Day 2 we woke up at 3.30am as the car was going at 4am from the Hostel to the temples outside Yogya. We decided to see the temples from the mountain beside the Borobudur temple. The car drive was the bumpiest ride I have ever been on, then there was a little hike to the top of the hill. From the hill we saw the sun rise at almost exactly 6.03.

After the sunrise we took the car down to the temples; for some breakfast. A dry bread with some jam on, some weird fruits and a cup of tea. After this we went to see the mighty temple Borobudur, a buddhist temple that no one knows how it got there. It took a couple of hours and when we were done we went on to the next temple. The ride to that temple was even worse...

The next temple was called Prambanan, and was a Hindu temple. Almost as mighty as Borobudur. We were quite exhausted at this time from all the walking so it got a little boring.. 

When we got back to the hostel we slept for a bit before we went to the market place again to buy some souvenirs and eat some Indonesian food.

 

This weekend was a long weekend in Indonesia. The muslim is celebrating their "christmas" so we had holiday from Thursday to Tuesday. Very nice time to relax and do nothing ^^

Thursday I went for lunch with the office people and afterwards I went with some girls to give food to the poor people in Jakarta.

Friday and SaturdayI were in Tangerang with some work mates celebrating the Idul Fitri, with food and cakes.

Sunday was spent at Ancol Waterpark just relaxing in the water under the sun.

Monday I spent by the pool at my building, getting red as a firetruck... It still burns!!.. Yesterday I went to see the movie Ant-Man. I thought it was gonna be some stupid childrens movie, but it was actually kind of cool! :D

 

 

The last two weekends we have had the Hype Festival in North Jakarta. Here are some pics!! (: 

 

 

Some food here in Indonesia is really good and some other is just weird! It also depends were you eat it. A couple of days ago I had Siomay, which is some kind of fish ball or something, that you eat with peanut sauce and a little soya. It is quite alright cuz it doesn't taste like fish. You can see in the picture (:

 

It's been a while since I posted some food pics now. Well, here it is. It is quite hard to find western food in Indonesia so I made some own food for ones. I was gonna make Chicken Tortillas, but the tortilla bread is 5 times more expensive here than at home so I used salad instead, and it worked very well. Very delicious! (:

 

I also made a bet with a friend to see how long we could go without candy and other sweet things, so for now fruits are awesome snack!

 

Saturday evening was spent at Central Park, a big mall in Jakarta, eating and shopping. After the shopping mall we went to a small place to try durian ice cream. If anyone of you know what durian is you know that it smells really bad, and i can tell you the taste is not that good either... Well at least i have tried it now!

 

It has been a busy couple of days now! On Thursday I left Vaasa heading towards Jakarta. It was a long flight with a few connecting flights. I arrived to Jakarta at midnight Finnish time, which means 4am Indonesian time. Before I had the key to my apartment and went to bed it was 6.30. Only to wake up at 10 again to go visit the company where I will be working.

I met some really nice people on the first day and we went for some traditional indonesian lunch/food. All food are quite spicy here but so far so good!

 

 

After the lunch I went with two girls from the office to a shopping mall in Central Jakarta. I could easily get lost there! I don't know if it was 8 or 9 floors, it was HUGE! We went shopping for some stuff for my apartment and other stuff!

We came home at 11 in the evening and I was so tired so I slept til 10 in the morning!

 

 

Sunday was spent first at the shopping mall at my apartment. I basically live on top of a shopping mall so when I'm bored you will know where to find me! After lunch me and M went to a shopping mall in West Jakarta, the Central Park. I joined her for church just to see how different it was. First of all the "church" was in the mall, then there was a band playing, people singing and a pastor preaching! They asked me where I was from and the guy talking thanked me for joining from Finland. It was quite fun, except for not understanding when they were speaking indonesian.

 

After this we went to shop a little more and to have dinner. Penne Bolognese, thank god for some western food in Indonesia! When I came home I wanted to watch a movie but surprise surprise the internet in this country is not the best so no movies for 3 months... ^^ I guess I have a lot of time to do my thesis now!

Saturday me and three classmates were to Brasserie & Bar Fondis to eat. Two of us had Mussels with Fries, or Moules Frites as they call them in Belgium. It was amazingly good, almost like in Belgium when I ate them there. Mussels with some white wine is the best! Can't wait to go and eat these again! :D 

 

Friday the 9th of January, me and L had a nice little lunch at Hesburger. Though was there some bad salad in my burger so I went complaining. And it paid off! For dessert I got a very nice "little" ice cream (: 

 

Later in the evening I went to Is place for a little badge sewing meeting and afterwards we went listening to Grand at O'malleys. Some very good music! 

 

I found this really good recipe online for a noodle salad, but changed it a little though according to my supplies :D

 

0,5 Mango

100gr Shrimps

100gr Surimi

1 tablespoon Sesame seeds

150-200gr Green beans

100gr Noodles, I used rice noodles

 

 

1. Roast the sesame seed in a dry and hot frying pan. Peel the shrimps and chop the surimi. Boil the beans a little. Rinse them with cold water. Peel the mango and cut the fruitmeat of it, cut it in thin slices. Put shrimps, surimi, beans and mango in a serving bowl.

2. Mix the marinade and pour it over the shrimp mix.
3. Boil the water for the noodles with a little salt, and cook the noodles according to the instructions. Pour of the water. Cut the noodles with scissors so they are easier to eat. Put them with the shrimps, put the sesame seeds on top and SERVE AND ENJOY! (: Can be served with some good bread! 

 

On Saturday I went to see the Lovely L who came back from France! She had all kinds of cheese with her and some small gifts for me (: 

She also made a French dish called Tartiflette, with potatoes, bacon, cream and cheese on top and it was Superb!  

 

New Years dinner party with some people from Malax! Champange and fireworks at Midnight! (: 

 

Har varit i Malax nu hela helgen och spenderat tid med familjen och också jobbat!

I lördags om kvällen inledde jag och pappa årets glöggesäsong tillsammans med massa ostar och kex! Mums! 

Mamma är lite handikappad för tillfället så hon satt och kommenderade oss vilken ost hon ville ha. Gick lite på nerverna ibland! ^^

Denna vecka är det höstlov men veckan är full med program i alla fall, har massor med skoluppgifter att göra plus jobb och sen lite fritidsaktiviteter när det ändå är höstlov! :D