I pray...

I pray for myself:
- I won't have the "holier-than-thou" attitude ever again.
- I know for sure that success is nothing without God.
- I give thanks always in good and bad times.
- I don't take granted of God's every blessings on me

Sengigi here we go!

We came back to Sengigi, Lombok. Somehow I am so "kebal" with high current now and enjoyed the trip from Gili Trawangan to Bangsal. Still I felt terrible boat lag.

We finally used cidomo, to send us out of the port and found a car to send us to Sengigi.

Here in Sengigi, we stayed at Sonya Homestay. We walked down to Sengigi beach. It is quite dirty at first as many visitors throw rubbish on the beach. But when we walked further, we found clean beach. The weather was cloudy so we couldn't see the sunset.

PS: The photos are driving down from Sengigi.

I'm so dark!

Today is a snorkling day! We went around three Gilis - Gili Air, Gili Meno, and Gili Trawangan. The tide was high! Mixed with "nekat" and curiosity, I pushed myself into the water. The first stop-Gili Trawangan, I snorkled with fins. It was quite confusing at first as it was the first time I used them. But I figured it out then. I saw many beautiful-striking-color coral reefs. The second stop-Gili Meno, it's the best place to see turtles. But because I used life jackets, it was very hard for me to swim. I couldn't catch up with the others. And I didn't see any of the turtles! Sobs sobs sobs! The third stop-(supposed to be) Gili Air, since the current was high (again), we moved closer to Gili Trawangan. We snorkled around the sinking ship. It was so magical!

It was a very tiring day for us since we are city girls. We rarely do this stuff. But, because we didn't want to waste our time on beautiful island, we rented bikes and caught the sunset. The weather was good and we could see the sunset clearly! It was worthy to bike and almost bumped cidomo and bumped (for real) a bule. This experience gave me lots of things, especially hurt on my ring finger (coz I bumped the bule) and my bottoms! ;)

We closed our last day on Gili Trawangan by having (again) another expensive dinner. My dream came true! I got the chance to try the seafood kebab! Best pick of the day :p

And, of course, the world cup fever also flooded every bars. We stayed at the bar till late to watch the game: Brazil-Portugal. Irene and I could only watch till the first half of the game then we went back to our homestay.

I just wanna reaffirm the information in the books if it is written: "you should bring flashlight", then you should! The lights shine the street. So if there is no restaurant or bar around, there will be no light too!

PS: Our homestay names Getaway Holiday.

Lombok II

Today we went up to Senaru. It looked so close when we saw it from the map. But it is very far in the reality. We went to Sendang Gila waterfall. We went down to the second waterfall only, which is nearer-around 40m from the post. The first waterfall is around 60m. We didn't have enough stamina to go that far. The water is so cold!

Straight from the waterfall, we went to Bangli port. It was TOTALLY not in the plan. We planned to go Gili Trawangan on the following day. But thanks again to Pak Jupri for his initiative to pump in our gut and, of course, it saved our money a lot! Since we crossed the sea after 4pm, the wave was high. It's a nice welcome to a paradise! Gili Trawangan!

Gili Trawangan is highly recommended by ME! However, if you wanna feel local atmosphere, it is not a good place as you can see more "bule" than local people. Here in Gili Trawangan, there are numerous cool cafes and homestays or hotels, with reasonable price if you are good at bargaining. We stay at ... (I totally have no idea the name of our homestay, wait let me ask the person in charge), it costs Rp 200 rb per nite.

Another grand dinner at Sama Sama bar- Americana Pizza, Greek Salad, and Benoffie Pie! Yummy! And the nite was ended by a reggae band! Fanstastic nite at Gili Trawangan! Bravo :)


PS: The photos just departed from the port :D

Lombok I

The real adventure finally begun. We started at around 8am. Guided by a very fine driver named Pak Jupri, we explored middle part of Lombok. We went to a beach which is divided into two parts- Pantai Segar and Pantai Kuta (note: Lombok has its own area named Kuta too, however it's so much quieter than Bali Kuta). We swam at Kuta beach coz the waves were so high at Segar beach. Nevertheless, the sky, the sea, the sands and the view are GREAT! The only annoyance is the people who constantly begged us to buy their things-local t-shirts, bracelets, and coconuts! Warning: apply sun block! I got terrible sun burn! Don't tell my mom!

Along the way to Kuta, we dropped at Sukarala to learn to weave cloth. It is learned that local female should be able to weave. It's a basic requirement to get married. And guess what!?! I weaved two rows and the pattern was difficult! I'm proud of myself! :)

Next, we stopped at Sade village. Native people of Lombok-Sasak people live here. Their language is similar to Java language and mostly they are Muslim. When we arrived there, there was a local dance, which I don't know the name of the dance. The dancer was playfully asking the spectators to dance with him. I personally enjoyed it. Then we were brought around the village. The people again kept asking us to buy the items, which are almost the same in every stand. We bought a weaving bracelet for each of us.

The day was closed by consumptous dinner at Lesehan Taliwang Irama. This was the most satisfying dinner since we arrived here, but, of course, we need to spend more money. Still sleeping with full belly is worthy.

PS: Pictures are on the way! :)

Bali-Lombok Trip

Today, actually, is our third day outside Sumatra Island. The first two days we spent transiting from Medan-Bali-Lombok. We (me, Yenty, Ritho, Irene, and Bintang) just arrived in Lombok, at Oka Homestay to be specific. It's a very green and comfy place to stay after excruciatingly tiring 5-hour journey by ferry from Padangbai to Lembar. I'm happy we can make this far though we haven't started anything yet. The real journey will begin tomorrow. Thanks a lot to Kak Desak and family for the warming home! :)

PS: Pictures will be uploaded when I'm home.