Bandung

Strawberry farm

Website: Natural strawberry land & resto

Jalan Tangkuban Parahu 109

Ciburial - Lembang - Bandung Barat

Cost: $8SGD/person

We picked 1kg worth of strawberries & the total cost per person is 8SGD. U are allowed to bring back your strawberries. It was quite fun searching for bright red-ripe strawberries, snippin away happily.  

Horse riding & Hot spring

Sari Ater Hot Spring Resort

Jalan Raya Ciater - Subang, Bandung

There is an entrance fee when entering Sari Ater Hot Spring Resort. However, it shld not cost more than $2/person. Also, entering the hot spring is another separate payment which isn't ex but i can't rmbr the cost. It's better to hire a cab driver to chauffeur u ard the entire day. It is way more convenient & cheaper.

Full day cab driver service

Syifa Tour & Travel

Driver name: Agus Supriatna

Tel: +6281320072330/ +6289628012130

Email: agus608@yahoo.com

Cost for 12hours: 50SGD

Horse riding was super fun! Def the highlight of our trip in Bandung. We rode freely with our guides helping us along the way. The scenery is mad beautiful & we rode our horses on our own it was so much fun. The adrenaline rush while the horse ran made me smile & laugh like crazy. I was so sooo happy. Also, the guides will help u take photos w/o any extra cost. Just pass them ur camera. We rode for 1 whole hour.

Cost per person: 38SGD

Ciater family adventure camping park

Website: Ciater camping

During our horse ride we came across the camping grounds. We stopped & asked the guide for more info & a tour ard the camping grounds. It was so cool & we made plans to go back there with our friends. Visit the website  HERE to learn more abt the place & their rates.

One of the camping sites is located in a tent built for you shown in the pictures below. 

Toilet area shown in the picture above.

This is the 2nd camping site shown above tt houses 16 ppl. The rooms are huge & it can accommodate a large group. I can't rmbr the price per night but if i'm not wrong it shld be 35sgd/person if gone in a group of 8.

Hot Spring

There're so many things to do in Ciater Resort. Horse riding & Hot springs were the 2 main things we did. 

Blue-ish green streaks

So, i DIY-ED dyed my fringed thick streaks of Blue which some parts came out green. I quite like it tho.

23.

I'm doing my best to move on & let go. So far it's been hell with me waking up to certain parts of my pillow soaked in tears & sleepless nights. But i am getting by. 

Anw, my 23rd birthday was on 26th Oct. On the eve of my bday i spent it with my closest friends tgth with momsie & Uncle Ian at DBS Sailing event. Where we were taught how to sail. It was pretty interesting & a fast 30mins. Ard evening, we headed to USS for the Halloween Horrors. It was my first time attending the USS HH & i doubt i'd be gg back again. The queue was the main problem. The v first haunted house we queued up for had us waiting for 1hr30mins. Tt stalled us the most. The rest of the houses were about 30-45mins wait. All in all if u calculate the amt of time u spent queueing up takes up almost 3/4 of your time. Which shld be spent sitting the rides & stuff. I felt the waiting time was kind of a buzz killer. I cld see from my friends faces tt they were bored to death waiting in line just for a mere 5mins scare in the haunted house. 

I do love the set up of the haunted houses tho. It was v well done & def worth some of the wait. Anw, we left ard midnight as the queue at every ride & haunted house was just crazy. We split into 2 groups & all went diff ways. I had supper w 2 friends & R. The rest went home.. Or so i thought. By then it was alr gg 3am & i was mad sleepy & all i wanted to do was go home to my bed! But R insisted we go Yishun dam to slack. Tt's when i knew there was a surprise for me. Every year i find out. Hahaha. Also cause a month back i saw R's whatsapp with a groupchat about my bday -.-

I was super touched really. Cause i knew everyone was mad tired yet they still prepared food for my bday surprise & went back home just to get the stuff for the surprise & travelled all the way back to Yishun! Also, they made me a bday gift which i absolutely love! Handmade gifts are the best!

 Banana made wrap & Zubz made her own nachos dip! Super awesome.

 They even drew some of my closest friends on the comp! Some super accurate! Haha. They made a trivia game board for me and printed the faces seen above into stickers! My friends are designers thus the artsy fatsy-ness.

 I love this bunch of ppl. Am blessed to be able to celebrate my bday with them very year & most of all, to have them in my lives. Ppl whom i know i can lean on & will support me.

 On the actual day of my bday, R brought me out on a super simple celebration. Which as actually my idea. Anw, we watched a movie on my phone at our fav place. We lasted for a mere 20mins before gg back to my place as there were js too many ants! It had just rained u see.. So yeah.

 Dinner time was with my family at La Pazziola! (:

So yup. Tt's pretty much how i spent my 23rd. 1 day after my bday, i met my dad for my bday lunch. 4 days before he passed away. I miss him so much. I'm glad i got to meet him & spend time with him.

My Eulogy for Daddy.

30 Oct marks the worse day of my life. The ultimatum to the worse ending of 2014. The day tt tore my world apart. One tt is gna take a long time to heal. & To think i was silly enough to believe tt i cld turn things around for the better as i was having a crappy 2014. But no, the call i received from my aunt still rings in my ears as though it happened ytd.

The words, " Nadine, hurry come to A&E. Your daddy passed away." 

I cldnt believe it. Those very words made time stop & everything ard me was a blur. I was at work at tt time i received the call & about to end work. I ran out of the kitchen & hailed a cab. Whilst in the cab all i cld think of was "This can't be true. Maybe she's just exaggerating. Please Lord, let it not be true please."

I was brought into the Morgue to see my dad. He laid on the metal table covered in a white cloth. Tt's when reality set in. Tt's when i heard a voice telling me "Daddy's really gone. He's gone, forever." All i cld think of was why now. It was totally unexpected & sudden. He's only 53. Why now. Why.
I stared at his body for so long till i thought i saw his body rise up abit, thinking he was still breathing. I just cldn't accept the fact tt my father was really gone, forever.

I havent had the chance to tell him one last time how much he means to me, & most of all, how much i truly love him. I longed for his big warm hugs & the kisses on my cheek. His hands turned cold & yellow. His skin was changing colour. Before we left the morgue, my sisters & i gathered ard him & said a lil prayer. I hugged him one last time for a long time & held his stubby fingers like i used to when i was little. I kissed him on the forehead & left.

During the memorial service i didn't say a eulogy as i was too afraid to face the crowd. Too afraid as i know i wldn't be able to hold myself tgth. I cldn't even look at his picture right infront of the coffin. For each time i looked over, i wld tear. & All i cld think of when i looked over & see his picture was "I can't believe this is daddy's funeral i'm at. I can't believe this is really happening."

People have been asking me if i'm alright. Of course im not alright. I miss my dad so much it hurts. I miss his hugs & kisses. He left so abruptly & we were supposed to go on a holiday tgth which has alr been booked. I even thought of all the photos i was gna take with him as we don't hv much photos tgth. I miss him so sooo much & i wish he knows how much i love him.

So here's my heartfelt eulogy to my dad.

"Daddy was a kind hearted, generous & super positive man. He wld put others first & find ways to help people. He wld go the extra mile just to lend a helping hand. Daddy once told me tt he picked up a drunk guy who cldn't get home on his own. He stumbled out of the cab & laid on the floor, apologising to my dad for the mess he created. My dad cld hv js drove away, but he didn't. Instead, he parked his cab on the 6th level, ran down to carry the guy home & ran up again to his cab. My dad was one who wld never turn his back on those who were in need. Even if it's at the expanse of his time. It amazes me how he can often keep his cool & be so patient. Daddy often tells me to stay positive in all situations.

My fav memory of daddy was the time i was grounded by my mum & instead of punishing me, he brought me out to watch a movie at TPY called "Babe." He brought my PJ's to keep me warm. During my last conv with him, which was 4 days before he passed away, i rmbr talking to him happily & the way he looked at me in my eyes & smiled.. I was having such a great time talking to him. He sat beside me & listened to my complains & gossips. He never once judged me. Instead, he wld always let me do whatever i want & say "As long as you know what you are doing it's fine. If not, u will face the consequences." I was comfortable with daddy. I cld tell him anything & know tt he will always have my back & not scold me. It's who he is.

Daddy was a great son, brother, friend, & most of all, father. I know, he is safe in heaven where he will always be my guardian angel watching over me. He will be missed incredibly much by all of us."

Ridzuanadine

I love days where we get to laze infront of the tv & cuddle with my lil furball.

I love days where we have dinner at home & wash the dishes tgth after.

I love days where u stay a lil longer just to tuck me into bed & kiss me goodnight.

I love days when u put your arms around me & kiss me on the top of my head.

I love days when u look me in the eye, play with my hair & go "I love you sooo much sweetie."

I love you, R. Somehow, as cheesy as it sounds, u sorta complete me. 

U fill the emptiness within my soul & u're my guardian angel :*)

Wet & Wild Run 2014

I participated the Wet & Wild Run with my friends this year & i am def not gg back next year. It was totally dissapointing & a waste of money. I was supposed to go w my kitchen friends but they cancelled last min due to work issues. I got my friends to substitue them instead. 10am was the first wave. Ours was at 1230pm. 2 & a half hours into the race, many obstacles were being shut down. We are paying such a big amt to join this race & we can't even do all the obstacles. As we joined in group, each person cost 71SGD. Individual wld be 80SGD+. It was crazy ex. With such a pricey tag, i wld expect nothing less from the organizers. Unfortunately, it was horrible from the beginning. 

Here are a couple of reasons why this Wet & Wild run sucked:

1. We had to queue under the hot sun for 1hour+ even if we were 20mins early before our actual wave timing.
2. No water was given out to the poor participants standing under the hot sun. I saw a girl, & i am not exaggerating, vomit & fainted. Her friends had to hold her up. & This is BEFORE the race even started. When R went to get a bottle of Revive, he was told it is only for participants who finished the race- TOTAL BULLSHIT. So do u expect us to burn under the scorching weather with dry lips licking off our perspiration as a form of water to quench our thirst?
3. The emcee told us at the starting point to skip the last obstacle as we had to wait about 1 & a half hour due to a super long ass queue. But wait.. Isn't the last obstacle which is the huge slide the MAIN thing?! 
4. Into 15mins of the race a couple of obstacles were shut down & we were told to skip it for it was faulty. This is a total waste of our time & money! We spent so much for the set up of the obstacles & they shut it down due to some error.
5. All the obstacles had super long queues which resulted in us having to queue at a minimum waiting time of 30mins! 
6. The goody bag contents sucks balls! Who the hell wants a Zalora voucher where u still end up needing to SPEND MONEY in order to get a discount! Again i say, total bullshit!
7. The after party literally was dead. Nobody even partied. 

 Despite the horrible experience we had at the Wet & Wild race, it tried our best to make each other laugh & having fun. Tho it was really hard to be happy when 95% of the time we are standing under the hot sun waiting for ages before it was our turn to go for the obstacles.