Indonesia Guide

[rocky]

^been to bintan, so-so lang sis di sya worth it

[soulflygirl]

Ano mga okay na malls sa jakarta?
and san mura bumili ng Batik?

[cutiepie]

Ano mga okay na malls sa jakarta?
and san mura bumili ng Batik?

depends what area in jakarta. north jakarta has kelapa gading mall, mall of indonesia, south jakarta has pondok indah mall, central jakarta has grand indonesia, plaza senayan, senayan city, west jakarta has taman anggrek mall and central park

batik in jakarta? sabi nung friend ko meron daw isang store sa tabi ng mangga dua

[soulflygirl]

^madami din ata malls sa mangga dua, magkakatabi lang ba yun?

[t_r_i_c_i_a]

^ if nasa CBD area ka, you might want to try ITC Kuningan - Mal Ambasador. mas malaki lang mangga dua pero price and assortmentwise, ok ka na sa ambasador. layo kasi mangga dua, traffic pa.

OT: namiss ko tuloy bigla mag-ambasador. dati halos 3 times a week ako dun.

[soulflygirl]

^ano mga good finds dun sis?
What area sis kami dapat pumunta? Shopping nalang kasi gagawin namin sa jakarta kasi galing na kami Bali nyan so waiting for our flight nalang sa jakarta.

Hindi na kami kumuha hotel sa jakarta kaya problem ko ngayon kung san ko iiwan bag ko.

[jenny_syngkit]

been to Indonesia a few years back and sobrang gandang experience yung safari nila. we rented a van and we were provided with fruits and vegetables that you can feed to the animals. llamas, elephants, giraffes and other animals will literally put their heads/trunk inside your window so you can feed them. my kids had so much fun back then. si hubby lang ang hindi nag-enjoy kase natakot sobra

[t_r_i_c_i_a]

^^ good finds? Hmm. Sa mal ambasador may Premium outlet, store ng mga overruns. Across dun, ITC Kuningan, may carrefour, if you want maguwi ng mga pasalubong na food - coffee, cassava chips, kacang bali (peanuts), yan yung usual pasalubong.. Sa taas ng ITC parang greenhills iba ibang stuff like handicrafts, clothes, batik, etc. if you want more upscale na stores: grand indo, plaza indo, plaza senayan, senayan city, pacific place.. Magkakalapit yan. Most of the places that i mentioned are in the city center. Pero how much time do you have ba. If sobrang tight, ok na rin mag Taman Anggrek para malapit sa airport.

^ i love love taman safari. Sayang baby pa yung kid ko when we lived their. Nice din for kids ang Kidzania in Pacific Place.

Hayyyy. I wish i can live there again..

[soulflygirl]

^whole day naman kami sis. kasi midnight flight kami.
so from the airport direcho shopping na kami. hindi ko alam ano gaagwin ko sa bag ko. hehe
dun na kami [textspeak!] didirecho sa suggestion mo instead of mangga.

[t_r_i_c_i_a]

bag mo? hmm.. try to check sa airport baka may iwanan? not sure.. in sg, mayroon eh.. if you only have a day, wag ka mag mangga dua kasi travel time pa lang talo ka na.

[soulflygirl]

sa bangkok meron din sa airport. pero im wondering kung safe ba magiwan dun sa indonesia airport.
madami na ba malls dun sa ambassador?para dun nalang kami the whole day.

[t_r_i_c_i_a]

^ ambasador is like greenhills, 2 malls siya na magkatapat. pero hindi siya yung talagang mga stand alone stores ah na gaya ng stores that you see like greenbelt, shang.. medyo hassle if you bring your luggages around kasi siksikan. baka sa grand indo or plaza indo or senayan city may facility sila.. not sure din eh.. best bet mo sa airport iwan. around an hour to an hour and a half to the city pa naman from the airport. btw, if you are gonna take a cab, sa blue bird ka lang sasakay or silver bird - pero mas mahal flag down nila.

[soulflygirl]

hay sis problem ko talaga bag ko. kailangan p kaya namin kumuha ng hotel room?
baka kasi masayang lang din.

[soulflygirl]

t_r_i_c_i_a: Sis kumuha na kami hotel for 1 day in jakarta. Near Grand Indonesia.

San kaya pwede tumambay sa airport or near the airport? 12mn dating namin sa jakarta, 6am flight to bali pa.

Same lang ba ang Mall Ambassador and Ambassador Mall? haha nalito e noh. sa agoda kasi dalawa ang nakalagay eh. and Malayo ba yun sa Grand Indonesia?

[ladyluck]

^Sa domestic airport sa Jakarta, may seats naman doon sa ground floor at saka may mga small restos. Baka pwede kayo dun muna. Maganda naman ang domestic airport nila eh.

Nag-book kasi kami ng hotel sa may West Jakarta. 12 midnight din dapat ang arrival namin via CebuPac pero na-delay ng 1.5 hours. So dumating kami sa hotel namin around 3am PH time. Buti na lang nag-hotel kami kasi super pagod kami nun at 'di pa ako nakatulog sa plane (cranky ako 'pag kulang sa tulog eh, hehe!).

Mall Ambassador and Ambassador Mall are the same I guess. They have a lot of words similar to ours saka may mga phrases na baliktad lang. Like Shuttle Bus, it's Bis Shuttle to them. The people there are friendly. I was pleasantly surprised na lahat ng tinatanungan ko very helpful and warm kahit maraming beses na napagkamalan akong Indonesian. From the airport (International and Domestic), sa hotel, sa mall pati sa streets, ang nice nila kausap. Tapos nage-effort sila mag-English kahit di talaga marunong tapos hahaluan ng Bahasa, dun ko lang mage-gets ang ibig nilang sabihin. They really try strike up a conversation and are interested in where you are from and what you have to say.

Nami-miss ko tuloy ang Indonesia. Despite all the bad things I read about Jakarta and Bali, natuwa naman ako sa stay namin dun kahit sobrang bitin. I want to go back and visit Borobudur and other parts of Bali.

[t_r_i_c_i_a]

^^ malamang sa airport ka lang talaga tatambay kasi useless na pumunta sa CBD ng ganung oras. Unless you wanna go clubbing? :p

Mal Ambasador and Ambasador mall is the same. Grand indo is in CBD close to Ambasador pero minsan masama traffic. Traffic in jkt is worse than manila!

Yes, indonesians are warm and helpful. Namiss ko tuloy sila. Good thing kasi very well-respected ang pinoys in indo kasi most of the pinoys there are professionals

[coldsiren]

we're going there this year to visit our cousin. gusto ko sana pumunta sa bali to see what the hype is all about. i've been to puerto princesa, el nido, boracay, hundred islands, puerto galera and some of the beaches in batangas. sabi naman ng cousin ko di ganun kaganda ng Bali kaya baka di na namin puntahan.

plan ko  sa Yogyakarta kami pumunta for the Borobudur Temple and Prambanan Temple. pwede na kaya yung 2 nights stay sa Yogyakarta? yan lang naman yung gusto namin puntahan. siguro 2 nights lang din kami sa Jakarta para madalaw namin cousin namin.  makikitira kami sa condo nya. sabi nga nya malls lang yung nandun sa Jakarta. pero sabi nya mas mahal daw dun. nung huling uwi nya dito, dito pa sya namili ng gamit nya. expat sya dun at sabi din nya madaming pinoy expats sa Jakarta.

[cutiepie]

^^ yes, 2 nights in yogyakarta is enough if prambanan temple and borobudur ang target sites niyo

and yes, personally mas mahal dito magshopping compared sa pinas especially for clothes sa department stores. better buy branded na lang. hehe. 

[phurple0515]

^ sis sa Indo ka pala? hehe.  Sa september kami pupunta ng Jakarta ni hubby, 3 days 2 nights.  La pa nga kami hotel e and itinerary.  Buti naman medyo mas madami na nagpupunta ng Jakarta ngayon kasi nong unang punta ko sa thread la masyado e.

[soulflygirl]

We just arrived from Indonesia. 2 days in Bali and 1 day in Jakarta.
We super love Bali! Wala naman gagawin sa Jakarta kaya sa Grand Indonesia lang kami buong araw.
Stayed at Amaris Thamrin City. Simple hotel, walking distance to Grand Indonesia. Around 1hour from the airport to the hotel, Rph 1,000,000 ang taxi fare namin nun. sobrang bilis ng patak ng metro as in!
Madami kami nabili sa GAP kasi buy 2 free 1 shirts.

 t_r_i_c_i_a: Hindi na kami nakapunta ng Ambassador. Magastos sa taxi and kulang na din sa time at pera. haha sa bali talaga kami marami pinamili na pasalubongs.