Love this show... so cool.
See how handsome the white tiger is??
Weird.. i was more scared of this cub than
the white tiger... hehe
And So We're Back...
It was a 5D4N trip to Jakarta-Bandung-Puncak. And it was personally one of the best trips i had. A part of my childhood memories consists of the times i went to Jakarta with Meike and her family. Celebrated my birthdays there even. So going there after more than 10 years was like revisiting my childhood days.
We kicked off the trip by shopping in Bogor. Heaven! Everything was so cheap. Although there were only 3 or 4 fashion outlets (FO) , it was enough to excite any woman. We went on to Puncak Pass where we had dinner at Rindu Alam. Food was great and the view was spectacular.
Our 2nd day was basically shopping at Pasar Baru (bought kain for Raya at very cheap price here) and the 4 main FOs in Bandung. Rumah Mode, Heritage, Summit and Donatello. And we had Batagor!!! I was so afraid we wont get to eat them due to the fall in supply of tahu and tempeh to Indonesia. And after all the shopping, we bought Martabak Manis consisting of chocolate rice and cheese. They taste so much better than the ones we have here.
Dinner was at this restaurant up the summit. Forgotten its name. But tell ya... the view was awesome and breathtaking. It was the most romantic place i ever dined at. Imagine dining under the stars and the city way below where you are. And the weather was just perfect. So perfect Hilman refused to wake up to eat. My only complaint here is the CATS~!!!
We checked out from our hotel in Bandung on the 3rd day to head down to Jakarta. We stopped over at Taman Safari in Bogor - one of the highlights of our trip. It was so cool seeing the animals in their natural habitat. And refreshing to see the animals fatter than before. I recall them being so skinny last time. And of cos we had to take pictures with the white tiger, lion cub and baby orangutan. Hilman was game enough to feed the zebras and elephants too. It was a pretty educational trip for the little one. He couldn't stop raving about it. Hehe.. By the time we checked-in our hotel in Jakarta, we were pretty much zonked out. Hence dinner was just room-service.
We started by shopping at Mangga Dua on our 2nd day. And lunch at Ayam Mbok Berek. Although it was pretty much me eating myself. Fithri was falling ill and both of them did not have the appetite to eat. I am blessed to have such a great hubby and son. Despite their being sick , they both didnt whine or complain. The daddy was plagued down with high fever and diarrhea on our last 2 days there. And the boy was suffering from motion sickness throughout the entire trip. My poor babies. I went to Plaza Semanggi by myself to get medications from the pharmacy. (Err also to get donuts from J-Co, rootbeer float from A&W and chicken floss from Breadtalk ;p)
When that didn't help, I called in for a doctor to check on them in the middle of the night. So you can imagine we spent half the time in the hotel room in Jakarta itself. Thank god for room service. And decent food from the kitchens of Hotel Mulia Senayan.
So anyway, we are back. Father and son are recovering. In fact, both are at work and in school. I will be reporting to work only this Saturday. So gonna spend this time resting and catching-up with old friends and doing-up Hilman's room. It's screaming for a makeover. It'll be my new project.. hehe
Oh no! Why is this guy crying??
Err.. now what am I supposed to do here??
YiPPeee!!! It's over!!! It's makan time!!!
Taken at the poolside at Northoaks.
Posing before the fireworks began
First supper of 2008 at Makansutra @ The Esplanade
