Short Trip To Lombok Indonesia Part 2: Kuta Lombok Beach

Travel to Lombok and Bali, many of them offer car with driver for both one way trip or hourly rent. However I found that having driver to send me around make me feel bit uncomfortable (probably because in all my life I never have any driver except.. ahem, Marcella's Dad haha...

The rest I travel with taxi and buses.

So yeah, having driver who send and wait kinda awkward to me.

Looking at Lombok's road which tend to be quiet, we decide to rent scooter to move around.

It cost us USD 6/day.

It was feel weird having two giant and one giant baby on a tiny bike, but we get used to it. Not bad, in fact it was very fun...

We ride around South Lombok, toward Mawun Beach.

A very wavy and sunny beach, clean and stunning water.

Lombok Island has its bugging seller which is super annoying.

Leave me no privacy and it makes me constantly worry to my belonging.

Kuta Lombok Beach

Marcella enjoyed her expensive fried tempeh after swim.

one landmark with so many people queue for selfie

2nd landmark

Bye Lombok,

See You again next time...

Short Trip To Lombok Indonesia Part 1: Villa Bau Nyale, Kuta

We found cheap ticket in Air Asia Free Seat sale.

We are immediately choose Lombok for our destination, just because we never been there.

And we never seen any cheap ticket to Lombok or Bali before.

So yeah, we count it as very lucky deal.

The flight from Kuala Lumpur to Lombok is about 3.5 hours,

and Lombok have similar time zone with Malaysia. 

We stayed at Villa Bau Nyale, in Kuta area. Its about 30 min drive from the Airport.

 Hotel is picking us up for IDR 150,000/way.

Our hotel cost us IDR 500,000/Night not include breakfast.

At the first time when we arrived, we are bit sad and disappointed because the hotel located deep inside of the kampung lot, far away behind and hidden between local houses instead of on the main road. 

However after one day of observe we are actually lucky. The Villa is not far behind, just 2 minutes walk to the main road. And it has very quiet and peaceful.

Marcella love the path, she like to walk up and down like catwalk :P

Our porch having fish pond which giving me too much trouble try to keep my kid away from the fish.

She will jump and dip herself, and play with the fish whenever she got chance.

in 5 second of blink, I found Marcella in the pond giggling.

The room is nice, just (for me) still not enough natural light.

There is a big glass door and private garden too, however the vegetation cover up almost all the natural light. So it still dark (next time I will ask them to chop everything off and replace it with just nice grass and small Frangipani :P heheh...

We love to spent our hot afternoon around swimming pool. 

I love the idea of outdoor toilet and shower. I give a very fresh air all the time.

There is no soggy, humid feeling in the bed room because someone have steaming hot shower.

However these extra experience of outdoor shower and toilet become more incredible when the rain comes. You feel like you are in different world.

FOOD

Food in the Hotel is not bad at all, somehow I found that the food in Villa Bau Nyale taste and have better price compared to other eating place on Kuta Area.

However the chef/waitress always get my order wrong.

When I order noodle soup without spicy. no chili at all => they still put chili slices, so that Marcella can't have any of my food.

Fish Finger and Crispy Popiah was good RM 10/portion

Fried Rice was good, Fried Noodle was good, Soto Ayam was great,
I am more than happy had my breakfast, lunch and dinner in the hotel rather than messing around in Lombok area and get myself bad tummy :)


Will I stay here again: Yes, if they provide minibar and kettle, coffee/tea set.
Price: Very good value.

Short Trip to Indonesia

2015 is the most un-careered year for me.

I had to jump from one job to another job,

When I found a perfect office to work, 

I thought I will be stable and will stay to my current place till… FOREVER

But my destiny told me different thing.

After long-bland-boring years,

I have too many color on my 2015

I got pregnant, and this is super new for me (clueless dumb-ass old girl)

And because of this I have to ran around between Jakarta - Solo - Kuala Lumpur non-stop

Aug-Sept- Oct, at least once a month I have to donated my saving to Air Asia

to have a trip to Indonesia.

Beginning of October we have another trip to Indonesia, p 

I think I really have enough of KLIA2 and its food.

Our early lunch was dry curry mee- from Papa Rich which is quite expensive

RM 43++ for 2 dry curry mee and drink.   

We arrive a bit early so I have almost two hours to finish up my assignment I need to submit soon. Working while you travel is not easy at all, you will distracted by many kids ran around and of course keep checking your time every five minutes.

2 hours flight from Kuala Lumpur to Jakarta, 

and another 2 1/2 hours taking Damri Bus from the Airport to Jakarta City.

I was quite happy cos I can fulfill all my food craving, but I can see Mr. is quite stress (LOL)

Jakarta is too crowded for him.

Our taxi from Gambir Train station (where the Airport Bus stop) to our hotel.

Blue Bird Taxi Rate is quite expensive compared to another brand, but the similar experience with Ho Chi Minh City.

DON'T EVER TRUST WITH SOMETHING CHEAPER.

I got cheated once by cheap taxi, and never trust them anymore.

Better to take from the brand you know, and minimize the damage.

We stay one night here, before continue to another trip.

Mansion House is quite wise choice for people who go to Jakarta for business.

Its located in Kuningan Area, where all the embassy and offices there.

Fast wifi, and bit quiet (except my room)

which next to surau with super loud prayer call and their activities.

kind of "dry" breakfast for me.

Mr refuse to eat cos Indonesian food doesn't really match his tongue.

 us in our stressful trip 

 Once we finish our business in embassy,
We went to Plaza Indonesia for lunch.

Went run-around-and around, with no idea what to eat for lunch.
But finally he agreed to my Indonesian food desire :P

After Lunch, another taxi trip continue.
We went to train station to go to my hometown.
(No afternoon flight from Jakarta - Solo) we need to sit on couch for 7 hours for train journey.

Not bad, just pain on my back and ass.

 We had to buy this donut to get the air-condition.
Jakarta is super HOT and dusty.

No, not a good donut.
J-Co taste better.

 Our train arrived on-time,
and we continue our journey.

 BYE Jakarta… I love you but I hate you :-*

We arrived home at 12 midnight, and Mr. have to catch his early flight again within couple hours cos he need to go back to the office.

(no day off for him)

While I spend my last 10 hours sleeping



meet my niece and nephew
House with too many kiddos
OMG stress me out.

They live nearby,
so whenever they free they spend their day at my parent's house.



While the sun not so biting, we start look for some local food.

lapis legit = layer cake
and
rissoles (kind of spring roll, but the filing is chicken in white sauce)

 soto ayam 

bubur candil / jenang grundul

a sweet food made from rice flour cook in coconut milk and palm sugar.

served with another coconut milk

This is most of our daily lunch.

Bit of rice, green clear soup, something fried (fish, tempeh, tofu, etc)

I count i might 200-300 Kcal/meal,

which you could never get fat by having this.

On Sunday we have some event,

My 2nd brother engagement party,

long journey in a super hot and dry city,
The only way to reduce the heat is by stop talk about it and try to ignore.
So, we seldom to whine about the heat and it actually work.

The more you whine, the more you suffer

My niece growing into pretty girl :)

couple snap of family picture 

The engagement picture with some of the family member

I stayed another night in My hometown before back to Malaysia,
this time I join my sister and her son to visit doctor

if you can see his face is always serious and stress out.
My nephew quite scared with me cos we seldom meet.
He doest like to mix around with stranger 
AT ALL 





we bought bakso (meat ball-noodle soup) 
just because I feel like to eat it




mee ayam (chicken noodle)

We adopt one kitten a while a go and one my nephew love it so much

With super sucks weather, I am so exhausted and can't do anything in my hometown.

My most day was hiding in the house and tried to cool my ass off.

I can't even meet my old friend, or shopping somewhere just because of one reason: 

I COULDN'T TAKE THE HEAT

Leaving Solo to go back to Kuala Lumpur.

To send my resignation letter so I can have proper rest at home.

I Gonna have another trip on November with my stuffy belly

(tired).