Go abroad? Why not?

Today i'm trying to post something in english, hahaha. I'm sorry if there are many errors in this post.

Last post, i've told you about my first experience to go abroad, without any family or friend, just alone. That is not as scary as i imagine, and i 've done that succesfully. Going abroad isn't that difficult. You just need a passport, visa (for some country), ticket, and place to stay. Fortunately, my first 'going abroad' experience was only to malaysia, that doesn't need a visa, and i already have place to stay there, in my friend's workshop. I just need a ticket, and now there are so many cheap ticket from low-cost airline. So you don't need to worry for planning a vacation abroad.

I'm curious and very interested to go to further country, like in europe, or middle east. I have many friends that have travels to many country like Ukraine, Slovakia, Germany, UAE, Qatar, etc. that makes me so jealous. One day, my parents ask me, my brother, and my sister about our mid-term exam. We have different time for mid-term exam, so we looking for free time that doesn't contain exam there. And guess what?? We are going umrah! Yeah, i'm so excited! My father gave me the brochure that contains some package, and i'm interested in package plus that included tour to Egypt, Turkey, or Jerusalem (Palestine). But my father didn't agree because those packages are too expensive. So we decide to take a standard package, but using Emirates airlines, so that we have to transit in Dubai, before going to Madinah. Of course we got plenty time to city tour there. We are planning to depart on April 17, 2013.

Before departing, i'm looking for information about Dubai, Saudi, and my airlines, Emirates. I just want to know first before going there. First, i got the information about the flight. From Jakarta (CGK) to Dubai (DXB) we will go with big-Boeing 777-300ER. This plane is very beautiful and big for long haul flight. Garuda Indonesia yet only have one plane like this. From Dubai (DXB) to Madinah (MED) we use Airbus A330-200, that is well-known in indonesia. A medium plane for short haul flight. And then from Jeddah (JED) to Dubai (DXB) we use Airbus A380-800. This is very very big plane, and i can't wait to go with it! We haven't see this kind of plane in Indonesia, because this plane is too big for runway and 'apron' in Indonesia. And the last flight is from DXB to CGK, we use Boeing 777-300ER again.

After that, i got information about Dubai and Saudi. Dubai is more comfortable, with so much modern building there. Saudi is also great, especially on 2 holy city, Makkah and Madinah. Those are place i never forgot, and i hope someday i can go there again.

I will post my umrah trip report in this blog later, just stay tuned.

Thank you!

First time to go abroad (KL trip day 3)

Sebelum lanjut post, maaf lahir bathin dulu deh. Taqabalallahu minnaa wa minkum, shiyamanaa wa shiyamakum. Kemaren yakin bener mau banjir post eh ternyata kepotong lagi karna masalah waktu, hahahaha.

Nah lanjut nih ya sekarang cerita hari ke-3. Hari ke-3 ini hari terakhir gua di negeri tetangga, sebenernya ga ada apa2 juga sih di hari ke-3 ini... (lah terus ngapain gua ceritain ya *minta ditimpuk*)

Yaa sebenernya hari ke-3 ini istirahat aja paginya, berhubung malemnya balik jam 1, tapi alhamdulillah kali ini sahur ngga kelewat. Ibunda udah telpon aja nanyain gimana jam berapa ke airport nya, nitip coklat, dan lain sebagainya. Sambil gugling2an di kasur, gua guling tentang KL (eh, kebalik ya?), dimana tempat beli coklat yang murah, gimana kesananya, dll. Dapet sih di google (lupa nama toko coklatnya) tapi lokasinya jauh, di sekitar bukit bintang. Mau kesana takut ga keburu, yaudah akhirnya gua pikir nanti aja di KL sentral atau airport pasti ada, walaupun pasti lebih mahal sih.

Kurang lebih jam 17, gua memutuskan untuk balik. Setelah beres2, gua pun mau langsung ke stesyen taman jaya. Untungnya mas bayu nawarin mau dianterin mobil apa ngga. Gua pun mau, tapi ga sampe KL sentral, cukup sampe taman jaya aja biar lanjutannya gua naik LRT *ketagihan*. Setelah berpamitan sama elhaq, dan melambaikan tangan untuk terakhir kalinya gua meluncur bersama mas bayu ke stesyen taman jaya, naik mobil myvi yang super populer di sana. Sampe sana turun, bilang makasih udah mau direpotin selama 3 hari ini (maklum nyari gratisan mau ga mau ngerepotin orang wkwkwk) dan langsung ke vending machine beli tiket ke KL sentral.

Di sini ada kejadian kocak. Entah gua kurang tidur atau lagi mabok, gua salah naik kereta. Gua naik tangga terus kereta dateng, langsung buru2 masuk. Keretanya sepi, gua duduk santai, kereta jalan, ga lama ada pengumuman "steseyen berikutnya, asia jaya. next station, asia jaya" Nahloh ini mah gua salah arah, bukannya ke KL sentral malah menjauh -__- akhirnya gua turun di asia jaya, trus pindah laluan, akhirnya naik kereta yang bener deh hahaha.

Sampe di KL sentral, ada toko coklat! Yang jual abang2 bule gitu 3 orang. Gua gelap mata melihat abang2 bule coklat yang harganya 6, 10, 25, sampe 30 ringgit. Entah kenapa gua masih nganggep 25 ringgit itu murah buat ukuran harga coklat, berasa 25rb. Padahal kalo dirupiahin jadi 75rb, itu kan mahal banget buat ukuran harga coklat -..- abis belanja sampe 50an ringgit tuh gua, kalo dirupiahin kan sampe hampir 150rb. Buat coklat doang padahal ckckck. Puas borong coklat, gua bingung nyari ta'jil, akhirnya gua memutuskan ke Burger King (ini di indonesia juga gua blom pernah makan wkwkwk) disana harganya cuman 7 ringgit udah paket burger whopper jr. sama kentang goreng + cola. Entah jadi apaan deh tuh perut gua buka puasa minum cola -_-

Selesai beli ta'jil gua langsung turun ke bawah, tempatnya semacam terowongan gitu, itu pangkalannya skybus yang kayaknya masih dalam proses renovasi. Gua langsung nunjukin tiket ke abang2 yang jaganya, dan dia mempersilahkan gua masuk. Pas gua masuk langsung door closed, karna udah schedule nya dia langsung jalan. Padahal load factor di bisnya sepi banget, paling sekitar 30%. Perjalanan KL sentral - LCCT sekitar sejam. Buka puasa gua di perjalanan, pas maghrib di bisnya ada suara adzan. Alhamdulillah...

Sampe di LCCT sekitar jam 20.10, pas banget. Langsung masuk karna udah web check-in, dan nunggu sampe boarding. Jadwal pesawat gua sekitar jam 22. Jadi nunggunya lumayan lama. Duty free di sini ga menarik ah *gayak padahal baru pertama kali liat duty free shop*
Sembari menunggu, gua sempatkan foto2 di gate sama musholla. Berhubung dalam keadaan musafir, sholat maghrib sama isya bisa dijamak.

suasana di sekitar gate

duty free shop

peringatan di musholla nya

Sesuai schedule, akhirnya tibalah waktu boarding. See you again malaysia, semoga kapan2 bisa kesini lagi, dan lebih lama hahaha.