First Time Climbing a Mountain! Merbabu Indonesia!

11-12 September 2014

WAAAAS a great great 2 days!!!!

As a young and healthy women off course I'm so proud and yes to itself  #pardonmynarsis 

But I'm nothin' without 7 boys!

I can mention it all

I'm lucky to have the best men ever after my dad. He is Artyo Wicaksono.

And 6 others Faiz Irsyad, Bintang, Saki, Razi Akbar, Hilmans Oktaviansyah, and Muhammad Fahri.

They are all my team!

 Still fresh.

 Gate.

Starting point at Selo Track. Selo Track near Ketep Pass (you can browse on google maps).

We arrived at 11 am base camp Mas Bowo. We had lunch noodles (while I'm not eat this, but yeah I make an exception) 

After we prayed and cleaned themselves at 12 am we were ready to go!

Cause for me and some others were first timer so I did really well. Well at? Laughing haha.

In the beginning, I was very weak. I even couldn't carry my own backpack. Geez, wasn't heavy though. 

From the gate till first post we walked for almost 2hours. Quiet long time. 

At this post, I felt strong and God gave me a super power but still I can't be a superhuman. 

Btw, in the Selo Track there aren't water sources so you have to bring a water sufficient.

Post 1 till post 2 further than base camp to the post 1, oh myyyyy but it felt like I enjoyed every step and every moved. 

Like we used to walked and felt happy. 

Some of my friend, played song and we sang happily.

 We really enjoyed! Really! 

Oh ya, I don't know why I just loved doing like this. I don't need shame in front of people.

 Pee every where, also eat without any manner, and I could eat everything without count calories cause it burn fast. 

I love it. Getting closer with each other, u shared everything (said Aryo and he's also said but not my girl) hahaha.

U helped each other. I suggest u to go to the mountain if u want to getting closer with someone.

Maybe you wanna get back into old love or u wannabe his/her lover?

Trust me that's really works hahahaha kidding no its serious :p 

 

  Post 1.

Yuhu! 

We took a lot of selfies!

 

  Rest before post 2.

 Post 2.

 

 

 Before Sabana 1.

Okay next, terrain was getting crazy. But in the middle of a bit climbing we enjoyed sunset!

 We were in the air!!! We saw clearly Merapi Mountain! 

What a view! I just can't say anymore, could someone made this? 

No, this was made by Allah SWT (in my religion) really I was so speechless. 

I think I knew that why people love to go to the mountain. Cause no one could paid a scenery like this.

 

Sunrise and us.

 

Saki in the air.

Finally we arrived at Sabana 1, 6.30 pm. We took a rest and saw a beautiful stars in the sky.

 I felt that sky and stars were only 10 cm above me. Oh my..... The best ever. 

The night has come. We walked in the middle of darkness but take it easy baby we had a beautiful stars also head lamp. 

 Taken picture in the day of 12th Sept 2014.

From Sabana 1 to Sabana 2 the terrain getting harder and harder, but we helped each other we made a bridge. 

Yeah Sabana 2! Last post to go to the summit or the peak of Merbabu Mountain. 

 

 Camp here. 

We arrived at 7.30 pm. So, been 7,5 hours we walked +rest. I even couldn't imagine at the first but alhamdulillah. 

Artyo and some of my friends made a tent. And some others including me made a fire for cooked some food. 

I felt very cold, I couldn't stand any more so I decided to sleep. 

For tomorrow am ready to go to the peak of Merbabu Mountain. 

12 September 2014

At 4.30 am we woke up, and ready to go!

We enjoyed sunrise in the summit. Real heaven! God this is amazing........

We saw Merapi lower than we stand, crazy baby!

 Sunrise.

 

We love sunrise and we love each other. 

Peace and Merapi Mountain behind me.

YEAH FINALLY  PEAK OF MERBABU MOUNTAIN!

AMAZING VIEW!!!!!!!

I speech less for billion times......

We really enjoyed and took a lot of picture here!

Anyway, there are 2 peak. First, Peak Trianggulasari. And second, Peak Kentheng Songo. 

Back to the tent at Sabana 2. We had late breakfast and ready to go again! Home!

After prepared everything, at 12 pm we were ready to walked again. 

No that wasn't walked, mostly sliding for me. Cause I've been a thousand times slipped.

My shoes was the worst!

 

Peak Trianggulasari.

Baby Bul and I cil.

 

Special for Mom and Dad. 

Peak!

 

Puncak Kentheng Songo.

 

 Kentheng Songo, Me, and Holy Flag Indonesia.

 

Three musketeers.

 

Yeah!

 Made some late breaky.

 Ready heading back home.

 Full team!

We only took 3-4 hours for sliding haha no kidding for went back to the base camp conversely with in the beginning.Wew! And at the end, after all back to the base camp. I just can't imagine we made it. We went uphill. Alhamdulillah!!

As first timer, I tell you!
-You have to use shoes properly, I mean the serious one.

I used running shoes, ewww made me fell for can't count anymore.

-Wet and dry tissues, important!

-P3K!

-Also,bring Java Sugar! That's dopping!

Last but not least keep believing that you can! You can!!! 

Cause I made it! 

Can't wait to go the next mountain! Bismillah :) 
I will always explore Indonesia! Love my country and proud Indonesian!

 p.s. all pictures are #nofilter 



XOXO, Salsa!

Explore Bandung Indonesia

Good evening people!

Today 12th august 2014 was amazing! Cause me with my lovely people in KKN JBR 01 went to ‘Objek Wisata Taman Hutan Raya Ir. H. Djuanda’  at Kompleks Taman Hutan Raya Raya Ir. H. Djuanda No. 99 Dago Pakar Bandung West Java. But there are some gate, we go through the fourth door at Maribaya Lembang. It was so clear and fresh. As u can imagine, forest.

                In the beginning we walked for 1-2 km until we found ‘Curug Omas’  and I suddenly feel how powerful God, God could make waterfall, God could make everything. I’m so grateful. As especially in Indonesia, there are a lot of natural wealth that people cannot do that. So are u still not believe in God? Are u sure human can do that? Think twice for people who do not believe in God :p

                Next, we continue our journey to ‘Gua Jepang’ or Javanese Cave and ‘Gua Belanda’ or Cave Dutch. It built since a long long time ago, for hiding soldiers. A bit creepy.  I was thinking that how could people at that time construct a cave with without adequate equipment and supplies. Indonesia as a  colonized nation, that must be Indonesian who made that. My gosh….  Can u imagine?  So, we walked about an hour to ‘Gua Belanda’ from ‘Curug Omas’ not too far haha. My friends had to pee in stone, boys I mean haha. And along the way, we sang, we had fun! Really that was amazingggg! I miss already! 

                 Yeah ‘Gua Belanda’! We through the cave so dark and we used a light. We continue to the ‘Gua Jepang’ and ‘Gua Jepang’  more creepy than ‘Gua Belanda’ . Darker, cooler, and feeling so *cannot be expressed in words* btw, u have to be careful with someone a lil bit like woman despite a man. Suddenly he came and told about history of ‘Gua Jepang’ but after that he asked for wages eww. And also he teased my friend, he said “Hi handsome you’ve got beard and u so smart.” Iyuhhh hahaha

                Finally! We finished our journey today, we have to catch public transport to the village. Yeah KKN. And we finished at main gate Taman Hutan Raya Ir. H. Djuanda Dago Pakar Bandung. From Maribaya  Lembang West Bandung to Dago Bandung only 2,5 hours walking and Rp11.000 hahaha cheapest ever. 

                Today explore Bandung! I cannot wait explore Bandung another time, also explore Indonesia! I love my country Indonesia!

Amazing student in KKN UGM Lembang 2014

OH GOSH I’M LIKE A GHOST!

Sorry for disappear long long time, cause u know classic reason. Busy.

SOOOOO, since 11^th july 2014 I’m doing called KKN in Bahasa, at Village Cibodas , Districs of Lembang, West Bandung regency, West Java province. 

I'm a leader or Kormanit in my team KKN JBR 01 Lembang.
Fyi, I made this team about 8 months before we take off  to Lembang. It was really hard and amazing, I recruit people, interviewed them, also fix the lil things (that u can't even see it *toomuch*)
Alhamdulillah I found my best team that I didn't know and now they became my family. I will tell about KKN in another post (this is information for UGM student :p) 

Why good? Cause collegian would make, lesson, teach, and tell what they don’t know about something.

Theme for our KKN is education, quite easy right? Everything need education.

Every person must have some program to give. So, I decided students are my target.

I have some program like, teach them about traditional dance, give some lesson, and many more.

And this amazing student's story goes……

One day….. I met one girl, she is student at SDN Buah Batu Cibodas. I fell in love at the first sight, caused she said that she love literature. As student of Indonesian literature I proud.

And I dare her to make some poets and short story.

3 weeks later…. Which is today….

She made it!!!
She gave me a book, she got 9 belleslettres! I really proud of her!

Wish she could be an amazing writer, someday! I believe it!

Her names Wini Wahyuni

She is 9 or 10 years old

Study at SDN Buah Batu Cibodas fourth grade.

One of story (In bahasa)

Created and written by: Wini

Re-written by: Salsa

Banjir

            Pada suatu hari yang cerah di tengah Ibu Kota DKI Jakarta. Hidup seorang anak bernama Nadika. Dia selalu makan banyak akan tetapi Nadika selalu menyisakan makanan itu dan dia buang makanannya. Nadika selalu jajan dan sampahnya dibuang sembarangan. Lalu tak lama kemudian Jakarta pun tergenang oleh banjir.

            Lalu Nadika bertanya pada Ibunya. “Ibu kenapa terjadi banjir?” lalu ibunya menjawab, “karena adanya banjir warga Ibu Kota yang selalu buang sampah sembarangan dan Jakarta itu selalu membuang makanan yang tersisa, jadi warga Ibu Kota selalu terkena banjir. Jadi Nadika jangan menyisakan makanan dan membuangnya dan satu lagi yang harus Nadika tau, jangan buang sampah sembarangan….” Nadika menjawab “Iya Bu.”

That’s a great story! At her age she already knows the cause flooding.

Simple, easy to understand, and educate! Love you Wini!

 Here is the picture of Wini and Me :) 

 Wini and Me

 Wini with her book

 Wini and Me and her book

Thank you for reading, I’ll tell ya later about KKN!

Yeah fun!

Love you all!