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Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Super Blood Moon

Super Blood Moon
31 January 2018

Mahkota Simprug, Ciledug, Tangerang, Indonesia

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Senang dan bersyukur karena bisa foto kejadian 100 tahun sekali.

Sungguh indah ciptaan Allah Yehuwa.
Langit menceritakan kehebatanMu.

rgds,
Lucy


Saturday, January 27, 2018

Singapore Trip : River Safari

River Safari, Singapore
80 Mandai Lake Road Singapore 729826 
November 1, 2016

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I went to Singapore for medical check up.  However, I left for Singapore two days earlier than my medical appointment so that I had time for shopping, meeting my childhood friend, and visiting Singapore awesome theme parks.  I stayed at Jen Orchardgateway Hotel, Singapore.  As a solo traveler, I had many options of most suitable and convenient mode of transportation such as MRT, bus, taxi meter, and even online taxi such as Uber and Grab can be ordered from the hotel lobby.  They provide the devices to make us easier to order.

So, the agenda was exploring River Safari and Garden by the Bay, both are very iconic theme park to visit.

River Safari is the Asia's First and Only River-themed Wildlife Park.  You can visit the website of River Safari for more detail. As you might know, River Safari is one of  the four Wildlife Reserves in Singapore. The other 3 are Singapore Zoo, Night Safari, and Jurong Bird Park.  Believe me, these 4 theme parks are worth to explore.

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I got there before the ticketing counter open, yes I came too early.  They open 10.00 am - 7.00 pm every day of the year.  I took some photos outside - the entrance, some flowers ... etc

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The River Safari Combo Tourist Admission Ticket was SGD 30.00 for adult.  With a directory map, I could explore The River of The World such as Mekong River, Mary River, Mississippi River, Yangtze River with over 6000 land and aquatic animals, and Giant Panda Forest.  Here are some photos taken during my journey.

Mekong Giant Catfish at Mekong River Exhibit


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Giant Panda Forest is the ace of this park.  It's a bio-dome with a temperature of 16-24 degree Celcius, simulating the natural climate as the home for Giant Panda - Kai Kai (male Panda), Jia Jia (female Panda) and Red Panda.  They were very cute, but please refrain from making any noise, not to scream no matter how cute they were.

I spent most my time here, taking photos and video of Pandas, reading the facts about Panda and amazed to learn that :
- An adult Panda eats 20 kg of bamboo which is equal to 100 bowls of rice in weight. wowwww !
- Other daily diet for Panda are 1 kg of high fiber biscuits, 400 g carrots, 200 g apples. Oww man... they have good appetite !
- Giant Panda and Red Panda have extra digits that function as thumbs to hold bamboo
- Panda is solitary animal. The female mate only once a year during breeding season, between March and May.  That's why Kai Kai and Jia Jia live in separate sections.
- Adult Pandas weigh 100 kg and live up to 30 years in zoos, but live only 14-20 years in wild
- There is a Black and White Story - a Tibetan Folklore, you can read it when you are here.  It's very funny :)

Panda's activities are eat, sleep, play, eat, sleep, play, .... eat, sleep, play ... what a nice life :)

Red Panda at Giant Panda Forest

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Kai Kai the Male Panda, born on 14 September 2007 in China, he has a small pointy tuft of fur on his head ("Onion Head").  He is obedient and stable.  His favorite treat are apples.

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Jia Jia the female Panda, born on 4 September 2008 in China, she has a narrower black shoulder band.  She is playful and affectionate.  Her favorite treat are carrots.

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After having my camera played with pandas, I went to Mama Panda Kitchen - a must try Panda Pao with the red beans filling and hot coffee or chocolate with a panda drawing.

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Others animal I captured was a cute porcupine.

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I took a 15 minute River Safari Cruise along Upper Seletar Reservoir (included in admisson ticket). The guide told us that if we're lucky we might spot herons or storks, but unfortunately we're not that lucky. All we saw just green trees along the river.

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Then, I drop in on  Wild Amazonia and walked through this forest to see some monkeys, e.g. Squirrel Monkey, Brown tufted Capuchin, and Red Howler Monkey, and many more

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My last section was Amazon Flooded Forest, the world's largest freshwater aquarium for 18 majestic animal species e.g. manatee, catfish, arapaima, river otters, and piranhas.

House of Kai Kai and Jia Jia is the souveniers shop where you can buy cute toys, key chains, luggage tags, pins, hair pins, and many more cute panda souveniers.  I bought some key chains and other cute souveniers of Kai Kai and Jia Jia.

That's the end of my journey in River Safari.  It truly satisfied my belly (Panda Pau and hot coffee), my eyes, my soul, as well as my camera.  This Theme Park is so worth to visit, you won't regret it.  Highly recommended !


More photos : Singapore Album 2016

Next Posting : Garden By The Bay

rgds,
Lucy


Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Piknik : Maribaya

Maribaya, Jawa Barat
2 Agustus 2016

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Sekitar jam 5 sore kita tiba di Maribaya.  Sudah kesorean, resort sudah mau tutup jam 6 sore.  Jadi kita hanya foto-foto saja di sini, padahal rencana semula mau berendam air panas.

Maribaya Hot Spring, Curug Cigulung Waterfalls, Lembang Jawa Barat

Ada apa di resort ini ?
Ada restaurant, ada hot spring alias onsen alias mata air panas + kolam berendam, ada taman bermain anak-anak, dan ada air terjun.


Maribaya Hot Spring, Curug Cigulung Waterfalls, Lembang Jawa Barat

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Ada air terjun di resort ini, namanya Curug Cigulung. Curug artinya Air Terjun dalam bahasa Sunda (Jawa Barat).


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Hanya foto-foto saja lalu kita harus pulang karena resort mau tutup.  Ternyata bis kita tidak bisa jemput kita ke lobby resort karena tidak bisa nanjak, jadi kita harus naik angkot terbuka nyamperin bis.  Angkotnya hanya ada 1, jadi kita tunggu giliran angkotnya bolak-balik.

Sambil menunggu kita jajan tahu bulat dengan rasa strawberry.  Aneh rasanya.  Tahu yg rasanya asin dipadu dengan bubuk strawberry yg asam manis.

Kita makan malam di Pujasera Paskal seperti food court yg banyak jual makanan.  Makan mie kocok Bandung dan wedang ronde.

Mampir di rest area untuk beli oleh-oleh dan minum hot chocolate Starbucks.

Sampai di rumah sudah lewat tengah malam.  Next time harus balik lagi ke Maribaya untuk berendam di Hot Spring.


more photos : Album Gunung Tangkuban Perahu dan Maribaya


rgds,
Lucy

Monday, January 15, 2018

Travel : Gunung Tangkuban Perahu

Gunung Tangkuban Perahu, Jawa Barat
2 Agustus 2016

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Piknik 1 hari sama saudari-saudari Sidang Srengseng.  Tujuannya ke Gunung Tangkuban Perahu dan Maribaya.  Berangkatnya sih pagi banget, jam 6.00, tapi sampai di jalan tol, bisnya (Blue Star) mogok, jadi kita menunggu bis pengganti datang.  Buang waktu 2 jam lebih, nunggu di pinggir jalan.

Bis pengganti juga kondisinya tidak bagus, kotor belum dibersihin krn baru datang dari terminal (trip sebelumnya).  Mesinnya juga tidak prima kondisinya, tidak bisa nanjak, padahal tujuan kita ke gunung-gunung.

Anyway .... kita nikmati saja makan siang di bis. Kita tiba di Gunung Tangkuban Perahu sudah jam 15:00 alias jam 3 sore.  Turun dari bis, kita naik angkot menuju kawah dan foto-foto. 

Tangkuban Parahu atau Gunung Tangkuban Perahu adalah salah satu gunung yang terletak di Provinsi Jawa Barat, Indonesia. Sekitar 20 km ke arah utara Kota Bandung, dengan rimbun pohon pinus dan hamparan kebun teh di sekitarnya, Gunung Tangkuban Perahu mempunyai ketinggian setinggi 2.084 meter. Bentuk gunung ini adalah Stratovulcano dengan pusat erupsi yang berpindah dari timur ke barat. Jenis batuan yang dikeluarkan melalui letusan kebanyakan adalah lava dan sulfur, mineral yang dikeluarkan adalah sulfur belerang, mineral yang dikeluarkan saat gunung tidak aktif adalah uap belerang. (sumber Wikipedia)

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Gunung Tamgkuban Perahu, Lembang, Jawa Barat

Duduk-duduk, ngobrol, ngopi, makan camilan di warung-warung, naik kuda, itu yg bisa dilakukan di sekitar sini.

Kita tidak lama di sini karena masih mau ke Maribaya.

more photos : Album Tangkuban Perahu dan Maribaya

to be continued

rgds,
Lucy