3Gs checked-in Jakarta + Bandung

After planning a trip to Jakarta - Bandung for 9 months (kalau preggie, dah beranak kot, hehehe), finally 9 of us dapat jugak jejakkan kaki ke Jakarta and Bandung for 5 days 4 nites.  3Gs  stands for 3 generations went for this awesome trip

1. My friend, Diyana and her family
   (her hubby, her little boy: sumpah he's an ADORABLE kid  that you must cubit his pipi ~ Zareef, her mother and mother-in-law), 
2. My young lovely aunt ~ Awin (as YOUNG as me, bajet young la kan :P), 
3. My friend ~ Danii, and...
4. Me n hubby!

The last trip to Bandung was in 2009.  The price of telekung, tunic tops, and most of the things lah have increased DOUBLE now.  But they're still way much cheaper than Malaysia.

Here's some of the pictures I took along our journey. 

These pics were taken at Jakarta.  My hubby dapat tangkap hasil yang sangat berbaloi - buat Nike spectacles with transition lenses that costs him only RM170.  Kalau kat Malaysia, you can only get it for RM400+ the cheapest.

Yang ni pulak still sekitar Jakarta.  Massive jam everywhere at Jakarta.  It took us 3-4 hours to reach town from airport.  We stopped by at Masjid Istiqlal (Masjid terbesar di Asia Tenggara) to pray.  We were so shocked by their culture.  Maybe ramai sangat population yg menyebabkan lelaki dan perempuan punya 'kamar kecil/kamar mandi' (toilet) bercampur.  Yeah, imagine how tough it was.  Mulalah rasa insaf dan bersyukur dgn Mosque and Surau yang clean and comfortable in bumi bertuah, Malaysia. 

Then we went to Plaza Indonesia. Motif? to buy the Hard Rock Jakarta T-Shirt. Itu perkara wajib, souvenir utk diri sendiri kalau pergi negara org! Kata hujan batu di negara orang, mestilah kene bawak balik baju  BATU keras kan... :P 

Plaza Indonesia is the high end shopping Mall at Jakarta.  The crowd is totally different from those yang you nampak kat sekitar Jakarta.  Semuanya like Beverly Hills kinda crowd.  Maybe Ashraf Sinclair or Safee Sali kita shopping kat situ kot.  Penat n lapa, singgah lah JCo Donut, makan donut and minum Avocado Chocolate Juice yg sangat sedap... Sampai skarang masih terasa kesedapannya! FULLY RECOMMENDED! *****!  

We stayed at Orange Homes. Masa mula2 sampai Orange Homes ni, rase betul2 homely.  The room's clean and comfortable. Walaupun simple tapi cukup facilities. Siap ade both 3 pin and 2 pin socket. Ade sejadah, aircond, hot water and iron room.  Kolam ikan with loads of gigantic Japanese Koi fish. Cantik, comfortable and cozy hotel!  Tapi kalau nak duduk sini, kene datang beramai2 at least four or five, sebab ia agak terpencil, susah nak cari public transport.  Kena ambik supir (driver) and sewa kereta/van. Breakfast was a bit salty but OK still boleh telan.  I love the coffee.  I quit taking coffee for quite a while now tapi kopi O Orange Homes sangatlah irresistable!

Check it out at http://www.orangehomesbandung.com/

Dekat Bandung, sempat snapped only few pictures je sebab too busy doing shopping.  Motif datang Bandung memang SHOPPING kot! After pegi Factory Outlet along Jalan Riau, kitorg singgah jap minum kat sebelah Heritage FO. Apa lagi, ordered their famous Jus Alpokat - Avocado Juice... Hilang dahaga!

A MUST place to go at Bandung ~ Absolutely PASAR BARU. Rugi besar kalau tak pegi Pasar Baru.  Tak ada gambar langsung, sebab paling banyak 'investment' berlaku kat Pasar Baru ni.  I bought some telekung, some kain Japanese Cotton, tunic top, kain kebaya sulam, kain sulam and paling awesome - buat tailored Jeans for only RM62 with good quality of Denim and comfortable sangat!  Siap within only 2 days, delivered right to our hotel.

Ni masa pegi Strawberry Park.  It was a small strawberry park tak sebest Cameron Highlands la.  Again, rasa bersyukur that Malaysia has better strawberry park. :) I don't remember whether I have ever plucked strawberries all my life, sebab pegi dulu masetu kecik lagi... Tak ingat... So here, I got to pluck the strawberries fresh from pokok.  Sangat juicy and yummy! Now dah masuk dalam my favourite list... Alamak jenuhlah kena gi Cameron Highlands pulak lepas ni. :P

After asyik makan Nasi Padang je, we changed our selera to Masakan Sunda.  We went to Kampung Daun.  Very soothing restaurant that is located near streaming river and surrounded by nature.  It was beautiful.  The food presentation pun cantik.  I like this place. 3 of them including my hubby kena food poisoning and demam.  Diorang sampai boleh tidur nyenyak dalam pondok ni because it was windy and drizzly.

These pictures were taken on the last day at Orange Homes, Bandung.  It was really a trip to remember... The journey was quite tiring but it was much worth it!  Berapa kerugian?
       

TOTAL:  RM 3000 + for 2 of us termasuk flight, hotel, transportation, shopping allocation, F&B and souvenirs.

Nasib baiklah kitorang ada buat little savings each and every month to help us to go on this trip. Alhamdulillah... Murah sgt lah to compare with pegi Turkey yang flight and accommodation only dah RM4000 +. 

But then again it wasn't "kerugian" it was absolutely good investment for good things and great memories... Sampai my hubby tanya can we do it like an annual trip for us? Whoaaa... If only we could... *big grin...

So, I am planning to open another savings account just to save up for traveling since both of us LOVE traveling.

the Proposal

Recently kecoh 1 Malaysia about the proposal Awal Ashaari made to Scha Al Yahya broadcasted live in Propaganza show at Astro.  I didn't watch it LIVE but when a lot of my friends posted the video in FB, I watched it at youtube.  Mama punya komen as expected "That's not us, that's NOT our culture"... Well... rasenye it has become a trend now kot. NOw? Not really. I remember something. The first time a guy proposed to me when I was 21... Yeah 21... And it's so much like a romantic movie OK.  So it's not a"now" thing, it happened to me like way long ago...  like a decade ago... hurm...

That guy... hurm... classic approach... tak kenal langsung siapa mamat ni at first... He got my number from a friend. He rajin betul called me since that.  After 6 months stalking, and talking to me over the phone only, (not a scary stalker cos he was quite nice), barulah my friend set me up, took me to the beach and he was there waiting. Hahahaa... Kan dah kata mcm movie... At that time he was 28, 7 years older than me.  Then right there in the sea breeze, he asked me whether I want to marry him... God, what was he thinking I was only 21 and I hardly knew him... Hahaha... Seriously classic! Yg klaka tak sudah, he didn't give me a bouquet of flowers or ring, but he gave me Simba, yeah as in the Lion King Simba... Cute huh?  I had to say NO and obviously I was too young for that...

10 years later, a GOOD friend of mine called and told me "I have already told my Mom that I have found someone. I want her to be my wife.  Wait, my mom will go to your house, to meet your mom, to propose you"... Awwwhhh... And he has become my husband now, my dear sweetheart... Tak payahlah bawak I pegi tempat tinggi, atau by the beach, atau fancy restaurant... Kalau dah jodoh, through a simple phonecall pun lebih manis... :')

The Vow

"Life's all about moments of impact and how they change our lives forever"...  That was what Leo (Channing Tatum) said in "The Vow" the movie I watched recently.

We missed the very first part of the movie because we didn't manage our time well, and the parking space at Wangsa Walk wasn't helping at all.  It was raining and packed!  So my hub dropped me off to pick the ticket we purchased online and to buy some snacks.  He had to park our car so far from the mall.

I feel so connected to this movie.  The pretty Rachel McAdams carries a character that used to be so close to myself... Someone who is supportive, positive, has deep passion in her art and her kinda music, brave and has lotsa guts... She left her perfect life to be who she wanted to be and who she wanted to be with rather than what people wanted her to be until she lost her memory in a terrible car accident...

While watching the movie,  my memories of who I was before popped up in my head.  Suddenly I feel like I have lost so much of my old self and it felt really sad...  I hate to admit but I cried watching all the sad scenes.  I used to be so BRAVE and never scared of what people think about me, never scared of the consequences.  And now I think I am less positive, I am less supportive of people that I love, and my passion towards arts and music is GONE. Why? Enough said, yeah I have totally changed! For better I hope... : (

Back to the movie, I love the Vow so much. It's REALISTIC romantic drama. It is based on a true story anyway. It's the sweet but sad movie that has my highest recommendation which I want to watch it again... I give super 10 SWEET STARS outta 10. 

Some of the beautiful clips...