' We are the people' Concert (ZUMBA)

Hey hey hey Zumba! Aicaramba! Well, mum was in Bandung for 3 days a month ago for a Zumba Fitness Concert. I always travelled with my mum for conferences but not a concert, so i was actually shocked by her decision. She is really into Zumba, unlike me, she is really fit. Im just lucky to have inherited an awesome gene to prevent me from getting fat. *owh yeah! hope it lasts* Mum came at a wrong time actually as i was having a major exam the next day after she went back. So, i was really worried which kinda affected the mood of the trip. Nonetheless, we enjoyed ourselves with shopping at Rumah Mode and eating everywhere.

The concert was a fitness concert, unlike performing concerts where you sit back and enjoy, in this concert we were exercising as well. The instructors were David Velez ZES and Maria Browning ZES. The songs used in Zumba are so catchy and nearly all the steps are easy to follow. They even have a punjabi fused song which made everyone even more excited or was it just me? :P

I don't have a good stamina, but i did the whole routine in this concert which lasted for almost 2 hours. I had an adrenaline rush i guess, being all excited, as i woke up the next day feeling sore all over. :D. I had difficulty with the belly dance incorporated with the butt vibration. HAHA! if it wasn't that dark, i think the person behind me would have had a good laugh at my belly dancing skills. pheww! thankyou darkness!

The line :) ( everyone was so colorful except yours trully, a grey top.. oooo but i loved it)

We are the people!

You might be wondering the difference between ZIN, ZJ and ZES. Well, its as below. Mum=Zin; David Velez, Maria Browning=ZES; Me= ZOM *opps not listed but it means im an awesome zombie*


ZIN - Zumba® Instructor Network. 


ZJ - Zumba® Jammer. A ZIN Member who specializes in Zumba® choreography and has been officially selected and licensed to host ZIN Jam sessions. 

ZES - Zumba® Education Specialist. A person who has been officially selected and licensed to host Zumba® Fitness trainings in the world.

David Velez ZES and Maria Browning ZES

i copied the pose from SNSD's  'I got a boy'... The truth was i tried both the poses of Maria Browning and David Velez and it ended up looking retard :)

We were given a  limited edition t shirt, choose from 5 different design. (picture stolen from Santi, the organizer, and zumba instructor at Roger's Spa in Bandung)

Im ready for zumba PAPOYyy.

p/s: Realized i edited a few pictures above? Well i used a photo app from facebook. Try it out Webcam Photo Effects. I was blog hopping recently and became interested in photo editing. If you are interested but not TOOooo interested *get what i mean?* try these two blogs Hub Pages and Little Miss Marmalade. It has simple and easy apps plus easy tips on how to edit photos for people like me who does not have instagram :)

Swinging Friday - MOCCA

I can't remember when i started being fans of MOCCA, an Indonesian indie band, but hey i'm still a fan now, not a fanatic one, but their music just soothes the soul :) We went to Mocca's concert at Balai Sartika, Buah Batu, a month ago. *long overdue post* Song selection were awesome, can't seem to remember most of the song lyrics, so i started humming to myself. *loser* Currently im crazy about kpop, *duh* isnt't everyone? I can remember lyrics in korean better than english! that i can tell you is kpop syndrome. :D

if you wanna hear their music try 'i remember'. Their songs to me, have a cute and jazzy feel which is really good for relaxing and sing-a-longs.

the stage from our seat

she's still so sweet after so many years :)

Mochilok

In Malaysia mochi or mua chi is something i look forward to eating, it always reminds me of white glutinous sticky dough cut into small pieces using scissors and then mixed with crushed nuts and sugar. yumm yumm.. brings back old memories, But more and more mochi stalls are closing, i mean the authentic home made ones, and the new comercialized ones are taking over. :(  hopefully uncle that sells on jonker street, ,melaka is still surviving in this rough money minded world. i will be back to give you business :)

BTW, Title sounds a bit odd but actually it stands for mochi and cilok which is also a stall name. As for the mochi, in this stall, its totally different in a way, its chewy but has a more like icy ice cream feel, without any nuts or sugar. They also have cilok which are balls made out of starch flour filled with something, couldn't guess it. The cilok here was steamed and then grilled with bbq sauce..ohlala~

The stall is situated in Sekeloa, so near to where i work and study.. but i never heard of it till recently. When walking in to the alley way, leading to the stall we can see people carrying small styrofoam boxes which is definitely from the stall. Stall was packed when we reached, but still we squeezed ourselves in and ordered all the flavors available! they tend to be sold out by evening :) it costs around rm 1 for one mochi.

all the flavors available

its almost like icecream except with a chewy texture

Cilok with something inside

 p/s: in Indonesia, durians are really pricey, its like crazy pricing, so as substitute for my cravings, durian pancake! it tastes almost the same. gotta go for durian buffet when i come back. :D

Bandung treetop

I guess i have not been blogging for sometime. Was actually really busy with Oral Surgery department which lasted for 3 months. now i have sometime to spare for a short update about a place near Bandung, Indonesia called Bandung treetop. It was a last minute plan, but so glad i went for it, got my adrenalin rushing through my body. awesome feeling. :D. the name of the place says it all, treetop. it was like an obstacle course but high up on the trees. it was tiring actually, as you are holding on each and every obstacle,  with all the strength you have, so that you don't free fall down, but in reality, you will never fall, as you have the safety harness on. The obstacles were challenging yet fun involving flying fox, tarzan jump and many more.

5 of us ready with safety gear

Had lunch after a tiring day

ate sate kelinci aka rabbit satay :S

p/s: price Rp150000 for 2 hours.

Verde Resto and Lounge

So here's what I did, when tomorrow is a holiday, BTW, happy hari raya haji :)

 We tried a new place to eat : VERDE. It has a nice atmosphere to it, with various types of themes in one place, it definitely had a modern vibe :). But the place was a little hot for me, and we were surrounded by smokers. *cough2* We ordered 4 pizzas: four cheese pizza, one with salmon, volcano and alicia's spicy chicken pizza. well, the food overall was good. The price was reasonable, for four pizza's, 6 of us paid about RP 35000, without drinks that is. we felt drinks were a little pricey, so brought along a water bottle as back up, since we are still using parent's hard earned money :D

pizza with salmon on it *forgot the name* it was yummy.

 Well, the highlight of our eating session was definitely the VOLCANO, it came shaped like a ball, and they lit it. *wowzers* then they took it back to cut it, it became not so attractive anymore. It was more of the visuals than the taste that wow-ed us. as i felt it lacked of filling. we were practically eating pizza bread for 80% of the time.

VOLCANO

you can opt to set the pizza on fire or not, it depends on u.

flattened down pizza 

p/s: life is confusing at times.

Keuken Athelete's Feast

Food! it is a great motivation to exercise.  :D

Well, just recently on Sunday (30th September) there was an athlete's feast held at lodaya, bandung. I was excited, then there was a catch, before going to the food feast, there was a 5km run. *stomach butterflies* being a person who rarely jogs, 5km is a big leap. but for food everything goes :D

We started the run from Cisangkuy yogurt house together with a group of runners (organisation: Indorunners). After having a short yet refreshing warm up session, the fun interactive run started. They definitely stopped a lot to let the slow ones (me) to catch up, they had lots of photo sessions on the way which was nice and the great company! thanks! 

Motto of the run : Reclaim the Street RUN!

We took around 1 hour plus to reach Lodaya, where we were greeted by cheers. awesome experience. We were given free milk from Melken, mineral bottle, a lunch box filled with delicious treats and many more. What more can you ask for just for running a 5km course? nothing...:)

The food stalls were not fully opened yet as we reached at 9am. it was a bit too early. but we got to try ice cream bar wrapped in cookies, which was yummeh. 

More info about the stalls that were there: http://keukenbdg.com/

runnnnnnnn~

unique invention: bicycle blending machine

blending awayyyyy~ strawberry juice coming right up!

p/s: love running and in indonesia? try Indorunners!

Hummingbird

hummingbird? a cute bird that loves flowers and that flaps its wings so fast, you start to wonder whether they have wings? nahhh, its actually a restaurant name. ok im lame.
Well, we came here for dinner one fine night to celebrate an early birthday and just hang out. The place was completely full, it was a sunday. We were actually on the waiting list but we ended up taking a table in the smoking area, as we were partially starving. Smoking area = i need a smoke mask puhleaseee~.

We had yummy food, except for some of the food which was a tad salty. The chef must have added a bit more salt than needed. The selection of cakes, are really good too. For a good filling meal it would cost around Rp50000, which is RM 20-25.

Pasta with Bratwurts ( salty)

Hummingfish 

Big portion of Fish and chips

Fried rice

Pastisto, baked macaroni

Coffee chocolate praline? delicious, has a strong taste of rum

stolen!

Bad luck or bad karma or whatever you call it. it happened to me again. this time i never expected it, didn't realize, wasn't alert, completely unaware. :( . someone took my phone? yes! it was a middle-aged lady. i don't even know how she looks like. bummer. hope everything goes 'well' for her! when i broke the news to  my parents i was practically trembling, i always need them to reassure me that its okay, still a mummy and daddy's baby at heart.

Well, actually my post is about how to track down your phone after it has been stolen. I was unlucky, as i didn't know about this before. i'm naive but slowly learning from challenges. Well, its an application that you can install in your phone with the android system. Applications called Contact owner, Where's my Droid?, AVG Antivirus, Plan B. Read on it below, as i never used it before, i'm really not sure how effective it is. I suggest try installing the apps, no harm done. read more about the apps below.

For more information : http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-20095637-285/5-ways-to-help-find-your-lost-android-device/

Baksos

Baksos aka Bakti Sosial. Its an event where you give back to society. A group of friends and I, got the chance to be a part of this charity event, which was held recently at Purwakarta about 1 hour away from Bandung. The charity event was held in a primary school and organised by the alumni students of year 1991. It was wonderful, to think that students that have graduated for quite some time, still honor their university and give back to society. 

I gained many things during this charity event, experience from treating children and also new friends. Children are amazing, although sometimes annoying. I have learnt that we can never force a child to do something ( like to extract a tooth) but if they agree to do it, although they feel pain or uncomfortable, they brave through it. :) As there were so many little school kids that came, work had to be done at lightning speed with whatever equipments provided. Good training for dentistry work in rural areas. 

Brushing teeth twice a day, after eating breakfast and before sleeping at night, will help save your teeth! :D

the group with lecturers 

another school check event

p/s : Masterchef!! :)

Lily and Rose

Ever went for a manicure or pedicure before? : D . I went for my very first pedicure recently and my second time for a manicure. Its always fun to have someone pamper you especially after working for hours in the clinic. I still feel a little awkward though, when going for all these pampering sessions, as i tend to feel bad for the workers that are doing the job especially when it involves the feet.

I have yet to try a full body massage, that will be next on the list.

My manicure and pedicure was done at Lily and Rose, a boutique cum beauty salon and reflexology. They even have a cafe. The boutique is wonderful if your looking for clothes that screams the summer, flowers, laces and ruffles. As for the mani and pedi, it was not up to our expectation actually, it was done in a rushed manner. We didn't feel it was a great experience, its not horrible either. :)

Website : http://www.lilynrose.com/

I just found Wondergirls "Be my Baby" and i love it.  i may be outdated but this song is so addictive. give it a try. :)

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