Strolling around mount Bromo - East Java, one of my magical moment

This moment was one magical moment for me, so i have to write it down here, even ... actually the story almost expired now, its already pass 2 months, but story is a story and always nice to be written and to be read.
But if i compare with the bible story, its already pass more than 2000 years but still interesting to be read, don't u think ?
And any story, i believe can ignite inspirations for those who read it.

I guarantee that anyone who see the pictures below will also amazed with one of Indonesian nature.

First thing,
Don't get decoyed, this trip was not easy and convenient trip at all. It was really hard and menyiksa diri kind of trip, but worth every second of it.

28 August 2015, I landed at Surabaya 9 pm, and went straight to Bromo, it took 5 hours (plus minus) to get there from Surabaya. So i didn't sleep along the night until the next night, laughing and joking with all my team mates along the road really consumed energy, i suggests u to take sleep while u can if u go there.

I reached the penanjakan until 2 am in the morning, i felt nausea and coughing for the first time got off from the car, they said it was AMS (Accute Mountain Sickness).... #eeaaa hahaha, pity me it was just 3 km above the sea level and felt that very - very payah lah. But my physic adjust it very soon. from the jeep stop area, i think i must uphill for 200 meters more to the top of the penanjakan. When i got there, still dark nothing could be seen besides so many people up there, same ridiculous as me ... waiting for the legendary sun rise.

So here are the pictures, enjoy ... hehehe

This one, is taken at 4 o'clock in the morning, the temperature is 3 degree of celsius, its summer by the way. It was the first sun light at the east of Bromo, the legendary Sun Rise. In order to saw this view, i had to took place from 3 am in the morning so many people and crowded if i came late that night maybe i'll not got the place to sit down.

SO DAMN UNFORGATABLE COLD !!!! i suggest u to wear long-john kinda outfit, i bought it in Uniqlo, very helpful to hold your body heat. All my team mate, they underestimate my suggestion before ... rasain lo!! ... almost couldn't stand of the temperature, most of them very suffer because of the wind, but its kinda funny ... hahaha, they were shaking like dangdutan above there hahaha, but i keep calm and act like princess, ...guys preparation is very important !!

Up there in the sky above the sun light was a star ... i didn't know what star was that, but i pretty sure it was not a planet. Below the sun light were hp lights and camera lights hehehe, stars up and below.

This one, after the sun rose, the temperature got better, look at those suffer face ... hahaha, SELFIE TIME !!!

This one, i felt like in Canada ... hahaha, i've never been there actually ... sotoy, but i remember the color of the post card, or image in calendar about the color of maple tree. U agree or not its like in Canada ?? Anyway, you can heard whispering sand from here.

This one, i give the tittle "Jeep Parade", they use all the same car to get to the top of Bromo, Actually its not a Jeep, its a Toyota Hardtop. Need to use off road car here, but it usually include in the tour packet. This picture, one of the best picture of my life hehehe ... watdaya think ? Agree or not ?

This one, i swear .. swear .. swear it was taken from my camera, its not a post card, its not taken from professional camera. It was taken at 6 am in the morning, i think my picture is better than one in wikipedia, so i won against wiki hehe. At that time, i couldn't stop to stared it, at the moment all i could think is " WOW" ....

This one, is full team pictures ... hehehe, jarang - jarang can caputre all of us like this, it was a rare moment. The smoke behind us, its a smoke from the crater, i just realized that Bromo people, Tengger tribe believe in Hinduism, so many pure near the crater. This place called padang pasir, you can also go to padang-savana (teletubies hill), and pasir-berbisik (wishpering-sand). 

Unfortunately i went there on summer, so the padang savana is botak ... dried, not green as like as the pictures on the web. I suggest u go at the end of rainy season, around april or may, they said the place is greener and the mountain is more beautiful.

This one, is the backyard of my hostel, hostel Syariah, in Batu-Malang East Java, look alike in Ubud Bali isn't it ? The hostel was cheap, and the room was very clean and tidy, also include breakfast. Nasi goreng and soto ayam, 4 thumb !! For me this hotel was an oasis in the desert after came from Bromo.

Thank you for pak Oka, he was our tour leader, it was a very nice memory he created for us. If you wanna go there and need assistance, feel free to contact pak Oka +6281231080055

My next destination around East Java is Penanjakan Dieng.

What was happend in Sepang Motogp 2015

Hello there ...

Its been a very very long - long time i haven't write my blog, whatup ? Being kidnaped by a martian or had a semedi in the mountain ? haha ... neither ..

Anyway, life pretty much changed now ... i can't tell u the story, but ... the main point is, i am alive now not, just breath...

Ok now, lets move on to the thing that i want to tell u about. Last week i went to Sepang, Malaysia to watch Motogp ... this thing is on my bucket list, u know the things you should do before ya die.

First thing,
I think many of u, machine addict, have been there already. But if u haven't, my suggest is, don't forget to bring your earplug ... seriously no one ever mention this thing on the blog that i've read before. The sound of machine that can rotate almost 17.000 times per minute is crazily noise, it can damage your hearing, made my ear extremely hurt ... also my heart at that time.

I was lucky enough to seated at, not really a bad location but not good either. I was at the main grandstand Diamond, the tribune of Marc Marquez. I am not fan of him, i am a fan of VR46 forever. The seat was at front the start line, so actually you can see the preparation before the race started. I had to pretend fan of him in order to be seated there, hmmm actually my main reason is i want the merchandise hehe.

I got a red flag and a red hat as the souvenir of official fans club Marc Marquez, but when Rossi raced over others rider, i yelled "Rossi .. Rossi" and flapped the flag ... never mind, no one was watching either.
Why didn't i seated on VR46 tribune ? My reason because, i thought it's not a good location, it's on the corner, no television, so when the motor passed by u are actually don't have anything in mind what was happen with the race ...ceng'o ...  not exciting at all.

Anyway, here are my captures from my seat

This one is Ducati riding experience... di bonceng , one of the rider was Rendy Mamola, where u can get a ride on Ducati bicycle ...hmmm if i got selected ... maybe i will refuse the riding experience and prefer just the photo session, I'm afraid my heart will left behind hehehe.

This one, is the podium, another advantage, that was Miguel at podium one, class moto3.

This one, very big banner to support Hafiz Syahrin, rider from Petronas, moto2 class. Tuan rumah, Not because he was the home rider, but actually he has the skill, a very good rider. He finished at 8th.

This one, was my favourite picture of Luis Salom, moto2 rider ... OMG ... omg, He was praying .... so sweet ... #tearyEyes. When he pray, i pray for him as well, so he can survive in this race and gain victory.... #eeaaa. If i am not mistaken, he survived and finished at 6th ... because of my pray #eaaaa.

This one, was the crowd situation around the all the knights of Motogp class. First position was Pedrosa, second was Lorenzo, third was Marquez, and fourth was ... one and only VR46 my boy. And  of course the umbrella girl.

This one, well ... well, my boy VR46 ... He was awesome, but Sepang circuit was to cruel to him. Maybe Lorenzo was too envy with him. Once a Legend, forever will be Legend, no matter how many people want to destruct him, he still a Legend, and it can not replaceable. 

Because its all about the character, a Legend has. Neither Lorenzo nor Marquez has in them. World champion is just a title on the trophy, on the news paper, on the web, but a Legend is a champion in people's heart ... cannot be taken by anyone. This blog is my tribute for u Mister Valentino Rossi, you are my sunshine .... my tinky winky .... my sweet little fang. 

My pray, hopefully u will win the world champion 2015. Your tenth title as world champion, amen.

This one, was me ... hehe peace and love, see u on next race. Wherever u watch Gp Valencia, i will watch too, u will feel my spirit. bye for now.