Pontianak: A Travel Diary

こんにちは~ It's been exactly 4 months since I went to Pontianak, omg time flies. Pontianak is my hometown, it's a capital city of West Kalimantan, Indonesia.  I went there 2 weeks after I came back from Japan, with my still-there purple hair. And being a purple head in a such small city? People stare.

I basically went there to "go home", went to see my grandparents (I live with them until I graduated high school), uncles, aunts. Didn't meet any of my friends tho 💔. I just went back for 2 or 3 days...? It's long weekend; I went there Friday night and back to Jakarta on Monday. Family (pigging out) time it is. Let's get this Pontianak Travel Diary started!

It was Sunday so obviously school is empty, lol. I decided to enter after having ice cream in front of the school (wait for it on the next post!). Nothing much changed, but there is renovation going on in front of the high school building. I did miss the canteen food but it's Sunday anyway :( I took this pic with school gate + teacher office on the background. "Tetap Bersemangat" is my school's motto, means "Keep the Spirit". Is it? Hahaha I don't know the exact saying in English tho.

Taman Alun Kapuas is a park along the Kapuas River, as one of Pontianak's "Waterfront City" project. It's a great place to hang out at evening, there are a lot of street food stalls and you can also buy the food from the ones selling on the boat. Don't litter on the river, please ;)

We can also ride the boat for affordable price (I didn't ask how much tho). I've tried it once, it will bring you along the river, which you can see "Meriam Karbit" (carbide cannon) and Kapuas Bridge. Give it a try if you're visiting Pontianak for the first time.

Taman Alun Kapuas is much more better when I went there. There is this greenery park inside which I loveee so much! It gives you a cool breeze in a freakin' hot weather in Pontianak. And a great spot to take photos for Instagram and blog ;p

My primary school is located across the Cathedral. Actually we can enter the Cathedral but I was running out of time because I need to go to the airport after that, so yeah just took some photos with my cousins because the mural is so cute and well-drawn.

Pasar Tengah was a traditional market but now is swifting into modern market, I think it's because of the huge fire 2 years ago (it was the day I arrived at Pontianak, fyi). I won't talk about the market actually, it's like the typical market out there. One thing I love about this market is that I can find a lot of thrifted clothes here, with extremely cheap price! So much win~ Remember this army green outer in this post? I got it here for IDR 20.000 ($1.50)!

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If you're looking for travel-worthy city, I can't really recommend it for you. But if you're a food lover, Pontianak is the right city, dreamers! It will be too long to cover in one post, so I will write a separate post about culinary/food in Pontianak. Please stay tuned! Jaa ne~

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Short Escape to Pontianak

Hi, dreamers! I'm writing this from Pontianak, my hometown. There are some long weekends this month in Indonesia, so I decided to visit my grandparents in Pontianak. Actually all I'm doing here is stuffing my face with all the food here, hahaha. I'm planning to write a post about this short escape after I go back to Jakarta, so please stay tuned! 

Oversized Tee- Stussy // Skinny Jeans- Pull and Bear // Glitter Sneakers- Stradivarius // Backpack- WEGO Japan

Anyway, here is my airport fashion! I had to go to Depok and Cibubur for shooting yesterday, so it's so hectic and I didn't wash up or change my outfit. Because I don't care ;p I changed my sneakers tho. Jaa ne! See ya on the next post, hopefully soon ;)

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WANDERLUST: Cap Go Meh in Pontianak

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The one from my neighborhood :)

This is what people usually do on Cap Go Meh in Pontianak. Gajah Mada is one of the main roads in Pontianak, and it's the route for the dragons and lions attractions. It's actually just the same every year, but people still so crowded fyi. It's more crowded and festive in Singkawang though.

Jaa, hope you enjoy this post! I don't have much things to say because the photos can tell it all, huh? I have to attend class in the morning. Oyasumi!

WANDERLUST: Cap Go Meh Night Market

Drawn Snails, usually sold in front of schools

House for the snails, so cute! Haha :))

The crowd!

Lanterns, lanterns, lanterns

FOOD!! :))

I forgot, is this Batagor or Siomay?

Chocolate Ice Cream

Blueberry Fried Ice Cream

Sausages :9

Hi! Here is new category of my posts: Wanderlust! hehehe I went back to my hometown, Pontianak to celebrate Chinese New Year because you know, it's much more festive there :") I regret I DIDN'T TAKE ANY PHOTOS of first day of CNY :( I finally celebrate it in Pontianak after 2 years celebrate in Jakarta because I had final exam.
Another important tradition is Cap Go Meh, it's 15th day of CNY and usually celebrated with lion and dragon attraction. I will post it on my next post so stay tuned! :) There is night market one week before Cap Go Meh and it was so crowded so it was difficult to take photos properly. Hope you enjoy this post! :))