The Military Diet Review

This post is suitable for you who wants to try the military diet but don't know what if feels to be in it.

Military Diet, is it hard?

Having an ideal body is indeed every woman’s wish. I have a friend who eats like a monster but has a body like a model. Well, she is really lucky and since I and many other friends and readers are not that lucky, we need to work a little (or sometimes so much) to achieve the desired body.

So I read this military diet from internet and without so much thinking, I immediately follow the rules for a month and after one full month, I really lost 4.5 kg or 10 pounds. That sounds like a happy ending, but I will share in detail how finally losing 10 pounds actually feels like. The journey is short for relatively satisfying result. 4.5 kg in just a month, who are you kidding?

Military diet in my very opinion is a very fast way to lose weight, as long as you follow the rules. This diet is very suitable for those people (man and woman) who need to lose weight fast. Besides, military diet is much cheaper than the detox diet or juice cleansing diet. The overall cost to buy the whole ingredients for three days is usually only 1/10 the three days juice cleansing package. Trust me, I know this. juice cleansing diet usually cost around 1.8 million IDR (139 USD) and sometimes even more expensive. My motivation at that time was to fit in a dress that has been made for my brother’s wedding. A month before the wedding, I went to Japan and ate like crazy (Japan is really foods heaven). My cheeks grew very chubby, and so did my tummy. So my motivation was strong, I, without any doubt, followed the military diet instructions and I was successful. So far, I have made 9 of my friends join me in this military diet by sharing the recipes and motivate each other. It is easier when done together with friends.

So, if you want to read my experience, stay on this post ‘til the end

To lose weight, we must eat approximately 1200 calories a day for at least 90 days (this is what I knew from internet). 1200 calories food are actually looks very little and cannot satisfy your hunger, but this is what it takes to lose weight. I am not the master of calories tracker, but I followed the military diet rules and everything’s fine.

What makes it hard?

After experiencing several times military diet and encourage my friends to join, I can tell you what could make the military diet hard. It's psychologies issue like:

1. You don't have the urgency to lose weight fast

2. You're not motivated

3. You're so busy working or studying or anything that needs much energy

4. You don't think that you can actually lost weight in three days.

What makes it a go?

Frequently asked questions in my soc-med:

1. Q: You lose 10 pounds in just three days?

A: Of course NO. During three days of military diet, you probably just lose 1 kg to 2 kg (best case). I lost almost 2 kg or 0.9 pounds in three days because I followed all the rules and I did light exercising. In one month, i lost 10 pounds or equals to 4.5 kg.

2. Q: Can the menus be substitute?

A: Yes there are substitution for several menus. Please refer to this link for substitution.

3. Q: Is it hungry, during three days of military diet?

A: Honestly YES. Quoting from the military diet website, "Hunger is just a feeling we’ve all grown too accustomed to satisfying" 

4. Q: After three days of the military diet, what do we eat?

A: In my case, I eat healthy foods and not more than 1500 calories a day. If possible, don't eat oily or fried foods, frozen foods, rice, white bread. I usually eat two kinds of cooked vegetables and my weight remains okay until the end of the day. As stated in the website, here are the foods you can eat while off the military diet.

5. Q: After three days of military diet, will my weight bounce up?

A: I know that this is what some people think: When we lose weight fast, our weight will bounce back fast as well if we eat just a little bit more. My opinion is, as long as you keep eating clean and healthy, drink a lot of waters, exercise and sweating, you are positive to keep the new weight with you. Don't listen to discouragement that people give you, just trust yourself that if you want to lose weight, you will lose weight.

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The Military Diet Plan

Source: The Military Diet

DAY 1:

I woke up earlier than usual to prepare my own meal. I literally follow every step and menu. I would suggest you to buy organic vegetables because I found a worm in my steamed broccoli that I washed, prepared and cooked by myself. I remember washing for three times but I don’t know how come that little creature was still there. I ended up not finishing my broccoli and only ate the sausage. Trust me, your amount of food are already so little, you don’t want to throw away even a little piece of the food. But I kinda had too, because I was disgusted.

DON’T eat or drink anything beside the menus given. It might seem hard at the day 1. Your friends might eat that heavenly delicious pancake with whipped cream and maple syrup, or sirloin steak with too yummy fatty to be forgotten. In times when I cannot get rid of delicious and fatty foods in my mind, I will:

-          keep telling myself my body goal again and again

-          close my eyes, think about that one dress I wish to rock in, and then drink a lot of water to erase those sinful thought of fatty foods

Then when I have passed a day without eating what’s not on the list, I feel so proud of myself.

Breakfast

1/2 Grapefruit

1 Slice of Toast

2 Tablespoons of Peanut Butter

1 cup Coffee or Tea (with caffeine)

Lunch

1/2 Cup of Tuna

1 Slice of Toast

1 cup Coffee or Tea (with caffeine)

Dinner

3 ounces of any type of meat

1 cup of green beans

1/2 banana

1 small apple

1 cup of vanilla ice cream

DAY 2

For me, day 2 is very tough. Every bite of my meal was so valuable I almost cried when I had the last bite lol. I felt hungry almost all day, and it was more difficult because there were a lot of works to do. I enjoyed every bit of my snacks, like that saltine crackers, yogurt, banana. I love them all and how fast they left me without making me really full. But at least I got something to eat in the middle of my hunger, or maybe hunger games will start.

I slept early on day 2 because I don’t want to eat anything that will ruin my diet.

Breakfast

1 egg

1 slice of toast

1/2 banana

Lunch

1 cup of cottage cheese

1 hard boiled egg

5 saltine crackers

Dinner

2 hot dogs (without bun)

1 cup of broccoli

1/2 cup of carrots

1/2 banana

1/2 cup of vanilla ice cream

DAY 3

In day 3, you should have seen your tummy shrinks in quite significant way. I woke up feeling awesome because even though I was hungry as always my tummy was flatter. In this day, you will also feel even more proud that you have passed 3 days being the new you.

Now you have passed 3 days, don’t be an arrogant badass that ignores all military rules by the end of day 3 or on the next day when you no longer follow the military diet rules for a moment.

I know how happy you are to soon being released from this military academy. You will want to eat something more tasty, more salty and more meaty. But DON’T eat like you have just been survived from the Narnia war. Remember how tough the past three days are. Remember how flatter your tummy now. Remember that one portion of pork ramen will kind of ruin your flatter tummy. Believe me, the happiness from eating fatty just lasts for as long as you are eating. The guilt remains with you until God knows when.

Breakfast

5 saltine crackers

1 slice of cheddar cheese

1 small apple

Lunch

1 hard boiled egg (or cooked however you like)

1 slice of toast

Dinner

1 cup of tuna

1/2 banana

1 cup of vanilla ice cream

After 3 days of military diet, you are expected to have 4 days-off before starting to the 3 days of military diet again on the next week. So, in this 4 days, keep eating healthy and less oily foods. The website has suggestions on what to eat during 4 days off. As for me, I still ate bananas and wheat bread. I made an easy banana smoothie (blend oatmeal + banana + almond milk/low fat milk) and I feel good, very positive about myself, even though my sister did not like my smoothie. My last dinner was at 7 pm, better if you take 6 pm to allow the metabolism process to complete. And don’t forget to drink A LOT OF water.

You can stop doing the military diet when you have been satisfied with your weight. But for some cases, just like my boyfriend, he feels more comfortable eating tuna sandwich for lunch ever since, and rice has not been good for his stomach after that. For me personally, eating brown rice half the normal portion already makes me really full.

You must understand that each diet method has its own difficulties and whether you can take any diet method depends on you. Don’t go beyond your body’s capabilities. Don’t make yourself sick during the diet. My friend became sick during the military diet so she stopped in day 2. Remember, health is the most important thing to achieve.

The question now: Will I gain weight or will this have a yoyo effect?

My answer is totally from my experience. I did not have a yoyo effect and after that full month of military diet, I ate normally without thinking about 1200 calories a day. I ate pork, I ate meat but I also did exercise. I did yoga and cardio at least once a week. I still had Starbucks’ green tea latte and sometimes had an all-you-can-eat lunch with friends but my weight remains the same, thank God. But, it is important to avoid too oily foods. Keep your feet on the ground, don’t eat like mad and you will not experience yoyo effect. After the military diet month, I sometimes cooked my own lunch (and packed it for office). I used olive oil and I ate a lot of veggies. That way, I felt so positive and so happy.

I will post here what I looked like before and after. I did not take a picture when my most skin is seen but for your information only, that fuschia dress needs to be trimmed after I finished the military diet for a month, and some of my pants are too big for me already. My boyfriend said that my arms are smaller too.

BEFORE

Gosh look at that hands. like a bodyguard to someone.

AFTER

Yeay i think this looks better. This is the fuschia dress that needs to be trimmed. HAHAHA

Hands are slightly slimmer

smaller waist, happier face, healthier body, more positive life.

Good luck everyone.

Let me know you success stories!

Xoxo,

Kaly

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Cara Membuat Visa Jepang

Hai semua....

Saya mau berbagi pengalaman saat membuat visa ke Jepang supaya suatu hari nanti saya bisa baca post ini lagi dan terus ingat setiap detail perjalanan saya ke Jepang. Untuk update perjalanan saya ke Jepang atau untuk membaca beberapa tips agar dapat ke Jepang on Budget, bisa klik link ini.

Sebelum membuat visa, saya banyak cari tahu di internet mengenai prosedur dan cerita para pengejar visa Jepang. Walaupun banyak orang yang menganggap bahwa membuat visa Jepang itu sulit, namun tak sedikit pula yang sudah beranggapan bahwa membuat visa Jepang sesungguhnya tidak serumit itu. Disini saya akan menuliskan pengalaman saya, semoga cukup membantu memberikan gambaran bagi pengejar visa Jepang lainnya.

Untuk persyaratan membuat visa, seperti dokumen apa yang harus dibawa, biayanya berapa dan detail lainnya bisa langsung cek ke website Kedutaan Besar Jepang di Jakarta.

Berkas untuk pengajuan Visa

Catatan: Saya apply visa untuk tujuan wisata dengan biaya sendiri, dan single entry.

Mengutip pada website Kedutaan Besar Jepang, dokumen yang perlu dibawa saat pengajuan visa adalah:

1.Paspor.

2. Formulir permohonan visa. [download (PDF)] dan Pasfoto terbaru (ukuran 4,5 X 4,5 cm, diambil 6 bulan terakhir dan tanpa latar, bukan hasil editing, dan jelas/tidak buram)

3. Foto kopi KTP (Surat Keterangan Domisili)

4. Fotokopi Kartu Mahasiswa atau Surat Keterangan Belajar (hanya bila masih mahasiswa)

5. Bukti pemesanan tiket (dokumen yang dapat membuktikan tanggal masuk-keluar Jepang)

6. Jadwal Perjalanan [ download (DOC)] (semua kegiatan sejak masuk hingga keluar Jepang)

7. Fotokopi dokumen yang bisa menunjukkan hubungan dengan pemohon, seperti kartu keluarga, akta lahir, dlsb. (Bila pemohon lebih dari satu)

8. Dokumen yang berkenaan dengan biaya perjalanan:

Bila pihak Pemohon yang bertanggung jawab atas biaya

* Fotokopi bukti keuangan, seperti rekening Koran atau buku tabungan 3 bulan terakhir (bila penanggung jawab biaya bukan pemohon seperti ayah/ibu, maka harus melampirkan dokumen yang dapat membuktikan hubungan dengan penanggung jawab biaya).

Keterangan tambahan dari saya:

1. Paspor: Teman saya yang ingin apply visa bersama saya paspornya akan expired 7 bulan lagi. Artinya, pada saat kami sampai di Jepang nanti, paspornya akan expired dalam waktu 6 bulan 10 hari. Hal ini awalnya membuat kami khawatir maka saya melakukan double check dengan pihak Kedutaan Jepang dan Imigrasi Indonesia dan Imigrasi Jepang. Saat telepon ke bagian Visa, beliau menyatakan bahwa dari segi visa bisa-bisa saja dikeluarkan dan tidak ada batasan jika paspor akan berakhir kurang dari 6 bulan. Namun beliau menyarankan saya untuk memastikan ke pihak imigrasi, karena nanti yang menentukan bisa masuk Jepang atau tidak kan pihak imigrasi (bener juga sih). Karena teman saya ini orang yurisdiksi Medan, dia menggunakan jasa travel agent. Dan orang travel agent ini menyatakan bahwa untuk ke Jepang, passport expirednya harus diatas 7 bulan dan travel agent ini awalnya tidak mau urusin pengajuan visa teman saya karena masalah passport expiry date ini. Setelah teman saya meyakinkan kalo dia tidak apa-apa dengan segala resiko yang ada, akhirnya travel agent ini mau mengurusi, dengan mewanti-wanti bahwa pihak agent tidak bertanggung jawab dengan kemungkinan ditolak masuk Jepang di imigrasi nanti dan bahwa pihak travel agent sudah mengingatkan sebelumnya.

Lalu saya telepon ke Departemen Imigrasi di Jakarta, berpuluh-puluh kali telepon di berbagai jam kerja, ke berbagai nomor yang ada di website nggak diangkat. Saya langsung email deh ke imigrasi di Jepang mengenai apakah masuk Jepang passport expiry date-nya harus di atas 7 bulan? Karena kebanyakan negara kan 6 bulan saja, teman saya malah masih 6 bulan 10 hari nantinya. Setelah sekitar 3 hari email saya dibalas seperti ini yang sangat membuat saya dan teman saya tenang. Berdasarkan email ini, malahan tidak ada ketentuan berapa lama lagi passportnya expired. Yang penting masih berlaku saat pengunjung sampai dan meninggalkan Jepang.

2. Formulir permohonan visa: Untuk foto, saya memutuskan foto di Fuji film karena takut kalo foto sendiri hasilnya tidak sesuai kriteria. Untuk form boleh diketik, boleh ditulis tangan huruf kapital. Contoh pengisian dapat dilihat di gambar dibawah ini. Sumber: Internet. I do not own the pictures.

Foto ukuran 4,5 x 4,5 cm ditempel.

Bagian 'name and addresses of hotels or persons with whom applicant intends to stay' di halaman pertama bawah, cukup diisi salah satu nama hotel/tempat menginap yang sudah Anda book. Tidak perlu semua hotel yang akan ditempati selama di Jepang. 

Poin 3-7 cukup jelas. Sebagai tambahan, saya tambahkan copian kartu keluarga dan akta lahir.

8. Lampiran bukti keuangan: Pastinya banyak dari kita yang tidak secara rutin print buku tabungan, sedangkan untuk rekening koran dibutuhkan waktu tiga hari, cukup lama untuk saya yang sedang buru-buru ini. Akhirnya saya pakai print screen dari klikbca saya, di printscreen satu persatu hingga kelihatan ending balance per month. Karena saya apply bulan Maret, saya ambil print screen dari bulan Januari, jadi totalnya 2,5 bulan laporan keuangan. Agar terbukti keaslian laporan keuangan saya, saya pergi ke customer service BCA untuk minta agar distempel BCA di setiap lembarnya.

Dan untuk nominal di rekening, harusnya jumlahnya terlihat cukup untuk membayar kebutuhan Anda selama berada di Jepang.

Hari Pengajuan Visa

Waktu itu hari Kamis, 19 Maret 2015 saya sampai di depan Kedutaan Besar Jepang tepat pukul 08:30 pagi disaat pintu baru dibuka. Sudah banyak pengejar Visa yang antre.

1. Ada beberapa pintu yang harus dilewati sebelum akhirnya masuk ke ruangan penyerahan berkas dan paspor.

2. Begitu masuk setelah pintu ke-4, saya akhirnya mengambil nomor antrian. Dan tebak, pada pukul 08:35 nomor antrian saya sudah ke 30. Kebayang kan kalo datengnya lebih siang lagi?

3. Ada dua mesin untuk ambil nomor tiket. yaitu mesin A untuk Visa dan mesin B untuk passport and certificate. Biar saya jelaskan secara singkat bahwa untuk orang Indonesia yang ingin mengajukan visa maka tekan tombol di mesin A

4. Khusus loket untuk Visa (bagi mesin A), ada tiga loket dan satu diantaranya khusus untuk travel agent, jadi kita sebagai pelamar yang mengajukan sendiri tersisa dua loket.

5. Memang saat itu saya sempat sedikit merasa 'malas' karena harus mengantri sebanyak 30 orang, nggak bisa menghindari juga membayangkan harus selama apa saya menunggu. TAPI, setelah saya melalui ini semua, saya bisa katakan kalau menunggunya tidak selama itu. 30 orang bisa diselesaikan kurang dari satu jam walaupun loketnya hanya 2.

6. Saat penyerahan berkas, saya agak deg-degan takut berkasnya ada yang kurang. Apalagi untuk bukti booking hotel pakai atas nama teman saya, dan nggak ada nama saya sama sekali disana, juga untuk rekening, saya takut kurang formal. Untuk detail mengenai berkas/dokumen untuk pengajuan visa, baca di atas ya.

7. Penyerahan berkas di loket rasanya hanya 5 menit. Nanti kita diminta untuk mengisi tanda terima (sudah 2 rangkap, dimana 1 rangkap kita pegang untuk mengambil visa nantinya, dan 1 rangkap lagi dipegang pihak pengurus visa).

8. Officer yang menjaga loket memberikan estimasi tanggal kita bisa mengambil paspor kita lagi, yaitu sekitar 4 hari kerja. Kalau saya diberitahu untuk kembali hari Selasa, 24 Maret 2015.

Hari Pengambilan Visa

Saya kembali ke Kedutaan Jepang hari Rabu, 25 Maret 2015. Saya mengambilnya setelah lima hari kerja (diluar Sabtu -Minggu pastinya) karena sebelumnya khawatir kalau ambil saat 4 hari kerja visanya belum selesai diproses :P

1. Saya sampai jam 14:20

2. Saya ambil nomor antrian di mesin A lagi. Sempet bingung untuk ambil paspor (dan visa) nomor antriannya dari mesin A atau B (karena di mesin B ada tulisan untuk passport and certificate hahaha). Akhirnya karena orang yang saya tanya saat itu tidak tau juga, saya ambil dua-duanya dan ternyata yang benar adalah ambilnya dari mesin A.

3. Saat lihat, nomor antrian saya saat itu A264 dimana saat itu nomor di loket masih 204. Ya ampun nunggu 60 orang... Tapi tenang... jauh dari perkiraan saya, ternyata cuma butuh 1 jam untuk menunggu hingga giliran saya dipanggil.

4. Siapkan uang pas dan harus uang cash. Saat itu, ada 1 wanita yang tiba-tiba berbicara ke semua orang yang menunggu nomornya tiba, meminjam uang cash untuk dua buah visa (sekitar 750ribu untuk dua orang, mungkin wanita itu apply untuk multiple entry). Wanita itu terlihat sangat panik dan ingin menangis. Namun banyak yang tidak membawa uang cash sebanyak itu, apalagi kita perlu membayar untuk visa kita juga. Beruntung, sepertinya ada orang dari travel agent yang membawa uang dan meminjamkan ke wanita itu. Poin pentingnya sekali lagi, jangan lupa bawa uang cash daripada harus balik lagi nantinya dan antri lagi, atau cari pinjaman di tempat seperti wanita tadi.

5. Akhirnya jam 15:20 tibalah waktu saya maju ke loket. Oh thank God saya akhirnya mendapatkan visa tertempel di paspor saya :) senangnya...

Cara ke Kedutaan Besar Jepang

Letaknya di samping The Plaza - Plaza Indonesia.

Naik Transjakarta: Dari Harmoni ambil jurusan blok M. Turun di Halte Tosari, dari sana lanjut taksi (namun argonya gak akan berganti karena dekat), atau naik kopaja 19, atau kalau punya banyak waktu bisa jalan kaki sekitar 10 menit.

Naik Mobil dan Taksi: Saya rasa ini mudah karena bisa liat Waze atau Google Maps :)

Akhirnya, saya sudah lega karena visa Jepangs saya keluar juga :)

Nantikan laporan perjalanan saya di Jepang di blog ini.

Kesimpulan:

1. Saat apply visa, datanglah on-time yaitu mulai 08:30-12:00.

2. Ambil nomor antrian saat penyerahan dokumen untuk apply visa dan saat ambil visa dan paspor adalah mesin tiket A. Mesin B untuk orang Jepang.

3. Antrian untuk visa tidak selama itu walaupun nomor antriannya panjaaanngg

4. Diwajibkan bawa uang cash dan lebih baik uang pas saat pengambilan paspor. Visa dapat dan tidak dapat tetap bayar sesuai harga yang telah ditentukan.

5. Kalau dokumen telah memenuhi syarat, tenang aja, visa pasti dapat :)

Thanks for reading, I hope this post can help.

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Laneige Collections and Review

As you may see in my most-seen post about Laneige Moisture Care Miniature Set Review, I am a HUGE fan of Laneige. It's like finally I found an answer to my skin problem.

Ever since I tried the Moisture Care Miniature Set, I finally eager to buy and use more product such as the Power Essential Skin Refiner (The BEST!!!), Water Bank Gel Cream, Water Bank Eye Cream, Raspberry Yogurt, Water Bank Essence, Water Bank Moisturizer. And so far all of this products have been my re-purchase products.

If you have any question regarding this product or the effect to my sensitive skin, feel free to drop question in the comment :)

My new purchase: LANEIGE Water Bank Eye Gel Cream.

Will post a review about this product later :)

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Visit Banyuwangi

Banyuwangi: located at the easternmost end of the Indonesian island of Java. It serves as a port between Java and the island of Bali. It is surrounded by mountains and forests to the west; by sea to the east and south. Banyuwangi is separated by Strait of Bali from Bali.
(from Wikipedia)

Last December 2014, I went to Banyuwangi. It was a random and sudden plan as I and my friends were thinking about spending Christmas just not at home. It took only two day before the day that we decided to go to Banyuwangi. See, how random we were? Haha.
So in two days, we all managed to book the tour to Banyuwangi (knew it via backpackerindonesia.com and this link) and the airplane ticket to Surabaya.

Short story, I got the return plane ticket for around 1.7 million IDR and the tour itself was 850k IDR included food and transportation. That was a good deal hence we took it soon we knew it.

We departed to Surabaya (Juanda Airport) on 25 December 2015 night, and the tour guy picked us up in a mini bus where we met the other tour participants. After he picked us at the airport, we went to pick up the other participants at bus station. Next, he drove us to Banyuwangi, which took 8 hours from Surabaya. We spent the night sleeping at the mini bus.

The next early morning, we arrived at Banyuwangi! Hurray!!! And finally our trip begun...

Overall trip: 8/10.
Even though we spent like 2 nights in total in the mini bus, but i tell you that it's worth it. the journey, the price, the place and facilities that we got from www.yukbanyuwangi.com was amazing. When i was there, there were quite many foreigners come (when i was in Menjangan Island) because the sport for snorkeling was still pristine. I gotta say that I love Menjangan Island for snorkeling than Tanjung Benoa, Bali :D

Day 1: Teluk Ijo/Green Bay

By walking, we must go through Stone Beach to reach the Green Bay.
I personally thing that this bay is VERY BEAUTIFUL. The water is literally green, it was the most beautiful beach I've ever been to)

The Stone Beach.

Be careful while walking :D 

Now, this is the bay I was talking about.

See the water... The sand was sooooo soft. I wish I could see this often.

Day 1 - Red Island/Pulau Merah

From Green Bay, we continued the trip to the Red Island. I don't really know why it is called Red Island because there was nothing red. But at sunset, this place is greatly amazing.

 A very clear water, almost like a mirror!

Day 2 - Menjangan Island

We got through Pelabuhan Kampe to cross to Menjangan Island by boat for around 1 hour. Who said that you better not to go to the beach on December was quite but not thoroughly correct. It drizzled while we were on the boat. But, all the long time and the wet caused by the drizzle was paid off. The island was so beautiful. Banyuwangi kept surspised me.

 With friends :D

 Meeting new people

Hello dear deer <3 p="">

Day 3 - Kawah Ijen

So you think you love hiking? I THOUGHT I love hiking, but not so much anymore after I went to Kawah Ijen. Let me tell a brief story about my journey to Kawah Ijen and catching the famous "Blue Fire".

It was around midnight, I and all the participants was picked up by our mini bus to go to Kawah Ijen. In advance, we were told to bring: thick clothes, jacket, raincoat, flashlight, gloves, sport shoes. The road to Kawah Ijen was quite muddy, swampy, sloppy, and dark (there was no light at all). At 2 AM, we arrived to the entrance of Kawah Ijen, where we all asked to get off the car and start walking. Man, I tell you that it was freakin cold! Well, wonder not, it was 2 AM in the morning and it was a highland ^^. Long story short, I and my friends walked and walked and walked to what seemed like forever (LOL). We walked for like 3 hours and by then it rained :( and.... Blue Fire was gone. Sad, I know. But we were happy because we managed to see other beautiful (but very cold) spots. Let the pictures talk.

 Wore two piles of clothes but still shivered.

My fresh face, because the air was soooo fresh. If I lived in this kind of air, my face would be free from acne :P

Day 3 - Baluran-Savana Bekol

Last visit before we saying goodbye...

Savana Bekol was called 'Africa van Java'. It was a nice place, desert and dry... Let my photos tell the story.

 I love this beautiful cloudy and gloomy sky.. Feel like dancing in the air!

So sorry for the bad quality...

Bama + O = ???

*smile*

That's the end of my Banyuwangi trip. after that, I extended my trip in Surabaya for 1 day. I went to Tunjungan Plaza for the first time ever and I was amazed by the size of the mall and the tenants in there. I love Surabaya and would love to re-visit again and try the Rawon Setan (near Amaris Hotel) again!

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