I'M OFF TO THE TRAIL!

After two years staying in a country. I'm glad that I'm off the grid. Away from home, work, busy city life..... yea... 5000++ miles away from home.

I was in the middle of boring life where I feel I'm sick of routines, busy Jakarta life, and flat feeling of work life. So I took my annual leave just to have a break and not even decide where to go. Until 4 days before the leave days, I decided to flew to Turkey since that the only country that open border, no need visa, no quarantine, no PCR test requirement, no, no, no, nothing.

So, let me tell you my favorite part of the trip......

1. VAN LIFE 

I did not expect that my first van life experience will be in Turkey. So me and Alp decide to have a road trip with camper van, driving from Istanbul and finish in Antalya. Oh gosh! I can't imagine if I can survive or not, 1500++km drive excluding the hiking walk distance is another experience for me. Which UNUSUAL.

Here is our home! A tiny, lovely, comfy place to live. I'm thrilled!!!! What the best is I don't need to spend so much time to check airbnb to find a best place to stay with best view. Because in camper van, everyday you can have best view when you wake up. LOVELY!

2. ALP MOR (with His Local Experience)

Thanks to lovely dovey Alp who threw the idea to having a road trip with a camper van adventure to an amazing places in Turkey. His amazing taste of adventure, chill and humble behavior makes this trip become one of my best adventure.

I wasn't sure if I can deal with him for 80% of my time in Turkey, until all of my unsure thought was wrong. Turns out he become one of best traveling partner that I ever had.

Oh yes! He bring to wonderful places, He fed me well, give me whole bed and thick bed cover to sleep while he down there next to the dining table, He understands that I need to wash my hair at least once in 2 days, He is fine with my 'gas station stop' to pee which really often hahaha. He brewed amazing coffee every morning and after lunch. I have  nothing to complain! He is the best! Time well spent with him 🙂

Not only that, He also gave me a local experience, through food, place, and its people. It such a pleasure to be blended with the peoples and culture as if we want to know a country first understand the location and blended with the peoples thats how you know a country.

What can I say? Warm family member with fresh food and tea, hot shower, low key conversation and sharing laugh and trashy jokes with them are definitely priceless, especially when you still able to be connected with them eventho you have language barrier. This thing is something you will never ever get when you follow a tour agent 🤪

3. UNDERATTED PLACES

As I always annoyingly telling people that I love to go to places that most people don't. And this trip is full of surprises, nice weather and so vibrant. We went to a beach, mountain, city, road, historical place, and hundreds of gas station with nice toilet 🤪

Even though we go to touristy place, Alp always know where to do it underrated. Which makes me away from tourist and enjoying the place from another side with best experience.

This is in Kas, where I fall in love with Mediterranean sea for the first sigh. Long D-400 road route is not fail me in every inch that we rolled.

Not only so, Lycian Trail Way also become one of my favorite place, a vibrant of trekkers transfered a freedom soul. I spent chill time in this place.

Magnificent historical places like this is my favorite. Big theater, stones, on a mountain and next to the sea. This leave me unspoken and think like "oh! This is not made by human" HAHAHAHA.

4. FOOD

For me there is only 2 kind of food, good food and really good food. During my stay I enjoyed all of the foods that I ate, from drink, meat, cheeses, bakery and pastry, or even rice with butter taste like heaven.

So!!!! I know that this post will never be enough to tell you the whole stories of the trip. But, I will share you about my favorite places in the next post!

Toodeloo!!!!

A Questionable Happiness

Living a life in a busiest city in the Country where we are all looking for an experience, exposure, life, money, acklowledgement to fullfill our ego, ambitions, life achivement, to be happy.......

Forcing our leg to run, because you have no time to walk, time ticking so fast.

The most challenging to deal with that busy life is human.

Being understandable or being understanding?

Do we really need to be cold heart to do a job?

Playing with heart and mind in a same time?

Dealing with a person who mouth, head, and heart completely different. What they said is not what they think and feel, at the end they don't do what they say and think.

Having a job can be a problem solver, but create another.

The higher your position is, the more responsibiltiy you will get.

The more responsibilty you get, the more issues you need to solved.

The more problem unsolved, the more pressure you will get.

The more issues you need to solved, the more demand you will ask.

The higher salary and benefits (you called package), the more demand for you that more than you demand them.

Feels not right.......

Nightmare is starting when you are awake.

Not because you are lazy, but because the peoples makes you wondering "are you capable enough?", "are you smart enough?", "are you able to faking the situation?", "worthless?".

It feels so wrong.......

Living a life in a busiest city in a country to be achieve you goals so you can be happy is start to be a cliché. Because at the end happy is questionable.

Be Good Do Good

We are all good :)

Aren't we?

I wish....

Everyone who read this is healthy, happy, and sane.

Goodluck for life ahead 😘

KAPITALISME DAN EKSPLOITASI DI TANAH FLORES

KEMBALI KE TIMUR.

Flashback ke tahun 2016, pertama kali saya menginjakan kaki saya di Dompu, Sumbawa, saya bilang sama diri saya ketika pergi dari pulau itu - "Suatu hari saya akan kembali lebih ke timur".

2021, setelah petualangan di pegunungan panjang Himalaya sampai hunting aurora dibagian paling selatan Tasmania akhirnya saya memutuskan untuk kembali ke timur, ya! Pulau Flores, Nusa Tenggara Timur.

Tidak ada ekspektasi ketika saya pergi kesana, hanya sailing trip yang ada dipikiran saya saat itu karena siapa yang tidak penasaran dengan keindahan area Bajo? Biarpun tidak terlalu suka pantai tapi diotak saya saat itu hanya "Its OK, once in a life time".

Setibanya di Labuan Bajo, saya merasakan bahwa banyak pembangunan yang dilakukan pemerintah maupun swasta, mulai dari trotoar yang layak untuk pedestrian sampai beberapa resort besar yang sudah tidak asing lagi namanya ditelinga masyarakat kota besar. Dengar dari masyarakat bahwa kini Labuan Bajo dan Komodo menjadi pariwisata Premium, makanya pembangunannya jor-jor-an.

Dua hari pertama saya di Labuan Bajo saya bangun setiap jam 5 pagi hanya untuk berjalan kaki melihat kehidupan pagi masyarakat Bajo, ya, saya tipe morning person yang suka sekali liat sunrise, hunting sarapan khas daerah, sambil minum kopi hitam tanpa gula.

Setiap pagi saya berjalan mulai dari area pantai yang tak ada kehidupan sampai di area kota melihat aktifitas pasar yang tidak sesibuk yang saya kira, tentu yang menarik buat saya satu jalan disebuah pengkolan penuh dengan jajanan dan sarapan tradisional yang dijual ibu- ibu Labuan Bajo. Maklum saya cinta sekali dengan makanan lokal, seperti yang saya selalu bilang di beberapa postingan blog saya bahwa makanan adalah identitas autentik sebuah daerah.

3 HARI BERLAYAR 

Singkat cerita akhirnya tibalah hari dimana saya berlayar, dimana selama 3 hari saya akan tinggal di kapal, kebanyakan orang menyebutnya 'living on board' / 'sailing trip'. Ini pertama kali saya berlayar lebih dari satu hari, deg degan karena saya bukan water/ sea/ beach person, lemah sama laut, mudah mabuk hanya dengan sedikit guncangan hahaha, culun memang.

Selama sailing saya diperlihatkan keindahan alam laut Flores, sayang masih banyak warga terutama awak kapal, guide, masyarakat setempat yang tidak punya sense of belonging terhadap Flores, banyak sampah di laut, bahkan saya melihat dengan mata kepala saya sendiri awak kapal yang saya naiki membuang sampah kelaut tanpa rasa bersalah. Terlihat juga karang yang rusak selama saya freedive, dan kotornya beberapa pulau terutama Pulau Komodo, bayangkan saja tiket masuk yang dibandrol untuk masuk ke Taman Nasional ini tidak lah murah terutama untuk WNA, tidak tau apa fungsi dari tiket masuk itu jika pulaunya tidak lestari dan tidak ada satu pun yang peduli.

Selama 3 hari sailing mata saya sangat terbuka dan sadar betapa Labuan Bajo dan Komodo hanya tentang eksploitasi dan mencari keuntungan. Turisnya pun tidak teredukasi untuk hanya sekedar membuang sampah pada tempatnya, boro- boro zero waste. Mereka hanya berfikir "yang penting saya punya foto bagus". Tidak sekali saya DIUSIR dari tempat saya duduk untuk sekedar menikmati sunrise, kata mereka posisi saya duduk membuat foto mereka jadi 'bocor', update status di instagram lebih penting daripada menikmati momen sunrise dan pagi disetiap detik yang jarang didapatkan di Jakarta.

DESA MELO.

Setelah saya selesai sailing, saya tidak tahu apa yang membawa saya bisa mengetahu sebuah daerah/desa yang di sebut Melo. Kurang lebih 1 jam dari Labuan Bajo, disini saya tinggal ditempat yang sangat berbeda dengan suasana Labuan Bajo. Sangat tenang, jauh dari kebisingan kota, tidak ada listrik, tidak ada sinyal, udaranya sejuk, tidak banyak kendaraan.

Setibanya saya di Melo, saya disambut oleh wanita dengan senyum sangat tulus, saya panggil dia Kakak Yosefin, dia adalah kepala DAPUR TARA FLORES memasak menjadi sebuah passion dan bentuk cinta, yang unik adalah kami pergi ke kebun/ hutan untuk mencari dedaunan yang bisa kita masak, saya benar- benar terkagum betapa mereka sangat menikmati sebuah proses, percaya bahwa bumi menyediakan dan mencukupkan apa yang kita butuh. Saya benar- benar menikmati semua proses mulai dari memetik daun singkong, menumbuk bumbu, sampai makan di atas batu ditengah hutan dekat dengan tempat tinggal mereka.

Saya menghabiskan waktu terakhir saya disini, saya tinggal di salah satu Eco-Lodge yang dikelola oleh wanita namanya Liz yang juga adik dari Kakak Yosefin, mereka asli berdarah Flores yang sangat cinta dengan budaya dan kehidupan Flores. Saya banyak mendapatkan informasi dan cerita mulai dari indahnya budaya NTT sampai dengan mirisnya kehidupan Melo yang hanya 1 jam dari Labuan Bajo.

KETIDAKSETARAAN.

Membanggakan kegagalan Labuan Bajo, itu yang ada diotak saya saat itu. Bayangkan saja radius 1 jam dari wisata premium itu, masih banyak anak- anak tidak bisa sekolah dan kekurangan gizi, terbukti bahwa wisata premium yang dibanggakan itu sangatlah tidak punya dampak besar terhadap masyarakat lokal. Kapitalisme berjaya, warga lokal sengsara. Tidak ada edukasi yang diberikan pemerintah untuk setidaknya membentuk muda mudi Flores menjadi terampil dan berwawasan setara dengan beberapa pulau tetangganya di sebelah barat mereka.

Saya dan Kakak Liz banyak sekali bercerita tentang bagaimana Flores hidup, bagaimana Flores berjuang untuk tidak kalah dengan kapitalisme, berjuang mendapatkan pendidikan yang lebih baik. Kakak Liz yang sempat menjadi guru di Bali dan sekolah di Malang, akhirnya kembali ke Tanah Flores karena dia merasa bahwa dia harus kembali merawat tanah kelahirannya. Banyak sekali cerita yang menyentuh hati saya yang tidak sekali membuat saya harus berusaha menahan tangis.

Saya salah menilai Labuan Bajo, ternyata pembangunannya yang cepat dan aksesibilitas yang lebih baik, tidak ada artinya. Banyak laut yang tercemar karena polusi kapal- kapal, sampah wisatawan, terumbu karang yang hancur, turis yang tidak teredukasi, pemerintah yang sepertinya tutup mata dengan isu isu yang terjadi di tanah Flores.

GOVERNMENT SHOULD PROTECT PEOPLE YET ITS NATURE AND REGULATE CORPORATION, NOT PROTECT CORPORATION AND REGULATE PEOPLE/ NATURE!!!!

TAK PUNYA POWER BUKAN BERARTI BERHENTI BERJUANG.

Saya berharap akan banyak manusia seperti Liz yang membela tanah Flores. Kesedihan saya tidak berujung hanya cerita, kepada Liz saya berkomitmen untuk melakukan pergerakan kecil untuk membuat NTT lebih baik. Sesederhana mengirim buku yang sudah saya baca ketika saya sekolah hingga kini, daripada menghabiskan uang untuk jadi implusive beli barang yang tidak penting. Berani untuk menyisihkan uang untuk membiayai adik asuh Flores untuk bersekolah, tentu tidak hanya saya, kamu juga bisa :). 

Perjalanan saya di Flores belum selesai, saya akan kembali, atau mungkin suatu hari jika saya merasa bahwa kehidupan kota sudah tidak layak untuk saya tinggali, Flores selalu menjadi tempat dimana saya akan pergi mengahbiskan sisa waktu hidup saya.

BELAJAR MEMBUKA MATA.

Traveling bukan hanya sebuah aktifitas bepergian kesuatu tempat lalu berfoto adalah tujuan utamanya untuk pembuktian diri. Pembuktian diri seharusnya dilakukan pada diri sendiri bukan orang lain, karena pada akhirnya orang lain akan menutup mata atas apa yang terjadi didiri kita. Membukan mata bahwa orang lain mungkin punya kehidupan yang lebih kompleks, hal tersebut membuat kita sadar bahwa bersyukur dan menikmati present moment, dan empati adalah hal yang harus kita latih. Supaya kita tahu bahwa bersyukurlah yang membuat kita merasa cukup dan mengerti bahwa bahagia diciptakan, bukan dicari.

Are You That Amazing, 2020?

 "It is never be easy, but it is gonna be worth it"

That is a perfect quote if I need to describe 2020 in a short sentence. Let me flash back a bit about this whole year that I've highlighted:

1. This year opened by me hospitalized in the new year caused Typhoid, yeaaaa I've been eating so dirty by damn heaven delicious WARTEG close to my new place. LOL.
2. I missed my flight to Penang, it was only 2 minutes late to the check in counter.
3. Freak out and confused in a whole damn month, because I need to decide to go for business trip in Singapore while at that time SG was orange zone for covid-19 while Indo hasn't.
4. All my traveling plan canceled. While tickets was purchased. Visas been approved. Trips has settled.
5. Covid-19 finally arrived in Indonesia.
6. Life feels fucked up. WFH isn't that fun.
7. Being stuck feels not creative.
8. Mostly my investment goes down almost to the ground.

I though this year so awful year I've ever had! Until I reflect my myself and it is such a plot twist! This year is the nice year of 'GROWING LYSA'. Let me share you how this year such an amazing roller coaster year for me.

DIMSUM LUNCH.

So after hospitalized. I flew to Penang to have some dim sum because I am craving for it. And It was nice and I don't even expect to meet a cool friends who bring me such an amazing experience that I am pretty sure I will never have here in Indo.

RE-UNITE WITH SEA DECATHLON MOUNTAIN TEAM.

After being confused to go or not to the meeting because of the covid-19 situation. Here I am, meet these amazing human being with amazing passion and such a nice sense of humor. We had nice meeting and of course sport day. We had fast hiking in MacRitchie. I am enjoyed every moment here.

BEING MORE ACTIVE THAN USUAL.

Everything is indoor. Work from home is something happening this year. People barely go outside especially during the lockdown. But on the other hand I am so glad that I am rarely met people outside which is it is an opportunity to enjoy outdoor without crowd. What an amazing moment to be grateful that life so much better with less people around :p

Yes, I do intensively sport such as cycling or trail running during this pandemic because I can freely moving anywhere with no traffic. It is AMAZING!

CLOSER WITH FAMILY.

I was pending my plan to go back home, since I am not sure that I am 'clean' from the virus. I am afraid to meet my parents because I dont want them affected by the virus. But after doing the test and my parents convince me to back home, finally I made it. I am so happy to see them, jogging with my mom, lunch with my parents, talk with my bro. I really home sick and I am glad that I even getting closer with them because of this situation.

HAVING LALE (ROAD BIKE).

Well, pardon my excuse hahaha. So, I am thinking that I didn't spent a lot of money this year because I can't go anywhere tho, so to be kind to myself I bought this bike to enjoy the 'urban sport', and I am so glad to had him around.

CYCLING FURTHER.

A perks of having a sport enthusiast friends is I can do the sport out of my expectation. I went to amazing places with Lale (my bike). From city to city, hill to hill, mountain, village, all possible place to go. Hundred of kilometers is something amazing that I never thinking of before. What a pleasure experience. 

NEW ROLE OF JOB.

How can I am not being grateful? When a lot of people losing the job, while I am expand my career and spread my wings and fly higher in Decathlon. I did not even expect that I will get this new role in a country level during this pandemic. I am so thrilled with all the responsibilities, connections, and new posture of myself. This is teaching me how to be a new Lysa in another level.

SWEET ESCAPE.

Another IMPORTANT thing that I am so happy for is BE CONNECTED with the GENUINE one. Nothing I would ask more than a genuine people around me. Connect with amazing people like Ote, Fuad, Bike system gangs, Emanuel, and ofc my family intensively, and talk with them regularly. 

Have a day off to be with them, talking, enjoying nice place, having work out, nice convo. Oh jeez! If there is no covid-19 for sure I completely being alone walking traveling around the world without even notice how amazing and important they are. 

UNDERSTAND MYSELF AND MY BODY.

So this year I got a shit hormonal problem without don't even know what is going on. So I went to the doctor to check everything on my body to know what is going on with me. And I am so glad that I am take care of my body and learn about my body. This is a picture when my I am not being good to my body, my hormonal get crazy, but at least if there is not this kind of thing, I will never understand and learn myself and my body.

MORE GIRLS TALK WITH MAMA.

Had another escape with my mom because why not. I am so happy that this year I can be closer with her. I am so happy, I am aware that I loveeeee her so much and I really wanna spend my life even longer with her. With her passion, patient, wise, lovely, and her good cooking. I really wanna be with her as long as we can.

27 YEARS OLD AND HAPPY.

No surprise, its just a regular birthday this year, but the special one, because I had dinner with my family and blessed with so many loves and care as an important gift that I need in my life. Nothing I will ask that that.

A NEW PATH OF NEXT LIFE.

I KNOW! 2021 will be another amazing journey for me. But I am sure now I am mentally and physically ready for all the challenge ahead. I am thrilled to face em all! I am promise to myself in 2021 I definitely being stronger Lysa!

I really can't wait to see a year a head!

Bless all of people with passion and patient.

And be grateful is a simple exercise to live your life better.

How The Pandemic Change Me

I feel amazed to myself. Seeing how my life constantly changes during this pandemic. No! Not only you! I even laughed to myself when I said "I think I've become an introvert now". Like for real!!

Its been 7 months since I can't go anywhere. Staying home wasn't something fun for me. I feel the up and down of life even detail and have so much time to dig more in within. I wonder and talk to myself "Hei Lysa, is it really you? But, Hei! I am enjoying this feeling tho''.

During this pandemic I feel being alone is not that bad, I thought not meet people is gonna bore me until there is a point when I start to meet fake peoples around me, a peoples that most of them are simply bored. When peoples around me are just easy to come and go, but only the genuine one who stay.

Those experiences made me simply aware to value myself and my time even more. I am being very picky with whom I give my time, energy, and effort to. I prefer to reserve my time, intensity and spirit exclusively to those who reflect sincerity. Really, meeting people, especially new people would be a tricky situation for me, because there will be a thought like "Is my time well spent? Are they gonna drown my energy?". I just think if the encounter isn't meaningful or at least fun with an interesting topic especially something that I never knew before, I would prefer to stay home alone. Well, that's really OK for me, even better. I call it self time worthiness.

So what happened to me?  To be fair, there is still a great deal of extroverts lurking there within me. Introversion and extroversion aren’t categorical, they are on a continuum.  Maybe I’m just visiting the introvert side for a bit?  Some theories suggest that introversion tends to express itself more as we age (like wrinkles weren’t enough to worry about).  Previously I derived my energy from 'social' activities. And now I derive energy from a day-ful of 'serve' the entire company, but need a Spotify chilling or 3 hours of obsessive reading of a book (that I bought but rarely touched) in order to recharge.

After years of interrupting some people to tell them about my story, I’m much happier listening to theirs and silently judging them (JUST KIDDING!! HAHAHA). Maybe I’m starting to get old. Maybe I’m tired. Maybe I’m “on'' at work and need to be “off” the rest of the time.  Whatever the cause, I’m embracing the current me.  And embracing all those creepy quiet introverts I interrupted for the last 27 years. Sorry guys. I get you now.

Again, since I can not go anywhere this time seems a best time to reflect and build strategies to be executed once all start to be normal. Better, than be with someone who doesn't worth my time. 😜

Refuel An Empty Soul

So there we go! Another month of boredom that drive us being an asshole and cold blood human. Ehmmm!! Chill chill! Thats only me. LOL.

This past two months is the hardest one for me so far. Why? I start to feel so empty, I have no idea if I need a people around me or simply I need to escape to a daily routine this past six months.

For some reason I feel like I don't need people around, I enjoy being alone at room spending much time with my books, strolling around while cycling, watching sunset in a summer hot damn breezy Tangerang. But, on the other hand I miss people, I miss when I tolerate or engage in small talk, but can get very engaged in intimate conversations.

So, Am I lonely or simply get bored?

BACK HOME

I am kind of person who always think that Home is a comfort zone that I will touch as rare as possible. And this time I decide to go back home for straight 10 days, just to finding a balance of life. Give myself time to get the levels right, and give myself time to figure out what I actually need. It takes experimentation to get it right, and it takes listening to my authentic self like I have — perhaps — never listened before. Back home maybe is a point where I can found a balance or flexibility (?).

COMMUTING WITH NATURE AND ITS PEOPLE

I do believe that my body is more connected to the earth than I think. I breathe the air around me. The sun warms me. The elements, weather and environment effect me. I share a primal and spiritual connection with nature. So, why not go into nature to re-energize my soul? Listen to the rippling stream, the wind in the trees, and bird chirping in a forest. Connected with the love one to having a low key convo.

I go to a mountain, away from a hectic city. To escape, engage well with the nature and its people. I am so happy and blessed to be surrounded by people who always happy to see me smile and excited to take a breath in a nature. So here are the stories of how a commute with a nature and its people.

Gravel Road for A 'Road Bike'.

Back home means, old friends meet up. I met Akbar (@en.journal) my junior while we were in high school and ask him to have a riding trip to a green-y place while I'm in Bandung. And at the weekend a day after I arrived home, he text me to join him to have a trip to Gambung. Since I know that he is a gravel cyclist so I just make sure to him that I can pass the gravel safely. And yes, that was kind of journey with Lale and 4 man who always be boys on the saddle. That was the best and gonna be memorable 100K riding with them and definitely Lale which super tough to deal with a gravel road and a 'little' crash on the way back home to Bandung because of motorbike rider who absolutely have no idea how to drive properly in a main road.

Breakfast Hike

I am happy to have her in my life since day one. She is the one who always down to my unrealistic opinion and idea. I am luckiest girl on earth who had an experience to become her daughter. This time I tell her that I will make her a sourdough sandwich for breakfast, but We have to eat it in Jayagiri. That idea just came up from my head when I went to KHAS ROTI SELAI and tried nice food and warm ambiance there. And yes! She's down for the breakfast! Wooohooo!!! So in early morning, I made her a sandwich and drove to Jayagiri, than hike for 6 km. I am so proud of her since she still can survive with the elevation with her 60 years old body! Je t'aime mama! <3

Recovery Ride

After tiring and hurt ride to Gambung, I ask my friend (@fuadhamidan) to have a recovery ride to Puntang. Because I still remember Puntang is one of the nice place to escape since it has a nice rivers and fresh water ever. The road is really nice for Lale and yea of course I did not put Lale in a hard place after his crash. Unfortunately we can't get inside the area because it is closed due to pandemic situation. But, I am being so super excited and curious in a same time with every corner that possibly to be explored. So I jump to the small river with a chill water and NO! I did not rode Lale for sure! I feel so recharge by simply touch the water and wash my face with the spring water.

Stay a Night And Eat a Lot.

Ote is one of most important woman in my life after my mom. She is the one who always pick up my call and answer every single shitty question that I've asked. It was a tiring night and she texted me and asked me to stay overnight. And she told me "I have a lot of food here". Since she is living away from her parents and I said "Damn you! OK! I'm on my way". Ate so much cookies, chocolate, carbs, and sugary thing. Well, yes night well spent with tummy full loaded by unhealthy stuff and had a BATAGOR! for breakfast hahahaha. 

A 'Casual' Ride

After a day being a pig by having a batagor for breakfast, so this day I decide to having a casual riding to a chilly place. I text Fuad to go to a chilly place in east Bandung. And yea! He is down for it. But, nope nope! It wasn't a casual riding, it was turned out to damn short yet tiring ride. We were bonked and definitely me because I hold the hurt of my wound in my back leg. Casual ride is not really a casual but we are happy because we had such a nice sunset and summer breeze with an 'akamsi' around the corner of the mountain.

CONTROL AN ENVIRONMENT

While we can’t control the people around us, we can (to an extent) learn how to manage and control the environments in which we find ourselves. The easiest way to do this is by always making sure you are in the environment you need to thrive. This could come down to something as simple as always shutting your office door, or removing yourself from the office entirely — in order to get the quiet you need to focus. Just away from the boredom for a while and BE SANE! You can't force yourself when you realized you are full of toxic and negativity around you. Just escape! Treat yourself to have a better sanity. 

THE BLESSED ONE

I do aware that I was being crap during this pandemic. Life is not always easy to live, but the opportunity to do so is a blessing beyond comprehension. Nothing is better than find a thing that makes you feel grateful. Reminding myself of my everyday blessings is a great way to practice gratitude. It helps me remember all the good things in my lives and keep me moving forward. I am the blessed one to having a genuine yet caring people around me. Had a low key convo in short-long low key tiny holiday. Share a laugh, experience, meal, coffee, or even a new knowledge to wake our brain up while having a lunch.

BE GRATEFUL

Happiness is coming from our self not the other one. They can help you, but the vibes must be triggered by you. I am grateful to have a time to recharge my soul in the middle of the emptiness and pressure in a same time.

SPECIAL THANKS TO;

• One and only Mama who always welcome me warmly and feed me with my favorite meals everyday.
• Papa who always wake up to open the door in an early morning to cycling and share a snacks together.
• Akbar, Adit, Bani, and Arab who being such a cool cycling squad on gravel road.
• Fuad, the one who always down for every gabut things and for sure a cycling activities in Tangerang and Bandung. 
• Ote who always feed me with carbs and sugar.
• Achop who accompany me explore a coffee shop in Bandung.
• Alif, for his experimental coffee and other beverages. I do enjoy for all caffeine rush that has been made by him.
• Emon who spend an hours to check Lale and share his experience that inspire me to do more cycling and get further.