ATTENDING THE WEDDING OF AN ACQUAINTANCE'S DAUGTHER

I was invited to a wedding reception of an acquaintance's daughter. Even though we seldom meet, the fact that I was still invited and he took the effort to send me a wedding invitation card by hand to me at home, I had no reason not to attend the event.

The venue was at the Community Hall of Kampung Dato' Suleiman Menteri which is just a stone's throw away from my house.

I marched straight to the main buffet table, which was serving Briyani Rice, not realizing there were other stations too which offered Chicken Rice, Mee Rebus (a type of noodles) and boiled tapioca to be eaten with sambal and salted fish.But it was too late as my plate was already full.

Chicken Rice

Mee Rebus

boiled tapioca

Briyani Rice

Mr. Rashid, the bride's father

The only person I knew in the hall was the father of the bride, so it was only a short dine in session. I still felt happy to be there even though there was no conversation with anyone at all while eating.

A SHORT STOP AT SAVANNA HILL IN BROMO

   26TH JULY 2025    ~ Another attraction in Bromo area was the Savanna Hill a.k.a Teletubbies Hill. The place was another vast lowland with green hills in the background. The plants which were mostly ferns, were all dried and had turned brown. The search on Google, however, showed images of this area which was covered by lush, green grasses and plants. The reason: the draught had changed the landscape.

This place was also called Teletubbies Hill because of the resemblance of the setting with the television series. I was just hoping the colourful creatures would emerge from the hills and that of course did not happen.

The brownish hue had actually created an artistic impact to the photos taken here. An excellent spot to be chosen for a wedding photoshoot session.

Everybody was busy honing his/her photography skills. Not only that, we also had to act in a video production for Agent Surabaya Travel. We were all obliging tour members and we sure had had a lot of fun.

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EXPLORING THE CRATER OF BROMO AND ITS SURROUNDING - PART TWO

   26th JULY 2025    ~ The next adventure was getting a closer view of the crater of Bromo. To do that, the jeeps took us to a place where the horses and the owners were already waiting for us. You had to ride the horse that would take you to the foot of the hill. From there, you needed to climb up a flight of stairs to get to the top and sneak a peek at the crate of the volcano.

If you did not want to ride the horse, then you had to walk quite a distance under the hot scorching sun. One had to pay IDR300K for one horse. 

There were too many people with the same mission there, it looked as if we were going on a pilgrimage. Consequently, to use the public toilet had become a challenge as the queue was long and the stalls were just a few.

Again, Puan Suhaila and I did not join the other group members in their adventure. However, we were happy to be seated under the umbrella at one of the stalls, eating Chicken Satay and Steamed Ground Nuts while waiting for them to come back.

The gastronomic adventure continued when everyone was back, and I had Bakso this time.

That was just one part of the expedition and we had to stop at two more stations after this.

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