30 January 2013

Udjo Angklung, Bandung

see...i don't know you guys remember or not
about my post on craters in Bandung
[i'm saying this as if there is someone reading my blog...haha^^]
but, this post is actually continuity of my Bandung's trip
hehe^^

my grandma a bit kecoh masa pergi Bandung ni
saying that there's Angklung performance here
and the supir was like
"ayoh, ayoh....jom pergi tengok angklung"
[supir is the Indonesian word for driver]
we arrived a bit late..like 10 minutes
but, it was ok...
the entrance fee is 120,000 in Indonesian Rupiah
and if converted to Malaysian Ringgit it is RM38.40
but, it's worth it
it was 2-hours of performances
and they having like 7 different shows
plus, they even teaches you to play angklung^^


the stage's performance
oo..i forgot to mention
it was called Udjo angklung, hehe^^


 just look at all the musical instruments
rasa nak ada each items kat rumah je
eventough tak reti main pun, haha^^


ini host performance tu
cantik kan baju lady tu??
dia pon cantik...and i was like
"mumy, nak baju macam tu, nanti kita cari ye"
and mumy answered
"kau tak ada shape, dia ada, haha"
sabar jelah kalau kene gelak ngan mumy


then, ada persembahan menari
tapi dia tukar-tukar topeng sambil menari
very nice actually
sebab dance step dia more like manly
tapi perempuan yang menari 



then, show dari budak-budak kecil
as young as 4 years old pun ada
at here, they were like some sort of academy 
the man explained that after school,
the children will come to here to learn and practice


the kids from the performance
seronok je tengok budak-budak ni
they were very playful and just enjoying everything


seriously, the big angklungs on left and right 
sangat-sangat cool


then, they gave us..the audiences
one angklung for each one of us
tengok mumy...happy je
she was worried kalau tak dapat angklung because we sat far behind from the stage 


tapi, sambil tu sempat jugak..mumy
"ehh, kau ambiklah gambar aku dengan mamat sebelah ni, ensem kan??"
urghh, mumy ni..sama je
ingatkan aku seorang je cuci mata, haha^^

mamat tu and the gang..haha
actually orang Jakarta
we heard that ramai orang Jakarta akan datang Bandung on weekend
in morning, they will go to shopping
and the evening they will drop by to watch this angklung's performance
tak jauh pon Jakarta to Bandung
roughly two to three hours of driving


if noticed, each angklung that they gave to audiences
have a name like 
"Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Denpasar, Jawa Tengah"
i think the name given based on the seven seas yang ada dekat Indonesia
and each name actually corresponds to the each note of music
the one... C D E F G A B
then, there's someone will teach how to hold and play the angklung
so, for example, if he mention "Kalimantan"
as respond, all the audiences who received angklung with sign of "Kalimantan"
will play their angklung
then, he will keep on going mention each sign of angklungs
until each sound of angklungs unites and become a song
so, just imagine, a crowd of people plays angklung 
it was pretty amazing though
and I think "Kalimantan" sign actually respond to C note
hehe^^



 they even provide translator
to those tourists yang tak understand Indonesian speaking
i did tried that translator when i was in Japan last year
very convenient, hehe^^


the one standing in the middle with black suit
was Udjo's son
couldn't remember his name
sory l_l
and the one playing guitar, drum and one of the angklung is Udjo's grandson
family business
but i like to consider it as more to family traditions
hehe^^


they performed Micheal Jackson's Heal The World
and Gun n Roses too, hehe^^


they gave a small replica of angklung to us
it's actually function to be like ticket's concert
hehe^^
but i love the experience of it
once in lifetime
but i would love to go the performances again
thus, i hang the replica onto my handbag
so that i won't forget the moments
hehe^^

if you guys heading to Bandung, Indonesia
please spend your time to watch this 
it totally worth it
but make sure to come on time of the performance
the performance is not daily-based
you can check on their website
or just ask your tourist guide
enjoy^^

20 January 2013

wedding besfie...^^

aritu aku ada post on pasal tunang bestfie aku ni
jadi sekarang nak share on wedding dia pulak
hehe^^

nikahnya hari jumaat petang lepas zohor
and i was like...
me: weyhh..kenapa kau nikah hari jumaat?
besfie: memanglah weyhh...nanti kau kursus kahwin, 
kau tahulah nanti...dia akan beritahu kenapa
me: erkkk...iye??
sebab besfie aku lagi sorang tak leh datang sebabkan exam
tak pelah gitu kan...
pengantin pon tak kisah
asalkan datang on reception
hehe^^

jadi malam sebelum tu,
aku datang rumah kawan aku ni
dia mintak inaikan dia
masa inaikan dia ni..
rasa sangat-sangat sedih
sebab kenal dari sekolah rendah lagi
and became bestfriend eversince sekolah menengah
until now
macam...banyak sangat benda yang kitaorang buat sesama
all those funny things
all those mesmerizing moments masa sekolah
all those gossiping and mocking each other
arghhh...memang something that unforgettable
kekadang, bila jumpa 
we can still talk about what happened years ago during school
we still remember each details of that moments


esoknya, lepas zohor
straight to her house at Bangi
temankan dia make up and put on dress untuk nikah
ada ke patut masa nak nikah ni
dia duk gelak-gelakkan laki dia
yang datang dengan songkok tinggi
"weyhh, kau nak kahwin kot, buatlah cara nak kahwin"
haha...^^


atiqah and the bride...azila^^









i look sooo0000oooo chubby kan?? haha^^

the reception was on the next day
and was held at Bangi Golf Resort
enjoy the pics...^^


behind the scenes^^


behind the scenes again^^


masa touch up makeup ni...diana was like
"ok2...semua buat ahhhh"
padahal yang nak touch up azila seorang je
haha^^


this was pretty interesting
dapat buggy sendiri...haha^^


azila the bride^^


the bride and the groom^^


kami the bridesmaid harus juga bergambar
hehe^^
this was actually self-timer with tripod
haha...biasa sudah ambil gambar macam ni^^









after seharian bergambar kat bangi golf resort ni
[pakcik bawa buggy tu cakap Mawi duk sini, haha^^]
Diana and I went to restaurant untuk minum-minum
sekali baru perasan yang Diana ni dapat sms dari Qadijah 


yes...kitaorang memang suruh dia bawa baju bridesmaid dia ke Toulose tu
and kitaorang dah cakap nanti nak skype
after wedding habis
last-last masing-masing terlupa
sebab sibuk ngan shoot outdoor 
and kat padang golf tu
of courselah tak ada wifi
masa wedding tu ada call Qadijah kat skype
but dia tak jawab-jawab lak
malam tu, bila masing-masing buka fb
ternampaklah si Qadijah upload gambar sendiri dengan baju bridesmaid tu
haha...sedih kot semua orang masa tu
minta maaf sangat-sangat



bila dorang suruh Qadijah bawa baju ni pergi sana
and Qadijah sungguh-sungguh kata ya
aku ingatkan as a joke
rupanya betul-betul dia bawa baju ni kesana
but we managed untuk skype actually
few days before wedding Azila ni
kononnye keluar untuk cari tudung kahwin Azila
but sempat juga untuk duduk dekat McD
untuk Skype dengan Qadijah, haha^^


believe it or not
it took me almost three weeks untuk menyiapkan post ni
haha
asyik buat sikit-sikit je
nak katakan banyak kerja
memanglah banyak pon setiap hari
but, it's more like mentally tired
mengadap and memikir benda-benda
huh 0_o

anyway
to dearest Azila
semoga kekal and berbahagia ke akhir nyawa and ke syurga
semoga dikurniakan anak-anak soleh and solehah
to dearest besfie yang lain
aku rindu karaoke sama kamu, haha^^


01 January 2013

Craters in Bandung

wow...it's 2013 already
how time flies without we knowing it
wondering what I've done during this year
of course, there's some joy and regret as well
hehe^^

on the last month of 2012
me, mummy, my aunt, my grandma
and along with 6 others kawan-kawan nenek
went to Bandung, Indonesia
it was such last minute plan for this trip
aku kan kaki jalan...and kaki habiskan duit, haha
haruslah ikut...
walaupun kerja-kerja ni pile up like books in library
still nak pergi juga
and still nak update blog juga...haha^^

we stay at this hotel
sangat-sangat affordable
and menyenangkan sebab hotel ni muslim
jadi, no worries untuk beli makanan
and hotel ni juga provide transport
just talk with the workers
and he or she will suggest tempat mana nak pergi
and bawa ke sana
of course...you have to pay for the transport
hehe^^

i think Bandung has quite a lot attractions
maybe sebab tak ada dekat Malaysia ni
on the first day ni pergilah Kawah Putih




the unique of this Kawah Putih is that crater dia create takungan air yang jernih
unlike other craters yang warna merah bata
bila tengok Kawah Putih ni teringat cerita Irwansyah and Acha tu, haha^^


pokok-pokok dekat Kawah Putih tu semuanya macamni
macam burn out
tapi kayu dia jadi sangat cantik


seriuosly unique when seeing this
pokok yang macam burn out tapi still hidup on the ground


i'm sure budak geologist can intrepret this lapisan-lapisan tanah
haha...sangat suka benda yang macamni

on the next day
pergi pulak Tangkuban Perahu
the weird thing is dua-dua tempat ni
Kawah Putih and Tangkuban Perahu are actually on top of gunung-ganang
macam quite amazing pada aku
on top of hills...there's actually volcano craters



fuhhh...berasap-asap
last two years...mummy pergi jugak sini
and mummy cakap dulu tak berasap macamni
haha...jadi scary bila dengar




then...jalan-jalan sekeliling Tangkuban Perahu ini
dia ada macam street sale
then bump into this guy
duduk potong-potong and I was like
"apa yang dia potong sebab nampak corak tu still ada walaupon dipotong"
rupanya dia sejenis pokok yang boleh dipotong untuk create shape like vases
but those amazing corak-corak kat batang pokok tu still ada


ini pokok dia sebelum dipotong


ini that man...the only yang jual benda ni dekat sini  


 then, that man explained pokok ni hanya ada dekat gunung tu je
jadi boleh dipotong ikut shape yang nak
asalkan jangan potong sampai ke tengah
sebab nanti corak dia dah tak ada dekat tengah-tengah


some of his artwork
after dah shape batang pokok tu
into vases or ashtrays
sapu syellex (did i spell it right??)
haha


lepas tu, jumpa kedai yang jual wayang kulit ni punya patung
nak beli tapi mummy tak bagi
"that thing is not good for you, ok? that thing got spirit you know?"
ermm...ok-ok

jadi, that's it untuk post kali ni
nanti update lagi on Bandung
there's so much more nak share gambar untuk semua trips
tapi tak sempat-sempat lagi, huhu

huhu...bila masuk new year 2013 ni
baru realise tak ada duit simpanan langsung
bila cerita dekat kawan-kawan
aku tak ada duit simpanan
masing-masing terkejut
mana taknye??
bulan 10 pergi USM, Penang 
(belum post lagi sal ni..later2 ye, hehe)
bulan 11 pergi Cherating, Kuantan 
(nanti post juga sal ni..hehe)
bulan 12 pergi Bandung
arghhhhh...

untuk tahun ni ada lagi few trips
ermm..ermm...sob sob
memang tak leh nak simpan duit sangatlah jawabnye
but it's worth it
totally
travel makes me sees the different side of the world
those amazing things yang belum pernah di adventure
those things yang just wait for me to come
but then we tend to only loves to see beautiful things
ignore those bad things
but actually, bila travel tu
cuba-cubalah tengok environment sana
and try to compare with our own country
yang mana elok...diikuti and dipraktikkan
yang mana tak elok...jangan ikot
tu je

so..hey ho...happy new year^^
celebrate??
no...i just celebrate this new year by listening to
Ho Hey song by The Lumineers^^