Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Greetings from Malaysia!

I'm finally home (actually been home for 2 weeks lol) after being away for more than a month. During those period, I traveled to Bali, Jakarta and also Surabaya. Nonetheless, I had my share of fun being in those places as I am able to meet up with my relatives especially my brother, Willy, and I also got to make a lot of new friends (well, mostly are already friends with my brother). I am glad to have made this trip although I might add, I do miss my mum. It's just crazy looking at how much I miss her every single day while being away from her. The first week being away was manageable, but the weeks after is where the absence makes the heart grow fonder. Shout out to fellow mama's girl out there yo'!

Anyway, I am happy to be home now and wishing my skin condition will get better soon. The trip might be full of fun stuff, but my face break out so much and I got so tan from the trip! Totally not feeling okay with that, but what can I expect; there is always a downside to everything. Just hoping for my skin to clear up before I travel again to Medan in ten days time. *finger crossed*

I don't know what else to write in this post since compressing everything that happened in 5 weeks time seems to be a quite difficult task o.O However, I can highlight some memorable events, not that those unmentioned are of any less important in my life for I believe any occurrence in any stage of my growth are equally important in shaping how I am today...although I can get so silly and stupid sometimes. What an honest confession!

The highlight of my trip would be my 20th birthday obviously ^_^ I received so much blessings from my family and friends; and I am thankful for each of them. Sometimes it's a wonder how these family and friends remember the day when I am born into this world. And I appreciate it very much. There might be days where everything just went awful and you wish you live in Elysium (I assume you watch the movie lol), but really the point is how these people remember your existence in this world; and that is the best thing ever. Do not even question why you are born in the first place!

The next highlight would be what I mentioned before, making new friends! It is difficult to see me making the first move in making friend because I am painfully shy. So I got to thank my brother for introducing me to his friends. However, I am only shy at first. I can get pretty crazy once I am comfortable enough. Surprise, surprise. haha

Another memorable highlight would be going on road trip to Karangasem with them. And when I say memorable, it is truly unforgettable. For now. LoL Apparently, I still got TAN lines on my body from that trip o_O I don't know why the sun was so blazing hot on that day and each step made was torturing. The sun beam was piercing through my skin the whole time! However, the scenery of the place was rewarding. I got to say that the place was breathtakingly beautiful. *suddenly remembers an inside joke* WOW~!!

Besides that, I also enjoy having the time to myself and my brother where we went to eat together. And if you guessed it, my next highlight are the food experience!  I really enjoy the food from this trip since I got to taste test different type of yummy food ^_^ Hmm...blissful stomach.

Breakfast buffet at Novotel Surabaya Hotel & Suites

Yummy porridge at Laota

Tiger prawns at Fish&Co

Nasi Padang at Rumah Makan Padang Sederhana

Dim Sum buffet at Golden Lotus Restaurant

Below are some of my favorite photos from my trip.

While now I get to be with my family again, I do occasionally think of those friends in Bali ;) I know it might sounds cliché... but I miss them ☕ ☕

Disclaimer: Credit to those taking the above photos. Thank you!