a week of a lifetime

oh wow, makin lama ya jarak 1 post ke post lainnya...
maybe i am just lazy
or maybe i just have any peculiar stuffs i used to have when i lived on my own back then in sg
or maybe, i just have to travel more? *you wish*

anyway

last 1st December i just got back from my trip to Jogja and Surabaya
it was my 1st time visiting Surabaya, and my 1st time exploring cities together with Cindy (:
anyway it was fun

some issues happened
but then i hope i did not give too much burden for Cindy - what a drama, mel

anyway Jogja, as usual, nice city, nice atmosphere, nice everything
we tried Bakmi Shibitsu, known as a legendary fried noodle (to be exact Mie Jawa)

The famous Bakmi Shibitsu

as people say, the first bite makes you speechless.. you are overwhelmed by the richness of the seasonings.
the sweet soy sauce, the spices, sweet, salty, slight hotness from the chili embodies your tastebud (okay i am salivating, remembering the taste)
the mixture of rice vermicelli and noodle gives a great texture impact in your mouth
the noodle is chewy yet firm
the vermicelli is perfectly cooked, it is not soggy at all
since it is Mie Jawa, it is slightly watery, the broth was poured in cooking process, just a little bit to soften the noodles and give extra punch in the taste.
the cabbage is not overcooked, it is perfectly crisp and fresh
fried onion and sliced spring onion on top give another dimension of taste for this noodle
well actually you can eat this with chili padi served on table, but then this portion is spicy enough for me
overall it was a satisfying humble dinner with heavenly taste
usually i eat Mie Jawa in two different types: dry and wet
the dry one is more similar to friend noodle, it is just slightly sweeter than usual
the wet one is usually pretty soggy, we call it "nyemek", is a condition where the noodle absorbs the soup and creates a soggy-kind-of-dish, but it's not too soggy that the noodle still carries its firmness

Cindy ordered Nasi Goreng Shibitsu, which was not bad at all

we practically went to several culinary places, but we missed one particular famous place called Nasi Goreng Bringharjo
by the time we went there the place was still closed, the next day we could not go there as well because there was celebration of Tahun Baru Haji and it was traffic jam everywhere
so next time i go Jogja, I will definitely not miss that Nasi Goreng Bringharjo again!

next city we went to Surabaya, by train
we departed at 7am and reached Surabaya at 12noon
long trip, tiring as well because we got up so early yet we couldn't sleep in train since the man behind our seats was snoring all the way, creating a harmony between him and his friend
PERFECT

Surabaya, first impression: DAMN HOT, hotter than Jakarta in sunny day
i managed to drink bottles of water since i reached Surabaya
my lips cracked and my skin became ultimately dry
and after we had soto for our lunch, i was completely drenched in sweat *eew
from Surabaya we went straight to Malang
supposedly cooler, but it was not
still pretty hot
we went to cinema and watched PUSS IN BOOTS
hahahahaha!
the next day we went to Batu
we visited Batu Secret Zoo
(more pics soon, i haven't finished editing everything :p)
then stayed at Klub Bunga
sweet!
we spent our day like lazy people
sleeping, eating, playing
fun!
the next day we went back to Surabaya
we visited Museum of Sampoerna
pretty fun
too bad we couldn't take photograph of the process of making the cigarettes
(i will try to make the illustration later on)
but i bought 2 souvenirs (soon to be uploaded) *pinky swear

the overall trip is awesome!
visiting new city is awesome!
i'm planning to visit Bali again soon
let's hope it will come true! (:


happy night

meL