Hey, this was my third trip.
Plus, it's so much fun... :)
That's our first destination arriving Dieng. The total of us should be 26 (Shari, Yeyen, Arie, Agnes, Rolly, Retno, Lina, Nora, me, Rani, Migdad, Esi, Hesti, Resty, Puji, Firman, Faizz, Ismail, Erwin, Arief, Narso, Nung, Aris, Sri, Brian, and Budi) but I guess not all got into that picture, or is that all? However, before I continued, it's better I told the stories before departing. Hm, we departed on Friday night, supposedly to be at 8.30. Yet, I was late, so sorry Guys... I was given additional tasks in the office; therefore, I went back there to complete them. I was hopeless already, so afraid would be late and be left behind. True, GOD is good. He made me arrive the meeting point in time. I arrived at around 8.40. Then, we started our journey.
I didn't know any of them, except Shari, so I only got on the bus, looked around and found the empty seat. I prefer sat alone for a while, hence I was also very tired with all the tasks and pressures I was given before coming. Suddenly someone came, asked the permission and sat beside me. I was not mind of course. However, because I was so tired, I didn't pay much attention. I was almost sleeping all the way to Dieng.
The person beside me, Agnes, is a nice girl. Then, both of us with one of her friend, Rolly, chose to sleep in one room. I was so grateful to her. It was her that introduce me to the other friends there. Therefore, I could meet some nice friends, still mostly guys... Well, I make friend faster and better with guys rather than girls... -_-" We took a bath, had lunch - supposedly breakfast -, and then departed to Dieng Plateau Theater.
After watching some introduction and briefing about Dieng's culture - with someone snoring inside -, we continued the track to Telaga Warna. Wew, due to the dry season, the lake was quite dry, not as much as it usually seemed. Never mind then... It's still beautiful though... :)
I'm not the type that be able to be that friendly to new people, but if I find that the person is nice and I like him/her, I'll be very welcoming. :) At that time, I still didn't have any attachment to them. I walked, watched the sight seeing alone... Yet, Agnes and Rolly were sometimes accompanying though, thanks a lot girls... Hehehehe..
From Telaga Warna, we climbed a tracking route to the peak of a cliff in order to enjoy the scenery more from above. I was so enthusiast and walked quickly not realizing leaving others behind. I stopped, looked back and waited for them. Except me, Firman - well, I haven't known his name that time - was also seemed excited. We walked until a spot which we could see the whole lake. Wow... Actually Firman and me wanted to climb more, but seeing the others stopping, I was not sure why, but we also stopped. Ah, I quite regretted it though... Ah, never mind.
When we got on the bus, Agnes told me to sit with Arief, because he was also sitting alone. Thus there I was. I was not very familiar so still I only kept quiet, only talked for a bit when he asked. I don't know what to say to new people. My mind is as if blank and have no idea what to talk about so I just keep quiet. That's what I did at first. :D
We were going to Kawah Sikidang next. I started to approach some of them when having a chance to befriend them which made myself quite surprise. It's not me to have the initiative approaching new people. Usually I tended to stay calm and be quiet until they approached me. Wow, maybe God really has His ways for me. Hehehe... The result was not that good actually, but I guessed that's my first step which made me easier talking with them? Who knows. I didn't approach everyone though, especially the girls. Well, quite a girls' habit which tend to have their group by themselves. Never mind for me, for I made friend better with guys right? Hehehe...
At first I walked with Agnes and Rolly, but then I was left behind because I enjoyed and took the scenery with my camera - borrowed from Tensa - too long.
Suddenly, I was walking with the guys who walked slowly behind although still I didn't know what to talk with them. Somehow, Brian asked my permission to take my picture, I was quite surprised though. I forgot he was one of us... So sorry, hahaha.. The result was good. (I'll upload the picture once I got it from Brian).
Then, the guys took some pictures and asked me to join. I like myself to be taken in the picture, so of course I wouldn't mind. ;) Then, Shari came and joined. Still I took picture with them, but I didn't know what their names were, except Arief. Great huh?
Then I walked upward, of course that was my intention from the beginning, tracking!! Hihihii.. Along the way walking with them, we took more photos.
Then I saw the cliff. Wow, so steep it seemed. I saw most of them didn't climb the cliff, but I was really urged to. Fortunately, Yeyen also wanted to climb but Arie refused, so we climbed together. As it seemed, it's quite hard. At the peak, I saw Firman again - well, still I haven't known his name yet - has already stood by with his camera. Wew really a veteran photographer together with Brian. Of course having the chance, I asked him to take a picture of me. I was quite strange, asking someone whom even I didn't know the name, hahaha..
We didn't climb until the peak. After some time, we went back to the bus again and went to Arjuna Temple. I don't remember all the temples' names actually... :D Once again, we took many pictures together, including the narcissistic pictures. Hihihi...
We decided to have dinner at 4 o'clock - supposedly lunch -_-" - there. We sat on the stones along the road, had our lunch without water. Well, the menu was grilled chicken which I couldn't eat. Wew, luckily there were potatoes inside, so I still could eat some. The dinner menu would be changed into fish, only for me. Thanks Arie...
Um, I quite forgot what we did next... Let me think... Ah, I remembered asking the names of the guys behind. Then... seemed like we went back to homestay to have dinner and take a bath for those who wanted. After that, we went to homemade souvenir shop. I guessed most of them shopped except Erwin, Firman, Faizz, Brian (or did they shop? Hm, can't really remember.) and me. Actually I wanted to talk to them, but I didn't have the guts it seemed. I only stood quietly waiting for the others finished shopping. I didn't buy anything for my family don't like the snacks. Moreover, they had already known I was going for hiking, not shopping, so they never asked. :D
At homestay, we all gathered in the girls' house. Ah, I haven't mentioned it. We booked two houses, one for the girls and one for the guys behind. Most of them were playing cards. I can't remember who they were, only Lina and Agnes who were the most active one. Hahahaa.... I sat there, reading my novel that always accompanied me wherever I went.
One by one stopped playing and went to bed already, especially girls, leaving Brian, Firman, Faizz, Erwin, Resty, Sri and me. Brian took many pictures of Sri's, Resty's and mine using Shari's camera. I really loved the result. I never imagined that Brian is a model photographer. Wow... I can't wait to get the pictures from Shari. Don't worry I'll upload some of mine in this post. Of course I won't upload theirs, not my right. :D Oh one more, Brian also said, he might asked us to be his model one day. Hahaha... We'll see later.
Three of us became models for almost one and half hour. When we finished, it's still early for me, around 10 o'clock. Well, I can't sleep before 12. Sri and Resty went to sleep. Faizz was sleeping on a sofa in the main lobby while Firman, Erwin dan Brian were talking on another room next to it. I wanted to join them, but I was not sure what I must do or say, so I decided to read my novel on the sofa.
Wew, in fact Faizz was not sleeping and at last we started to talk. We talked for almost two hours. Ehm, don't ask me what we were talking, I can't quite remember because he was the one that opened the topics mostly. If I find someone is nice and makes me comfortable, I am not the quiet Nadia anymore, but change into the talkative one. Hahaha... After two hours, it means 12 o'clock already, I went to bed while Faizz stayed on the sofa. It seemed like he was intentionally sleeping there from the beginning, because he said it's warmer than the guys' house.
We were asked to be ready for tracking to watch sunrise at 3.30. We departed at 3.40. I saw many people wrap themselves until the only part of their body which can be seen was only the eyes. I couldn't really recognize them. They were surprised seeing my outfit. Well, I didn't wear socks, no mask, no hat... I felt cold but not the cold that I couldn't stand. It's still okay compared with the weather when I went to Papandayan.
Quite a challenging tracks. I arrived the peak before sunrise, so lucky! We took some photos of course! Not all stayed. Most of them went back downward after a while, moreover many didn't reach the peak successfully.
I didn't know that we were going to Curug Sikarim straightly. The routes were only one way below the climbing track. Not all decided to go. I guessed only 3/4 joined. The road was not too hard but it's really descending. At that time I really can't imagine how we were able to climb back the ascending road. Ah, being excited for the adventure in front, and the waiting waterfall, I don't really care. How would I not go? I love nature very much! The length of the journey was about 1,5 km, almost took one and half hour by walking.
We walked and walked until half way, some of them stopped. It's only natural as many girls were taking part. Actually I already decided to walk alone, but they who knew I love tracking were so nice sending one of them accompanied me while the others take care of other girls, and there Faizz came. We walked along the road and met the first group who stopped on the bridge looking at the waterfall which had RUN DRY??? Oh man... How could this happened? Everyone was so disappointed and grumbling. Some decided to go back while some move forward including me.
We walked for almost 10 minutes only to see a small waterfall with moss covered lake. We all looked at it for quite some times. Hm, we could only laugh at ourselves, and became limp thinking the return journey. Ah, we must move no matter what right? Then, we got up, walked the way back together. Similar with the departure journey, one by one fell and surrender, mostly girls. Some guys who also had no energy to walk anymore used this chance to take a rest by accompanying the girls.
I didn't intend to give up and forced myself to walk, together with Faizz dan Arief. Narso walked far in front of us alone. Well, to admit, it was so tiring! Three of us walked step by step, took a rest when needed, and walked again, until suddenly Narso and Arief ran towards the ascending road leaving Faizz and me behind. I was not sure, but I really couldn't imagine they could still run while I was trying my best to keep my breath. I was right, we passed Arief who were sitting out of breath while Narso was nowhere to be found. Wow, his stamina and breath were really good, huh?
Both of us walked slowly while keeping our breath. We were so thirsty and luckily we met Budi who was talking with the farmer there. He took some aqua inside and we asked some. We stopped for resting a while and walked again, until one point I had cramps on my right foot! We stopped of course and rested. I might have lacked of stretching before climbing. Aw man, so embarrassing! After massaging my foot for a while, I felt better, but we still rested.
Suddenly we saw a farmer riding a motorcycle. Faizz asked whether he was willing to take us up. Hey, he agreed. Faizz asked me to go back with the farmer by bike due to my foot condition. Yet, I didn't like being that spoiled while I still could walk so I refused. I was only having cramps on my foot, not a serious one I guessed. I knew he was very tired and really wanted to go back by bike, but he, seemed to know my stubbornness already, didn't have the heart to leave me alone. I'm sorry Iz for being stubborn and made you suffer, but I really didn't intend to give up. Actually he could just give up and ride the bike himself. I in fact didn't mind at all, but still I was grateful he chose to accompany me. At last we asked the farmer to go downward helping the other girls whom we knew could barely walk anymore.
After I felt better, we started to walk again. Man, the road was very long. We met some of our friends going up with that farmer's bike. At last, after a long attempt, we arrived the parking lot. Ah, how exciting! And, you know what! It was Narso who negotiate and persuade the farmer to take us. Both of us had guessed Narso might be using the bike because it's impossible he could walk that fast dan had the stamina. Then, one by one was being sent up using bike, until the last group was sent using car. Hahaha... Only 4 people who were able to walk along the road without giving up, Faizz, Arief, Resty and me.
We went back to the homestay to take a bath, have breakfast and be ready for going home. We cancelled our plan to go to the hot water bath, and straightly went to have lunch, the popular Mie Ongklok in Wonosobo.
Then, I forgot when it started, but suddenly out of the moment they were teasing Faizz and me. It seemed like because we talked till midnight and then we walked together climbing the ascending road? Hahaha, quite funny. I am used to being teased for my friends are mostly guys. Yet, it seemed like he was not used to and being embarrassed? Actually, I was quite thankful being teased with him. You know why? I can befriended them because of the teasing. I also started to be close to Arief, Ismail, Brian, Erwin, Firman and Narso. They were nice guys, I like them, including Faizz of course, but it seemed the teasing has made him avoid me. How sad.
The funniest moment was when we were having a karaoke inside the bus. The teasing began hotter and hotter. Ismail and Lina were being teased and even teased each other. They were so funny. Hahaha..
Firman who wanted to tease Faizz by singing a love song to me using his name was also being teased with Esi, I don't know the reason of the teasing though. Although I was the one being teased, I felt it was fun and I love the joy and togetherness among us. As what Firman said, our trip was like a elementary school trip. Well, it's right, and I felt it's fun and lively.
Feeling tired, most of us slept in the bus. I felt asleep for a while and it seemed that I disturbed Arief too. :D Yet, I was awake many time which made me uncomfortable. Moreover, the cold of Air Conditioner made me more uncomfortable. I was freezing... Then, I moved to the back, sat together with Firman, Brian, Erwin and Ismail. We talked a lot there until we reached Jakarta.
We were planning to arrange our time, gather and hang out. Moreover, having a trip together. I guess I have made some wonderful friends here. I really hope we can meet later; Firman, Brian, Erwin, Ismail, Faizz, Arief... Will Narso join as he already married and has family to be taken care of? Well, we'll see. I wonder when we will hang out later. :)
True friendship is so rare nowadays. I don't care whoever they are, as long as they sincerely want to be my friend, I'll welcome and treasure them.
- Keep the Faith -
Nadia
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| Narcissistic girls... Seemed like not all the girls joined... |
From Telaga Warna, we climbed a tracking route to the peak of a cliff in order to enjoy the scenery more from above. I was so enthusiast and walked quickly not realizing leaving others behind. I stopped, looked back and waited for them. Except me, Firman - well, I haven't known his name that time - was also seemed excited. We walked until a spot which we could see the whole lake. Wow... Actually Firman and me wanted to climb more, but seeing the others stopping, I was not sure why, but we also stopped. Ah, I quite regretted it though... Ah, never mind.
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| At the Peak |
We were going to Kawah Sikidang next. I started to approach some of them when having a chance to befriend them which made myself quite surprise. It's not me to have the initiative approaching new people. Usually I tended to stay calm and be quiet until they approached me. Wow, maybe God really has His ways for me. Hehehe... The result was not that good actually, but I guessed that's my first step which made me easier talking with them? Who knows. I didn't approach everyone though, especially the girls. Well, quite a girls' habit which tend to have their group by themselves. Never mind for me, for I made friend better with guys right? Hehehe...
At first I walked with Agnes and Rolly, but then I was left behind because I enjoyed and took the scenery with my camera - borrowed from Tensa - too long.
Suddenly, I was walking with the guys who walked slowly behind although still I didn't know what to talk with them. Somehow, Brian asked my permission to take my picture, I was quite surprised though. I forgot he was one of us... So sorry, hahaha.. The result was good. (I'll upload the picture once I got it from Brian).
Then, the guys took some pictures and asked me to join. I like myself to be taken in the picture, so of course I wouldn't mind. ;) Then, Shari came and joined. Still I took picture with them, but I didn't know what their names were, except Arief. Great huh?
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| Taken by Brian Behind: Narso Front from left to right: Erwin, Ismail, Faizz, me, Arief dan Shari |
Then I saw the cliff. Wow, so steep it seemed. I saw most of them didn't climb the cliff, but I was really urged to. Fortunately, Yeyen also wanted to climb but Arie refused, so we climbed together. As it seemed, it's quite hard. At the peak, I saw Firman again - well, still I haven't known his name yet - has already stood by with his camera. Wew really a veteran photographer together with Brian. Of course having the chance, I asked him to take a picture of me. I was quite strange, asking someone whom even I didn't know the name, hahaha..
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| The steep cliff.. |
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| Back to Front, Left to Right: Lina, Nora, me, Rani and Nung |
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We decided to have dinner at 4 o'clock - supposedly lunch -_-" - there. We sat on the stones along the road, had our lunch without water. Well, the menu was grilled chicken which I couldn't eat. Wew, luckily there were potatoes inside, so I still could eat some. The dinner menu would be changed into fish, only for me. Thanks Arie...
Um, I quite forgot what we did next... Let me think... Ah, I remembered asking the names of the guys behind. Then... seemed like we went back to homestay to have dinner and take a bath for those who wanted. After that, we went to homemade souvenir shop. I guessed most of them shopped except Erwin, Firman, Faizz, Brian (or did they shop? Hm, can't really remember.) and me. Actually I wanted to talk to them, but I didn't have the guts it seemed. I only stood quietly waiting for the others finished shopping. I didn't buy anything for my family don't like the snacks. Moreover, they had already known I was going for hiking, not shopping, so they never asked. :D
At homestay, we all gathered in the girls' house. Ah, I haven't mentioned it. We booked two houses, one for the girls and one for the guys behind. Most of them were playing cards. I can't remember who they were, only Lina and Agnes who were the most active one. Hahahaa.... I sat there, reading my novel that always accompanied me wherever I went.
One by one stopped playing and went to bed already, especially girls, leaving Brian, Firman, Faizz, Erwin, Resty, Sri and me. Brian took many pictures of Sri's, Resty's and mine using Shari's camera. I really loved the result. I never imagined that Brian is a model photographer. Wow... I can't wait to get the pictures from Shari. Don't worry I'll upload some of mine in this post. Of course I won't upload theirs, not my right. :D Oh one more, Brian also said, he might asked us to be his model one day. Hahaha... We'll see later.
Three of us became models for almost one and half hour. When we finished, it's still early for me, around 10 o'clock. Well, I can't sleep before 12. Sri and Resty went to sleep. Faizz was sleeping on a sofa in the main lobby while Firman, Erwin dan Brian were talking on another room next to it. I wanted to join them, but I was not sure what I must do or say, so I decided to read my novel on the sofa.
Wew, in fact Faizz was not sleeping and at last we started to talk. We talked for almost two hours. Ehm, don't ask me what we were talking, I can't quite remember because he was the one that opened the topics mostly. If I find someone is nice and makes me comfortable, I am not the quiet Nadia anymore, but change into the talkative one. Hahaha... After two hours, it means 12 o'clock already, I went to bed while Faizz stayed on the sofa. It seemed like he was intentionally sleeping there from the beginning, because he said it's warmer than the guys' house.
We were asked to be ready for tracking to watch sunrise at 3.30. We departed at 3.40. I saw many people wrap themselves until the only part of their body which can be seen was only the eyes. I couldn't really recognize them. They were surprised seeing my outfit. Well, I didn't wear socks, no mask, no hat... I felt cold but not the cold that I couldn't stand. It's still okay compared with the weather when I went to Papandayan.
Quite a challenging tracks. I arrived the peak before sunrise, so lucky! We took some photos of course! Not all stayed. Most of them went back downward after a while, moreover many didn't reach the peak successfully.
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| There're more who reached the peak. The complete one will be uploaded soon. |
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| Pose before the Sunrise.. :) |
We walked and walked until half way, some of them stopped. It's only natural as many girls were taking part. Actually I already decided to walk alone, but they who knew I love tracking were so nice sending one of them accompanied me while the others take care of other girls, and there Faizz came. We walked along the road and met the first group who stopped on the bridge looking at the waterfall which had RUN DRY??? Oh man... How could this happened? Everyone was so disappointed and grumbling. Some decided to go back while some move forward including me.
We walked for almost 10 minutes only to see a small waterfall with moss covered lake. We all looked at it for quite some times. Hm, we could only laugh at ourselves, and became limp thinking the return journey. Ah, we must move no matter what right? Then, we got up, walked the way back together. Similar with the departure journey, one by one fell and surrender, mostly girls. Some guys who also had no energy to walk anymore used this chance to take a rest by accompanying the girls.
I didn't intend to give up and forced myself to walk, together with Faizz dan Arief. Narso walked far in front of us alone. Well, to admit, it was so tiring! Three of us walked step by step, took a rest when needed, and walked again, until suddenly Narso and Arief ran towards the ascending road leaving Faizz and me behind. I was not sure, but I really couldn't imagine they could still run while I was trying my best to keep my breath. I was right, we passed Arief who were sitting out of breath while Narso was nowhere to be found. Wow, his stamina and breath were really good, huh?
Both of us walked slowly while keeping our breath. We were so thirsty and luckily we met Budi who was talking with the farmer there. He took some aqua inside and we asked some. We stopped for resting a while and walked again, until one point I had cramps on my right foot! We stopped of course and rested. I might have lacked of stretching before climbing. Aw man, so embarrassing! After massaging my foot for a while, I felt better, but we still rested.
Suddenly we saw a farmer riding a motorcycle. Faizz asked whether he was willing to take us up. Hey, he agreed. Faizz asked me to go back with the farmer by bike due to my foot condition. Yet, I didn't like being that spoiled while I still could walk so I refused. I was only having cramps on my foot, not a serious one I guessed. I knew he was very tired and really wanted to go back by bike, but he, seemed to know my stubbornness already, didn't have the heart to leave me alone. I'm sorry Iz for being stubborn and made you suffer, but I really didn't intend to give up. Actually he could just give up and ride the bike himself. I in fact didn't mind at all, but still I was grateful he chose to accompany me. At last we asked the farmer to go downward helping the other girls whom we knew could barely walk anymore.
After I felt better, we started to walk again. Man, the road was very long. We met some of our friends going up with that farmer's bike. At last, after a long attempt, we arrived the parking lot. Ah, how exciting! And, you know what! It was Narso who negotiate and persuade the farmer to take us. Both of us had guessed Narso might be using the bike because it's impossible he could walk that fast dan had the stamina. Then, one by one was being sent up using bike, until the last group was sent using car. Hahaha... Only 4 people who were able to walk along the road without giving up, Faizz, Arief, Resty and me.
We went back to the homestay to take a bath, have breakfast and be ready for going home. We cancelled our plan to go to the hot water bath, and straightly went to have lunch, the popular Mie Ongklok in Wonosobo.
Then, I forgot when it started, but suddenly out of the moment they were teasing Faizz and me. It seemed like because we talked till midnight and then we walked together climbing the ascending road? Hahaha, quite funny. I am used to being teased for my friends are mostly guys. Yet, it seemed like he was not used to and being embarrassed? Actually, I was quite thankful being teased with him. You know why? I can befriended them because of the teasing. I also started to be close to Arief, Ismail, Brian, Erwin, Firman and Narso. They were nice guys, I like them, including Faizz of course, but it seemed the teasing has made him avoid me. How sad.
The funniest moment was when we were having a karaoke inside the bus. The teasing began hotter and hotter. Ismail and Lina were being teased and even teased each other. They were so funny. Hahaha..
Firman who wanted to tease Faizz by singing a love song to me using his name was also being teased with Esi, I don't know the reason of the teasing though. Although I was the one being teased, I felt it was fun and I love the joy and togetherness among us. As what Firman said, our trip was like a elementary school trip. Well, it's right, and I felt it's fun and lively.
Feeling tired, most of us slept in the bus. I felt asleep for a while and it seemed that I disturbed Arief too. :D Yet, I was awake many time which made me uncomfortable. Moreover, the cold of Air Conditioner made me more uncomfortable. I was freezing... Then, I moved to the back, sat together with Firman, Brian, Erwin and Ismail. We talked a lot there until we reached Jakarta.
We were planning to arrange our time, gather and hang out. Moreover, having a trip together. I guess I have made some wonderful friends here. I really hope we can meet later; Firman, Brian, Erwin, Ismail, Faizz, Arief... Will Narso join as he already married and has family to be taken care of? Well, we'll see. I wonder when we will hang out later. :)
True friendship is so rare nowadays. I don't care whoever they are, as long as they sincerely want to be my friend, I'll welcome and treasure them.
- Keep the Faith -
Nadia
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