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Seperti yang pernah saya post sebelumnya (klik di sini), jadi mahasiswi ilmu komunikasi (ilkom) itu merupakan hal yang nggak terduga. Bermula ingin belajar DKV, eh banting setir ke ilkom. Sempet kepikiran apakah saya bisa melanjutkan keinginan besar untuk belajar desain grafis selama masa kuliah berlangsung.

Apparently, this alternative direction led me to one of the greatest experiences in my life.

Siapa bilang belajar komunikasi gampang? Uh huh, you got it wrong, pal. Ada banyak banget hal yang perlu dipahami untuk mendalami ilmu komunikasi. Even though I only learnt the basic, basic-nya itu justru cukup complicated lho. Mungkin bagi yang tidak mendalami komunikasi, akan jarang mendengar apa itu komunikasi intrapersonal, interpersonal, kelompok, massa, hingga budaya. Lalu ada juga pelajaran Ilmu Alamiah Dasar (IAD) dan Statistika Sosial, walaupun fakultas saya tergolong dalam fakultas humaniora. Bayangin, saya belajar lagi IPA dan matematika lho di bangku kuliah!

Istilah "We Can Not Not Communicate" dari Paul Watzlawick dan "Who Says What in Which Channel to Whom with What Effect" dari Harold Laswell pun sudah di luar kepala, saking keduanya merupakan bagian dari prinsip dasar ilmu komunikasi. Dua kalimat itu kalau dijabarkan bisa panjang, bahkan butuh satu semester untuk memahaminya; jadi jangan berharap saya akan menjelaskannya di sini karena ini bukan materi kuliah! Ini cuma curhatan di blog pribadi, hahahaha.

Lalu saya juga belajar lebih dalam tentang Bahasa Indonesia, Public Speaking, dan Fotografi. Nah untuk Public Speaking, ini jadi tantangan terbesar bagi saya karena saya bukanlah orang yang gemar berbicara di depan umum. Pastinya kalau bicara di depan umum saya gugup parah, ngomong jadi ngebut, dan merasa takut ada kejadian konyol! But hey, I'm a communication science student, and speaking is definitely one of the essential parts of communication. Ya saya mau nggak mau harus berani ngomong lebih banyak dong.

Fotografi? Ini nih mata kuliah yang membuka mata saya lebar-lebar soal bidang seni ini; sampai sekarang saya kerja sambilan jadi fotografer lepas. Pastinya saat pertama kali belajar fotografi, saya senang bukan main. Sejak SMA saya memang sering jadi 'tukang motret' entah di acara keluarga atau acara di sekolah. Akhirnya salah satu passion saya ini bisa semakin saya kembangkan ketika berada di bangku kuliah.

Itu baru di semester pertama. Semester kedua lebih rame lagi; mulai pengenalan tiga jurusan ilmu komunikasi dan materi perkuliahannya makin spesifik. Jadi di kampus saya (sampai angkatan 2012) program studi Ilmu Komunikasi dipecah lagi menjadi 3 jurusan: jurnalistik, hubungan masyarakat, dan manajemen komunikasi. Salah satunya akan dipilih sebelum semester 3 dimulai. Jadi mahasiswa ilkom akan terpecah ke jurusan masing-masing sesuai minat.

Yap, sesuai minat. Ini ibarat kata sampai lulus nanti jurusan yang dipilih bakal jadi 'jalan hidup' mahasiswa, di luar kemungkinan nanti setelah jadi sarjana mau bekerja sebagai apa. Makanya di sini mahasiswa harus berpikir sangat matang jurusan apa yang akan diambil pada tahun kedua.

Bagaimana dengan saya? Beruntung saya nggak mengalami masa krisis memilih jurusan karena sedari awal sudah memantapkan hati untuk bergabung dengan jurusan jurnalistik.

Di samping itu, ada lagi yang seru di semester 2: komunikasi lintas budaya! Nah ini nih salah satu mata kuliah paling menantang karena tugas akhirnya adalah membuat festival budaya! Di sini saya pernah cerita tentang gimana perjuangan mempersiapkan festival sampai akhirnya harus berpisah dengan teman-teman kelas Ilkom D. Kelas saya waktu itu mendapat negara Jerman (kelompok saya) dan Inggris.

Selama 1 tahun pertama saya juga berjumpa dengan teman-teman baru yang memiliki beragam karakter, pengalaman, dan sikap. Senang rasanya bisa sekelas dengan anak-anak Ilkom D yang rame dan seru! Kami sering main bareng, BBQ-an bareng di rumah Hiji, sampai jalan-jalan ke Bandung juga Kawah Putih. Satu hal yang paling saya nggak bisa lupakan, di saat saya sedang down parah saat semester 2 karena suatu hal, mereka men-support mental saya. Love you, Imbisilkom D!

Tuntas episode ilkom, saatnya beralih ke chapter berikutnya: jurusan jurnalistik.

Jurusan jurnalistik bersama jurusan lainnya pernah mengadakan presentasi di hadapan para mahasiswa sebelum memutuskan hendak ke mana mereka akan berlabuh di semester 3. Salah satu ciri khas jurusan jurnalistik tiap presentasi: bukannya promosi tapi malah membeberkan cerita seram dan keras tentang bagaimana sulitnya menjadi jurnalis, menghadapi model narasumber dari yang riweuh sampai berbahaya, dan gajinya yang tak seberapa.

Jadi jiper atau mundur? Saya sendiri nggak.

Nah, gimana ceritanya jadi mahasiswa jurnalistik selama beberapa semester ke depan ya?
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I found it on Twitter and I guess this is an interesting challenge! Music is always being a part of my life, because I listen to music anytime. I even listen to music when drive my motorbike (well using earbud is safer than the in-ear-monitor), but it's not for everyone; stay safe on road!

On the next days I will be posting this regularly, so probably this could be a new thing for my blog and I can share to you about what songs I usually listen to.

Well I will post the very first challenge:

DAY 1: A song you like with a color in the title



Vertical Horizon - Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)

So you sailed away
Into a grey sky morning
Now I'm here to stay
Love can be so boring 

What was it you wanted
Could it be I'm haunted

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Itinerary is crucial to determine which places you will visit, what transportation you’d use, and what activities you’d do on your trip. Making itinerary might be not very exciting for some of you, but actually it really helps you to plan your activities and discover any places you want to come by –especially when you have never known about it– so I can say it’s challenging yet fun.

To be honest I partly agree with let’s-see-what-happens-there idea for your trip, but I still think that itinerary is needed. Without planning, you will waste a lot of time on trivial stuff that you could have easily done at home then you end up missing a lot of great things.

Based on my experiences listing any idea to arrange an itinerary, there’re some important things to consider plus the explanation on each points.

Where are you going? 
Are you visiting one city or more than two cities? If you want to visit more than two cities, of course it requires more work but trust me, itinerary is going to help you a lot especially to arrange your time on the road. Then is it still in your country or abroad? Make sure you check your passport and its expiration date also visa requirements (if needed).

How many days you will spend in your destination?
Three days, seven days, or two weeks? More days, more activities to do, more places to visit.

How many persons will be going with you?
(If you do solo traveling, you can skip this question)
Is it just 2-3 persons, more than 5, or even 20 persons? Make sure you talk about the itinerary with your travel companions. Ask about what places they want to look up, what activities they want to do, then you can combine your plan with them. Also, don’t forget to list their preferences during trip, decide what kind of transportation to use, and choose the best accommodation for your group. It’s very important to do this since every single person has different views and wants. Don’t let your trip get ruined by conflicts that happen among you and your traveling partners.

With whom you are going to your destination? 
Are they your friends, parents, or siblings? Are they at the same age, older, or younger than you? I’d say this will affect your plan because age does matter to your stamina. Taking vacation with friends won’t be the same as your trip with parents. You can plan lots of places to visit, but when it comes to your parents, their stamina probably isn’t as strong as yours anymore. It also applies to kids, they can be irritable easily if they’re exhausted, so be more careful to arrange your plan. Related to this, I categorize some plans based on the intensity of your trip: ambitious, moderate, and relaxed.
  • Ambitious: I call it ambitious if you have so many things to do in your schedule and you don’t want to waste your time. As the result you only have little time to rest. I think it’s suitable for you who have short trip but you want to visit lots of places.
  • Moderate: Time to do activities, visit some places, take a rest, and spend your spare time are balanced.
  • Relaxed: From its name, it’s obvious that you really take your trip so easy. You still have list of places to visit but you don’t want to rush anything. Your schedule is flexible due to condition at that time. If you travel with kids or parents, this kind of intensity seems perfect for you.
What transportation you’d use to get there? 
By airplane, car, bus, train, ship, or even motorcycle, you decide. In your itinerary, write down the airplane, bus, ship, or train schedule along with the code. You don’t need to check the ticket back and forth only to see the code. Just check on your itinerary and everything goes well.

Where are you going to stay? 
Is it hotel, hostel, friend’s house, or a room you rent from Airbnb? It really depends on your budget. I suggest you to choose place to stay that is close to train or bus station. Choosing accommodation near a mini market is also recommended. Don’t forget to write down the full address and phone number on your itinerary!

What places you are going to visit? 
This is the exciting part! You need to list this categories:
  • Places that on your top priority. You’re having this trip because you want to see those places so bad. No excuse to cancel this!
  • Places you want to visit. Maybe you want to go there because of curiosity or recommendation from a friend.
  • Places you think they’re least important. If you cancel visiting them, no need to worry. This part is more flexible especially when you change your mind because of something more interesting you find there.
What activities you will do in your destination? 
Related to no. 7, there must be any activities you must do and cannot be moved to other day; for example, you’ve bought concert ticket of your favorite band or ticket to visit an amusement park. It will be your priority, the rest of it will depend on location you visit that day and the length from one place to another.

What transportation you’d use in your destination? 
You can use local public transportation like MRT, bus, or taxi. If the local transportation has interesting rate package for tourist, you better check it and maybe buy it in order to save money. For example, I bought 3 days pass for MRT and bus in Singapore only for $20 (plus deposit $10 that will be returned), and it really saved my money and time. I didn't have to refill the prepaid card every time; just tap and you're okay to go.

Rented car or motorcycle is a good choice if you move a lot around the city and the transportation system doesn’t support your needs.

How long it takes to move from one place to another? 
Remember, always count how much time you will need to take any transportation from one checkpoint to other. Don’t forget to check the schedule on the nearest train or bus station.

In addition, always bring the map of your destinations and route map of its public transportation. Nowadays you can rely on any mobile applications that provide the route or map you need, but I think the manual one is still very useful; if your cellphone runs out of battery and you need to see the map, don’t panic!


That is the example of my itinerary to Singapore last year. I know it wasn’t too perfect but after many trips I had, I’ve learnt lots of thing about making itinerary and having an awesome trip.

Itinerary is a guidance for you to determine which places to see or what activities to do during your trip. You have better chance not to waste your time because you already arrange all things based on your needs, but of course you're allowed to do something beyond your schedule; well, always be spontaneous!

Enjoy your vacation!

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To be honest, I'm not a big fan of electronic dance music. I prefer musics like funk, jazz, rock, or disco from the 70s and 80s. Nowadays I only like few of the electronic groups, such as Clean Bandit (they combine the dance music with classic instrument like violin & cello!), LION BABE, and this one, Disclosure!

I was disappointed when I couldn't watch Clean Bandit live in Jakarta. They came to Jakarta last December 2015. Too bad at that time I couldn't afford the ticket (geez, the ticket for concert nowadays is getting more expensive!), but when I heard Disclosure would come to Jakarta for the second time, I had no doubt about it!

After working on some projects, finally I could buy myself a ticket to watch Disclosure. It also became a refreshment for me in the middle of working on my thesis. Well I heard about the announcement since last April. I thought it was the part of April Fool's joke since I knew it on April 1st. Even people on the internet also didn't believe it. I checked on Disclosure's official website, there's no schedule in Jakarta; mostly in US and other cities on May. Anyway, I saw there's pretty big gap between their gigs on last April to middle May. Hmm, I guessed they could be playing in my city among the dates.

Not so long after that, I read a comment on Disclosure's Instagram telling fans to check out their blog post. There it was, the official announcement of them coming to Jakarta! I was so excited. I wouldn't miss any chance to watch my favorite musicians.

They only played on DJ set, they didn't do the exact full performance. At first I was like, "Huh? Okay..." but I didn't mind! It's a rare occasion that they can play in Jakarta. I also know they'll play in Bali next August, but Jakarta is much closer. Of course I really want to see their real live performance like what I see on Youtube. Seeing Howard & Guy Lawrence playing on full set is amazing! It would be much greater if Sam Smith, Lorde, Gregory Porter, LION BABE, and Brendan Reilly perform with them, LOL.

The day was coming!

I watched Disclosure with my friend Petek, since she also liked them. We went from Bandung to Jakarta on May 4th, which was the date of the event. I thought it was okay if we went at 3 pm to Jakarta with estimated arrival time at 6 pm. Guess what? I was totally wrong. On 5 and 6 May there were two public holidays, which provided us 2 extra days for weekend; our weekend started from Wednesday night! Since we went to Jakarta after work hours, the traffic jam was insane! We arrived at 8 pm on Tanjung Priok Bus Station as the result. Then we took Gojek to go to Ecovention at Ancol, North Jakarta.

This event was held by DGTL_LVE. Besides Disclosure as the main guest star, there were also other famous DJs like Tchami from France, Dipha Barus and Bima G from Indonesia. Too bad I haven't heard their songs, except Tchami. I only listened to one of his song, so I couldn't review their performance since I didn't know much about them. Sorry!

The first performance was Bima G, followed by Dipha Barus then Tchami. I could say Tchami was awesome, even though I didn't really know his music. Many people cheered when he came and played for the next 1,5 hours.


HERE THEY ARE!

I was soooo excited seeing them in real life. I was lucky enough to stand really close to the DJ booth because I could see the performers better or at least I could breath properly here. When I saw what was going on behind me, wow it was so freaking crowded! All the audiences tried to be closer to the stage, and of course we only had small space to move there. They began their performance with their famous "When A Fire Starts to Burn", and the crowd instantly danced!

They played some songs that possibly not included in their albums but I recognized one, it was "Jump Hi" by LION BABE. I was so happy since LION BABE also a great electronic music group. After that, they played "Voices" and "F For You"! Yeah!! They remixed both of songs and they were so goooood.

After few songs, I noticed the very specific voice of Gregory Porter... They were starting to play "Holding On"!! It was SO GREAT! They played the original song, which was all I hoped that night because I could sing along! "Holding On" is one of my favorite songs in their latest album, Caracal.


Other songs were coming, they kept making the crowd dancing through the night. I remembered that Disclosure started to play at 1.30 am. It was so late but it didn't matter, though. Then they played more songs like "White Noise" and "Magnets". For the last song, the played "Latch"!!


Did they just end the night? Nope! After people chanted "We want more!", they didn't hesitate to play one more song. As the encore, "You & Me" was played by the Lawrence brothers. The special thing was, they played the remix version of You & Me by Flume. That version was totally dope. You can listen to the song here.

Overall I was so happy to watch Disclosure even though they only played on DJ set. The sound was amazing, the visualizations on every songs they played were super cool, and of course their performance were totally incredible. I hoped they could play Omen and January that night, but well they didn't. Maybe next time? I really wish I can watch them one more time, especially when they do live performance.

By the way, thank you to DGTL_LVE for bringing Disclosure to Jakarta!


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Howdy!

April is almost done and I still haven't finished my thesis yet.

No, I am not complaining nor blaming myself.

Since couple months ago, I did an internship as a content writer for a local newspaper in Bandung. It really enriched my experiences as a writer since there're major differences between content writer and journalist. It has ended and now I am ready to work on my thesis again. Well actually I had an idea that I could finish my thesis during my internship, but apparently my target wasn't accomplished. Plus, since the beginning of April I left my dorm in Jatinangor and now I am staying temporarily with my grandpa in Cijerah, Bandung.

Another fun thing that happened since January: my project with Petek called Verlast has been going so well. We had some clients and we couldn't be happier because we really love what we're doing! We did an engagement & wedding projects (I did the photo shoot and Petek did the make up), also a portrait photo shoot with one of our friend.

By the way, I have an ambition that I can finish chapter 4 in one week. I have interviewed Tempo, a national weekly news magazine as my object of research, especially for the cover. Yeah, my thesis is about one of their covers and I analyze it using semiotics method. So, my data should be better and I could continue completing chapter 4 before I jump into the next chapter; which is the last part!

I wish I can really do this. My current plan is I can finish my thesis this May then register for the thesis defense. I totally want to graduate very soon so I can start my long vacation, LOL! *Okay I must confess that I'm already planning a trip to somewhere and I'm so excited about it!*


Wish me luck!!!

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One thing you should do during your vacation: If you have chance to sleep, just go to sleep. Don't stay up late especially if you have long plan ahead. No matter how exciting your trip is, you always need time to rest so you can be ready for another trip on the next day. Don't do something ridiculous like me.

Since the previous day we woke up late, I was afraid that the next plan wouldn't go well as we hoped. So instead of sleeping, I decided to stay up late. I was tired, but I couldn't sleep. Maybe I was haunted by feeling that we could fail our plan again. I didn't swallow any energy booster like coffee (I don't drink coffee) or energy drink; I relied on myself that I could stay awake during the day.

The worse part for me, today was the day we visited some beaches in South Kuta and Uluwatu. Then, I was the only one who could ride motorcycle.

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Here we go, the second day we stayed in Bali. Day 2 was started with.... nothing. We woke up late so we had to cancel our plan to go to Sanur Beach that morning. Sanur is well-known for sunrise spot, so it must be very amusing if we can see the sun rises there. Well we just moved on and did other plan that we've made. First we had lunch at "Nasi Pedas Bu Andika". This place is pretty popular among tourists. On my previous trip to Bali I have never heard it before, so this was our first visit to that food tenant.

Done with lunch, we went to Motel Mexicola. I browsed about this place on internet and I think this cafe has unique theme. When I heard it for the first time I thought it was a motel, but apparently I was wrong. I wasn't familiar with Mexican food but this first try should be interesting.

The cafe is located at Seminyak. From Kuta to Seminyak actually it wasn't too close, also wasn't too far. I just felt that riding motorcycle in Bali wasn't too tiring like when I was in Bandung or Jakarta. We spent about 15 minutes ride to reach Seminyak, and thankfully it hadn't been too crowded since we arrived still in the afternoon. At first I was confused to find where Motel Mexicola was. I had to find small alley, then finally we made it.


When we were going to enter Motel Mexicola, a waitress welcomed us. She also informed that the minimum order for each person was IDR 100K. Well I didn't know about this when I searched any reviews about this place, but it didn't matter. So both of us chose the bar stalls area to sit. The sofa spots weren't in use because they're available in evening.




The menu was indubitably dominated by Mexican foods. For drinks, I remembered there're lots of mojito, mocktail, beer, and soda. We ordered mocktails first, also a plate of chicken taco for me. I couldn't give any comment about taste since I never tried any Mexican Food before. All I could say, there was a hint of sour from the chicken. The sauce also tasted a bit sour and spicy.

By the way I really like the concept of this place. It was so colorful, all the ornaments and painting were unique. The Mexican vibe was so strong. No wonder many people come here to take photos or just enjoy the surrounding.




After spending 2 to 3 hours at Motel Mexicola, we decided to visit the closest beach from there. The security officer kindly told us there's Petitenget Beach, only 5 minutes by walking. Thanks to him, we could leave our motorcycle for a while to take a look to that beach. When we arrived, it was so crowded. Finally we went back to Motel Mexicola to take our rented motorcycle, then we tried to visit other beach.

Well, we were totally relying on Google. We searched the nearest beach in Seminyak, then we saw Berawa Beach. It wasn't too far from where we were. This beach was not too crowded and of course, we were spending time watching sun set there. Some were strolling around with their pets, some were surfing at the beach.




We stayed at Berawa Beach until the sky was dark enough. The location was easy to reach, FYI. After that, we tried to go to Sindhu Market at Sanur to have dinner. You know, Seminyak to Sanur was far. It was like you rode from west to east; from edge to another edge. It took 45 minutes, but thankfully we didn't meet any traffic jam here.

After the long ride to Sanur and having dinner there, we wanted to go back to hotel. I didn't realize that we were going to run out of gasoline. I forgot to buy it. So, in the middle of Ngurah Rai Bypass (it was pretty close from our hotel!), the motorcycle was suddenly stopped working! Of course we were panic. There's irony here; across the road, there was a gas station!

We were confused at first, how to push our motorcycle to the gas station since the middle road was blocked. We thought we just emptied our mineral water bottle then walked across the road to buy gasoline, but we're too afraid to cross the road because a lot of vehicles passed in a hurry. The road was also quite dark.

Maybe I could say this was a miracle. There was a man with his motorcycle who also ran out of gasoline. That man talked to us, then Petek replied him. They talked in Javanese (too bad I didn't understand), saying that his friends were on the gas stasion to buy him gasoline. Then he kindly called his friend to buy additional gasoline. Too bad, when his friends came, they just bought around 1,5 Liter of gasoline; which meant only for 1 motorcycle.

You know what? He offered his gasoline to us, he said his friend could go back to gas station once more. We were so thrilled, he was very kind to us. Then we paid to that man for the gasoline & added extra money, but he refused it at first! Wow. We forced him since we had to pay it, and finally he accepted it.

We went back to hotel with full of joy, even though we just had an incident. We couldn't imagine if we hadn't met him on our way back to hotel. His kindness really helped us through our difficult situation. For whoever you are sir, respect!

Our trip in Bali was getting more exciting. Tomorrow would be a very very long trip. Where were we going?
Check out the next part of my post!

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Last September, I had a trip to Bali with my friend, Petek. It was actually an unexpected trip.
It all started when few months ago I really wanted to go to Bali, then Petek also did. We began to arrange things like booking the most affordable hotel, searching the cheapest price for our ride, and looking for places we would visit from internet. Yeah, we were trying to be backpack travelers.

This trip was such a great getaway for me after doing internship and before I start to work on my thesis. This sudden plan was completely an amazing thing I ever done since last May. This trip really made me getting out from my comfort zone. I also learnt much things about other people... and myself.


We chose to take the train instead of choosing plane. As students we didn't have much money (and try to minimize our outcome) so we decided to pick the cheapest transportation. At that time train was pretty affordable. An economic class train from Bandung to Surabaya cost IDR 200K per person, then from Surabaya to Banyuwangi we took business class train for IDR 100K per person.


After arriving at Banyuwangi, we should find bus which included trip across the sea (by ship, of course) from Ketapang Harbor and went directly to Denpasar. It cost us IDR 90K, well it was quite expensive but we chose Damri since we already familiar about it and we just took the safest choice.

When the ship was ready to sail, Petek and I went outside bus and strolled around the ship. Then we saw the top deck, and we really enjoyed the view around. It was pretty challenging to stand onto ship since it constantly moved, but thankfully I had no seasick during that 1,5 hours-sail.

The view was amazing. The wind blew pretty strong, it ruined my hair but it didn't matter, LOL.





Sailing was over, all the passengers came back to bus and ready to go to Denpasar. Before we even started, all the ship passengers should walk to the welcome gate then show their ID cards to local officers. This method could prevent illegal citizen or worse, terrorist. Finish with that, all Damri passengers were going to Denpasar. It took 4 hours from Gilimanuk Harbor to Denpasar City. I chose to sleep during the road trip since I haven't fully slept on train.

We finally arrived at Damri Bus Station, Denpasar. We were lucky because if we took other bus, we would stop at other bus station that quite far from Denpasar. Based on what I saw, there was no public transportation like 'angkot' here. There was one but only at Denpasar, not others.

From this station, we chose to take Gojek to our hotel at Jimbaran. Well I wasn't so lucky when ordering the Gojek because the first ojek didn't come for 30 minutes but he took the credit money. Damn. Petek ordered another Gojek (since hers was already coming), so after little struggle with Gojek, we finally reached our hotel.

We stayed at Coco De Haven Hotel. It located at Ngurah Rai Bypass, so it was exactly on the main road. The place was okay, I only hoped we could have dresser in our room. Moreover, the room was pretty great for the price we got, IDR 720K for 4 nights. It was a great deal that I found on booking.com.

We just had 31-hours-road-and-sea-trip from Bandung to Denpasar. It was insane. Both of us were extremely exhausted since we couldn't rest well on train and bus. We decided to take a rest for a while. We arrived in afternoon, and we wanted to go around Kuta in evening. First thing I should do was waiting for my rented motorcycle. I rented a motorcycle for 4 days so Petek and I could go around Bali easily. The price was cheap enough, IDR 50K per day. We could split the bill only IDR 100K for one person.

Around 3.30 p.m, we finally did our first ride in Bali. We were starving but apparently we're also confused where to eat, so we just thought the safest choice: going to Kuta. There was McDonalds, then after had our very late lunch we strolled around Kuta Beach. We just sat on the beach, watching the sun set.




Our agenda today was very short. After went to Kuta, we came back to hotel since we really need proper rest for our trip tomorrow. Where were we going? Stay tuned!

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Saya mau cerita tentang acara jalan-jalan saya Desember silam ke sebuah tempat wisata yang baru dibuka. Lokasinya kalau bisa dibilang masih nyerempet dikit dari Setiabudi tapi udah ke arah Lembang gitu. Namanya Farmhouse Lembang.

Saya penasaran soalnya waktu itu sering banget liat di Instagram. Tempatnya lucu, ibarat kata zaman sekarang mah tempatnya instagramable banget. Karena semakin penasaran dan pengen jalan-jalan juga (mumpung dapet pinjeman motor), akhirnya saya berangkat bareng Petek.

Waktu itu saya berangkat tanggal 22 Desember 2015, hari Selasa. Weekday tuh jatuhnya, ngarep-ngarepnya sih nggak bakal sepadat pas weekend. Sebelum berangkat saya berusaha untuk optimis tempatnya bakal sepi pengunjung. Tapi saya juga baru ngeh kalau itu udah mau akhir tahun dan mendekati libur Natal dan Tahun Baru. Tapi ya namanya udah pengen jalan-jalan, liat situasi di tempat deh.

Di jalan menuju Farmhouse, terbukti kita mulai tersendat di depan kampus UPI. Untungnya bawa motor bisa nyelip, tapi tangan kiri pegelnya ampun-ampunan karena bawa motor Vixion yang notabene pakai kopling. Sempet lewat jalan pintas, akhirnya kita nyampe di deket Farmhouse. Oke, padat banget yang mau ke arah Lembang. Saya sempet sengaja ngelewatin Farmhouse karena jalur untuk masuk ditutupi semacam tali pembatas gitu, karena posisi dari sebelah kiri dan Farmhouse berada di sisi kanan dari arah Setiabudi. Eh pas muter balik, tetiba udah dibuka lagi. Masuklah kami ke dalam area Farmhouse.

Untuk tiket masuk, dikenakan 20 ribu Rupiah per orangnya. Tapi tiket masuk ini bisa ditukar sama susu murni rasa vanilla atau stroberi lho. Lumayan kan sambil jalan-jalan di dalam, saya bisa sembari minum susu murni. Rasanya enak lho yang stroberi.



Areanya ternyata nggak begitu besar. Lalu prediksi saya ternyata salah total. Tempatnya... rame banget. Parah sih ramenya, celah buat jalan aja kecil banget. Oh iya, untuk masuk ke area Farmhouse setelah ambil susu murni, ada flow-nya. Pertama kita bakal ngelewatin lorong yang diarahin ke sebuah rumah besar. Rumah itu isinya berbagai macam pernak-pernik, pakaian, asesoris, dan lainnya bagi yang mau berbelanja. Toko roti juga ada di dalam rumah. 





Setelah itu, kami keluar dan barulah melihat area rumah-rumah bergaya Eropa. The European vibe is so strong in this place.




Pastinya di depan rumah-rumah itu cocok banget buat berfoto. Sepengamatan saya, di sana rumah-rumahnya berisi restoran dan cafe. Ada juga rumah yang jadi tempat sewa baju ala Eropa, lebih tepatnya di lantai 2. Jadi bagi yang mau sewa baju, coba naik ke lantai atas cafe yang tembok bangunannya dari bebatuan.





Setelah itu, di area belakang saya menjumpai sebuah lapangan hijau yang cukup besar. Di sana dipajang beberapa sepeda sebagai properti yang bisa dipakai kalau mau berfoto ria. Nah di spot ini juga oke untuk foto, khususnya dengan latar rumah Eropa dari kejauhan. Asli, kesannya memang nggak seperti di Bandung lho. Nuansa Eropanya juga terasa banget di sini. Selain lapangan, kalau mau duduk-duduk lucu bisa juga menempati bangku taman yang tersedia di sekeliling lapangan.



Nah setelah puas-puasin motret di lapangan ini, saya dan Petek melanjutkan tur mini di Farmhouse. Kami berjalan turun dari lokasi sebelumnya, lalu menemui area small zoo dan miniatur rumah Hobbit. Small zoo ini memelihara kelinci, aneka burung, kuda poni, domba, sampai reptil. Anak-anak pastinya senang kalau dibawa ke sini.




Lalu yang jadi spot favorit para pengunjung adalah miniatur rumah Hobbit. Kelihatannya memang mirip kok, apalagi pintu bulat khasnya. Untuk foto di depan rumah ini, orang-orang sampe ngantri lho.




Setelah puas keliling, saya dan Petek berjalan keluar melewati rumah yang pertama dilewati. Kami baru sadar kalau sebelum rumah itu, ada rumah kecil di sisi kiri yang ternyata jadi jalur menuju taman lainnya. Rumah kecil itu menjual aneka pernak-pernik, khususnya gembok kecil. Nah gembok ini kebanyakan dibeli untuk dipasang di sebuah jembatan nggak jauh dari tempat itu. Bagi para pasangan pastinya gatel pengen beli dan pasang gembok yang sudah diberi nama masing-masing.

Di sana juga cocok untuk foto-foto, namun areanya lebih kecil dan jalannya lebih sempit. Untuk bisa foto-foto di atas jembatan, seenggaknya 2 sampai 3 pengunjung bisa berdiri di sana dan harus bergantian.



So far jalan-jalan di Farmhouse cukup menyenangkan. Berhubung padat dan kecil tempatnya, jadi memang ruang gerak sedikit terbatas kalau lagi ramai. Tapi untuk konsep bisa dibilang oke, karena suasana Eropanya berasa banget. Kalau mau main ke sini, pastinya akan lebih santai kalau datang saat weekday. Farmhouse juga lumayan dekat dari Setiabudi jadi kalau ingin tempat wisata yang nggak begitu jauh, ini bisa jadi solusinya.

So, selamat liburan dan selamat jalan-jalan!
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