Hi everyone! I know I promised to write about my Japan trip, but I decided that this post can’t wait since there is only 2 months left if you want to visit the newest exhibition in Jakarta. Say hello to the so called An Instagrammable Exhibition, HALUU World!

Launched on 15 December 2018, HALUU World answering the needs of millennials: maintaining their aesthetic instagram feed lol. Following the tagline, this exhibition is dedicated mainly to take pictures for your Instagram feed. They have 13 rooms designed in different concepts that ready to be shot for your upcoming weeks upload pictures stock!

I went there on the 4th weekend after their opening and was prepared to join the long queue (because I heard in the previous weeks the animo were crazy). At first, I was beyond happy to see almost no queue to buy the ticket (yeah, we need to pay before we can go crazy slaying our coolest pose). However, once we proceed further to the entrance, my doubt turned to reality. The queue to enter the venue for on-the-spot ticket holder was very long. My friends and I spent around 1 hour standing and waiting.

So below are some pictures we managed to snap inside HALUU World. Most of the spots were super pretty we took so many snaps, but some didn't work for us. I think we skipped two or three spots because we can't imagine what kind of pose we can do in the set or the space to take picture was too narrow. Nevertheless, we enjoyed the whole experience and spent 1.5 hours inside!

Unfortunately, many of the photo props are no longer in the initial condition as per the official pictures in their website (on of the example is the 'yellow cactus' in picture above). Not sure whether the visitors were too wild in using the properties, but I think a retouch to the photo spots is necessary since they still have 2 months of exhibition. No visitor wants to take picture with broken properties right?

One billion dollar question

The last spot exhibiting Indonesia's most favorite instant noodle, Indomie!

Haluu World
Entrance fee Rp 121k (weekend)
15 Dec 2018 - 3 March 2019

Plaza Indonesia Level 5

Jl. M.H. Thamrin No.Kav. 28-30

Central Jakarta, 10350

Instagram: @haluuworld

[Read the first part of #GirlsWeekendGetaway in this post]

With the tummy fully fuelled, we headed to Jatim Park 3 in Batu. It's a one hour drive from heart of Malang, but we were so lucky that there was no traffic jam, so we needed only around 45 mins to reach Jawa Timur (Jatim) Park 3. Jatim Park 3 itself consists of several parks; the famous one is the DinoPark, where you can learn the history of Dinosaurs and enjoy the attractions, another one is The Legend Star, where you can meet the world's famous figures a.k.a its wax sculpture. Janet and I were not a big fan for Dinosaurs history, so we queued for the second one.

On one beautiful Saturday morning, my high-school-besties, Janet, and I, found ourselves storing our cabin-size luggage in the compartment inside train in Surabaya Gubeng Train Station. It's #GirlsWeekendGetaway time!

Pawvilion Dog Café.
📍Kesemek 4, Malang

Koono Gelato.

📍Bromo 19, Malang

Hi everyone! How's life? Hope everything goes well for every one of you. Finally, this is another blogpost about Surabaya that I promised to share with you. In this post I will share other iconic places in Surabaya that worth to be visited during your trip to Surabaya🙌🏻

Before we start, do you know that today is the birthday of Surabaya? Hip hip hooray!🎉
Congratulation Surabaya for hitting the age of 725! Thank you to the city mayor Ibu Risma for all the effort to make Surabaya a comfortable and beautiful city. There are still a lot of homework to elevate the living and working experience here in the city, but I believe we are on the right track to achieve the better version Surabaya!

Now let's scroll down and see the heritage and iconic places in every corner of Surabaya👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
📍Jl. Kepanjen No. 4-6, Surabaya 60175, Indonesia

Consecrated in 1900, this church now stands as one of the oldest Roman Catholic church in Surabaya. The building was designed in neo gothic style with the red brick and constructed tower. This church was damaged terribly during the revolution era in 1945 and had been going through several renovations, but keeping the original architecture design. This church in the north Surabaya is not only beautiful from the outside, but also in the inside. The high ceiling decorated with stained glass windows gives a very heartwarming feeling and allows passage of natural light coming through.

Night appearance with the lighting

Kenjeran Park
📍Jl. Pantai Ria Kenjeran, Surabaya 60122, Indonesia

In the East part, Surabaya actually has beach called Kenjeran beach. In my personal opinion, the beach is not suitable for swimming or water activities since the water is not clean. Instead, you could here to enjoy other iconic sites such as this building called Tian Ti Pagoda. Tian Ti Pagoda is the replica of Temple of Heaven in Beijing, China. However, the purpose is solely for sight seeing and not for praying. Therefore, people can freely come to the pagoda to capture the moment as if they are in China.

One of the landmark of the street is Majapahit hotel. This hotel was the place where the Surabaya's youngsters fought against the invader and torn the Dutch flag into Indonesian flag. The hotel has changed its name from the Dutch name (Oranje Hotel) to Indonesian name (Majapahit hotel). However, you still can see and feel the colonial architecture & ambiance once you step inside the hotel.