Jogjakarta Trip :)

Day 1   19/12/2009
We had to wake up early in the morning. In fact, very early! Around 2.30 a.m. like that because our check-in was at 4 something a.m. so we had to be there at least 2 hours earlier before boarding which was at 6.15 a.m.!!

I felt very groggy that time . Even worse for my sister, Eyka as she didn't sleep at all throughout the night!
But the day was getting a lot better after we had our caffeine dosage at this one very expensive coffee shop! 2 teh tarik, 1 nescafe and 2 iced milo cost around Rm40!!!


At the LCCT, waiting for boarding
However, after boarding, the flight was delayed for 1 hour as 16 passengers were found to be missing  so the whole 1 hour was completely wasted on removing their luggage out!

 Yea…we took AirAsia. LOL.
Upon arriving, I wasn’t surprised looking at the airport condition. It actually looked exactly like the one in Bandung. It’s very small, compact and cute :) Just think of a bus station then, you’ll get the idea. Lol.
But I must say, even though Jogjakarta is no near comparison to Malaysia in terms of hi-tech facilities, the people in Jogjakarta are 10 times nicer than us. Seriously. No kidding.

They are very polite and friendly. For example, taxi drivers. In Jogjakarta, whenever you need a taxi, you’ll get one immediately. The taxi drivers over there are somehow have a different mentality. It doesn’t matter where you want to go, they will drive you there without any hesitation. They are nice people and warm too. Usually they will try to chat with you, give you some information about the locals and all the interesting places over there etc etc.

Even when they are carrying passengers, they wouldn’t just drive away, ignoring you when you are calling  out for them, normally, they would raise their hand, indicating that they are occupied.

Most Malaysian taxi drivers, on the other hand, they just want to cheat you. Just like the experience I had with Joanna at DU. The taxi driver tried to charge us Rm15 to get to OU from LRT Kelana Jaya!! The actual cost to get to OU, according to Yasmin’s dad was actually around Rm6-7 only!

So, after the taxi driver dropped us at the Cakri Kusuma Hotel, I went to the restroom for awhile to freshen myself up. When I came out of the restroom, my sister told me Syazwan was there just now.
So I went out, looking for him everywhere but he was nowhere to be found.

But then, when I was sitting at the lobby, wondering where the heck he was, I saw him walking in..you know, if you’ve watched romantic movies, you can see how the time has slowed down, the world is suddenly moving in a slow motion when the hero and heroin finally lock their eyes together…after ages being separated…

WELL, SCRAP THAT OUT because that, actually, did not happen! HAHA!
But only God knows how happy and relieved I was, to finally be able to see him again, in person, right in front of my eyes and talk to him face to face not via webcam or cell phone anymore. The moment was priceless. Lol.

After leaving our stuff at the hotel, we went to Amplaz mall to find a travel agency but to no avail. Instead, some of us did some shopping!!

Syazwan brought me to the shop where he bought a ukulele (It’s like a small guitar, you know, that Mexican guitar). I find it kind of funny when I saw him holding it, trying to tune it. He looked like a teddy bear with a tiny guitar. HAhahahaha…sorry, if you happen to read this..but I meant it in a good way :)
Syazwan told me the guitars over there were very cheap and indeed, it is!!

Like my Yamaha F310 guitar, here in Malaysia, it costs around Rm420 but in Jogja it is only Rm200+!!! Meanwhile for Yamaha FX310 is only Rm 400+!!! while in Malaysia it is normally around Rm 900!!!
So, if you happen to be in Indonesia and you want to buy a guitar, then, it is a good place to buy it!
I bought a guitar capo around Rm20 and drum sticks for my sister.

We had our lunch at the foodcourt and after that we headed back to the hotel to get some rest before hitting Malioboro in the evening.

Malioboro according to the locals, is actually derived from a  Sanskrit word which means “Bouquet of Flowers” (karangan bunga) because last time, every time they had royal (kraton) celebrations or events, the place would be well-decorated with flowers.

The first thought conjured up in my mind when I first arrived at Malioboro was, ‘man…that is a lot of horse cars!’
Horse cars were like everywhere and rickshaw too!!

The place was crowded but it’s a good place for you to buy souvenirs as they sell nice tshirts, batiks and other local stuff.

As for dinner, Syazwan recommended us to eat at Rumah Makan Suka-Suka. The food was delicious and cheap!

The Lele and Ayam Bakar was totally fantastic it was marinated with something tasted like sate and the Gurameh Goreng was well-  fried and crispy. We ate that with white rice and 3 different kinds of sambal. AWESOME!

Well, that’s for day 1 in Jogja. Here are some of the pictures :)

 At one of the streets there.

Hotel compound.

Syazwan, dah macam muke local =P
To be continued….