Jakarta oh Jakarta
Posted on 20. Jun, 2009 by emelda in Gym stuff, Holiday, Outing, Rant, Thought, emotional, events, feelings, gym, macam-macam, ramblling, work, workout
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1 weeks gone, 2 and half more to go before i can go home and hug Gummi. I miss her so much, that i don’t even wanna go and see pet section in the mall..takut sia nangis.
sigh..i wish i have a 3G phone so i can call back home and get to see gummi from it…sighhhhhhh.
My training was not as intense as i thought it would be maybe just mentally challenging as i need to remember every single workout name in full! I’ve also learned few bahasa indonesia like Macet, Cepet, Jorok,kasus..LOL!! But i still do not understand their food here..banyak bahasa yang sia inda faham and its kinda hard to order food because of that… as they do not know who to translate it to Bahasa Melayu. Tau la sia ni cerewet when it comes to food.
The traffic here is horrendous tahap gila..i do not know how Jakartan’s can take it everyday driving in that condition. Motorcycle, bas, car everything is in same lane and worse..they love to honk at each other..whether they are asking you to make way for them, angry honk, impatience honk, whatever la….. diorang mesti honk! Kalau honk sekali inda pa..ni balik balik…bikin panas!
But its totally different when it comes to the people here…they are so warm, welcoming, friendly and nice. They are so curious about me..always asking questions, where im from, what am i doing here, what race am i…banyakla..and now i have added few more people in my facebook friend list..and all of them are the trainers here.
When it comes to food, there is only 2 choices for you here. Either you spent your money on super expensive food (standardnya sama macam di ss2 wai sek kai..cuma kau dalam aircon area and mall) or you go to the most affordable food but its kinda hmmm..inda sedap. Ispent most of my money here buying food..i can’t get used to makanan diorang di sini specially in the kantin. Don’t ask me why they call it Canteen. Although some of it looks yummy tapi sia inda berani makan. In the food court,satu Char kuey tiaw equal to Rm8-9 per plate! And kalau kau mau beli minuman kotak yang kecil where we normally get it in KL for Rm1..sini bulih sampai Rm3.50! That’s how mahal it is here bila you choose to makan in a good place. Sigh!! Gila i tell you..im sure i won’t need any diet pills that work if i hari hari macam ni..sure kurus dengan semula jadinya…LOL!
Here’s some of the pic..
The most expensive Char kuey tiaw i ever makan!

This is another club that i visited recently but the atmosphere doesn’t feel like you are in the gym but more like in a spa.

They even have their own saloon in the gym! Yes, i did my new hair color here..not too bad juga la the result!
Murah highlight and coloring only around Rm164.

The Lounge area in the vip club..



chegu carol
Jun 21st, 2009
despite u missing home…i think u’ve been coping pretty well there moi…mcm siok tu tmpat gym kamu…hehehe
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tisi
Jun 21st, 2009
Hi Emelda,
I’m Tisi.. n I’m from Jakarta. I found ur blog way back when YF Fitness still existed. I saw ur huge pic in KK as I was staying there for 1 year.
I hope you enjoy your stay in Jakarta. I wonder which fitness center you work for though I think I can guess it right. N I hope to see you around. I’m sure I’ll say Hi.
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Nessa
Jun 22nd, 2009
Hi Mel!
Mahal juga harga food di sana ah. I thot our Ringgit’s value higher, kenapa mahal macam tu skali?
What about baju or kasut? Mahal juga ka? Manatau mo pi sana cuti-cuti ba
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su-yee
Jun 22nd, 2009
the char kuey teow so small portion!!!!!! kenyang ke?
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Jewelle
Jun 23rd, 2009
Hi Mel, we just got back from a short trip to Jakarta also and I agree with you said about the people – so courteous, so siok mau shopping. And the honking business – the hand I think permanently fastened sana horn side! We didn’t get caught in the famed jam, ada yang sikit2 saja lah, kami plan time kami mau jalan and we also walk a lot lah. I really like that place lah. Hope you’ll enjoy the last two weeks there!
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mom2ashleyaidan
Jun 26th, 2009
you seem to be having fun! ah well..come back in one piece yea…
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marmalade
Jun 30th, 2009
smart la the lounge…and colour & hilite rm164?murahnya….
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