Short Trip to Malang (part 1) !

FYI, this was my very first time trip to east java. Just say that, because my last trip visiting east java was like maybe when i was eight or nine years old, so it's not counted as one. 

Malang!!

Soooo... my trip was actually not a pure-vacation. The main reason why i decided to go to Malang was because there was an event i had to attend on Brawijaya University. The event was something like conference, it's international conference, about climate change, that was organized by IAAS (International Association of Student in Agricultural and Related Scince). The event was held for two days, and there were indoor and outdoor activities. The indoor one were all about presentations and discussions. There were some experts that gave the participants knowledges about climate change issues. Okay, i wasn't going to talk much about this indoor activity. And about the outdoor one, i will talk about it below.

I took Matarmaja train on Sunday, and arrived in Malang on Monday. My senior-high-school-friend, who let me slept on her boarding house for 3 days, picked me on the Kota Malang train station. Thanks, she didn't have any schedule on campus (that was what i thought, untill she admited that she played truant -_- ). My first meal on Malang was Soto Banjar. Okay don't ask me why it's Soto Banjar, not Soto Malang. It's just because when i was asked by my friend 'what meal that i want' and i just said 'anything' then she brought me to Soto Banjar. Well, it was pretty delicious tho!

Dunno what's called, colorful village? Could you see?
A view from inside the train on Malang

First day! It was still Monday, and the the conference was held on Tuesday, so that's why i asked my friend to take me around Malang on that day. Then we decided to go to Angkot Museum and around Batu city. It was still about 1 pm, when my friend was starting the engine. Then she suddenly turned it off. Well, 'what happend?' i said. 'Wait, we forget our jackets, let's back to my room and take it on. It will be cold on the way'. Like what, it was 1 pm and she asked me to wear jacket, because it would be cold? I just answered 'Well, yeah. Just stay here i will take mine and yours'. I knew that Malang's usually cold since it's on high land, but i still couldn't imagine how cold Malang would be.

On Batu downtown, my friend said it would look more beautiful on night

Took this view from Museum Angkot rooftop

Another food, was bakso malang (meatball)!. Bakso malang is very famous, and i often eat it too on Jakarta or on my hometown. So that i wanted to taste bakso malang from its original making place. Aaaand.... i just knew that you can choose the types of meatball and take how many meatball by yourself  when you buy bakso malang on Malang! Sooo.... i had eight ball of bakso on my bowl! Ah, plus one from my friend, she was already full and couldn't finish her bakso. It's nine! Yeah, i sucessed transfering nine delicious bakso from my bowl to my stomach, and it made my friend amazed. Or maybe shocked. Oh, i almost forget, my another special food was sempol. It was kinda street snack, and not that bad. It tasted like cilok, but it's not cilok.    

Move, second day! The conference's started. A day full of presentations and discussions, and...let's just skip it since i won't talk about climate issues here.

IAAS gala dinner on 1st day with all delegates and participants

(will continue this on 2 part!)

FYI i'm on my final test week actually. It's two weeks long and i just finished the first week. Wish me luck! Ja ne~~

Plus, it was still about 2 or 3 pm and it was already sooo cold on Malang and Batu. Thanks to my friend suggested me to bring jacket.