Hello Goodbye!

Soooooo, it's been three years since my last post and so many things had happened. Err, I don't know where to start. But, the first thing I want to tell you is that it has been three years since I was given a new position at work: to be the unit coordinator of TEC HF. Woohoo! If you are following my journey, you must know that I am a special education teacher (est 2011 ). Yep, it's been years and I am still enjoying this job! I was handling primary level students for the first five years, and I was grateful to meet such lovely kids. I mean I looooove kids since I was a kid. I used to want to be a pediatrician but I managed my dreams and adjusted my expectation on how to work with a kids: by studying psychology. Ha! Yeah, I think it's kind of the same thing for me as long as I can be with kids, no? Okay, so. Handling for five years, I had to say goodbye to them lil' kids because I was rolled to teach in TEC HF (Transition Education Center - High Functioning) studen...

A part of you has grown in me. And so you see, it's you and me together forever and never apart, maybe in distance, but never in heart. ~ unknown March has been the busiest month so far as for me. I know I haven't updated my blog about my last year #KoreaTrip because I was doing something else. It was my brother's wedding (among other things). Finally after 10 years of journey together as a couple, my brother set off his sail with his wife last week. Happiest wedding for both of you, dear bro. So, let me say this again to you: happy traveling to a new journey of marriage, HEY BROTHER! I wish you happiness ever after.  Muah, Your one and only sister

When I was a kid I always wonder how I would be like as an adult, what would I do as an adult, what would I wear as an adult? Once I become an adult, I've never been able to look back and answers my question as I'm too busy spending my time being an adult. Running errands, working my ass off to pay the bills and traveling needs (and dancing needs), following fashion trends that seem always changing, thinking how long will I survive in this crazy hard world that is moving so fast I forget how to enjoy every second of it. Until an old friend invited me to join elementary group in Whatsapp and agreed to have a casual meeting... That moment freezes my real life a bit. I stop for a while to look back. Back when I was in elementary school year. I recalled the old memories. Memories of me being a child. Being a child that was never having a slightly thought about the world. Being a child that always seemed to enjoy playing with friends. Being a child that always expressed h...

I remembered how I turned myself in going to Ambon. It was before dawn when my dad called me asking whether I've taken shower and prepared to school or not. Geez! Dad, it wasn't even 5 a.m in Jakarta when you called me . He asked me how was school among other things. Sleepily, I said it was okay. Well, basically he just wanted to let me know (a.k.a showed me off) that he was in Ambon with her rarely-met-sister. As usual I was like "Whaaaaat? Me want to be there either." Usually, Dad would excuse either that he had busy schedule or that I should be thinking about school and work well. Surprisingly this time he asked me to come the following weekend with my brother. Without any doubt, I said yes. I flew to Ambon with my brother last weekend. We both were so happy for having a weekend getaway in the middle of our busy schedule. I hardly meet my brother because neither him nor me stay at home. We started to live independently by the time we entered high school. So, thi...

Yesterday, I went to @America in Pacific Place level 3. I'm meeting my friend from Sahabat Anak Crew. He promised to take me to this place last year, but he just had a free time (so did I) yesterday. So, yeah. :) We decided to meet there directly since I was going from my house because of this flu and cough I had. Yeah, I kinda ran away from home because you-know-when-you-are-sick-you-are-not-allowed-to-go-outside-so-I-just-made-a-reasonable-reason-to-go-out-which-was-in-fact-for-me-it's-not-reasonable-at-all. Breath deeply. I just made it to go out. Yes, thank you! :p I am grateful for meeting him and his friends yesterday. I had so much fun, gazillions laughter, and a bunch of funny jokes. There, I just knew some characters from Jalan Sesama (Indonesian Version of Sesame Street in America). It successfully made a sudden childhood memories flashed through my mind. And that, made me happy. Thanks for bringing me to a new place, making me laugh, and meeting with new frien...

This is my last promised of posting the New Year's Eve activities in KL. Hope you all enjoy it. When there were no popular places left to visit, we decided just to wander around Bukit Bintang, try Nasi Lemak in Kampung Baru, and see what's inside of Malls around Bukit Bintang at days. At night, we had dinner at Kopitiam inside fahrenheit and saw what's happening in Twin Tower and Pavilion. It was just too crowded. People were everywhere. We barely could walk. So, we grabbed some beers and snacks, went to the hostel, and celebrated New Year's Eve at the rooftop. :) We had so much talked and drank a lot (err.. actually I couldn't drink more than half of Heineken can hihi). The Japanese boy learned some Holland Spreken, and The Dutch also learned some Japanese language. Me? I was just the girl who watched them attractively and took photos of them and listened to their stories. :p I've come to a decision that in 2013 I must go to Holland and go around Europe. ...

As promised, in this post I'll tell you our 2nd and 3rd day in KL. :) The second day went as good as the first day. We took monorail to go KL Sentral to gain some informations about how to go to Penang Island (for the boys were going there on January 2nd). Its cost was only RM2.10 from Bukit Bintang to KL Sentral. KL Sentral is Malaysia's largest transit hub where there's integrated rail transportation centre and bus stations.  It is also a direct link to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Putrajaya (the Federal Government Administrative Centre), Cyberjaya and key areas within the Multimedia Super Corridor. Then, we walked the street to see Brickfields as known as Little India where we can eat cheap Vegetarian Indian Food. We found Gandhi's Vegetarian Restaurant which served vegetarian meals in Indian taste. It's served in Prasmanan style. You know, we can take any food we want in any quantity. It cost no more than RM10 included drinks. Cheap, eh? ;) ...

Soooooo... I spontaneously followed my cousins to go to KL on this short Christmas holiday. Yes, I spontaneously arranged my trip to go to KL like 4 days before the departure day. With a 35l deuter backpack, little cash money (around RM500), some clothes, a jeans, a short pant, and half-granted-permission from parents, I went to KL. The meeting point was at KLIA. Why? Simply because they were taking off from Medan and I was taking off from Jakarta. So, it’s kinda easy to meet at one point, which is KLIA. ;) We stayed at Pondok Lodge which is located in Jalan Changkat Bukit Bintang for like 6 days. It is quiet cheap yet nice hostel I’ve ever been stayed in. For Twin Shared Bedroom type, I had only to pay RM25/night. It’s like a dormitory style in which there are twin upstairs beds. Staying there included towels for hire, breakfast every 7-10 am, shared bathroom, a rooftop, and internet access (this I just found out later, haha). As for us the budget traveler, this kind of hostel was b...