Quote of The Day

Sometimes being free means choosing not to go, but to stay.

Taken from one of the line of Barbie as The Princess and The Pauper movie. Said by Erika The Pauper, when shes about to give up her dream that is to be able to sing and go see the world, to stay with the love of her life, Prince Dominique, instead.

then it gets me wondering..WHEN is the time?

Holiday Story: Dieng

Another post tentang liburan gw Juli kmaren.. Baru di-post sekarang, hehe.. Baru ada mood euy ^^’ Post ini juga gw publish di blog himpunan kemahasiswaan gw: suaragea.com Please do have a look =)

Hmm jadi post ini sekedar bagi2 cerita liburan temen2 GEA 07 nih.. Liburannya juga udah lumayan basi yakni liburan Juli kemarin ^^’
Ceritanya liburannya agak2 geowisata gitu deh..

Jadi kami berdelapan yaitu saya Risa/Sate, Wulan, Rainy, Lely, Resti, Wildan, Fadli/Giring, dan Fitrah liburan kemarin pergi backpacking ke beberapa kota di Jawa Tengah.. (Jujur saja trigger awalnya karena mendengar cerita impulsive backpacking-nya Hanna dan Selly GEA 05 di bus pulang ekskursi sedimen di akhir semester lalu ^^) Trayeknya yaitu: Bandung – Solo – Wonosobo – Dieng – Yogya – Bandung. (Tadinya dari Yogya mau cabs ke Bali sekalian tapi gara2 ada kabar2 Bali siaga flu babi jadinya ga jadi deh. Dan, btw, di Solo kami nginep di rumahnya Brenda lho.)

Mungkin yang mau saya highlight di sini adalah petualangan selama di Diengnya kali ya.. Siapa tau aja ada yg tertarik ke Dieng juga kapan2 =)
Saya sebenarnya termasuk yang pemula banget masalah backpacking2an gini. Jadi mohon maaf klo info yg disampaikan kurang memadai.. Oiya, ada foto2nya di bawahh!

How to get to Dieng from Bandung?

Harusnya bisa sih langsung ke Wonosobo-Dieng naik bus seharga 100ribuan..

Tapi kalau rute kami kmaren: dari Bandung naik kereta ekonomi dari Kiara Condong ke Balapan, Solo (Rp37ribu) (10 jam perjalanan)
Dari situ naik bis ke Wonosobo (Rp15ribu..klo ga salah inget ^^’ ) trus lanjut bus ke Dieng (Rp5ribu) (2,5 jam perjalanan)

*naik keretanya yg malem aja biar ga gerah.. Dan biar pasti dapet tempat duduk, naiknya dari stasiun Padalarang aja sekalian. Jadi dari stasiun Bandung ke Padalarang dulu..agak ribet sih..tapi pasti duduk. Klo kemarin tu kita berdelapan cuma dapet 4 kursi, jadi selama 10 jam itu ganti2an deh duduk-berdiri.

Where should we stay in Dieng?

Di motel Bu Jono. Murah, meriah, bersahabat! Semalam cuman Rp150ribuan, dan kemarin karna patungan berdelapan jadi bayarnya seorang cuma Rp32ribu. Pegawai motelnya ada yang berprofesi jadi tour guide juga..(namanya mas Dwi, btw). Jadinya kita gampang koordinasinya klo mau dianterin jalan2 seputar Dieng.

What should we do at Dieng?

Trekking pastinyaa. Dari jam 4 subuh sampe jam 12 siang kita bisa minta dianterin keliling Dieng. (Rp160ribu..klo ga salah inget lagi ^^’)
- Hiking + sunrise-viewing
- Main2 di kebun kentang
- Liat2 kawah sulfur
- Liat2 Telagawarna
- Liat2 candi2

Any other thing we should know upon planning to visit Dieng?

- jgn lupa bawa baju hangaatt! sarung tangan, kaos kaki, jaket tebel, balaclava, dll bcos its so brrrrrrrrr in there. especially before dawn.
- jgn lupa bawa kamera untuk foto2 pemandangan..
- jgn lupa pinjem dan baca2 buku all about Dieng sama2 pegawai di motel Bu Jono.. mereka biasanya nawarin sih, tapi in case mereka lupa, tanya aja =)
- jgn lupa bawa cash yaa. karna di Dieng ga ada atm dan harus turun ke Wonosobo (30 menitan) klo mau ke atm terdekat.

Beberapa hasil jepret2 di Dieng kemaren:

resolution #2

im going to do previews/reviews on before/after i go/went to a class.

not on being study-oriented, no. im just trying to give a shot on optimizing my young and restless age, my way. \m/

resolution #1

im going to try and start bothering to wall most of my friends who are having his/her birthday, there on my facebook birthday list.

:p

starting from today until the very 4th of next november (which is my birthdate) im gonna post my own birthday resolutions which have been popping up every now and then all these times.

wish me the bestest of luck ;)

Random Updates

Oh my. Sebelum nulis postingan ini gw mampir ke salah satu blog sahabat gw dari SMP yang bernama Ken Anjani aka Kenny.. Dia pernah wanti2 gw untuk ga ngelink blognya maka dari itu ga gw link deh ya Ken ^^ Btw if you know her you should probably google her blog up and there you’ll find her newest blog update yang menurut gw sangat, sangat bagus topik or wacananya. Lumayan tertohok juga bacanya.. Alhamdulillah bisa jadi bahan introspeksi gw =) I should really do something immediately about my current keansosan and insecurity, sebelum orang lain merasa tersinggung dan merasa the problem is on them, not on me. Huhu. Duh.

Oke. Jadi sudah 2 minggu lamanya blog ini tidak diupdate. Dan somehow i feel the need to burst out some updates about me. Just to make it clear: i do this purely for the sake of my peace of mind. Writing therapy you might call it. Cos I find myself at ease while rereading my old blog posts. Dont you guys ever felt the same way too, about your writings? =)

So hereeee goes:

1. This Ramadan i have already missed 5 days of shaum because of my monthly period. Huaaa x(

2. Today is Sept 8th. Means im currently stepping the front gate of me and my bf’s 1st year relationship anniversary. Cheers. No further lebay2 shout out needed ah. (in being very cool)

3. I have Structural Geology, Petroleum Geochemistry, Stratigraphy Principal, General Hydrogeology, Ore Deposit, and Optic Mineral and Petrography as my study subject for this new semester. Whoaa aint my subjects have the coolest names?? Hihi ^^

4. My personal favourite to date being: General Hydrogeology =)

5. My least favourite to date being: Stratigraphy Principal =(

6. I have just finished watching Boys Before Flowers (the Korean drama series). And it really, really is a bad decision to start watching it in the middle of a semester. I get distracted from studying, like, a lot. =(

7. I packed my boombox from my home, to my dorm. Love it =9 Im so into top 40s right now.

8. Besides top 40s, im currently addicted to western oldies love song and mellow Korean drama OST. Aheyy.

9. I love, love my dormitory a lot! I should dedicate a post alone to this account.

10.  I know, somethings are better left unpublished. Theres no need to go blurt it all out unfiltered. It doesnt at all mean that you’re being untrue. (on being able to post almost anything on nowaday’s web) =)

Thats all for right now. I think I have been blessed. Hopefully you all do too. =)

See you around, dear friends! =D