Well, I never imagined to have travelled abroad without my parents at this age but, here I am!

This is my travel journal to Universal Studio Singapore :) and also some information about USS

I went there with Iqbal, tya and ihsan. I’ve planned this holiday since last semester and it was worth it.

We took a midnight train from KL sentral at 11 pm. it was a horrible journey. We took the bedding coach thought we could sleep during travel but apparently it was a bad idea. The train was so fast, the beds were shaking hard and trembling. Outside was dark we couldn’t see where we were going. It felt like we could bump and crash at any second. 

we arrived in johor 6.30am the next day. outside was raining light I was afraid it might stay up the whole day. so we hurried to the singapore immigration by bus. Oh I forgot, it was monday morning. everybody was rushing in immigration to work, the bus was full each time. it was hard enough for us dragging our luggage during rain and now we gotta break through this crowd.

Tips : People in Singaopore are always busy, even escalator and subway train are faster in this country than anywhere I’ve found. well I don’t know the ones in NY though ;p

We were staying in a backpacker inn called “THE HIVE” in serangoon road. The place was clean, perfect for us. It’s close to the MRT station Boon Keng so it’s easy for us to travel around the city. We took twin room which cost S$50/room/night. they also provide a ward which can accommodate up to 16 persons.

We went to Universal Studio the next day. thank God the weather was friendly, not so sunny but not so cloudy either. we took a train from our closest station to Harbour Front which is at the end of The Purple Line.

it was almost christmas, so wherever we went, everywhere was filled with christmas trees, red bells, fake snowflakes, christmas lights, mistletoes. I’m glad I came during christmas, the aura felt so peaceful and happy, just like when I came to hong kong disneyland during christmas 6 yeat ars ago. though I’m not celebrating christmas.

anyway, we arrived at noon and the park looked half-full from afar. and here’s a tip

Tips : The ticket price is S$68 on normal days and S$74 on peak season. Christmas holiday is a peak season from mid November until end of the year. the express pass is usable for all attraction but once. meaning you can cut the line and ride the attraction without a long wait. it’s useful for peak season so make sure to check the date before buying the express pass. you don’t want to buy it when it’s not crowded. it’s a total waste.

the universal big ball is located outside the park, so we could take picture without actually get in there. which means people who take picture with that big ball don’t always mean they’ve been inside universal studio :P unless you take pictures with universal studios “store” which is inside the park ;P

Tips : the USS opens from 10am – 7pm on weekdays and 10am – 9pm during weekends and peak season. It’s best to come before the gate opens if you don’t want to miss taking pictures with the characters.

there are 7 parks there, madagascar, far far away (shrek), ancient egypt (the mummy), sci-fi city, hollywood, new york and the lost world. the park is like a circle and I went clockwise from new york to madagascar and hollywood last. I won’t brag much about the attraction since it’s gonna be long and boring, so here’s the tip:

Tips: There are not-to-be-missed attractions here if you’re looking for some thrill. There’s “Revenge of the Mummy” in ancient Egypt, “Human” and “Cylon” of Battlestar Galactica in Sci-fi City and "”Transformers the Ride” in Sci-Fi City

after we were done we decided to go pray after a tiring day.

tips: the muslim prayer room is located between “battlestar galactica” and “the return of mummy” just behind the locker spot. it’s always crowded so I think there isn’t a perfect time for praying. just don’t forget to pray :) 

by the end of the day we took a rest and sat on a "New York Public Library” grand staircase under a christmas tree. it was around 6pm when everybody started going out of the park. it was one of the best feeling when you just finished doing something really fun with your closest friends, you just wanted to sit back, enjoy the view and talked about the day.

     I tried to take self group pictures with my polaroid but we ended up being silly. some films got burned, some are too close, some were just black out. in the end we gave up and ask someone to take a picture of us.

but in the end, it was a quite journey and I’m really glad to have done it. Thank you guys :) hope we’ll meet again for another adventure :)

Today I was soo hungry and decided to go to pyramid with Tya and have subway and okonomiyaki. Couldn't decide I want chicken and cheese or prawn, I asked the guy whether it's okay to have both toppings. The guy said I couldn't since prawn is kinda pricey, so I sadly chose chicken and cheese. After paying and waiting for awhile I got my okonomiyaki. In the middle of eating I found a prawn inside my food. I thought the guy accidentally put it in but then I found several more prawns in it. Seems like the guy couldn't help seeing a hungry girl asking for two toppings and decide to put them. Though maybe he put "chicken and cheese" down on the log book and lied to the cashier guy. Random kindness of the day..

Stay optimist,

Medina

"The universe may not always play fair, but at least it's got a hell of sense of humor"

- Carrie Bradshaw, Sex and the City-

I used to be afraid of dark but I don't know since when it's been a good friend of mine

Konbanwa!

         Beberapa hari ini gw sama tya lagi nge browse anime-anime lama jaman SD, gara-gara internet di LV super cepet bisa download apa aja, dimulai lah pencarian kita ke kartun-kartun jaman dulu. Kangenn banget deh kalo inget kartun-kartun jaman dulu, inget banget tiap hari minggu bela-belain bangun jam 6 buat nonton kartun sampe jam 12 siang. Dari Cardcaptor Sakura, Inuyasha, Doraemon, Digimon, Sailor Moon, UFO Baby, Dragon Ball, sampe Samurai X. huahh kangenn :)

        Bermula dari rasa bosan gw yang menyerang tiba-tiba, akhirnya gw ngecek hard disk buat nyari-nyari film.gara – garanya waktu itu gw lagi bosen trus nge browse hard disk dan nemu satu anime judulnya Itazura Na Kiss, anime yang gw dapet dari Lutes. Itazura Na Kiss itu anime standar sii, tentang cewek dodol yang naksir cowok jenius. Ceweknya ngejar-ngejar cowoknya demi cinta, awalnya si cowok cuek tapi lama-lama.. yaa gitu lah ketawan banget ceritanya. Yang bikin gw suka ternyata ceritanya ga berhenti sampe si cewek ini jadian sama si cowoknya. Ceritanya berlanjut sampe mereka nikah dan punya anak. Unyu – unyu desu gitu..

            Yang kedua Sailor Moon. Ini anime super jadul ternyata dari tahun 1992. Kalo ngeliat filmnya sekarang itu gambarnya masih kuno, badannya masih kecil-kecil. Tapi ceritanya mantap. Sampe kakak cowo gw sampe suka. Pas dicari animenya, ternyata total nya sampe 200 episode. Brrr  -__-  Gw download nya per 10 episode biar ga lama-lama. Gw suka sailor moon soalnya lucu-lucu kekuatannya. Kalo berubah ada yang kayak “moon prism power make up” lah, tongkatnya yang bentuk bulan bintang lah, istananya kinclong – kinclong semua. Plus itu aksesoris nya juga bersinar – sinar. Kalo baca komiknya berasa silau sendiri padahal itu komik item putih.

            Yang ketiga dan yang paling gw suka itu Cardcaptor Sakuraa!! Ceritanya tentang anak SD yang bisa nyihir pake kartu Clow Card. Clow Card ini macem-macem sihirnya dan ada banyak. Kayak “The wind” yang bisa bikin angin, “The fly” bisa terbang, “The flower” yang bisa ngasih bunga, sampe ada “the sword”, “the shadow”, “the storm”, etc. Total kartunya kalo ga salah ada 52. Itu kereenn banget. Gw suka ngebayangin kalo punya kartu – kartu itu bisa ngapain aja.. waaah.. Anak SD dasar. Saking suka nya dulu waktu SD sampe afal lagu-lagunya dan sampe sekolah dinyanyiin bareng sama temen-temen sekelas.. wah kangen lah pokoknya.. Sampe sekarang ada lagunya yang masih gw inget liriknya..

           Kalo dipikir-pikir beruntung banget masa kecil gw dikelilingi kartun-kartun. Dan anime jaman dulu itu kebanyakan masih polos-polos dan cocok buat anak-anak. Contohnya kalo ada cewek suka cowok mereka masih malu-malu layaknya anak SD dan SMP. Coba anime jaman sekarang kebanyakan udah dipenuhi hal-hal vulgar yang ga mendidik banget. Anime-anime sekarang malah cenderung untuk anak-anak remaja. Kalo di Indonesia sekarang hari minggu pagi-pagi udah dipenuhi gosip-gosip dan sinetron. Gosip yang dulu cuma ada sore-sore sekarang jadi pagi siang sore malem. Ckckck.. Kasian anak-anak sekarang. Mau jadi apa kalo dari kecil nya udah dikasih yang begituan. Yaa mungkin ga semua tapi kebanyakan..

          Kalo gw punya anak nanti gw suruh nonton disney channel pokoknya..

Sekian,

Medina :)

Enak juga bisa nge post dari BB.. Bisa pake emoticon2 BB yang ga penting nan lucu..
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Ini kelas Reaction bosen abis.. Nada gurunya rata ga ada intonasi ​ƪ(‾ε‾")ʃ

Orang depan sampe tidur lepas saking bosennya. ¬_¬

Gapapa, abis ini kelas satu lagi abis itu selesai, pulang ke rumah, tidurr. ✽\(´▽`)/✽

Ehh yah mesti belajar buat exam hari rabu (-̩̩̩-̩̩̩-̩̩̩-̩̩̩-̩̩̩-̩̩̩-̩̩̩-̩̩̩__-̩̩̩-̩̩̩-̩̩̩-̩̩̩-̩̩̩-̩̩̩-̩̩̩-̩̩̩)

gapapa2 harus semangaatt belajarnyaa (°͡▿°")͡ː̖́)ː̖́)ː̖́)ː̖́)ː̖́)ː̖́)ː̖́)ː̖́)ː̖́

Nanti buka puasa pake apa ya? Pengen makan telur bistik lagi hmm..

oke lah ga penting hehe.

.Medina.

I'm trying to connect my blog to my phone so I set up the blogger email. This email should be shown in my blog site. I hope it works

First trial!

Medina

Di atas langit masih ada langit

Being strong doesn't mean you don't need anyone

You smile to me like I'm the only one that matters

How would you want peace in this world if you're not even in peace with your mind?

Sometimes I can't control my dark twin.. :( sometimes I need help but too afraid to tell.. :(

Don't look around because you'll be impressed. Don't look down you'll be depressed; just look to Me & you'll be blessed! - God

I love you Muhammad Iqbal Karmana :')

Ada beberapa tempat yang pengen gw kunjungin di Indonesia, terutama pantai – pantai nya. Sok – sok tinggal di luar negeri, Indonesia aja belum semua nya dijelajahin. Jadi malu. hehe.
So, here are the lists!
1. Bali

yaa emang membosankan. Kayaknya turis – turis kalo ke indonesia pasti nyari bali bali bali. gw dulu pernah kesini sekali tapi waktu umur 6 tahun. Walaupun udah lama tapi gw masih inget udah kemana aja. Pantai kuta, sanur, goa gajah, goa kelelawar, Tanah lot, dan sangeh. Sangeh itu kayak kebun binatang, tapi isinya monyet semua. Orang – orang bisa ngasih makan ke monyet nya, bahkan ada monyet yang bisa digendong buat difoto. Gw inget banget nanya ke guidenya ada gorila apa engga soalnya gw penasaran pengen liat. Btw itu foto pantai  kuta gw ambil dari google. Sumpah yang di ingatan gw pantai nya ga sebagus itu. Itu efek kamera kali ya? jaman dulu kan belum ada SLR digital. Dulu entah di pantai kuta nya atau dimana, ada acara bakar mayat anjrit ngeri
Anyway, yang belum pernah gw liat di bali adalah tari kecaknya. Yup, itu yang bikin gw penasaran dan pengen kesana lagi. Lagian kalo kesana gw juga pengen nyoba snorkeling sama diving :D
         


Emang keliatan nya ngeri banget kayak kegiatan nyembah – nyembah berhala. tapi yaa penasaran aja gitu. :D
oke deh yang pertama selesai, tempat selanjutnya gw tulis di blog selanjutnya,
Salam wisatawan,
medina

I just watched “Despicable Me” last night. IT’S SO CUTE I’M GONNA DIEEE!!
Too bad i didn’t see it in cinema but it’s still worth watching. I love all the minions scene – or I’d like to call it papoy from the scene when they were talking about unicorn plush.

PAPOYYY!!

I may not trust astrology completely, but I’m a proud Gemini.

Use both your heart and head when you love someone. Not only your heart. At least when your heart starts to lose its way, your brain can still think what’s best for you.
Just some advice,
Medina

What are you doing when you’re nervous?
For me, I would laugh uncontrollably. Yep until i’m sick of it.
Tomorrow’s my presentation for my internship. I know i want to finish it quick but I wish tie goes slower tonight. T.T
I hate presentation. my mouth shivers, my lips freeze, i sweat too much and my entire body is shaking. T.T
But I’m gonna put my best for tomorrow so yeaaahhh!! WOhooo WOhooo! *crying inside*

good luck for all nervous peeps,
medina

I hate it when people judge me by how I dress :p

I’m selfish


I’m careless


I’m ignorant


I’m a jealous bitch


I’m ridiculous


I’m unpredictable


I’m silent


I’m loud


I’m out of control


I’m silly


I’m nerd


I’m ego


I lose faith often


I’m curious


I’m impatient


I’m emotional


I’m childish


Nobody needs to tell me that because I already know
What surprised me is that you passed all those stuff
Iloveyouforthat

Mimpi kalo ga aneh bukan mimpi namanya. Kali ini mimpi gw rada aneh tapi masih dibilan standar, Untunglah.
Di mimpi gw bokap jadi salah satu dosen di kampus. Gw ngebayangin kalo bokap jadi dosen pasti tugas nya ga susah – susah amat. Yah at least sama anak sendiri gitu :P Ternyata engga. Tugasnya super aneh. Semua murid harus ngerjain buku soal tebel tingkatan SMP. what? Iya bener tingkatan SMP. Dan tugasnya cuma dikasih waktu 1 hari. Gw dan temen – temen bingung dan panik ngerjain nya. Dan yang bikin aneh bukan anak engineering doang yang ngerjain tapi anak – anak fakultas lain juga. Ini mimpi waktu kuliah apa jaman sekolah ya? Seinget gw sih jaman kuliah soalnya udah pake baju bebas dan ada samar – samar sunway college nya. Oh mungkin waktu jaman foundation kali.
Mimpi berlanjut
Gw dan nyokap ada di Melbourne abis nganterin temen gw. Nama anaknya confidential, sebut aja si H. Gw ketemu si H ini di jakarta dan dia ga bilang kalau tinggal di Aussie. Setelah main – main – main baru dia bilang harus pulang ke Melb tapi ga berani pulang sendiri. Alhasil gw dan nyokap beli tiket buat nganterin dia balik ke Aussie. Sesampe nya di Aussie gw ketemu nyokap nya si H yang, walaupun keliatan anggun, tapi agak sombong. Gw nyoba ngobrol baik – baik sama dia tapi dia keliatannya cuek aja.. Yang gw inget di mimpi itu gw ngerasa agak gugup ngobrol sama nyokapnya temen gw. Dan dia ngebandingin gw sama temen cewek gw yang satunya. Gw disitu rasanya kesel banget kalo udah dibanding – bandingin.. Setelah itu mimpi gw pudar..
Apa artinya ya?

Bener – bener deh ada apa sih sama gw?? Tiba – tiba jadi mood banget nulis blog padahal biasa nya ini blog nya terbengkalai.. Mungkin masih dalam masa transisi dari stress yang gw rasakan belakangan ini. soo.. teruuss aja nge blog
Tapi gawat juga sekarang final report internship gw yang terbengkalai. Masih ada beberapa ribu kata lagi yang harus ditulis dan sekarang masih belum ada ide mau nulis apa. Padahal isinya juga paling banyakan nyampah nya. Tapi tetep aja, nyampah pun harus terlihat elegan di report. nyemm :3
ahh saya malas sekalii..

Just found  this cute wallpaper from Disney’s Tangled

I wonder if those lamps are real. :)
Romantis sekali itu suasana nya.. jadi kepengen :P
and I keep wondering..wondering..wondering wondering when will my life begin..

Entah kenapa belakangan ini gw lagi demen main gitar. Piano ditinggalin dulu deh susah banget mainnya. Nyerah saya main piano ga jago – jago. Yaa emang aslinya ga bakat musik sih jadi susah. Haha at least main gitar lebih gampang dibanding main piano. Ga perlu les – les mahal – mahal ikut ujian segala macem tinggal genjreengg. cukup tau 4 – 5 kunci udah bisa main lagu.
Gitar gw yang di Sunway gitar acoustic. Ber merk pyramid beli pyramid. Ironis sekali. Acoustic senarnya tajem boo.. Ini jari gw udah kapalan ga berasa gara – gara main gitar terus. Anyway, kunci yang gw afal dari dulu kayaknya itu – itu aja. C, D, E, F, G, A, A minor, E minor, D minor, Cadd9. Belakangan ini baru nambah satu. B minor. Tapi tetep aja. Gitu – gitu doang.
Alhasil, berguru lah gw dengan teman gw di KL yang satu sini, si Egi. Udah lama ga ketemu sama dia gara – gara kuliah di Melaka cuma bisa balik 2 – 3 minggu sekali. Dan suka ga nge pas sama waktu gw pulang ke KL.
Yaa hari ini gw nyempetin ketemu dia di lantai 21 Serimaya seperti biasa dan gw bawa gitar klasik rumah biar minta diajarin. Beneran aja hari ini gw belajar banyak! hohoho.. Tadi abis diajarin kunci – kunci balok. Ternyata banyak banget yang perlu dipelajarin ya. Tadi gw cuma belajar kunci balok atas sama bawah.
Kunci atas nada dasarnya E dan E minor yang di kanan
    
Buat nada minor, kunci yang pertama tinggal dilepas aja
Nada F yang jaraknya setengah berarti beda 1 fret dari E dengan posisi jari yang sama
            

      F major                                        F minor

bunyinya sama kyk A disamping   

Sebenerya ini ceritanya udah lama tapi baru sempet gw tulis sekarang hehe.
Dua minggu lalu Lia ngajakin main roller skate di Sungei Wang. Roller skate nya di Lantai 3 kalo ga salah. Tempatnya mirip kayak tempat clubbing ada cahaya remang – remang kelap kelip sama lagu – lagu jedak – jeduk kayak di pub tapi isinya orang roller skate semua. Mirip video klipnya Jessica Simpson yang “Public Affair”. Oh iya waktu itu ada gw, Lia, Tya, Vina, Albert, Kak Adun, Nina sama Citra.
Nah, abis bayar ngambil sepatu segala macem turunlah kita semua ke arena skate. Aduh itu orang – orangnya banyak banget. Yang bikin kesel orang - orang yang udah jago nge skate trus pamer – pamer sok kenceng ngelewat – ngelewatin orang dari belakang hampir nabrak – nabrak orang. Ga cowok ga cewek. Gw sama yang lain nge skate takut – takut nabrak orang. Pertama – pertama pelan – pelan si soalnya udah lama ga nge skate juga. Lama – lama pengen nyoba agak kenceng tapi ga sekenceng orang – orang yang pamer itu juga. Ngeri deh. Lagi agak kenceng gitu tiba – tiba satu orang ini berenti di depan gw. Gw panik langsung nabrak itu orang dan gw jatoh kena tulang ekor nya dulu. Anjrit itu sakitnya sampe ke kepala sama mata ga boong. Gw langsung dibawa minggir keluar arena trus skate gw dilepas dan disuruh duduk. Gw keringet dingin muka gw pucet lemes banget pokoknya. Tya, Lia, Vina, Kak Adun nemenin gw baiknya.. Kak Adun dari awal emang ga main katanya dulu juga pernah jatuh kayak gitu. Katanya takut jatuh kayak gitu lagi nantinya tambah parah. Soalnya tulang ekor itu pusat syaraf dan kalo jatuhnya parah bisa bikin mata buta. Gw udah takut aja.
Besoknya gw dipinjemin salep otot sama Vina. Lumayan buat ngademin. Tapi sakitnya masih lanjut sampe sekarang dua minggu kemudian. Mudah – mudahan ga ada apa – apa deh. Gw ga mau ngasih tau bokap nyokap pasti nantinya pada panik trus dibawa ke dokter. Diem dulu aja deh hehe.

yaa kira – kira kayak gitu tempatnya.. dan itu muka girang gw sebelum kecelakaan..
Oke deh segitu aja
Happy Safe Skating!
Medina :)

I miss you Muhammad Iqbal Karmana :')

halo? eh

gw lagi chatting sama si iqbal karmana yang lagi di jogja, ternyata dia lagi ngunjungin keraton jogja, tempat raja2 hamengkubuwono tinggal. yaa yang skarang lagi diceritain tempat mandi nya sang raja yang katanya ada 3 kolam.
1 buat raja dan istri, 1 buat anak2nya, 1 buat istri2nya. 


loh? 
ya ternyata raja jogja juga hobi ngoleksi istri2 kayak raja2 lain. 


gimana raja milih istri yg mana buat diajak mandi? 
ternyata sang raja bakal ngelempar bunga dari menara dan istri2nya bakal rebutan ngambil bunga nya supaya bisa mandi sama raja. kalo menurut perkiraan kayaknya istri2nya bakal nafsu pengen mandi sama raja. ya ampun. mending ngalah trus mandi sendiri di bath tub deh biar nyaman.


ok masih lanjut chatting.


btw nama "Karmana" jogja skali ya.. ndoro karmana..


oh udahan ternyata udah jam makan siang.


happy lunch!


medina

hello there.. good morning and happy new year.. i know it's 5th January already but at least still within a week of new year haha..

9.15am
Current position: in the office box waiting to get job done while listening to some chitchatting here and there. God. High amount of annoying high pitched voices.


So, this 2011 I shall make healthy-lifestyle resolutions:

1. Sit up 5 times minimum before and after bed
     remarks : I bet i only do at night and no morning sit up but, i'll try my best. a few months at least

2. Eat fruit or drink juice everyday
    Eat fruit might be hard since i don't usually buy fruit. but since i like minute maid pulpy juice i think that                                  should help

I think that's all for now. I might add something later or during mid year. but for now i just wish i can do those 2 plans. only two man! ckck.

hello hello goodbye,

Medina