Bandung, Indonesia

Kunjungan singkat ke Bandung, cuma 2 hari...  masa dua hari... apa yang boleh buat ya!!!

Seawal 7.30pagi sudah sampai di Lapangan Terbang Husein Sastranegara. Masa yang terhad tidak disia-siakan, terus menuju ke destinasi  sejurus dijemput kereta sewa yang telah ditempah.

Mula-mula ke Braga Street.  Di sini terdapat galeri lukisan dan juga lukisan yang dijual di tepi-tepi jalan.

Seterusnya ke Galeri Hijau Art di Jalan Terusan Buah Batu. Tak susah untuk memilih lukisan di sini sebab sudah puas meninjau-ninjau di laman web mereka yang menjual secara on-line.  Sekurang-kurangkan sudah ada idea lukisan apa yang hendak dicari.

Maka selesailah tujuan sebenar ke Bandung untuk membeli lukisan.  Tapi dah terlanjur ada di Bandung.... kalau tak berbelanja kain baju taksah kan....

Pak supir membawa ke sebuah rumah di kawasan Kopo, yang menjual kain-kain sulam dan telekong.  Mungkin harganya lebih murah jika berbanding di Pasar Baru...tapi saya tak pun berminat.. dan tak mengambil masa yang lama untuk beredar dari sini...

Teringin merasa es campur Pak Oyen setelah membaca intronya  di sana..  Kedainya biasa-biasa saja, agak sempit dan ramai dikunjungi penduduk setempat.  Ternyata tak mengecewakan... suka dengan es campur dan es dogernya, (walaupun gambar saya dengan di sana berbeza...hihihi...). Pak Oyen tak nak buka cawangan di KL ke?

Menginap di hotel Aston Tropicana yang letaknya Jalan Cihampales, bersebelahan dengan Fave Hotel dan Hotel Promenade.  Terdapat banyak toko jean disepanjang jalan.  Beberapa minit berjalan kaki dari hotel ke Cihampales Walk (CiWalk Mall).  Di sini banyak pilihan restoran untuk menjamu selera. Saya leka memilih sepatu untuk anak-anak, kerana semuanya cantik-cantik dan banyak pilihan.

Awas..!!!

Taktik ala-ala "Gores dan Menang" pun ada di CiWalk ini. Anda akan dihampiri oleh seorang jurujual yang akan memberikan satu hadiah kecil secara percuma. Dia akan mengajak anda masuk ke outletnya dan bersembang-sembang. Sambil sembang (kononnya menunggu hadiah kecil percuma itu dipasangkan baterinya), anda akan diberikan 'cabutan bertuah'. Jurujual tersebut akan mengatakan, ramai orang tidak berjaya dalam cabutan bertuah ini dan anda pun kemungkinan sekali tidak akan menang. Tiba-tiba cabutan anda memenangi sebuah hadiah yang mahal, katanya bernilai dalam 15juta rupiah (sebuah dapur elektrik moden). Kami perlu membayar 'wang pajak' untuk mengambil hadiah.  Dipendekkan cerita, kami beri alasan susah nak bawa balik. Jurujual itu pula menolak apabila kami hendak menghadiahkan balik dapur itu kepadanya. Dari situ kami confirm ada sesuatu yang tidak kena, lalu kami beredar dengan mengambil 'hadiah kecil percuma' itu, sebuah alarm pintu kuasa bateri.

Pasar Baru.  Bagi yang gemar berbelanja tentunya masa sehari tidak cukup untuk berbelanja di keseluruhan pasar ini.  Banyak yang menarik dapat dibeli di, daripada kain ela, telekong, blaus, busana muslimah untuk dewasa dan kanak-kanak dan pelbagai ada.  Jika rajin menjejaki ruang lantai niaganya pasti banyak yang berkenan dihati. Boleh terlebih kilo bagasi jadinya.

Panduan Aras di Pasar Baru

Basement 1, 2 - batik, pelikat, telekung; Lantai 1 - Telekung, kain ela, cadar; Lantai 2 - Kain ela, blause; Lantai 3, 4 - Pakaian dewasa dan kanak-kanak, busana muslimah, tempahan baju; Lantai 5 - Barangan kulit seperti bag tangan dan jaket; Lantai 6 - Bag tangan dan medan selera;

Lantai 7 - Surau, Parking

Tempat lain yang sempat saya singgah, di Toko Rabbani dan Toko Syafira untuk mencari koleksi busana muslim.  Semasa melalui Jalan Buah Batu, saya perasan ada beberapa toko muslimah seperti Jenahara dan De Salma Moslem Centre, tapi tak sempat untuk singgah kesemuanya.

Toko Rabbani

Toko Rabbani

Rumah Mode - Ada banyak pilihan untuk seisi keluarga.  Tempat makan yang santai dan selesa

Warna-warna Bandung...

 

demi mencari rezeki...seluruh tubuh di cat dengan warna sinar aluminium

...atau menghilangkan bosan jam dengan alunan biola..

...jam...jam...jam..

ice cream durian

 

ANG KOT? Apa tu? Jom kita, klik BASI DONG, untuk mmenimba ilmu pengetahuan..ha..ha!

Dulu kami ada post YANG INI pasal travel..

pesan AHLI GIGI...Jom travel ke Bandung....

(Iklan "AHLI GIGI" sekitar bandung)

Jangan sampai giginya tinggal satu...

"Sulit Pak!!!" apabila terpaksa guna satu gigi aja!!

(Label semasa menaiki bangunan pasar baru menuju tempat parking, maksudnya "gear satu" kot?)

Bagaimana dengan kita?

LET'S LEARN FROM JAPAN:
Read this beautiful Information about Japan

1 - Did you know that Japanese children clean their schools every day for a quarter of an hour with teachers, which led to the emergence of a Japanese generation who is modest and keen on cleanliness.

2 - Did you know that any Japanese citizen who has a dog must carry bag and special bags to pick up dog droppings. Hygiene and their eagerness to address cleanliness is part of Japanese ethics.

3 - Did you know that hygiene worker in Japan is called "health engineer" and can command salary of USD 5000 to 8000 per month, and a cleaner is subjected to written and oral tests!!

4 - Did you know that Japan does not have any natural resources, and they are exposed to hundreds of earthquakes a year but do not prevent her from becoming the second largest economy in the world? -

5 - Did you know that Hiroshima returned to what it was economically vibrant before the fall of the atomic bomb in just ten years?

6 - Did you know that Japan prevents the use of mobile in trains, restaurants and indoor

7 - Did you know that in Japan students from the first to sixth primary year must learn ethics in dealing with people -

8 - Did you know that the Japanese even though one of the richest people in the world but they do not have servants. The parents are responsible for the house and children -

9 - Did you know that there is no examination from the first to the third primary level; because the goal of education is to instill concepts and character building, not just examination and indoctrination. -

10 - Did you know that if you go to a buffet restaurant in Japan you will notice people only eat as much as they need without any waste. No wasteful food.

11 - Did you know that the rate of delayed trains in Japan is about 7 seconds per year!! They appreciate the value of time, very punctual to minutes and seconds

12 -. Did you know that children in schools brush their teeth (sterile) and clean their teeth after a meal at school; They maintain their health from an early age -

13 - Did you know that students take half an hour to finish their meals to ensure right digestion When asked about this concern, they said: These students are the future of Japan

Let's ignite the Spark at Everyspark

Friends..

Life Lesson

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of glass marbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The marbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full.. The students responded with a unanimous ‘yes.’

The professor then produced a cup of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed..

‘Now,’ said the professor as the laughter subsided, ‘I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things—-your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favorite passions—-and if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The marbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house your investments, and your car.. The sand is everything else—-the small stuff.

‘If you put the sand into the jar first,’ he continued, ‘there is no room for the marbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life.

If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are important to you.

Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.

Spend time with your children. Spend time with your parents if u still have them. Play another 18 with your buddies. There will always be time to do your gardening, clean the house and mow the lawn.

Take care of the golf balls first—-the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. The professor smiled and said, ‘I’m glad you asked.’ The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, there’s always room for a cup of coffee with a friend.

~ Author unknown

BASI DONG !!!

Basi Dong 101

Pisgor

Udah dapat clue nya???

Nasgor

Iye!! Tepat sekali. "Pisgor" singkatannya "Pisang Goreng" dan "Nasi Goreng" singkatnya "Nasgor". Coba pulak yang ini Pak........


Basi Dong 102

Batagor

Enggak? Batagor singkatnya "Bakso Tauhu Goreng".

Jadi apa itu "Basi Dong" Pak ?!

Basi Dong itu ringkasnya "Bahasa Singkat Bandong". Tidak sulit kan Pak? Kalu gitu, bapak sudah boleh maju ke Advance Level. Coba bapak leraikan yang ini, khas untuk sudara-sudara kita di Malasia:-

Jang bi but-but. Jomedi.

Coba sampei dapat ya Pak!
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Baikla bapak. Yang itu Basi Dongnya:-

"Jangan bikin ribut-ribut. Jom mengundi"

Kari Ikan di Rotorua, New Zealand

Semasa melancong ke New Zealand, Rotorua atau nama samarannya 'Sulfur City" termasuk antara negeri yang ingin dikunjungi.  Jika memandu dari Auckland, akan mengambil masa hampir 3 jam.  Di sini ternyata mempunyai tarikan unik kerana bentuk mukabuminya yang berbeza, banyak terdapat geyser,  kolam lumpur panas dan matair panas serta keunikan perkampungan kaum asli Maori.  Bau 'telur busuk' sulfur menyelubungi disegenap ruang bandarnya.

Berkunjung ke Whakarewarewa Thermal Village.  Menyaksikan kaum peribumi menjalani rutin kehidupan harian di kawasan berwap geothermal.  Mereka memasak menggunapkan wap panas dan mandi manda dalam takungan kolam air mineral semulajadi.

Kanak-kanak menunggu lontaran syiling dari pelancung.  Mereka cekap menyelam walaupun pada musim sejuk.

Seronoknya berendam dan mandi-manda didalam takungan matair

Di Kuirau Park, pelawat boleh rendam kaki mereka di dalam kolam air panas.

Geyser - iaitu pancuran air panas yang keluar dari tanah dan disertai oleh wap.

Menginap di motor lodge unit keluanga yang mempunyai 2 bilik tidur dan kelengkapan dapur.  Tapi agak keterlaluan bila kami ditegur kerana bau kari yang tidak menyenangkan mereka. Kononnya peraturan tidak membenarkan memasak kari dan rempah-rempah dari Asia.  Dari Auckland ke Queenstowns ke Christchurch ke Wellington... takde pula peraturan segala begini..

Perencah kari segera, santan kotak yang dibawa dari Malaysia dengan kepingan ikan salmon dari pasaraya...untuk makan malam....Ramai kawan yang bertanya macamana saya boleh bawa macam-macam segala..walhal New Zealand dan Australia agak ketat larangannya. Malahan sebelum mendarat di pesawat telah diingatkan tidak boleh membawa masuk produk berasaskan haiwan dan tumbuhan, antaranya daging, buah, madu tidak dibenarkan sama sekali.

Bila melalui pemeriksaan kastam, saya akan ikut lorong declare dan tidak sorok-sorok tentang barang yang dibawa.  Bila ditanya sejujurnya menjawab...ada maggi, biscuits, can food such as sardine, tuna, spices, 3 in 1 drinks....  Kalau ada rezeki ya..kalau depa tak lepas pun ambiklah.. dan so far Alhamdulillah...lepas semuanya... Agaknya kalau berjalan dengan anak kecil, depa tak kesah sangat...bila kita cakap makanan untuk anak-anak.

Mussels memanglah murah kat NZ.  Jika dimasak lemak enaklah juga.  Direbus dulu, keluarkan isinya..kemudian dimasak dengan perencah masak lemak..kalau tak percaya cubalah!!!

Cuti-cuti NZ - Perjalanan Ke Milford Sound

Menaiki pesawat Air New Zealand dari Auckland (North Island) 

Sesampainya di airport Queenstown hari sudah hampir senja.  Mengambil kereta sewa dan memandu ke Te Anau sejauh 170km.  Bermalam di Parklands Motel  dan sekiranya bercadang untuk menaiki feri di Milford Sound, tiket boleh dibeli di sini.  Keesokan paginya meneruskan perjalanan ke Milford Sound yang sejauh 119km.  Perlu bertolak awal supaya tidak terlepas pemandangan indah pelangi, takkala matahari mula memancar.  Lagi pun perlu mengambil kira masa untuk menyinggah di sepanjang perjalanan, supaya tidak terlepas dengan jadual feri.

Jalan ke MILFORD SOUND adalah salah satu daripada pemacu yang terbaik di dunia. Gunung curam Fiordland itu kadang-kala berlaku runtuhan mengakibatkan penutupan jalan.  Antara  bulan Mei dan November semasa musim sejuk, semua pelancong perlu membawa rantaian kereta pada setiap masa, yang boleh disewa di mana-mana stesen minyak tempatan di Te Anau.

Maka bermulalah episod perjalanan yang mempesonakan. 

Keindahan semulajadi ciptaan tuhan sukar untuk digambarkan dengan kata-kata....

Te Anau Downs

Mirror Lake

Knobs Flat, road to Milford Sound

 

 

Milford Sound

Kindness

If I Had My Child To Raise Again - A poem by Diana Loomans

BEAUTIFUL PHOTOS WITH TIMELESS QUOTES

"There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and no happiness in any place except what you bring to it yourself." - Henry David Thoreau  

"Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity." - Henry Van Dyke

"Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like." - Lao Tzu

"At times the world may seem an unfriendly and sinister place, but believe that there is much more good in it than bad. All you have to do is look hard enough. and what might seem to be a series of unfortunate events may in fact be the first steps of a journey." - Lemony Snicket

  "When you don't know what to do, get still. The answer will come."

 - Oprah Winfrey

"Each day is a new canvas to paint upon. Make sure your picture is full of life and happiness, and at the end of the day you don't look at it and wish you had painted something different."

      

"Love lights up the world.with its generous flames." 

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Though much of what life may bring us may be deplored we can see through the eyes of gratitude that regret is nearly always the expression of misunderstanding of what we are. 

For, again, if what we regret had not taken place we should not want to be what we actually are.

I and my destiny are one. 

Whatever life has denied me, it has at all events brought me something, and for that "something" I must develop the feeling of gratitude." - Bernard Nesfield Cookson

"Every gardener knows that under the cloak of winter lies a miracle.a seed waiting to sprout, a bulb opening to the light, a bud straining to unfurl. And the anticipation nurtures our dream." - Barbara Winkler              

        

"At least once a day, allow yourself the freedom to think and dream for yourself." - Albert Einstein

"Notice what happens when you follow your intuitive feelings. The result is usually increased energy and power, and a sense of things flowing." - Shakti Gawain 

 "Man improves himself as he follows his path; if he stands still, waiting to improve before he makes a decision, he'll never move."- Paulo Coelho

"When you look back at your past, look tenderly and gently at all you have been through. Look with the eyes of the soul. See that each experience was necessary to bring you home to your heart."
Author: Unknown

"Colors are the smiles of nature."-Leigh Hunt

"Spring passes and one remembers one's innocence.

Summer passes and one remembers one's exuberance.

Autumn passes and one remembers one's reverence.

Winter passes and one remembers one's perseverance." 

― Yoko Ono