Episode 38: SMA Sint Louis + Java Mall with Iva Kali Putri Evan and Ryo + Lawang Sewu + D’bims Kedungmundu

Today was another Bahasa Indonesia class with Miss Dani, but this time, she invited her former students (the kids who just graduated from 12^th grade) to practice with us. We spent about an hour and a half asking each other questions. I found it fun, surprisingly. Before all that though, we went to the kindergarten because Iva and Kali wanted to see the little kids… I’m not that good with little kids. =))) Debo and Jens were there, too, and we danced this dumb kangaroo dance with them and the kids hahahaha

After the Bahasa Indonesia lessons, we (Iva, Kali and I, along with Miss Dani’s former students, Putri, Evan, Dimas, and Ryo) went to Java Mall to have lunch at Solaria. Dimas had to leave earlier though. After lunch we took some photos. J)) Being in Indonesia really makes me feel like a celebrity hahahaha

We were at JCo planning for our farewell party, and Ryan came a few minutes later. After him, Edo came too. Iva and Kali were planning their trips with Edo, so they left to buy train tickets, and Ryan and I decided to go to Lawang Sewu.

Lawang Sewu reminded me a bit of my old high school. The architecture, I mean. There was this exhibit about the history of the railway system in one of the buildings, and it was fascinating. After Lawang Sewu, Ryan and I had dinner at D’bims Kedungmundu. I was supposed to meet up with Zaky’s friends after, but my phone died, so I couldn’t meet up with them. I just received their messages when I got home, but then it was too late to go back out again. Oh well.

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xoxo C

Episode 37: Dr. Eko Budihardjo’s birthday celebration + CL Mall > Marina Port > Tun Jang Cafe (with Kali Iva Seif Ryan Bahrom and Tito)

Today was the birthday of this really important professor in UNDIP, Dr. Eko Budihardjo. He also happened to be one of the Board of Advisers for AIESEC UNDIP, so we had to present something.

I was furious. I had to perform by myself in front of a ton of people who wouldn’t even understand my lyrics. Gah. Iva and Kali did some traditional Bulgarian dance, and when I thought my performance was gonna be cancelled, I got called up to perform. Fuck. =)))) I hated it, gah.

After that whole fiasco, we found ourselves at Ciputra Mall again. Iva needed to buy another battery (it was really funny cause she walked into the same store twice hahahaha). We went to the food court to kill time, and later, Ryan, Tito and Bahrom came to hang out with us. The conversations were very interesting. I love talking with people who come from different backgrounds, because their insights are always so diverse. It’s hard to find conversations like these, and I really thank AIESEC for giving me this. =))))

We were supposed to have dinner at the Beer Garden with Edo at 7pm, and to kill some more time, we decided to go to the Marina. While going to the parking lot, we found Edo, which was perfect, because we didn’t have enough motorcycles, and now we did. :)

We drove to the Marina – I with Ryan, Seif with Tito, Iva with Bahrom, and Kali with Edo. The place was pretty cool, even though it was really dark. You could see the dark waves crashing against some rocks. We stayed there for about 30 minutes, just chilling and listening to music.

After that, we left to have dinner. At the intersection, we just decided to go to the shisha place Iva and Kali went to a few weeks ago. We knew that it was along Kedungmundu, the road I follow when going home, but we didn’t know where it was exactly. We got a little lost, but we found it eventually. It was pretty chill, actually. There was a live band that was good and the food was alright. The shisha was cool too, hahaha! (Hello, mom, if you’re reading this… Hi =)))))))

At around 9.50, I asked Ryan to take me home, else I would be locked out of my house again. We were at my host family’s house in 10 minutes, and Ryan went home.

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xoxo C

Episode 36

I spent the morning being babied by Ryan’s mom. =)))) I had breakfast and lunch at their house before Ryan took me home to my own house, hahahaha I love his family =)))

Today was the day I was supposed to watch 3030 with Cindy and her friends, but because I couldn’t get home in time, I just decided to stay at home. Andi brought me my helmet, which was super nice of him. <3

I felt mager (too lazy to move), so I just spent the rest of the day sleeping, hahaha!

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xoxo C

Episode 35: Greenagers + Batik Fashion Week Pre-Event + Law Festival 2014

Today was Greenagers’ (another project from LC UNDIP) opening event, a tree-planting activity near Ungaran (okay, I’m not sure about the name of the place). We met one of the EPs, Seif from Egypt. :D

The activity was pretty exhausting, because we were under the sun for about 95% of the time there. =)))) I met a lot of new people (whose names I’ve totally forgotten at this point), and some familiar faces from CJLC. I even saw their LCP again, Anin. At one point, a couple of people asked us foreigners a few questions on camera. It was funny, cause I honestly didn’t know what I was talking about, hahaha! The sun was getting to me. =))))

After being brought back to UNDIP, we were given lunch, and we stayed for a couple more minutes to talk to the others about tonight’s and tomorrow’s events. Later, Andi took me home. :)

After a nap, Andi came to pick me up again to bring me to the Grand Candi Hotel for Zaka’s pre-event for Batik Fashion Week. I was supposed to be there with Iva, Kali, and Seif, but they were running late, so I just hung around to listen (well, I tried) to the person in front talking about batik-making techniques. There was an Indonesian food buffet, too. When the others came, we started eating, but… Indonesian food….. =))) Okay, I’m not such a big fan of it, to be honest. Other than tempe and Nasi Goreng, I’m not exactly lining up to get my fill of it. Seif was worse though, hahaha! While watching the people talk in front, we were interviewed by the hosts. =))) Then before leaving, we were interviewed by some people from this TV station, and it was super funny because Seif and I didn’t know what to do. =)))

After that, we went to Alfamart to get a few drinks before heading to Balai Kota for Law Festival 2014, UNDIP’s Faculty of Law’s annual event. When we got there, I saw a few familiar faces, and Brian joined the group. I also saw Andi, who had my helmet from when he brought me to the hotel. We were there to see Edo dancing with the Pompom Boys, and the DJ group Midnight Quickie. The thing is, the place was suuuuper crowded by the time Edo’s group was supposed to perform. It was suffocating, uncomfortable, and you could feel other people’s sweat on you, so Seif and I decided to just go to the back. I’d rather not see anything but have space to breathe than see the show but have to have my legs amputated after. =)))

I texted Ryan to pick me up, but my phone died, so I couldn’t meet up with him. Turns out he waited for me for about an hour, but decided to go home after cause I didn’t show up. (Damn BB battery keeps dying, ughhh). I was panicking, cause I didn’t know where to go after, cause by that time, I was already locked out of my host fam. What I did was borrow someone’s phone and contact Ryan through Facebook. After that, I just took a taxi to Ryan‘s house cause I was desperate. Thank you for letting me crash. HAHAHA

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xoxo C

Episode 34

Today, Iva Kali and I were supposed to have another session for the Saman Dance practice, so I asked Fauzan to bring me to FEB (Fakultas Economic dan Bisnis), but when we got there, they weren’t actually practicing. Turns out, they were having a meeting today, not practice, so we were waiting for nothing. Iva and Kali got pretty mad at Naufal because of that. I, on the other hand, just decided to go to Ciputra Mall with Ryan and Tito, because it was still too early to go home. Beef pepper rice from the food court was the highlight of my day, and that’s pretty fuckin sad. =))))))

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xoxo C