Puncak Trip (Yes, Again)
It is always a nice thing to be going to Puncak again. That's what I did with my friends last Sunday. We went to my friend's villa and stayed there from Sunday till Wednesday. The colour green was once again the theme colour of our days.
We did the usual stuff. Played some PS2 games, watched a couple of DVDs (Spirited Away is fast becoming our must-see DVD everytime we went to Puncak), made the meals ourselves. Ya know, the usual stuff: instand noodle, frozen food, nothing 'sophisticated'...but no barbeque this time though. We didn't bring as much snack and food as we always did this time. This time, I did the fries right (or maybe because it has a better quality).
We went to Cipanas on Tuesday and ate satay for dinner. It was a late dinner. Met a couple of friends there, old ones and new ones.
I hate it when I take a look at a face, and then there's this little memory dog in the back of your mind, nagging at your consciousness' feet, yapping and trying to tell ya that you know that face. But the dog doesn't help since it could only yap, and not tell me the name that goes with the face.
That dog was yappin' again that Tuesday night. One of my friend's friend's girlfriend (hmmm, stretching it a bit, eh?) turns out to be a co-worker of mine when I was still working back then. At first when I saw her I recognized her face, but I couldn't recall her name. So, at first, I looked the other way most of the time and acted dumb (with that little dog yappin' and yappin' in my mind). When the opportunity presented itself, I pulled my friend aside and asked her the girl's name.
So, the next time I came face to face with the girl, I was already armed with ample information. So, I asked her about work, about the people I used to know (some of the newer development I already heard, but any conversation material I could get my hands on was useful). Small talk, but it helped my out of the not-so-comfortable situation.
At least it stopped the little dog's yappin'.
I did my usual walk around the mountains again. In the morning, we checked out the hill right across the villa. We were curious as how to reach that hill. We occasionally saw kids playing with kites there. Well, we got there, and it wasn't hard getting there. And the view was quite good. According to some local guy who picked a conversation with us, that hill was used for a shooting for a sinetron titled 'Doiku Beken'. I know the title, but I don't know bout the story. The title kinda gave me a hint as to the level of quality of that sinetron.
Later on, I went out again. This time I went out alone. I went to the tea plantation, my favourite spot for an open view of Puncak and the Puncak road. I like the quietness up there. On the way back, I tried going through a road that I've only passed once. Almost got lost, but I found my way again. Would suck big time if I lost my way.
I hate it when my digital camera's battery went dead on me while I was having fun trying to capture a picture of a little spider (testing the close-up mode of the camera). I had to resort to my handhpone's mediocre digital camera. The focus was all messed up. Wait, what focus? We're talking handphone camera here!
So, yeah, guess that's all bout the trip. Everything's peachy. At least, most of the time.
Some snippets of conversations from the trip:
Green
"D'ya know that the colour green is good for the eyes? Something about the wavelength."
"Oh yeah, who said that?"
"They did a research on it, if I'm not mistaken."
"Well, them scientists and their researches."
"Well, it might be true. It may only be a suggestive thing. It is soothing, tho. Looking at all the green outside."
"Well, that's true enough."
Birthday Boy
"Do you know what day it is today?"
"It's Tuesday, isn't it?"
"The date?"
"It's the 16th, right?"
"Yeah, it is."
"So?"
"So?"
"What I meant was: what day it is today?"
"Hmmm, it's Tuesday right? I told you."
"But, what day is it today?"
"Whaddaya mean what day it is today? I told ya it's Tuesday!"
"Oh, okay."
"....."
"....."
"....."
"....."
"Fine, fine. We know it's your birthday. We're just playing dumb, man. Happy birthday, dude."
It is always a nice thing to be going to Puncak again. That's what I did with my friends last Sunday. We went to my friend's villa and stayed there from Sunday till Wednesday. The colour green was once again the theme colour of our days.
We did the usual stuff. Played some PS2 games, watched a couple of DVDs (Spirited Away is fast becoming our must-see DVD everytime we went to Puncak), made the meals ourselves. Ya know, the usual stuff: instand noodle, frozen food, nothing 'sophisticated'...but no barbeque this time though. We didn't bring as much snack and food as we always did this time. This time, I did the fries right (or maybe because it has a better quality).
We went to Cipanas on Tuesday and ate satay for dinner. It was a late dinner. Met a couple of friends there, old ones and new ones.
I hate it when I take a look at a face, and then there's this little memory dog in the back of your mind, nagging at your consciousness' feet, yapping and trying to tell ya that you know that face. But the dog doesn't help since it could only yap, and not tell me the name that goes with the face.
That dog was yappin' again that Tuesday night. One of my friend's friend's girlfriend (hmmm, stretching it a bit, eh?) turns out to be a co-worker of mine when I was still working back then. At first when I saw her I recognized her face, but I couldn't recall her name. So, at first, I looked the other way most of the time and acted dumb (with that little dog yappin' and yappin' in my mind). When the opportunity presented itself, I pulled my friend aside and asked her the girl's name.
So, the next time I came face to face with the girl, I was already armed with ample information. So, I asked her about work, about the people I used to know (some of the newer development I already heard, but any conversation material I could get my hands on was useful). Small talk, but it helped my out of the not-so-comfortable situation.
At least it stopped the little dog's yappin'.
I did my usual walk around the mountains again. In the morning, we checked out the hill right across the villa. We were curious as how to reach that hill. We occasionally saw kids playing with kites there. Well, we got there, and it wasn't hard getting there. And the view was quite good. According to some local guy who picked a conversation with us, that hill was used for a shooting for a sinetron titled 'Doiku Beken'. I know the title, but I don't know bout the story. The title kinda gave me a hint as to the level of quality of that sinetron.
Later on, I went out again. This time I went out alone. I went to the tea plantation, my favourite spot for an open view of Puncak and the Puncak road. I like the quietness up there. On the way back, I tried going through a road that I've only passed once. Almost got lost, but I found my way again. Would suck big time if I lost my way.
I hate it when my digital camera's battery went dead on me while I was having fun trying to capture a picture of a little spider (testing the close-up mode of the camera). I had to resort to my handhpone's mediocre digital camera. The focus was all messed up. Wait, what focus? We're talking handphone camera here!
So, yeah, guess that's all bout the trip. Everything's peachy. At least, most of the time.
Some snippets of conversations from the trip:
Green
"D'ya know that the colour green is good for the eyes? Something about the wavelength."
"Oh yeah, who said that?"
"They did a research on it, if I'm not mistaken."
"Well, them scientists and their researches."
"Well, it might be true. It may only be a suggestive thing. It is soothing, tho. Looking at all the green outside."
"Well, that's true enough."
Birthday Boy
"Do you know what day it is today?"
"It's Tuesday, isn't it?"
"The date?"
"It's the 16th, right?"
"Yeah, it is."
"So?"
"So?"
"What I meant was: what day it is today?"
"Hmmm, it's Tuesday right? I told you."
"But, what day is it today?"
"Whaddaya mean what day it is today? I told ya it's Tuesday!"
"Oh, okay."
"....."
"....."
"....."
"....."
"Fine, fine. We know it's your birthday. We're just playing dumb, man. Happy birthday, dude."
