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Backpacking to Philippines #php10

Published by in backpack, philippines on July 7th, 2010

It was during last year’s Zero Fare when we bought our tickets for Philippines. It was before we even left for Bali, Jakarta and Yogyakarta! Crazy i tell you ! I never had any plans to travel right after Indonesia but with the total price for return flight RM 45 flashing on my screen, who could resist ?! That’s right, 45 ringgit for a return tickets to Philippines. This was way before Airasia hiked up the price of check in luggage. You can say that we were lucky. In the Philippines, we will be joined by our local Pinoy Ambassador, Hannah ! As usual, i won’t be going to the typical places but will be going far up north, Northern Luzon where we will stop at Vigan, Laoag City, Pagudpud and finally at Manila. This time around, my bag has been significantly lighter cause the clothes i am bringing are light weighted ala jersey types. We would be traveling in public buses in certain area so a light bag would be a good bag, lol. My DSLR is out again. It has been hibernating for God knows how long. Every trip, ever since Cambodia i have been using Crocs as

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Bali Day 2: Hiking up a semi active volcano, Mount Batur

Published by in backpack, indonesia on July 5th, 2010

Upon reaching Hotel Surya we divided ourselves to the rooms that were allocated to us. Because Wai Seng fell sick and had to forgo the trip, we had an extra room. We all decided to give the room to our driver and our guide, Yoga I can still remember clearly that Yoga kept asking me if i was sure of giving him the room. The driver himself was baffled, LOL. Since both of them will be with us for the next few days, why not give them some proper place to rest since we have one room extra. We were later awaken at 3 in the morning and it was freaking cold ! It wasn’t as windy as Genting Highlands but the temperature was cold. Most of us were still in daze and once we got into the van, we dozed off. After a short drive we arrived at the starting point of the hiking trail. If you are wondering why are we even hiking in Bali, well that’s because most of us here love hiking and when i was told that it’s possible to hike up Mount Batur, i thought no further and requested it. A normal hike is

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Bali Day 1: Monkeying around in Uluwatu and Jimbaran

Published by in backpack, indonesia on June 25th, 2010

After GWK (Garuda Wishnu Kencana), we were ferried to South Western part of Bali. Uluwatu was the next stop and i have always seen pictures of the temple (Pura Uluwatu) at the edge of the cliff. This place is 70meters above the crashing waves of the Indian Ocean. If you have read my previous entry, you would have noticed in one of the videos where Yoga (our guide) had told us that the temples here are strict when it comes to ladies who have their monthly thingy. The other missing part that he also mentioned was about our attire. To enter the temples, one would need to put on sarung ( a cloth which is like 1.5meters in length. The main idea of such a rule is to cover your legs. Those with long pants would bypass this.   Just when we were getting all excited with the Sarungs, it started drizzling. Huge droplets of water came down from heavy looking clouds above us. Yoga quickly gathered us and brisk-walked to the edge of the cliff before the rain got any heavier. Already walking under the rain with my DSLR was hard enough, we had to pass through a few

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Bali Day 1: We felt like hobbits in Garuda Wisnu Kencana

Published by in backpack, indonesia on June 13th, 2010

Our flight from Jakarta was on time. So after less than 24 hours, we were off to Bali. For those who have no idea on how far is it, imagine this. Java island is the main part of Indonesia. Yogyakarta is slightly at the middle, probably more to the west. Jakarta is at the far west of the island. Bali on the other hand is an island at the far east. It’s so far that the time there is +1 from Jakarta, lol. Most of us if not all, knocked out as soon as the flight took off. The next thing i knew was Angeline waking me asking if i wanted to eat as the stewardess were selling their onboard food. Flying from Jakarta to Bali, we were onboard AirAsia Jakarta and so they have certain food that aren’t available on the Malaysian flights. So we tried the different variety they had and they were definitely delicious! After filling our stomachs, i could barely sleep and started meddling with all the ridiculous apps i had on my iPhone. Before i knew it, the captain announced that we were landing shortly. Finally, BALI ! The Bali airport reminded me of Penang

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Jakarta: Taxi = Alphard

Published by in backpack, indonesia on May 29th, 2010

It was like 2 months before our Yogyakarta + Bali trip and i received a message from AirAsia notifying that our connecting flight in Jakarta got canceled and it was scheduled for the next day. After going through all possible options, the best outcome was to spend a night in Jakarta itself. Since Jakarta was never in our initial plan, we had to find the cheapest place to stay so that it doesn’t blow our travel budget. Before the trip, Angeline and i googled for transportation, food as well as places to stay. Estimated cost was to be less than RM150. It was raining when we arrived. As i looked out of the window i realized AirAsia Indonesia had a bus to ferry us from the plane to the terminal. WHAT a relief! Imagine getting soaked in the rain >.<! The clip is kinda fuzzy. Took it with my trusty e71 The terminal that we were in was some sort of like low cost terminal but definitely better than LCCT. As i said earlier, Angeline and I have done our homework on the price of the taxis. That enabled us to be sure of what to take. I was told

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Yogyakarta Day 2: Swimming pool filled with wives

Published by in backpack, indonesia on April 27th, 2010

After Prambanan temple, we headed back to our guest house and packed. Some of us took a quick shower while some waiting at the lobby. We were only asked to pay before leaving which worked in my favour, as i had no idea how the place was gonna be and paying over the net wouldn’t be ideal. We got into our van and left for the Water Castle which is in the middle of the town, nearby the fun fair we were at the night before. As i have said in the previous entries that we only had less than 24 hours in Yogyakarta because of a last minute change in our flight schedule. That didn’t really hamper our plans, we just had to make sure we used the time well to cover the three main point of interests in Yogyakarta. The first day was dedicated for Borobudur, simply because it was really far. The next morning was Prambanan, which is actually on the way to the airport and after checking out, we would drop by Taman Sari, which is also on the way. The Water Castle also known as Taman Sari acted as the bathing complex for the then

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Yogyakarta Day 2: Prambanan Temple – Largest Hindu Temple in Indonesia

Published by in backpack, indonesia on April 20th, 2010

We woke up early the next morning as the journey to Prambanan was quite far and on top of that, we had a flight to catch in the afternoon. For the complimentary breakfast, i had Nasi Goreng (Fried Rice) and a cup of coffee. Everyone was informed to do their packing in the morning itself so that we don’t rush later on and once we were all set, we shot off towards Prambanan. On the way, we stopped at a traffic light and come across the above scene, lol. Never expected to see them in the broad daylight, more over in the middle of the road. After 40 odd minutes, we finally arrived ! Prambanan – It’s the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia and one of the biggest in South East Asia and it was the answer to Borobudur temple which was for the Buddhist. When Angeline and i planned this trip, we marked this 2 places as the main agendas for both the days. Die die also must go see cause both are listed in the UNESCO’s heritage site. For foreigners, the ticket price is $11USD and if you can present your Student ID then it’s $6USD. An additional

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Yogyakarta Day 1: The nightlife laughter that haunts you

Published by in backpack, indonesia on March 23rd, 2010

Very often i would read other people’s experience in Indonesia but rarely they would document the night life and in this case Jogjakarta a.k.a Yogyakarta’s night life. A few weeks prior to our departure date, i tried looking up google for any pictures or videos on the Jogjakarta at night but to my avail there were barely anything. Probably because there’s basically nothing to show other than the typical night markets that are scattered all around town. Fortunately for us, when we were dropped in the middle of the town there were quite a number of things that were going on. First off there was a movie shoot and on the other end of the road there’s their local funfair. We headed towards the night markets in search of light snacks.

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Yogyakarta Day 1: Reaching Nirvana at Borobudur temple

Published by in backpack, indonesia on March 14th, 2010

After our first meal on Indonesian soil, we headed towards Borobudur. As said in my previous entry, Borobudur temple was the main reason why we traveled to Indonesia. We were all stuffed after lunch that most of us decided to nap while on the way to Borobudur. The journey from the center of Jogjakarta to the Borobudur temple is approximately 40 minutes depending on traffic. On the way you would be able to see from the typical city life to the outskirts. Upon arriving at the entrance you would definitely be swamped with people trying to sell souvenirs. Some were really aggressive and i told him, i haven’t even seen the place and you are asking me to buy ? He kept quiet for a while and he replied, then Sir, remember my name and buy from me when you have finished walking around the temple. NOTE: Even if you can converse in Bahasa Malaysia, it would be hard to catch what the locals are saying as their slang is heavy. Even certain terms are totally different. For foreigners, there’s a different entrance. Thus the entrance fee is also different T.T

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Yogyakarta Day 1: The arrival

Published by in backpack, holiday, indonesia on March 2nd, 2010

After our Cambodian invasion last year, we decided to make this trip a yearly event which consist of countries from South East Asia (have to keep budget low to pay for PTPTN XD ). To make matters more interesting, Ai Ling suggested to make it a point to visit those places listed in the UNESCO World Heritage list. Having heard about Borobudur so many times from our guide in Siem Reap, Si Ya, we KIV-ed Jogjakarta until the right time came. The right time was when AirAsia had their crazy ZERO SALES and a quick check on Jogjakarta showed that it will cost us only RM 54 to go there. We all made our reservations without any hesitation. Later on Bali was added into the plan and towards the end, Jakarta too forced it’s way in. Over the months, Angeline and I plotted all POIs (Point Of Interests) for each stop we were making and in this case it’s the town of Jogjakarta aka Yogyakarta. Initially there were more points but due to time constraint only a few made the cut. The day finally came and the trip started with the Penangites flying to KL the night before as there

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