That's a wrap for FIB!

It's 1:19am and I've just completed my speech for my mata kuliah Sejarah Indonesia. This means, until my exam for this subject on the 6th of January, 2011, 3/4 classes in FIB ( Falkutas Ilmu Budaya) are officially finished! Yay!

The past two weeks have been absolutely chaotic! I've had the opportunity to visit Dieng Plateau, attend a World Class Conference free of charge (Thanks to ACICIS) called WISDOM, 5-8th December, performed in PSM UGM Konser Kecil, a photography excursion using an analogue camera with black and white film, 3 final exams in a row: Terjemahan Inggris - Indonesia, Karawitan dan Basa Jawa and Friday officially marks the end of INCULS(Indonesian Culture and Language Services), where I'll be the MC of the Closing Ceremony and then the ACICIS Christmas/Farewell Party. So naturally, I've been keeping out of trouble but it is definitely a lot more difficult to juggle a few commitments in a day here, which has made me realise I need to stop over-committing myself. Who would have thought I would FINALLY click onto this apparently well-known fact of life?


I'm a little sad to say that my time as an FIB student is coming to a close, especially since that faculty was home to my favourite subject here  - Basa Jawa! Or to say in Javanese, kula remen sanget sinau basa Jawa wonten ing UGM!


It's also hard to believe that it is less than 10 days to Christmas and this also means that I'll be heading to Bali soon to meet up with Ari, Mez and my mum - very excited! A whole group of us ACICIS kids will be heading to Bali too so I think it is safe to say, it will be an awesome Christmas/New Years!

So here are a few snapshots of the things that have been keeping me busy. Enjoy!

Danau Warna di Dieng Plateau on a rainy day!

My photo-hunting partner in crime - Dita! My first attempt at capturing the beauty of film.

A silhouette captured at Taman Sari. Despite the beauty of the shadows, I can't help but laugh at how defined my nose is!

The banner at my first and last choir concert with PSM UGM!

A few pictures to fill the blanks!

Hey all!

So I'm still being super slack in posting a decent length entry. I should tell you all about: a fantastic 21st spent in both Singapore and Bali, returning home to Jogja with my family, going to Semarang for a night and staying at the very posh Novotel, visiting the Royal Cemetary at Imogiri, teaching some English at an evacuation centre, joining and recording with the band - Jogaroos! Or perhaps, moving into a new home and being fed various Indonesian cakes by my Ibu Kos, making traditional dishes for Idul Adha with my Pencak Silat friends and the final month of semester at UGM :(. I also should fill in the missing chunk of my life that includes Pencak Silat, Choir, Krakal Beach, Pagar Alam and Palembang, Sumatra, Dimas, Ina's and Putri's graduation and the multitude of other things that seem to be lost in time!

I'll post up some pictures since a picture is worth a thousand words, right?

ACICIS Semester 31 + some friends - the male ACICIS students at Imogiri, the royal cemetary. We are all wearing traditional Javanese dress. 27th November, 2010

The close to 400+ stairs we had to climb to reach the top of the entrance of the cemetery. We were then told the cemetery was closed. Sigh. 27th November, 2010

Alex and Fikri - Contenders for Javanese traditional dress models of the year? 27th November, 2010

Dad eating some delicious Roti Canai in Little India, Singapore. 7th November, 2010

Singapore City by night! Glen, Tude, Alit and I rode the Singapore Flyer - was a perfect way to see Singapore city in her glory. 8th November, 2010

Still the same old Katrina! I might of just turned 21 but I'm still really good at losing things! This instance, my ring fell into the grates of a water fountain on Clarke Quay. 9th November, 2010

So there's a teaser of what's to be told in my next post or if I'm super slack still, an a-bridged version of the tales of Katrina. As I am now in my last few weeks of studying here at UGM, Yogyakarta, I already know that it is going to be so difficult to leave but I am looking forward to doing some travel in the other islands of Indonesia :)