Genting, Johor Baru, and Kuala Lumpur 12-13 May 2006

On this long weekend, me and several of my friends visit three town in Malaysia, Johor Baru, Genting, and Kuala Lumpur.

We move from Bugis MRT at 7:30AM, waiting for the "Israel prime minister" Mr. Isak R. to arrive.

After that we take CW bus to Larkin, Johor Baru Terminal. Before that we stop at the check point to exit Singapore and take the bus again and stop at Malaysia Check point to stamp our passport.

After that, we're not directly continue our journey to Larkin terminal, but settle down for a while to eat and look for direct package to KL or Genting, which there is no more :p weeew. Finally we went to Larkin and take executive consortium bus to KL. The journey length is 4 hour, and it was a good time to sleep. we stop a while somewhere between Johor and Kuala Lumpur to have our lunch, and continue our journey to KL. Arrived at 4:30 PM, we're already exhausted, and the rain was pour down verry high at that time. So we must continue our journey with train first to Pudu Raya, and get our bus ticket to Genting.

Well some of us were hungry, so again we went for eating, this time is KFC as the target place. After that continue our journey to Genting. Arrived at 7:00PM with such a maze view. Genting is a high place like puncak in Indonesia. We can take 2 way to up from Genting terminal to Genting Entertainment Center. The first one is by bus, and the second one is by cable car.

Since our bus ticket is already included with the cable car fee, we must take the cable car to Genting Entertainment Center. Weeew... the cable car is quite scarry. It sure is not like Cable car in Ancol beach or in Taman Mini Indonesia Indah:p The cable car is crossing between the terminal to Genting Entertainment Center. In the middle is a 100 Million year jungle, and still the cable car must go up to Genting Entertainment Center. The journey on cable car is approx 10 minutes, with 3.8 KM distance. As you can see from the picture the height is really something, and for height phobia person, it sure is a scarry moment, since we're only guarded by a single cable :p

At Genting, I was shocked once again to see the place, it was a beautiful place with full of entertainment. Game center, Karaoke, Pub, Salon, Theme Park, Hotel, Casino, Bowling, Billiard, Restaurant, and many other more in the same place, in the same building.

We stayed at First World Hotel, and once again I've been amazed by the room number. It was the most many room hotel in the world. My room was 22730, you see, the room number is from the third digit, the 2 first digit represent the floor :D Got what I mean?

It has 2 Theme Park, inside and outside, the inside theme park was beautifull, full of light, some times remembering me with Lippo Karawaci which has the same model, inner theme park, but this one is surely bigger than that, more amusement and more entertainment also. It has Eifell Tower Miniatur, Venice Gondola Miniatur, and many more of it.

Genting is normally knowns as casino places. That's right, there is 3 big casino place in there. Since Malaysian goverment doesn't want to illegal gambling everywhere spreaded in all over malaysia, the build a big casino in Genting. You can see almost all of the gambling games in there, poker, black jack, wheel of fortune, machine matching game, etc.

But for people that come not for gambling there were many other entertainment place to visit, like the theme park, the game center, bowling alley, and snooker billiard, and also the famous flying coaster.

Now, I'll tell you about the outside theme park more, since I not observing the inner one quite detail. The outside theme park is quite similar with the one that built in Jakarta as Dunia Fantasi. But then again the weather is surely different, the weather in Genting is quite similar with Puncak and Bandung. So when you're queueing your game, u'll only feel good air, not hot air. Imagine, riding a roller coaster with fog is bellow your track, it just like riding a roller coaster in the air right ^__^

Ever had a dream to become Superman? hehehe since we cann't fly like him, in Genting there is a flying coaster amusement. What's it like? Well Flying Coaster is just like riding a roller coaster. But the main different is we're not sitting in the roller coaster, but we're have a pose like superman when flying with two of our hands above our head... Up.. .up... and awaaaaaaayyy :D
Try to keep ur mouth shout?? Hahaha, already tried, n failed to do so, since it was to fast and to crazy to do so.

There were also a Gokart Race, which you can ride it with, each race will consist of 16 player. The track the trafic there all real, the one that not real is the rider and the start, since we're prohibited to bump our car to another and the start was once in a column.

Hehehe, ok not enough time to try all the games, since we must catch the time to get back to KL. This time is not visit only, but try to look arround what's in it on KL.

Well, KL is quite similar with Jakarta. All the vehicle is quite similiar, we can found scooter bike and sport bike aswell, and the car brand is quite similar also. The different part is, every motocycle rider must turn their lamp on everytime. And the train n bus in there is verry good in comparission with Jakarta.

But the road condition, the building condition is quite similar with Jakarta. Even the highway itself is similar with Indonesian Highway. One another thing about KL, if in Jakarta you can see motorcycle ontop the pedesterian, at KL you can see Taxi ontop of it :)) Felix is almost hit by the cab driver with his un guilty eye step in to the pedesterian where he walked in. Huehehehe you must thanks to God that u're still alive Cat :D

OK, finished the journey at 12:00 AM, and we carry on to our place by bus or cab there. I'll see u in another adventure trip ok. ^___^

East Coast Journey

Sunday Journey, travelling to east coast park. At first, I was thinking that East Coast will be just an ordinary park, with lots of tree, some place near the beach and hot.

Well, I've got that point quite right, yet there is still more than that to see. It's hot, but the tree cover the area so well, and the water is so clear.

Usually people go to East Coast to have a barbeque party, biking, or playing inline skates, making sand castle, fishing, camping, although there is some other water sport activities in there, like water skateboarding, water win surfing.

Well the verry popular sport in there is biking and inline skate. Each road in there have minimal 3 way. 1 Way is for people walking it's figured by the foot step prints, and the 2 others is for inline skates and biking.

Well, most people think what if I don't have a bike, or inline skates? what should I do in there? just watching peoples who really enjoy that? Do not worry, they rent the inline skate, and the bicycle also. For Inline skate, you can rent it with S$ 6 in the 1st hour, and additional S$ 3 in the next hour. For Bicycle you can rent it with a various price, they rent various model from S$ 3- S$ 15 / hour.

Well it sure is a great place to relaxing and enjoy sporting, since I really like the inline skate there. The track is verry long. You can try to skates uphill, downhill or just flat and cornering.
The track is also fits well with the wheel, a little bit slides will make your skates quite fast.

There was also a place for playing a remote controlled car. The track is designed verry well and clean. It's just like watching the original F1 race there.

What about thirsty?? It sure is thirsty. But do not worry, they also sell foods and drinks there. Alot of Satay food, coconut, and fresh sugar caine juice. The famous "No Sign Board" Seafood restaurant is also there. How about the price, some times the price for the entertainment place is quite expensive. Hm... it's a slightly higher than the normal place. But, I think it's still on a reasonable prices.

Will get back there on next weekend, feel free to joining. 

FIRST

First Flight
First Overseas

is surely a brand new experience
damn I sure don't like the feeling the the plane is landing, my ears is sick, and it gettin worst when the plane go down.

Nervous, yup I think that described what I've felt.
But luckily the feeling gone when I'm stepping my foot to the changi airport carpets.

Wow I had never seen an airport like that before. It's just like all the passenger is the king. They greet us with hospitality, always smile, and polite.

Still feeling amazed, I'm forcing myself to walk the step still with amazement and looking to the left and right. I stopped in front of the toilet, and curious about the toilet. So I went in there, and more amazed to see the view. The toilet is quite something, no hand services :D
That sure the right word for the toilet. It flush automatically, and when u want to wash your hand the water pour automatically also. Want some soap? just put your hand bellow the sensor, and it will tear a drop of it. Not enough you must wait for another 2 secs before it drops again.
No wonder they announce it as the 1st international airport.

Because of my friend will pick me up after he's done in the office, I must wait for his arrival. So I spent my time in the airport, enjoying free access internet, free water to drink, free foot massager to feel relax.

Outside the changi airport the public MRT is already there, it takes me from terminal 1 to terminal 2 free. Wow there's a lot of free service in here, that's what I thought. And again no wonder it has all the facility, the airport tax is surely high in there :D

I've bought the EZ-Link Card for MRT and public busses for S$ 15, and again I stunned to see how easy to use the card, we just tap the card near the sensor, it doesn't care when it side front, or the otherway arround. Just tap it, and the door will be open. My friend told me to put it in the wallet and not put it out when want to tap the card. Yes, it can be used within the wallet.

Bringing my baggage into the MRT I'm amazed again with the train, it arrives every 6 minutes on normal time, and every 2 minutes in early working hour. The train is like the bus way in Jakarta, but the seats were from plastic, and some train have LCD display on the top of the train to show some adds from the movie and some direction.

Each station provided with locality maps and line direction. So there is no story that tell about 'Lost in Singapore' hahahaha. awesome.

Ok, this is my first, everybody has their first too right.

Kelapa Gading Foodcourt

Last Friday,

It began on pursuing time to get the car out...

after arrive at 18:23, just about the time to go dinner, i should pick up the car, and take them to the dorm

its kinda a challenge for me, weather i'm able or not able to do so.

So... i choose to be able to do it.


18:35 when i started the engine to drive the car out of Ebenizer Building near Wisma Bakrie, Setiabudi Kuningan

I took off with 90's Kijang with a very slow speed, my intention is to avoid 3 in 1 time till the 19:00 PM

so, i took the car several times to turn and turn again near diponegoro street and menteng, before i reach the thamrin street.


At the end, i take a deep breath for at least 15 minutes, until the time is pass 19:00

And... it pass by the back of Sarinah, and plaza Jakarta through the Kebon Sirih Street

Well 3 in 1 is avoided, but traffic jam, cann't be avoided.

I stuck in there for at least 30 minutes, then drive through the jatibaru to the slipi

until 20:10... go to the nearest gas station, fill some gaseline and ready to go ^____^


Well, thats just a pre opening of what i really want to tell you.

At the night, a suddenly plan comes out, the car, is there, and the passenger is there

so, we all go to the Kelapa Gading Food court, enjoy some meals in there

we eat different ice cream, like banana split (custom banana in split, and vanilla and chocolate ice cream at the top of it)

Fried Ice Cream... well this is kinda weard isn't it? Yes... as like the names... Fried... it's Ice Cream, with flour outside it, and it fried with

special tehniques so the ice cream won't melt.

Strawberry Milkshake

Red Beans Ice (Manado Style), well it tasted verry sweet indeed, its so sweet just like u tasting a sugar...

and some others rendevouz

oh, and i forget... there is something special, that Yumin order... that was the strawberry ice cream with mineral water...

And it's sooooooooo sour, it's makes u grin and blak out your eyes when ever the strawberry its touching your tounge :p

Well, it's a Good place to taste some ice cream ^_________^

Car Adventure

Quite long enough for me to ride a car again...

It makes me loose confidence to ride one.


It was 2 years a go, that the last time i drive a car......

Well, it kinda been a nervous experience again...

Gee... why people rush in the time... while i drive a car :p

That's funny, i said the opposite words when i'm in the hurry :))


Well, i should have a little confidence now..

Well, this afternoon, i should change the car to a long car...

to carry lots of passenger... (new part time job as a driver hahahahahaha)


Well, wish me luck to conquer the car within half an hour, so i could take them to their destination.


^_______^