Hongkong from my view - part 2

Since we decided to take Mandala as our flight to Hongkong, i didnt expect that much with this airlines, which I still had to buy foods and drinks on board the flight..

We departed from Soekarno Hatta airport around 6PM and we will reach Hongkong airport around midnight without any clear information about our accommodation place.
Yang kami tahu, tempat menginap kami adalah di Chungking Mansion dekat stasiun MTR Tsim Tsa Shui, dan menurut informasi yang saya dapat dari beberapa blog dan buku tentang gedung ini adalah gedung tua yang sedikit menyeramkan...

We landed on time di Hongkong dan selamat tentunya, melalui imigrasi yang tidak berbelit-belit, sangat efisien dan lugas (tanpa banyak tanya seperti halnya terjadi di negara lain)

We got out of the immigration with no problem cause we also have no luggage with us

... continued...

Hongkong from my view

October 2010 was the best time to visit Hongkong and Macau, weather not that hot, little windy and very nice to walk thru...
So we (myself, mbak Eva, Arie, Ade and Bulan) has decided to go to Hongkong, Shenzhen and coming back home from Macau...

Mostly our preparation was only where to stay, where to go and what we gonna do... then I had read few books about Hongkong but more into detail on Claudia Kaunang's book about Hongkong, Macau and Shenzhen

As one of famous travel writer in Indonesia, I am sure i can trust on her books as my guidance for traveling, especially this time we will fly bit far from Indonesia.

Ticket done, and we finally bought tickets from Mandala Airlines with details as:
Jakarta - Hongkong -- by Mandala
Hongkong - Shenzhen -- by MTR
Shenzhen - Macau -- by Ferry
Macau - Jakarta -- by Mandala Air

Then i have browse where to stay and finally got on www.hostelbookers.com and www.agoda for Shenzhen... Done with down payment, print everything and check the review from www.tripadvisor.com

Now the money, we have decided for not too be impulsive and make it our own budget, I had exchanged the money in one of money changer in ITC Ambasador with good price of HK$.1 = IDR. 1,120

Finally we finished all the preparation and making appointment to meet in the Terminal 2, Bandara Soekarno Hatta...

Travel begun...

my new products

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my new products has been hits for few weeks, but since so many people now making them and even offer lower than my price, i still believe in "price never lies"
maybe they can get lower price but the quality of material and also sewing quality will be considered as handmade products.

wait for a moment then i will launch new products and hope you will like it again

thank you for being my loyal customers...

Smiley Face

one of my long time friends, Nungky who now live in Melbourne sent this photo few days ago and i love it so much
from our smile here, we know how happy we were...
care free, smiley face, young and happy...
i really miss all of you here, its been 15 years we are apart and think that someday we should meet for a big reunion

i feel sorry about prostitute in my country

Spending brunch time on sunday in a four stars hotel wasn't bad but i found fact that so many wet prostitute girls around and showing in the restaurant...
they were still with their ugly face, wet hair (maybe they dont know how to use hair dryers) and ugly attire (tight jeans + tanktop from last night)

its really irritating since brunch time was full of young couple with kids and the kids had to see old white westerners being with ugly 'ayam' a.k.a prostitute... they may not asking directly to their parents but they saw something uncommon in their life..

seeing the situation, i felt so bad about my country...

are we going to be like thailand and phillipines which already famous destination for sex (and cheap too..)

i feel sory for those who has to open vagina or open ass to get money

life is about choice.. u want to be a good person or u want to be a bad person in life

blast from the past

sometimes when u have time for yourself, it feels so great..
being a single is not bad but not lonely...
enjoying ME time is needed, have to do sometimes to recharge and re-think..

so now i am trying to relax, listen to my favorite songs from GLEE (best series 2009), open my pinky laptop, connect to internet, and my mind flying away with nice songs and imagination..

so many things across my mind, from my short plan, my long term plan, my life, my chat since last week when i met my ex bf (he still asked me why i let him down by saying No when he proposed to me), and thinking about someone else too, my new one who is with me now and we are ready to take one step by having holiday together

i got reflection, its like blast from the past when my ex bf asked me the same question.. ohh i wish i had a time machine then i would say YES to him... i have answered him honestly and seems like we have to start all over again..

i just cant say no to him this time but i also cant say yes to him cause someone who really care and fall for me is waiting for my answer too..

i know, in some point i have to stop and choose and decide... i know thats....
and as my best friends always said "compromise Tari, u can do 100% u like, just compromise and you will accept him they way he is.."

i will take my decision soon, and hopefully my decision is best for me and him and without hurting someone else...

 

I think I'm in Love

I don't know if it what we called fall in love...  Maybe I'm a pessimistic person and don't believe in love in first sight... for me, there is only in hollywood (and bollywood) movies..
but i believe somewhere there is someone who is your soulmate, and someday the soulmate will come to you..

Feeling great, more smile, more positive thinking but less eating is me when i fall for someone's else... this time i want to walk into very carefully and throw the past to face the future..

Being with him, talking to him, chat with him, seeing him in person is the most wonderful things in my life..

So, welcome dear, i open my heart for you and let's keep love growth between me and you

For you dear, i miss you

I Believe...

life is about choice, life is about to choose which one you gonna be, bad one or good one
but life also about black and white, yin-yang, bad and good, pretty and ugly, etc..
always opposite to each others, but that's make life more colorful

and i believe in diversity, different is not making us apart and i trust unity in diversity...
like i believe Yin Yang in life, even though i'm not chinese but i believe that way, its all about balancing the life...

soooo i believe after all these bad happened in my past, i will face the good thing at least one a good thing in life.. and i believe that so.....
i know so many bad people around here, even i didnt see any good one, but i still believe there is one, at least one good person who want to be my friend..
i don't need many friends, i need only few GOOD friends and that's enough for me...

i want to follow what The Secret tell.. I really want to do and strictly follow it cause i believe that we are a Magnet and we will get what we want and always be positive

help me God for my new step now and tell me if i do something wrong

 

Kenangan Indah masa Muda

September - November 1995 adalah moment tidak terlupakan untukku, bulan bulan dimana aku mengelilingi negara-negara Asia Tenggara bersama teman-teman baikku

Bukan hanya untuk travel tetapi lebih menjadi little Ambassador atau representative dari Indonesia, dimana kami mingle dengan peserta dari berbagai negara.

Satu hal membanggakan adalah bagaimana kami membawa nama baik Indonesia, mempersembahkan tarian atau lagu terbaik Indonesia dan juga banyak hal baru yang bisa kami dapatkan di program ini.

Persahabatan kami tidak berhenti setelah program, after 15 years we still meet each others, like last 3 weeks ago i met some of Singaporean participants and last year met my friend from Philipines..

Its really true friendship and it will never end and even grow more based on our respect and love...

taken in front of Jose Rizal Memorial Park, Manila
can you see me in the left side?

Nippon Maru, wearing other country wardrobe
Me, with India costume

taken in Shangri-la Hotel, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
Me, in the left side

trio shoppers (bandung)

(Verly, Tari, Tami)

I found this photo in my laptop, taken few years back (when Tami still single heheheheee...) and it was great moment in Bandung..
We were so excited to explore from one factory outlet to another heheheheheeeee.. and this photo taken just after one factory outlet and can you imagine that we walked along Riau Street which has about more than 15 factory outlets?
well yes.. you can imagine how we ended up with bunch of plastic bags hehehehee


i missed you Ver, Tam.. can we go there again?