not a cherry blossom ending

Setelah Satu Bulan...

hari ke 1 : Salju _ pertama kalinya 

hari ke 2 : Pertama kalinya main ski (snowboarding ding) dalam hidup

hari ke 5 : ya gini ini, 'hidung Asia Tenggara yang kecil' ngga cocok kena udara dinginnn - gampang merah

Jadi,

akhirnya saya meluangkan waktu untuk buka mondayinsahara.blogspot.com.

Bukan cuma ngecekein komen (cuma nambah 1 itupun cuma spam gaje), tapi memulai menggerakkan jari untuk menulis 'jurnal perjalanan'.

Ngga sepenuhnya jurnal panjang atau review tempat ini dan itu tapi sekedar 'menyapa diri',

'Ria, sudah sampai mana?'.

 Pertanyaan yang multi dimensi juga sebenernya, karena dari satu sisi bisa dibilang 'Ria sudah sampai' tapi kalo dilihat dari sisi lain bisa dibilang 'Ria baru mulai jalan'.

Jadi dengan asumsi kalau sudut pandang 'Ria sudah sampai' adalah sesuatu yang dangkal, jadinya saya akan berkata bahwa saya baru mulai jalan...

BARU BUKA PINTU - BARU MULAI KELUAR
dari...

Comfort Zone.

Pantai Kedung Tumpang, Tulungagung: 'Si Cantik yang Jual Mahal'

 Pemandangan 'utama' khas pantai Kedung Tumpang

Pertama kali melihat foto pantai Kedung Tumpang sekitar bulan Agustus lalu saya langsung 'jatuh cinta' dan ingin melihat sendiri keindangan pantai tersebut. Sampai akhirnya, Alhamdulillah *yey!* saya berkesempatan untuk mengunjungi pantai Kedung Tumpang pada akhir pekan 2minggu yang lalu. Pantai Kedung Tumpang terletak di kecamatan Pucanglaban, butuh sekitar 4 jam dari Surabaya untuk mencapai Tulungagung dan ditambah 2 jam lagi untuk mencapai kecamatan Pucanglaban.

*lama perjalanan realtif ya, tergantung kendaraan dan arus lalu lintas.

 Kira-kira beginilah medan yang harus ditempuh, perlu naik turun bukit bahkan ngga jarang kita harus berpegangan pada tali supaya tidak jatuh.

P.S: asli candid, LOL

 Penampakan pantai mulai kelihatan.

Sebelum merencanakan perjalanan ke pantai Kedung Tumpang, saya sudah bertanya ke seorang teman yang pernah berkunjung kesana, menurut dia untuk mencapai pantai dengan pemandangan 'fantastis' tersebut butuh perjuangan karena jalurnya harus naik turun bukit, dan benarlah... *setidaknya saya sudah siap mental :')*.

sweet escape : Bukit Kapur Jaddih, Bangkalan - Madura

Sebagai orang yang tinggal di kota Surabaya sejak lahir, saya merasa Surabaya itu minim sekali objek wisata yang unik (apa mungkin karena saya sudah bosan ya) kalau ada pun lebih banyak museum dan gedung-gedung tua (menjelaskan ya kenapa namanya kota Pahlawan).

Akhir-akhir ini dengan semakin berkembangnya sosial media dan semakin banyaknya pengguna sosial media yang butuh eksis, maka semakin jeli lah generasi ini dalam mencari objek wisata baru.

Bisa dibilang objek wisata bukit jaddih ini sedang 'eksis' di sosial media khususnya dikalangan anak gaul Surabaya.

*kita sih ngga bisa dibilang masuk golongan anak gaul ya, lebih ke pengen liat suasana baru.

Bukit Jaddih sendiri, sebagai objek wisata lebih dikenal dengan kolam renang alaminya. Saya pribadi sih (saat itu khususnya) tidak akan berani renang disana mengingat cuaca dan mataharinya yang sangat panas, karena jujur saja saya sedang tidak berminat untuk semakin menggelapkan warna kulit saya :').

Perpaduan warna tale blue dan baby blue terasa kontras namun serasi sekali dengan hamparan bukit kapur berwarna putih dan coklat, memanjakan mata sekali khususnya bagi saya yang sehari-harinya hanya melihat...dinding dan plafon kamar.

baluran and the wind's song

time capsule : Mt. Ijen (again) 2015

pembayaran kontan

setelah 1,5tahun dilanda dahaga akan petualangan

ingin jalan-jalan menghirup aroma alam
bukan buat gaya-gayaan dan naikkin gengsi, 
murni pengen lihat kebesaran Ilahi

untuk ukuran anak kota yang kerjanya 

bangun-tidur lagi-bangun-online-tidur

lumayan lah pencapaian bisa menyaksikan full moon, blue fire sama sun rise disatu tempat yang sama

Alhamdulillah dikasih stamina, modal dan dapet banyak bantuan

semoga ini menandai terbukanya lembaran baru

buku baru, pena baru

yang lama disimpan aja buat dibaca-baca lagi...

 time capsule

foto ini di upload buat dikasih tunjuk ke anak-anak kelak (yakali)
*karena yang pertama kebayang pas liat foto ini, ada monolog : 'nak ini mamah waktu balik ke ijen, kamu juga harus bisa yah'

x.o.x.o

S

Nyobain Jimjilbang di Korea~

Yang suka nonton drama Korea atau ngikutin Korean Variety Show pasti paham deh jimjilbang apaan

credits to : http://tigersallconsumingbooks.blogspot.com/2012/06/k-drama-review-gentlemans-dignity_7301.html

iya tempat sauna itu,

nah kebetulan tahun 2013 kemarin waktu ikutan summer program di Chonnam National University di kota Gwangju saya di ajakin sama para buddies (semacam pendamping kelompok gitu) buat nyobain jimjilbang, yang pastinya ngga ada di Indonesia 
(atau cuma belum ada aja mungkin, ATAU AKU YANG NGGA TAU)

bantet banget -_-

jadi ya jimjilbang ini semacam tempat yang dipenuhi ruang-ruang sauna gitu, dan suhu nya bermacam-macam, seinget saya yang paling tinggi itu sekitar 40derajat celcius, saya sih nyobain semuanya, dasarnya orang Indonesia, apalagi saya asli Surabaya, jadi yaaa~ tahan-tahan aja sih kena suhu panas:D

selain ruang sauna, di dalem jimjilbang juga ada semacam kursi pijat, sepeda buat treadmill, mesin arcade game sama ada TV layar datar buat ditonton rame-rame intinya jimjilbang itu bisa dibilang tempat buat relaks – sesantai-santainya.

(asli! selesai sauna rasanya seger banget)

Jalan-jalan ke 'MUSEUM ANGKUT' - Batu, Malang

Oh! Hai~

sesuai dengan postingan >> ini~

dimana saya menyatakan kalo akan mengumpulkan 'serpihan-serpihan' kota Surabaya, (karena akhir-akhir ini merasa pesimis *untuk saat ini* bisa pergi keluar kota atau lebih jauh lagi TT_TT) 

tapi ternyata postingan pertama malah tentang daerah yang... berjarak... 2jam kurang lebih dari kota Surabaya (eh itu luar kota kan, pesimisme invalid sudah fuffu)

2 hari yang lalu tepatnya 10 April 2014, bersama dengan ♥ gadis-gadis ♥ saya mengunjungi...

'MUSIUM ANGKUT'

Lokasi: Jl. Terusan Sultan Agung Atas No. 2 Kota Wisata Batu

Jam Buka: 12.00 – 20.00 WIB

HTM: Weekdays: Rp. 40.000 | Weekend: Rp. 60.000

(credits to : http://batuvilla.com/wisata-batu-malang/tempat-wisata-batu-malang/museum-angkut/)

apa sih ituuu???

*ya dibaca dong xixixi*

'Musium Angkut' (MA) adalah musium yang baru selesai resmi dibuka tanggal 9 Maret 2014 itupun masih pembukaan halus alias soft opening , masih baru banget kannn... dan konon bagi penduduk kota Batu, Malang dan sekitarnya musium ini lagi, NGE-HITS banget, saya merasa sih...emang hits banget semacam melegakan dahaga terhadap rasa pengen jalan-jalan ke Eropa hiks :')

musium ini salah satu bagian dari Jatim Park - group yah ituu yang bikin Jatim Park 1, Jatim Park 2 dan kawan-kawan laaah ~~~

jadi apasih MA itu? APA ISINYA !!!

well~ picture will tell more than words ya

sesuai dengan namanya 'Musium Angkut' adalah sebuah galeri raksasa yang di bangun di area seluas 3,5 hektar, isinya? berbagai jenis mobil, sepeda motor dan angkutan lainnya...

MENGHARUKAN SEKALI RASANYA! melihat ratusan jenis mobil antik, ingin memiliki lah rasanya ah~ keliling kota dengan *uhuk* man fr. heaven dress up ala ala pak kyai dan nyai, so sweet~

BYE

jadi musium ini dibagi jadi beberapa bagian:

1st post of 'Oh! Surabaya' -- Ketidaksiapan Menghadai Bulan April

(aduh amit/permisi sebelumnya, postingan kali ini nampaknya linguo - mix yah >_<)

curhat dulu : 

apparently~ 

ada beberapa topik yang dari kemarin pengen di 'curahkan' di blog, heuheu cuma prioritasnya akhir-akhir ini ya itu 'bikin makalah cinta biar lulus' sama dagang, jadi agaknya perhatian lebih terarah kesono dan banyak yang menguap nih...

tapi demi AKHIR BULAN MARET

credits to : @Elleanor_DeFOB at Twitter

current phone's wallie *cries*

*o o o o h aku bisa summon Huang Zitao ngga? pinjem kekuatan buat 'mampetin waktu', ngga siap nih dengan siksaan batin: bunga sakura yang bermekaran di negara 'Matahari Terbit' sama negeri 'Gingseng' , musim cinta, goodbye 22, dan BEAST comeback (apa katanya EXO juga, itu lebih nyiksa lagi!, bubar aja lah).. dan fakta sampe detik ini 'ban' biar bisa baca ff masih belum kunjung lepas*

 --

back to topic, ada yang menganggu di pikiran nih dari akhir Februari - awal Maret ini, kayak waktu mau kemana, kok seringnya buntu ya, padahal dari lahir croot juga manggonnya - tinggalnya ya di Surabaya, males nge-mall, males belanja, males saingan sama anak gaul, soalnya ngga bakal menang, kan 'I am not perfect but I am limited edition' *misalnya* ... aku ngga limited edition sih, alien malah, jadi ya malah ngga ngerti kan >_< gimana mo saingan?

terusan muncul ide, gimana kalo setiap dari mana yang berkesan dan menarik hati di kota ini --Surabaya Oh! Surabaya --, ingin membuat macam 'reviewnya' bukan buat pamer, bukan buat keren-keren_an, cuma pengen mbantu yang 'buntu' juga, kkk~ soalnya kemarin mau kemana juga 'googling' dulu >v<

jadi Bismillah~ mulai ngumpulin dari postingan ini dibikin tag Oh! Surabaya.. semoga agak membantu dan bermanfaat dalam mengatasi kebuntuan ~ 

 --

  

P.S : postingan lama juga bakal di masukkin -- yang sekiranya nyambung :D

how to get SMEnt and Cube Cafe (by foot~) [2016 update : somethings has changed fyi]

I just feel like want to post this, hope this help lots of i-fangirls/i-fanboys

hope my blog gain more popularity

how to get SMEnt building

(address : 521 Apgujeong-dong, Gangnam-Gu, Seoul)

521 APGUJEONG-DONG, GANGNAM-GU, SEOUL..

521 APGUJEONG-DONG, GANGNAM-GU, SEOUL..

521 APGUJEONG-DONG, GANGNAM-GU, SEOUL..

521 APGUJEONG-DONG, GANGNAM-GU, SEOUL..

521 APGUJEONG-DONG, GANGNAM-GU, SEOUL..

first you need to know where to stop from subway station, SMEnt located in Apgujeong (압구정) the-it-place for Seoul's citizen

here:

 

 Seoul Subway Map 

cr to : http://www.mappingwords.com 

second you need to stop at:

Apgujeong station (subway line 3, orange color) and go to exit 1, and then turn left and walk straight, maybe around 10-15minutes (seriously just waaalk straight), then you will see this building on the right side, ♥♥♥

YOU'RE THERE!!! If you're lucky enough, you might bump into someone - but I wasn't, so I didn't see any idol :( , fyi I did the night walk in purpose ffuffu, but still I didn't see anyone .___.

HELLO ~ 안녕!!!

 how to get Cube Cafe

it's near JYP ent too, so it's like catching 2 birds with one stone 

(125-6 Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-100)

*fyi this is 2012 documentation kkk*

I've observed the easier way to get Cube Cafe 

*I was lost at first visit*

First, you need the subway map again 

few words

Myeong-dong 2013

AAKKK!!! Last day of 2013's September

TIME IS RUNNING SO FAAAST!!!

*sobs*

I just realised a few days ago (when I want to update my blog, but ended up I didn't)

that next month or tomorrow

or October

is going to be this blog's 4th anniversary

so

what

ahahaha

...

okay my motivation, 

to make this blog better

to make this blog more inspiring and usefull for everyone

I realised that lately my posts are crappy and not interesting

everything might change soon

*another crappy things posted*

 I AM GOING TO DO MAJOR RENOVATION

it's been 4years,

I need new layout and maybe new header 

xixixi

please anticipate

please pray for me

I am in total desperation

and ugly mood 
*hahaha ugly you said*

*being emotional and crying in the corner*

 monday in sahara                  

place to visit in Seoul : "Mahabodi, Temple, the Mecca of Independence movement on March 1st, 1911" + food recommendation *insya Allah Halal*

.

please ignore my post on August 3rd

it was simply my hormonal-swing, and my dilemma to stop support 0t12

SO! this Monday~

I still don't know what to post, so I ended up posting these lame-unfiltered-photograph which was taken by me, when I was in Seoul.

this Temple is called : "Mahabodi, Temple, the Mecca of Independence movement on March 1st, 1911"

(3.1독립운동 성지 (聖地) 대각사)

I was simply stunned by the architectural style of the temple, which is typical Korean style, but how many times I see these kind of building, I always ends up loving it

so quick story behind this temple: this temple was the headquarters of independence movement of Korea, when Korea was occupied with Japan, this temple is located near to Changdok-gung or Changdok Palace... just around 10minutes walk or less maybe...

actually I wanted to post more about my previous summer in Seoul or Gwangju, but I am still clueless about what should I post, so~ I am taking request!

and while I am thinking about it, or waiting for any request *which I guess there won't be any request* now I am passionate on looking for any blog competition, I need some income >_< and I love bloging and I running out of idea~ 

so please support me :p

으르렁! 

monday in sahara

UPDATED!!! 

 that I remembered something

perks of traveling solo : Seoul Edition

hola Amigo!!!

I am on a third week of my stay in South Korea~ lol

see!!! I couldn't post anything last Monday *which I posted something on Saturday as a change*

and as I am writing this post now, I've entered the school yay!!!
Chonnam National University 

yay! there are a lot of differences between summer school back at Inha University and at CNU, but I won't talk about it~ since yeaah!!! it just 4days I've been living in Gwangju and the class just started today

so it might be a topic for the future~

***

as you guys read on the title

now I want to pour this post with my feeling, as my debutante *hey! you're not an aristrocat* as a solo traveler for a week~ yohoo

as from what I observed, being a solo traveler has it's own advantages as well as it's disadvantages

the hardest part is... I am a talkative person! I like to talks a lot, so... yeah internet gave a lot of help for me! Thank You phone, wifi and chat app

but, sometimes on the other side, people from where you live also had something to do, so that means you have to find someone else~

which is someone in the same place as where you are

yap! SOCIALIZE!

so it is very recommended to stay at a hostel in a female dorm *but if you have a guts you can stay at mix dorm girls! it's waay cheaper*, 

as how I were, I stayed at a female dorm, it's cheaper and at least I made one friend a nice girl from Hongkong, my roommate whom stay at the hostel for 3months *she is on a internship, kewl! ikr*

wish to see you again in the future \o/

one of a cute shops at insadong, some cultural shopping street

 pretty sight around insadong~

more pretty shop at Hongdae, MORE!!! just the price is not pretty at all!!!

Korean Summer dish : Cold Naengmyon, yes noodle and ice, my lips were frozen

she took me to eat good food and sight-seeing to several place, a kind-of free to visit place kkk

MY 'HARVEST MOON' EXPERIENCE!!! by WWOOF Korea

I know it's still Saturday, both in Surabaya and Seoul

but

I have nothing to do, and I might not gonna make a post on Monday, I might be on a trip *I wish kkk*

so it's been 5days already I am living in Seoul, living in my hostel around Hongdae, it's a great place actually, for those WHO LOVES to clothes shopping *lots of K-style stuffs here, and I hear everything cheaper here* and dining out and going to club ._.

and since I don't feel like to spend my money on clothes and food yet, I decided to stay on hostel and sit in front of my laptop, sharing things to those who care *care? more into who wants to know kkk*

*sorry for my 'easy english' sorry if there is any grammar mistakes*

soo~

back to Wednesday, a.k.a my second day in S.Korea

I went farming !!!

yes!!! like the playst*tion game called Harvest Moon *used to played it a lot when I was a kid* 

it was so much fun!!!

so~ THANKS TO WWOOF KOREA for held the event

the event called "Get Your Hands Dirty, Eat Local" by WWOOF Korea and Slow Food Asia 

it was my first time to attend an event by WWOOF, and I can say nothing but it was amazing!

I was introduced to WWOOF by myself actually *slaps*

no no..

so you guys have to know that I WANNA GO TO JAPAN SO~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~O~ BAD

and as a *cough* poor student I mean I have no income but from my parent ;_:

I have to find a way to travel in a smart way and also with a small budget, and I found that we can do a voluntary work, 

and blablabla lulu lala... I find this 'WWOOF'

but! as for now my chance is to come to Korea *praise to God*

and I want to travel in different way, 

and thanks God for lead my way into this event

so what Get Your Hands Dirty, Eat Local is?

it's an event by WWOOF, which we become a one day farmer!

mine was at Hansol farm 

-We were picking strawberries

because summer is coming, so we have to be in hurry, or the strawberries taste might change

Mahalohaaa~~~

it's almost one month since my last post, well no reason beside my life seems lack of adventure side lately ._., well I am sooo supa-dupa-ultra bored lately...

well I was SUPPOSED TO watch and get in touch with U-KISS since they were supposed to hold a fanmeeting and concert, but SADLY *so saaad, I've imagined to met AJ for a lot of times* the event was postponed, well fyi I saved a lot and decided to say no to same plans.
but yeah yeah look at the bright side I was visiting Jakarta, since I've paid for flight and train tickets already... yeah that was pretty fun trip >-<

well it is another fyi:

I guess this is an issue, big issue lol lol, my blog displaced by myaiesec web as a frequent used web, well this is for no-reason since yeah... I am working on it, STILL working on it, to get some exchange opportunity ;_; it do cost a lot of time *SEE !!! SEE !!! if I keep insist on posting something for these past month, my blog would tells about how frustated I am or something lalalala* 

okay that was a short update of my life... btw since I HAVE NO TRIP *errr you went to Jakarta whoy, okaay* 

I decided to do this, look back at my past hiking experience, 

2011

Mt. Ijen

 I am looking forward to wear that coat moreee, in Japan maybe, for next autumn *ameeeen ;_;*, can you guess the coats price... it was... Rp20.000 or roughly $2 seriously!

and the amazing part, after Ijen we hit Baliii!!! *it was amazing experience I even slept on a Sanur beach's gazebo*

first impression to Seoul

as I've promised before, once I arrive at some place which provide a good internet connection I'll update how my life here kkk

start from... our arrival at the airport... hmmm nice airport <3 clean, yeaah typical modern country

to get the city, Seoul *well the airport is located in Incheon* we have to pay 10.000 KRW, we decided to took the bus, since we haven't adapted with the subway thing yet, plus we brought so many stuffs, and cab are pretty expensive ._. *poor us*

as for the accommodation, for the first three days our stay in Korea, we will spend it on Seoul, since the school is located in Incheon, we wanna know how is the famous city kkk

so we decided to stay in a hostel... since it's cheaper, all we need is some comfortable place to rest right?

we don't need it to be a ~ fancy place or something

so here it is : Korea Central Backpacker ^^v 

it's a female dorm, which means, we might stay in same room with stranger, but until I wrote this post, it's just three of us who stay in this room :D

the hostel also provide a WIFI connection, which is SUPER FAST hhohho

and the owner guy is pretty nice

and about the T-Money! yeaah there's a card a useful card called T-Money it's more like a debit card ...

you can use it to pay your subway expenses, bus expenses, cab expenses and at some restaurant, we can use this card as a payment *just if you have enough balance kkk*

you can get the card at the supermarket *the card itself cost 3000KRW* but I made 'a mistake' I bought the 'phone strap version' from the vending machine , which is much more expensive ;_; it cost 5000KRW *ah I wish I had chance to visit here again soon, so I can use that thing again #plak*

after buy the card you need to give a value to card, it depends on your need, whatever you like~

food?!? yeaah I just stayed here for a day, and I am fasting sooo~ I've eaten a fastfood only, which is safer :3

in my opinion: Seoul is similar to Singapore especially in summer, except the signboard which is written in hangul, and so~ many cultural places such as the palace, and hanbok shops ^^v and OH! sometimes you can watch a free KPOP performance to 

what I think similar are the people, the road, the subway system and ehhmmm the lovebirds

so if you wanna know how Seoul is, and have a less budget, take a visit to Singapore first, and learn, cause who know if you can visit Seoul someday kkk

>> Guide to Summer School at Inha University, South Korea

>> How to join a fansign
>> Experiencing EXO's fansign

>> How to watch Music Show

>> How to get SMent and Cube Cafe (by foot~)

>> How to watch Radio show : KBS (Yoo In Na's/Hong Ji Kyung's program, Suju's Sukira, etc) 

>> Farming in South Korea with WWOOF

>> Place to visit and where to eat in Seoul