mun's monologue

It's Monday! Yesterday, hubs and I took a trip to my parents orchard. We call kebun. I've visited the place a few times over the past years but didn't really go in because we never had the right gear and truthfully, it has been more than 15 years. Cleared it halfway once about 5 years ago and then left it to grow wild again. Work, study, life in repeat. In short, I got busy. The kebun is practically a jungle now. This place brings back the memories from the best time of my childhood. Where I learn and respect nature.  The durian and rambutan season, picking ciku fruit from the trees, chased by a family of wild boars and taking cold showers from the telaga my dad build with my uncles and his friend. I remember before heading back home after a full day at the kebun, my family will gather at the telaga and we will have a quick splash. The water is so cold, I think the village nearby can hear our screams from the terrifying cold-splash! Of course the telaga back t...

Feel the warmth yet? The warmth of the kitchen in the Lama Hotel guesthouse welcomes guests to sit by the fire in the cold mornings and nights. The sustainable living of modern day. We discovered that the guesthouse is powered entirely by solar. University students from South Korea installed the works. You have hot water and electricity. Isn't that great? the owners Mr Lama and wife

happily married on the last day of 2017  Feb 2016 was the last post. Since then a lot has happened. Took a while to adjust to my new lifestyle.  Truthfully, still adjusting. Happy? Needless to say, you might not recognise me this time around from the extra extra pounds I've successfully put on. I visited this blog sometime last week and immediately thought, OMG what happened. I still think I should continue to blog. So this post, is the 1st for 2018.