Trip to Medan Day 4

Nothing much on Day 4 since the whole morning me and my parents packing our luggage after breakfast...

In Day 3 as we all know Uncle Nik and Guntur went back to Malaysia that night..without them the journey was not that exciting..true story!hehehe

Around noon me and my parents went out for light lunch at Sun Plaza and walked around the mall..the mall only 10 minutes from our hotel so its not that far and i saw this bag and it was awesome but then after second thought i decided not to buy it but instead my mum bought a bag well apparently they want to buy it for me..that time my heart was at that other bag..at last my dad bought that bag for my mum...so in another word ' mu mum bought new bag'..hahaha

While waited for shuttle coach to send us to airport..usually every hotel have their own shuttle to send their guest to airport for free! but you have to inform bell boy counter a day before in advanced..and just leaved the luggage at the counter, only bring the important stuff..oh FYI my mum finally bought new album Wali Band..she's kinda fanatic with this band and kept singing on and on everyday..

Thats all about my trip to Medan guys...

Me and my mum

That is our shuttle to airport, looks like van/MPV 

My mum request to play Wali Band songs

Bon voyage Medan

Trip to Medan Day 3

Day 2 was the hectic day of all since we all walked so much that i can feel my foot begging to stop..in Day 2 me and my parents and Uncle Nik and Guntur went out for dinner at Garuda House..we first planned to have dinner at Mendailing because of mis-communication with the driver Angkota lastly we end up at Garuda House..we went back to hotel room by riding Bentor which is Beca Motor..it is the same trishaw that you guys found in Malacca but here it was upgraded using motorcycle instead of bicycle..i think Malaysia should have this to the trishaw otherwise i will pity the old man cycled the trishaw while im just finish eating and start to bloated and become heavier..i can imagine what does it looks like to watch that old skinny man cycle with their effort..damn! More journey of Day 2..

Uncle Nik negotiating with the driver Bentor

In Day 3, as usual after morning breakfast around 9 am we started our journey to all of the malls in Medan by riding Bentor..sort of i think..im pretty sure they only have 3 malls in Medan or so was i thought..we went by 3 Bentor..first Bentor, my mum and dad and second Bentor, me and Uncle Nik and last Bentor,Guntur on his own..but nothing much to see anyway in the mall..just a bunch of clothes that making me want to scream! after that we went back to Pasar Ikan Lama and strolled back to the shops there and my mum bought more kain telekung and kain telekung for kids, one for aira and one for sophie..the kids telekung is the cutest..with dots of Strawberries..

For lunch, we went to Mendailing yess finally! we went there by Angkota and they served so many many dishes like almost 20 dishes on the table and its feels like i have to hold my plate to eat..that shows how many of the dishes..and eventually there are some rules to eat Padang cuisine..

"Only take what you want to eat"

Why? because if you eat the dishes, they charge the price depends on the dishes you ate...either it is finish or you just take little bit, it will charges as you ate the whole dishes in the plate..

So my tips are:

1- Decide what dishes you want to eat

2- The dishes that you dont want to eat, put it aside 

    or ask the waiter/waiters to pick them up.

3- Never touches the dishes that you dont want to eat

4- Finish up the dishes that you choose

That night, Uncle Nik and his assistant went back to Malaysia while me and my parents had our dinner at the restaurant in the hotel..

The traffic was like crazy man!

Uncle Nik and Guntur negotiate price

Full of dishes

After deciding what to eat

Trip to Medan Day 2

Day 2 on the journey in Medan..BTW we went around by riding Angkota which the real name is Angkot Kota means picking up to the city..actually the same kind of tuk tuk but they called it differently in Indonesia..its a sort of a van with big stereo and fits lots of people, seriously packed!!..its one of the transports here other than taxi as taxi cost triple but its cozy and chilled...anyway if you want the adventurous i definitely recommend to ride Angkota, it just worth to try..who ever missed my Day 1 to Medan..

Second day, we went walking by foot to the shop from couples of block from our hotel...okay fine! not couples of block but so many blocks okay and so far away we been walking...we started walking in the morning as planned after breakfast at the hotel...as usual i had that conversation with Uncle Nik...about food silly! hahaha well its kinda funny and really knowledgeable information to talk to someone with experience while i only have the knowledge..it really does open my eyes on certain things..like we were talking about tea which the orange pekoe is the most expensive tea, shape like a ball and when you poured hot water its will eventually open like a flower bloom..that is priceless experience man!

We walked and walked while enjoying the view in the city...well to be honest..its not mainly the view of the city but the view of the shops that sold many clothes and also kain batik and stuff...hehehe and that time we walked passed through Dian Pelangi Boutique..and all of the sudden, out from nowhere Uncle Nik searched for baju batik to wear for formal occasion..and this idea pop up in my mind 'Let go to the next boutique' which the next in line was Dian Pelangi Boutique...hehehe and they all agree..we went in to the boutique and i was like i need to buy something here..and the owner of the boutique, Ibu Rina shown me the dresses and the outerwear and asked me to try it on...its kinda awkward though because she was like really wanted me to buy as if she knows that i really want to buy it...so lastly my money burn and fly to that cashier..she does gave good price since i bought unusual batik outerwear and Uncle Nik bought unusual pattern of baju batik..she gave us 15% discount or in Indonesian the called Diskon..so both of it cost 1 million rupees..

So that was the story i burn up my money in just few seconds..true story though..haha

That night, we went to Garuda House for Padang style dinner..the place was the cleanliness restaurant i ever seen and it was well maintained..the food there also quite nice..we went back to hotel room and rest all night..

Angkota, yellow van

Dian Pelangi batik outerwear

Trip to Medan Day 1

Last July, i went to Medan with my parents and also my father close friend, Uncle Nikand his assistant..so basically the 5 of us went to Medan..thank god his assistant, Guntur and he is Indonesian! Both of them went there earlier that us...so they arrive at Danau Toba International Hotel early in the morning..i mean really early in the morning..while me and my parents arrive around noon..We all headed to restaurant downstairs apparently they have this kind of promo which 4+1 free buffet..what more to ask! buffet it is...hehehehe

After lunch, we went to Pasar Ikan Lama, FYI there's no fish sold or any other wet food nor dry at that market! i dont know why exactly they call it Pasar Ikan by the way...maybe long time ago that market was build as wet market...i have no idea why does it call Pasar Ikan Lama!!

You guys might been wondering what the hell am i went to Pasar Ikan Lama...the answer is they sold the cheapest and yet eye-catching telekung, headwear, kain pelekat and all those kind of stuff and they also have fabrics that i wish i would buy for my wedding and is it very cheap compared to Malaysia and our currency..BTW all shops in Malaysia bought telekung and stuff from Indonesia and they sold like few hundreds whereas if you buy telekung in this market it was like 60 ringgit and above for the same telekung..

After that, we went to Sun Plaza for tea time and to chill a little bit in the mall..everybody was like full of hunger and thirst after that walk at the market..light tea at Excelso cafe and all i wanted is nice plain cold water that can make my thirst gone! but they selling plain water at 60 rupees...i was like am i deaf or what can you say it again? yup they sell plain water for 2 ringgit instead of plain water i ordered mint tea while my dad ordered cappucino with cute design on top..i had a chicken BBQ salad while Uncle Nik ordered a slice of avocado cheese chocolate cake i think and the cake looks greenish with black that makes me thinks it was made from outer space...haha but it taste nice not bad actually..

That night, my parents wanted to relax at hotel room after all the long walking so we ordered room service food whereas Uncle Nik and Guntur went for karaoke..well cant comment about the room service food..not so good actually..but the juice fantastic! no wonder that night kinda rain heavily..oppsss hehe BTW i kidda miss Mr.T so we chat that night in Facebook..

On our way to Medan y'all

One of the shop at Pasar Ikan Lama

what a huge songkok!

Avocado cheese chocolate cake at Excelso

Room service 

Long unemployement holiday

I've been lazy starting few months ago since i just finish my Diploma in food technology..still waiting for result degree intake 2012/2013..cant wait! im so excited that i already find condo to live in..okay my bad!! too excited since end of February now i been working with my dad..well its Mr.T decision to stay close with family though because fasting month is coming so it would be convenient to stay with family and enjoy fasting and do lots of deeds..cross-finger

So what happen last few months? hurm let see i've been moving around to Phuket again and then to Hatyai twice and Koh Adang too and also Rebak island and food-walking with my tante and her little angel..i stat exercise for few days and its stays for that few days only..well i tried okay! so now i cut on my carbs little bit because i dont exercise regularly but i did move a lot so that can be consider as exercise i think...grin hehehe

Well apparently i did loose weight little bit...i lost 3 to 4 kilos..OMG!! even my mum realize it and she start to feed me with all the stuff and i was like What!? she's the one that been bumbling that im fat and bla bla bla...and now she want me to more and more...this is insane!! hahaha

Beach at Koh Adang

Sophie and Mathijs at Rebak Island

Lee Gardens Plaza that been bombed in Hatyai

Shrimp wrap in SooHoon 

Thai traditional salad, ulam

Is it me or that little girl in green ballerina looks like Sophie

Waiting for the Jungceylon mall to open

I love you too blue elephant

Day trip to Koh Adang

After few day back from Phuket now im off to Koh Adang..its actually the first time im going there...FYI from Langkawi you can take speedboat (one hour) or ferry (two hours) to Thai..its a best place where you can go have relaxed with zero other tourist...since Koh Adang is a national park so the beaches around they very clean and kinda private...usually people just came there for one or two hours picnic or camping there...but if you want to camping there the law is quite strict...you have to ask authorize permission and so on....its beautiful and i love it!!

Bad new guys...i got sunburn!!!!my face especially around my cheek..this is first time ever since long long long time ago i have sunburn...usually my skin just tan little bit..but this time well cant save it.. does it means that my skin is fair...well not so fair since i get sun burn and my skin look tan...did you guys know that the darker is your skin the higher the sun protection that your skin naturally produce....well basically you don't be needing any sun block or if you insist to buy one..just buy the product with SPF 10-20..well if you have fair skin...you should buy product with SPF 30-50..

I just bought this new sun block, it have SPF 50 and it is light and non-greasy...and it does smell like goat milk lotion..i love it...it helps your skin become moist after the dehydration from exposure to the sun..and you can re-apply it over and over but didn't feel heavy and oily on your face and also doesn't sting your eyes..

Here i come

Its been a month since i last post in my blog..WOW i thought it still a week since i get back from Phuket...a month??? you must be joking me calender!! well i when there quite few times already but this time me and my dad and also kak ris when all around mall in Phuket..FYI i think there only 3 big mall in Phuket but really far from each other..so what happen was i stay at kak ris's house for 5 few days..and we went around..

One night kak ris want to bring me along to watch late night movies in cinema..guess what!! i already watched that movie in Malaysia 'Chronicle'..its about 3 kids gain superpowers after they found a big hole and they make a discovery about it around the place that they go party..to be honest for me the movies sucks!!the camera is moving all the time and make my head spinning and i did have headache..what makes it funny is that kak ris want to make a surprise for me...without not knowing that i already watch latest movie..so im not suffer myself by watching the same movie twice so she made her friend change the ticket for me...so i watch in Phuket cinema by myself with Thai subtitles an English movie call 'The Grey' which an airplane crash on Alaska and the survivors have to survive from a tribe of wolves which s big as the wolves in Twilight Saga but in this story the wolves didn't change to human though....

First time i watched movies in Thailand cinema and BTW before the movie started i have to stand up since they play the national anthem song...at first its a little bit awkward because first i have no idea how the song sound so i didn't familiarize with the song and second i seat in middle row but most of others seat at the back seat..so in this case im the one that seat in the front from everybody else...luckily i saw this foreigners stand up from the corner of my eyes..thank god they didn't do that here in Malaysia..imagine how many times you have to stand up if you are planing to watch movies all day long...

The next day i woke up really late since we arrive at her home around 2 in the morning..my dad didn't like to watch movies so he just when straight to bed..the next morning we when pre-shopping at Living Homes that sold furniture and stuff but it's almost look like ikea..they have cafe open up upstairs so we when for brunch there and me and my dad ordered salmon...well that cafe sold quite cheap though..you cant get good salmon dishes for about 20 ringgit in Malaysia..usually 30-50 ringgit..

walking around the mall didn't open yet

quick drinks at Mc Donalds

i wonder if they have the key chain version of this elephant

Jungceylon mall in Patong

Central festival mall, Phuket town

Statue elephants sister and brothers