TOKYO OFF BEATEN PATH II : Tsukiji Market, Kagurazaka, Shimokitazawa, Hie Shrine.

Assalamualaikum. Hello everyone!

This time, I'll write down my story for another Tokyo's Off Beaten Path. So excited because I visited more spots in a day and I got a camera--that I'd been longing for so long--so  yeay, say hello to better pictures (at least compared to the previous one >.<)

If I need to choose what line I prefer to travel from one place to another within Tokyo , I will surely say JR Line! Tho it has less station numbers than Metro's mostly JR Stations is very convenient, located in central area in every district, also has some transfer line to other operators.But that day was another day, after wrote down my itinerary, I found out that most of stations I'll stop at are in Metro and Toei Subway line. 

I chose Tokyo Metro and  Toei Subway 1 day pass to explore Tokyo Area for ¥900

image source : https://www.tokyometro.jp/lang_en/ticket/value/index_img_02.gif

If you come to Japan with Tourist Visa you can have that kind of pass with cheaper price, for details please check out Metro's webpage here.

1. TSUKIJI OUTER FISH MARKET.

Began my journey from Shimbashi as it's nearest station that has Metro line from my area. 

I took Ginza Line to Ginza Sta, transferred by Hibiya Line to Tsukiji Station and take exit number 1, and just turn left as soon as I got out from the underground tunnels. Walks  few meters, and after passing 1 intersection I arrived at Tsukiji Outer Fish Market Entrance. 

TSUKIJI OUTER FISH MARKET

After the inner market for Tuna Auctioning was moved to Toyosu Market ( few stations away still in Hibiya Line) at the end of last year, you still can have a fresh sushi in Tsukiji. Since all the restaurants are still remained here.

First impression after i arrived there, well it's literally a traditional market, since that kind of market can be hardly found in Tokyo. I took a walk around the outer market first and then I had my late breakfast yet my early lunch. 
I chose Maguro-don over Sushi that day at Kanno Tsukiji. Why ? becuase it offers reasonable price, and had availabe seats lol. #brokestudent

It cost me ¥700 for a bowl of  Raw Tuna Slices over rice with a miso soup and tea.

The main store where the sushi-ya san ( sushi chef) stands at.

the outer eating space located right next to the main road.

Maguro don a.k.a Raw Tuna Slices over Rice.

If you can't eat sushi, Tsukiji still can have a chance to be in your itinerary. As I said  it's a traditional market and famous so it's so touristy of course it offers more than only sushi. 

You can have sweets, such as strawberry coated chocolate, taiyaki and so on. 
If you came with a full stomach ( but you better don't :P) you can have yourself some souvenirs to bring back home from Matcha to Pottery. 

ready to Mingle?

Japanese Pottery.

2. KACHIDOKI BRIDGE - SUMIDA RIVER.

My plan was to walk until Tsukushima Station to take train to Ueno Station, and having a lil sightseeing at Tsukushima Monjya Street. A famous area for having Monjyayaki (similar to Okonomiyaki). 
It was a bright and clear day, and it's my first time to walk in double bascule bridge! Tho it has been unoperated since 1970. 

the picture I took with shaken knee since it's so shaky at the center of the bridge  and of course it was so scary!

View from Kachidoki Bridge.

3. UENO AMEYOKO MARKET

Of course Ameyoko4rf Market it's not on  The Tokyo Off Beaten Path list, since it's very touristy. Yet I made stop by because why not?
I visited 3 stories thrifted clothing store, Mode Off to window shopping lol and captured Ueno's area.

AMEYAKOCHO

Early bloomed Sakura Tree in Ueno Park.

4. KAGURAZAKA - HIDDEN ALLEY!

 They said, you can get lost at Kagarazuka's alley, and i literally get lost that day!
 Soon As I took exit from Idabashi Station Exit B3, I bought Peko chan shaped Taiyaki that only sold in Kagurazaka.

Peko chan Taiyaki

How to start exploring the alley ? Just make a turn on every alley form the main road and let your intuition as well as your foot lead the journey.

What to do inside the Alley ? If you're into a photograph capture a lot! if you want to have a descent lunchy or dinner this is definetely your go to place!
 

Kagarazuka's Alley

Atami Yu Kaidan

After struggling to find the famous Atami Yu Kaidan' staircases. I followed a group of Chinese tourist who was lead by a native Japanese guide to see this tiny staircases!  
Kagurazaka area is lil bit hilly area. Embrace your foot!

Kagurazaka Dori

Keywords of Kagurazaka's spot  : HYOGO YOKOCHO, WAKANA, ATAMI YU KAIDAN.



5. HIE SHRINE!


from Iidabashi Station take Namboku Line to Tameike Sanno Station.
I took exit number 5.
 PS: this is the area where Prime Minister Official Residence at.
 From the exit across the street, take a stairs up right next to The Capitol Hotel Tokyu. across the street and voila! Hie Shrine!

the pedestrians across the station's exit

HIE SHRINE GATE  View from the ground.

HIE SHRINE GATE VIEW FROM INSIDE THE SHRINE

THE RED TORII TUNNELS

6. TOKYO CAMII MOSQUE

Before going to Shimokitazawa, I make a stop in Yoyogi Uehara station as the station is the last stop for Metro's Chiyoda line. Meanwhile for going to Shimokitazawa Station, from Yoyogi Uehara Sta, I need to take Odakyu Line which isn't covered by Tokyo Metro Pass. 
So I decided to make a stop and visit Tokyo Camii for a lil rest and pray time. 

Tokyo Camii's Exterior

Tokyo Camii Interior

7. SHIMOKITAZAWA

If you love to hunt great thrift goods, it's a go to place. 
My impression it's like Bigger version of Takeshita Dori in Harajuku.There's some local cafe and bar too, and ofcourse the current hypes bubble milk tea or locals here called that as "tapioca drink"

Shimokitazawa's Fashion

Hero totetabag

If you're muslim and feel hungry around here, there's Kebab Cafe!

Sandwich Kebab

Well, it's a wrap for this post! 
Hope this will help you to see the other side of Tokyo!


XOXO




racita

TOKYO OFF BEATEN PATH I : Nezu & Yanaka Ginza

Assalamualaikum, everyone!



As I live near Tokyo, it's such impossible for me for not exploring Tokyo's off beaten path.
That day I got JR Tokunai Pass in my hand. With that ticket I could explore JR lines lay within  23 special wards in Tokyo Metropolitan Area. 　（東京23区）

1st stop - Nezu Area.

Start the journey from Shinagawa Station, because it's only 8 minutes away from my station by JR Tokaido Lines. I purchased the ticket from the Reserved Seats Vending Machines > Discounted Ticket > JR Tokunai Pass (指定席券売機＞おとくな切符＞都区内パス) for ￥750.

After purchasing the ticket I took JR Yamanote Line to Nishi Nippori Station, and transferred to Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line to Nezu Station (this line is not covered by JR Tokunai Pass). I took Exit 1. and turn left. a few meters walked I arrived at Nezu no Taiyaki store on my left. That times It was 11am, but there was a line of people already--from local people to tourist. I waited about 10 minutes and got 2 pieces of Taiyaki for ￥340. 
There's only one options for the filling, Adzuki or sweet red bean paste. I'm not sure wether you can have the taiyaki on the spots but based on what I saw mostly people take away their taiyaki. 

 

Nezu No Taiyaki Store.

Nezu no Taiyaki!

I continued walk for a couple minutes to Nezu Shrine. I wanted to see the Red Torii Tunnels in Nezu Shrine. 

the path between the red tunnels and the main shrine

view of inner gate of main shrine

The tunnel of red torii.

The shrines is not packed at all, since its not a very touristy area. So it's one of go-to-place when you want to visit Shrine.

The entrance of inner gate to the main shrine

Main Shrine

2nd Stop : Yanaka Ginza Area

After strolling the Nezu Shrine, I continued to walk to Yanaka Ginza area which has a retro image of Tokyo.
It took about 15 minutes to reach the edge of Yanaka Ginza. Mostly people get in from Yuuyake Dandan Gate which is near to Nishi Nippori Station. But since I took a walked from Nezu Area so I ended up on the opposite entrance gate.

What to do in Yanaka Ginza?

Culinary Adventure, from savoury dishes to sweet desserts. 

There's a famous store for its cheap tempura and katsu near to Yuyakee Dandan entrance. I don't know the name of the store but it's the biggest store for tempura-ya. It has a lot of option. From Vegetables Tempura to Chicken Liver Katsu. But It's really famous for its   Menchi Katsu (contained pork). So I chose Chicken Liver Katsu and Chicken Namban (It's Japanese Karage topped by Tartar Sauce). I have nothing to complain for the cheap, delicious tempura and katsu galore but the services isn't at its best. Since I dont eat pork, i ask to make sure wheter this or that contained pork or not:")

Tempura, Chicken Katsu, and Renkon

Chicken Liver Katsu and Chicken Namban

Grilled Chicken and Ebi Furai.

If you don't want deep-fried food like that, you can try a lot of desserts with Cat-theme store. Yanaka Ginza is also known for Cat Area, but that day  I didn't see many cats around. You can also get yourself Japanese Souvenirs such as  pottery, chopstick to seal.

Japanese Pottery

Yanaka Ginza Icon

The famous Yuuyake Dandan, they said it's good spot for Sunset watching

After exploring one of Tokyo's old town .
I continue that day trip to Asakusa  > Okachimachi - Ueno > Tokyo Station > and last stopping Shibuya for go-round- sushi dinner. But since all the places is already popular so I won't write it down here. 
See ya in my another Off Beaten Path Trip Post!


XOXO,

raCita!

調べる SHIRABERU!

Assalamualaikum everyone. 

anyway, if there might be a non muslim who read this blog and wondering what is the meaning of Assalamualaikum, here lemme tell you. 

“peace be upon you”

2 days before 4th mensiversary since I moved here. Time fliessss. 

Today is the second day of my natsu yasumi or Summer Break, yeay! 

A lot of schedjule in the first week of natsu yasumi have awaited me. Alhamdulillah.

And I just had a mood to write again, yeay! So here it is..

*

Flashback to the last year, the first time I was into Japanese world. No matter how many My Father's Japanese books in my home, but last year was actually the first time I saw how Japanese live their life with my own eyes. 

At that time, I was a fresh grad, lack of experience in working life esp Manufacturing Industry. 

My Manager was Japanese, we were working on the same room. I worked for him and my SPV. The first two weeks was so thrilling, I need to learn a lot from the former person in my position. By the time what I say learning It was not like they explaining A to Z and I make a not. Well yes they explained me first, but mostly they explained me while made me to practice at the same time. 

They mostly asked me to look around when I had time. It wasnt like looking around as you were in field trip. But I need to look around and see the details. 

After my mentor officially resigned and left the office I was left alone in the office and need to get used to their habits by myself. Like they wouldnt ask me to do A first and then B, but I was the done who had to figured it out what to do first, what to do next and so on. 

Things are changed that much within short period after my mentor left, all i need to do was making my self ready for any kind of situations. 

Like as I know sometimes they didnt remind me that tomorrow we'll have an audit by customer in few days before, but it could D-few hours and I need to understand the things and figured out what to do quickly. 

My Japanese boss didnt speak English, he drew somethings, or idk what he did actually but somehow I understand  what he wanted me to do :") 

Whenever there was a problem He always tried to figure it out by himself. He would never assuming the proble by only what people told. He listened, He checked the thing by himself, He researched and so on.  I was felt like I was in auto-pilot mode when I saw that. Whenever I need a data from XYZ or YWZ I looked for that by my self whether in old files in the PC or among the files in the shelves. 

Now, jumped to the 3 weeks after I moved here. The time when I get my first part time job in a Japanese Restaurant in here. 

The chief of the kitchen always asked me to look around and say "Shirabete" means look around and observed. 

They also explained things for 1 time only and then practice and practice and try to memorize everything. 

Very typical of Japanese.

But unfortunately I didn't make it for that job due to my lack of Japanese level that time. LOL.  

*

Moments before I write this post I was just watching youtube channels, some Ted Talks that led me to watch a video of an English woman who is trying to live as a Muslim for a week. If you want to see that, kindly click this link. That video brought me to a Tedx video from Japanese who found her treasures "ISLAM" that I watched couple months before. 

On that video Miwa Essadi san, said that as she learn about Islam, she found out that Islam principals has a lot in common to Japanese values. Such as, Modesty, Piety, Courtesy Honesty, Righteousness.  

But in my experience, when my former bosses, always said Shirabete or Shiraberu. It's just like Allah first order that's written in Quran. QS Al Alaq.

Iqra means read. But actually it doesnt mean like read literally, but it means to seek knowledge.

Alhamdulillah I could find the same value of Islam and Japanese culture that I experienced it by my own self. 

Eventhough the experience at my first part time job was unpleasant (when I ask or forget how to do something they always said "shiraberu!". Shiraberu is an unformal way actually to asking someone to find out something, it should be "shirabete kudasai" ) but I'm happy that I learned a lot. Becasue actually when we try to find out something by reading, observe it's part of Japanese Principals, Mindfullness to others.

Try to observe so you won't ask others that much that might be bother them. That is also the part of their character of being Mindfullness to others. An act with full sense of care to others, to make other people more comfortable, and to not bothers others in every thing you do. 

Good Night!

Racita.

02:28 AM

Assalamualaikum everyone.
It's almost dawn in here. A quiet night, like always.

A few hours to go Eid Fitr. My first Eid Fitr away from home and family.
Spending the Eid Fitr eve alone in my room with Takbeer video from the youtube.

In this time, I really wanna tell the story of mine about the power du'a.

Whatever is prayed at the time of breaking the fast is granted and never refused. [Tarmidhi]

This Ramadhan, I was having some different experience than Ramadhan i had before.
I learn to tolerate more.
I learn to grate more.
I learn to only ask to Allah when nobody is around.

Scrolling to the social media, I found some dua that other people prayed.

 It was QS Yusuf : 4 and QS Thaha : 39.

She said when we recite the dua, Allah will send us a lovely and nice people around us. And we will look glowing.

i try to recite them, but never expect that Allah will grant my pray in really soon.

At the first time I recite that after doing salah. Somebody greet me with "Assalamualaikum" in a place that Muslims are rare. It was a muslimah in one of Shopping Mall in my town. I was so happy by only received Assalamualaikum. At that time I dont have much muslim friends in here.

After that i met others on the masjid owned my Indonesia government. A nice and heartwarming muslimah. I gained more family.

In the last 10 days of Ramadhan, honestly  I was getting lazier to do ibadah :(
Because of the time for sahoor is end up earlier, and the time for the breakfasting is getting late.
The weather which is getting hotter since it's an early summer.
And tired to stay awake until sahoor time.

Some problems hit me.
Of course I became so confused, and sad. A high level of sad that I cant even cry.
And I was so poor back then I own a very little of money that should be last for a week. Almost impossible to make it.

Then there's a post about dua that will help you to get your rezeki, remember if we talk about rezeki it's not onlyy about money.

It was QS Al- Waqiah. A surah about Qiamat Day and The honour of Al Quran.

I remember My Grandma used to ask me to recite this surah a lot.

At that day I try to tawakkal, and try to be grateful of what i've had.

I opened my refigrators, I saw some of food that can be made and will last for days.
I check my transportation card, there's some balance that could make it for my tranportation to go to work and even there's some spare more.

That day was raining not that heavy but it could soak my entire body if i ride a bycycle. So I decided to walk from my way back to home from school instead of taking a bus. I always have an issue with walking with a flat shoes on. But that day wasn't the other day. I feel so easy to walk that far. Maybe that's from Allah helps.

Once I get home I recieve a call for an interview of another job, and I also get another interview invitation on my email. See? Allah grant my dua in unexpected ways and beyond my expectations.

I dont know how the interview results are. But by giving a chance by Allah it's like you have another key to a door of rezeki. The key might be come to a wrong door, but you know the key will find the match door eventually.

Now, it's an Eid Fitr eve. I'm having a mixed feeling. Beside the joy about this glorious day I also have some things that bother me.
But I remember I have Allah SWT my one and only helpers.

MOVING TO JAPAN

Whoa even I'm feeling thrilled by seeing that title.

Long story short, within 2 years since my last post.
I graduated from Politeknik Negeri Bandung. Officially a diploma of electrical engineering.
I went to a Japanese Automotive Company and work for about 6 months.
And now I'm living in Japan as a Language School student, with Japanese Language as my major and also do part time job.

I'm still considering to post some travel post drafts that has been hibernating in my draft room, some of them even written in the end of 2015, pathetic yes I know.

Okay. Now. Lets. Move.

April 9th 2018, is the day I left Indonesia, planned for 2 years leave without coming back within those times.

Soon as I arrived, Of course I was feeling the Japan Vibes but at some point I didnt feel like I'm home away. I just hope that maybe will be a sign for me, or even from my self to accept this place as my home for the next 2 years or more.

This country, Japan. It's already be a part of me since I was childhood from its cartoon, its children book that my father's boss gave me, and its beautiful scenery captured into my father's company calendars every years.

Back in highschool, as I was schooler, young and full of ambition. I really want to go here to study. But my father didnt allow me unless i get a fully scholarship, hahaha yeah you know beside his reason that i'm still toO young and unstable, of course the financial issues. My family is not a rich blood family but Alhamdulillah we're well off enough.

I didnt get any of scholarship I applied. Ah ya, before applying I went to Japan Edu Fair held by JASSO and MEXT i guess in ITB. I collect the free merchandise from Tohoko, to Waseda. I was so proud the day after that day to bring the goodie bag from Japan University and changed it day by day because i had some back then. hahaha LOL.

Well, enough for the throwback.

I lived my life, Thank God thought none of Scholarship I get. I accepted in national universities without any hassle. It were POLBAN and UNPAD. and I choose Polban over Unpad due to the major. Of course after lot of thought and tears haha.

And then jumped to September 2017. My father's friends tell that his colleague has a Japanese Language School and looking for Indonesia students so there will be much diverisity n that school. I guess.
I applied then, tryingg my luck. In that time I already became a permanent staff in a Japanese company, not soo big company but aint to be ignored too. A long way of birocracy and uncertainty haunted me.

I decided to resign on mid December from my company. A short journey that taught me a lot, both about manufacture industry process to face up humans.

In the end of February, things got cleared. It was a final.

March was the last month I spent fully in Indonesia. Prepared a lot yet still didnt feel like I'm about to leave. Still manage my baby that born in early February I guess @Kanarazu.ID

And here I am now, writing on the last day of Golden Week in my room alone hahaha.

Unfortunately, I dont have any Indonesia friends nearby. I have one, but she's going back to Indonesia on the end of May :(

Friends in my classes also mostly cant speak english, a lot of hassle i went thru in the first 3 weeks. Yet I really grateful because of that's all. I met nice people, and a lot of lesson learned within those times.

Currently i'm surviving in new place and being alone. hahaha.
Please pray for me whoever read this uninteresting blog.

I'm about to write more in here to spend my extra spare time, i'd like to talk to human, 2 way of conversation is really work on me than writing like this. But yeah we know everyone are rotating on their on axis. There will be a time they're busy with their own things so yeah Hello again my blog!


xoxo


raCita

Pre Last Day of 2015 -- Night Thoughts.

This post will be written in Bahasa, cause i really want the message will be well delivered.

Oke gue tuh pergi ke salah satu minimarket yang dominan warna biru kuning itu loh. Dengan penuh positive vibe karena abis makan seafood malem-malem setelah berbelas belas jam perjalanan dengan kereta MLG - JKT -,-

Berawal dari gue bertanya ke seorang pramuniaga wanita yg nantinya gue singkat PW yaa.

Gue : "mba ada allure ga?"
PW : "apaan tuh?"
G: "tea latte mba"
PW : "oh silet mereknya itu gitu ya mba?"
G : "bukan mba minuman"
PW : "Gatau mba tanya mas nya aja"

Ya gue masih keketawaan aja tuh liat si mba nya ga ngeh sama gue waktu gue ngomong tea latte. Gue nelusurin aja sendiri soalnya pas gue tanya tuh usah di rak minuman tapi i cant find any. Kan kesyel.

Ya gue cari lagi ternyata tuh minuman nyangsang di rak snack. Yowiss yhaa. Mari kita bayar.

Waktu di kasir. Yang lagi tugas kembali si PW tadi lagi. Doi lagi ngeladangin ibu ibu yang belanjaannya semua usah di scan tapi si ibu ibu itu masih liat2 lagi ke rak2. Dengan sabar dan penuh khidmat. Mengingat ingat memori liburan supaya penuh positive vibes. Dan akhirnyaa si ibu itu beres.

Tapi. Meanwhile nunggu si ibu2 tadi masih liat liat produk yang mau di beli udah ada mas mas yang tetiba dateng pengen beli roko. Si PW udah ambilin itu rokok. Tapi belum di scan kan nungguin buibu tadi belanja. Setelah si ibu beres belanja. Ya giliran lah gue dong HARUSNYA?! tapi si PW malah ngeladenin si mas mas tadi.
Teruss...
Setelah si mas mas tadi beres. Datanglah mas 2 yang lsg bilavg beli rokok. Dan si PW itu dengan lugunya mau langsung scan rokok si mas 2. And here ma nature traits came.
"MBA.ANTRI"
Dengan artikulasi yang sangat jelas dan intonasi.
PW : "oh iya iya mba"
Si mas2 cengir cengir.
I mean hellaw! 2k16 was just counting down and you're laughing to your stupidity.
Kemudian si PW ngeladanin gue. Gue nayri2 tulisan klo ga dikasi struk itu gratis.
And she said "kan sebelumbya sudah dibilangin mba"

Lha si PW itu bilang struk abis ke bu ibu tadi. Bukan ke gue. Gue ga budek emang. But still it's my right to be told. apalagi dapet struknya itu hak gue banget yang hakiki.

Gue bukannya ga toleran atau gimana.
I could be tolerrant at my best if you did your best too.
Gimana coba kalau gue itu belanja buat office needs. Yang mana harus tercatat bukti buktinya. 

Terus yang mas2 itu cekikian gue gakaan marah kalau yang dateng not well dressed kaya doi. Klo yang dateng bajunya berantakan or somewhat. Gue bakal bisa lebih tolerir. Karena gue pikir mungkin itu orang ga sekolah. Ini tuh si mas2 pake office suit loh.
Okelah.
I'm sorry for you if you still working on Dec 30th. But please mind your own bussiness.

Gue bingung deh sama orang yang ngelakuin hal salah tapi shameless gitu.
I know those are lil things and such an easy peasy yah tapi tetep aja that's BOTHERED ME!

Coba deh mempersiapkan MEA tuh dimulai dari hal kecil. Gausag gembar gembor ketakutan deh. Lo harusnya seneng kan bisa dapet kesempatan kerja di luar negeri. DAN KALAU YANG LO TAKUTIN tuh orang luar bakal menuh-menuhin lapangan pekerjaan di Indonesia benerin tuh manner lo. Belajar deh dari hal kecil like

1. Mengantri.
I've read an article somewhere kalau di thai/jepang yah. Parents will be relieved kalau liat anak anak nya NGERTI how to queue. Karena banyak banget hikmah yang bisa dipetik. Kaya lo bakal bisa ngatur waktu lo supaya ga antri lama. Belajar sabar. Dan tertib.

2.  Jangan buang sampah sembarangan!
Di satu siang yang terik di jembatan pasupati  dav MACET panjang gara gara pasar seni ITB ada orang yang buang sampah dari mobilnya. And it's a damn new car! Kok bisa sih dia buang sampa sembarang dengan santai dimana di sampingnya ada motor berjejer yang ngeliatin dia. Pengen banget gue corat coret tuh mobil biar mikir.
I know it such a laaame prashes. But once you littering, it showed your trashy side!

3. JANGAN TERLAMBAT.
my grandpa was an army so he's very strict. Dan nyokap pun jadinua sangat disiplin. Kalau gue uda terlambat ga ada ampun deh. Tapi bener loh itu jadi kepake sama gue. Setiap janjian jam beraya gue hampir selalu on time. Dan gue pernah shock ketika ada kumpul2 di kampus yang dateng telatnya ya alloh ga kira kira 2 jam.  Kenapa sih hobi amat telat? Emangnya enak lo dtg ke acara apa rusuh rusuh gara gara lo telat. Enakan juga lo dateng dari pagi santai.

apalagi ya? Bingung gue juga saking suka menganganya mulut gue ketika ketemu sama airhead people yang ngelakuin tiga hal diatas.

Udah. Ah. Intinya. Never forget little things like that. Karena itu PENTING banget. Ini masalah karakter lo kaya gimana.

Ditulis 4 hari setelah kejadian bair ga terlalu emosi. Da tapi tetep bete. Kesyel.

raCita.

BLAST Malaysia & S'pore Trip 2014! Day 4

Assalamuaalaikum Yeay finally it's DAY 4! Closer to the end of the journeyyyy....
Soo, lemme spill it out guys!

We had our breakfast earlier than usual, and got morning call from our tour leaders to get prepare hurriedly.
So we got our breakfast with lil rain outside :( After our tummies were fed up, we went to JOHOR BARU! Yeah you know we were heading to LEGOLAND!!! [Pathetically the best wast placed in the last, well they said SAVE THE BEST FOR THE LAST :( :) ]
The journey to Johor Baru from KL approximately 4 hours with 1 stop. so  i was just sleep, while doraemon the movie was being played.

Anyway, talkin about 4 hours trip, i thanked Alloh, Alhamdulillah for the super comfy bus. You know the bus tragedy on the second day, rite? After that and along the 3rd Day, we were given a bus that was driven by an India Man. I didnt mind at all about him, cause he was being nice along the trip. But since burned a Dupa (Sesaji Orang India tea ninga) wasnt our culture, so i wasnt used to smell that kind of smell. and it was making me, and my sis a lilbit despressed.

 BUT ON THE DAY 4! There's no more that Smell, the bus was mooooore spacious than before, and the seat was more available.

Ma Familia pict! Geez it's kinda annoying when the pict was shown with black rounded. My Dad was just so in love with his new wide lens on his SLR :(

And finally we arrived in LEGOLAND. We took some touristic pictures before had a fancy lunch in the mall in front of The main gate.
Our lunch that was served from Dwidaya Tour in a duck porridge restaurant. It's chinesse food but no worry it's HALAL. Yeayayyy! The food was so deliz!

The taste and the menu are similiar with Ta'Wan Porridge and Roasted Duck Resto in PVJ Bandung. eh tapi Ta'Wan ada dibeberap a mall di indo sih, kalau ga salah taman anggrek ada. metropolitan bekasi juga.

Rite before lunch!

Well on our last lunch provided by The travel agent, My Family got the same table with Hanin and her family. They're a family from Kalimantan. They were the only moeslim family beside my family. and we got along so well! yippie...

Mom, Dad and Naira rite before we entered the gate afterr lunchie.

the first Lego creature we took photo with, haha This Sleepy oldman also Snore so loud!
 

Miniland is the heart of Legoland, trully we really enjoyed to stroll along the miniland... 
All the miniatures in Legoland are represented all landmark of ASEAN countries.
And lucky us the weather is pretty nice. It was not so shiny, a lil bit cloudy and windy.

SHAWADEEKAA... It's Thai!

Clarke Quay for S'pore.

TANAH LOT, BALI FOR INDONESIA!

Nai With Mr Einstein.

Okay! we left the legoland approximately on 4 pm Malaysian Time.and we were goin to S'pore by Bus!
the trip time was so short, even it spent more time from KL to Johor Baru than from Johor Baru to Spore.

Our Bus's first stop was BANGUNAN SULTAN ISKANDAR MUDA, it was Malaysia Immigration in Johor Baru. Get ur passport on your hand ya guys!
We got the stamp as we leave Malaysia, and then the journey continued, the bus went along a long bridge, until we arrive at Woodlands--Singapore Immigration

I dont really remember what i did along the immigration in Johor nor Woodlands, because everything was handled by the travel agency, all i did was only taking my passport -->Queing nicely -->and got stamped! 

Nah, for anyone who will bring kiddos under 17 years old, the kids should be accompanied while getting the stamp. and maybe the parents or guardian would be asked some question about the kiddos.

 i was officially 19 backthen, so i get stamped alone while my dad taking care of my sis Shafira, and my mom taking care of my lil sis Naira.

The officer in Johor Baru nor in Woodlands were not friendly at all. ahaahaha.. but i dont mind since i will enjoy the trip instead.

We arrived in Ibis Novena Hotel around 7pm. the room is much smaller than the room i had in KL.

This is what my room looks. Image take from here

The view is only the hotel next to our buildings and the roads :( 
There's nothing much to explore around Novena, or maybe it was just me ?

Novena i thought it was the medical centre in S'pore. there is A LOT HUGE Hospitals in that area, one of them is the most familiar Mount Elizabeth Hospitals. 

The review for this hotel room are
 (-) The room is so tiny!
 (-) No Mineral bottle for free, for waters you just cant get it directly from ur wastafel.
 (-) The resto is quite small, so sometimes we need to queue to get breakfast for any longer.
 (+)  Three Stars Hotel.
 (+) There's free drinks compliments like coffee, tea, and sugar.
 (+) Nice Staff, and super clean.


After we pray maghrib we went to Orchard to get dinner! Yeay! We reached orchard by MRT. the MRT station in Novena is placed in Novena Square. you can go down directly by escalator right next to Ren Ci Hospital. CMIIW.

It was only two stops from Novena (NS 20) and it's on the same line. the Red Line--North South Line.

Purchasing General MRT Tickets

No one of us has EZ Link Card, so we purchase the general MRT Tickets. The ticket is an usual thick paper  that also could be used for several times. 

The machine is easy to use, first just choose the the station where you are, the choose the destination station, and the amount of the tickets.
Insert the money as your credit. Then the tickets will come out one by one, and so does the changes will be given in coins.

So that night we only spent our time to stroll around the Orchard and having NASI PADANG for LYFEEE! in ION foodcourt.


aha! we ate the famousssss uncle blqa bla (uncle who sih ya lupa ) 's ice cream.

  

















PS: We'll continue to write diz post but seems like this post will be goin too old on my draft so lemme just post it yaaaaa. heuehu