..:: two-007 bandung trip - Pt. 1 ::..

This is not my first time going to Bandung, Indonesia. I went there last year with my family and a few of close family-friends. Last year punye trip mmg best. We did the whole sight-seeing thingy. We went up to the mountains of Tangkuban Perahu. The view was really spectacular. First time dpt experience melawat area gunung berapi, cuma tak tahanlah ngan bau sulfur yg menusuk idung..

On top of Tangkuban Parahu -- look at the sulfuric smokes

We also went to the hot springs. A few of us took a dip in the hot, almost like temperature-boiling water. Aku aje yg tak masuk mandi sbb tak suka panas dowh. (teringat pulak masa form 2 kena jadik bahan uji kaji celup tgn dlm air panas & air sejuk..tsk tsk..)

Hot Springs @ Tmn Rekreasi Sari Ater

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K, that was last year. This time around my sisters (big sis: Nana & younger sis: ieja) and i went to Bandung for the second time. We were also joined by ieja's friend, Ainee and her two aunties (Mak Lang and Mak Nyang). Ainee followed us last year. So, the six of us, all girls/ladies/women pergilah ke Bandung with one mission in mind which is SHOPPING!!! he he he..

Yeah, apart from the tourist spots, this place is also a paradise for shoppers coz there r lots and lots of factory outlets. Kalo kat mesia kan ada Reject Shop or F.O.S. shj.. and summore kat sini choices are very2 limited. Tapi kat Bandung, ada byk sesgt factory outlets.. Mostly yg jual branded stuff, mainly apparels la.. i.e, Guess, Esprit, Moschino, Armani, Polo, 7 Jeans.. to name a few. (ada byk lagi dowh).. all u need to bring is ur $$$$$$ or credit cards.. and oso a big suitcase to fill in the things that u have bought.. hehehe, talking from experience nih.


1st day - 22/01/07
Our flight from LCCT @ KLIA is at 7.35am.. can't do anything about it since there's only one flight to-and-fro KL-Bandung. Alamak, nak tak ndak kenalah bangun pagi. Sampai kat airport, we were greeted by Ainee and her aunties. Mulalah sesi suai-kenal gituh with her aunties.. cuma, kelakar coz Mak Lang really speaks fluent loghat Kedah.. She kept asking, "Nanti sampai sana kita pi market ka??" (market nih refers to kedai.. kedai apa2 pun dipanggil 'market'.. cheh, org Kedah terra ckp omputih nooo.. hehe). Aku yg dah lama tak berdialog dgn bahasa Kedah pun try my best to answer her.. sib baik che bolehlah cakap sikit2 nooo.. :-)

View from above -- M'sia's airspace after take off

The flight took us 2 hours. After gone thru the immigration and customs check, we collected our bags and kuar aje dr arrival hall tuh dah ada dah org to pick us up to the hotel. We had arranged earlier from m'sia to have the transportation to pick/drop us @ the airport. Owh, lagi satu.. airport dia nih kechik ajer.. 

The drive from the airport to the hotel was around 10 minutes aje. Kejap je kan? We stayed at Patra Jasa Hotel. Actually, kitorg tak tau nak pilih hotel yg mana satu kat Bandung nih (takleh nak gi hotel yg sama like last year coz the rate is really pricey.. some more kitorg xmo la spend a lot on accommodation pun). Just a few days before gi cuti tuh, ieja n i did a few search from the internet and came up with several hotels. Ainee did all the calling and most of the places were full. Lucky for us, Patra Jasa ada lagi a few rooms.. and tengok2 ada website pulak tuh kan.. so, pakai gamble aje la.. hehehe.

The hotel that we stayed -- Patra Jasa @ Bandung

Mmm, sesampai aje tengok2 hotel tuh mcm lebey kpd motel.. ala, like the ones u see in hollywood-type movies tuh.. hahaha.. mmg nak tergelaklah kitorg.. Tp, apa2 pun for us it was still acceptable. Ala, lagi pun kitorg nih bukan nak melepak lelama kat dlm bilik.. just nak tempat tido and mandi ajer kan?? hik hik..

After freshening up, kitorg pun bergegas kuar dari bilik utk meneruskan misi membeli-belah. Ieja as the Chief-de-Mission did all the inquiring on the public transportation and the places that we need to go for shopping. Fortunate for us since ieja mmg pintar ngomong bahasa indon.. so, apa2 menda yg nak ditanya ker mmg ieja yg akan in charge gituh.. (serepek sama lu ieja, da-da mmg x gheti la nak ckp indon.. maybe jarang2 nonton sinetron kot... unlike U.. hehe.. tp, beneficial kan?? ;-)) Actually, we already knew of a few places that we need to go from the trip last year.. so nak pegi ke tempat2 tuh semula plus a few other 'new' places.

Inilah ANGKOT

We decided to use the public transportation for the whole trip as our mode of moving about.. and the best and most cheapest way is to use the ANGKOT. Angkot is actually short-form for Angkutan Kota. It is actually a van turned-into a bus lah lebey kurg. Servis nye sama aje mcm bas kat mesia. The cheapest fare is Rupiah 1,000 which is RM0.40 ntuk jarak yg paling dekat and yg paling mahal pun Rupiah 2,500 (RM1.00) tuk yg paling jauh..  But it all depends on the pak drebar laa.. ada yg akan charge mahal sbb kita neh pelancong.. tp, mostly masa trip we all tuh takde la yg kena tipu pun.. (mmm, sbb adik aku kot yg pandai ngomong indon..hehe).

Best gak naik angkot. Dapatlah kitorg mingle ngan penduduk tempatan kat sinih. It is common for the drivers to stop and carik penumpang kat tepi2 jalan. If we stand at the road side, there'll be a few of the vans stopping by. Semuanya nak amek penumpang. Kekdg tuh, dorg sanggup tunggu sampai van tu penuh and then baru gerak. Bagus ek servis kat sinih. Tip-top gituh, van tuh pulak yg tunggu kita.. hehe. The drivers siap tekan2 hon lagi untuk tarik penumpang naik van dorg.

Neh foto2 yg sempat disnap dlm ANGKOT....

Ieja (on the left) & Ainee

Myself & Nana

Mak Lang (left) & Mak Nyang

alamak, i need to stop here peeps... belum lagi citer pasal shopping neh.. to be continued...

p/s: seriau ajer bila dengar bunyi rege seribu, dua ribu lima ratus masa naek Angkot tuh.. pada hal murah aje.. kee kee.. (seriau =  takut, loghat Kedah)