in North West Sumatra

This weekend seems ordinary weekend at the beginning, many red decorations around for The Lunar New Year party "Gong Xi Fat Cai". Suddenly, all the ordinary things happening as the extraordinary ones after my office announce the long weekend holidays (3rd-6th February 2011), wow..yippie! Then I decide to come to my best friend's wedding party in Bireun, Aceh.

I have been in Medan for at least seven months and I've never seen any other place than it? oh No, it won't ever be that way..! Packing this time is so funny I can't stop thinking what I suppose to wear or what I suppose to bring? Do I allow to use pants or jeans because I don't have many skirts as you all known, Aceh is a territory which using syariah Islam as it fundamental law and as a good guest we have to customize ourselves of it. So, I brought one skirt, one long dress and wearing pants and t-shirt. What a lucky!

it has been a very long journey, we started our tour in 3:30pm and we have to passed at least six cities to go to Bireun such as: Stabat, Pangkalaan Susu, Langsa, Aceh Tenggara, Aceh Utara and Lhoksumawe (fiuuuh..!) but it was incredible, many cities we've seen and that's called Vacation indeed. In about 00:00am we arrived in Bireun and finally met my best friend for the first time since the graduation two years ago.

my first day in Bireun filled with curiosity about the mother tongue but it's quite interesting to speak another traditional languages. 4th February 2011, we took "Pacar" leaves for ceremonial nights, they putted pacar or hena two days before the ceremonial. They putted it in the bride's hands and feet, I've seen it before in India and it very similar, it could be caused by the adoption of India's culture at the past.

in nights, many women and ladies came and even sleep over in the bride house and there's special menu for the night is "Bihun Goreng" a kind of noodles made from rice, it's kind favorite one and surely it made me hungry oh my God,,it was totally great! MAKNYUS...Pak Bondan said so..hihi
;)


After Hena nights the bride will be prepared for the main ceremony, the wedding party. There are at least four dresses has to be wore and it seems so exhausting you know?
hmm,,I'm thinking about my marriage later, I won't wear so many wedding dress ;(
But Hety, she looks like a bride (ahah, she does the bride). Finally I saw her marriage and I'm touched, maybe we are no longer young but we're still ha
ve and keep our memories in special places in our hearts.
Happily ever after yes my best friend..happy for you and your husband as well
;)
I came there not only for the wedding party but also for my own vacation, I went to Bireun city and drinks coffee Sanger, the coffee is milky and iced, delicious...very fresh in Aceh's weather at noon and after that I came to Jomblang beach and wish for beautiful sunset but unfortunately again, this is Aceh we couldn't break the syariah rules but I documented the view as well.
there was quite windy and sandy and I think by drinking a fresh coconut and laying on the sand will be so much marvelous..! That makes me missed Bali and Lombok so much, when the people are so welcome and pleased. but still, that was the greatest beach in Bireun. hell yeah..!

and don't ask for the foods, even the beach was so quite but the foods...hem,,they taste so YUMMY...as well..
so, Visit and Enjoy Aceh will be nice for you all in the beginning of 2011 year.

Happy Holidays all...!
;)