a seed in a distant woods: where i love

I went on a school trip this week. We went to Bandung and stayed for 3 days. I've been to Bandung so many times. But i don't know why, those 3 days are the memories i will never forget. Why? Because i was not alone. I was with my friends. My best friends. And i was with someone i love the most.

Bandung is beautiful. I think i will never get bored with the city. The city lights when night comes. The crowd in the middle of the crossroads. The strangers. The thin air that feels cold in the morning. I love them. And i'm going here for college. Definitely. Forget Japan or Germany. I'm not ready for that big change. I'm ready for Bandung. Where i will love. Where my passions and desires are going to stay.

Being there with my friends is so different when i was there with my family. The youth spirits keep us alive. I remember we took a local transportation to Braga. And then we were shocked, because we hadn't known what was inside. But we kept walking down the street, through the night, passing bars and nightclubs, not knowing what we were going to do there. And then we went back home because we don't belong in such place. It was an experience though. I can still remember Desy's facial expression. She was scared. And she kept telling us to go back home. We did as she said though, because we didn't want to see things that we shouldn't see.

We went to Trans Studio. It's an indoor mini theme park. We tried almost all of the rides there. And screamed when the adrenaline rushes through our system whenever we tried challenging ride. It was so fun. I drained my voice there and now only a little that is left, i can barely speak. But it was fun.

I used to shop a lot when i was there with my family. Spending money on clothes, dresses, shoes, bags, and stuffs. But then there i was shopping with my friends, i didn't feel the urge to buy things. Trying on things and asking my besties what i looked like is more meaningful to me. Cause i can see myself through their mirror. And they're always honest. I only bought a pair of blue jeans and a cropped tee that's matched with Elaine's.

I also went to ITB (Bandung Institute of Technology) where i want to enter. ITB is...heavenly nice. When i stepped there for the first time, it felt like i belong there. It's like i'm the part of it. I met Sherley too there. She is my best friend. She's one year older than me and now she's a freshman in ITB. She insisted of me going there.. I spent almost all of my time there with her. I took pictures. And i kept picturing myself walking under the trees, going to my class. I kept picturing myself in there. And then i passed this mini monument where all of the faculties were written on a path. Sherley said she took a picture of her feet stepping on the faculty's path she's in now, and it came true. So i took a picture of my feet stepping on the path of civil engineering faculty, whispering to God to make my wish comes true.

Being there with Kevin, was also different. I wanted to show him the city that will lead me to the future. I wanted to show the place where i want to go. I wanted to show him the university of my dreams. I wanted him to love the city. Because it was the city where i love. Where i love the memories of me and him and my friends. Where i love the kind of cold that lingers on my skin without making me sneezing. Where i love the hype and the brightness of the city when the night life starts. Where i will keep loving him when he is going to be away, so far.

Here are our fun moments i will never regret nor forget.