Few months ago I told bff that I’ve booked the promo ticket back home. Her reaction,”What? Still 6 months to go?” I know, I waited anxiously.

Time flies. The waiting is over. I went and I came back to routine already. Whew..

It was a great five-days-trip. I get to satisfy my craving towards the foods, not all foods although I have eat 5 times a day, probably really need to stay longer. I get to catch up with friends. I get to spend time with dearest Dad and Mum. Most importantly, both of us didn’t fall sick throughout the trip, which we (or rather I) usually do, from sore-throat to fever.

Well, not much pictures were taken. Didn’t have the mood to record everything with the unglam digicam. If only I have the Olympus PEN or Sony NEX or even a sony handycam with me. Talk about wish-list.

Anyway, it’s been 9 months only since my last trip to hometown, and I already noticed a few differences with the city and the lifestyle.

Traffic jam is worse than before. The road is already so narrow while the amount of vehicles on the road is increasing. No such thing as left/right/middle lane (seldom), everyone just try to create a lane for themselves, hence it looks messier than before. Every minute you’ll hear car horn from here and there, it made me alert all the time.

7 out of 10 people have iPad or other brands of tablets. Not just youngsters but also middle-age uncle, and that includes my parent. *roll eyes* I looked at myself, who supposed to be an internet junkie, I only bring a digicam with me cause I forgot to bring back my mobile phone, ironic eh.

Things are getting more expensive, or it could be the way I value things are different now. Parking fee used to be Rp1000, now at some hotspot it can be Rp2000. Foods (the popular one) increase a few thousand rupiah, not much but it counts. My fave saloon, from Rp370000 to Rp400000, each time I pay a visit the fee surely increases one. The f&b price in cafes are about the same with the price of cafes in KL.

More new cafes are born. What used to be hot-spot two years ago has been replaced with the new one. Need to be more creative.

I like the environment of Lekker but don’t really like the drink, not sure about the food. 061 Bistro wins in term of strategic location, yummy and large portion food, and cozy environment. Too bad we missed out the stand-up comedian show.

Well, the place that I used to call home has changed. But the famous local culinary is still as yummy as before. Now, I already counting days to Chinese New Year trip back home.

Oh my.. It feels so good to be away from computer, internet and work. My hands get to rest from clicking and typing. My eyes and my back get to rest too. Not to forget my mind. I can put aside the research about diet pills like Fentraphen for a while. I went out whole day with my family and the highlight of today is Pantai Cermin (translation: Mirror Beach). Let’s see where have I gone to:

1. Had a breakfast at Cemara Asri complex and had a mini driving test (with my Dad as the examiner ) in the housing area. Passed by the Maha Maitreya temple and saw that there was a rehearsal going on. The grand opening ceremony of this temple will be held in this few days.

2. Finally after 22 years, I get the chance to go to Pantai Cermin (translation: Mirror Beach) town, which is about 1 hour from Medan city. There is so many beach and we choose to go to Pantai Gudang Garam first. Don’t expect to see ladies in bikini or blueish ocean, cause there is none. We just sit there, drink the coconut water, eat some satay and take pictures of the brownish ocean/beach/whatever it is.

3. Since the restaurant at Pantai Gudang Garam doesn’t have so many varieties of foods and the price is freaking expensive, we decide to go to the nearby restaurant where my parents used to go. The place is crowded with people and we wait for freaking 2 hours for the seafood. -___-”

4. After that, went to Pantai Cermin next to the Pantai Cermin Theme Park. People always says that Pantai Cermin is so dirty and I thought it is just the past story. But today I get to see it with my own eyes. The place is not fun at all.

I missed out the 3.30pm Singapore drama (Kinship II) at Astro. Duh.. But, it’s a relaxing day after all. I’m fully charged to do my work tomorrow.