has the most derp-est face of all and she's also photogenic and we love her. Really love her. I can't stop touching her belly and ask her for a selfie. She's so adorable I JUST CAN'T! AW! LALA IS DA BOMB! We also met Hiro, he's a super active big young malamute. Also when I sat down after calling the chow-chow who is always sleeping in the corner, a red poodle suddenly came to me and slept like she's dying. SHO KYOOT. We spent almost 3 hours to play with them. Hahaha.

 

  

It's Hiro. Trust me he's bigger than you see.

The-sleep-in-the-corner-chowchow. His name is Obed.

Duo sleeping poodle ft. Lala

LALA LALA LALA LALA

Around 3PM, we went to Paris Van Java, had a little shopping time and pizza party there. I bought cute hat, artificial flower, cute ceramic pot and sunnies. When we came back to homestay, it was raining soooo hard till my dress was very wet. So glad that I wore only flip-flop instead of my sweety white sneakers :')


DAY 2
Day 2 was the best part! We went on tour with Kak Chris, one of the Rhapsodic's owners. Again. We couldn't stop singing in the car. The first destination was the legendary Mt. Tangkuban Perahu. It has been a long time since I was 6 years old :') Arrived around 9PM in the morning but cold but sunny enough.

Tangkuban Perahu
Lembang (30km north of Bandung)
Local tourist entrance around Rp.15.000

 

 

  

Thanks to Kak Chris for this awesome picture!

 

The next destination was Farm House Lembang! I love the the placeeeee. There are stores, restaurant and snack shops there. The architecture is really cute. Also there's a mini zoo and Hobbit's house. I guess it's perfect for family. Just check out the pictures, okay?

Farm House Susu Lembang

Jl. Raya Lembang No.108

Entrance fee Rp.20.000

Exchange the ticket with sausage or milk! 

 

 

Croissant Shop

 

I CANT STAND THAT CUTE DOOR

Another photoshoot

 

Photobombed by this creature :")

 

The thirs destination was Dusun Bambu. There are restaurant and big 'pujasera' there. I couldn't say much. Just look at the pictures below hahahaha. I'm too lazy to describe it. Please google it.This place is also suitable for family. You can rent a boat too.

Dusun Bambu Family Leisure Park
Jl. Kolonel Masturi KM 11, Situ Lembang
Entrance fee Rp.15.000 

 

Oji's face is just priceless HAHAHAHHA

Basically it was the end of the tour. We went for lunch at Ayam Goreng Brebes based on Kak Chris' recommendation and it was surprisingly good! Again. I told you that they are very kind, he brought us to Lawang Wangi Cafe and Artspace. Sadly, it was a bit raining so the outside roof was closed. I googled you some pic.

Lawang Wangi Creative Space 
Jl. Dago Giri No.99A, Mekarwangi
Open at 11AM
Closed on Monday (if i'm not mistaken)

 

 

Again, he's really kind and he brought us to Tahura aka. Taman Hutan Raya Juanda, there's a little coffee shop there. The ambience is good and super cozy. He also bought us banana fritters which is really delicious. Seriously. We didn't take a picture. So i googled it for you, readers. 

Armor Coffee

Car Park Tahura, Jl. Ir. H Juanda
Price Range Rp.15.000-Rp.30.000

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source: www.foody.id

He also offered us if we want to go to the Tebing Keraton next morning with Kak Sendra. So, yeah!

Day 3 
We accepted it. Around 5.45AM, we went to Tebing Keraton. Arrived in the car park, we took ojek(s), if not, we'll lose the best moment. The view was majestic. Super majestic.


Tebing Keraton
Kp. Ciharegem Puncak, Desa Ciburial, Cimenyan
Entrance fee Rp.11.000
Ojek fee Rp.30.000/one way or Rp.50.000/two way

 

We went down back to the car park by walk. I hope i lose some fat. HAHAHA. Back to homestay, we bought nasi kuning as breakfast which only cost around Rp.7500-Rp.11.000. The taste is super good!!!

We changed our outfit and went to Braga Street. YAY! My favorite place in Bandung! Then, we went to Riau Street which is full of factory outlets, went shopping there, ate martabak ovomaltine at Marfee and went to Cihampelas Walk. Shopping again!

The paintings wall around Braga

Day 4

In the morning we went to Kartika Sari, then to Selasar Sunaryo Artspace since Umi really excited for it. The location is a bit far and you can't find any public transportation there. Gladly we found super kind, Uber Driver. He waited for us and took us back to the city. Plus, he gave us recommendation of good cheesecake in Cizz. So, we bought one for him, thank you, Mas Driver! :') Back to the city we ate at Nom Nom Eatery which is very near to our homestay. The place is cute and cozy. I ordered tuna sandwich with scrambled egg and it was extremely good. Sadly the tax and the service fee is just too high. Then we back to the homestay, had a farewell and went back to Bogor.

Selasar Sunaryo Artspace
Bukit Pakar Timur No.100
Free entrance
Taking pictures is prohibited inside the gallery

Cizz Cheesecake & Friends
No 1A Kelurahan Kecamatan Batununggal, Jl. Laswi, Kacapiring
Price Range Rp.22.000-Rp.30.000/slice

Special thanks to:

Teletabis aka. Patats

Kak Sendra and Kak Chris

Mas Driver Uber

Mas Driver Gojek

 

Thank you for this farewell trip! I still can't believe we survived.

Thank you for reading! 

Now back to reality...