Why I show you this photo?....pay attention to the very first luggage bag...Cute right..so mini then the rest..I was shocked initially but I managed to stuff all my barang2 inside that mini...Im impressed

Day of Departure from Changi to Semarang~ 10th April 2009 Friday

Camwhore in the waiting room before boarding the plane.

Its gonna be a 2 hours journey to Semarang airport and yet another 3-4 hours journey to Rembang, my sister-in-law's house. Roughly we gonna reach there around 5am WIB (6am in Singapore) Saturday. Her family gonna fetch us by mini van at Semarang airport.

Let me share with ya my experience in the plane..It was kinda of roller coaster ride..LOL..My sista Mariah got sick on the plane...throwing out...the rest of us busy eating the plane food...The part I hated most is when it was kinda of bumpy in the air due to bad weather...It wasnt that smooth though we are glad that we landed safely and thats all matters..It left us with ear blocked and earache..

Day ONE in Rembang~ 11th April 2009 Saturday

At the Semarang airport, Siti's mother, her eldest brother's wife and son and her brother-in-law Mas Udi fetched us along with two mini van drivers (Mas Sus and Pak Bur). One for our luggage and the other for us...We got the van all to ourselves and my bro and the rest took the other van along with our luggage. Here comes our 3-4 hours long tiring journey...we got Pak Bur..He drove super DAMN SLOW and we thought that we gonna arrive next year...the road was super damn packed with heavy traffic...big vehicles like trucks, buses, motors...etc...you just name it...SUPER DANGEROUS...and added to that is their unnecessary honing and overtaking each other...NOw it seems like a racing track..Air & noise POLLUTION. NO proper traffic rules..All seems to be just a one way road...Watch the video below and you see for yourself what I mean...hehe

We stopped for a while for midnight/ early breakfast along the roadside stall...and it was too damn early for us and all we wanna do is reach there and sleep...LOL...Hmm...our journey was so damn funny coz my dad kept on teasing the van driver Pak Bur...and cracking jokes so that he is not sleepy...LOL...my dad starts to tease his name as it sounded like a bird's name...BURBUR...something like that...he asked him to sing dangdut songs lah...then he said that he wanna sleep and ask Pak Bur to drive carefully and dun fall asleep. It was quiet until my dad starts to crack jokes again...he said that the moment he opened his eyes he saw a truck coming from infront...scary..LOL...My dad ah...well I laugh so loud...hahah...

After eating we continued our journey, Siti's mother join us in the van as theirs is too packed with our luggage. Now ours are cramp. Me and Mariah has to squeeze...LOL..She kept telling us that we are reaching soon but her soon is like 1/2 to one hour sia..LOL

We finally reached our destination...her house doesnt look like those old kampung huts...hehe..KINDA COOL considered its a rural area...its has their own verandah...I just glanced through as it was dark and all I want is to SLEEP. I can't even feel my buttock...its been a long JOURNEY.

We are brought to our rooms and we get ourselves change and the most biggest fear comes when they are lots of big lizards on those walls esp in the toilets...DARN...Sigh...we are glad that Siti asked her mum to upgrade the house esp those ceiling/ rooftop...it was actually naked and we can actually see the roof without the ceiling..its gonna be creepy..as we can actually see the lizards..LOL...only the kitchen has no ceiling (shown below)...

Can you imagine if she didnt do the ceiling, this is wat our room gonna look like. OMG..I dont think I gonna sleep as we can see all those lizards...LOL..Two years back when my bro went there the rooms and living room are without ceiling...Therefore we really thank them for doing the ceilings for us...We really appreciate that...

I did not blog the house photo to criticise but to show you how they upgrade their house for our visit....So touch..I will show you around the house in a bits..

Our room ceiling... =)

These will lead us to the rooftop and we use it for our camwhore...LOL...I even scare my sis that later got hair coming down from there...hehehe...

We really treasure this fan as it was really very very and extemely HOT to the maximum...but the bad thing was that it cant TURN, so me and my sistas has to sleep and squeeze nearer to one another so that we can can fair amount of air..LOL..Something that I can't do as I sleep alone normally and too crampy with four of us in a room...I told my sista that I need to do flamingo dance whenever I need to turn LOL..

Amazing huh that we have a socket for the electricity....Im amazed...It is a two pin plug..lucky my dad bought a three pin plug and an extension so that we could also charge our HP, used the hairdryer, hair straightener and watch our portable DVD player....(we came prepared huh-sth that my sistas and I can't lived without-LOL)...The electricity is too limited...cant used too many if not it will just died off...LOL...and the socket is kinda loose and sensitive...if we accidentally touch it everything will stop running....speaking of which...we brought the DVD player without the dvd/ vcd...dumb right...Siti's mum only has MOHABBATEIN (Hindi movie) and the rest are Dangdut songs...LOL...Therefore we stuck with the Mohabbatein show for almost 5 days...and the good part is that we can't rewind or forward the show as we forgot to bring the remote control....LMAO....also whenever my sista accidently touch the plug..the dvd player died off...and we have to start watching the show all over again...can you imaging the frustration that we been through...and the ordeal..hahahahahahah....

This is the only window in our room...we also used it as a prop for our Camwhore...

Cupboard that we didnt use...we just used the mirror...lol...LAME...

CAMWHORE TIME due to boredom

Me posing on the mattress....nothing better to do right..

Look at me...what a pose huh..take me!! take me!! Like so cheapo like that...LOL..

Look out the window

OMG...I heard something from the rooftop

Emo pic...only 1st day and I wanna opt for hotel..it was frustrating HOT...

The waiting for the time to go out (me seating outside at the verandah LOL)....the boredom, the heat, the time..the waiting....ARGHHH...then decide to CAMWHORING in the room

THE SUICIDE

THE ESCAPE


After camwhoring, we when to the beach and visit Siti's brothers prawn farm...

Prawn farm

Walking towards the beach and on the sides are the prawn farm

Photos taken at the wrecked boat at the beach



Look athe the background....mountain areas...Nice view

Siti's eldest bro, Mas Awi prawn farm

The beach+wretched ship

Sunset- Amazing

Day TWO in Rembang~ 12th April 2009 Sunday

Can you imagine me for the first time in my adult life waiting for the time to go outing....counting down...the time is now 1:17 WIB (SIN 2:17pm)...our outing to Gunung Lenges is at 3 pm WIB. I was dying because of the timing. SO DAMN SLOW. Whereby in Singapore we are running out of time. Here we are wasting our time waiting. Look at me I felt like I'm growing old faster. Fatter and darker..Package..

Gunung Lenges (Inactive volcano)- Thanks to Mas Sus (driver+tourguide) and Mas Yudi for bringing us there

I'm at the puncak..Happy!!!

As you can see, we left the mini van there and on our way to the climax of Gunung Lenges.

I managed to reach at the puncak of the gunung (climax of the mountain) but I was panting so heavily because we need to walk all the way up on our own as vehicle is not allowed as it is a bumpy road and can be dangerous...

Satisfaction- Accomplish a mission of climbing to the top...Hmm, do I lost any pounds..I wonder?? Afraid not!!!! Arghhhh...

Nature's beauty

My father tries to be funny..it is so dangerous and he just climbed there and kept going further and further....OMG....take few shots for him and shouted for him to climb down..

Met my friend on the way up to the top...LOL..Mbekkkkkk...KAM-BING

Yet another shot of us....

We have managed to walk back to our transport

Nice view....

On the way home we went to have coconut drink at the shop near the sea...My father lets us have the coconuts first and the coconut drink is tasteless but the the flesh is so soft... =) and his, only manage to drink the juice but the flesh so DAMN hard...and we were like DAD you can have our share..LOL...

We have to rush home because it is Sheyrin's cukur rambut ceremony and kenduri selamat (Sheyrin's cutting hair ceremony+prayer's for safety- something like that lah-LOL my Malay translation sucks...

My bro carried Sheyrin around for everyone to cut her hair....We are very surprise that the ceremony was short and sweet, they have been busy preparing food and we thought that everyone will sit down and eat together but instead all have been packed and nicely place in the centre for them to bring back after the ceremony (something diff from s'pore)....76 people per household was invited..can you imagine...wooo...my sister-in-law was like OH NO..my daughter's hair will be bald if everyone is cutting her hair...LOL...but thats not so lah...hahahahahahah

Day THREE in Rembang~ 13th April 2009 Monday

Decided to go and tagged along with my mum, dad, mbak Dewi, her daughter Nuril and my sis Kathyni to their wet market...LOL...can you see how BORED I am to the maximum til I am desperate to go to the market after donkey years..we walked the market.....BUT...

We take beca (tricycle) home....LOL..Lame but I just need to have the experience...how rarely can you ride those transportation....hehehe

Me eating srikaya fruit...just pluck from the tree in front of the house...LOL..so convenience huh...

You can see how restless and miserable I was....My bum is on FIRE and numb...growing fatter and fatter..the waiting to go to Pasujudan Sunan Bonang (Makam Putri Cempo)...I dunno where but it is one of the places of interest in Indonesia...something about the 9 wali who has dispersed themselves around Indonesia to spread Islam...

LOOK AT THOSE STEPS..MORE THAN 100 STEPS I ASSUME...I was panting and breathless halfway to the top..along the way up there are beggers and we have to give them money...I asked how many steps are there...and you know what they asked me to go all the way up again and count....LOL...
We have to wear something appropriate...Lucky I brought along my scarf with me...LOL...hmmm..but too bad I cant go into the certain praying room as I'm having my menses...so I was alone outside waiting for the rest and I was being target strangers...these uncle was asking my whereabouts...then came this young chap...all the way struggling to speak LONDON to me whereby I spoke to him in INDO...WTF rite...Full of crap...

Thanks to Mas Sus and Mas Yudi again for the tour....

On the way down....

On the way up.....LOL...opposite...should be at the top...never mind...

When we reach home we went over to Kak Sarmiati's house (walking distance) to fetch Sheyrin home...its a blessing in disguise as Kak Sarmiati volunteer herself to make rojak for us..YUM2...

Day FOUR in Rembang~ 14th April 2009 TUESDAY

The day have come whereby I have been dying for..that is to take perahu (motor boat-seems like lah)

Thanks to Siti's third bro Mas Oto for accompanying us for this ride to KAMPUNG PANGKALAN (their relatives from next village)...LOL
I felt bad as I failed to help mum went up the perahu..shes struggling...sorry MUM...Im busy video recording...DAMN FUCK SIA ME....hmmm...FUCK ALL ALSO...Pardon my words..this is for paying off for my mum embarrassment situation....

Yet another experince in taking the Tosai....Motor carriage...LOL...It is...

After we reach home...I decided to follow Siti to go buy dinner...and guess what we ride motor with Siti's second bro Mas Ani and double with Siti..Threesome on a motorbike..cool sia my first time riding on a bike and somemore three person on a dangerous road...heckcare I'm bored...lets go on some adventure..It was cool..very windy..SHIOK!!!! somemore me and Siti are very fleshy...hahahaha....Just for illustration here how its look like but not me lah as no one took my pic for me...SOB2...wasted but i snap a shoot of Mas Oto, my bro and Siti on the bike...(for me that day, I was the last person)...hahaha..

Mas Ani drop me and Siti and went to fetch my mum, dad and my lil sis...hehe..we went to buy sate, baso, some toiletries then ride beca home...COOLLLLLL

Day FIVE in Rembang~ 15th April 2009 WEDNESDAY

The three celebrations in ONE DAY...Sheyrin's bdae (20th April), Bro's bdae (24th April) and their wedding Anniversary (3rd April)

Surprised to know that this is the FIRST ever birthday celebration ever held here in this VILLAGE...Honour...SO PROUD!!!hehehe...

Later at 10am WIB we will be going to the town area to take the cake that Siti had ordered...it is about 3 hours journey...DAMN...

While waiting...we did some decorations....to KILL/ PASS TIME...

Look the brave thing that I did..blow balloon...what about that? WELLL IM AFRAID OF BALLOONS AND I HAVE BURST TWO OF THEM WHILE BLOWING....BUT THAT DOESNT STOP ME FROM BLOWING because IM BORED!!!

Decorating the porch/ verandah or whatever that is called....

We hired Mas Sus minivan and together with Mas Oto we went to get the ordered Cakes from the town side and it took about 3 hours journey and we were brought for sightseeing as well...its like killing two birds with one stone...LOL..

We halfway stop and they gave us the experience to their another type of transportation which is the horse carriage....I was so excited though I felt that these horses are being abuse...they travelled on the heavy road with the rest of the heavy vehicles...so dangerous...I pitied the horses. I got to sit in front beside the so called the one handled the horse...the horse's tail flap here and there and tickled my legs and before I knew it theres shit on my pants...LMAO..

If you notice the foreground horse carriage is the carriage that I rode..if you take a closer look at the bottom is the compartment whereby the horse poops are being collected....LOL...Im shocked that the collection of poops is just below where I sat...hahahaha....tried to have conversation with the uncle but he knew bits of Indo linggo...I asked him about how he got the horse and he just looked at me....TOINK....I was like forget it lah...hahahaha

We took the ride and dropped at Taman Rekreasi Pantai Kartini

Look at my mum and dad....look at their priceless happy moments..

I find it childish but I wanted ride on these duck so much..LOL..

Bro and Mas Oto

Tini and Mariah

All of us had fun and making full out of ourselves...we kept on pushing the duck fwd and backward using our foot to cycle...it was kinda rusty...LOL..

Look at my niece..my mum bought her the elephant cap...LOL...SO KAWAII

We went home to get ready for the tri-celebration.

Since its a very first bdae celebration over there..all the children came with gifts and they are all so excited....also they are so excited when their photos are taken....they felt happy..More and more kids crowding in the house later...about 80 over kids around this village...OMG...They really love the Bdae cakes..YUMYUM

The funny part about the cake is that they spelt my niece name wrongly instead of Sheyrin is Sheylin...my bro is worst from Samad to AHMAD...and he was so ANGRY...LOL...What a mix up..and to think we t6ravelled all the way there for 3 hours and the outcome is like shit....

This so called massage auntie (left) Auntie Fatimah and my mum (right)
She can check our health by pressing our radial area (NERVE, VEINS, BONE- DOUBTS ME)....guess what is mine...I have gastric problem...Bloatedness, always nauseating, vomitting since Im small till now.....true sia...and the true part is she knew I lack of movement...Im a couch potato..thats why hip so big...LOL...hahahahha...My sistas and mum cant stand the pain when she really press so hard..LOL...SHES creepy...SOMEMORE SAY IF IM SICK GONNA SPENT LOTSA MONEY TREATING OVERSEAS LIKE HONGKONG...SIAO SIA....

My mum (left) with Siti's Mum. Her mum is so damn funny esp when you watch sinetron with her. for the 3 days when we came...the nights Sheyrin will cry so terribly..so it woke us up...When she carried Sheyrin she could still watch the sinetron go in front of the tv and beat the face of the bad character in the drama..funny rite..people already kan chiong why Sheyrin cried and she can do that...I SALUTE HER.

Day SIX in Rembang~ 16th April 2009 THURSDAY

So called shopping time...SOB2 I didnt bring enough $$$$..

We hired Mas Sus minivan again LOL and Mas Oto is our guide...LOL...We went to matahari (shopping ctr) for shopping then to Pasar Kliwon all at KUDUS area ...whereby the stuffs there prices are quite cheap and reasonable....

Over at the Pasar Kliwon...me an my mum are being separated from the group...and the rest two all separated into 3 groups...searching high and low for the rest and finally we managed to regroup...PANIC SIA...

Day SEVEN in Rembang~ 17th April 2009 Friday

Today is the last day here and I told Siti that I wanted to see her first bro padi field...
So we went there and shot some pics..

Wet Padi Field

I told dad that he look like one of the farmer...lol

Padi Field

Photo taken at Mas Awi's House (Also owns a prawn farm)

SAY CHEESE!!!





PHOTO TAKING SESSION FOR REMEMBRANCE....THAT NIGHT...

Day EIGHT in Rembang~ 18th April 2009 Saturday

Airport- We are lucky that we got Mas Sus instead of Pak Bur for the journey back to Semarang Airport..LOL..

THATS ME!!! HOME SWEET HOME!!! IM ON MY WAY

SELESAI/ TAMAT/THE END/ FIN

SUMMARY of the whole ONE WEEK TRIP

Going to the toilet is a daily chores for us as we have to look out for LIZARDS...very tiring lei...Not to mention in the middle of the night..you either hold for tomorrow or go fight with the lizards..LOL

Firefly, we caught and place in the bottle and we decide to let it go eventually...

This is what the house looks like b4 the rennovation...This is their neighbour's house just beside theirs

MITOS: It was said that this one toilet facilities near the Gunung Lenges when you shower totally naked in it you will gain a younger self....CRAP...but thats what they belief

have you ever saw these type of bottle exist anywhere?

LOL..even their soda is tasteless but gassy...they called it SODA GEMBIRA (HAPPY SODA) They will add syrup to give the soda its taste...YUCKKKSSS. BUT IM NOT HAPPY SIA....

Im glad that Im back in Singapore =)