Octofest !

Octofest!

Hello November.. Sometimes Am kinda excited yet freak out when November come. Because it means December is near and means new plans and hope are coming. Freak out because Am getting older and afraid all my plans are beyond my goals.

Speaking of goals… actually I have no clear idea of life goal recently. Hehehe. Especially in career. Huft.

Wanna go back as an external auditor but afraid I’ll get worst client and manager again.

So based on my 2014 resolutions I can say that half of it already fulfilled. Except learn diving and visit Mt. Rinjani. Planned to join Mt. Rinjani Trail Run but after thinking over… seriously El? You run at Rinjani? Why wont you hike and enjoy the view? Yeah so I will hike that mountain next year (finger crossed).

What so fun on October? Ohh.. it’s a loot! Yeah a lot of fun!

On the first weekend on October me and my friends try to do trail run at Mt. Gede. And that was my first time hike a mountain! And it’s so addictive. Deffo will do it again. Even my leg felt so damn tired at the first but my experience to run at this mountain was AWESOME!. Fresh air, green green green view, passing the hot spring water, and crazy track.

And on the following weekend I went to Sangiang Island. Located near Anyer and took 1 hour 30 minutes by boat from small harbor near Sanghyang Resort. This small island was planned to build a bridge to connected Sumatra and Java Island. But recent news that our president cancelled the plan which I thought a brilliant idea. Because it will save the ecosystem inside and surrounding the Sangiang Island.

With a small boat we explore the Sangiang. Went to the bat cave and catch sunset there. Also  you can do snorkel and free dive at this island. Guess what… the corals are soo soo soooo healthy!

The table coral is big. Colorful coral and many fishes in here. Compare to coral at Gili, Lombok, it almost look alike.  

Also in October my Uni best friend is getting married with her 10 years relationship boyfriend. Is that long? LOL. Actually I forget. They were dated since high school. Kudos to Rahma. Finally girl !! Finally! The wait is over!!! :D

At last weekend of October there is the 2^nd Jakarta Marathon! I didn’t register any category. Because I thought the weather will be SUPER HOT and SUPER HUMID! (Thank you to the El Nino). But my running buddy told me that he had extra BIB for Half Marathon and he gave it to me! Wohooo.

Didn’t make any PB because I hate do long run in Jakarta. (pfftt worst excuse :p )

And afterward enjoying recovery with Tiff and Putri cook. Noomm.

What a fun October huh? <3 <3

Long Weekend Gateaway: Sail Komodo Part 1

Even though already summer season weather in Jakarta lately is pretty anoyying. Sometime rain sometime pretty humid. The climate change from wet season to summer also really annoy me. I got cough and flu also eye irritation (even worse conjunctivity!) geez.

But the flu season didnt break my excitement to have my supreb getaway! Last May we have long weekend holiday. So my friends and I since this March already planned to go to KOMODO Island!! 

This place was one of my bucket list in my life.

We decided to have sailing from Lombok to Komodo/Labuan Bajo. Since there are many places to visit if you go to Komodo by sailing. To go this island from Lombok we took Kencana Adventure since they have reasonable price for us. 

But before we go we stayed at Gili Trawangan a night. Arrived at Lombok in the morning and reached Gili Trawangan on the afternoon. At first we decided for Gili hopping but seems we too tired and too late to start Gili hopping. So then after cleaning our selves at hotel we rent bike and try to cathced sunset. Buuutt apparently we go to the wrong side to catched sunset! 

LOL

Chillax at Gili T

Yeah we should ride the bike not pushed the bike. But heey have you ever try to bike on the sand? 

 At Gili T we stayed at Mozaik Hotel. An affordable hotel just 10 minutes walk from Gili Tawangan harbour.

It was my first time to stayed at Gili Trawangan. So exploring this island it self was totally a fun plus I enjoyed it with my friends. Also it was my first experience traveling with my friends, more than 3 days. Gosh! Totally a madness!

Riding a bike with empty stomach totally a mistake. We got lost, found many end roads and many sands to bike on. 

We stopped at Egoiste to enjoy Gili Gelato and ate ice cream at the side of the beach. Ah what a pleasure.

At night we went dinner at Food Night Market at Gili. The food totally yummy and delicious and also cheapo!!. After having dinner we having a walk just want to see the Gili's life at night. But too bad at 10 pm we already too tired and we had to wake up in the morning tomorrow to leave Gili T and start our sailing trip.

In the morning after packing at cleaning out our selves we got our breakfast which is will be our same menu for this holiday... yup banana pancake (I tho I will try to make it by my self for my daily breakfast). 

We left the hotel and heading to Bangsal harbour. At Bangsal someone from the Kencana already wait us with the bus. And it seems not only us who meet up at Bangsal. Yup some tourists already inside the bus and looks like our pack are the latest persons. Whoops.

After leave Bangsal we go to Kencana Adventure office at Senggigi (beside Senggigi art market) at there we got some briefing about what we will do during the sail and what we will got. Where we will stop and everything that will happened during sailing.

Supposed to be 12pm we leave the office. But there is some trouble with the tour participants. Based on their record it supposed to be 65 members but apparently 75 people shown up. There are misrecord or whatever. So we leave Senggigi at 1pmi-sh. Errgghh.

From Senggigi we go to Labuan Lombok, where the boat is park. From Senggigi to Labuan Lombok took 2 hours. They said we will got lunch at the bus. Well it looks like we will got lunch when near Labuan Lombok. Pffft.

So far it was the 'pffft' moment on the tour. Afterward everything are going well and fun!

So here is some of the pic when we stopped at Moyo Island on the next day. And after that we going to Satonda Island.

Us at Moyo Island

 When the boat reached the Moyo island the tour leader will offered us to swim over to the island or by boat. At first I choose by boat because if you want to swim you should jump from the boat (Oh My GOD!!)
But then I saw my friends almost of them were going to jump and there come the guts inside of me. I jump!! but with life jacket. Hehheeh.

tracking to waterfall

wohoo

Moyo Island was famous by "Lady Di and Mick Jagger was here"

I will upload soon the waterfall pic. For me the waterfall was great. The shape was like almost other waterfall but what makes it different..hemm I thougt maybe because there is a rock like store the water from waterfall that shape like a small pool. And this fresh water will be our only fresh water until next two days.

................to be continue