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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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My 2010 starts now, hello !

Published by in adventure on January 25th, 2010

I am finally back ! Gosh the last time i updated my blog was last year, hahaha. One of the main reasons for my no-action is because i was on a backpacking trip in our neighbouring country more than a week ago. Unlike the rest who followed me, i never had the energy to write an entry right after i got back. I was vomiting profusely upon arrival and decided to rest for the whole week and here i am, strong as a stallion *coughs* It’s 2010 ! and it’s sad to see what has happened to Haiti. Imagine 1/3 of the population gone just like that, which simply shows 2012 is getting momentum XD we will never know what will happen next and best if we spend our time wisely especially with our loved ones My backpacking trip which is currently in the 2nd year running has definitely opened my eyes wideeeee. One shouldn’t procrastinate All in all, the trip was excellent. Everything that Angeline and i planned, turned out just like we wanted. Probably we need to trim the size of the group cause as expected, the bigger it is, the harder to control. My 2010 will start

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