(try to) Enjoy Jakarta!

This is not about coping-up with Jakarta's rhythm of stressful traffic jams, polluted air, and lack of public spaces. I was just wondering, what if there's a bunch of traveler who have never been to Jakarta before, and spent two nights in my house. Where would I take them?. After closing my eyes (and really concentrating), the itinerary would go like this :

Day 1

Out of envy with other big cities in Asia that seemed to have more sophisticated mass transportation system, I would take the tourists early in the morning and hop in to an express train to Jakarta Kota. There's a train station near my house and we would take angkot there. Paying $1 each, we'll blend-in with commuters from Bekasi area. The air conditioned train would be packed! and I couldn't wait for their reaction to see a lady selling breakfast in plastic boxes : nasi uduk, nasi goreng and other delicacies like pastel, risoles, lontong & bakwan. I'd even let them try it with cabe rawit! Hehehe...no food no drink in a train doesn't really applied in Jakarta!.

Two minutes before the train would arrive in Kota station, I would tell them to prepare themselves, keep alert & watch their belongings. As people pouring out the station into the underground-crossing to busway shelter, they would know it by then, that this is a hectic city! But they'll be quite fascinated with how old buildings are well preserved around this area, just like the nearby Bank Mandiri Museum "Traffic is hell out here, & what do u call those orange thing that looks like tuk-tuks?" most likely one of the tourist would ask, and another one will be surprised to see even more angkots spread. They couldnt possibly hide that they'd excited when we arrive at Fatahillah Museum, they'd take some pictures there & might have breakfast @ cafe batavia (if it's open yet). Bank Mandiri Museum would be the next destination, & they're going to admire the building more than what's inside!







"Cant wait to get on that red-yellow bus" I'd hear them saying and a couple of minutes later we'd be inside of the Trans Jakarta bus which operates in the first Bus Rapid Transit system ever applied in Indonesia!. We'll be heading to monas whilst they'll give credits to the tidiness of the bus, and enjoy the scenery of Jakarta's morning traffic. In monas I would let them have fun with the 'andong' and the dioramas on the basement, right after a quick tour to the top of Monas to see Jakarta from such height (It'd be a perfect timing, before the sky fill up with polluted air) one of my tourist friend would ask "so, is this monument a symbol of something?". Oh, I cant wait 'til this come up "Monas actually symbolizes fertility, it is an erected penis that "penetrates" a vagina" I'd explain, "Hahahaha...thats interesting" they'd burst into big laugh! "you're not kidding are you Treidy???"









After a quick browse to the National Museum, The Cathedral & Istiqlal Mosque (by bajaj off course), they'll be craving for authentic Indonesian food. Guess where I would take them! Nooo, not Sate Khas Senayan, Im gonna take them to the Jakartan's all time favorite : Bakmi GM Restaurant in jalan Sunda, and I will force each & everyone of them to eat nasi/bakmie daging cah cabai, with pangsit goreng & rujak as dessert!



Filled with satisfaction, it'd be a perfect time to : SHOP! I wouldn't (without a doubt) recommend Mangga Dua Kota as it's just too big & time consuming!.
First stop would be : Alun Alun Indonesia in Grand Indonesia Shopping town! It's a bit overprice there, but they'll get high quality stuff (most are never seen by them) They would also be enchanted by the grandeur of that mall, they have nothing like this in, say...London!. Hmmm Jakarta's malls, not many are worth to be proud of, but Alun-alun Indonesia certainly not one of them!





Their adrenalin will soon get pumped up when I'd tell them we'll have a more affordable shopping @ ITC Kuningan, where they can get some batiks & also fashionable clothes, pirated dvds & just about anything they want! But we'd make a stop first at Seribu Rasa Restaurant, just behind the Bunderan HI fountain for some traditional drinks & snacks where they'd mesmerized again by how chaotic & up-scale Jakarta could be @ the same time.






They would surely come out of ITC Kuningan with lots of bags "I cant believe this lovely batik dress cost less than 6 bucks" and "damn, this jeans is very comfortable" are likely what they'd be yelling to me. At that time, traffic will be horrible and I'd be nervous, what next? Since they all look exhausted, an idea would come up: "we'll have a foot massage!". So I'd be taking them to Kenko @ Pacific Place Mall.




After a good hour of massage, one of the tourists will ask me "Is there any cultural shows, like traditional dances, or puppet shows we can watch, I heard Indonesia have many puppet shows" I'd just smile to that question & respond "I'll make sure the minister of tourism aware about that, but this is what you get when you're here my friend!"




Surprisingly I'd be out of recommendations, I'll call a friend and discuss about where to take these guests, I really want to make good impression you know... until ka-ching! Kemang would be the place to be!!! (but where in the world in Kemang they would most enjoy? I'm not taking them to the busy cafes & restaurants along Bali-like codefin / food fest...Ah ya! Payon Restaurant! it may not be perfect, but they'd love the ambience and I'd be more than happy explaining about cha kangkung, sop buntut & ikan kakap asam manis in a quiet surrounding! Perfect! Then we'd stroll along to the busy Kemang Raya street, turn right and enter Aksara book store, where I'll grab Sore & Endah n Rhesa CDs to them "Here, buy these...wont be sorry, these musicians are genius!" so I'd say.






I'd already want to go back to Klender but it was 8.30 PM and the foreigners would insist to experience Jakarta's nightlife in a Friday night. I'd be too lazy to think and would tell them to go to Amigos or Hard Rock Cafe for live music!. Though people said that Stadium in Kota is the best, but I haven't been there & heard stories about that place, so I think southern Jakarta's nightlife is a lot safer for less 'hardcore' travelers.

"Make sure you take blue bird taxi home ya..." would be my goodbye before we split-up that night, I'd be heading home with curiosity about what they're going to say the next morning!.

(To be continued)

Underground Secret Dining - Exciting Curiosity

Something different happened to me and a group of food-frenzy on Saturday, 25^th October where good food, knowledge and fun rounded up in a trip to secret places around Pasar Baru area. This trip was seriously managed by a culinary-worshipper club called: Underground Secret Dining (founded by Lisa Virgiano and her best friend Sari) and was not just a food-themed tour made for the sake of entertainment, they made it an enlightening experience.

10.10 AM

(Supposed to be at…) Main Meeting Point - Galeri Antara Pasar Baru

I was late! Yes yes yes my bad! I shouldn’t be late but I was having this diarrhea that later made me suffer. I called mba Lisa and she sounded like a very nice lady – made me even more guilty -. She told me I should be hurry ( I know, yaiks!) When I finally got there. They already left! Great! Not just that this club actually LIMITING the number of people who can join their trip, but I happened to get the pass for today’s trip for FREE!, plus this trip will take you to ‘secret’ places, you weren’t told to which restaurant you’re going as we supposed to follow the group leader and be surprised to what we found!. So being late to an event like this is close to being late on your 1^st day of a new job!.

Not wanting to make the situation getting any worse. I ran to catch-up the group. They went inside Pasar Baru, BUT – as a result of panicking – I went the wrong way. I called up mba Lisa again and they say they’re heading to the first secret stop. Shooooot! if I asked her to meet up in the secret destination, that wouldn’t be a secret anymore!. She told me to wait in Akita Bank across Gereja Ayam (Rooster Church) still around Pasar Baru Area. I got there earlier and when I saw a group of people with sunglasses and cameras crossed the street, I knew that’s the group. As mba Lisa’s name appear on my phone screen, I apologized with the most sincere expression I could ever made.

Here we are at the 1^st Secret Stop!

10.35 – 11.00

Bakmie Ayam Kampung – Across Rooster Church

Truly nothing special with this stall, Its located in a busy street, and really, there are thousands of stalls like this in Jakarta. The place was clean, with modest chairs and tables, not so spacious though…but Im very curious about this secret stop number one!. Mbak Lisa who happened to be really nice and passionate about food, explained that we’re having bakmie ayam – kampung style. The noodle were homemade and they served mouth-watering swikiauw (similar to the common boiled pangsit) and other menu which are pork-based. Since I’m in a halal group, we can only eat the chicken swikiauw. First bite on the noodle : I believe that it was homemade, I just knew it, I have a radar for preservatives! The taste was okay, oily and a bit salty, and cooked in a prefect al-dente level. But I have to admit that the swikiauw was the stellar! It was just oh so tasty, fresh, with perfectly seasoned chicken wrap in a pangsit – made out of rice flower, with warm chicken broth (kaldu) and wow, there’ something crunchy inside of the swikiaw, its turnip (lobak)! It perfected the whole taste, adding texture and freshness and I want more!

11.05 – 11.20

Aneka Soto – Jembatan Metro Pasar Baru Blok CKS #13

Climbing up old-rusty disfunctioned escalator from the side of Jalan KH Samanhudi, I thought the second stop was still a long way to go. Surprisingly, just when we got to the bridge mouth, We found our second secret destination. Located in the corner, the food stall served Sop Buntut, Soto Daging (santan/coconut milk) and also sotomie.

Whlist still amazed by how USD could find these places. I spent no time to taste their delicacies. The sotomie was light, fresh and the fried meat were fatty, Yum!. The soto daging santan was perfect, the coconut milk soup wasn’t too thick, I saw them using magic car to heat it, and I think that’s brilliant, since the coconut milk won’t get thickened easily. The taste was slightly sweet but if you add sambal to it, the flavor orchestra would play great music in your mouth!. My favorite (entitled to get 4 thumbs up) would go to their Sop Buntut. It was perfect! Not to ‘herby’ yet you can still slightly taste the nutmeg, cinnamon, cengkeh, etc. Hands down for their use of real ox tails (a lot of them). The oxtails cooked perfectly, made it easy for you to chew! All and all, its better than any 5-star sop buntut elsewhere.

Sotomie available for IDR 14K, whlist Soto Daging Santan starts from IDR 16K – 18K, and the world-class Sop Buntut cost IDR. 30K. They also have a branch in Jalan Batu Tulis Raya.

11.25 – 12.00

Metro Atom Basement

From the bridge we moved underground and stopped at a Chinese herb stall. The shop owner was 83 years old couple, who made their own ‘arak’ (Chinese rice wine) from ‘angkak’ and ‘ketan hitam’. They’d been there forever and yet still managed to run the daily routine in that shop. I saw Mba Lisa drew two boxes filled with fried emping melinjo (gnetum gnemon crackers) there are two kinds, we were asked to taste both emping and guessed which has the best quality. The first emping was quite common, We all should’ve been familiar. But the second one, my tongue would express it as somewhat soft, it didn’t explode right away in your mouth, and there’s a deep-flavor and unique aroma of melinjo, burst-up my mouth. Lisa then asked which one we liked. Some said that the 1^st is better, but in my judgment the second one is definitely a killer. I was right : Lisa told us that the second emping was had to be the best quality emping made of roasted – not boiled – gnetum gnemon originated from Labuan, Serang (near Anyer beach) where they produce this export-quality crackers.

Fascinated by her broad understanding about food, Lisa then chatted with si Om the shop owner and took me in dazzled with their lectures about sop ayam obat (chicken soup made for recovering sick people), and some really new things I haven’t heard about Chinese herbs. No wonder the couple looked very healthy, they never buy medicine, they create their own from those Chinese herbs!

12.10 – 12.30

Soen Yoe Eatery

Filled with foods, and knowledge, we strolled along Pasar Baru lane to our last stop. All of a sudden Lisa turn right into a narrow alley ( I love surprises like this) and kept us in what I called “an exciting-curiousity”. We arrived in an eatery. They sell bakmie and other Chinese menu like nasi tim, cap cay, etc. But the reason we were there was for a drink called Es Lobi-lobi. I never had an Es Lobi-lobi before, and on this first attempt sipping this drink, I was speechless. Took a while to really ‘understand’ the sweet sour (and salty too) syrup filled with ice and a few sweetened lobi-lobi on the bottom of the glass. But as I try to figure out, the glass was nearly empty! Hahaa…It was addictive and soothing, totally fresh and its sourness is simply mind-blowing. It’s like when you’re not sure about something at the first place but ended up really liking it a lot (I don’t know if there’s any ‘term’ for that). Lobi-lobi (Flacourita inermi) is a sweet-sour fruit, well…strong sour flavor and just slightly sweet to be exact. Mostly grown in beach side in Jawa Barat area. People consume this as one of the member of rujak fruits or to reduce the sourness some processed it into lobi-lobi jam. Sincethe lobi-lobi in our drinks were sweetend, I’m curious about it real taste!.

12.30 – 15.30

Galeri Foto Antara for Ted X presentation

We headed to Galeri Foro Antara, and were still excited about what’s going to happen next!. Lisa told us that are going to watch a special presentation. Whilst waiting for the other group to come we got a package of crispy tofu-skin crackers, product of Sumedang. It was rich in taste and very crispy! As a souvenir, USD gave us a bag of Emping Melinjo from Labuan, Serang. I couldn’t wait ‘til I get home and bragged about this emping story to my Mom!!!

Ted X presentation

I had a loooot of new experiences, and got a looooot of knowledge as well, and Ted X was really the highlight of the day. Well for those of you who don’t what TED is please check www.ted.com ( pls go and check it right know, not that I’m lazy to explain what TED is, but you all should check it, and go amazed by it). Now that you know what TED is? TED X is an independently organized showing of TED’s presentation from people who have brilliant thing worth sharing. And for USD event, the Indonesia TED X team had prepared a presentation about foie gras. I tell you the conclusion : Some farmers are doing force-feeding to their geese so that the foie gras could pumped up 8^th times of its original size! But, there are a farmer in Spain name Eduardo, who practice sustainable farming, by simply letting his geese live happily, eat whatever they want, no force-feeding, in fact, everything went very natural. The result : the best foie gras in the world (according to the speaker)…The second video is about the miss-leading in education and truly about how education should support your passion, rather than being suffocated learning things you don’t like.

Never in my life, I went home smiling with how many things I’ve learned today. Things I really liked : foods and the presentation from TED X was absolutely opened-up my mind. There are way too many monotonousness and superficiality in our daily lives. There are many miss-leading and neglect ion. Its heart-warming that there are people behind USD (with TED X) that really helped us not to get lost at least in two things : Pasar Baru (since it’s a huge and confusing place) second, not get lost in what we want. They encouraged us to embrace and live up our passion, and leave the worn-out perspective that may against our passion!!!

I hope this writing is ‘edible’ to your brain!. If you have passion for foods, clubs like Underground Secret Dining is a perfect container to hold your passion. Where excitement is never-ending and curiosity is deliciously feed!

A Wedding Party that Rocks!

Just attended my dear friends since junior high( Opiq & Tania's) wedding on August 09th 2009, and it was awesome in many aspects, tell you why....
First, I was mesmerized by Opiq's proposal to Tania where he made a song, asking Tania to be his wife and then I was mesmerized again by their decision to use their own money for most of the expenses. I guess that is something unusual and rare to see lately, where many of us spoiled by our parents to celebrate wedding that sucked up hundred millions of rupiahs.
This 'brave' couple decided the wedding will take place at the bride's home with akad in the morning continued with the wedding party for families, and a dedicated wedding party at night for close friends. Invitation made only 250, split half-half for day and nite reception. The bride's are lucky to have a relative of famous catering, so they totally saved a lot for catering which in many case took the biggest portion of your wedding budget.
They've also decided not to take pre-wedding pictures which they think of as 'cheesy' and useless instead they made something really impressive with 'old pictures' of them.

I thought, this could be a great example of how middle-class Jakartans creatively created something impressive with a lot of adjustments to meet the budget, and turned out a.m.a.z.i.n.g. As urban-modern people we only need to be open-minded and put our personality to whatever party we're making. So that people would have certain memory and will last on their mind.
Luckily for the couple that their parents are really wanted to compromise between keeping up with the tradition and : go on, just do it what you youngsters are pleased to do!

So eventually, the result was a beautiful mix of culture, whereas the bride is true javanese from both sides and the broom's father originated from Betawi - and not to forget, they are a true urban couple who enjoys a simple modern life. During the Akad, most of the rituals are javanese with a splash of Betawi accentuation - when the broom came, we were cheered by the sound of cracking ala Betawi fireworks. The whole morning ritual was serene and touchy. Tania-the bride wore the same kebaya that her mom was wearing on her Akad 31years ago, Opik looked nervous, several times seemed wanted to shed tears. He was very human and his constantly wanting to cry showed that marriage is still a very 'seriouss' and 'holy' matter in one's life.
But the highlight of Akad ceremony was truly the 'tausiah' from our Headmaster - Prof DR Arief Rachman - of SMP & SMU Labschool where the couple actually spent their teenage years together. Prof Arief is well-known for his inspiring public speaking, and that morning, he successfully touched the bride & broom's heart and basically everyone in that room.

I went again to their night reception. The house looked more spacious as some tables were taken away. A beautifully-framed picture from the morning ceremony were placed at the door, off-course it showed the newly-wed wacky pose...I came with a group of their closest friends and found them by the pool. Tania wore a gorgeous evening gown, with classic 1950s make up and hairdo if I'm not mistaken, making this attorney looks like a hollywood's movie star back in the days, while Opik still wore Indonesian traditional 'tux', so different than his ala-Art-Director's -grungy-looking daily style, but again, it was a perfect blend! They looked matched!, it's the chemistry I guess.

We took tons of pictures, photographers are everywhere : the candid, the fish eye, and there were also disposable cameras where people were encouraged to help the couple gather even more pictures of their unforgettable night.

The food was great. The catering company, to me had done a great job. Again, it was a great budget cut too, luckt them!. They also got a good deal for : somehow they managed to get Endah & Rhesa, the new-comer acoustic band that stole Rolling Stone Indonesia's attention, to perform that night!!!

The unforgettable of all happened at around 8.30 pm, after a piano session, the couple gave out speech, expressing how thankful they were that we all could show-up and made their night, and theeen tarrraaaa : Opiq performed his proposal song!!! it was a bit jazzy-bozza tune, though his voice was not Sinatra we were all cheering for that romantic expression of love. However asking a girl to marry you thru a song is trully a killer way to make her say "yesss!!!" right?. After that little 'show' their friends from Junior High (yes, junior high) gave some surprise gift. It was a plate and caricature of them that really took their night way more unforgettable!

I have to confess that Ive never been into a such enjoyable wedding party. I had doubts at the beginning that it was going to be successful, since culturally we are not used to these kind of wedding parties. I have to admit that the wedded couple are very open-minded people, that had been through a lot of thinking to make this night memorable. They've really put their personality into that party without being superficial, they dont like pre-wed pictures but putting their old pictures from junior high and some scrap-book styled picture about when they were still dating, and it was a really quite stellar, people gathered to the table and giggled on the innocent faces of the couple's and their friends. Tania's mom wedding picture are mostly talked about since Mrs Susatyo was sooo similar to her daughter. Tell you what, most wedding like this, would end up with a DJ whoever dance session with a lot of alcohols involved, but since that's sooo not represent who these couple are, they decided to hunt down this electrifying accoustic band : Endah & Rhesa, and they did very very well!!!

As I congratulated the happily married couple before going home, I tweeted saying " this is a great wedding party", and people were actually saying the same thing as well on twitter. Until I went home, I was wtill impressed of how great they managed their party. The invitation was simple and not costly, the decoration is simple yet tasteful with fresh flowers in every right spots. The old pictures from junior high on the table, the band (oh mi god the baaaand!!!), and as I tried to figure out what else did this couple had given to impress us, I saw the wedding souvenir - its was a mini can of cookie, i thought it was Pringles inside but when I read the cover its actually made by Opiq's mom who is a cookie maker for celebrations and holiday parcels. I smiled as his being Art-Directorish seen from a text that said "Chemistry without Chemicals" a quote from Sondre Lerche. To me it was a perfect 'thank-you' token. Why? because they made the cookies themselves!. I have this 'thing' about giving something you made it by yourself to others. To me, it really showed how thankful they are - with all those baking and putting the cookies carefully one by one. I dont know if Im weird or something, but to me, giving something hand-made is way more memorable because you'll see there's a sincerity there, the willingness to do something to make other people happy....
I smiled and think how I can relate this story to our lives, until I figured that this is actually about : how 'love' can make a difference!!! Their love for both of them made them husband and wife, and their love of friends and family left beautiful marks, and their love of life has inspired us to make the best use of our life and enjoy it sincerely...

Congaratulations dear friends...
There maybe times when we would be busy, and dont have time to see each other, but the memories, oh God the memories...they will definitely remain in this tiny part of our brain cells that raised our lips and created a smile...

Thank you guys, have a nice life with kids and cats...
Love Ya!!!!

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D place packed with foreigners... Indonesia unite!!!

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Im sooo gonna swim this afternoon!

JANJI PEMUDA

Saya tidak sedang berusaha menyaingi Sumpah Pemuda yang sakral, 

tetapi saya merasa perlu membuat Janji Pemuda yang mengikuti perkembangan zaman, karena itu pemuda-pemuda masa kini harus berjanji kepada Indonesia Raya dalam 3 butir berikut :

1. Kami, pemuda-pemudi Indonesia masa kini, berjanji untuk berbangsa satu bangsa Indonesia, karena itu kami tidak akan melupakan jati diri kami sebagai orang Indonesia dengan sifat-sifat khasnya : tepo seliro, ramah-tamah, dan gotong-royong yang kian lama kian memudar, digantikan sifat egois, acuh-tak-acuh, dan mau enak sendiri  khas masyarakat urban. Kami akan berusaha sekuat tenaga untuk menghilangkan stigma 'jam-karet', 'koruptor', dan 'malas' yang kian lama kian melekat di jidat kami.

2. Kami, pemuda-pemudi Indonesia masa kini, berjanji untuk berbahasa satu, bahasa Indonesia. Meskipun dalam keseharian, kami terkadang menggunakan bahasa universal, bahasa Inggris yang cas cis cus, dengan grammar yang nyaris tanpa cela dalam perbincangan dengan teman sesama orang Indonesia, pada status facebook & twitter kami, pada email-email yang kami kirimkan kepada kolega yang juga orang Indonesia. TAPI kami berjanji untuk senantiasa memahami, mencintai, dan terus menambah kosa-kata bahasa Indonesia kami. Kami berjanji akan mengulang-ulang membaca karya sastra angkatan pujangga lama, pujangga baru, angkatan '66, dan angkata-angkatan sesudahnya. Kami yakin, banyak diantara kami yang hafal puisi  "Aku" karya  Chairil Anwar dan memahami maknanya.

3. Kami, pemuda-pemudi Indonesia masa kini, berjanji untuk bertanah air satu, tanah air Indonesia. Kami akan berjuang sekuat tenaga, menyingsingkan lengan baju kami untuk membangun negeri Indonesia. Kami akan mencari uang seperti serigala kelaparan, untuk kami pakai berlibur, mengunjungi destinasi wisata domestik yang menakjubkan dan berbelanja produk-produk dalam negeri yang kualitas serta nilai estetisnya tidak kalah dengan buatan negara-negara maju. Kami akan berusaha menciptakan lapangan pekerjaan dengan berwiraswasta, karena kami letih bekerja dengan perusahaan yang dimiliki asing. Sebagian diantara kami sudah banyak yang meng-eksplor dan sebagian sukses menjadi wiraswastawan yang mengangkat martabat Indonesia di mata dunia. Kami berjanji tidak akan terlena dengan kepungan mall-mall modern, dengan membanjirnya resto waralaba dari luar negeri, karena kami sangat suka memburu barang-barang kerajinan khas Indonesia, makan makanan khas Indonesia yang diracik dengan puluhan bumbu-bumbu eksotis. Karena kami lahir, tumbuh dan merasakan betapa tanah air kami adalah tempat yang luar biasa!

MAAFKAN KAMI PANCASILA

Maafkan kami karena kami kadang tidak berdaya menerima gempuran westernisasi. Keadaan sekarang berbeda dengan 1928, sekarang kami tahu apa yang terjadi dengan selebriti di Amerika sana secara real-time. Kami menghabiskan waktu menonton film-film Hollywood yang memang terampil, namun kami mencintai film-film Indonesia yang sarat nilai-nilai kehidupan dan punya pertalian emosi yang kuat dengan kami, penontonnya.

Maafkan kami karena sebagian dari kami sangat sekuler. Kami pergi mabuk2an dan solat subuh sekembalinya ke rumah. Namun ajaran agama apapun yang kami anut, kami tetap berTuhankan Yang Maha Esa.

Maafkan kami karena masih banyak gelandangan dan anak-anak putus sekolah di luar sana.

Kami berusaha membantu dengan menyumbangkan uang, membuat konser musik amal, mengunjungi panti asuhan pada hari ulang tahun kami, atau sekedar melempar uang 500 perak pada pengamen cilik yang wajahnya berdebu di perempatan jalan dari balik kaca mobil kami. Suatu saat, kami yakin akan semakin banyak kelompok-kelompok kecil bermunculan dengan satu tujuan mulia : membantu sesama agar tecipta kemanusiaan yang adil dan beradab

Maafkan kami karena negeri ini terdiri dari ribuan suku, perbedaan kadang sangat mecolok. Terkadang kami memandang dengan tatapan merendahkan pada suku atau kelas lain. Kami mencemooh orang yang bicara keras-keras, kami menyepelekan orang dari suku tertentu, kami mencibir orang berpakaian kumuh dengan bau tak sedap. Padahal pakaian yang kami kenakan dan wangi deodorant kami hanya melekat sebentar. Insya Allah persatuan Indonesia akan terwujud bila masing-masing dari kami berhenti mengkotak-kotakkan dan membuat pengkategorian manusia berdasarkan sudut pandang egoistis kami. Kami akan berusaha!

Maafkan kami karena tidak semua dari kami mengerti pernyataan "Kerakyatan yang dipimpin oleh hikmat kebijaksanaan dalam permusyawaratan perwakilan". Terlalu banyak imbuhan ke-an yang sulit untuk kami cerna, karena kami sibuk mempelajari kata-kata 'tinggi' dalam bahasa Inggris. Kami berusaha memahami soal politik, meskipun suhu politik negeri ini tak menentu. Kami berusaha menjadi individu-individu yang menghormati pendapat orang lain.  Sebagian dari kami tidak selalu mementingkan diri sendiri. Dalam rapat-rapat di gedung pencakar langit, kami bermusyarah, kami mendengarkan masukan orang lain, kami menerima kritik agar kami menjadi lebih baik. Kami percaya negara ini memiliki orang-orang yang pantas untuk mengarahkan kebijakan-kebijakan tata negara yang berpihak pada kami, rakyatnya!

Maafkan kami karena kami sulit menerima bahwanegara ini telah adil pada kami, bahwa keadilan sosial bagi seluruh rakyat Indonesia hanyalah kata-kata tanpa makna. 

Tapi suatu saat, kami pemuda-pemudi Indonesia masa kini akan menwujudkannya. Kami percaya setiap orang punya hak yang sama, kami akan mewujudkan jaring pengaman sosial yang lebih canggih, kami akan memastikan orang-orang mendapatkan pelayanan medis yang memadai, agar tidak ada lagi orang meninggal karena tak bisa membayar biaya rumah sakit. Walaupun keadilan itu abstrak dan sulit kami mengerti, tapi sekali lagi, kami akan berusaha!

Apapun yang terjadi, kami akan tetap cinta Indonesia. Kami hanya sedikit ling-lung...

Planning a cheap weekend getaway

This the total expense from my last trip to Bandung (for 2 person, without accomodation)

Train ticket	67.5
Taxi pondok labu - Jatinegara	70
Food & Aqua	15
Angkot Klender - Jatinegara	2
Angkot Dago	4
Angkot Gasibu	4
Yoghurt Cisangkuy	35
Roemah Nenek	62.5
Becak	15
UNKL347	230
Taman LaluLintas	8
Aqua	5
Angkot istiqomah	5
Toko Coklat	51
Angkot Dago	5
Ojek Bukit	10
Wale	43
Congo	35
Ojek Bukit	17
Angkot Dago	5
Toko Yu	27
Angkot Gede	5
Angkot Leuwi	5
Ongkos Pulang	70
Taksi Klender	60
Taksi Pdk Labu	35
Total	897

Breakdown
Total Spending for Transportation 380.5
Total Spending for food 273.5
Total Spending for tourism object 14
Total Spending for Shopping 230
Total 897

Okay, to be honest, I planned to spend 300K per person, means there's a 297 excess
or 150K over-spending per person

The mistake that we made were : Shopping, if we didnt shop, we only over spent 67K, which is acceptable I think, hehehe...
However budget for shopping should be put on your list, and cut back on everything else
What also miss-calculated was our transportation, IT Team spent 304.5 K for transportation JKT - BDG back and forth. and 75K for public transportation in Bandung, thats almost 380K in total...! so much better if we bring a car...although the experience would be so much different hehehe...

So this is what you can do to cut back
Total Spending for Transportation 380.5 --> bring car cost only 250 (incl. gas & toll fare)
Total Spending for food 273.5 --> we ate too much, we could survive with 200 only
Total Spending for tourism object 14 --> acceptable, since most places are free of charge
Total Spending for Shopping 230 --> dont cut your shopping budget!!! hehehe

Total money you could save : IDR 204K
Total Spending : IDR 693K or IDR 346.5K per person

Okay, still over-spend 93K, whether you like it or not, let's cut the shopping budget
that means you can only spend : 137K or 68.5K per person for shopping
Gud luck with that (or we can change the budget to 350K???? ehehehe)

Tips :
Make sure you've charged your camera battery
Bring lots of bottled water
Try not to eat at a restaurant all the time
Plan your route efficiently
Shop only for the things you needed...

Have a great vacation, and be wise with your money...

Simple Tips for your Tripssss

During preparation time of my Bandung trip, I made some list about what things that I have to capture and food that I have to taste, these are the list (actually I kinda had them all, except for contemporary Art piece, that should be taken while I was in Common Room, well I guess, Toko Coklat shop can be considered as 1 contemporary art piece (maksa, heheeh)

To be captured on camera (atleast 1)
1. Breath-taking scenery
check!

Sunrise, taken from Parahyangan window

Congo - up the Dago hill

2. Unique Person
check!

This person is very much laid back dont u think? and he's not a beggar!

3. Historical Site
check!

Savoy Homann's

Inside the conference room - Museum of Asia Africe Conference

4. Contemporary Art piece
check!

Hot new place - Toko Coklat, Jl. Cimanuk

To be eaten...yeaay (atleast 1)
1. Indonesian food
check!

Sop Buntut - WaLe

Nasi Lidah Saus Jamur - Roemah Nenek

2. Creamy dessert
check!

Scrumptous Pralines - Toko Coklat

and strawberry smoothies from Toko You (Picture N/A)

3. Hot drink with cinnamon on it
check!

Hot Chocolate with Cinnamon granule - Toko Coklat

4. Local delicacy
check!

My last bite of Surabi Oncom Keju - Depan Yoghurt Cisangkuy

Unforgetable Tahu Crispy - Depan Yoghurt Cisangkuy

5. Cheapest meal i've ever had
well, i didnt get this one..but...We got the cheapest rate for Ojek ever!!!
5ribu perak untuk nanjak sekitar 4 km ke Wale, now that's what I call a good deal! hehehe

Make your own wishlist/resolution, could be something that you should find, something you should do, or something u will carry from your trip. You'll be surprised how much coincidence matches your resolution criteria.

Hopefully your vacation would be so much more interesting ( it felt so good when you can achieve all your resolution...!!!)


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Bandung dalam 25.5 jam

Jakarta to :

• Gedung Sate
• Museum Geologi
• Museum Perangko
• Yoghurt Cisangkuy
• Roemah Nenek Resto
• UNKL347 ('accident' shopping)
  
• Taman Lalu Lintas
• Museum Asia Afrika
• Jalan Braga
• Toko Coklat
  
• Warung Lela
• Congo
• Common Room - Tobucil
• Toko You...

and back to Jakarta, semua dikunjungi dalam rentang waktu 05.27- 01.30

Berawal dari kejenuhan yang tiba-tiba melanda, saat bosan kena macet di tol dalam kota Jakarta, saya nyaris membelokkan mobil ke arah Bandung, tapi saya tidak se-nekat itu karena masih teringat dengan janji meeting dengan E.O. dan supplier merchandise. Tapi sepanjang hari saya terus kepikiran, ingin sekali rasanya 'kabur' sejenak ke Bandung. Akhirnya saya DM si Imam (lightmamz.blogspot.com), "gue mau ambil cuti mendadak hari jum'at, ke Bandung yuk, but nothing fancy ya, gue ga bawa mobil, kita ngangkot aja, liat-liat museum aja sm wisata kuliner"

and that's how the IT Team journey to Bandung started (IT = ImamTreidy...hahakakak agak norak yeee...)

Saya menghabiskan beberapa jam sehari untuk browsing dan membedah googlemaps supaya wisata spontan ini terencana dg cukup baik.
Sayang sekali beberapa teman yang saya ajak kurang meminati rencana dadakan ini, mungkin karena kesibukan.
Saya sendiri excited sekali, entah kenapa padahal cuma ke Bandung 'doang' hehiehiehi, mungkin karena moment-nya tepat. dan experience-nya (naik kreta, mengunjungi museum, "ngangkot", jalan kaki...turis bgt!) Setelah menghitung-hitung, saya mengalokasikan Rp 300ribu saja utk perjalanan ini (menjadi 2 kali lipat jumlahnya sbg cadanga --> tips ini dari Suze Orman, seorang ahli keuangan, "always prepare double the amount of money u're going to spend on a holiday -its so true)


Transportasi

Tadinya kita berpikir untuk naik travel, tapi ide untuk naik kereta kyknya seru bgt, so we decided to take the train - Parahyangan, kelas bisnis, biar berasa petualangannya hahaha.
Tiketnya beli lewat call centre PT Kereta Api, untuk jadwal keberangkatan bisa dilihat disini. Gampang kok tinggal telfon, trus transfer uangnya, dan tukar tiketnya minimal 1 jam sebelum keberangkatan, berhubung kereta kita berangkatnya jam 05.27, bukti transfernya harus ditukar dengan tiket 1 hari sebelumnya. harap diingat tidak bisa transfer melalui atm BCA. (cuma Mandiri, BII, Lippo, Niaga, Danamon kalo gak salah) click here if you want to know more.

Selama di Bandung kami mengandalkan angkot, serta kaki kami sendiri, setiap berpindah tempat, bahkan kaki imam yang baru saja dioperasi kecil mengayun dengan semangatnya saat dibutuhkan. Untuk naik ke atas bukit Dago pun kami mengandalkan ojek yang memang sangat bisa diandalkan...!



05.27
Setasiun Djatinegara

What happened?
Saya nyaris ketinggalan kereta! Berangkat ke stasiun Jatinegara dari rumah di Klender, saya naik metromini yang cuma menghabiskan Rp. 2000. Tapi karena masih subuh, Metromini ini jalannya siput sekali. Imam sempat menelpon, dia sudah di stasiun. Sampai stasiun jam saya menunjukkan pukul 05.30, jadilah saya berlari-lari menuju peron dan langsung naik ke kereta Parahyangan. 10 detik detik kemudian kereta pun berjalan...Imam menelpon saya dengan suara panik "dimana loe? keretanya udh jalan"
that was sooo close...
Money spent?
IDR 67.5 tiket kereta
IDR 70 taksi Imam dari Pdk Labu
IDR 2 metromini Treidy

Sebenarnya sama aja sih naik travel juga ga jauh beda, tapi semangatnya kan pengen naik kreta biar bisa foto sunrise seperti ini :


08.31
Welcome to (Stasiun KA Kebon Kawung) Bandung people!

What Happened :
Sesampainya di Stasiun kami menyetop angkot Jalan Kebon Kawung, jurusannya saya lupa, tapi yg pasti kita turun di perempatan Dago dan nyambung lagi angkot yang ke Dipati Ukur, awalnya kita mencari bubur mang Oyo, tapi ternyata petunjuk dari Googlemaps ngaco, adanya bubur gak jelas gitu. Tnyata dia ada di Jl. Sulanjana. Akhirnya kami memutuskan untuk langsung ke arah Gasibu, untuk melihat icon-nya Bandung : The Satay Building.



08.55
Gasibu Area

What's Here ?
Gedung Sate, Museum Geologi, Museum Prangko, Lapangan Gasibu, Yoghurt Cisangkuy
What Happened ?
Foto-foto...selain tidak boleh masuk, Gedung Sate memang bagus untuk difoto dari luar, hehehe.
Sebenarnya kami lapar sekali, dan sebenarnya juga ada bubur yg katanya enak di lapangan gasibu, tapi kami terlalu excited foto-foto huhuhu...
How We Get Here?
Dari Kebon Kawung :
Angkot jurusan Cisitu - Tegalega
ganti :
Angkot jurusan Dipati Ukur - Panghegar di perempatan Ir. H Juanda (Dago)
Money Spent?
IDR 8 ongkos angkot


09.15
Museum Geologi

What's Here?
Museum sejarah geologi, menampilan fossil dari saman batu, peninggalan manusia purba seperti alat-alat pertukangan, serta model kerangka DINOSAURUS...not exactly as big as we see in the movie Night at the Museum, but it's still so kool!
What Happened?
IT Team nyaris gak bisa masuk ke museum ini, karena jum'at mereka tutup. Tapi, dengan pura-pura begonya kami tetap nekat masuk ke dalam. Untungnya ada beberapa orang film crew dari stasiun TV Bandung yang mau shooting. Sepertinya orang-orang di museum tau-nya IT Team is part of those crews hahahaha...yeaay i got to c dinosaur bones!!!
How We Get Here?
By foot alias Jelong Kekong
Money Spent?
Zero




Mampir di :
Taman Lansia, yang memang banyak lansia yang sedang jogging



10.00
Museum Perangko

What's Here?
Terletak disamping gedung sate, museum ini bagian dari gedung kantor pos besar kota Bandung. Gedung dengan arsitektur yang dahsyat ini terlihat terawat, seperti baru di cat ulang. Museum perangkonya sendiri terletak di basement, dan sedikit berdebu. Isinya cukup menarik dengan koleksi perangko langka, dan benda-benda pos vintage yang sangat keren. Ada beberapa patung boneka di beberapa bagian ruangan, semua bernuansa pos!
What Happened?
We had a lot of fun with the statues, check the pics
How We Get Here?
By foot alias Jelong Kekong
Money Spent?
Zero



10.45
Yoghurt Cisangkuy

What's Here?
Sebuah rumah dengan arsitektur khas kolonial disulap menjadi toko yoghurt yang kesohor. Kata orang ada yoghurt Odise yang kental dan lebih enak, tapi yoghurt disini tidak pernah mengecewakan, tempatnya nyaman dan homey, banyak pedagang yang menjual jajanan yang enak-enak banget...
What Happened?
Kita pesen Lychee yoghurt, Sari Kelapa yoghurt, Tahu crispy yang amazing, surabi oncom keju, dan rhum ball yang nostalgic.
How We Get Here?
just across the postal office, so we went here by foot alias jelong kekong lageee
Money Spent?
IDR 35rb untuk kesemua menu diatas




12.00
Roemah Nenek Resto
Jalan Taman Cibeunying (Lintang/Bujur : -6.904401,107.624189)

What's Here?
Resto dengan konsep interior ala 'rumah nenek' yang sangat cozy, dengan sederetan menu yang lengkap dari mulai Italian food, Peranakan Belanda, Steak, sampai nasi tutug. Sebagian besar area-nya open air. Highly recommended!
What Happened?
Perfect lunch, in a nice place. Interior resto ini terlalu indah untuk dilewatkan, jadilah IT Team berpose di depan kamera dengan background gramaphone, jam antik, buffet tua, dsb.
How We Get Here?
Walking distance kok dari Cisangkuy, luruuus aja trus belok kanan...
Money Spent?
IDR 62.5 untuk Kulit Kentang, Nasi Lidah Saus Jamur, Nasi Bakar, Jus Kawista, Mineral water



12.55
UNKL347 Distro
Jl Trunojoyo 4 (Dari Riau Junction masuk dikit)

What's Here?
Jalan ini sekarang ramai dengan deretan distro-distro khas Bandung yang selalu setingkat lebih maju dalam soal taste, design, kualitas bahan, dan brand experience di store mereka. Selalu menyenangkan mampir ke sini!
What Happened?
Okay sebenarnya distro ini ada di Jakarta, dan okay, gue udh janji ga bakal boros2 selama di Bandung, tapi emang sebenarnya gue iseng2 niat, pengen tau ajaa lagi ada sale gak sih di UNKL347 yang dulu namanya 347 (three for seven)?. Eh ternyata, ada barang diskonan!, yang tadinya IT Team lagaknya sok cool, begitu tau ada yang 50ribuan, langsung serbuuu, belanja juga akhirnya di Bandung...hehehe
How We Get Here?
Naik becak boozzz, saking tukang becanya shock ngeliat badan IT Team yang geda2 nan gempal2 ini, gak mau ditawar loh dia, "15 ribu 'sep...beratttt" gitu katanya... hakakakak
Money Spent?
IDR 230 for 3pcs of t-shirts and 1 high quality sweater even massimo dutti can't trump...
IDR 15 for becak




13.30
Taman Lalu Lintas - Jl Sumatera

What's Here?
Taman yang besar dan rindang (serta old skool...), unik karena bertema-kan lalu lintas, selain taman yang besar untuk bermain anak-anak, disini juga tersedia kolam renang, bike ramp, serta kereta api dan mobil keliling...
What Happened?
IT Team sangat terkesan dengan tempat yang cukup jarang ditemui di Indonesia, sebenarnya tempat ini sangat baik untuk mengajarkan anak-anak tata cara berlalulintas yang benar sejak dini. IT team lalu mencoba naik kereta api mini dan berfoto-ria. Oh iya, disini kami bertemu dengan penjaga WC yang asik Blackberry-an lhooo...
How We Get Here?
jalan kaki dari UNKL347, ke arah hotel Grand Hyatt (waspadalah, karena cukup gempor)
Money Spent?
IDR 4 /pax for ticket
IDR 3 /pax for train tour



14.20
Museum Konferensi Asia Afrika

What's Here?
Bertempat di Gedung Merdeka yang bersejarah karena pernah digunakan untuk Konferensi Asia Afrika pada tahun 1955, Museum ini adalah salah satu objek wisata andalah kota Bandung. Berada di daerah kota - tua, IT Team sangat kagum dengan jalanan batu yang mengitari kompleks gedung ini. Memang macetnya ga pernah habis, tapi daerah ini sangat seksi untuk dijelajahi!
What Happened?
Imam bercengkrama dengan Mohammad Hatta
Treidy mengucap salam kepada Sir John Kotelawala yang namanya dicomot untuk dijadikan judul bluetooth ponselnya
Kami juga memberi hormat pada Bung Karno, berdiri dibawah Burung Garuda, mengibarkan Sang Saka Merah Putih! Kami berjanji akan membangun Indonesia dengan bekerja keras, dan membelanjakan uang kami untuk berwisata domestik dan membeli produk2 dalam negeri.
How We Get Here?
Dari Taman Lalin di Jl Sumatera, naik angkot Jurusan Dago - Abdul Muis
berhenti di perempatan Jl Asia Afrika menuju Jl Lengkong, jalan beberapa ratus meter
melewati hotel Preanger dan Savoy Homann
Money Spent?
IDR 5 for angkot
IDR 5 for aqua



15.10
Jalan Braga

What's Here?
Its one of those streets you see in Paris...!!!
Disinilah letak Braga City Walk yang sepertinya sengaja dibuat untuk orang-orang spt IT Team yang butuh tempat duduk untuk mengistirahatkan kaki dan menghisap rokok, tanpa ditawari mau makan/minum apa... :-)
What Happened?
Sightseeing!!! Imam difoto lagi mau nyebrang diantara gedung2 tua, pas ada mobil peugeot yang lewat, kok suddenly we are in Paris ya???!! hahaha... Sempat hujan gerimis juga yang justru membuat suasananya menjadi lain.
Sayangnya seorang abang becak berusaha menipu kami, waktu kita tanya ke Jalan Progo naik angkot yang mana, dia bilang gak ada, klo mau naik taksi aja klo gak becak, akhirnya karena IT Team punya rasa curiga yang sangat besar, kita tanya sama supir angkot yang lagi nge-tem, eh taunya angkotnya ke arah sana... (deeuuggh bang becak...buaya mau dikadalin hahaha!)
How We Get Here?
We walked along the street and felt very sexy. Street painters, old shops, bakery with its aromatic freshly baked bread. Indeed, it's the Paris of Java.
Money Spent?
IDR O




16.00
Toko Coklat - Jl Cimanuk

What's Here?
Sesuai namanya, tempat ini menjual praline-praline lezat dengan bahan-bahan berkualitas tinggi, dilengkapi area outdoor yang menjadi favorite IT Team. Desain bangunan yang tak terlalu besar ini sangat unik dan stand out dari area disekitarnya. A must-visit place when you're in Bandung
What Happened?
Tadinya kita pikir, well they sell chocolate, so what???. Kita order 4 buah praline berbeda rasa yang di recommend sama mbaknya dan tentunya hot chocolate!. Karena favorite gue dark chocolate, gue pesan Ganashe Rhum and I loooove it, coklatnya creamy cenderung setengah melt, sepertinya bila dimasukkan ke microwave selama 30detik, coklat ini bisa langsung lumer!...Shock dengan sensasi Ganashe Rhum, IT team makin terlena dengan variant coklat lainnya, yaitu Ganashe Mint, dan yang liquor-filled, Kirsch & Cointreau!
Abis itu kita foto2 lagi deh, berhubung bangunan bergaya kontemporer-modern-nya sangatlah unik.
How We Get Here?
Dari Braga, kita menyetop angkot, turun di mesjid Istiqomah, jalan sedikit kira-kira 100 meter.
Money Spent?
IDR 5 for angkot
IDR 51 for pralines & hot chocholate


17.25
Warung Bakso Lela - Jl Rancakendal 6

What's Here?
Sebuah 'warung bakmi' diatas bukit. Masuk kesini kita disambut dengan pendopo utama, jalan sedikit ada taman yang memisahkan dengan bangunan kedua, berupa pendopo juga yang terdiri dari 2 lantai. Rasanya seperti masuk ke Spice Garden dengan bonus tanaman-tanaman hidup, dan pemandangan dari atas bukit.
What Happened?
Entah kenapa tiba2 kami lapar, terngiang2 bakmi dan sop buntut yang sudah terkenal kemana-mana. Tentu saja tak lupa foto2!. IT Team memang memfavorite-kan tempat-tempat yang menawarkan nuansa etnik khas Indonesia. Rasanya tak pernah bosan melihat kursi kayu rotan, pendopo, gentong-gentong, patung wayang golek, dan tetumbuhan tropis yang menghiasinya
How We Get Here?
Ini dia yang seru, dari depan mesjid Istiqomah, kami menyetop angkot ke arah Dago. Sampe mentok pokoknya, sampai angkot itu tidak sanggup lagi menanjak, kemudian kami berganti Ojek! yup ojek termurah yang pernah IT Team naiki, karena untuk jarak sekitar 4 km, kami hanya membayar lima ribu rupiah saja!!! Lalu kami bertukar nomor telepon dengan Mang Boim Team supaya nanti menjemput kami lagi.
Money Spent?
IDR 5 for angkot
IDR 5 /pax for ojek Mang Boim
IDR 43 for Sop Buntut, Bakmi Ayam Jamur Bakso, Jeruk Nipis Hangat, Teh Manis.


18.20
Congo (near WaLe)

What's Here?
Resto, conference room, pool table, bar with extraordinary spot to enjoy Bandung view at night!
The place is huge!. Ada 2 bangunan, 3 lantai yang terdiri dari dining area dan conference room dan 1 lagi yang lebih casual dengan pool table & bar.
Perfect spot to capture Bandung breath-taking scenery at night
What Happened?
IT Team, sempat terdiam beberapa menit, lalu meraih ipod kami masing-masing memasang lagu-lagu mellow favorite kami masing2...tenaaang...hening...perfect!
How We Get Here?
Jalan Kaki dari Wale yang cukup menguras tenaga karena jalanannya naik turun kata Saya "Inilah hidup, kadang naik kadang turun, pada saat menanjak, kita ngos-ngos-an, tapi gak selamanya hidup itu ngos-ngosan ada saatnya jalanannya menurun, dan kita bisa berjalan dengan santai...jadi saat kita lagi dapat cobaan kita 'gak perlu takut, pasti ada ujung yang manis..."
Money Spent?
IDR 36 for Cream Soup, Hazelnut Coffee, and Hot Tea.


19.50
Toko You & Common Room

What's Here?
Bertempat di sekitar area R.S. St.Boromeus. Ada restoran terkenal yang menjual chinese food & home made cakes. Toko You bahkan pernah disebut-sebut dalam novel Cintapuccino.
Sementara CommonRoom adalah wadah bagi seniman muda Bandung sebagai tempat showcase ataupun menjadi venue acara-acara diskusi atau meeting acara-acara seni. Disini juga terdapat Tobucil yang bisa menjadi pilihan toko buku unik dengan koleksi yang cukup beragam
What Happened?
IT Team sangat letih disini, sehingga kami hanya mampir sebentar untuk bersiap-siap pulang. Pastinya Toko You akan kami kunjungi lagi, karena kami belum sempat mencicipi makanannya. Hehehe agak maksa nih kesini, karena perut udh kekenyangan banjettt...
How We Get Here?
Turun dari Congo dengan ojek Mang Boim, tinggal telpon dan dia akan datang, ongkosnya agak dilebihin ya...trus nyambung angkot Dago, turun di Boromeus
Money Spent?
IDR 16 for ojek
IDR 5 for angkot
IDR 27 for strawberry smoothies, aqua & coca cola

01.00
Terminal Kampung Rambutan - Jakarta

What Happened ?
Berhubung sudah lewat dari jam 9, dan IT Team tidak tahu lagi harus menghubungi travel agent yang mana (Cipaganti hanya melayani hingga jam 20.15), dan adrenalin kami mengatakan harus naik bus biasa yang gak pakai AC, akhirnya kami menumpang bus dari terminal leuwipanjang. Sayangnya gak ada bis yang non AC, damn! IT Team merasa terlalu manja!. Tapi mau gimana lagi, yang ada hanya bus ini yang hanya sampai terminal Kampung Rambutan. Setelah hampir 45 menit ngetem akhirnya bus berangkat ke Jakarta via Cipularang, setelah itu IT Team tewas selama hampir 2 jam.
Money Spent?
IDR 5 angkot to Tegalega
IDR 5 angkot to Leuwipanjang
IDR 35/pax Bus fare
IDR 60 cab fare to Klender
IDR 35 cab fare to Pondok Labu

The journey is the whole process itself

It's not about where you've been to, but HOW you get there...

See you in my next trip

...

Note : Date stamp on pictures supposed to be : 02/07/09