Bandung Review 3 -Shopping

Jangan terkejut. Anda tak salah page. hehe Tbe2 datang mood bosan dengan layout blog. Dengan hasil pertolongan roomate, and yey! dapat background baru :D

I just realized that I owe one super late post about Shopping in Bandung. and it was about 3 months back. FUH! Memang sah hilang ingatan :P Itu pon teringat sebab last few days my colleagues ajak pegi Bandung. again? HAHA. But I haven't decided yet.

Pasar Baru.

For Malay women, Pasar Baru is Jalan TAR version Indon..A MUST-GO! Whoever go to Bandung, but miss Pasar Baru, please? book another flight ticket now. or else you can't mark Bandung as your visited place just yet :P Baju kurung dengan telekung memang murah tak tipu. Kadang2 less than half dri harge dekat Malaysia.RM3 for bawal 1 tone? great deal!

Tip #1 : Please spend at least one day for Pasar Baru. I repeat. AT LEAST. Makan kenyang2 before start shopping because you'll never get the chance to grab your lunch at any time. Busy pilih kain
Tip #2 : Pasar Baru must be the 1st shopping place you go, because most likely you'll spend more than half of your cash there. Outlet lain accept credit card.
Tip #3 : Please, nego before you buy anything! and speak with Indonesian accent is not just to show respect, but for much lower price. (For us, only Yas do the talking, we just do the billing part. HAHA)

Jalan Riau

There are a lot of outlet along the street. Just prepare enough money and you're good to go :P Most of them are brand outlet yang memang byk brand best2 seperti Zara, Banana Republic etc but with a cheaper price! Jalan Riau is more to blouses, elegant and formal wear. Sesuai la utk kami yang nak carik baju ke kerja konon2nya. hehe. Ade a few outlet yang highly recommended tapi the only one yang saya igt is the Secret. maybe because of the name, Secret? haha.

Jalan Dago

Almost the same like Jalan Riau, outlet along the street. Tapi Jalan Dago banyak baju2 tshirt and pants. blouses2 kureng la. If you plan to buy Aeropostale tshirt and Ralph Lauren poloshirt with low price, memang sesuai pergi Jalan Dago. But, me and my Bandung tripmates didnt enjoy Jln Dago as much as we loveee Jalan Riau. hehe

Rumah Mode

We went to Rumah Mode on the way back from Tangkuban Perahu. Rumah Mode is one big outlet yang ramai gila orang i dont know why. Actually it was not very big, but bigger than any other outlet at Jalan Riau and Jalan Dago. According to Yas, orang Malaysia memang suke gila shopping kat Rumah Mode, and she is indeed true. Memang ramai and bukan Malaysian je, semua tourists la suka. Tapi semua baju tak kene taste saya. But guess what, I found one Tommy poloshirt exactly same like mine, which I bought at US. Tapi saya untung a few bucks la sebab beli time sale kat US. meaning if no sale, Rumah Mode is cheaper.

Kartika Sari

Hahhh Ini bukan outlet ye. Tapi still under shopping becauseee most people shop like nobody business. Semua stok beli berkotak2 haha. So for those who never heard of it, Kartika Sari is a brownies shop. Ade a few branches at Bandung, famous with varieties of Brownies, just say it. Tapi favorite saya brownies bakar yang biase. kalau makan dengan ice-cream lgi sedap hihi. and ade another brownies shop yang famous called Amanda. Cheaper than Kartika Sari, but less choices, and Marble choc brownies is higly recommended.

Lega rase dah bayar hutang. hehe. Have fun sape2 nak pegi Bandung, and remember, bring a lot of cash! You never know how much you could spend, until the last day of your trip, what is left was - pocket no coins! hehe.

Ramadhan Kareem!

I hope it's still not too late to wish Happy Fasting & Ramadhan Kareem to all. This Ramadhan is slightly different from last year, and definitely not the same with the previous years. From full time student to full time penganggur to full time employed and dedicated worker!

Ayah will be leaving us for Pakistan for one year. and the most saddest part is he will depart tomorrow, on the 9th day of Ramadhan. That means this is my mom's first raya without Ayah since married, which was like 27 years ago?I was missing for 4 years and finally it was full-house last year but not for long. Since Ayah will be celebrating raya at Pakistan and considering my older sister is now married and has other commitment, it gonna be only 4 of us. How empty raya would be this year? 

I know life would be sooo different starting tomorrow and I just don't wanna think about it for now. I don't know how mama would handle this. But do we even have option? NO. 

Being away from us and leave the place we called home. To the place where bombing is everywhere (God forbid) and "safe" might be a hardest thing to get. For me, It's not safe at all! But does he even have option? NO. That is what Ayah called as Responsibility.

Let go the love of her life for a year, to a strange country. Be an independent housewife and take over the responsibility of taking care of the family. I just admire how strong my mom is in handling this.  But does she even have option? NO. That is what Mama called as Sacrifice.

And me? A hopeless daughter who is not helping at all especially when it comes to emotion. I complaint a lot and got really stressed when I was asked to go to Kertih for a day trip on the 4th day of Ramadhan. It's not a strange place, no bombing, not using different language, and not even for a year! Tapi  merungut nyaaa.. MasyaAllah macam kene pegi Africa setahun berperang, and tinggalkan anak 5 orang yang kene bagi makan  kat rumah. Haihh. and now who am I to complain? When my so called big problem is not even 10% of my parent's? I need to grow up. Like for real.

I hope I could make mama strong because all she needs is support. And May Allah bless and protect Ayah and his journey! Aminn..

Best moment

"Time is like a balloon, you better enjoy it while it lasts"

I had always wondered how does it feel to walk out from the arrival hall when no one is waiting for you. Because all this while, there will always be the familiar faces waiting for me at the arrival gate. Airport dan saya memang tak sah kalau takde drama involved :P Especially time blaja kat US dulu. Everytime my family sent me off , klau tudung tak basah menangis memang tak sah ngeh3. Tapi bila diorg pickup pon sedih jugak. EH?

I am not saying I travel a lot. Others might hardly be home.But at least there are times that my parent need to send me at KL Sentral as early as 4am in the morning. And at least I know it takes 28minutes ride from Kl Sentral to KLIA by ERL with RM35 single ride ticket. yes, without googling :p

Since I travel 'almost' alone everytime, the excitement of flying is slowly fading away. Of course la kan dlu travel nak bersuka ria, sekrg nak bersengsara. kahkahkah. But anywayy, kalau dlu parents tak hantar or amek kat  KLIA maybe setahun merajuk kot :P sekarang I just dont care anymore. in fact I dont ask them to. mengada sangat travel 2 3 hari nak suruh orang anta orang amek.

But as time passed by, that airport moment is just not there anymore. and back to my question, now I know how does it feel to walk out from the airport without seeing the familiar faces. The sigh of relief that I had previously when I saw my family waiting for me has now changed. Now everytime landed, the only thing I has up in mind is to quickly get to the lower level and catch the earliest ERL! Get ticket, choose the best seat, train moves. pheww. That is exactly the moment I breathe a sigh of relief. Because I know I am one step closer to home, and thousands steps away from work and boss? KAHKAHKAH.

That is why it is important to appreciate every single moment in life. Kadang-kadang benda kecik yang kita tak sedar tu, lama-lama kite tak kan dapat rase dh. Boleh je nak suruh parent anta amek kat KLIA ke ape, but the situation is now different. Bukan la pasal airport je, but that 'usual' practice sometimes is not applicable or not practical anymore. When I look back, I'm glad that I had once enjoyed that sweet airport moments in life.

And now I appreciate and enjoy the opportunity of travelling alone, because in the future, I might not getting this chances anymore. hehehe.

p/s : Can't wait to see my favorite people this weekend! :D :D I seriously need to recharge. Mentally exhausted and hopeless. Kene appreciate mase dengan kawan2 mana tau esok lusa diorg dah takde mase utk kite kan kan?

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I was at Balikpapan last 3 days. Stayed at the same hotel like the last time, Novotel. This time, so lucky, the view was nice! mengadap swimming pool and laut. hehe.

Kalau nama orang kampung, memang kampung. Duduk bilik katil besar sorang2 complete with aircond, internet, breakfast,tv, own working space and view cantik pon tak brape nak seronok. Kalau dengan kawan2 and family tu bilik kecik sempit2 tido tak ckup ruang pon happy over over. Now can you see what life means to me? ;)

Bila malam, terpakse la roomate teman skype sampai tertdo hihi mengada tak? and so this time, all was perfect except for the bathroom! the blind in the bathroom yang nak tutup cermin tu rosak. it was stucked at the top. maka saya pon segan nak mandi T_T.

Yes, I was staying alone and I know no one can get into the room even if they had the keys because I locked it from inside. But the fact that I can watch tv while mandi and the bed is just next to the bath tub make me felt more awkwarddd and insecurely sexy? HAHAHA. Too transparent OH! And me being me, darah melayu penyegan tersipu2 mengalir dalam badan, still rase segan HAHAHAHAHA. Nama je duduk US 4taun tak american lansunggg.

It was not the point here. Back to story. sambil berskype2 cerita la dekat kawan tu pasal that sexy bathroom. (alamak dah kantoi kawan skype tu sapa. please everyone, assume that you didnt know) So I sent her a few pictures to make it more imaginable.

pastu kawan pon cakap. "Ala masalahnya bukannya ade sape2. haha. Ohh ade. Ade camera ade SISI TV eh?" with confident and never turn back punya ayat la. KAHKAHKAH

seriously CCTV=SISI TV? Gelak tak ingt dunia! HHAHAHAHAA

Thanks roomate! You're the best ;) (assuming you didnt know who is my roomate)

p/s : end up, saya berjaya ikat blind tu dekat palang2 tepi bathtub. Jangan risau. saya mandi dengan securenye hihi

Bandung Review 2 -Food

Continuee... Food in Bandung

Makanan Sunda.

We stopped by at Warong Kampung on the way back from Tangkuban Perahu. The landscape was superb! memang sangat tenang and makan dalam kekampungan sambil menikmati keindahan alam gitu. makanan pon best! maybe because we're more brilliant than the first day setelah discam oleh Padang restaurant, semua menu kitorang pilih sedap2 hehe.

Different between Sunda and Padang. Padang more to dishes yang berkuah mcm kari2, sup etc. Tapi Sunda mostly dishes die masak kering2.

Iga Bakar.

Iga is ribs ye kawan2. At first I thought Yas wanted to bring us to kedai IKAN bakar until we reached at the restaurant and I saw the sign IGA BAKAR. Yes, not ikan bakar kekekee. The food was cheap compared to ribs2 yang di malaysia. Memang favorite saya la daging bertulang2, and the super delicious BBQ gravy was a bonus! makan nasik sampai tak abes sebab mengadap ribs. hehe

Bakso 

Bakso ni macam semua orang tau je. Last time I went to a famous kedai bakso (i cant recall the name, Bakso Solo kot?), and this time another famous one, Bakso Semar. Yang dulu as far as I remember, we can choose the meatball ala2 mcm makan yong tau fu ada tauhu kering skali. tapi Bakso Semar, we all ate Bakso Urat Special siap dapat a bowl of sup tulang. Only God knows how much I loveeee sup tulang hihi. and certain kedai bakso die mcm bau daging yang err sedikit meloyakan, tapi Bakso Semar ok. tekak terima dengan gembiraa ngeh3

Nanny's Pavillion

Ini kedai dessert. An additional to Indonesian food, Nanny's Pavillion is really recommended. Kedai die comelll, waiter and waitress die pakai comel2. menu die describe food comel2, and dessert die. Ohhhh *drooling level 5*.

I need one whole post just for food. haha Now I doubt my thought, which one should be "save the best for last". I thought it was shopping but looking at thiss...uhmm...............

But I swear, Shopping is still the best out of all in Bandung. Should be No Doubt about this. hehe. will come back for the last Bandung post.