::Artrageously Unique & Exotic ::

A lovely morning from Bandung. Up and about for a delicious spread of buffet. Had breakfast like a king because we were going up to the highland today. Which was a couple of hours drive from town.    After that traffic jam in Bandung, an hour plus or so, we have reached the strawberry village. Weather was fine, not that cold but a bit windy. It was a perfect day for plucking fresh strawberries. A basket full of strawberries later, we were seated with various dishes for lunch. And coconut water for refreshment before heading to another adventure. It was the weekend. Yet another long drive. So it was expected  that the queue up to 'Kawah Putih' was longer. It was super crowded for my liking. It's kind of hard to take a nice picture. See what I mean? But I took the opportunity to snap this picture at the side. Yes, when it was less crowded and no one was ruining my frame. Hehe! Surprisingly, this picture I'

Landed and safely reached the new terminal of Soekarno-Hatta International airport. As soon as we got through our bags and immigration, we were greeted by our guide and driver. They brought us to a nice place to have lunch at a restaurant nearby. A nice place to begin but my oh my, I accidentally deleted the pictures. But oh well!  Hello Jakarta,  Nice to meet you. This is my first time here and it was love at first sight.  You have that charm of your own. Skyscraper tall buildings, crowds on a highway. You are beautiful being yourself.  Traffic was really bad on the way out from Jakarta to Bandung. Too many cars in the big city. We had a few pit stop at some rest area now and then. Drinks, snacks of banana fritters and their famous tauhu sumedang along the way.  Hours drove by, with some local Indonesian and reggae songs to kill. I was so sleepy but knowing who I am, I never slept on road trips because for a reason I will missed part of the b

Just few weeks before my trip to Indonesia, I get to start the month right with this. Our yearly staycation, not really far away from home.  Sunset and ocean breeze,  Makes my heart at ease. What a great beginning month of May after all the hard work :)

Mum got tickets for us to see Ron 'Bumblefoot' from one of the organizer, who is also a friend of mine. Missed the first time he was here, and we wouldn't want to miss this again.  So we were there. And the rest? Was a history. Honestly and truthfully, I haven't been to music concert/gig or any events related to it lately. But this was free and Ron is legendary. Anything for rock and roll, baby! Which undeniably, I've been a fan since I was just a little kid.  I also volunteered to be interviewed by a local press/tv station since no one was daring enough to talk about what they think about this concert on that day. What the heck did I just do? Not that easy as I thought it was. It was spontaneous. I hope it turned out to be alright.  Ron, his talent and performance was  amazing beyond words. I was mesmerizing the whole time. And I love it that part of his job was doing music and charity at the same time. Lovely isn't it? I didn't get his autograph at the pre

After birthday week weekend getaway. Of conversation, food, drinks, with family and friends. And made a friend with a kitty cat. Pictures to sum up everything.