Me Marco Polo (Part Netherland)

On The way from Jakarta to Muscat, Oman

Me Marco Polo ?
Oh yeah babe, here i am, fly from Jakarta to Muscat, Oman to Frankfurt, Germany then Amsterdam the total destination is 16,727 kms. Back to time, I told parents about "After Australia, where else i will go? I will stay in Indonesia only." ha! I can't believe what i say.

Transit for 6 hours in Muscat, Oman and next to me is Qaboos bin Said Al Said , Sultan of Oman the leader since 1970

Now i know, when you above to the sky, the temperature will be -56 C!!

Oh Dear Debby, welcome to Arab country! YES!

I got the challenge to write my adventurous be Marco Polo day by day, and sorry i surrender. Now, the question, why the hell i become Marco Polo? 
The story starts from, hmm... i could say i had broken heart (i think), i don't want to be in Indonesia anymore, because the taste of my ex boyfriend is too solid, his shadow fulfill the places in Indonesia, from the capital city of Indonesia (Jakarta) he was there, the Goddess island (Bali) he was there, my sweet escape city (Lombok island) he was there, even into my hidden place (my home town), his perfume still around my bedroom. 

Well, the excuse above might be camouflage, i don't know what brings me till i become Marco Polo friends say. I still remember :
I was too stressful making itineraries. 
How my heart beating too fast till i want to check it to doctor .
How nervous i was before departure. 
I became shaman that knowing what the immigration officers will ask about my journey. 
Wow... very difficult to explain the feeling i have that time to imagine me to be in "only dream" continent, Europe.

Schiphol Amsterdam, beautiful busy airport 

How i missed to be in Indonesia, only 2 days left Indonesia, i still want to :

I missed to wear my sexy short! Oh Yeah Baby, i missed Sunshine!!

Brave enough to play in the river water, because in Europe i face till -6 degree in Munich (the story be continued)

Candid camera to beautiful seller of tofu in home town

Accompany Mama to buy fish for my favorite dish, "Pindang Pedes"

Very very very cheap meatball only 50 cents Dollar in home town, thats make me think twice to be Me Marco Polo

Hmm.... How yummy is it.. i wanna go home Mama !

I had very good time in Amsterdam, let the pictures tell the story them selves. 

I AM AMSTERDAM! wished less people there. lol. This photo taken in Hobbemastraat 19, 1071 XZ Amsterdam, Netherlands

City of Bicycles . I amazed with their own road for bikes. All ages have bikes! 

Tulips for sure there for you in Netherland! I visited the flower market Bloemenmarkt, Singel, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Canals everywhere there, just don't be drunk or you would be swollen inside :P

Another Canal in Bloemenmarkt

Another canal, Oh Come on.. and still many more :D

First time, seeing HUGE Horses! what did they eat till they are like giant! 

Sanctuary place in the heart of city, Begijnhof, Former women's religious community, with houses; a serene courtyard dating to the 15th century.

The Oude Church, when i read article before arrival to Amsterdam, this church is spot like story in "Harry Potter". The funny thing is around this church is Red Light District, what is that? Legally Prostitutes in Amsterdam. Wow , isn't it?? 

Winter makes the tree stays bald and flat.

Holland of course will be Windmill everywhere! my host Paul took me to this windmill, and you know it's not only windmill but bar inside! it is brouwerijhetij.nl

Not only me feel cold here, the ducks too!! O. i feel you guys :)

Cutie car! only for 2 passengers

The ducks shop somewhere in city center of Amsterdam, in a day i walked for 6 hours to see what's happening in Amsterdam. Alone is good because you are free, but it's not good because you are alone. ha!

Indonesian says riceeee, Europian people says Cheeseeeeeee 

Yeah the burger is yummy, but i miss home, i miss rice.

The pigeons in Europe continent are free and not afraid of human, look how they bow under my feet! C'mon guys i am not your queen, please... haha

Okay, the viewers, are you ready for naughty part of what I have done in Amsterdam? 
1. To Red Light District, interesting place to explore, the district have open windows and you will find all pretty girls with their sexy bikinis, do you dare to feel the sensation having delight 15 min night and it will cost 45 euro?

Photo from Google, Paul said if the guard found out you take photo, they would put your phone to the canal. For me, it's about their privacy

Peep Show in Red Light District! What is that? You enter in small cabin and put your 2 Euro in the machine and you will see random performance from the actor and actress, what's so special? the actor and actress are working in Legally prostitute!

Those performances for that night and i got the show from a couple having SEX!!!! It's new experience to see such a thing like this, thanks to my informative host Paul!

2. Taste Canabis or Weed or Marijuana or whatever you call it, but it is LEGAL in Netherland! Yes i am free man in Netherland! If you go to Coffeeshop in Netherland, what will you get is everyone smoking weed!

Our cake product contain weed! They call it SPACE CAKE, maybe after eating it, you will be in another space?
believe me, i ate all of this and still i want more. i am too curious about it.

I put yogurt on it as Paul's advice and it is yummy! I don't like the sensation of Cannabis make you, it will be sleeeeeeeeeepppppyyyyyy onlyyyyyyyyy

Hey, Rotterdam i visited you and meet my local guide, Jeff , my colleague in Australia, we worked together in Kakadu Bakery, Jabiru. A past time become present, it was nice to meet him again. All the best for your step Jeff :)
I found Rotterdam is an artistic city and quite, you can't compare to Amsterdam, true it is more modern city.

Selfie behind the funny gnome with his butt toy! Yuck! 

Marktal, the center market and Jeff said the windows around the building are apartment and they are too expensive!

The ceiling in Marktal, Rotterdam. do you see the windows there? yeap some people lived there! I wonder, so if the owner wearing short skirt, i am in the market could see the lady's underwear?

Pencil building, Blaaktoren (Het Potlood)

Cube houses, how artistic this city

Special Beer from Belgia. Why is it special? because of the taste, because of the alcohol  percentage contain in it. So, in Belgia they have small factories who produce hundred of different beers with unusual taste. I read there is special beer with chilli and pepper, err.. i rather have it for soup than beer :P

Crocket! They are yumm! Because Dutch occupied Indonesia, so we exchanged the culture too. our Nasi Goreng (Fried rice) is everywhere in Netherland, so do their crockets are in Indonesia. but to taste Crocket in their land, just amazing! those expensive crocket was 6 euro! Good Jeff paid them. haha.. thanks Jeff

Haze special! Jeff said, it will make me "high" ! Naah.. i felt sleepy only, maybe because i am not smoker

Cruise ship in Rotterdam

Me Marco Polo in Yellow Jacket, do you know that i count the people in Amsterdam wearing yellow jacket only 6 persons for 6 hours i walked there!! I am too Asia or I am too cheerful, i don't know the difference. Okay finito my journey in Amsterdam, what's next please :)

Anyone can be Anyone

Too sweet in other side, too bitter to be real (source photo :Google)

Anyone can be Anyone, and internet is a place to create your imagination to be come true.  I write this topic because in Indonesia at the moment, there is trending topic about a girl in West Java that had relationship (let me make it clear, virtual relationship) for a year with a guy in East Java. This relationship is doing great for a year and both of them not meeting in real life yet only sharing photos. The guy made her sure that he is a really prince charming for her, his making story of his bright future background with looking good face as well. Until the girl came to guy's city because the guy gave the reason that he was sick and needed her to be beside him. 
Wallah, she set her schedule and came far away by the train with i am sure loaded heart beating to meet adorable handsome guy as she knew him for a year by the photos.

You must be Mine, but.. wait! continue the story

Of course you know the ending, if it's trending topic then something wrong is happening! The guy came innocently with his different "from the photos" face picked her up from station, took her to somewhere and dumb her! What the....

She reported this case to the police and guess what our police set him FREE!

For your information her place in Banten West Java to Tulungagung East Java is 848 km, approximately she spent her time to meet her fake lover for the journey around 17-20 hours! 

The culprit! Very ugly heart

It doesn't matter with his appearance (pffft..kinda), but his lie, wow.. CRUELLY UNACCEPTABLE MAN! I really feel the girl. 
Now my time to tell my own, I had the same situation when i was too naive long time ago in 2012-2013.
I spent same like her, more than a year knowing Indian charming guy with very fluent English conversation, named Riju Menon. I couldn't imagine my self become a slave of sweet words from internet world. More than a year we chatted over yahoo messenger. Anyone can be anyone, he told me that he works in Dubai, head manager of oil industry, having beautiful luxurious car and My fault was i believe on his marvelous background stories. Oh, almost forgot, he shared his face as handsome as this:

Indian actor

The good looking Riju Menon that i had known for a year! Then how could i know he is fake? i found out accidentally from youtube video link somewhere the photo is belong to pritviraj sukumaran, an Indian actor, thanks to you youtube. 

What a VIRTUAL YELLOW  FLOWER, was my favorite!

 He dare to send me virtual flowers day by day, because i let him to do it. 

What A JEEP from showroom car must be

Do you think i believe that he has that JEEP car (up)? No! Because i believed that he had Maserati one as he mentioned in the beginning, He forget what he said to me earlier but it was a sign Theresia Debby that he is a liar, but i was a fool letting him continue to be "Anyone".

Riju Menon said he is the black T-shirt

I don't know the photo of Riju Menon is the Black t-shirt guy or the bald guy or neither two of them. I don't know that i was an idiot talking to imaginary guy whom belong to a wife with 5 children behind the computer curtain perhaps. 

I feel sorry to my self to waste my time for a liar. I want my story to be awareness to the others. Anyone can be anyone. "Stay safe" (a simple quote but not easy).

Sia Back to The Past

Sia, her head back to the past when she visits a house, the house gives many memories.
The memories bring her to some stories behind things she sees.
She sits in the white line chair, the chair has the past time warmness moments.
She stands in the backyard, the yard had some movements before.
She enters to the chicken smell kitchen, it was the best part of the house that has bread aroma.
The bed where she sleeps very peace now, it used to have creaky shaky sound that Sia proud of.
Sia's heart begs to head to cease back to the past, please.. the sense is over..
Sia prefers to be amnesia than the past if she could make a wish to the universe.

Wisma Bu Eko

*don't bother, my mood because of rain making weirdo melodrama words
Happy weekend -2 months to 2018!

My Neighbor Getting Married

I got invitation to my neighbor's marriage today, 4th Nov 2017. Indonesian marriage always based by religion, don't care you Muslim, Christian, Buddhist, Hindus or Kong Hu Chu believers, you can't marry in Indonesian if you don't have any religion.. oh my my.. don't tell me why. After religion finished, then you could process your documents to civil a.k.a Government of Indonesia. I have checked and did researched to some countries (Australia, New Zealand, U.S, Canada, Denmark, Singapore, Thailand) they could have marriage only by civil marriage, religion based is not the priority. 

So my neighbor and my childhood friend named Yuli (the Groom) have married Ria (The bride), they are Christians but mostly our neighbors are Muslim :) , we respect each others ceremonial, i will show you the video, where the song of wedding ceremony was very loud, but my neighbors' faces were flat :)) haha.. 

The session was got the blessing from the God through the Priest and become one soul, each others promises to take care even in happiness or sorrow.

She says " I do... "

The next step is, asking blessing from both parents of Bride and Groom with kneeing position (respecting the parents pose).

Kneeing to Groom's parents , the head next to my camera is Mom's Bride :)

As usual they would cry each others , but i know its happiness tears.

So, here we go, i will show you another video of how to get the blessing from parents :)

The last part of ceremonial is release 2 pigeons, i have no idea the symbol of what those 2 pigeons released, welcome to the jungle or what?
again the video of them releasing freeee pigeons:

I bet, the pigeons' mind were chaos like, "what the hell these people shouting about? are you sure we are OK now dude?"
You must see the anxious faces of the pigeons :))

all done, what the guests do? Food time! the tradition, the guests have to come to the food, choose which ones you like , eat and back home full tummy :)

Foodies time, the girls serve the guests

i choose, simply Rice and soda water, oh wait, you can't find alcohol here, the party is Indonesian, not western :) 85% the beverage are soda and water #grin.

Simply food i want, i could get more and more, but at the moment i am not zombie :D

 Time for dbee_curly the silly journalist took photo with the couple, and damn smart of the photographer. 

Whoops, i asked the photographer Potrait please, but he got me!

Yippie.. Happy Wedding guys, i hope the babies you make won't be too many, Indonesia population is too too too MUCH!

Home Town Foodies

I am back to home town, Salatiga, Central Java, Indonesia. a small, quite and peaceful city that become a place for me to hide from rush.


What i missed from this place, i could say the foodies, my tongue get used with Indonesian foods especially Javanese food. When i stayed in Australia a year ago, nothing else wants me to back to home town only the food.... i am a zombie .... crawling of foooooddddd...

Zombies eating the balls? haha.. the balls were made by tapioca flour and ketchup dressing, as simply as that!

 My papa tried to peel Bali Oranges , i would give the explanation through wikipedia , in English called Pomelo.

Ignore his fatty tummy! Jezz.. haha

No. no.. it is not a heart of human body or even a BRAIN, it's part of Bali Orange, fresh from our garden. Yum!

here we go the explanation about what i ate :P

Finally, i want to show you "Nasi Gurih Ayam Pojok", In English "Tasteful Chicken Rice Which the Shop in the Corner", damn English could you be simply like Indonesian. haha..  This particular breakfast only can be found in the corner of Salatiga City only at 6.30 am-9 a.m, oh could you imagine what time i should set my alarm to get this special foodie? bahaha...

Nasi Ayam Pojok per portion less than US$1

Simply tiny place in the corner of the city, but it is like hidden treasure you know ;)

Peek a boo with the granny named Mul

Granny Mul (the owner of "Nasi Gurih Ayam") who has sold since 28 years. wow.. but her place still tiny like that, why? 
wondering why KFC already has many branches ? Maybe coz KFC already 87 years. Ok Granny Mul, you need to be patient to have many branches :P

The Aisle

This is story about The Aisle and Sia*.

The Aisle, is a witness for Sia and her chosen one to commit be partners till death coming for pick up and drop off. 
The Aisle, is a crazy place, where Sia feels very sick because her heart beats too fast and uncontrollable like the blood in the body confused where to go.
The Aisle, is a weirdo place, what the hell people staring at her when all she wants only to run with the chosen one and escape from all the ceremonial.
The Aisle, is full of whispering promises about the life after leaving The Aisle.
The Aisle, is again a witness for Sia's getting her tied gift, a terrific twinkle twinkle glowing ring!

*Sia (imaginary person), this drama story came up because i just bought that diamond ring (above) just for less than 1US$
oh my my, i love it! 

Nipah Beach, Lombok

Lombok, a very beautiful island that a "MUST" visit for anybody, wonderful contour of nature. This island provides what you want to see in nature, pretty beaches with their own sands, stones, waves and the green hills around them. This season i would tell the story about when i stumbled in small beach around Senggigi beach, it is Nipah beach.

I choose this hut, because it is very quite in Tuesday afternoon.

a hut

 Enjoying me time is really wow yeah!

happy feet

ordering spicy Seafood and water spinach in term for making my tummy happy now with the wonderful view, it's a blessed.

Total for altogether was 45,000 IDR, less than 10 US$