Bandung + Jakarta = Insanely Broke

before i rather let my short-term-memory loss bugging me, i should start inditing out wut me, k.yati, cytot & jenny ke jannah ke angah ke (wutevr ur name is lah) have had experienced during this trip with our cheerful, tiring & gelak gile2 moments that we've enjoyed so much within that 5 days!

so we departed from lcct at 11.35am on the 9/08.. ni momentum msg2 tgh berada dikemuncaknya! bergamba sakan nih.. mmg terasa poyo yg amat sgt bergamba kat airport sendiri, haaiii...blum lg smpai airport org lain.. tp x pe la skali skala bg can kat diri sendiri kan..huhu.

then we arrived at the Bandara Husein Sastranegara Airport, Bandung around 12.40pm (local time). i started to feel a bit glabah & lost as the plan was, we will be on our own foots on that very 1st day. in addition to that, each & every 1 of us has zero experience as this is our first trip to the land of bandung.. the weather was nice though... selesa rr...

we wish we cud check ourselves in at Holiday Inn.. tp budget ciput, dpt hotel dpn dia pun jd lar.. so it was Karmila Hotel that we stayed thru out our trips there.. hahahaha. clean & nice room.. bersempit la ktorg 4 org nih.. first day bley la bernafas lg.. after 2-3 days tu, lantai nk pijak pun x nmpk dah coz the floor was all covered with shopping bags.. huhu.. professional shopper huh!

first day nih, we started with factory outlets (FO) along side jln dago (ir h juanda st).. kaki letih cam haram. eerrgghh.. i just feel like sitting anywhere even at the road side. body temperature started to shoot up ... we walked in & out in numerous FOs - DSE, M&M, Blossom, OSSO, House of Donatello, Victoria, Raffles City, Jetset, Dago Plaza & etc until they started to close (mase tu cun2 smpai kat dpn Episode..which smpai last day, x pg2 blk pun..haha). we entered kartika sari.. i thot of buying brownies to eat at the hotel, tp si cytot ngan k.yati bley buat muke blur diaorg cam org tak berslh yg x nk ape2 (tp order pandai plak).. last2 brownies pun x beli, candy pun x beli, yg belinyer expensive brandless ice cream.. adoi!! bongok tul! beriya la mencr mane brand dia.. ye la mahal tu!! then we went back by angkot (angkutan kota) to our hotel, alaaa yg dpn HOLIDAY INN tuh...

2nd day - yg bestnyer we have a very "flexible" schedule since we were not depending on anybody. Planned to go to tangkuban parahu, but after our supir's advice, we've decided to change the itinerary & heading to Jakarta instead! so, dgn x prepare ape2 pun, blasah jer la.. the scenery that we've witnessed all along the bandung-jakarta highway was breathtakingly amazing.. indonesia is so rich with its green & serene cultivation..

Soon after we reached jakarta, we headed first to Mangga 2 and there i was like "damn! malaysians really help indon's economy supportively! BIG shopping mall is an underestimate.. goshh.. we were drown in that supersized malls.. since girls are able to time-deaf ourselves when we shop, so we were kinda spent too much time there..(mcm org sesat lam hutan....phm kn??!). next was Pasar Tanah Abang. this isreally my place!!! it was 4.30pm dh kot. kat sane malls cam ni close @ 5pm. c..i've warned earlier wut..toksah la buat gaya makcik kiah yg kejap nk beli tudung raya kejap nk beli tudung kenduri kawin kejap x nak kat jln TAR tu.. so as our shopping craze spiritized us, the shops were starting to close down. frust lar.. x smpt nk membantu ekonomi dia lg... :( dia x nk kt tlg dia x pe, but we helped ourselves non stop clicking our cameras at the Masjid Istiqlal (wooo.. no offence but there is a spot at this masjid which is way weird.. cant be posted..sensitive issue..adei..), followed with Monas. nk g tmpt lain mmg x smpt coz we wanted to avoid massive traffic on the way to Puncak, Bogor.. Puncak is a very cold place at nite. so we stopped there for a while before we proceed to Cianjur for nasi padang..

loh ini kok yang aku coba bilangin sama kalian sedari tadi.. Pasar Pagi Mangga Dua

Pasar Tanah Abang.. waduh, mallnya gede banget!!

disini kami lagi berenti sholat...

On the 3rd day we went to Tangkuban Parahu (perahu terlangkup)... as for me, this place has its own sentimental value as my parents used to travel the whole java when i was in my schooling days & there, my late dad bought me a name-engraved key chain (which i still have it until now).. some of u might think its nothing but because of that matter, this place has became a place that i wanna go & it meant something for me... anyway, the distance from Bandung city is bearable.. the mountain is still an active volcano where u can see the craters are producing smokes actively + u can use the mud produced by the volcano itself for skin & bone disease healing. take note that the place is smells with sulphur.. kat sini kena kencing dgn tour guide dia.. he charged us 500,000rph.. giler kan! perrgghh.. according to our frens there, it wud just cost only 75,000rph. ni yg nk wat calculation on our loss nih ((500,000 - 75,000)/4 = 106,250rph.. waaaliau! i wud have secured a nice shirt/shoe with this amt of money tau! mangkuk... mangkuk....). k, blk fr t.parahu, rupiah dh abis. so i asked pak den (our supir) to bring us to the money changer which offers the best rate..duh! kat sini me & cytot spent like 1 hr semata2 nk tukar duit jer.. nyesal giler x tukar habis kat m'sia. ade ke bg no. tp panggil name.. ptt aku je jd mgr kat situ, systematic skit..kan??... eerrgghh.. sebel! so went to few FOs before we had our mkn2 at Bumbu Desa..cozy & nice looking restaurant but the food was nothing to shout about...

pinggan saper paling licin??? ngeh ngeh ngeh.... lapar na ke??

mlm, back to FOs - The Summit, theMen, Tas Terminal, Heritage, Cascade, ..feel like ulang alik dr rumah ke office lak..hehe. had dinner with our friends there at Chili Padi (klw m'sia tu kire kat Chillis rr.. haha). kat sane name authentic skit.. newayz, thanx guys for the treats.. ;)

On the 4th day, if we were to follow our itinerary, today we shud be on our way to Kawah Putih, Ciwidey. cancel jgk. nk shopping punyer psl. karena kami nggak mau nungguin lagi, we rushed for our last day shopping spree. first we headed to Aria Jeans @ Cihampelas St. A place where u can custom made pants (mostly jeans la) & even 2 piece suit as well. then Pak Den brought us to the infamous Pasar Baru. mak ai, byk giler brg kat sini. aku rase zirafah je kot yg x de dijual.. eergghh.. packed with ppl (tak kire la org dia or tourists). smpai luka2 la tgn bwk brg. rupe x yah citer la, mmg dh jd cam bellboy dah..adoi..tp melihatkn hasil titik peluh bershopping tu, everybody was smiling from ear to ear..hehe. then, continued to shop at BIP Mall (terkilannyer x beli cd..), Eiger, Rumah Mode (the best!!), & etc.. our foots were killing us.. aching like hell. but it was worth it. kaki smpai bengkak pun x de hal punyer.

uuiisssyy... hepinyer minah arab yg x brp nk arab tuh... xcited nk gi eiger eh?? pastu..pdn muker..haha

this is the old version of tangkuban parahu before dia terbalik...

later that nite, pak den brought us to dine at The Valley ( the "village" bak kater cytot. mcm mane kau eja pun aku x tau lar..). the food was so-so (food presentations dia cam ala ala gempaq sket rr..). but the service was not bad either. blk pengsan sbb kena pack brg yg dh x de rupe mcm brg lg..dh mcm sampah pun ade aku tgk.. iiyyerrr! haha..

Checked out from Karmila as early as 8am. last nite we had planned a "risky & smart strategy" (poyos..) on where should we attack first as we have like 2 hrs left to do our last chance to "help their economy"...again. we headed first to Amanda Brownies House. at this point of time rupiah mmg betul2 dh abis, byr brownies pun pkai card.. hahahaha..

this place is actually located outside Amanda Brownies Hse tuh.. cun eh? siap ade kolam ikan koi bagai... stylo!

cpt2 we went to DSE. kat sini sports wear mmg best rr & bley confirm its originality.. last stop was Happening and Rich & Famous. actually this FO was located few metres away from our hotel, tp x smpt2 nk byr zakat kat sini. ni br la nk menunaikan kewajiban sbg seorang wanita yg x thn tgk shirts, handbags & shoes yg lawa2... peerggh, this FO was great. sesuai dgn name dia..Rich & Famous! siap ade discount for old items dia. ok la tu kn... Finally we r DONE! but wait, brg2 yg dh beli tu kena pack pulak msk dlm begs.. ni la balasan org yg suke membazir, kat dunia Allah dh tunjukkn..hihi.

rite after we reached the airport, terjadi la alkisah 4 ekor kancil terkial2 nk repack brg msk dlm beg tu la, punggah sana punggah sini.. thank God there were 4 gentlemans who willing to help us. smpai kat counter, mamat airasia tu didnt allow us to combine check-in.. mase2 ni la nk tukar procedure.. selama hari x de plak. adoi! tensionnyerrr... beg dh byk giler dh ni. mmg sah2 x lps nk hand-luggage semua. last2 kena gak byr 45,000rph just because we exceeded 1 kg! itu pun dh tumpang 1 beg kat org lain tuh.. bengkek nyer aku ngan mamat tu. i feel like saying to his face "eh brader! hang ingat hang highlight rmbt hang buat pacak2 style bagai, hang boleh berlagak la???!!" well i kno hair has nothing got to do with excess baggage, but who cares! to the 4 gents, we have nothing to repay for your kindness(without asking for help, smpai dlm cabin pun tlg angkat beg ktorg lg..hehe..), a HUGE GRATITUDE to all of u... nnti bile2 ktorg nk angkat beg lagi, ktorg panggil u guys eh.. ;)

Gurls... jom kumpul duit for our next trip plak!! hehe...