Friday, February 5, 2010

Yuk Jalan-Jalan Ke Jakarta!

Hellllooooooooooo apa khabar semuanya? Harap semuanya senang-senang saja yaaa ... Maafin ya lambat diupdatenya blog ini. Waduh, banyak sekali mau ditulis dong ... How's my Bahasa Indonesia? Ok ngak?

Anyway, I went for a breakaway to Jakarta on 28 January to 1 February. I booked the ticket since October 2009 but to be honest, I langsung takde buat research atau persiapan nak melancong ke Jakarta nie. Busy bangat sih ... When I told people that I am going to Jakarta, most of them will gave me that "look" or said "why not Bandung?" Anyway, I am so lucky to have a dear friend like Ibu Syuhana that made sure our trip there ... gerenti ngetop! Though tak sempatlah nak round some of tourist attractions in Jakarta tapi I really, really enjoy my time there.


Betul juga kata orang - travel pun kadang-kadang kena ada perspectives dan objectives. And as an amateur photographer and professional food lover, Jakarta has so much to offer!

THE PEOPLE

Actually the people of Jakarta are very friendly and speak softly. Especially nya ... orang-orang Minang ya hehehe. I was quite afraid that they will find us Malaysian snobbish and rude so I tried to pick up their language and slang. Sampainya gue dikenali dengan nama "Raden Mulan Jamila" hehehe. Some can also converse in accented English - a bit like Filipino. In fact I was quite suprise that our guide, Pak Armin and Pak Henri picked up a lot of English words. Maybe sebab selalu deal dengan tourists kot.

Tapi semangat nasionalisme mereka pun kuat jugak, boleh dikatakan hampir setiap minggu demonstrasi... even kami tiba di Jakarta disambut dengan penuh demonstrasi sempena 100 hari pentadbiran Pak SBY. Getting the shot on my camera ... priceless!

Unfortunately I takde lah terserempak dengan Ariel Peter Pan, Once atau Ari Lasso tapi hampirlah dapat jumpa Pasha Ungu di Tanah Abang tapi apakan daya tarikan nak shopping lebih kuat dari tarikan nak tgk Ungu LIVE.


TRAVEL IN JAKARTA

Hmm, based on my short stay in Jakarta, I can say travel planning and arrangement must be based on few factors. Shopping? Eating? Photo taking? Relaxation? To me, I have to agree with Ibu Syuhana, make sure at least tukarlah RM 1500- RM 2000. Kalau tak shopping sure habis kat makan atau spa treatments hehehe. Even I yang takde plan nak shopping pun "tershopping" jugak when found out garment material yang mahal-mahal dan berkualiti like lace, silk, chiffon and satin plus upah menjahit sangatlah murah. In a week, nampak sangat Rupiah is getting stronger compared to RM.

Mula-mula tukar RM tu Rupiah, mata sampai juling tgk too many 000 ... first time pegang duit juta-juta. Tapi after 2 days, I mula understand the value mcm how cheap is cheap in Rupiah. And honestly, if not because of the exchange rate, I can say harga barang in Jakarta is not cheap. For example, bakso with drink in Pondok Betung will cost u around Rp 8,000. But in shopping complex, bakso saja between Rp 10,000 to 18,000. According to Pak Armin, makan sederhana consist of rice and accompaniment cost between Rp 20,000 to Rp 30,000. My most expensive meal was Nasi Padang at Restoran Garuda which cost me Rp 80,000. Manakala yang paling "puas hati" was Bubur Ayam near rumah Mbak Nur which cost me Rp 4,500.

Kalau tak sure where to go in Jakarta, I cadangkan carilah hotel-hotel di kawasan Jakarta Pusat. I stayed in Hotel Ibis Arcadia at Jalan K.H Wahid Hasyim. The hotel is strategically located in the city centre, close to the Jakarta central business district, banks, embassies, large shopping centres, cinemas, entertainment and other attractions making it ideal for both business and leisure travellers. There is also another hotel under Ibis brand about 50 metres away, Hotel Ibis Tamarin.

At first, lambat jugak kenalpasti landmarks atau directions from hotel. After 3 days baru I faham apa tempat menarik to the south, north, east and west of the hotel. Contoh keluar pintu hotel, arah kanan ... kalau naik Bajjai jalan terus sampailah Tanah Abang atau Spa Taman Sari milik Mustika Ratu, or kalau first traffic light turn left ... sampai ke business district along Jalan Sudirman, or first traffic light turn right ... the famous Pusat Kuliner Jalan Sabang.

Kalau keluar pintu hotel, arah kiri ... the road will lead to airport or area Jakarta Selatan like Pasar Mayestik and Spa Sari Ayu milik Martha Tilaar (pesaing Mustika Ratu and within walking distant). Opsss ... ini bukan iklan untuk Hotal Ibis ya!

Huhuhu ... kalau nak story my whole journey kat Jakarta rasanya tak cukup ruang blog nie so tgk lah sendiri gambar2 travel I on this Facebook link.


MOST MEMORABLE MEMORY

Me and my friends were really looking forward to pamper ourselves at Spa Sari Ayu setelah berbulan-bulan mendengar kehebatan spa session kat situ dari Ibu Sohana. But unfortunately myself and Syu tak sempat nak booking appointments ... ada-ada jer kerja kat opis so we decided to make reservation once we reached there. So while explaining our itinerary to Pak Henri, Pak Henri told us "Oh saya tau tempat itu bu." and offer to make the reservation for us.

So a day before pulang ke KL, kitaorang jalan lenggang kangkung to Spa Sari Ayu, tak sabar untuk memanjakan tubuh yang letih bershopping dan berjalan. Once we got there, kitaorang heran why the kedai macam nak tutup and confused when the therapist macam tak kenal kitaorang. Paling kitaorang tak puas hati, therapist tu cakap, they cannot accept walk-in clients after 5pm. Apakah ....

So Syu called the number given by Pak Henri and baru kami sedar Pak Henri booked our session at Spa Taman Sari a BIG rival to Spa Sari Ayu (Taman Sari->Mustika Ratu, Sari Ayu -> Martha Tilaar). Hehehe ... nasib baik the Spa centre tak jauh dari situ and much much better!

And my photographic eyes turut dijamu dengan shot-shot yang sangat menarik! Klik here.

12 comments:

zibalbo said...

wedew..
btw, ke Jogja tak kalah serunya lho.. :)

SeMiN said...

wah...rasa mcm nak pergi lagi jer nieh... lain kali lasung saja ke Bandung neng... kurang 2 jam udah nyampei.... lagi meriah lah shoping klu kat Bandung hahahaha!

rambomadonna said...

zibalbo: memang ada perancangannya. kalau ikutkan hati saya lagi suka jogja sebab banyak lokasi menarik untuk diambil gambar. tapi masa tu kawan sudah rancangkan semua di jakarta so ikut saja lah. saya mau tgk candi borobudur dan lihat pusat2 kebudayaan di jogja.

rambomadonna said...

semin: bandung tu heaven factory outlet. jakarta nie best kalau nak tempah baju2 ala2 rekaan jovian mandagie gitew and then kalau datang lagi aku nak ambik gambar monumen2 like MOnas, Soekarno-Hatta, and cantik betul modern skyscrapers.Plus aku nak explore Blok M.

Si Yoyop Bah... said...

Waduh2 Raden Mulan Jamila...Jom kita pg Jogja lawat si Joni tu...Aku dah lama plan dgn dia...cuma 'BZ' lately. 'Plan' aku pun smpi sept...lps tu belum kena book lagi...

rambomadonna said...

Yoyop: Lama kita tidak bercuti bersama kan? Bila lah agak2 nya?

Si Yoyop Bah... said...

InsyaAllah...Jun nnt i'll spend 1 week, hopefully quality time with U.

norzah said...

Waduh, rupanye org melancung ke Jakarta. Dari ceritera dan gambar-gambar yg dipmerkan jelas paling magnifik. 3-4 hari dah bisa ngobrol cara Indon, sih. Macam-macam jenis makanan yg disebut tapi tak cubak masakan Sari Bondo ke? Gerenti keluar air mata kerana terlalu enak. Pedas sekali.Pasar Senayan ngak pergi? Eh, ada beli batik lepas ke supaya ..hehehe.
I'm sure you've recharged to the max now, J. Should I call you Raden Mula Jamila now? Same initials for Rambo Madonna Jamie, ha? The Pics are wonderful. But the best thing about a visit to Jakarta is becoming an instant millionaire, even for a few days. Welcome home, anyway.

rambomadonna said...

Norzah: Masakan Sari Bondo? Masakan apa itew? Masa di sana, tgk makanan lain dengan yang di msia terus saja cuba. Tapi pak supir kami bila diminta rekomenkan tempat makanan selalu hantar ke restoran mahal. so bila ada kesempatan, I jalan2 dengan budak2 boys and try makanan warung.

Pasar senayan tak jejak lagi. Maybe next time. Batik lepas ada dibeli tapi sayang ... belum ada insan yang boleh melihat effectnya bila "dilepaskan" hahaha ...

Ohh ... Bapak Norzah, bisa saja sih dipanggil Raden Mulan Jamila ... itu nama Jawanya, Rambo Madonna Jaime itu nama Amerika nya hehehe

norzah said...

Sari bondo nama kedai aje, jual masakan minang. Dulu kalau ke Jakarta I sampai beli rendng ayamnya untuk bawa pulang. Murung plak rasenye dgr kisah batik lepas belum diintip insan. Itulah petanda Raden Mulan Jamila masih doro sunti.Masih nunggu Raden Wira Sangkoriang masuk bersanggar. Wah, itu sudah masuk gelanggang internasional, J.

rambomadonna said...

Norzah, I skg nie crazy betul dengan Nasi Padang atau masakan Minang... sodap and podas eh..

Kalau ada kelapangan nak try Sari Duta kat Kpg Pandan ...

Itu lah I sedih sebab batik lepas tak boleh digunakan untuk "full use". Raden Wira Sangkoriang tak tau poie mana hehehe

norzah said...

U baru berikan I satu lagi irony of life: to fully use batik lepas, jangan gunakan, atau lepaskan saja hehehe. Raden Wira Sangkoriang selalu naik kuda kepang dan merayau di padang Siber.Dia pun crazy nasi padang, sodap dan podeh. Bila makan kuar inguih.Orang lalu belakang pun tak nampak do.

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