This is the last chapter of the previous article. “Rahmi Hidayati, who is commonly called Mimi, is actually 50 years old. Her small body and facial features seem to not reflect her long life in this world. She shared that she has climbed Mount Gede more than a dozen times. Since she was in college…
This is the fifth chapter of the previous article. I sensed that something was wrong the moment I was about to lie down completely. The socks I had just put on suddenly became wet as they touched the edge of the mat. I began feeling around the entire surface of my sleeping pad and discovered…
*This is the fourth chapter of the previous article. I kept trying to walk. I ignored the sound. Yes, it was my stomach protesting, demanding to be fed. At the basecamp earlier, I had only a small breakfast because I didn’t want to feel too full. Now, it was only 11 AM, just about three…
*This is the third chapter of the previous article. At 5 AM, my group was already awake. More accurately, we had sat up after lying down without a good night’s sleep. I asked Kintan how she had slept last night, and I also asked Puput and Ari. It turned out they couldn’t sleep either because…
*This is the second chapter of the previous article. Friday, March 26, 202019:00 on the way to Putri basecamp21:00 arrived at basecamp22:00 sleep well, handsome sleep Saturday, March 27, 202005:00 wake up, wash face, brush teeth, shower if not cold, breakfast06:00 start trekking15:00 arrive at Surya Kencana, set up the tent, etc.16:00 and onwards relax,…
“Ah, everything I’ve been doing lately is really boring. Maybe I’m going through a quarter-life crisis. A time when someone feels confused and tends to be depressed about their life. Actually, I’m not that gloomy. It’s just that thoughts about where my life is headed often pop into my mind.” “Maybe it’s because of the…
I missed the nature so much! I missed hiking. I missed walking with the trees surrounding me. I’m using the past tense but my feeling is present tense. So should I just say ‘I miss hiking so much!’? I miss hiking in Indonesia to be honest. There are a lot of mountains to hike that…
Great Ocean Road. Sounds familiar? No wonder. It’s one of the famous destinations in Melbourne. It’s not technically in Melbourne, but most of the people who come to the city will have Great Ocean Road on the bucket list. It takes about 3 hours from Melbourne CBD to get there. It was said to be…
When you try to open up to someone or something, a new gate of experience opens up for you too – at least, that’s what I feel. I can’t stop saying that Melbourne is boring. Even though I’ve been staying and working here for more than 8 months now. By the time I’ve accepted whatever…
It’s so hard to find something interesting in Melbourne (no offence, please). But this place I’m going to tell you is worth visiting. If you’re a tourist who only has a limited time but has some time, try to do a sightseeing at Coburg Lake Reserve. It’s a place the locals usually spend time relaxing…