Seattles' beauties

7 Deadly sin : Shopping




@ apartment's lobby


UW Park

In the middle of nowhere


Colours of Pike Place Market


My Garden


They call this University Village. Village ? hm...


Where art thou?





The view outside UW library

On the street outside my cousin's apartment


Surrounded by lights in the shape of love


Dinginnnnnnnyaaaa Seattle


Auction lady wannabe


The view from a bridge b/w 2 shopping malls in Seatle






University library


Who's that girl ?


This pig's name is : Rachel


First starbucks ever


The Pink Door Italian Restaurant

Seattle

This is my last day in Seattle. Tommorrow, I'm leaving to Chicago.

Kl bisa, pengen stay here forever :P hehaheha :) Though I know that's just a dream. And though I know that the moving days and time means I'm closer to Chicago & Vegas (and going back to SG too), I still hope time moves slower here.

Even though, time already has move sssooo slow in here.
Beneran berasanya selalu kaya: ha ? baru jam segini, perasaan udah lama kita di luar, udah lama kita kesana sini sono sene sunu. Slow gitu dah....

But the slow motion of time means full satisfaction and enjoyment here. Generally, time does move slower in States overall.

Well now, Seattle. States ppl are generally louder, friendlier than Singaporean (as I said: mostly, don get offended as u noe this is true. I'm half singaporean myself having lived there for 9 years). I can feel that when I go to LA. But to my surprise, Seattle ppl are even more friendlier than LA ppl. Wow !!

U juz feel it everywhere. Even my cousin says, at Pike Place: Strangers talk to Strangers. Indeed. U now American are generally louder than any average person in the world ? When they talk, they just don care whether u are listening to their conversation. Unlike me, I'm a ghost whisperer my friend called. I speak in such small desibel ppl generally can't hear me.

And then, the thing about Seattle is: it's very very Romantic. Somehow I can imagine Dasu with Vina here. HAHA :P *sorry, only this Dasu man come to mind everytime I want to remember MUSHY, and to give him some credit : romantic*

Generally, the feel, the weather, the greeneries, the atmosphere. It's like there's music playin on your ear everytime u walk around.

I went to Space Needle yesterday. If you watch Love happen, basically Aaron Eckhart was standing there, when he was looking over his house in Seattle. It's that tower that is standing @ 300 feet tall. When me and my cousin walked there, u seem like u don't see ppl. It's like so quiet and less crowd (or no crowd at all). But when we enter the tower, suddenly u see ppl, alot.

When u reach the roof, again it's like quiet. But wait for awhile, and then again : people :P Wonder where do they come from. When I left the building, it's quite one more time.

Our agenda yesterday is generally Photo taking. I went to the place suggested by Lie Mei, UW :) She told me I have to go there as it looks like Harry Potter's school. And indeed it is. Oh my goodness. If I can study there, I think I'll continue studying over and over there :P

I went to the library and basically, u can just make Harry Potter Gala dinner scene there. It's like Cathedral itselves. And I have never seen a fountain as wide as bunderan HI in a school. If you have such fountain in ur school, dont u feel like pickniking there ?

huah ..... ! Shopping too. On Saturday I want to Outlet in Seattle (Tulalip area). No wonder ppl go crazy over there. I think I went crazy myself. The tax is lower than LA actually. And I have bought like ...a ... lot...*censored* But I still want to go back to another outlet on my way to Vegas as the prices are a lil bit impossible for our eyes to believe. HUAAAA :P I hope I don burn a hole in my wallet. One shopping list added : new luggage.

I learn new fact about Seattle recently, that Starbucks is first opened and originated here. I took a picture at the first starbucks stall ever built. It's still the most traditional, and they have street performer singing in front of the stall. When u listen to African American ppl sing, u just shiver my friend :P

hu hu hu hu hu..... I fall in love to Seattle. I fall in love to States. But I think I find this country as a nice place to live as I have spending power & on my holiday mood. To live here will be another story of it's own. I might not have as much spending power as I have now. hm....the curse of greed :P I don noe if I have enough guts to live here.

We'll see. For now, I'm still enjoying the best holiday of my life.

bombie {=^o^=}

MACY'S

Everyone who have been to states, or have relatives went to states, must have heard the legendary MACY'S.

And I spend a whole day @ downtown Seattle yesterday ( Pike's Market, Pacific Place) and the highlight one more time ladies and gentlemen, is MACY'S.

Guess what ? Let's just say that I shopped, and the receipt shows me how much that I save from shopping yesterday, and the savings cost like 2.3 from my shopping expenses, HOW COOL IS THAT ? So I'm actually paying a third of my actual cost.

U see, the price tag in Macy's doesnt always show u the real price. As said in my earlier blog, when u scan them @ the scanning machine everywhere around the shop, u will find some more Fabulous price.

So yesterday, I bring in like 15 top maybe, try them on, do some selection, and settle with 5 piece, scan each of them and I got a shock for some of the prices they show.

Then, I met this salesgirl, who is Chinese Nationals who once live in Singapore, who is so friendly, and she told me to open a Macy's Account, and I got A FURTHER 20% Discount.

I am mad, and I am going shopping again today !! hahahah :P I promise to stop myself from crazy shopping spree okay ? I will, do my best effort, to stop going crazy !! (but having a supportive cousin, who don really like shopping, but she's all the way helping me to shop, might not really help. But seriously I thank her. She shopped herself too :) ahhah :)

Oh off course I got some other comment. Americans service are seriously, cool. They are professional in doing service business. I'm shopping in what the likes of Robinson/ Tangs, and each of the salesgirl are like introducing themselves, Hi my name is who and who, if u need any help, pls just look for me. I'll be back to check on u later.

And they really do. Oh my, I got some serious learning on service business here. No wonder we, Singapore, kind of suck.

Oh, and I have another problem now. Ppl kept asking, where are u from ? I have to stop for a while and think. Sometimes I say Indonesia, sometimes I say Singapore, sometimes I took the pain to explain, I'm Indonesian living in Singapore and coming here for HOLIDAY.

But seriously, what should I answer next time ? Singapore, Jakarta ? Where ?

anyway: be back when I finally have the chance to upload my pics en blog again. Meanwhile, take care !!

bombie {=^o^=}
*blogging is fun this way. HAHA*

@ Seattle

I'm in Seattle now. Dinginnya lebih parah dari LA :P wadoh :P
But then again, coz Seattle is constantly cold, I think I will be better here compared to LA yg panas dinginnya menukik nukik ga jelas

I went to Universal Studios yesterday, and manage to view WISTERIA LANE, the desperate housewives Road, from near view. Even better : they are filming. Too bad I did not see any Actresses or manage to get any good pictures as the tour bus is not stopping for long due to the filming.

It was really a fun experience being in the Studios as my filming are done there. CSI, Jay Leno, Conan O Brien, Evan almighty, Bruce Almighty, many..many...many ....more :P

What I love the most is the Special Effect where they tell you how they create and fill the special effect in Hollywood. Professional, really.

Then this morning, I head straight to Seattle with Alaska Air 453.
Just like wad my aunt told me, Seattle is cold & wet :) It has been raining a whole day and they say it will still be this way for a couple of time. And just like what she said, this city is : BEAUTIFUL :)

My cousin Miyuki fetch me. She's getting pretty & prettier and she look like some Japanese actress nowadays :) Don believe me ? Check her Facebook Account. She's my prettiest cousin, everyone agrees.

We went to eat @ Mexican restaurant just now and when we go home, there's this guy who drove exactly right behind our car just to say : Hello Ladies, you girls are beautiful.

My cousin, seemed nonchalant and just answer nicely, well thank you. *In my lil heart : dasar orang indo sejati, I was scarred. Scarred that he will do any harm. Badannya: segede Ko Omar x2. Imagine !!*

Then he asked again, Wads ur name ? My cousin quick answer : Mary :) Good choice. hahaha :) I wanted to say Jane, or Jenny, Jenna, anyone that cross my mind.

Apparrantly, this man did not stop. *if I were him I would have known that Mary is such a common name, it must have been a false name* He asked again: Do you girls have boyfriend ? And applause to my cousin for changing our status to somewhat protected: YES WE HAVE :) tadaaaa

The man: All right then, nice to meet you girls :)
*dalem ati: selamat.......selamat Tuhan, aman now*

My cousin commented in a car : mereka emang suka gitu. Ga malu2. Some of them really love Asian looks. But they are not dangerous. It's only small talk. Americans love that.

Okie, noted. I've got to find false name. Wad do u suggest ? Julia ? Julie ? Marianne ? Elizabeth ? Annie ? Jane ? ahahhha :P

Temporarily, I'll settle with : bombie

{=^o^=}
from the greeneries of Seattle @ 11 celcius outside.

San Francisco pictures

SOLVANG

Smelling the rose


Welcome to Solvang



Enjoying life


Mr Hans Christian Anderson

Why don we have such Park in Singapore ?

HEARST CASTLE

Entrance to the castle

I had a few guests coming

The Outdoor pool

Wondering what will I do when I have such a castle

Welcome welcome

Where we held private movie screening

Guests rooms

And Living room where we entertain the guests

Not to forget : dining room

And the most romantic place in the castle: the indoor swimming pool.
Care to visit my castle next time ? My name is Melissa Hearst :P ahhaha

DAY 2: SAN FRANCISCO

Chinatown!!

Wad’s Chinatown without it’s lantern. Tadaaa

Modeling desire unfulfilled

See the colourfull bus over there? That’s our bus. Behind it : that beautiful building, is church of Scientology. Sadly, SF is not really a holy city :P

PALAIS OF FINE ARTZ

The dome !!

Serasa di Europe ga seh ? hoehohao Senang.

I am the goddest of water :P Aqua

Next to me is : BEBEK !!

Couples, I suggest u take wedding pictures here !

Dan usaha pertama ambil foto with self timer, TADA !!

GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE BABY !!

And the Picture I love THE MOST so far !! GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE !!

Ampir gua lupa kl gua orang indo :P Dikit lagi ampir kasih hormat ke si bendera :P hauehauhuha :P


CITY TOUR

Not even in my dream will I ever let myself drive this road.

Tetep semangat although manjat lembah just to get into this street

PIER 39

After the clam chowder lunch

It’s a sunny day in SF J

Cho-cho-la-te


CHURCH OF ST MARY

The pipes of the organ. I wonder how the organ sounded like. 4000 pipes there.

Jesus @ the cross.

Entrance of the church. Jesus ressurected !! He's alive !!

CITY HALL

City Hall !! Far view

My last picture of the day. City Hall nearer view

Before the camera dies I manage to get these: The Asian Museum behind City hall

I don noe who he is :P

LAST DAY : YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK

The last picture taken by my camera after leaving it rest for one whole nite. See the waterfall behind, at the most bottom part of it, we saw rainbow :) so so pretty

And my most breathtaking picture taken by courtesy of the kind stranger in my tour group.

They say they made film here. I have no wonder why. I believe some of the Candy/ drinking water front cover was taken here too.

Absolutely breath taking !!!

and that's the end of my SF tour !!