As it has been quite some time, I've had to refer to notes in my diary to be able to construct this post so things may not be a true representation of the actual time frame! I'll divide the past two weeks into three small blogs and put lots of fun pictures up :)... Hmm, that reminds me, I still need to get some photos uploaded onto facebook for anyone out there who has me on facebook! So slack!
So let's go back two weeks shall we! Alex and I decided that as
we have Mondays free, we would spend the day being all rajin or diligent, doing some homework/bludging free wif-fi/eating lunch together. As we were ordering, my friend Fajar sent me a message saying that he would like to take Alex and I to watch the sunset at Bukit Bintang or Star Hill. Naturally, I jumped at the opportunity to be taken somewhere within Jogya that I hadn't been before and with good company, how can you refuse?
So Fajar met us at Foodfezt with his friend Adi and we were off on the back of their motorbikes for about a 40min-1hr journey to the East of Jogyakarta. Well, it was only that quick since the boys were zooming along the streets which was fun until we had to turn corners and or approaching the inclining hill! We arrived safely of course, thanks to their expertisé haha!
A picture of Adi and Fajar guilty as charged for being speed fiends! Afraid they don't look too remorseful!
The four of us sat on a hill-top lesehan and ordered some teh jahe or Ginger tea - sooo yummy! Very addictive and really warms you up. We just chatted, shared some jokes, laughed at each other's attempts at English or Indonesian whilst the sun began to set. It was a spectacular sunset despite some cloud but the real beauty was at night-fall since the lights of Jogya looked like stars. It was easy to see how Bukit Bintang received it's name!
The pictures do not truly capture the beauty of Jogya from Bukit Bintang but it's a nice attempt!
Our other friends then invited us to Nanamia's, a very delicious woodfire pizza restaurant. Us, some other Aussies, some Indo's and some Europeans all dined on a selection of pizzas which were reminiscent of home. Very tasty! The next stop of the night was the free Monday Jazz concert outside Kompas. This has definitely become a regular haunt for some of us ACICIS students as it's very cool to watch some local Jogya musicians jam together with a mixture of jazz standards, as well as some cool fusion jazz. Also, one of the cool things is you get to sit on bamboo mats - I really am becoming fond of bamboo mats!
Something else that is becoming routine here for me in Jogya is going to the gym! Alex, Steph and I decided to become members of Jogyakarta Plaza Hotel since they have a very swank gym, a pool, morning and afternoon classes and probably the best part of the deal - a hot shower! We decided that we should try every class they have on offer as a way to gauge what works and what doesn't, as well as the fact we were beginning to feel a little too sluggish in our very cruisy lifestyle!
First up was Classic Aerobics! We arrived on Monday morning at 7am, a time that has been foreign to us for quite sometime, to only be greeted by blaring 80's electro music. Always fun right? To top things off, our instructor soon arrived in only a bikini top and bottom with a little skirt in bright yellow - it was as if we had fallen back into the 80's! Little disappointed at the lack of leg warmers but the pace of the class and calibre of the routine certainly made up for it!
After our hour of twirling, punching, grape-vining, marching on the spot, the class was over with a quick cool-down and no longer was our instructor making strange noises with her commands. It was sort of the love child between a seagull and a monkey. Very odd!
Since that Monday, I've indulged in many luxurious hot showers since most of our kos's here only have cold water, Body language, Taebo and have plans to try the step class. I think I'm a keeper to the gym and hopefully in 4 months time, I'll be super aerobics lady as currently I'm much like my highschool counter-part - Captain Unco!
In my next blog: PSM UGM Choir audition, Perisai Diri Pencak Silat, Yasmin's 22nd birthday Jogya style, the European 80's party and nightclubbing throughout Jogya, Strong winds, black outs, no water - oh my!
This will then be followed by an account of my Journey to Kalisuci and Gunung Kidul for caving and Pantai Krakal!
Stay tuned :)
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