the JOURNEY: August 2012

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Have you ever eat SNAKE?

Have you ever eat snake?
Do your country serve snake dish?
Do you want to try?
Stop your curiosity, and visit one Restaurant in Bandung.

the latest menu (gabus fish and lizard)

beef with kailan

steam gabus fish

hot sauce snake

What is snake tasted like?
It is similar to chicken. But...more something~ *hard to explain

This restaurant also provide snake's blood and bile, which are good for health.

Location:
Naya Restaurant
Jl. Dr. Junjunan no. 119 Bandung

Operational Hours :
Tuesday-Sunday
10.00-22.00 WIB (GMT + 7)

(y) Taste it (y)

Monday, August 27, 2012

Gunung Padang, Cianjur, Indonesia

Another interesting place to go ~ ~ ~
Gunung Padang is a megalithic site located in Cianjur, Indonesia. It is popular nowadays, because some TV stations have visited this site and reported it.

How to get there?
- Rental a car. You can rental car from Bandung. It is easier because the drivers usually had known the place. So, you just enjoy the ride. *actually you cannot really enjoy the ride because the road is just very snaky.
- Drive own car. Firstly from Bandung use toll and go out at the Padalarang toll. Then ask for directions. I don't really confident to show you the way >.<
- Backpackers' style. Ride a bus to Cianjur. Ride several angkot (public transportation in form of car). Finally, ojek (motorcycles). *more tiring, more complicated, more ezpensive, and more memorable

How long it takes to go the the site?
Yesterday, when my mother drove from Bandung to Cianjur, it took about 2 hours (no traffic jam). From Cianjur to the site took 1-2 hours. So, in total 3-4 hours.

The real stair to the place

left: the real, right: artificial

amazing scenery ~

Gunung Padang, the ruins of andesites

the best ice cincau ever

the andesites

Gunung Padang from above

the portal (yellow line)

Pencak Silat performance

Admission fee : Rp 2000 (<US$1)
Operational Hours : 08.00 - 16.00 WIB (GMT + 7)

You won't enjoy this anywhere else ~

Thursday, August 23, 2012

John Evans, the Best Head Balancer

Lifting bricks. Lifting tables. Lifting a car.
A total amazing talent to lift that things on head without hands.
John Evans discovered his talent when he was working to be a construction labourer.
He's doing this for charity. He will give all he got to blind people, because unfortunately he only has 1 functionate eye.

The Best Head Balancer in the World is being invited to Star King, one of Korea's reality show.
John Evans are being admired by the celebrity in Korea, such as Leeteuk Super Junior, Boom, and others.
On the show, he lifted 250 glasses of coloured water that was arrayed to be 9 storeys.
He also made a new record by lifting 12 tables (2 metres long), hands free, 10 seconds.
See more about John's actions on http://www.headbalancer.com/world-records.htm

"I'm happy to be 65 years old, diabetic, one eye, and the best in the world."
A very touching sentence he gave in the end of the show Star King.

So, what we can learn from John is that we have to be GRATEFUL.

Even in the toughest situation, we still have to give our best.

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Kawah Putih, Bandung, Indonesia

Hey, guys. I'm gonna tell you about a very beautiful cauldron in Bandung, Indonesia. This cauldron is a sulfur crater lake. That's why the cauldron smell so stink (advice: use mask). The itinerary will take approximately 1 hour (no traffic jam) from the center of the city. In the journey, you can also see some scenery of vegetable fields, such as corn, cauliflower, paddy, etc.

kawah putih

trees in kawah putih

kawah putih

the beautiful trees

kawah putih

stairs to go down to the crater

kawah putih from stairs

This is a very amazing place for you who like taking photos, or who like being captured.

The admission fees :
adult : Rp 15.000 (< US$2)
car : Rp 150.000 (< US$15)

Operational hours :
until 17.00 WIB (GMT + 7)
closed when bad weather encounter

Wish you can enjoy kawah putih and share the beauty to the world.
Thank you :)