Jakarta, Indonesia; 1-3 May 2009

Its Jakarta again. Over the 3-day weekend.

It started with an unfortunate incident where Adin didn't get to go to the National Science Center on a class trip due to some miscommunications among APIIT's teachers. To offset his disappointment, Ayah took him to his favourite place, Taman Safari Cisarua in Puncak.

Camels, greeting us at arrival

Adin and Ayah's day out...

The Felines of Cisarua

One huge rhino

Decedants of the triceretops

The not to be missed Elephant Show

The elephants here are natural actors...

The rest of the weekend was spent on retail therapy...
The new LV boutique in Plaza Indonesia - the largest in the country

The ever so crowded ITC Mangga Dua

I just love Pondokk Indah Mall - the only place I could find Staedler Mars Micro Carbon mechanical pencil lead

Taman Anggrek Mall -which needs further exploring

Jakarta, Indonesia; Jan 31- Feb 1, 2009

A Trip of Pure Indulgence

I love Jakarta for what it represents (to me personally) - originality, cultural civersity, rich culinary delights & shopping haven.

A feast to the eyes...





A feast, in a different sense...


For Adin, these pictures speak volumes for this trip...


A rare glimpse of smile




Another smile that finally broke into laughter of pure joy...

Black with white stripes or white with black sripes?

Up close with the elephants. Too close for comfort...

Jakarta never ceased to cast its charm on us. Its a city we love and will surely be back often. What not to like about the city that brought genuine laughter and joy to a child.

For Adin, even though much have been said about not being his ultimate holiday destination, has also developed a soft spot for Jakarta. Adin, afterall, is his father's son!

Bandung & Jakarta, Indonesia; 18-22 July

Its the annual shopping trip again!

Bandung is indeed the ultimate destination for shopping for me, family and some friends. We made it an annual ritual to go back for serious shopping trip - where shop till you drop takes literal meaning.

This year K Sherry was supposed to take the maids for their annual trip to Bandung & Jakarta but due to an foreseen circumstances, she was not able to make it and I took over.


At a Sundanese Restaurant in Bandung


Yaya, in front of her all time favourite donut shop on Ciampelas Walk


The ever busy Ciampelas Road


Ju & Laila taking a break at one of the outlets


On the way to Jakarta from Bandung


At MONAS - the icon of Jakarta

Dufan here we come...!

After we were done with all the shoppping, its fun time at the theme park. In fact, it was still shopping right before we went to Dufan.






With the mascots of Dufan


Its a small small world ride



Aahh... the grand finale... nasi padang at Natrabu... Totaly a different experience from the one in KL



Till next time, Bandung & Jakarta...!