COVID19 – SINGAPORE TIGHTEN PRECAUTION (UPDATE : NO MORE SHORT TERM VISITORS FOR NOW)

LATEST UPDATE :

I’m sorry to tell you that below info is no longer valid =(

You can check THE FULL ARTICLE HERE

STAY HEALTHY EVERYONE! THIS TOO SHALL PASS! ❤

Seperti yang kita ketahui, virus COVID19 merebak cepat di dunia, sampai beberapa negara harus memutuskan untuk lockdown – suatu keadaan emergency dimana kita lebih aman untuk berdiam di dalam rumah, atau berdiam di satu area saja. Basically people are not allowed to move freely for safety reason, because it might threaten other people’s lives.

Inget banget January kemarin, aku masih bisa travel, dan masih berpikir ‘Ahh, kayaknya Virus ini akan cepat berlalu.. Dulu-dulu juga Indo aman-aman aja atau gak sampe gimana banget dari Virus.’ Memang manusia yah, kadang suka menganggap enteng sesuatu yang dia tidak paham betul.

Fast Forward ke dua bulan mendatang. Sekarang Negara China, Korea Selatan, Italia, Denmark, Spanyol, Irlandia dan bahkan Malaysia, sedang menerapkan sistem Lockdown, as an act to stop the spreading of COVID19. Nah, sekarang aku mau bahas soal Singapore, negara yang cukup dekat di hati aku. Kenapa? Yah kebetulan aku pernah tinggal lama disana, dan masih sering ada keperluan disana. Singapore tidak me lockdown diri, tapi meningkatkan precaution mereka yg mnurut aku jadi sangat ketat..

Cukup panik awalnya ketika Singapore mengeluarkan pengumuman ini. Kenapa panik? Karena seharusnya aku pergi kesana bulan depan untuk MC gig aku. Kalau client kekeuh untuk acaranya tetap berjalan di hari yang sudah di tentukan. Aku pun akan sebisa mungkin comply to their request. Jadi mulai deh tanya sana-sini gimana caranya buat masuk Singapore? Kalau sudah isi requisite health information, masih tetap harus menjalani 14-day-stay-at-home? Soalnya kan aneh juga.. Misalnya cuman mau ke Singapore 3 hari aja, tapi harus stay at home 14 hari dulu.. Hmmpp.. Kalau orang-orang yang stay di hotel, boncos bngt gak sih? Dan yg mau kasih kita makan siapa kalau kita tinggal sendirian disana? *misalnya kita masih tinggal disana sebagai pelajar atau pekerja, tapi tinggalnya sendirian..

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Ya, kebetulan kemarin dapet kabar kalau client aku yg di singapore akan postponed acaranya ke tahun depan, karena COVID19 dan karena banyak sanak saudara yang dari mana-mana juga. Jadi sudah gak perlu bingung lagi gimana ke Singapore nya.

Tapi karena aku sudah mencari tau, dan di kasih tau juga sama beberapa temen disana. Aku share aja yah disini.. Siapa tau ada temen-temen yg tetep butuh ke singapore, seperti oma perlu bantu mewarat cucu yang baru lahir (biasa disana kan gak ada mbak soalnya) atau butuh ke singapore karena urusan pribadi yang harus di selesaikan segera.

Jadi, terhitung tangal 16 Maret 2020 (Hari Senin Kemarin), semua pendatang / tourist harus mengisi HEALTH INFORMATION dari SINGAPORE’S MINISTRY OF HEALTH.

Link nya CLIK DISINI YAHHH !

Nah, mereka akan cek health information kamu..

  • Masa approval 14-21 hari, dan ada kemungkinan kamu tidak di approve juga. Jadi seandainya kamu perlu banget ke Singapore, aku saranin isi dulu, baru beli tiket pesawatnya setelah di approve.
  • Lalu, pastikan kamu ada tempat dimana kamu bisa 14 day stay at home.
  • Surat approval akan di kirimkan ke email yg tertera di form, jadi jangan sampe salah ya tulis emailnya.
  • Jika kamu pergi berdua, berarti harus submit 2x yah formnya. Semuanya individual dan gak bisa di gabung
  • Setelah di approve, tolong di print dan di bawa saat kamu berada di immigrasi Singapore.
  • Kalau kamu tiba2 ada medical condition yang baru, kamu harus isi ulang form tersebut. Dan waktunya akan di reset lagi. jadi kamu harus nunggu 14 hari lagi untuk approval =(
  • Dan sesudah di approve, kamu harus ke Singapore within 14 days after approval. karena kalau lebih dr itu, health information kamu sudah gak valid lagi di mata mereka.

Menurut aku sih, Singapore sih kyk declaring travel ban yah terhadap Negara ASEAN dan beberapa negara lainnya, tapi yah secara halus aja.. haha.. But yeah i always admire Singapore on how they protect their city-state. Beneran jor-jor-an gituh.

Hopefully this post will somehow help you, and please PRAY so this COVID19 will go away soon, and we can travel freely again. Dan tentunya biar semua yang sakit bisa cepat sembuh, dan perekonomian dunia ini cepat sembuh juga yahh.

STAY HEALTHY EVERYONE ! ❤

 

 

 

 

 

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Singapore : EarlyBird Cafe

Two weeks ago, i made another impromptu trip to Singapore to settle some stuff. Apparently this running errands to Singapore thingy is getting more frequent. Which sometimes it made me tired, but super happy at the same time.

Well, i think i cant deny that i kinda miss living in this little red dot. =)

During this very short trip, me and my Singapore friends made time to go to this one little cafe to have a heart to heart session. A session that i missed the most. It appears that i am not that open to new people, even though i am quite an extrovert person. Haha

Anyway this cafe is called the ‘Early Bird’ cafe. A cafe that’s located one block away from Bugis MRT station and had a yellow popping colour that you will surely notice. This little nice cafe apparently is very comfortable for catching up, having a sip of afternoon coffee, even work remotely and gazing at the passersby one in a while. I personally love their simple decor, and not that noisy kinda area.

Other than the ambiance, i think they have fascinating menu for brunch / dinner, and heard that the taste is not bad either. But since we already had our lunch, and we just want to hang out a while. We only ordered drinks and their truffle fries. I personally think they have a nice Truffle fries (SGD10), even though i somehow feel the one at PS cafe is nicer, or maybe smell nicer (read : more generous in their truffles oil) hehe.

I ordered their mixed juice (SGD 7) since i wanted to drink healthier things now. The good thing is, all their juices are freshly made. My friend ordered their cold brewed sparkling tea (SGD 6.50) which come in a big bottle that taste weirdly nice for me. And my other friend ordered a glass of hot Mattcha Latte (SGD 5.50) that is really thick which i’m sure all green tea lovers will like it.

 

Earlybird Cafe

17 Jalan Pinang Singapore 199149 (Bugis MRT)
Tel: +65 9788 6856
Opening Hours: 10am – 10pm (Mon – Fri), 9am – 11pm (Sat), 9am – 10pm (Sun)

Update Hidup 10

Ya ampunn.. Habis ngecek kapan terakir update soal hidup di blog ini, ternyata udah lama banget! November 2016 aja.. awal2 dimana gw baru pindah ke Jakarta.. gak kerasa banget, time flies like nobody’s business.. and the most important thing is i’m getting oldddd! goshhh! hahaha

Gw tuh masih suka banget in denial! masih berasa umur 16 tahun, or least umur 23! HAHA.. dimana hidup gw masih gak mikirin banyak hal.. Well, dulu umur 23 juga udah mikirin bnyk hal sih, tapi kyknya di umur gw yg skrng ini, lebih buanyak hal yg gw harus pikirin, seperti..

Kerjaan 

Dari dulu juga mikirin kerjaan sih, tapi skrng kyknya lebih mikir, apa purpose Tuhan di hidup gw? #eaaa.. Tiba2 jadi dalem. Yah, karena gw orang beragama yg cukup percaya hidup ini ada purpose dari Tuhan, gw jadi kepikir aja gituh, hidup gw ini buat apa yah? Gimana caranya gw bisa memberkati orang lain dr pekerjaan gw?

Gw tuh selalu mikir, kerjaan jadi dokter, guru atau kerja di United Nation itu kyknya keren banget, soalnya berguna bagi bangsa dan negara. Well, gw yakin juga sih, semua talenta yg Tuhan kasih ke kita juga gak kebetulan, yaitu untuk memberkati orang lain juga, kyk businessman misalnya, dia bisa buka usaha baru dan mempekerjakan orang-orang lain, atau kayak ahli tata kota gitu yang buat kota kita lebih nyaman untuk di tinggali, etc.

Ya mungkin di kerjaan gw yg saat ini, gw bisa memberkati client gw dengan perfomance yang baik hingga semua acara bisa berjalan dengan lancar, dengerin curhatan2 client, give encouragement buat bride yg lagi stress, dan sebisa mungkin bantu all my clients (if it’s still within my capacity).. so far i feel content with what i’m doing now. ya di karenakan, kerjaan ini juga berkat kan dari Tuhan. Tapi yah, lagi di stage dimana gw bertanya aja sama Tuhan, ‘What’s next?’

Bukannya gw bosen dengan apa yang gw lakukan, atau udah ngerasa jago. Because for me, to live is a lifelong learning. cuman ngerasa pengen ada perbesaran kapasitas aja, yearn to do more things, tapi gak tau apa dan gimana. hahaha.. Ada yg lagi ngerasa kayak gw gak?

Money and Time Management 

Memulai hidup freelance 2 tahun lalu, ternyata gak mudah ya gengs. Haha.. ada yg hidup nya freelance juga disini? 

Kalau ngobrol sama orang2 yg masih kerja, kyknya pengen balik gituh ke kehidupan kantor. Dimana ada gaji per bulan yg fix, dan cuti yang bisa di ambil buat travel. Kyknya hidupnya lebih teratur aja gitu. 

Hidup freelance itu enak menurut gw, karena gw gak suka bangun pagi. Haha. Jadi gw bisa bangun siangan dikit tiap hari-nya. Tapi ternyata tantangan ‘Time management’ yg baik itu susah banget gengs! Gw belajar banget untuk use your time wisely akhir2 ini.. karena waktu berjalan terus, and no one care about your progress except yourself. Ya secara kalo dulu di kantor kan ada yg mantau, dan skrng nggak.. 

Sama hal-nya dengan ‘Money management’, pas masuk banyak, rasanya mau travel dan belanja terus.. Pas masuk dikit, nah lohh! Bingung gimana.. haha.. 

Gw lagi berusaha nabung 30% nih dari semua pendapatan gw, tapi belum nemu formula yang pas buat atur pemasukan dan pengeluaran. Apalagi gw sering pergi ke luar kota gengs buat kerja, jadi mikirnya sekalian holiday gt. Dan ini parah bngt! Hahaha

Jadi step yg gw bisa ambil skrng adalah, ‘dont treat your business trip as your holiday trip’. Walaupun godaan belanja dan makan enak sungguh nyata. Haha.. Buat yg freelancer, boleh dong bagi2 tips ‘Money and time management’ hehe. 
Cinta 
Masih berhubungan dengan umur. Haha. Ternyata semakin kita bertumbuh dewasa, feeling aja tuh gak cukup yah. Jadi inget jaman dulu, asal suka sama suka, rasanya ‘we can conquer all’. 

Tapi seiring berjalannya waktu, kayaknya gak bisa mengandalkan feeling aja yah. Udah harus mikirin kalo mau settle in the future gimana, bisakah cowok ini jadi leader di keluarga, financially stable apa nggak, pihak keluarga oke apa nggak. 

Kmrn ada diskusi menarik dr salah seorang temen, ‘Loh, cinta elo kok jadi conditional? Perlu ada ini dan itu dulu baru mau’ 

Dan di balas oleh salah seorang temen lagi, ‘Bukannya dr awal elo jatuh cinta dngn orng itu sudah conditional yah? Seperti, karakter dia bagus, mangkanya jadi suka. At the end of the day ada traits yang bikin elo suka sama orng itu, dan itu aja udah conditional’ 

Pembicaraan pun menjadi berat. Haha.. emang yg punya unconditional love cuman Tuhan Yesus yah nampaknya.. 

Jadi berpikir nihh, gw mau tanya pertanyaan dongg.. di jawab yahh! *maksa. hahaha

Pernah denger dong quotes yang bilang, ‘Love conquers all’ ?

Menurut kalian, quote ini valid gak sih, kalo misalnya elo beda agama dengan orang yang lagi deket sama lo? atau ketika ada pihak keluarga yang gak setuju dengan kedekatan kalian di karena-kan background family dari salah satu pihak yang agak sedikit complicated? 

Apakah kalian orang yg akan berjuang untuk semua perbedaan ini hanya untuk cinta? #eaaa

Yahh, segini dulu deh kerandom-an update hidup gw kali ini. I pray that everyone is doing well with your body, mind and soul! 

*cabut dulu buat check in pesawat pulang dari Singapore ke Jakarta. Hehe.. Oh iya, buat yg mau jastip lagi, bulan depan saya buka lagi yah PO ke singapore. DM me for more info 🙂 

 

Singapore : Symmetry 

Singapore is always a home to me. Even a 6 hours transit in this little red dot country, makes me happy. Haha. Last month, i came to Singapore for some church camps and work-meetings, and decided to spend some time to meet my Indonesian friend, whom i cant seem to have a time to meet in Jakarta itself. It’s still very funny though,  how we both stay in Jakarta, but only managed to have the short catch up in Singapore. Haha. *Guess the perks of staying in Singapore is, we can try to squeeze the time, since there’s no bad traffic.

Anyway, it has been a while since i had my last brunch. and so happy to have it again here in Singapore, a place whereby there’s always a new place to try out. and Finally, we decided to go to small little quirky nice cafe in Bugis area, somewhere in Jalan Kubor, near Haji Lane, called Symmetry.

I love the unfinished wall design, with pop-art decorations. It makes it very hippies and unique. Even though i dont know why they put Jack Skellington outside their cafe. haha.

The food here are a little bit pricy, but i enjoyed all of their dishes. The pasta is thick and chewy. Pork belly is juicy, and not too dry for the aglio olio. And love the sausage on the big breakfast menu, and the fresh juices on the monster mug. Overall is a nice experience over Symmetry.

It’s kinda packed too over the lunch time, so probably you can come for a brunch session for more serene feeling.

Spicy Shrimp & Pancetta Aglio Olio

Pancetta Aglio Olio (no seafood request)

Big Breakfast

Power Juice!

Symmetry 

9 Jalan Kubor, #01-01, 199206

+65 6291 9901

Open Daily :

10.30 AM – 11 PM (Weekdays) // 9 AM – 12 AM (Saturday) // 9 AM – 7 PM (Sunday)

$$ : SGD 20-25 / person

 Symmetry Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato

Singapore : Birds of a Feather

** Apologise for no pictures / less pictures as reference for this post.  As i mistakenly deleted some photos on my media blog and could not recover it back. =( **

Hello Singapore, it has been a while!

I was talking to one of my friend earlier this day, and just realized that we have known each other for 10 years already. Gosh, how time flies. I still vividly remember how i moved to Singapore early July, 10 years ago. Back then, i did not know much things. University life was pretty busy with projects as well. So all i can eat was foodcourt foods like chicken rice, mixed rice, mee pok, and fast foods like McD and KFC. HAHA.

Thankfully, God gave me great friends who i can rely on during my period in Singapore, which some of them are still good friends of mine up till today, who love to bring me to new places to try new things. ❤

and one of new places they brought me recently was BIRDS OF A FEATHER in Amoy Street. A nice cafe which has a very cozy feeling. The ray of natural sunlights and the wooden contemporary design made it more relaxing. The rather big size is a plus point as well, makes it easier for us who often come a big group.

When we talk about cafe, food is another important thing to consider other than the great ambiance. Birds Of A Feather is quite a rather unique eating experience, where they marriage chinese delicacy with italian and western dishes. and amazingly it taste great! even though some of them created a shock unfamiliar taste at first. Haha

A Bowl of Healthiness (SGD 20)

Love the aesthetic serving of this little cute bowl. Housemade Granola with assorted fruits and berries with greek yoghurt. Perfect way to start my meal. Haha. Even though the berries are all a little bit too sour, but i still enjoyed it though. Well, maybe because i always love a granola bowl. It is just a little too pricy for a small bowl. But, worth the try.

Oriental Bolognaise (SGD 20)

My Favorite amongst other dishes. al dente Angel hair, with pork ragout in sichuan style, with onsen tomago, wilted kale and sakura ebi. Was weird at first, but loving this all the way. it’s like chinese style aglio olio. The tingling taste is not bothering at all, and it smell good too. And ohh, the onsen egg really enhanced the flavour of the pasta.

Crispy Gyoza with Truffle Soy Vinaigrette (SGD 16)

A quite crispy outer, yet tender meat on the inside. My second favorite item after the angel hair. I can eat a lot of these too! haha. The dipping is soo good as well, never know that vinegar will goes well with truffle oil. It makes a rather sour taste and savoury at the same time. Perfect for sharing.

Avocado with Shredded Roasted Chicken with Sichuan Pepper Dressing (SGD 23)

This is a the most unique meal that we tasted on that day. Avocado toast with sichuan dressings. Haha.. It created another shock for the taste buds, but it was pretty okay after a few bites. Really a whole new experience of having an avocado toast.

Hong Shao Beef Ragout Orrechiate (SGD 26)

I think this is the only modern chinese dish that goes normal with sichuan style. Haha. A nice tender beef with parmesan foam, spinach, black fungus, pine nut and egg confit.

Overall it was a nice experience hanging out in this small rather big cafe. *What an oxymoron. Haha. Well, it looks small from the outside, since the front look is literally that small, and i did not realized that i already passed it by, till i need to call my friend and ask her to go out. Haha. But it turns out to be a great cozy place inside with awesome service as well.

*And oh, you need to request for tap water if you prefer not to have still / sparkling. Cause they will automatically serve you with the fancy mineral waters when you asked for only water. (well, at least that’s what happened to us)

BIRDS OF A FEATHER

115 Amoy Street #01-01, 069935

Open Daily : 10am till late

(+65) 6221 7449

 

SINGAPORE : PICNIC (VLOG)

* Apologise for no pictures / less pictures as reference for this post.  As i mistakenly deleted some photos on my media blog and could not recover it back. =( *

Back in Singapore days, we love to go out in big group. The more the merrier! More over when i go out with my Indonesian friends. We dont just go in big groups; We tend to stay quite a while after our meals and talk like there’s no tomorrow. haha..

Since we already know our so called ‘bad habit’. Normally we gonna squeeze our mind to just find a proper place to eat and hangout at the same time. And it is very tiring sometimes, since not so many places can fit 10-15 people in one go, at the same table. So, if your circle has the same habit like ours. Guess PICNIC can be one of your option for your next gathering.

PICNIC is like an international food-court with a beautiful decorated picnic-ky garden theme. Indeed, a very unique idea that makes many people want to give them a visit.

PICNIC itself has more than 10 seasonal and thematic stalls in foodtrucks to choose from. Ranging from Korean food, Japanese, Western, to Italian and French food. They have fancy drink stalls and dessert stalls too!

Food price ranging from SGD 15-20 per meal. A little bit pricy for a ‘food court style’ of food. But since this place is in Orchard, and they have comfortable ambiance as well, so i think this price is already an average.

If you have been to Marche, PICNIC also has quite the same system of payment. The difference is, you have to do it yourself in PICNIC.  So, they have a huge touch-screen menu in every stall, where you can view the food and order it at the same time. and after you ordered it, the ‘beeper machine’ will buzz and ask you to collect your meals. Payment also can be settled by ourselves as well if we are using NETS or Credit card at the exit.

The system is quite high-tech, but i personally think It can be quite a hassle for some people, like my parents for example. But so far, everything is good here! Nice food, great ambiance!

 

Peperoni Pizza from Flour and Water (Western stall).

Normal skinny pizza with tomato base, huge-not-so-dried peperoni, and melted cheese.

Foie Gras Ricebowl from Ezo Hokkaido East (Japanese stall)

This is everyone’s favourite. This consist of medium cooked succulent USA beef , fluffy rice, pickles, with awesome nice-smell super tasty foie gras sauce. All of this combination just melts in your mouth. One of the must try! and must enjoy this while it’s warm!

PorkBelly Sandwich and Truffle oil mashed potato from Le Coq Roti (French stall)

I dont really eat pork. But this one is considered good. The roasted pork belly is so juicy and tender. and since the filling is so overflowing, you have to eat this sandwich with fork and knife, and not with your both hands like the normal sandwich.

The Truffle oil mashed potato is heavenly as well! I can just eat this mashed potato alone without anything else. The mashed potato is just so soft, creamy and flavourfull. More over it’s truffle oil mashed potatoo.. The greatest combination ever!

Kimchi Noodle from Daebak (Korean Stall)

I’m a noodle person, and i am always up for any kinds of noodle. As for this, i think the noodle is thicker than normal Shin Ramyun (Korean instant noodle) and quite chewy. As for the soup, it’s not kimchi-ish much, which not that sour but quite spicy. The melted cheese add more texture for the noodle and richness of the soup. This bowl actually goes with clamps, but since i dont really eat clamps, i asked the cook to change it to extra dumplings. The dumplings itself is just a normal minced meat dumplings, but quite generous in its filling.

http://netcj.co.id/embed/187784/Di-Singapura-Kamu-Bisa-Piknik-di-Dalam-Mal

PICNIC
Wisma Atria #03-15,
435 Orchard Road Singapore 238877
Tel: +65 6734 8352
Opening Hours: 10am – 10pm 

What’s New in Singapore?

I love fast food so much. Especially the one which have been fried with dozens of secret herbs and spices. Believe it or not, when i was a kid, i was super thin and i all i wanted to eat is only omelette, noodles and fried chicken. Well, I think that pretty much sum up how i can grow ‘big’ after that. Haha.

I always thought that no one can compete to the goodness of  the ‘Finger Lickin Good’. But i was wrong, apparently i just found my new favorite fried chicken in town! And it’s not a fast food chain restaurant.

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pic : @pickaboosg – design by: Annette S

Located at the heart of Orchard Road, this new stalls brings fresh option for the foodies. Especially those of you who is fried chicken lover. And Not only they serve uber-nice fried chicken, but they do have a lot of other good foods too!

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I personally love their signatures, the BOO BURGER. Love the boneless fried chicken, the flavour is just right in all aspect, not to salty and it doesnt make you thirsty or make your throat itchy right after eating. The cheese sauce make it taste better, and it just blend well with the waffle and egg.

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Chicks and Mash – If you are not sure on what to order, this would be a perfect choice. Fried chicken and mash potatoes with mushroom sauce will never go wrong. Ah ohh, if you are Indonesian, dont forget to bring ‘Saus Sambal’, i think you’ll enjoy it more with the sambal. Hahaha.. personal preference though.

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Fried Rice with Mushroom – Believe it or not, this fried rice taste like risotto to me. The rice texture is so soft and buttery, also you can smell the strong mushroom aroma when they served it. I quite like mushroom a little too much, so probably this one will be a good choice, if you need carbo loading. Haha. and for the vegetarian, you probably will like this too.

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Dirty Fries – This is everyone’s favorite. Fries, Spam, ‘Bolognese’-sy topping with Cheese Sause.. Oh Good. If your not on Diet, this is just a perfect combo for your fried chicken, and a good side-dish to share with everyone!

 

PICK A BOO!

304 Orchard Road, Lucky Plaza, B1 -38, Singapore.

Asian Food Mall (Foodcourt)

@pickaboosg

Update Hidup 9

Yoww mann.. It has been a longg while since i posted my last update about life..

Gw inget beberapa bulan lalu gw masih galau banget soal kepindahan gw ke Jakarta ini, kalau hidup di Jakarta ga enak dan berat, dan gw lebih prefer hidup di Singapore.. Ohh you, my second homee.. Lalu, apakah masalahnya skrng sudah di solved?

Jawabannya adalah Belumm.. Muahahha..

Yes, aku masih merindukan hidupku yang dulu di Singapore, sohib2 gw, teman2 se-iman yang ngangenin.. Bisa keluar malem2 tanpa di telponin bonyok. haha.. Banyak salad enak dimana2 (yess, gw tiba2 aja gt suka salad, padahal dulu nggak), public transport yang lumayan on time dan aman.

Tapi walaupun gw masih suka merengek-rengek dalam hati buat pulang ke Singapore, gw skrng lagi bahagia2nyaa.. Kenapa? Because this past one month has been hectically FUN! Hmmpp.. stelah di pikir2, mungkin gw ga gt betah di indo karena ga sibuk kali ya? haha.. Dan gw orngnya tuh lumayan kyk bola bekel, seksi repot, pengen ngerjain sesuatu gt.. Tapi di karenakan satu dua hal, somehow di indo ruang gerak gw terbatas, yg suka bikin gw bored to death. literally.. *hempas rambut*

Anyway sudah yaa ngeluhnya, klo nggak bisa ga habis2 dan ga belajar2 yg namanya kata GRATEFUL. haha.. Jadii di postingan update hidup yg kali ini, gw mau cerita soal the past one month yg FUN banget menurut gw.. hehe.

Medan Trip

Di mulai dari MEDAN TRIP last month (end of October), yang ikutin blog gw, pasti tau dong yaa, secara 2 postingan terakir gw itu soal VLOG Medan.. hehe..

Ceritanya gw kerja di Medan sekalian jalan2. Kebetulan ada temen / partner MC di singapore yang married disana, jadi asik dehh.. sambil menyelam minum air.. hehe..

Gw sempet deg2an banget dan ga bisa tidur lohh sebelum trip ke Medan ini.. Mikirin gimana nanti ngemcee disana. My first wedding GIG in indo, dan langsung di Medan. Nervousnya tuh karena I had no idea at all soal custom nikahan di medan, system kerja EO disana dan takut ga bisa nyambung sama partner MC yang bakal ngomong full in Chinese. haha..

Lalu, ketika gw lg mikirin hal2 di atas, tiba2 allergi gw muncul dongg bbrp jam sebelum manggung.. Bibir gw bengkak kyk Angelina Jolie, sampe ada yg nanya apa gw pake sesuatu dari product2nya Kylie Jenner yang buat bibir gw jadi kyk di suntik Filler. Ya Kali kannn??? hahaha.. *Gw suspect di bubur hotel yg gw makan ada ebi-nya, jadi allergi gw muncul. =(*

Tapi Puji Tuhan, bibir gw yg bengkak itu akhirnya mengempes, walaupun ga 100%. Ya at least, gw ngomongnya ga berasa aneh dehh.. haha.. Well, soal bibir bengkak sihh secara look gpp, yg ada emang jadi lumayand sexyy.. HAHA. tapi pas ngomong donggg, kyk donald duck deh rasanya.. Sumpah ga enak.. haha..

Dan Puji Tuhan juga semuanya bisa berjalan dngn lancar, walaupun sempet grogi banget di awalnyaa.. Bersyukur semua bs running well walaupun acaranya packed bngt dan ga turun2 dari panggung. Bersyukur bs kerjasama dngn baik sama EO dan partner MC gw. Bersyukur dehh kalo semua bisa berjalan dengan baik.. hehe..

Soal ke Danau Toba – Samosir itu udah ada yahh di VLOG gw.. seru bngt pulau ituu.. Sayangnya kita cuman pergi 2 hari 1 malam, yang menurut gw ga cukup.. Yang ada cape di jalan, karena perjalanan Medan – Toba itu 6-8 jam sendiri. =(..

Di tambah supir bus antar kota yang nyupirnya super dasyat.. Macam bawa ayam hidup aja dehh pokoknyaa, kyk ga mikir kalau yang di bawa adalah jiwa-jiwa. hahahah. Tapi setelah tanya2, ya katanya kebanyakan bus antar kota tuh begitu bawanya, selip sana sini, teriak2 dan ga mau kalah.. Untung ajaa mrk punya skill-nya buat salip2 (walaupun ga aman).. kalau tidakk.. Ya kelarlahh hidup kitaa.. haha..

Singapore Trip 

Setelah dari Medan, gw langsung ambil flight ke Singapore, karena ada kerjaan MC lagi di weekend-nya. Daripada bolak balik buang uang, ya lngsung aja dehh cuss kesana.. Sekali lagi, sambil menyelam minum air.. Sambil ada job dan meeting, sambil catch up deh sama teman2 terchintaa.. hehe

Terus tau ga sih, pas gw sampe Singapore, hampir aja gw ketinggalan Laptop di bandara. Jadi ceritanya gw beli pulsa HP di money changernya UOB, dan kyknya emang udah kecapean, jadi gw melenggang aja gt jalan ke tempat jemputan si bapak Uber. Pas si uncle uber lagi ambil koper gw buat di masukin ke mobil, gw baru ngeh dongg laptop gw ktinggalan. Gw lngsung lari lagi ke dalem, dan balik ke tempat UOB itu.. Puji Tuhan bngt barang gw masih di simpenin sama diaa.. kalau nggak, wahh.. bisa panjang ceritanyaa..

Puji Tuhan juga acara wedding di Singapore berjalan lancar. Walaupun, sempet drama banget karena gw ga di bolehin parents untuk balik ke Jakarta karena Demo 4 November kemarin ini.

Jadi seharusnya gw balik tgl 6 november ke Jkt, dan pergi lagi tgl 7 nya ke sumbawa untuk shooting program sama Trans TV.. Tapi apa daya, karena parents cukup kawatir saat itu (di karenakan demo-nya depan gang rumah dan mulai sedikit anarkis di malam harinya), jadi dengan berat hati harus cancel deh trip ke sumbawanya.. Padahal pengen bngt pergi. T_T

Lalu yang seharusnya cuman 5 hari di Singapore, gw akhirnya jadi stay disana selama 2 minggu. Sedih2 seneng sih sebenernya, sedih karena ga bisa pergi, dan seneng karena ada alasan untuk tinggal lebih lama di singapore. hehe..

NET TV

Nggak ada yg kebetulan. Ya, at least itu sih yang gw percaya. Pas stay di Singapore ini, pas banget ada tawaran untuk live online interview di NET TV. Jadi langsung cari ide deh buat liputan apa yang menarik. Kalau gw pas lg di tempat lain, mungkin belum tentu jadi untuk live online interview.nyaa.. hehe.. Ini video-nya kalau ada yg berminat nonton. hehe

 

TRANS TV

Yakk, setelah gw berpikir pupus shooting sama pihak Trans. Tiba2 the following weeknya mrk kontek gw lagi.. Dan Puji Tuhan ternyata jadwalnya bisa di re-schedule! Halleluya banget dehh.. Akhirnya dari Singapore, langsung balik Jakarta sehari, dan langsung cuss ke Bali dehh buat shooting..

Kesempatan shooting ini tuh datang dari sebuah kompetisi VLOG. Jadi di suatu hari yang indah, gw hampir aja delete satu email yang ternyata isinya tuh undangan buat ikut competition. Setelah baca dan mikir puluhan kali buat ikut, akhirnya gw memberanikan diri buat submit VLOG gw yang simple (aku agak minder sebenernya, karena klo di bandingin travel vlogger yang lain mah, aku mah apa atuh? Cuman VLOG dengan editan yg super simple dan angle gambar yang belom professional juga)

Singkat cerita, Tuhan ijinin gw buat menang dan dapet kesempatan jadi co-host untuk 1 acara travelling di Trans. Nah, di trip ini ada 2 co-hosts (jadi ada 2 pemenang VLOG di trip ini). Dan ternyata gw pergi sama neng Amanda Pahlawan! hahaha..

Ga pernah kenal dia sebelumnya, tau blog atau youtube nya dia juga nggak. Tapi karena anaknya super supel, jadi langsung nyambung dehh pas ketemuu.. Terus ternyata banyak bngt dong common friends bloggernya, jadi pasti banyak dari kalian yang udah kenal dong sama blogger hits yang satu inii.. hehe..

Thank God banget sekamar sama dia selama 5 hari.. bisa seru2an dan norak2an barengg.. hahaha.. Ini sekilas kenorak-an kita.. haha

Norak bngt kan ya? Ya ampunn.. hahaha.. Maaf yaa teman2, di dunia asli-nya kita ga gini2 amat kok.. hehe.

Puji Tuhan shooting 5 hari juga lancar, dan kita bisa berbaur dengan baik sama crew dan talent lainnya.. Nanti gw coba share yah kalo acaranya udah muncul link-nya di youtube.

Yakk, sekian Update Hidup gw yg kali ini. A super tiring one month, karena harus travel terus, BUT i enjoyed it so much as well. Makasih udah baca this super long ga penting post. hahaha..

Happy Weekend guys ❤

 

A Little Escape from Bustling Singapore

Singapore always changes every now and then. Somehow there’s always something new every 3-4 months. Either new restaurant, new mall or new hangout place. I guess only one thing that stays the same, the hustle and bustle of Singapore. Everyday, Everyone looks busy in this ‘concrete jungle’ of Asia. Nonetheless, Singapore also has few places for you who wants to get out from your hectic days and enjoy your day in a serene place.

MacRitchie Reservoir 

I guess many of us have heard it and went to this oldest Singapore reservoir before. But as for myself, last month was my first time to actually go there to admire the nature park, walk through the treetops, and sweat myself with 7km of hiking. *Well, i went there once about 8 years ago, and did nothing much. So i re-count this as my very first time. haha*

This 12 hectare reservoir is very popular amongst Singaporean, be it for school / organisational events or  for nature lovers who just love to take a stroll or challenge their fitness level. They have few hiking trails to choose from and canoe-ing through the reservoir too. Would be a great place for team bonding and family time i suppose.

For me, Even though it’s a popular place for jogging / hiking, this forrest can be quite eerie too if you walk alone. I dont know if i watched too many horror movies or what, images that something would just appear anytime from the forrest, gave me quite a chill! haha.

Well, other than my ‘horror imagination’, MacRitchie reservoir is a great place to visit if you want a little escape from your city life, breath some freshhh air! and shed some fats! haha..

Tips : Keep your belongings safe, put your small articles like glasses and hat when you encounter monkeys. They almost stole my bag when i cross the treetop walk. A scary and funny experience though. haha.

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MacRitchie Reservoir

601 Island Club Rd, Singapore 578775

TreeTop Walk : 9am-5pm.

Park lights : 7am-7pm

How To Get There: Nearest Bus Stop 51071 (Bus 52, 74, 93, 157,130, 132, 156, 157, 162, 162M, 165, 166, 167, 852 and 855, 980), Nearest MRT Caldecott MRT (CC17)

 

National Gallery Singapore – The ‘Louvre of Asia’

I still remember vividly, about 6-7 years ago, one of my senior in my Singapore church took her pre-wedding pictures in front of this Supreme Court Building. Back then, pre-wedding photos just started to be popular amongst the newly-wed couples. I remember that me and one of my friend were so ‘Kaypoh’ that time, tailed them from the St. Andrew Cathedral to this classic pretty building. Well, for an 18 years old (then) me, pre-wedding shoots was somehow ‘dreamy and extravagant’, it made the younger me hope that i’ll have that kind of photoshoot when i turn 23, and get married by 24. But yeah, too bad.. i have passed that age monthss ago.. and here i am, Independent (read:single) and still dreaming to have a beautiful photoshoot soon with my future husband to be. hahaha.

Okay. enough about me. haha.. Let’s talk more about this newly opened museum in the heart of Singapore. After 10 years of renovating and SGD374 millions of expenditure, ‘The Louvre of Asia’ is finally unfolded on 24th November 2015, and it is Uh-mah-zing! Indeed, The prettiest museum in SE Asia.

I came to this ‘few-months-old-museum’ twice, the first one was planned and the second one was not. It is free to come here and take pretty pictures in the hallway and the classic-elegant bridge, but you need to pay SGD 20 dollars/ person for foreigners and free admission for PR and Singaporean to see all of the exhibitions.

On my first visit, I did not enter at any of their exhibition, but on my second impromptu visit, i accidentally entered one of their exhibition named ‘Siapa Nama Kamu’ – A Painting and many other artwork gallery that represents the development of modern arts in Singapore. I was so lucky, the staff was quite lenient that time, so they let me to quickly finish the entire gallery.#rejekianaksoleh

This marriage of two-buildings, City Hall and Supreme Courts is amazingly beautiful. I can stay there one whole day just to enjoy its classic yet modern architecture, and stare at paintings that i may not even understand. haha.

National Gallery Singapore is surely a must visit when you are in Singapore. Why?

  • They simply have a nice architecture to admire
  • Then you can take loads of instagramable pictures
  • Enjoy the 8,000 art pieces from old and new Singapore, and SE Asian arts
  • Nice cafe with a great Singapore landscape and MBS view
  • Cute museum shops – I can assure you, it’s not a boring ones

Okay, i guess enough of talking. Just see the pretty pictures below that were captured by Me and my lovely friend, Amanda Lorena

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National Gallery Singapore

1 St Andrew’s Rd, Singapore 178957

Nearest MRT Station : City Hall

**Taken by Iphone 6 (edited by Vscocam)