From Bandung, part 1

As promised, here are some interesting pictures I took while I was in Bandung during the last Hari Raya holiday.

Now, does anybody know what is the meaning of 'Kawasan 7 titik'? There is this big sign right on Jalan Merdeka Bandung, one of the busiest street where one of the most visited mall is located: BIP. The sign says: "Anda memasuki kawasan 7 titik" (It's roughly translated as 'You are entering the 7 points/spots area' in English), signed by Sat.Pol. Kota Bandung. My first reaction when i saw that sign was, of course as you can easily guessed: "What the heck is Kawasan 7 titik?" There was no explanation whatsoever anywhere near it. OK, may be there has been some kind of a socialization about it. Since I no longer live in Bandung, it was no wonder that I know nothing about it. So I asked my friends and family who are living in Bandung. And you know what they say about it? Yup, as you can easily guessed (again): they have no clue about it either. *sigh*

I googled it, and found this link. (The site is in Bahasa Indonesia).

Apparently, 'kawasan 7 titik' is what they say for a... err.. I'm not sure how to say this in English, but it is something like a pilot project for neatness in a special area.

Anyway, my point is, there is this big sign in the middle of hustle bustle of Bandung City, but most of us do not know anything what the meaning of this sign. How can that be? Well, maybe I'm exaggerating. Maybe it's just me, and some people around me like my family, my friends who don't know about this. Maybe we just don't update ourselves to what happen around us. Maybe... who knows... :P

(it's kinda hard to talk about this in English, maybe I will blog about it again some other time in Bahasa Indonesia)

Look at that. Waste is still a problem... a big problem I may say... in my lovely city of Bandung. This picture was taken early in the morning around Pasar Simpang in Dago. It's a common view there every morning, and around all wet market in Bandung. Usually by 8 or 9 am, the mountain of garbage is no longer there.
Hmm... it's actually a good opportunity to start a disposal management company. Is anyone interested?

That's all about Bandung. No matter what, I still love Bandung ^_^

I will blog about some (street) food in Bandung later.






P.S: The two pictures are taken by my new red SE G900. Yup! I got one now! With good camera on it, i can now snapshot just about anything interesting that i find along my way. The SE G900 is now officially out of my wishlist. Yayy!!

Post-Holiday Syndrome

*sigh*

Ten days off of work was not enough. I still find myself in a holiday mood.

But let's face it: it's over. I must immediately return to reality, in Singapore that is; living my very own life.

Sad... but a relieve.
I love Bandung, but I have to admit that I have my own problems in Bandung, problems that I don't have to deal with when I'm in Singapore.
I don't miss Singapore while in Bandung, and I don't miss Bandung while in Singapore. I guess I'm in a state where I can consider Singapore as my home now. Beside Bandung.

In Bandung, I never cook. Either my mom, or my mother in law did that for us. Or, MR and I simply just went out to have our meals. I was sooo comfortable with that, it took me 4 days to gather my consciousness that I had to go shop for groceries and must cook our meals.

Anyway...
Life must go on, right.

After a week back to work, I think I have my working spirit back.

*but not my blogging spirit*

I have so many things to tell about the holiday, photos to share. Let's see if I have enough time to do that later.

In the mean time, I'm welcoming myself back to blogging ^_^

Eid Mubarak

Off to Bandung

Tomorrow I will be off to Bandung! Yayy... my lovely hometown. I'll be taking 8 days leave starting tomorrow. I'm so excited about this holiday.

Maaaaa... here i come...~~~!

Facebook, Din?

Argh... another social network. Really, other than plurk, I don't enjoy spending my time on Friendster or Facebook.

I have an account in Friendster since like around the first time it was up on the net. But that's it. I don't explore it much other than adding some friends or approving other friend's invitation. I can't deny that it's a good way to keep in contact with your old friends.

Then came the era of Facebook.
Geez, do i also need to have an account on Facebook? Really, so far I still cannot enjoy a social network site. Not even if it has so many applications like Facebook has. My Friendster account is left abandoned most of the time. It was lucky if it can make me log in for just once in a month.

Well, I finally signed up on Facebook. Why? Because I made a friend signed up on Plurk. So in return, I signed up on Facebook because she had been asking whether I have a Facebook account yet. And now, she's as addicted to Plurk as I am, but I'm still the old me who can not enjoy Facebook. Haha..!

Actually, it is kind of a relieve that I don't enjoy Friendster/Facebook that much. Otherwise, it will take up most my time at the office. Plurk alone is enough to make me busy spending my (so-called) spare time.

You and Me

Always when we fight, I try to make you laugh
Til everything's forgotten, I know you hate that
Always when we fight, I kiss you once or twice
And everything's forgotten, I know you hate that
(The Wannadies - You and Me Song)

18sept2008

I have been leaving this blog without any update for almost one month.

I just stared blankly to my monitor thinking hard about what to write in my blog.

I have been working full time 5 days a week for one month.

Have my life become so boring......

Or is just that I am too lazy to post anything...

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OK... let's just hit it.

It's Ramadhan. I always like to have my Ramadhan here in Singapore, this is my fourth. I have blogged about it before. And as I said, having my Ramadhan in Singapore is amazing! Don't ask me why because I cannot explain it specifically. Back in Bandung, you cannot miss the Ramadhan atmosphere: billboard signs, TV programs, everyday life are all related to Ramadhan. Plus, I do my fasting along with many other moslem majority. Compare all that to here in Singapore; the atmosphere is just not there. But yet, i feel it even stronger. I just love it.

But there is a difference between last year and this year Ramadhan. The last time, I did not work full time other than being a full time housewife. But this year I work full time and have to follow office hours: 8.30am-6.00pm. You know what that means? 5 days a week I have less sleep than usual. And that makes me very sleepy during the day.

The good news is... I will have my leave next week. 2 weeks of holiday! Yaayy!! I am so excited, I can hardly wait for next week to come. In fact, I am planning to start packing tonight. Do you think it's too much? Haha... i don't care anyway. I will have my Hari Raya Idul Fitri in Indonesia, around my beloved family.

Well... happy fasting to all moslem sisters and brothers out there.