i feel i need to reflect on my trip thus far.
WOW. is how its been. WOW.
ive been through SO much in this short time and learned so so much about myself and life. and even though alot of bad shit happened. i happened to turn it around and find some really good things.
i love canada.
when i got here i dunno if i felt that way. if you've read my blog since hali you will know that i wasnt too happy before i moved to hali and in hali but then i went to indo and it was completely amazing and i met amazing people and have a wonderful boyfriend. i like my life there. and didnt really know how i felt about the one in canada anymore.
my first month, my life pretty much fell all around me and it was horrible. i had some stability from my friends and family and some that pushed me away instead of helping me through things. thank you dearly dearly to those who helped. you know exactly who you are. all of you.
my second month, well everything got fixed. and i found myself again. i knew the summer i met the people in kw who i was. and its come back from being in kw, though by meeting different people, and reuniting with old ones. its been amazing and im totally completely happy with where i am in my life and who i am. ive missed denni so much and i think its made me grow alot too. so many events that have happened have made me grow. its been a great great trip i would say, even though the first month fell apart. sometimes things have to get worse before they get better. i accept that now.
oh dear. im gonna cry alot. i will try my hardest to stay in contact. you are always with me though. i feel bummed and excited. ill be back in 2 years, maybe less. definitely xmas '11. if you want to come visit, ill for sure hook you up. this is so hard. but i know it will just make me stronger. AHHH.
life. is. good.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Whoa. Its been a long long while.
Ive been to bali, ive ya, a lot. Haha, now that I think I cant really think..
Bali was amazing. I went surfing, and boy, is it hard. I stood up about 4 times, and only really 2 times I would count. But I only went one day so I guess that’s good. I saw the opening parade for the arts fest, which was cool, but a lot of the same stuff over and over so we didn’t stay for the whole thing. I met lots of denni’s friends who were really rad. I was pretty sick the whole week so I didn’t drink that much. Kuta is kinda shitty, well, I mean, if you are looking for a party beach town, you definitely have it. I wasn’t really into it I guess, I was definitely into the food and the fact that they have a beautiful giant beach that I could just go down to whenever I want, but the fact that there were just so many kinda dude bro guys with their whorish girlfriends drunk all over the street wasn’t really that appealing. Needless to say, that is just kuta.
We borrowed denni’s friends motorbike and drove up to ubud for 2 days, it was lovely there. So rich in culture and fresh air. Well, all of bali has fresh air. But ubud had all these little cute cafes, and so so much culture. We went to the monkey forest, which was unbelievably scary. I was sitting on a ledge with a water bottle and monkey jumped on me and took my bottle out of my hands and I screamed, but just a little scream. There were just so many monkeys running around hissing and fighting and I was scared they would bite me and I would turn into a zombie. We went to a traditional market and I bought a batik dress and of course bartered the price and got it for just 5 bucks. I wore it to dinner, and dinner was so so nice. We went to this little restaurant by the river, the river is like a gorge and there is a big drop before you get to it, but we were at the top. I ordered a pumpkin curry soup and denni got potato skins with pineapple and peppers and this delicious sauce and obviously cheese, fuck it was amazing. Then for my meal I had a greek salad and asked for extra feta, since I haven’t eaten feta since Canada, it was so so good, and what goes better with that then a glass of red wine. Mmmm. Denni got beef stroganoff, I think, I cant really remember. In between our apps and meals, there was a parade that went by, so we went out to watch it, they were all dressed in traditional costume and had traditional make up, I seriously wondered and still do, if they do this on a regular basis, even daily? I don’t know though. When we finished dinner we had tickets to a traditional kecak fire dance. Sounds promising ya? On the walk there we saw the parade had finished and was coming back, though this time it wasn’t as festive and happy as before. They were carrying about 5 people that were all screaming as ghosts had entered their souls, again, I still wonder if this was just a show for the parade or if ghosts had really entered these people’s bodies and they were having a ceremonial parade to get them out. I’m gonna go ahead and say I believe the latter of the two. The traditional dance was really cool, they wear costumes and lots of make up. Ill just post a video at some point, its very hard to explain. But at the end they lit a bunch of coconut shells on fire and once they became coals, this man, dressed in costume, came out with his bare feet and was kicking around the hot burning coconut shell coals and they were flying all over, and even into the audience, it was very very funny, one hit a lady’s leg, one landed on someone’s lap. I mean, ya, it sounds very dancgerous, which Im sure it is but I just kept thinking, if this happened in Canada they would be shut down or sued or something, and just thought about how uptight people are.
The week went by so fast, but I got a sun tan, that I have since lost. And I really enjoyed myself but definitely would like to explore the island much much more. I would definitely recommend it for vacation. We paid tops 12$ for a room for the night, and it was a nice little cabin with free breakfast, no ac but its chilly there. I mean, probably not chilly compared to the -20 weather in the winter in Canada but compared to the 40 degree weather in medan. Its very very cheap for a tropical holiday, and you can drink beer on the beach, I think that’s definitely a plus for my dad, and you can drink beer just walking down the street actually.
I didn’t go bungee jumping, it was too much money by the end of the week. I had loads of fun, went to bars, denni puked on my foot, I bought lots of jewelery, ate soooo much western food and was just super stoked.
Lately ive just been trying to spend as little money as possible. Haha. I’m pretty sure I have a new job, I got a job offer, so I just have to contact the guy next week. I need to find a roommate cuz I don’t want to live alone. But it’s a pretty difficult task since everyone lives with their family until they get married, well most. Anyways, houses don’t come furnished here, so I will have to buy a fridge and furniture and all that shit, bummer. Wish me luck.
Next week my friend from Jakarta gets here. Im stoked. And then the weekend we will go to lake toba. Me and denni haven’t been to lake toba together yet so im stoked. There were so many things I wanted to say and now my mind is so lost. Uhhh. Well the internet is working at both schools now so hopefully I can update a little more often
Saya sayang kalian sekali!!!!
Ive been to bali, ive ya, a lot. Haha, now that I think I cant really think..
Bali was amazing. I went surfing, and boy, is it hard. I stood up about 4 times, and only really 2 times I would count. But I only went one day so I guess that’s good. I saw the opening parade for the arts fest, which was cool, but a lot of the same stuff over and over so we didn’t stay for the whole thing. I met lots of denni’s friends who were really rad. I was pretty sick the whole week so I didn’t drink that much. Kuta is kinda shitty, well, I mean, if you are looking for a party beach town, you definitely have it. I wasn’t really into it I guess, I was definitely into the food and the fact that they have a beautiful giant beach that I could just go down to whenever I want, but the fact that there were just so many kinda dude bro guys with their whorish girlfriends drunk all over the street wasn’t really that appealing. Needless to say, that is just kuta.
We borrowed denni’s friends motorbike and drove up to ubud for 2 days, it was lovely there. So rich in culture and fresh air. Well, all of bali has fresh air. But ubud had all these little cute cafes, and so so much culture. We went to the monkey forest, which was unbelievably scary. I was sitting on a ledge with a water bottle and monkey jumped on me and took my bottle out of my hands and I screamed, but just a little scream. There were just so many monkeys running around hissing and fighting and I was scared they would bite me and I would turn into a zombie. We went to a traditional market and I bought a batik dress and of course bartered the price and got it for just 5 bucks. I wore it to dinner, and dinner was so so nice. We went to this little restaurant by the river, the river is like a gorge and there is a big drop before you get to it, but we were at the top. I ordered a pumpkin curry soup and denni got potato skins with pineapple and peppers and this delicious sauce and obviously cheese, fuck it was amazing. Then for my meal I had a greek salad and asked for extra feta, since I haven’t eaten feta since Canada, it was so so good, and what goes better with that then a glass of red wine. Mmmm. Denni got beef stroganoff, I think, I cant really remember. In between our apps and meals, there was a parade that went by, so we went out to watch it, they were all dressed in traditional costume and had traditional make up, I seriously wondered and still do, if they do this on a regular basis, even daily? I don’t know though. When we finished dinner we had tickets to a traditional kecak fire dance. Sounds promising ya? On the walk there we saw the parade had finished and was coming back, though this time it wasn’t as festive and happy as before. They were carrying about 5 people that were all screaming as ghosts had entered their souls, again, I still wonder if this was just a show for the parade or if ghosts had really entered these people’s bodies and they were having a ceremonial parade to get them out. I’m gonna go ahead and say I believe the latter of the two. The traditional dance was really cool, they wear costumes and lots of make up. Ill just post a video at some point, its very hard to explain. But at the end they lit a bunch of coconut shells on fire and once they became coals, this man, dressed in costume, came out with his bare feet and was kicking around the hot burning coconut shell coals and they were flying all over, and even into the audience, it was very very funny, one hit a lady’s leg, one landed on someone’s lap. I mean, ya, it sounds very dancgerous, which Im sure it is but I just kept thinking, if this happened in Canada they would be shut down or sued or something, and just thought about how uptight people are.
The week went by so fast, but I got a sun tan, that I have since lost. And I really enjoyed myself but definitely would like to explore the island much much more. I would definitely recommend it for vacation. We paid tops 12$ for a room for the night, and it was a nice little cabin with free breakfast, no ac but its chilly there. I mean, probably not chilly compared to the -20 weather in the winter in Canada but compared to the 40 degree weather in medan. Its very very cheap for a tropical holiday, and you can drink beer on the beach, I think that’s definitely a plus for my dad, and you can drink beer just walking down the street actually.
I didn’t go bungee jumping, it was too much money by the end of the week. I had loads of fun, went to bars, denni puked on my foot, I bought lots of jewelery, ate soooo much western food and was just super stoked.
Lately ive just been trying to spend as little money as possible. Haha. I’m pretty sure I have a new job, I got a job offer, so I just have to contact the guy next week. I need to find a roommate cuz I don’t want to live alone. But it’s a pretty difficult task since everyone lives with their family until they get married, well most. Anyways, houses don’t come furnished here, so I will have to buy a fridge and furniture and all that shit, bummer. Wish me luck.
Next week my friend from Jakarta gets here. Im stoked. And then the weekend we will go to lake toba. Me and denni haven’t been to lake toba together yet so im stoked. There were so many things I wanted to say and now my mind is so lost. Uhhh. Well the internet is working at both schools now so hopefully I can update a little more often
Saya sayang kalian sekali!!!!
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
aduhhh.
i just got back from prison.
i was not and have not been in prison. we were visiting my friend. he got arrested on saturday night for rolling a joint. it was and is, very sad. there was 23 people arrested in total. he was at a drug dealers house, just hanging out and the police came. arrested all of them. only one of my friends was there. he will be in jail for 4 years or he can pay 25 mil=2500$. but 8 of them must pay this to even let one person out. corruption is bad here. i feel so sad, and im trying to keep his girlfriend company.
on a lighter note, i go to bali in 2 sleeps, less than 48 hours. i am really really stoked. ill buy you souveniers. oh, i need to find a new job too. by septemeber.
the bell rang i should go to class.
i just got back from prison.
i was not and have not been in prison. we were visiting my friend. he got arrested on saturday night for rolling a joint. it was and is, very sad. there was 23 people arrested in total. he was at a drug dealers house, just hanging out and the police came. arrested all of them. only one of my friends was there. he will be in jail for 4 years or he can pay 25 mil=2500$. but 8 of them must pay this to even let one person out. corruption is bad here. i feel so sad, and im trying to keep his girlfriend company.
on a lighter note, i go to bali in 2 sleeps, less than 48 hours. i am really really stoked. ill buy you souveniers. oh, i need to find a new job too. by septemeber.
the bell rang i should go to class.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
okay. the internet is down for 2 weeks at my school, and i dont seem to get to the internet cafe that often. i mean, i really dont like going to that non air conditioned place to be on the internet. im not one to love online, i know i must go on to email people and communicate and what not, but i dont enjoy the internet so i stay away. so i will update my blog now so that you will all get a little update until our internet is fixed.
only 3 weeks til bali. holy moly, i am so excited. im gonna get so brown, even though i already am, but even MORE. im gonna go bungee jumping. i am gonna do a morning trek on a volcano and watch the sunrise from the top. im gonna eat SO much western food. and cheese. and im gonna buy oleh oleh(souveniors) for my lovely peeps at home and finally send a package out. thats all i have planned. oh and learn to surf.
denni got a job promotion, dunno if i said this already. he is now supervisor of the only macbeth store in the world. pretty cool. i think if he stays there, one day he will get to move to bali and work in their head offices. he loves his job, which is super cool, cuz i dont love mine. speaking of that. its not that i dont love my job, i very much enjoy teaching and getting to know my students and most of them are very very cool. but the office, the bullshit, the salary sucks. i mean, i can deal with bs at work, everyone has to, its usually a part of life. but i know that there are other jobs out there that pay more with maybe the same amount of BS, so i might as well go to the other schools so i can pay my bills, and maybe even come home. though, i cannot switch jobs until sept/oct when my contract is up. but thats soon so i will deal.
yesterday we had a holiday, it was a christian holiday, weird that our christian country, canada, does not celebrate this holiday, anyways, just a day off for me. danny, his gf yuni and denni and i went to the beach. apparently its a 2 hour drive and we took the motorcycles, but dennis tires are bad so we took barry's automatic bike cuz he was in penang, well his tire was flat and has been for quite some time. and shortly after that his splash guard fell off in the middle of the road. i really thought we werent gonna make it. it started raining but we were just laughing about our bad luck by this time. we finally made it to the beach at 3, and the water was SO gross, we opted for the waterpark next to it. it was super fun. denni was so cute and silly and it made me so happy. me and danny were laughing about how much of a little kid he was acting like. running from each waterslide just so excited. it was really fun though. after it closed we went to the beach and watched the sunset and ate coconut. it was a really really good day. then went to eat sushi to celebrate jamie's birthday. yum. then home, and tired, sleep now. haha.
today at work i spilt a whole bunch of ink all over me and my clothing. it sucks. alot.
we get a new guy today, he will be living in the bedroom next to me for a bit then moving to labu. he is 40 yrs old from new zealand. im scared. haha.
there really isnt much to say. im just REALLY looking forward to a proper holiday. the word proper has definitely been adapted from my british roomates, sometimes i say reckon too. what the fuck.
aku rindu semua kalian sekaliiiiii. i think that makes sense.
aku cinta kamu sekali dan mau melihat kamu sekarang. aku harap seorang datang disini. tolong.
get a translator out bitches. then post a comment and tell me what that says.
only 3 weeks til bali. holy moly, i am so excited. im gonna get so brown, even though i already am, but even MORE. im gonna go bungee jumping. i am gonna do a morning trek on a volcano and watch the sunrise from the top. im gonna eat SO much western food. and cheese. and im gonna buy oleh oleh(souveniors) for my lovely peeps at home and finally send a package out. thats all i have planned. oh and learn to surf.
denni got a job promotion, dunno if i said this already. he is now supervisor of the only macbeth store in the world. pretty cool. i think if he stays there, one day he will get to move to bali and work in their head offices. he loves his job, which is super cool, cuz i dont love mine. speaking of that. its not that i dont love my job, i very much enjoy teaching and getting to know my students and most of them are very very cool. but the office, the bullshit, the salary sucks. i mean, i can deal with bs at work, everyone has to, its usually a part of life. but i know that there are other jobs out there that pay more with maybe the same amount of BS, so i might as well go to the other schools so i can pay my bills, and maybe even come home. though, i cannot switch jobs until sept/oct when my contract is up. but thats soon so i will deal.
yesterday we had a holiday, it was a christian holiday, weird that our christian country, canada, does not celebrate this holiday, anyways, just a day off for me. danny, his gf yuni and denni and i went to the beach. apparently its a 2 hour drive and we took the motorcycles, but dennis tires are bad so we took barry's automatic bike cuz he was in penang, well his tire was flat and has been for quite some time. and shortly after that his splash guard fell off in the middle of the road. i really thought we werent gonna make it. it started raining but we were just laughing about our bad luck by this time. we finally made it to the beach at 3, and the water was SO gross, we opted for the waterpark next to it. it was super fun. denni was so cute and silly and it made me so happy. me and danny were laughing about how much of a little kid he was acting like. running from each waterslide just so excited. it was really fun though. after it closed we went to the beach and watched the sunset and ate coconut. it was a really really good day. then went to eat sushi to celebrate jamie's birthday. yum. then home, and tired, sleep now. haha.
today at work i spilt a whole bunch of ink all over me and my clothing. it sucks. alot.
we get a new guy today, he will be living in the bedroom next to me for a bit then moving to labu. he is 40 yrs old from new zealand. im scared. haha.
there really isnt much to say. im just REALLY looking forward to a proper holiday. the word proper has definitely been adapted from my british roomates, sometimes i say reckon too. what the fuck.
aku rindu semua kalian sekaliiiiii. i think that makes sense.
aku cinta kamu sekali dan mau melihat kamu sekarang. aku harap seorang datang disini. tolong.
get a translator out bitches. then post a comment and tell me what that says.
Friday, May 8, 2009
i figure maybe i should give a true update, well really, my aunt linda said she missed my posts so here i am writing.
im in the crazy internet cafe where all my friends who are boys are playing counterstrike, its a friday night? really? common boys. well they are going to the club later so fair enough.
tomorrow i must wake up at 4 am, are you fucking kidding me? we are going to bukit lawang, the jungle and my friends are driving which is so sweet cuz the bus is kinda really hellish. so i guess i will deal with the 4 am wake up.
ah i must go.
ps there was an earthquake in medan tonight but i didnt feel it.
im in the crazy internet cafe where all my friends who are boys are playing counterstrike, its a friday night? really? common boys. well they are going to the club later so fair enough.
tomorrow i must wake up at 4 am, are you fucking kidding me? we are going to bukit lawang, the jungle and my friends are driving which is so sweet cuz the bus is kinda really hellish. so i guess i will deal with the 4 am wake up.
ah i must go.
ps there was an earthquake in medan tonight but i didnt feel it.
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