Honeymoon Bali 15-22 Januari 2013

It was our first journey together as a Man and Wife, and it would never be unforgettable :)


Day 1 (15 January 2013)
Flight : Citilink Flight QG850 @07.40-10.25am Seat 7A-7B from gate C-1 Terminal 1 Soekarno-Hatta Airport

Woke up at 02.00 AM and couldn't go back to sleep. We went to airport by taxi at 04.30am from home. We depart from Soekarno Hatta airport at 07.40am and arrived in Ngurah Rai Bali Airport at 10.25am.

Actually it was not my first trip to Bali, I've been there for a school trip about 14 years ago but it was long time ago and don't expect me to remember about Bali very much :D

Soon after we arrived, Pak Made from G Hospitality wait for us in airport and took us to Rama Candidasa Hotel. The trip from Airport to Rama Candidasa took about 1,5 hours.

After we arrived in Rama Candidasa Resport and Spa, we process an early check in at Room 317. I like the atmosphere and the design of this hotel. It is very calm, quiet and meets our purposes, to focus on our honeymoon :p

Well, the bad thing of this hotel is far from everywhere, so we don't have a lot of choices :(
We check the room dining service and OMG, the price is expensive for no reason...so we decided to look  around the hotel to see other choices. Finally we manage to find a small Restaurant in front of Hotel's gate. We choose Nasi Cap Chay and Nasi Goreng. The food is not bad but what good is the owner plus the chef (known as Ibu Rai) is very friendly and she is such a very kind women.

She even give us a plate of sliced pineapple as a bonus :)


Day 2 (16 January 2013)
At 10.00am, Ari from G Hospitality wait for us in hotel lobby. Today after we had our breakfast, we went to see the Monkey Forest, Shop in Pasar Seni Soekawati, and had our lunch in a place where we eat the Nasi Goreng, Ayam Goreng and Cap Chay (again :p)

Then we go back to hotel


Day 3 (17 January 2013)
Free day, no day tour just stay and enjoying the hotel. So after we took a breakfast, we took a shuttle bus to the Candidasa area. We stopped in a market and we try to find out what we might found there. Finally you found your playing card, and I found things to buy. After that we cross the street and we found a hotel in the tip of the beach and we decided to go there to sit and enjoy the beach.

Day 4 (18 January 2013)
You still got fever and we decided to go to the nearest clinic to the hotel and the hotel charge us Rp. 50,000 for the taxi vv. But after we register and the receptionist mentioned that the consultancy fee is Rp. 450,000 (WHATTT?? This is not even a hospital, just a clinic). In Jakarta, I paid my Obsgyn Doctor (Prof) in a very respectable hospital only for Rp. 250,000 for a consultancy. Since it is so expensive for no reason so we cancel it and decided to find another hospital during our transfer from Rama candidasa to Kuta Villa.
Today we checked out from Rama Candidasa hotel and supposed to be to see Bedugul and transfer to check in to Best Western Kuta Villa. But since you got fever for more than 4 days now, we decided to cancel the day tour and we go directly to Sanglah Hospital in Denpasar. There we go to the ICU and after the doctor check you up, then they decided to took your blood sample to check the posibilty if you had any Malaria or Dengue or even Swine/Bird Flu. Thanks God after we got the result, everything is ok, maybe its because of the climate change. Then I took the cold medicine which only cost Rp. 2,000 for 5 pils.

We check in to Best Western Kuta Villa and I like the different atmosphere of this hotel because its totally different from Rama Candidasa. More modern and not too quiet. And moreover we had a private plunge pool in our own room, though they also have large swimming pool too outside.

I bought dinner for us Nasi Pecel Ibu Tinuk and seafood for you.

Day 5 (19 January 2013)
Day tour to Absolute promotion, Uluwatu to watch Kecak Dance, go back to hotel
We got a brochure while we arrived on the first day in airport, this brochure ask us to come and hear their promotion for 2 hours and we will got a gift that we can choose after its finish though we decided to buy or not. So after 3 hours (yes 3 instead of 2 hours) we decided to choose free entrance ticket to Safari Zoo. But since they don't have the ticket, they only gave us the cash money Rp.. 1,000,000,- (or similar to USD 105) and we go away from them (of course not to the zoo hehehehe).
After that we go to Uluwatu to watch the kecak dance show...the place is an outdoor area and when we arrived in the parking lot, its raining (o'oo not good). Then after we wait for sometimes, the rain is stop and people start to buy ticket to watch the show. Hmmm seems like the situation getting better when the show is start...but 10 minutes after the show start...the rain is coming back and even worst...STORM!! OMG even the storm break all of the passanger's umbrella. Since we don't want you to get another fever, so we decided to leave the show and go back to the hotel :(

Day 6 (20 January 2013)
Day tour to Kuta beach, Tanah Lot and Romantic Sunset Dinner at Jimbaran
To make up the mess up tour yesterday, early in the morning we go to Kuta Beach, hmm nothing special there so after 10 minutes we decided to go to Tanah Lot. After long entrance to Tanah Lot, we just sit side by side and hear to the sea waves for 30 minutes and decided to go to Jimbaran to have Romantic Lunch. We went there and have seafood for our Lunch, and I feel glad because finally you found something that you like to eat :)
After finish our Lunch, we decided to just sit in the beach, enjoy the waves, sea breeze and watch the sunset. There you promise that you will make me the most happiest person in the earth :)
I love this moment, simply romantic, just to be with you and nothing else matter :)            
Then after that we decided to go back to hotel

Day 7 (21 January 2013)
Day tour to Lovina Beach to see the dolphin, bad breakfast, then just stay in hotel
Our car pick up us at 3 am and we still feel so sleepy. It take about 2 hour to go from our hotel to Lovina Beach. once we arrived there they put us in a small traditional boat for fishing. When I look into the advertisement about this Lovina Beach, I imagine that we see the dolphin during the sunset---I can say I'm so naive :p because after 2 hours in the sea looking for the spot of the dolphin, we only see them in total for less than 3 minutes and its not even shown so clear. And after wasting 2 hour in the sea, we go back to the restaurant to have breakfast. You choose noodles and I choose toast, and this noodles means----INDOMIE----hahahaha got ya :D
We go back to hotel and have a rest for the whole day :)


Day 8 (22 January 2013)
Breakfast in hotel and then we decided to go Joger a name of a place where you can buy famous local Tshirts. After back from Joger, we go to hotel to prepare our luggage and being picked up to go to the airport. since we feel hungry, then we go to have lunch in Solaria airport and the menu as can be guessed --- Chay cay and Nasi Goreng (AGAIN :D). When we arrived at the gate, the flight is delay for 1 hour and they give us snacks. Finally after we are onboard, it was time to sleep but I couldn't since I have a bad experience with night flight, I couldn't even close my eyes. Moreover there is a lot of bump during the flight and since my husband feel so tired he fall asleep, so every bump I say my prayer and hold his hand. Luckily we are arrived safely in Jakarta

I was lying when I said I rate this trip 4,9 or 7.0
I don't care about the journey, the most important thing is to be with you wherever it will be :)
And more over, this trip I could never forget this trip in my whole life :)  
It's beautiful because you're by my side :)            

Life in Egypt

Nggak terasa sudah lebih dari 2 bulan Gw tinggal di Mesir, and tentuya ingin berbagi pengalaman sekitar adat serta kebiasaan orang Mesir :)

1. Sembako : Kalo dibandingkan dengan Indonesia, harga makanan disini lebih murah. Contohnya aja buah2an seperti jeruk (semacam sunquist) yang kalo lagi musim harganya bisa mencapai EGP 2 (atau sekitar Rp. 3,000/kg), ataupun anggur yang harganya cuma EGP 5 (atau sekitar Rp. 7,500/kg). Selain itu bahan makanan lainnya juga masih terbilang murah kok. 
2. Tap Water : Air bisa diminum langsung dari keran air dan aman untuk kesehatan, dan tap water ini juga banyak tersedia di tempat umum atau dipinggir jalan. Biasanya mereka menyediakan semacam gelas/botol plastik untuk siapa saja yang mau minum. Untuk alasan kesehatan, gw lebih memilih membawa botol minuman kemanapun gw pergi, jadi bisa isi ulang dg mudah and nggak usah jijik mikirin org yang minum dr gelas sebelumnya udh gosok gigi apa belum. Tapi kalo mau minum mineral water atau air minum dalam kemasan juga banyak dijual di supermarket. 
3. Debat Kusir : Orang Mesir paling suka berdiskusi dan nggak segan berdebat di tempat umum. Contohnya aja waktu di Metro (MRT), ada 2 orang yang lg ngomongin situasi politik and tiba2 aja ada 2-3 orang asing lainnya yang kebetulan satu gerbong ikutan mengeluarkan pendapatnya. Berhubung situasi politik/revolusi di Mesir masih panas, jadi nggak heran kalo "debat kusir" ini berakhir jadi perdebatan dengan nada tinggi and bahkan berakhir gontok2an. Jadi lebih baik menghindari perdebatan soal politik deh :D
4. Sopir Maut : hati2 kalau mau menyeberang di jalan raya, karena orang Mesir kurang peduli dengan rambu lalu lintas and kadang kecepatannya juga serasa di ring balap mobil. Terutama jalan raya yang dilalui transportasi umum seperti bus. Bisa dibilang sopir bus disini mungkin lebih maut daripada sopir metromini :p
5. Cuaca : rata2 panas, suhu paling panas yang pernah gw alami yaitu sekitar 42 derajat celcius and rasanya kayak lg bertapa dibelakang knalpot busway, and kalo lagi sejuk kadang malam hari bisa sampe bikin merinding disko. Selain panas, juga sangat berdebu jadi musti rajin bersih2 yaaa dirumah and kalau keluar rumah jangan lupa bawa masker.
6. Pakaian : Untuk cewek disarankan memakai baju yang tertutup dan sopan (leher potongan tinggi., baju lengan panjang dan celana panjang). Soalnya banyak wanita muslim disini memakai hijab atau niqab. Selain itu juga memakai baju yang tertutup bisa menghindari masteng2 yang mulutnya iseng di tempat umum :p
7. Orang2nya : Kebanyakan orang Mesir ramah, suka menolong dan gemar menabung (hehehe), mereka akan sering menawarkan memberikan bantuan, tetapi hati2 soalnya banyak juga maling menggunakan modus yg sama dengan menawarkan bantuan untuk angkat barang kita misalnya, and at the end of the day barangnya diangkat dan dijadikan hak milik :p
8. Salam : Usahakan memberi salam dimanapun kita memasuki suatu tempat atau saat bertemu seseorang (termasuk orang yg tidak dikenal bahkan pada saat naik kendaraan umum).
9. Akomodasi : Kebanyakan orang mesir tinggal di flat/apartment. Tapi jangan membayangkan flat tersebut semewah flat/apartment di Indonesia ya :D
10. Pernikahan : Biasanya dimulai jam 7 malam dengan iring2an yang super berisik dan bising. Dimulai dari iring2an mobil yang bunyi klaksonnya bikin pusing, petasan + kembang api, iringan musik and etc.  

Btw tulisan ini bukan untuk menjatuhkan adat istiadat serta kebiasaan orang Mesir, hanya untuk share aja siapa tahu bisa jadi masukan untuk mengurangi "culture shock".