The long awaited year end trip to the country that is so near yet so far, INDONESIA. It was something that we have been talking about for a couple of months. Just TALKING. Planning without any actions taken till last minute when Maya & Linardy bought their flight ticket to Jakarta and started questioning me. Its so convinient with the internet and Air Asia, ‘Now Everyone Can Fly’.
Less than half an hour clicking and surveying which flight is cheaper and calling in for final confirmation of details, i managed to get three tickets for less than RM500 per person. I guess its not as cheap as my flight to Hanoi last year but for a last minute thing its quite reasonable.

From the day after purchasing the ticket till the day itself, three of us, Chris, Kenneth and myself were actually quite laid back comparing to the two tourguide, Linardy & Maya. The two of them cracked their heads to plan out our itinery.
 According to the both of them, Jakarta is a land for no ending SHOPPING.
Sounds like my kinda paradise. hahaha… Well it was indeed very cheap to shop there. Clothings esp.

Other than never ending destinations to shop for different things, Linardy has decided to torture his poor AA. Its pay back time after the first semester.. hehhe..Eating expedition, food whole day long, non stop too..

Weeell delay no more its picture time. [no gila photos from the journey there cos i was with two macho guys that think its silly to be camwhoring..sien-nesss. I wish Esther was the one with me.. hehe]

As we reach early morning on the 16th, traffic was smooth. Its only on a Sunday in Jakarta that you would be able to see the road in front of your car, other days, cars cars cars. From the left to the right, front to the back. Traffic is really bad i should say. First destination after we dropped off our luggage in Hotel De Maya, Kelapa Gading Mal. I was wondering maybe its the rain that we couldnt go anywhere else but i was so so so wrong. Try guessing and i bet none of you would actually get it right…

ITS KRISPY KREME!!!!

Original glazed.. YUmmy..

Right after that we left for ITC Cempaka Mas for first round of shopping. The place is actually like Sg. Wang jus a bigger version and less variety of ‘lala-beng’ shops. Just like market selling clothings clothings and clothings and now and then a shop that sells bags or shoes. Like pasar malam at some point.

First day, have to hold fire hehe not much collection and we head to some far away part of Jakarta for homemade ice cream. With only two hours or less of sleep the night before, three of us slept our way around town. When we were awaken, we were in front of a small
shop with a few mobile stalls in front of it.

Looks like some old school kopitiam. 

[Pardon me for the blurry pics, just woke up..]

We had Gado gado. It was yummylicious thats why i only remembered to snap photos half way scooping mouthfuls of it.

Thats one of the famous homemade ice cream. Spagetti Ice Cream. Its vanilla ice cream with noodle lookingshape and with lotsa colourful toppings.

We also had Sate and thats when the topic of different sate(s) came about. Rabbit, Snake, Dog etc etc.. Eeewwww…

The Sate stall infront of the restaurant.

Gado Gado stall.

The first and also the last photo of me with some Indonesia street culture. Dont ask me why, ask MAYA…

After that Linardy, wanted to take advantage of the smooth traffic and we went to the city center where the Jakarta tower, Monas were situated.

 

 Thats Jakarta Tower, Monas behind me. (check out the surroundings.. and people say KLCC park is bad. We should be grateful at times…)

Mobile Toilet. Its about time they come visit Malaysia and learn from us to spend millions on public ‘high tech’ toilets.

We wanted to go up the tower and have a look at the city itself but after the underpass without ventilation and the queue we saw, we changed our minds.

The surprising thing is, most of them visiting were all locals not tourist. Weird right???

Just a few must take pictures and off we go..

With Jakarta’s city as background but i complaint we are too small…

There you go the last picture of the day and then happily ever after..

JM part II will be out soon, Stay tuned!!