MAS flight from Jakarta to KLIA – April 25, 2010

It was time to go home. A clear day with the sun shining brightly and the sky… err what did the sky supposed to do eh? Well, the sky was clear dotted with some sparse clouds… Yeah.., something like that as shown in the picture below. It was just past noon WIB when we took off…

My definition of sparse was that I could see the ground from up here…

Pasha was seated by the window while Mama was in the middle and Papa was on the aisle seat. Yo can see how bright was the day from the window next to Pasha. I was sleepy and Mama and Pasha were hungry… Just wait until the food was served…

What did I tell you? Mama and Pasha were busy digging into the food. What happened to Papa? Papa Bear ate after these pictures were taken and no picture of Papa Bear eating because Mama was too hungry too snap any picture… heheheh…

Soon after that, I went to sleep… If I am not mistaken all of us went to sleep… Did they? Hmm….

Goodbye Jakarta…

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Pejaten Village Mall – Jakarta April 22, 2010

It was Pasha’s day out. Before he got totally bored at home, we took him to the Pejaten Mall so that he could run around for a while. He loves any playground and he would say yes especially if the place has at least a slide. He has an obsession with slides. When he was younger and smaller, my body was one of his first slides…

Here are the pictures taken at one of the playgrounds in the Pejaten Village Mall where Pasha and his Aunty Yuyi (Ruri) had a blast!

Pasha loved climbing and walking on high ground but Aunty Yuyi was having a bit of a problem there.

“It’s strong enough to support adults Aunty Yuyi. So, do not worry too much!”

Pasha is on the ground again and Aunty Yuyi felt relieved.

“What’s in the pool Pasha?”

I was tempted to get onto the bubbly pool but I managed to hold myself after contemplating about the consequences of bursting it. The plastic felt quite thick though…

This is Pasha’s favorite place. It’s a big slide. First he made Aunty Yuyi follow him down the slide. Then he had a girl joining him up and down the slide and finally, he had another boy who happened to enjoy the slide as much as he was…

Then a ball was brought up to the slide as well. Somehow the two boys felt an extra sensation when the ball joined them sliding down the big blue slide. That poor ball had never been so scared in its life that it didn’t say a single word…

There you go! Aunty Yuyi finally could easily breathe. The ball was feeling better when it had to slide no more and most importantly, Pasha had a super duper sliding-with-a-ball time!

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Jakarta April 24, 2010 – Somewhere in the city…

After spending more than half a day at the Inacraft 2010,we headed to our MPV to go home. Guess what? The MPV could not be reversed anymore. No matter how hard we tried putting the MPV into reverse, it kept on going forward. In the end, it had to be pushed out of the parking lot until there was enough space to move forward. When I took over the driving, I realized that the car only third and fourth gears left. So, first, second and reverse gears were gone!

Anyway, since all of us were famished after a long walk in the exhibition hall, we decided to get our lunch first. The trick was to go to a restaurant where we could easily park and not having to worry about reversing too much. Basically, if the MPV could be pushed out from the parking, that place would be selected.

Eventually we found a nasi padang restaurant by the roadside. The place was nice and food was not bad either despite being a bit pricey compared to the nasi padang places that we would normally go.

PapaBear pushing the 1,950kg beast + a 100kg brother in law at the steering wheel…

Here are the pics at the restaurant. I was too hungry to take any picture of the food but you could see some of them there. In KL when you go to a nasi padang restaurant, you choose what you want and then only they would serve you. In Jakarta, and other parts of Indonesia, I think, you just have to sit down and they would just bring everything to your table. Then you just eat whatever you want and leave the rest. You only pay for the food that you ate.

Anyway, it is not recommended to click on any of the pic above for a bigger view as we were busy making faces… You have been warned!

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Jakarta April 24, 2010 – Inacraft 2010

Inacraft 2010, an Indonesian craft exhibition, was held at the Senayan Stadium. Mama Pasha was looking for some batik stuffs. I was looking for some trinkets to bring back home as souvenirs. Visitors had started to flood the place by the time we got there. Must be due to the fact that the day after was the last day. I guessed most of them were saving the best for last…

Mama Pasha & Pasha doing the t-shirt painting

Since people were just coming in, the place was not that crowded yet. A few hours later, you could hardly take photo of any booth there as all you could see were people and more people. It was amazing how many people were attracted to crafts. The seventh picture is showing Vincci as one of the exhibitors. Didn’t know that Vinnci’s shoes fall under craft category… hehehe…

While walking around looking for things that we wanted, Pasha spotted the t-shirt drawing spot under one of the stairs and he requested to join in. Out of the few limited designs that they had, Pasha went for Upin and Ipin. Pasha does not regularly watch Upin and Ipin as his favorite channel is Playhouse Disney but once in a while when we changed to TV9, he would enjoy watching Upin and Ipin. As a proof, he recognized them instead of those other unknown animals or cartoons…

So, this entry was not that much about the craft after all. Anyway, Mama Pasha got some batik stuffs and I got a few keychains and fridge magnets…

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Jakarta April 24, 2010

You read it right! I did not mean to write about breakfast in bed. This is breakfast in MPV and so far I only got to do it in Jakarta. That’s the beauty of Jakarta. Anything goes!

It was a fine Saturday morning and we decided to send one of my sister in laws to her uni at Universitas Prof.Dr.Moestopo (Beragama). Notice that word “Beragama” in its name? I was told that for a student to study there, he or she must have a religion… Trying to imagine Universiti Teknologi Mara (Beragama)… Sounds kinda weird… But, that’s the name. This morning I found out that even Malaysians go there for their dentist degree… Whatever they called that study is… So, it must be a well known school for dentists…

So what’s so special about having breakfast in van? Well, the thing was, there’s a tasty lontong for breakfast sold at one of the stalls new the uni. There was no way for us to  park near the stall as there was not even a parking space there. By the time we got there, there were already lots of vehicles parked ahead of us and our spot was about 300 meter away from the stall.

The lontong is called Lontong Jhon. I thought the name was John but, as they told me, the owner of the stall always wear a soccer jersey with the word John printed at the back. You know how soccer jersey is. Out of curiosity, I walked over to the place and saw this guy wearing a red jersey with the word “Jhon” written at the back. Hence the Lontong Jhon…

And the only way to describe this lontong – delicious banget!

Oh ya! The person in the last pic is my other sister in law who single handedly brought all the lontong, including the plates, all the way from the stall to our MPV. Thanks Sita!

Pasha was still asleep when we got there… And the rest were all smiles after a delicious breakfast in the MPV!

Don’t know what lontong is, click here!

Continuing from Birthday party in Jakarta – Part 2…

This would be the last part of Pasha’s birthday party in Jakarta… Akhirnya… Now let’s see what did Pasha get from uncles, aunties and friends that came that evening…

His favorite is the Thomas train set as he could not let his eye off it. He was patiently waiting for me to finish taking all the pictures before he could open the box. The other presents include some t-shirts, a mickey mouse basket ball set,  a play dough set, a write and wipe book, a few puzzles and a transformer… Thank you all for the lovely presents…

Here are the pictures of some kids that came to the party and Pasha posing with some of them… A birthday part would not be as much fun without kids running around and once a while, messing up stuffs… Mak bapak le yang pening…

Now posing for the last times, all the parents and kids… Till next time and hope to see everyone again! End of a great birthday party in Jakarta.

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Continuing from Nasi Tumpeng and more presents for Pasha…

Finally Sunday came and it was time for Pasha’s Birthday Bash. We had his first birthday celebration at home as he would not be able to figure out things at one year old. His second birthday was held in Gymboree Bangsar and it went great. At that time he already understood  the fun of having a birthday party. This year, we have been requested to have the party in Jakarta and there we were…

Two friends and their family came early that day. We were not quite ready yet. Look at Pasha who was still wearing his bedtime t-shirt and shorts and I was also still wearing my shorts on the third photo up there. Tapi kami dah mandi la time tu… One thing for sure, Pasha was thrilled to get visits from other kids…

While we were not ready, the food was all ready and served. We had the Thomas cake that we brought all the way from KL, friend fried noodles, something wrapped in banana leaf that were bought from the local market and the main attraction, the Chuggington cake complete with some cupcakes.

To be continued…

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Continuing from Off To Jakarta…

Since we took an early flight from KL, we have lots of day time to spend that Saturday in Jakarta. As a tradition in Mamapasha’s family, the special food for the birthday person would be the Nasi Tumpeng Kuning or a direct translation would be the Yellow Conical Rice. Below are some photos of the Nasi Tumpeng and its accompanying dishes…

Next pictures to the Nasi Tumpeng are fried tempeh, bumbu bali.. agaknye la.. which was tofus and eggs in some soupy sauce, fried ikan teri, ayam kremes (fried chicken) and mixed vegetables… quite a complete meal ha…

Those are the photos of us enjoying the Nasi Tumpeng including Pasha even though he was, most of the time, preoccupied with his Thomas cake. He did take a few mouthful and that was it. Well, for your information, Pasha is not really big on eating… payah betul nak bagi makan Pasha nih…

here are some shots of Pasha taking a break as well as “torturing” his uncle Nanang with the balloon blowing “game”. You could also see that he still has the fascination for fans… There must be something about a fan that could really grab his attention like no other thing…

Later that night, Pasha was treated to another round of presents from his grandma, aunties and uncle. There was a new Thomas the Tank Engine to replaced the two that were lost somewhere on a ferry to Dumai and in IKEA. There were some puzzles, coloring books and t-shirts.

Pasha’s birthday celebration has gone to round 2!

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Continuing from Happy Birthday Pasha.

We arrived very early at the KLIA. Some shops were still closed and the check in counters would not be opened until 6:00am. We checked ourselves in via the check-in kiosk but for some reasons whatsoever, after spending many minutes trying to figure out how the machine works, it was unable to dispense the boarding pass… So, we still had to go through the manual process at the counter. Later I was told that it could be running out of pass… Oh well…

So, to kill the time, we had a little breakfast (with a big price tag) somewhere near the MAS check in counters so that it would be easier to see when they are open…

Right at 6:00am the check-in counters opened and we got our boarding passes, with the seats that we selected during the self check in at the kiosk. At least this one worked much batter than the one used by AirAsia that could not even read the passport details… One up for MAS.

The flight was on time and we boarded the aircraft via the bridge from the terminal. No more walking to the aeroplane like we used to do when we took AirAsia at the LCCT. Not long after the flight took off, we had our breakfast served. The choice of food on the MAS flight might be limited but the great thing is that the set came with a complete main dish, a drink and a dessert. On top of that, you can order additional drinks for free. Imagine how much it would have cost you if you were having that on an AirAsia flight… Times 3 pax… It just does not make sense…

Pasha woke up very early for the 7:50 flight to Jakarta. Shortly after breakfast, he went back to sleep…

Now a little note about our flight. When we hunted for the tickets to Jakarta, the MAS and AirAsia tickets were about the same price. We decided to go for MAS due to:

1. Depart from KLIA instead of LCCT. KLIA is way much more comfortable compared to LCCT.
2. We did not have to talked to sour faced check in staffs at the AirAsia counters (especially in the morning). The MAS staff who checked us in was very cheerful at 6:00am.
3. We did not have to worry about paying for extra baggage as the allowable weight by MAS is much higher than AirAsia.
4. We did not have to worry about paying extra for food.
5. Kids would always get to board the plane first without having to pay for such privilege.

That should be enough reasons. Do you still want to go on AirAsia? Only if MAS have more flights, AirAsia could be flying only goats and cows… lalalala….

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November 22, 2008

Suddenly we felt the craving for nasi padang and the first place that came to mind was the Sari Ratu restaurant in Kelana Jaya. Right after Pasha woke up from his afternoon nap, the three of us headed over to the restaurant. It was almost empty when we got there as it was already past 2pm. That’s good!

Below are the food and drink that Mama Diah ordered. By the way, they somehow do not serve nasi padang the way they serve it back in Indonesia. It is more like having nasi campur or nasi kandar here where we just order what we want unlike the real nasi padang where they would just put everything on the table and you just eat whatever you want to eat and leave the rest untouched.

From left to right, ayam bakar, which is Mama Diah’s favorite chicken dish, gulai nangka (jack fruit), gulai telur (egg), chicken soup, which is meant for Pasha, sambal merah and a glass of honey dew juice.

Now these are what Papa Bear ordered.

From left to right, gulai pucuk ubi, udang petai (prawns), ayam pop and a glass of honey lemon. The ayam pop was not as good as the one that we always had in Jakarta or Dumai but considering that this is the only place that sells it, it was better than nothing…

Two pictures of Mama Diah and Pasha eating. Nowadays Pasha would not want to seat in the baby chair anymore. He prefers to sit on our lap. The third picture is Papa Bear and Pasha at the cashier and the last picture showing the missing “D” on the word “RESERVED” on the parking sign. With such good food, who cares about the missing “D” anyway…

That’s what you get when you feed your child properly. Pasha trying out Mama Diah newly bought sunglasses while on the way to Sunway Pyramid after a great lunch!

So, if you miss or want to try a decent nasi padang, that is the closest to what you can get in Indonesia, head over to Sari Ratu.

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