Overland from Kuala Lumpur to Hat Yai (Thailand)

May 14, 2010

Maybe, for most of you thought that it was my stupidity. But, truly....i always wanna do this. Inspired by some blogs that told much about how we can go overland from one country to another. Long time to spend, but they love it. That's make me wanna to take the same route as mentioned. There's always be the first time for everything..and i comnmitted to start this in here...Kuala Lumpur.

If u read my previous post for our 2nd day in Malaysia, it's mentioned that we can't get the sleeper class for the express train from Kuala Lumpur to Hat Yai. Commonly, it cost at RM 65. This condition encourage us to take the Konsorsium Express Bus directly from Bukit Jalil to Hat Yai with embedded cost amount to RM 60 (Sleeper Class) including TV, Video and blanket. They called this class as VVIP. There's also VIP Class and standard class cost 50 and 45 respectively. VIP Class has no adjusted chair and video. Departed 1 hour earlier than VVIP Class. Otherwise, standard Class has the same facilities as VIP but operate on Double Deck Bus. I don't know why it makes the cost become cheaper, the average cost maybe...since the fuel can be divided into total passengers (economics view...^_^), and it becomes the last buses to Hat Yai.

We booked 2 packs VVIP Class ticket directly to the sales counter inside the station. There are many bus provider, please answer whenever someone asks. They are very helpful. I was impressed for that, since in Indonesia there's much illegal ticket provider around the station. Spontaneously, we choose Konsorsium Express Bus. It was the first provider we met after questioning some people and based on my "Blogwalking", no significant issue raised among the travellers...hohohohoho...

The bus depart on 11 pm sharply, the driver told us to prepare our passport for immigration checked at the Thai Border in the morning. We slept tightly, since we don't have one on our first day at Kuala Lumpur. And, as mentioned before...we have to passed the 1st border on almost fajr. The driver collect all the passport and fulfill the form for us while we're waiting at the "waiting area". 30 minutes later, we back to the bus and continue our journey after approximately 10 minutes stopped by at the duty free store.


Early morning, we arrived at the border of Kuala Lumpur and Thailand. All passenger must be check out from the bus (including their belonging) to passed the immigration. The procedures totally the same, showing passport and arrival card, questioning bla..bla....and then, welcome to Thailand. The bus stop on the travel counter (owned by Konsorsium Bus Express). We take a Taxi (not explicitly taxi, it was personal car that called Taxi there) cost THB 50 to the Bor Ko Sor, Hat Yai Bus station. According to my blogwalking, there's a bus go directly from Hat Yai to Phuket. But, we take a minivan provided by travel across the station cost THB 400 per person and will be departed on 8.30. They said it takes approximately 5 to 6 hours. hohohoho...

" The thai statement's are 40% accurate,hohohoho..." We depart on almost 9.15 am and we take a long overland journey. Totally 7 and a half hour. huiks.....including stopped by in several spot along the journey. Krabi, interchange to other minivan while we have Halal food for lunch. We arrived at Phuket on 5.00 pm. Make a phone call to the hostel, since we not yet booked the room for today. Our booking made for tomorrow onwards.

We take a Fortuner (taxi...hohohoo) from station to Lamai Apartment (our guesthouse) cost 500 THB. "Come On Sun, never hang on this ride right???" Chan's said. It was absolutely correct, i never imagine that Fortuner could be transformed into the public transport such as "TAXI".

On our way to the guesthouse, the driver eventually drop us into one of tour agent. He also offering some help if we would like to book the hostel closer to the beach. However, as i told you, don't take it seriously. From 40% there's still a lie...heheheh. Our guesthouse, Lamai Apartment was exceed our expectation. Closer enough to the beach and Bang La Road. We also got the good price for our trip to the Phi-Phi island and James Bond Island each cost THB 1,100 by speed boat(Thanks to Chandra for this =P), using the big boat should be cheaper but you can't getting closer to the beach.



We've spent our first night in Phuket by sightseeing on the Bang La Road. All the bars, hip music, fire attaraction and of course the ladies..hahahah (unfortunately i can't share the special pics of the ladies here...Astaghfirullah!!!!). We got our dinner at one halal food stand near to the Patong Beach. Alhamdulillah. Then, we walked towards the street straight to Jung Ceylong and found some gift store around there. Chan's bought some and then We get back to the hostel around midnight. Prepare for the tomorrow morning trip. We would be picked up around 8 a.m. Before take a rest, we calculate our expenditure and plan to withdraw some money tomorrow, since we've spent more than expected. Night all...




Notes
Bus KL - Hat Yai (Konsorsium Bas Express)(9 hours) >> VVIP=RM 60, VIP=RM 50, Double Deck=RM 45
Taxi from Bus Stop to Bus Station = THB 50
Minivan Hat Yai - Phuket (7 hours) = THB 400
Taxi from Phuket bus station to Hostel = THB 500

Lamai Apartment
29/95 Rachapathanusorn Rd., Patong beach, Phuket
Patong Beach

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email: lamaiapartment@hotmail.com
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Phuket Days'

Phuket is a beach town. Most of the spot area dominated by the beach adventures. One of the famous beach in there is a Patong beach. A good Man gone to Heaven, the Bad one gone to Patong hehehehehe...And so our last 2 days have been spent to enjoy the islands. We have picked tour for 2 days cost THB 1,100 each day per person. Total THB 4,400.

It was our fourth day, May 15, 2010. We have booked our tour for Phi Phi Island, especially Maya bay (where's The Beach scene have been taken place). And some of awesome spot around the island. And also on May 16, 2010 James Bond Island, Phanga island where you can have canoeing in a very best place (the cave similar to Grand Canyoon Pangandaran, but in a much better "package." In overall, two thumbs up for the phi phi island especially Maya bay with the softer white sand i ever know.

May 15, 2010



May 16, 2010



And the last scene of Jungcey Long for the last night in Phuket..we're leaving on the first flight from HKT (Phuket) To Jakarta on 07.00 am.

Bromo...

Mount Bromo

Bromo,
Pegunungan di Probolinggo Jawa Timur yang belum pernah kukunjungi sebagai warga Surabaya. Cukup miris memang, mengingat persinggahanku sebelumnya. Alhasil, sekali lagi dengan didasari "kepingin" dan dua orang partner (Iqoy, temenku dari Jakarta dan Rurry, my roommate when we escape from our college in Oct 2006, hahahaha) kami starting dari Surabaya pada long weekend May 28-30, 2010. Sebelumnya, aq terbang dari Jakarta pada Rabu 26 May 2010, memenuhi permintaan sang Ibu, yang mengharapkan anaknya untuk tinggal lebih lama dirumah. Dan kau tahu, perkataannya adalah titah serta jembatan bagiku ke pintu surga, Amien. Sebelumnya aq sudah membeli tiket Air Asia untuk tgl 29 May 2010, tapi karena Iqoy tidak diperkenankan mengambil cuti, kami sepakat untuk memulai petualangan kami pada 28 may 2010. Dia sendiri menempuh perjalanan dari Jatinegara (18.00) ke Surabaya dengan kereta api bisnis Gumarang (IDR 190,000) yang tiba kira2 pukul 6.30 dini hari. Melelahkan memang, tapi kawanku yang satu ini memang pantang menyerah kalo urusan jalan-jalan. hahahhaha..piss Qoy...
Sementara tiket Air Asia q, terpaksa kuhanguskan, berganti dengan Lion Air tgl 26 May 2010 yang memang saat itu paling murah untuk ukuran menjelang long weekend (IDR 325,000).

Day 1, May 28, 2010.
Setelah cfm kalo Iqoy dan rurry otw dari stasiun Pasar Turi, Surabaya, aq segera berpamitan dengan Ibu Maryam dan Bapak Al Giadi yang notabene adalah orang tua terbaik yang diberikan Sang Pengukir Takdir untukku (Alhamdulillah...) aq segera berangkat naik angkot ke Terminal Joyoboyo, dari sana aq transfer angkot JTK tujuan Rungkut Asri (baca UPN, rumahnya Rurry. Sepanjang jalan aq hanya membatin, ada positivenya juga hobby jalan2ku terealisasi saat usiaku hampir seperempat abad, disaat aq bisa menafkahi diri sendiri. Coba kalo dari jaman kuliah, kandas sudah gaji hasil part time q bersama MAFIA (Matematika, Kimia, Fisika) yang menjadi potensial sumber dana kuliahku. Negativenya, aq hampir tidak mengenali jalanan kota Surabaya yang memang disebabkan beberapa hal, pertama, orangtuaku yang mungkin overprotektif, jadi memang ada larangan untuk pergi keluar tanpa ijin jauh hari sebelumnya. Kedua, kemana2 berangkot ria which is means kalo terlalu sering berat di ongkos pula heheheh dan yang ketiga, aq memang lebih banyak menghabiskan waktu dirumah, baca komik, maen game dan berhaha hihi dengan keluarga. Cupu banget yaks...hahahha..gapapa, it was the best gift from Allah SWT.

Sesampainya di UPN, aq menelpon rurry untuk datang menjemputku. Meski sudah kuliah dan kabur bersama ke Jakarta, aq belum sekalipun bertandang kerumahnya hahahah...Setelah Iqoy dan Rurry selesai bersiap diri, kami sepakat untuk naik taksi saja ke Bungurasih. Dengan alasan, ongkosnya tidak akan selisih terlalu jauh ketimbang naik angkot dua kali berlaku tiga orang (1 kali angkot IDR 3,000, sehingga kira2 total IDR 18,000). Tapi apa daya, ternyata salah perhitungan, argo menunjukkan IDR 48.900 hahahah, kecolongan deh.

Dari Bungurasih kami berencana naik Bus AC ke Probolinggo, kira2 harga tiket nya IDR 25,000 lha kok pada penuh dan armadanya terbatas. Setelah menunggu sejenak, kami mencoba melirik bus ekonomi. Sumpah, Calo Bungurasih udah kaya lagi Demo aja pas nawarin bus..ckckckckc.... Tak lama kemudian seorang kenek bus ekonomi menawarkan jasa, dengan dalih "Liat dulu mbak, meski ekonomi. Kalo ga OK boleh turun lagi." Kalimat yang persuasif memang, dan kami pun beranjak. Kondisi bus memang cukup OK untuk ukuran bus ekonomi. Semangat backpacker kami kembali menyala (lebay mode on), jadilah kami ber-ekonomi ria.

Dengan merogoh kocek IDR 12,000 per orang, tak terasa 3 jam kami telah hengkang dari Surabaya (Tak terasa apane, 3 jam iku suweee hahahah). Didepan kami telah menyongsong terminal bus Bayuangga, Probolinggo. Syukurlah, jalanan lancar, pak sopir melaju kencang ga pake berhenti dimana-mana (Ngetem). Yihuy, Bromo semakin dekat.....

Sesampainya dari Terminal Bayuangga, kami langsung di kerumuni oleh para kenek, begitu qta bilang Bromo, seraya berlari kenek memanggil ISuzu Elf tujuan Bromo yang sudah siap berangkat. Tanpa tawar menawar kami langsung naik. Alhamdulillah, masih ada space untuk 3 orang. Didalam elf, aq sempat menanyakan berapa tarif naik angkutan ini, dan terbukti saat kenek menagih ongkos. Sama rata IDR 25,000. Setelah kira2 1 jam 20 menit melewati jalanan dari Aspal kota hingga lereng gunung yang meliuk2 ga jelas (termasuk mobil kehabisan bahan bakar, sehingga kami terpaksa terlantar di jalan sekitar 10 menit sampai bantuan datang), kami dihadapkan pada apa yang disebut "Kepinginan" qta. Bromo membentang di depan mata. Subhanallah.

Kami langsung menuju hotel Cemara Indah yang sudah qta book via phone dari Jakarta. Namanya saja yang hotel, tapi kami hanya menyewa kamar kelas ekonomi seharga 100rb per kamar per malam. Kami sebelumnya sudah book dua kamar karena rencananya ada dua orang lagi yang turut serta, tapi kemudian dibatalkan. Kami merasa satu kamar saja sebenarnya sudah cukup untuk kami bertiga, toh tujuan kami kesini bukan untuk tidur. Sunrise Pananjakan menanti esok dini hari huhuhuhu....

Selepas menjama' shalat ashar dengan shalat dhuhur yang terlewatkan, kami berjalan berkeliling. Tujuan utama kami adalah cari makan. lapar euy, untungnya disamping hotel ada abang bakso yang langsung qta samperin tanpa pikir panjang. Sore2, makan bakso...di suguhi pemandangan Bromo. Mantabs deh...untung juga qta pilih nginep disini, viewnya langsung kawah Bromo euy...sehabis makan kami foto2 sebentar lanjut jalan keliling untuk menyewa Jeep yang akan membawa kami ke pananjakan esok hari, setelah membandingkan dengan harga di hotel dan hasil inquiry dengan sesama pendatang, kami memutuskan untuk menyewa bus di pusat informasi Bromo. sewa jeep biasanya terdapat dua macam, sharing yang akan di charge IDR 90,000 per orang ato per jeep IDR 275,000 - 350,000. Setelah hitung punya hitung kami memilih untuk menyewa satu jeep untuk kami bertiga, heheheh..ga mo rugi pokoknya. Namun, memang Allah maha penyayang...pas jalan menuju pusat informasi, kami dipertemukan dengan sepasang brondong backpack-an yang baru tiba, sebut saja Toga dan Nia (memang nama sebenarnya hahahah). Tanpa babibu, kami menjalin simbiosis mutualisme. Layaknya sales dadakan, kamar kami tawarkan. Jeep sharing kami persilakan...hahahah lumayan, uang kamar bisa disave, Sewa Jeep jadi lebih murah (IDR 275,000 dibagi 5 orang, @55,000 per orang). I love Allah...

setelah booking jeep, kami kembali ke kamar, shalat...makan indomie lanjut tidur dengan alasan takut ga kebangun menjelang fajar, (alasan klise, hahahah..gimana ga gendut coba????.....)

Ngebakso dengan view Bromo, mantabs

Kawah Bromo

take a break on my way to Bromo - Mogok euy mobilnya

Heheheh..sekian hari pertama, Mo lanjut?? buka day 2 nya...

Rincian biaya hari ini:

*) Pesawat Jakarta - Surabaya : IDR 325,000 (one way, kalo ada promo bisa lebih murah lagi)
*) Kereta api Gumarang Bisnis : IDR 190,000 (one way, long weekend soalnya..kalo ga long weekend IDR 130,000)
*) Stasiun pasar turi - Bungurasih : - Bus Kota (2,500)
- Angkot - Lyn D tujuan Joyoboyo (IDR 3,000)
lanjut bus kota ke Bungurasih (IDR 2,500)
*) Bungurasih - Probolinggo : Bus Ekonomi (IDR 12,000) AC (25,000)
*) Probolinggo - Cemorolawang (Bromo) = Isuzu Elf (BISON) IDR 25,000
*) Penginapan : IDR 100,000
*) Jeep : IDR 275,000

Buat yang pengen ambil paket tour, sempet dapet kartu nama dari
Diana Tour
Cp : Hadi Maksum
Jl Sukapura - Sepuhgembol, Wonomerto Probolinggo
email : hadimaksum31@yahoo.co.id
Phone : +62 81 336 875 457


Day 2, May 29 2010

Semaleman susah tidur euy, 2 kasur supermini yang disulap jadi king size (coz mesti tidur bertiga), bantal yang agak kurang proper kalo disebut bantal, jadinya aq memilih untuk ga usah pake bantal sekalian plus udara dingin menusuk meski sudah berbekal kaos lengan panjang plus jaket, kaos kaki, sarung tangan dan balaclava. Alhasil, aq terjaga semalaman hingga petugas hotel membangunkan kami untuk segera bersiap menuju pananjakan.

Dududu, setelah berberes diri kami menghambur keluar kamar dan MasyaAllah, dinginnya jauh lebih menusuk tulang. Brrrrrr....sumpah dingin banget euy!!!!

Beberapa Jeep sudah berbaris di depan hotel, tapi jeep2 tsb merupakan jeep khusus tamu hotel yang memesan diresepsionis. Sedangkan milik kami, karena pesan dipusat informasi, harusnya juga akan menjemput kami dihotel sey..cuman belum ada konfirmasi dari petugas booking. Setelah agak lama menunggu, kami berlima memutuskan untuk menuju pusat informasi,,,,katanya sey blom dateng karena macet. Memang benar, jalanan sekitar tumpah ruah oleh deretan jeep yang hendak bertandang ke Pananjakan. Lampu sorot dan klakson bertebaran. Agak lelah dan mengkhawatirkan ketika jeep kami tak kunjung datang. Takut keburu fajar. Alhasil, kami mendesak petugas untuk mengantar kami menuju lokasi jeep kami terjebak macet yang notabene ga jauh dari posisi kami sekarang. Dan Alhamdulillah, tak lama kemudian kami sudah nangkring di jeep "kepunyaan" kami dengan nomor 812.

Bangun pagi2 buta, persiapan buat sunrise

Sunrise at Pananjakan 1 

Kika : Iqoy, Toga, Me and Nia

Take a rest at the Top of Kawah Bromo

Bromo semakin dekat.....

Jeep yang kami tumpangi melesat di tengah perbukitan yang yah lumayan menyeramkan. hehehhe, kelak kelok kanan kiri..huhuhuhu...udah gtu qta di drop lumayan jauh dari tujuan karena jalanan sudah full oleh parkiran jeep yang datang sebelumnya. Long way to go, dan karena kami sudah lumayan telat..aq, iqoy dan rurry memutuskan naek ojek sajah (padahal males jalan, this is an excuse). Di Pananjakan, para pengunjung sudah bejibun, spot2 yang OK tuk meng-capture sunrise pada sold out. Bahkan akhirnya, aq terpisah dari Iqoy dan Rurry. Apalagi duo brondong itu heheheh...udah kepisah sejak ngojek,

Puas menatap sunrise, aq beringsut shalat shubuh. Di tempat shalat inilah aku kembali bertemu Rurry dan Iqoy. Sehabis shalat kita berfoto ria di beberapa spot. Tentu saja sambil tengok kanan kiri, dimana "DUO" berada. Puas poto2, kami bermaksud kembali ke jeep, next destination kawah Bromo. Namun apadaya, Sang Duo tak ketemu pula sehingga kami putuskan untuk menunggu di warunf saja. Loh kok warung, heheheh laper cuy...(skali lagi alasan yang gajebo), sambil makan kami mencoba menghubungi sopir jeep. Tak ada balasan, kami kembali menelpon pusat informasi. Syukurlah, Sang Duo sudah bersama sopir dan sedang menuju ke arah kami.

So, let's go Kawah Bromo......

Perjalanan dari Pananjakan ke Kawah Bromo sendiri memakan waktu sekitar 20 menitan dengan jeep. Rute yang di tempuh jauh lebih seram dari rute hotel - Pananjakan, Sebenernya dari hotel ke kawah ada jalur cepat yang bisa di tempuh dengan berjalan kaki. Namun, karena kami pengen ke pananjakan, yasudah lah ya...sekalian kesininya naik jeep aja.

Jeep mengantar kami hingga lereng kawah Bromo. Bau belerang menyengat, plus padang pasir menghadang. Beberapa orang menawarkan kuda untuk menghantar kami ke mulut tangga. Yups, selain hamparan padang dan bukit pasir, kami masih harus menaiki beberapa anak tangga yang lumayan melelahkan. Bahkan aq sampe blood pressure q turun, tiba2 pandangan gelap. Disinilah aq membutuhkan cokelat. Sebagaimana Harry Potter membutuhkannya setelah bertemu dementor. Prof. Lupin, mengatakan cokelat adalah zat yang baik untuk mengembalikan kegembiraan. hohohohooh...tapi tak ada cokelat teh hangat manis pun jadi, yang penting gula.

Selepas poto2, aku memutuskan untuk mencoba naik kuda. Sementara yang laen, jalan kaki hohoho. Ini merupakan pengalaman pertamaku naik kuda, apalagi melewati turunan gurun pasir kaya gini, agak serem euy..tapi pak yang empunya kuda bilang...jangan liat jalanannya...lihat aja pemandangan sekitar..dan itu benar, rasa takutku lenyap. Yang ada hanya Subhanallah....Thank's to Allah for all the opportunities given to me. When the skies are blue, to see u once again my love..hahahah(alaay.Naik kuda menyenangkan. Hoho...meski harus mengeluarkan kocek 40 ribu sey...

Di dekat parkiran jeep banyak orang berjualan T-Shirt Bromo, setelah tawar menawar,,,aq berhasil membeli beberapa untuk oleh2 orang dirumah.

Puas maen dan poto2, kami kembali ke hotel. Mandi. Dan dengan berat hati, kami berkata pada diri sendiri..It's time to go...jam setengah 12 kami check out dari hotel. kembali naik isuzu elf menuju terminal bayuangga probolinggo. Sesampainya di terminal, kami berpisah dengan Toga dan Nia yang hendak melanjutkan perjalanan kembali ke Surabaya lanjut Jogjakarta. Sedangkan kami, karena sudah tak kuasa menahan lapar, segera nongkrong di parkiran setelah memesan Bakwan Malang. Murah. Enak. Selepas makan, kami berangkat menuju Malang.

Bus Probolinggo - Malang yang kami tumpangi kembali kelas ekonomi. Hanya saja, secara kualitas dan kuantitas, jauh dengan bus ekonomi yang mengantar keberangkatan kami. Bus kali ini ngetem berkali-kali, rute nya puter2 dalam kota. Probolinggo - Malang berasa semakin lamaaaaaa.....

Sekitar pukul 4.30 kami tiba di Malang, turun Taspen lanjut angkot AGP tujuan Dewantaran kalo ga salah nama jalannya. Menuju rumah ChaCha, temen rurry yang dengan baik hati mau menampung kami bertiga malam ini. Ditambah lagi, dia bersedia mengantar kami bermotor ria menuju Batu Night Spectaculer (BNS) hohohoo....mantabs

Jadilah, selepas berberes dan shalat Maghrib kami berangkat menuju BNS. Tak lupa makan sebentar di depot bakso malang terdekat,,,hohohoh. Selepas makan, kami melanjutkan perjalanan. 20 menit kemudian, BNS membentang hohoho...berasa pasar malam. BNS sendiri merupakan perpaduan pasar malam dan DUFAN yang baru buka di malam hari. Nilai plus nya adalah, dia punya Taman Lampion yang OK banget buat poto2. Harga tiket masuknya pun murah, cuman 10 rb rupiah saja, tapi ada biaya tambahan untuk masing2 wahana. heheheh...sama aja kali ya ama DUFAN (IDR 120,000), kalo banyak maen jatuhnya mahal juga.

Puas maen, kami memutuskan untuk pulang karena hari mulai larut. Jajan dulu di luaran sepuasnya...baru kemudian kembali menyusuri jalanan Malang menuju pulang. Aku senang. Karena setidaknya kami masih bisa berlibur manakala Sempu ditutup untuk sementara. Seperti ku kemukakan dalam beberapa catatanku sebelumnya, mungkin itu akan jadi alasan untuk kembali berkunjung ke Jawa Timur sekali lagi, ketika SEMPU sudah bisa kami kunjungi heheheheh

Last day in Malang....

Yiiihaaa….hari ini, hari terakhir dari perjalanan kami di Jawa Timur.
Setengah lima pagi aq terbangun, Alhamdulillah....it’s time to pray Shubuh. Malang seperti biasa, masih lumayan dingin untuk ukuran wilayah kota. Ga sedingin Batu dan sekitarnya lah pokoknya, apalagi Bromo....jauh. Lamat2 ku sentuh air di pancuran kamar mandi,,,,teteup dingin..heheheh.

Sehabis shalat, aq mencoba merapikan carier q yang muatannya sudah tercecer kemana-mana. Hari ini PULANG. Heheheh...tapi kami berencana mampir ke stadion Gajayana dulu, bertandang ke pasar kaget ala Gazebu (Telkom-Bandung) on weekend, lanjut kampung keramik di Malang. Alhasil, setelah Iqoy, Rurry dan Chacha ready (ga mandi tentunya..hihihihi), Brang-cuts lah qta (alay banget ejaannya...^_^)

Tujuan pertama, stadion Gajayana. Disini kami berkeliling menelusuri jalan yang penuh sesak oleh para pedagang lengkap dengan barang dagangannya..ada batik, sendal, assesoris, makanan, mainan, sampe tatoo permanent maupun temporer. Lumayan menggoda lah pokoknya, apalagi harga yang ditawarkan agak miring. Satu baju batik bisa qta dapatkan dengan harga IDR 40 rb, heheh..murah banget kan???!!! Dan Iqoy, menjadi salah satu korbannya.

Puas muter2 di Gajayana, kami memutuskan untuk singgah di salah satu warung nasi pecel. Asyik menikmati pecel, tiba2 Iqoy yang asyik menyeruput soto madura cekikikan bareng Rurry, ”Anak tukang pecelnya ganteng yak???” hahahahah...sempet aja kawanku itu, tapi emang cakep sey, dan jadi lebih cakep lagi karena dia mo bantuin nyokapnya jualan on weekend. Ga pake malu, gengsi ato apapun alasannya....two thumbs up lah....

Selepas mengisi perut, Rurry memutuskan menggapai mimpinya untuk di tattoo pake pacar India,,,heheh meski gagal total hasilnya (maaph yeee rur…), poto2 di memorial World Cup 2010 di ujung jalan, plus Iqoy yang ngotot mo poto di Plang bertuliskan Jl. Ijen heheheh…puas poto2an kami lanjut ke kampung Keramik, tapi tak langsung juga dink..kita mampir dulu di Universitas Brawijaya, Malang….khususnya Fakultas Ekonomi. Dan sekali lagi, cuman sekedar poto-poto…(ga penting banget yak…)

Kampung keramik tak ayal merupakan home industry para pengrajin keramik di Malang. Disini, aneka kerajinan keramik dijual dengan harga yang murah, Sebenarnya, kami hanya berniat untuk mengantarkan Cha2, sekaligus melhat2 karena belom pernah. Sejenak kami mulai tergoda, namun mengingat tema perjalanan kami adalah backpacker, sesegera mungkin kami mengurungkan niat, takut pecah di jalan.

Jam 11 kami balik kerumah Cha2, mandi berberes dan bersiap balik ke Surabaya. Kami putuskan untuk pulang lebih awal karena Iqoy masih harus menempuh perjalanan kereta Dari Surabaya ke Jakarta jam 5 sore nanti. Namun, sebelum pulang kami sempatkan untuk mencicipi Bakso Kota Cak Man aseli di kota Malang, dan soal rasa…emang yang aseli lebih mantabs!!!!!!

Puas makan, sekitar setengah 1 kami bertolak menuju terminal Arjosari pake angkot AGP (per orang IDR 2500). Sampe di terminal, tak lupa kami poto2 terlebih dahulu. Alhamdulillah, kali ini kali ini kami merasakan nikmatnya bus AC (Malang – Surabaya, memang lebih nikmat sey ....). Kami tiba di Bungurasih sekitar jam 3, lanjut bus DAMRI arah Pasar Turi yang menurunkan Rurry di Giant Margorejo, sedangkan aq dan Iqoy lanjut sampe tugu pahlawan. Lanjut Becak. Aq memutuskan menemani Iqoy di stasiun Pasar Turi hingga teman seperjalanannya (teman kantor-nya yang orang Surabaya) datang.

Melancong ke kampus orang - Unibraw

Booth Piala Dunia di sekitaran Stadion Gajayana

Lampion Garden at Batu Night Spectacular 

P u l a n g - Stasiun Pasar Turi Surabaya

at Lampion Garden - BNS 

Batu Night Spectacular - BNS 

Usai shalat Maghrib di masjid dekat stasiun, aq beranjak pulang. Diantar angkot BJ (Benowo-Jembatan Merah), akhirnya harus berhenti di traffic light Balong Sari. Pencet HP, menelepon pria paling keren dalam hidupku..heheheh (baca: Mr. Al Giadi a.k.a The best father I ever had). Minta dijemput sebagaimana yang selalu kulakukan tiap pulang sekolah maupun kuliah jaman dulu masih muda heheheh…saat menunggu disana, entah kenapa jadi kangen dengan semuanya…but u know, we can’t turn back time….

Tak lama, pahlawanku muncul…Finally I’m Home...
Thank’s to Allah for those days…
Thanks for giving me an opportunities to have those moments
Alhamdulillah….

Genting Highlands (Day 2)

Day 2, May 13, 2010

Morning...
We were late to sleep last night after browsed for sleeper train ticket (none left) and decide what we should do this morning,,Woke up at 4.30 am and take a shower around midnight heheheh, Malaysia time is an hour later than Indonesia (Piss Chan...no more argue...heheheh), so fajr time approximately at 5.30 pm. No longer after that, Chan's alarm were ringing, buit nothing happened...Wake Up Bro...let's start our journey...

We left the hostel after have a Shubuh and packed our belonging, Nice place...again he said..hahahah, we walk towards Chow Kit Road in the morning (take a pic...as always) and go straight to face PWTC LRT station directly to Bukit Djalil. Most of the roads are still empty, lights are still turned on, good scene for horror movie..... ^_^. We directly go to the counter upon arrival, booked 2 packs tickets for Genting Highland at @ RM 9,5 (for bus and skytrain) and also booked the sleeper bus ticket for Kuala Lumpur to Hat Yai at the sameday for @RM 60 provided by Express Bas Konsorsium, the bus accompany by portable TV (Movie, video and music), adjusted chair (can be set as sleeper position as excecutive class on airplane), blanket and AC. No food provided. The bus depart from KL around 10,00 pm and arrived at Hatyai on 07.30 am. (Long Journey awaiting)....

But, currently..LET'S GO TO GENTING.....


Unfortunately, we couldn't chase the first bus to Genting since we have to put our lugage on the storage first. But, lucky for us that the ticket can be used for the next departure, wich is an hour from the last one. We have a breakfast at Bukit Djalil and again,,,,, Chandra ordering Nasi Lemak..(NLFC ; Nasi Lemak Fans Club) ^_^The bus came sharply, there's no quota for being departed just Be on Time (two thumbs up for this). We take some picture with the Go Genting bus...heheheh..as always....(pending poto from Chan's BB)

Huhuhu, Chan's lost his BB...
so do our prestigious pics on those device halah.....but i have some plus googling via net.

The trip taken approximately an hour from Bukit Jalil. We stopped at the station and continuing the journey to the Peak (Genting Highland) by the sky ride. Ticket were included on our bus ticket. It was take a long time riding the sky ride. From excite to desperate...hahahahha.. it almost vertical, on ecliptical method for sure. We have some pics and lost huhuhuhu...it's okay. it give us a reason to revisit this place someday =)

Genting highland subjected to the separate place to play. Being placed for anyone who want to escape from their routinity. Gambling, Shopping, laughing, flying entertaining games and playing stuffs lay down over this area. Centralised into integrated building stated at the peak of Genting. Named as Genting Highland. If Peterpan don't wanna leave Wonderland, maybe you will do the same at this place. Cold weather as compliment....



We have tried Flying Coaster, cost RM 10 per person,
Experience an Asian first: a hang-gliding roller coaster. Swoop, twist and zoom round turns and drops! With the Flying Coaster, you'll "fly" with a totally unobstructed view of Genting and its beautiful scenery.

The Flying Coaster is Genting's new ride, a unique hang-gliding roller coaster, designed by renowned coaster designer Werner Stengel and manufactured by Zamperla of Italy. It gives thrill-seekers the incredible sensation of zero gravity, together with the realistic effect of flying.


Outdoor park ticket (all in) cost RM 38 per person, including jet coaster, Car Racing, Rocket Shot, and some playing stuffs which is the same as Dunia Fantasy, Jakarta. The long journey on Sky ride from and to Genting Highland, Heving some sleep inside the Mall, fast food for several times...hahahahha...

There's also indoor park, with some playing stuffs with glamorous design on lighting and package. No adrenaline rush. Good scene for take a picture. In overall, it was a luxurious mall.

What we gonna do on our next visit, (cost RM 50 per person)


Genting Sky Venture is a state of the art skydiving wind tunnel that gives ordinary people the chance to feel the thrill and sensation of jumping out of an airplane and freefalling through the sky just like a skydiver.
You will experience the ultimate skydiving simulator fly in winds up to 193 km/hr in the one and only wind tunnel in Asia!

We left Genting on 6 pm, having dinner at the bus station, back to Bukit Djalil, Pray and ready to continue our journey...overland from Kuala Lumpur to Hat Yai (Thailand) by bus...see Overland KL - Hat Yai (Day 3)

KL - Genting - Phuket , 12-17 May 2010

Yuhuuu,
Welcome to the next my backpacking trip in 2010,
once again it was supported by free tickets provided by Airasia that i bought in November 2009. The different between this trip with the previous one is "the participants", hehehhe...
The participants are only Me and CacingIjo heheheh, my very best friend named as Chandra and we've made it!!!!

We have booked return ticket around midnight (02.00 am) hahaha, whenever free seats published on November 11, 2009. Actually, it was due to our willingness to travel in 2010, no specific destination argued. So, after checking the quota for a while, We have agreed to booked Jakarta - Phuket for 14-17 May 2010, furthermore we decided to extend our trip by booking one way ticket from Jakarta to Kuala Lumpur on May 12, 2010 and Kuala Lumpur - Penang on May 13, 2010. And....Overland from Penang to Phuket. So, totally our trip starting on May 12 till 17, 2010.

At the time goes by , we have no further discussion due to the my continuity assignment as an auditor and no available matched schedule for both of us. Until a week before our departure, i just finished my client at Surabaya and he's got the closing period. Oh My God!!!!

No wonder, we booked our hostel in Kuala Lumpur and Penang on Hostelworld.com (Site for backpacker hostel) in separate place (we worked at different office), and communicate by phone (how's great!!!). But we made it. We booked Cosmopolitan Hostel in Kuala Lumpur and Boomerang Lodge in Penang. Left for Phuket, since we still don't know when we arrived there till we finally try to booked the hostel for 2 nights only, within period 15-16 May 2010.

So we start our journey with the tremendous heart beating ihahahahha....Deg..Deg...Deg ....

Day 1, May 12, 2010

CacingIjo Picked me up from the boarding house at 9 am, yups though our flight still on 11.30 am, we should be arrived to the airport earlier to avoid the long queue, It was welcoming long weekend.

We arrived at Soekarno Hatta International Departure, Checked In and paid airport tax at IDR 150,000 per person. More expensive than our fare...hehehhehe...., then go to the fiscal counter to get free fiscal sticker by providing NPWP (Tax Identity Card), Passport and the boarding pass to passed the immigration counter. Unfortunately, we didn't take any pictures upon our departure from Soekarno Hatta. Just self control since i was take the trip with Him, hahahhaha...no Rhollaz attitude came up at that time...Piss Bro...

Our flight taken almost 2 hours, since there are time differences between Malaysia and Indonesia, we arrived at approximately 2.30 PM. It was my second chance arrived in KLIA. First time for him. We pray first at the Surau (Musholla), Take a picture and buy some drinks before leaving the airport by Bus (8 RM) to KL Sentral.

In our way to the KL Central, we decided to looked for the bus ticket to Genting Highland for tomorrow morning. It was sold at the counter stated at the Ground Floor. Unfortunately, there's no ticket available for 8.00 am. We must take the first bus to ensure that we explore more before leaving Kuala Lumpur tomorrow night. Dudududu, that's our sillyness ...hahahhaha...we just let our trip flow, the important thing is the fact that we must back to Jakarta. So, we have another plan (again?????),,,,we take a monorail to the Puduraya Bus station, the central bus station at Kuala Lumpur. We should take a monorail from KL Central to Hang Tuah and got the interchange to the Pudu, when we arrived there the sales counter told us that the station temporary closed and being moved to Bukit Djalil. Poor Us...., But we never give Up hooooohoooo...that's why i loved to travel with him, our similarity comes up...hahahahah...we take monorail to the Chow Kit, check in to the Cosmopolitan Hostel before back as the ticket hunter..^_^.

We booked a 10 beds dormitory room, heheheh, with cost RM 25 nett per person. We consider to minimize the cost since our trip is not for sleeping ^_^. Both of us satisfied with the rooms, clean and feel like home (He said). After storing our luggage, we left the hostel to get into Bukit Jalil. But dududu, we're hungry. hahahha, of course lah..after a long day with no significant food being eaten. I just eat my Chocolate muffin bread while he have finished 2 pizza and 1 sausage bread since our departure this morning. And now, what i can get for you just a beef burger. So sorry to let you being starving a long day bro...

Furthermore, we walked straight to face PWTC LRT Station a long Chow Kit road, to get Bukit Jalil. When we arrived there, we conclude that this place is more than sufficient enough as temporary bus station. It was stated in the open area as some bus stations that we have in Indonesia, but the buses were well arranged into some "colony" that makes visitor/passenger become easier to identify which buses they should be. In addition, the temporary sales counter designed as a big tend/dorm with the waiting room area (though it's only a plastic chair but i think is more than proper as a temporary bus station.

When we enter the counter, we asked the sales counter and got an advice to justcome earlier tomorrow morning and get the first bus to the Genting. We finally abandon both our plan for Penang and the flight ticket towards Genting Highlands. Alhamdulillah. Allah loves us more than we ever think.

Genting..here we come...hahahhaha...we back to the our first plan, have a dinner at the bus station (Nasi lemak, as his request), and explore Kuala Lumpur at night. We've visit Merdeka Square, Masjid Jamek, Central Market and Suriah KLCC till midnight. You know, the best thing that we have there is knowing that we can leave our carriers (lugage) at the bus station while we enjoy Genting Highland with cost only RM 2 per bag. heeheheh...awesome.

Around 11 PM, we decided to back to hostel and take a so late dinner at KFC stated at Chow Kit Road. We talk about our plan for tomorrow till we realised that the remaining problem is "We do not have a ticket to leave Kuala Lumpur to Hat Yai!!!! hahahaha.... I've checked there's direct train from KL Central to Hat Yai, sleeper class one day before leaving Jakarta. But tonight, we just aware that the sleeper class being sold out and online booking only can be made minimum 24 hours upon departure. The last option that we have is take the bus directly from Bukit Jalil to Hat Yai. It might be less comfortable, but it save our time since our transit point during exploring genting was Bukit Jalil, no further business on KL Central.

So, lets have a sleep and be ready for the long day tomorrow....

For the 2nd day, see Genting Highlands (Day 2)