Day Out 2- Jakarta_ Tanah Abang_ Mangga Dua

 15 September 2012,

This is the second week me and my friends have been in Indonesia, and without wasting our precious time, we decided to go Jakarta.

As early as 7am, we gathered and took public transport to Jakarta.

 

Our journey starts by taking Angkut (Kampus Dalam) to Laladon,

at Laladon, we took Angkut (03) to Station Bogor,

from Station Bogor we took train- aka Kereta towards Jakartakota,

and we made our 1st stop at Tanah Abang.

 Outside of Station Bogor

The very long and frequent train,

and is made in Japan =)

cam whore with LiLing @Station Bogor

Our 1st stop- Tanah Abang ( direct translation: Brother's Land) is one of the famous shopping places for locals and tourist to hunt for cheap and fashionable local attire. This tourist sport is similar to a flee market, and regarding my friends, the clothes sold here are cheaper compare to our home land.

 we reached Tanah Abang Train Station at 9.30am in the morning

left: commuter line
right: free hp charging area

Fresh greeted us once we stepped out of the station

   

The products sold here include,

Batik menswear and woman ware, jubah and tudung for Muslim women, formal attire, scarf, T- shirts, etc.

This shopping place is very big and crowded.(I wouldn't advise you to bring children along, but if you have no other choice, please make sure that your children are stuck with you 24/7)

As the saying goes, nothing is perfect, this place is damn hot and stuffy, I almost got a heat stroke. The stalls are all scattered and not organized properly which somehow forms a maze, causing me to lost sense of direction before finding the way out.

 After we are done with our shopping, we went to have lunch at the roadside stalls,

as picture tells a thousand words: 

you see it alright,
Mee Bakso
aka Beef Ball Noodles
The beef ball is almost as big as an apple,
juicy and springy once we bite, 
and is filled with beef flavor to the max.
guess what, only rp10,000 (RM3.30)

  

 Liling ordered Gado- Gado (mix vegetable / rojak sayur) with rice.

Vegetables such as long beans, onion, cabbage, taufu, cassava, etc are mixed with their special peanut sauce.

The portion served is amazingly huge, and both of us are unable to finish it.

Our lunch:
left: Mee Bakso
right: Gado- Gado

 Pampek, a local snack made from cassava flour with filling in it,
I haven't got the chance to try it yet, but I am sure I will get a taste of all food available here before the program ends.

The gang, paying after having their great meal.

The mini public transport for hire,
but I have forgotten its name.

   

to be continued...

MIT IPB Day Out 1

after a week stuck in IPB, me and my friends finally went out from here...
and honestly, I am super happy

We took a van aka. Angkut from Jalan Bara to Bubulak bus station, and later we took a bus to Pangkuan where Botani Square situated.

 

all of us so anticipated to go... u say it, Shopping =)

after 1 hour on the road, we finally reached Botani Square. Amazingly, there have been many people waiting patiently outside the shopping mall; if in Malaysia, this would be a rare scene. 

Botani Square: when the main entrance opened

these are what they usually drive in Indonesia
Imported car are cheap here

XXL coffee, they just love their coffee

Our lunch of the day..

li ling enjoying here burger ^^

guess what Rp 33,500

see it.. yes the meat is larger than the bun!!

I should say this once: This is damn Delicious !!

After we have done our shopping till we dropped and enjoyed ourselves till the max,
we finally willing to go back,

MIT Student Exchange Program- Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB)

1st September 2012,
At 11.30am me and 10 other course mates departed from LCCT, Kuala Lumpur and arrived safely at 12.30pm local time at Seokarno Hatta Airport, Jakarta.

LCCT, Kuala Lumpur

the gang

the gang

Seokarno- Hatta, Jakarta

we were welcomed and picked up by the ex- MIT program student, Andika. 

It took us about 3 hours to travel from the airport to our hostel in IPB- Institut Pertanian Bogor, which is the place where we will be gaining precious knowledge and experience while having the chance in learning other culture.

Tadaah... finally we reach our hostel (Asrama Internasional - IPB)

and yes, we were warmly welcomed by this pretty garden situated outside the hostel.

 

left: the main entrance to the hostel

right: the corridor inside the hostel

 

 

left: the stairs to 2nd floor (where our rooms are)

right: the cozy living room.. also the place to get Wifi

 

my room !

 

 

teehee, my room ^^

amazingly, it comes with an attached bathroom

Everything is just so perfect here, I really cant complain much except for the Wifi. The problem is that I cant get internet connection in my room, thus I have to go to the living room, which I felt little troublesome.

Anyway, I am thankful to have such a nice place to stay through the program, with good hospitality provided by the locals. Did I mention about the locals, they are just so kind and friendly.