I'm back from Jarkata!

and pf didnt even know i actually went to jarkata last friday, she thought it was this coming friday! thanks ar, pf!

the weather there is like even hotter than singapore and the environment is quite polluted and the traffic there was horrible. there are few traffic lights across the whole street and ppl just cross the road randomly. they have frequent traffic jams, especially bad on weekdays because of the ppl going to and fro to work. we had our own driver who seriously got no patience man. he drives really fast and keep sounding the honk whenever the car infront slows down or is blocking his way. it's quite dangerous actually.

my mum said she saw a young boy(younger than my nephew who's 5) going car to car begging for money in the middle of the road during a traffic jam. i saw a man who's half-blind begging for money while cars are moving. i see people selling snacks/papers/water just to earn a living and they go from car to car to sell it. but, no one ever gives the poor any money and no one bother to buy anything as well.

we must not take things for granted and learn to appreciate everything that we have. thinking of the young boy begging for money in the middle of the road is really a very sad situation. he could have been knocked down by reckless drivers that may be speeding but still, he needed to beg for money because he's extremely poor(i think). we must be contented for what our parents are giving and have gave us and not complain about anything under the sun. we have a proper shelther and nice clothes to wear which many of them dont have.

perhaps you wont get my point until you really see it with your own bare eyes; the kind of pain that they're suffering is something that we can never understand. which is why we should start to count our blessings now. we're so much more fortunate compared to them. we are blessed, so much blessed in fact. living in a completely different city for just a few days really helped me realise many things.

i realised that i'm a very fortunate girl to have such loving family and friends. i have a family who is willing to give all out just to put me through university. i have brothers and sisters who pamper me with lots of love and present at times. i have parents who are working hard just to give me a better life(material and emotionally). i have friends whom i can talk with and approach in times of need.

i should just start appreciating everyone and everything around me. this trip was really an eye-opening one for me. so much so that i learn valuable life lessons, lessons that can never be learn in classrooms and can only be taught through real-life experiences.

well, the trip was basically very short and we did shopping everyday. right from the moment we reached, we had a meal and started shopping. actually, the shopping malls are very much the same in singapore just that they have more levels. mostly branded stuffs and their LV was really super big compared to the one in spore, some more don need to queue to go in; the door is open big for customers to go in.

on the 2nd day, my bro's wife father(not gf already, is wife now) treated us to dinner at this super grand restaurant. it was authentic local indonesian food and it was super nice, not what you normally get in singapore. den can order our own main course and dessert. its really too high class until we don dare to take pictures. my bro say cannot camwhore because very malu. so i don hav any pic of the restaurant.

but we went to their house on the last day and i swear i thought i was in museum. their place was full of sculptures and whatever stuffs la. even singapore may also not be able to find this kind of house with so many art pieces. my sis bf got take pics of it, maybe i can upload another day. their dinner table is long like dunno what, just like the little nyonya show that dining table.

very exaggerating to see this in real life, other than on tv. and they wear shoes at home one okay, don need to take off at all. the maids must have a hard time cleaning the house everyday, already big enough den still wear shoes and walk inside. their house is really freaking big la, dunno how to describe.

anyway, i didnt really buy much things over there. my sis got me a nike bag which was quite cheap only aout 20plus. the sports brand there like nike and adidas is so much cheaper there okay. same product but much much cheaper there. but i only got a nike bag and that's all cos i didnt wanna spend so much money. =)

i think there's nothing much there if you don like shopping. cos it's really just shopping and shopping. i was super tired when i got back, i just sleep my whole day away today and do nothing else. i think it's time i start looking for a part-time job now. earn money to support myself!!

bye!