I just realized that i used to post 52 week blog challenge, which has been abandoned since long time ago. My blog, my rules. And technically i've never made any rules, so whatever.

/// TIME MACHINE ///

Either i might be dead already or I'll be 28, which will be less than 3 months away from my 29th birthday. I might be healthy or ill. I might have a husband already or still trying to find the right one, being a hopeless romantic. I might be having children already, or pregnant, or still hate toddlers. If i already married and have babies, then the babies' name might be something among Aero, Aldebaran, Altair, Alathfar, Abraham, or it happened to be the name i've never think of when i was 18.

I might be running my own business or being a psychologist, or might be none of them, something that i've never think of when i was 18. I might still love to take pictures or gave up on them already. I might still listening to majestic casual or my music sense have changed 180 degree. I might still love Brendon Urie or probably dislike the old himself already.

I might be living somewhere far away from Bandung, something that i always wanted to do when i was 18, or might be glued forever here. I might be seeing my school friends or i might be turn out hating them. I might still be a cynical person or successfully drove my perspective about life optimistically.

On 28, i might be already traveled myself to Japan, living my teenage dream or still trying to save money to go there, being a corporate slave. I might be still using blogspot or finally brave enough to move to another hosting because it still sucks. I might still order earl grey or chai tea latte to starbucks or americano might will be my usual drink.

Ten years from now... i might be famous for something or i might be a loser. I might be loving the way i am and the way i live, or i might be trapped. I might discover my true calling or i might be wandering to find it. I might be still searching for something that missing in my life, or i might already found it, and be complete.

Ten years from now. Everything will change. At least i hope so.

It was in 2010/2011. Akhir tahun waktu itu, aku bareng keluarga keliling Jawa & Bali selama 2 minggu penuh kalau nggak salah, lewat perjalanan darat. Yes, it sounds crazy & tiring (but believe me, rasanya jauh lebih c a p e k dari kedengerannya). Tujuan awal kita asalnya ke Bali. But it turned out we ran out of tickets (since it was holiday season) dan kita nggak mau ngejedog aja di rumah gabut! Jadinya kita mutusin buat ke keliling Jawa & Bali. Kita belom tau first stop kita bakal dimana sampai kita mulai jalan.

First stop kita ada di Slawi, 'kampung halaman' keluarga aku tiap lebaran. We picked up our cousin to join us. Nggak lupa tradisi makan sate tiap ke sana. We really can't resist to eat sate Bu Tomo because it is simply the best in the world :' lebay? Iya. Tapi emang faktanya seenak i t u. Hfff di Bandung gak ada sate yang seenak itu.

Second stop. Semarang. Mampir ke rumah sodara, wisata kuliner, nyobain tahu petis, ke lawang sewu, makan makan makan dan makaaan...
Third stop. Malang! Nggak ketinggalan nyicipin Bromo dan segala perintilannya. Wisata kulinernya juga gak ketinggalan. Rawon setan :)
Fourth stop. Blitar. Nggak tau mo ngapain. Yang jelas waktu itu kesana mampir ke makam Soekarno.
Fifth stop. Bali, walaupun sebelumnya sempet ngelintasin Banyuwangi dan lain lain. Sempet enek sama pecel sih (mostly orang Jawa Timur kulinernya pecel). Yaaa keliling keliling Bali setelahnya. From one beach to another. From beach to mountain.
Sixth stop. Jogja! From one temple to another. From Borobudur to Prambanan.  From Kraton to Malioboro. Udah gitu makan, makan, dan makaaan...
Seventh stop. Home.


It took 1-2 weeks for us to explore those places. Sampe kadang punggung pegel duduk berjam jam di mobil, capek ketawa gara gara ngobrol, capek komentarin orang di jalan, capek berantem gara gara hal sepele. Overall, bisa dibilang itu liburan terfavorit. Karenaaa... ya nggak ada karena. Pokoknya favorit. Because i was happy, and so does everyone.

Hola! Udah lumayan lama juga ya nggak ngepost di blog? Hectic banget akhir akhir ini, sampe ngerasa butuh lebih dari 24 jam dalam sehari. That maybe sounds sok sibuk abis hoho tapi emang bener! I even consume redbull or caffein sometimes.. which is jenis konsumsi  yang bukan 'aku' banget kecuali terpaksa, dan waktu luang tuh kerasa seberharga itu buat bisa dipake tidur.

Padahal sibuk main roller coaster tycoon yang setelah sekian lama diinstall lagi.


But here i am, nulis utang 52 week challenge. I guess i didn't play the challenge right ya? Hehe.. it supposed to be posted every week, bukan beberapa post dalam satu waktu. Ah gapapalah. Better late than never.

So. These are the top 5 places i'd KILL to visit.

1. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

When i told this to my friend, all of them were like "What? Tanzania.. as in Africa?" HAHA yaiyalah dodol Tanzania mana lagi kalo bukan di benua Afrika! Weird, huh? Commonly people wants to go to Paris or London or the other 'hip' places but to me.. that would be South African's savanas i'd like to kill for. Secara selama ini cuma nonton kehidupan-kehidupan binatang di natgeo doang.. jadi pengen banget ke Afrika sana! Kebayang gak sih gimana rasanya safari beneran di tengah savana yang luas mampus trus ngeliat ribuan zebra nyebrang di depan mata, ato liat singa gelantungan di pohon, liat wildebeest asli, atau gazelle.. HUHU MAU MAK. Apalagi kalo sunset! HUHU seriously, people, that's way more exotic than Paris. Adem banget kayaknya kalo bisa glamping di sana. Away from the crowds. No signal. Just you and me. Yes, i'm looking at you, dear zebras (oh and the lions, the giraffes, the elephants, and the other animals). Long before Taylor Swift's Wildest Dream video released, i've imagined them already in my head. Ngeliat Taylor Swift pake the yellow stunning dress in my kind of dream situation & dream place, i was like speechless :')

Well, impian ini diperparah sama pengalaman liburan Putri Tanjung safari di Afrika bareng keluarga yang dia ceritain di Gogirl! plus ceritanya Trinity di novel The Naked Travelernya! Seri novel yang keberapa, aku lupa. Entah di Naked Traveler 2 atau 4. She mentioned about all the stuffs i had been imagine and it made me even crazier for wanting to visit Africa.  Tunggu aku, ze(bro)! Tunggu aku, Tanzania! :')


2. Petra, Jordan

Pernah nonton Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (yang kedua)? Inget scene waktu mereka nemu Tomb of the Primes di balik dinding bangunan bersejarah yang supergede? Yep, that prehistoric archeological building is Petra, as in Jordan. Again, Trinity bilang waktu dia kesana, Petra itu warnanya dusty-pink/rosy, makanya disebut pink city. But as we can see, foto-foto yang aku dapet di google nggak terlalu ngerefleksiin warna pinknya. But, still.. everytime i see it, i always speak to myself "You have to be there, someday Cha! You n e e d  to be there and witness the awesomeness."

52 weeks challenge: meet my best friend

52 week blog challenge begin :)

seems a fun thing to do, yaaa. i think i'm going to do this one on my blog