Wonderful Wednesday with My Purple World, Oh My Heartsie Girls and Friends

Happy voting, people!

Here comes the BIG DAY!

Our Election Day is HERE.

Wednesday, April 17, 2019, is THE DAY when we, all the eligible Indonesian voters. will be voting at the designated areas.

And we are super excited!

Election Day in Indonesia has always been colourful as we had started to have direct election since 2009 and for this year, we have around 190 millions eligible voters.

Such a huge number!

Moreover, around 8 months of gruelling campaign period has been quite an experience. Be it on the ground as well as on social media, we saw horrible hoaxes and misinformation here and there. well, you know how crazy politics is!

But what I am happy and proud is that this HUGE democracy party is conducted smoothly. Well, we have some glitches here and there. But imagine this... managing consecutive election (for President and Vice President, parliamentarian at central government as well as provincial and citi levels) with 190 voters, with turnout voters around 80%, in 34 provinces, 514 cities/municipalities, and more that 7000 villages in area comprising more than 17.000 islands is indeed not a piece of cake. We salute our General Election Commission  as well as all relevant institutions for managing this process and we are now waiting for the real count! 

The quick count shows that our beloved president, Bapak Joko Widodo, will likely be our president again! 

My hubby and I went to our voting booth at 7 AM in the morning.

Yup..7 AM indeed!

We know it's gonna be a long line so the earlier we came, the better.

Cheers from both of us!

Well, that's my brief take on Indonesia's  general election in 2019.

On a lighter note, let's check out my Outfit of the Day during the Election Day, in the next post :).

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WW: Orchid Forest Cikole

Who loves orchid here?
Allow me to join you then, as I am a big fan of Orchid.
This wonderful flower has long been stealing my attention (and my heart) for its unique appearance, mysterious aura, and purple shades.
Well, obviously not all orchids are purple but most of them are!

Welcome to Orchid Forest, Cikole.

We just found out that there is a place called Orchid Forest Cikole when we decided to browse around Lembang.
Check out my previous post on De Ranch Lembang when we had fun riding horses and horse-drawn carriage in such a beautiful environment, with Mount Gede-Pangrango at the backdrop.
After spending around 2.5 hours at De Ranch, we decided to go further up to see Cikole.
My husband loved this place because he used to go downhill with his team here.
This is one of his videos there.

So when we drove up from Cikole gate, we asked the officers in charge what attractions are available up there. He told us about Orchid Forest which is just recently opened and that it's a beautiful picnic spot with so many Instagramable spots.
Without further due, we paid the tickets and off we went up. 

Here's some snapshots from our trip to Orchid Forest, Cikole, West Java.

It is truly a beautiful and peaceful place.
It took us around 1 hour 30 minutes drive from Bandung to Cikole. 
Through Jalan Raya Tangkuban Perahu or the the main road to Lembang, the trip might be a bit tricky due to traffic.
But beautiful surroundings, fantastic view, cool fresh air, and wonderful orchid forest is waiting so it worths the trip.

The ticket is only Rp 30.000,- per person (adult and kids I guess) and Rp 30.000,- for car parking. I believe it its cheaper for motorcycle. Since the forest is located slightly up in the hill, we still have to drive for about 20 minutes up from the gate.

I really love this moss ball! super cute!

Orchid Forest Cikole is located at Cikole, Lembang, Bandung, West Java.
This place is open at 9 AM to 6 PM.

As we came here during the weekend, it was quite packed. Many groups were coming to this place as well at that time. So you could hear dangdut music here and there LOL.
But one thing for sure, everyone was having FUN!

Do you like orchid, too?

Do you plant them at home?

Which one is your favorite?

Will you come to this place as well?

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Taman Safari Indonesia - Photo Album

Hello, again.

Ready to see and hear more about Taman Safari Indonesia? 

Cheers from the wildebeest

As promised, I'm back with more stories about our weekend gateway to Taman Safari Indonesia a couple weeks ago. I guess I have probably shared a few photos in my Instagram account, @insav and @hiddentreasure081 . 

One thing for sure, even the landscape on our way to Taman Safari Indonesia is breathtaking indeed.

The breathtaking view on the way to TSI

We went to TSI from Jakarta as it is located in Cisarua, Bogor.

We usually take the route to Puncak, a famous tourist site up in the hill of Mount Gede - Pangrango. Since it was the weekend, this popular route was packed and Waze app took us to the alternative route. Alternative route indeed, because we really had to go through narrow roads and hilly streets packed with motor cycles and local public transports like angkot. It was quite an experience but we managed to arrive at the location safe and sound LOL.

All green..

Taman Safari Indonesia is really a unique place to visit.

This huge complex of free-range zoo as well as the conservation center is indeed a great place to be. We learn so much about these wild animals and their preservations while enjoying their natural environment.

My kids really enjoyed the visit and we had tons of fun taking picture of the animals and even petting some of them. Besides the zoo, there are several choices of amusement parks including water park, penguin house, kampung Papua, bird park, reptile tunnel, primate center, and other fun rides.

And this time, before I share more, let me warm you up with some photos first, okay :).

Well, the first groups of animals we saw as we started the journey was the elephants.

Sumatran Elephants to be exact. But the cute one is the HIPPO.

Oh my..the hippo here, I guess the name is Kelly, is super cute.

She really knows how to pose and wait for food from the visitors.

We can definitely feed the animals on designated areas here and along the way, we can buy the carrots for Rp 8.000,- to Rp 10.000,- per bunch. 

You can also see other mammals around here and we enjoy watching the camels, 

isn't he cute!

look who's hiding :)..Big bear we have here.

Cheers from the camels..

Besides, you can also enjoy various attractions and amusement parks here.

The water park

Space shuttle

So, what do you think?
Keen to try and visit this place?

Will be back with all the details and cheers!