Over the weekend, I hopped on a 2-hour ferry ride from Harbourfront to visit Indonesia’s Tanjung Balai with a bunch of my colleagues. We were told beforehand that there wasn’t much on the island. The exact words were actually “go there, eat and relax only“. It was described as what Singapore was like in the…
Bandung food and sights aside, the thing I had really been looking forward to about our trip (aside from spending quality time together with the boyfriend, love love mwah mwah, haha) was our lodging: Padma Hotel Bandung. I mean, come on, it looked so pretty in photos! We had a rocky start with it though.…
I love food. If you’ve scrolled through my Instagram, you may have even seen my new hashtag: #heyrockEATgirl. So witty, noh? Hahaha Seriously though, food is always one of the things I look forward to when traveling (or even in life in general, ssh!). Aside from authentic local dishes, a culture’s take on other cuisines is…
This year, I’ve visited my 4th Indonesian city – Bandung. It’s the capital of West Java, and quite frankly, it has a different feel than that of Batam, Yogyakarta, and Bali. For one thing, the climate is much cooler. Our taxi driver told us that on long weekends, Bandung gets really jammed coz everyone from Jakarta…
Ah, my last day in Bali. Since I was flying back to Singapore (and I needed to top up my miles), I opted for the night flight out while my friends took the next morning flight back to Manila. To maximize this day, we reserved this for our cooking class. 🙂 Irish found Paon Bali…
After 2 days of jam-packed itineraries, you’d think we’d simmer down but Day 3 of The Best 4 Days in Bali was as full and as fun as the others. Putra couldn’t make it for our second day of tour due to temple commitments but he had a friend drive us around using the same Toyota Avanza.…
Here’s Day 2 of The Best 4 Days in Bali. I was thinking hard about what word would perfectly describe this day because other than “best” there’s just no word that fits exactly.. Play? But that’s only the first part of the day. Chill? That’s for the second part. It wasn’t until I was typing…
I’ve been putting off writing this travel entry because I’m afraid I won’t do our barkada Bali trip much justice. Was really hesitant to travel to Bali at first because of all the horror stories I’ve heard – getting harassed in the airport, being framed for drugs, getting served fake alcohol, etc, but let me just…
Quick recap, I spent the weekend in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Half the time we were busy being bums, the other we were doing our temple run. Jogja, as it’s called by the locals, is known for its 2 UNESCO World Heritage Sites – the Borobodur and the Prambanan. Considering it was low-peak season, the Borobodur was…
First of, thank you to everyone who greeted me last Friday. I am really grateful to be surrounded by so much love and positive vibes from such amazing people not just on January 17, but for all 25 years of my life thus far. ♥︎ For my birthday this year, I was lucky enough to…