YA RIGHT!!!
it is such a great moment having a holiday there~
it is a trip of my MOM'S family to trace their lost great-great-greatgrandmother's family and with the chance to visit them and not forget to go SHOPPING....
im;malaysia, my mom and her family;singapore also the great-great-greatgrandmother;indonesia....
but we know some or few the cousins there so, by their help, yeah we,family make a date to go there to fullfill my mom's sister wishes that want to go to indonesia before she can't live longer..ya, her age is 70 something...so her son and daughter want to fullfill their mom's wishes...afterall, their dad's hometown is also near to our destiny...
it is like all in one trip~
just for info,my mom have 12 siblings, including her..but now just left 8 people only... and my mom is the youngest one....it is sad, but life must go on....and my mom parents also already pass away....
ok that for my mom story....
just so you know, the indonesian people is very polite in speaking (ACTUALLY)... yes it does...but some of the people always talk with shrill voice and like to be angry.... but not all... if you go there, the people always want to help you, moreover the foreigner...this is because, they want to show how polite they are...it is not hypocrite, it is reality...
when i just went visited my mom's lost cousins, there are so polite and caring..they served us what-a-huge dinner that we ourselves can't finish it all....sorry to tell that, there are around 25/27 people...include the driver bus that we chattered for our journey from
jakarta - permanukan - brebes - purbalingga - magelang - gunung merapi - yogyakarta - demak - semarang - pekalongan - jakarta again~
just imagine how far we travel~ fuhhhhhhh
and IMAGINE HOW TIRED THE DRIVER BUS!!!!!
there are 2 driver bus that can change each other when one tired..and one helper in taking our baggages and any service that he should help~ so there are 3 of them..
it is a tired-enjoyed-sadED-fullED-broked vacation~
*ED = WRONG GRAMMAR DONT FOLLOW!!
fullED?? ahha it is because we wake and eat, we sleep and eat...no other things we do....
''hummmm actually broked is because of the SHOPPING moment~''
ya everybody know that shopping there is more cheaper than buying it in our country~
ok, what else that you should know here???
hmmmm...
ok2...just from my observe for a week being there...
in indonesia, the people talking each other or even newspaper, mag,commercial,food packaging, places name, or anything only use indonesia language~
it is like one language for all there....so the foreinger must know how to communicate there not them~ its mean their language is very hard to break but easy to learn..even the chinese races talking each other with indonesia language....not like other country....
and also not many imported product or petrol there..it seems only their product...
like *pertamina (the only petrol they have) , frisian flag (like ducth lady but maybe they just change the name so it looks more local made i dunno much whether it is imported or else) , indo mie (like any instant noodles product) , indomilk , mizone (like mineral water with flavoured) , AQUA (mineral water) , indo teh (tea drink) , frestea , teh botol (tea drink)* wahhh manyyyyy~
fyi, the tea is not like lipton or boh tea brand, it is indonesia made and commonly they use jasmine tea where it is local made~
and for malaysian, it is HARD TO SEE MILK TEA there, so what i do? i use their tea and pour some concentrated milk on it, done!! and it seems more better than others...maybe its a fresh thing unlike common milk tea i drink~ the jasmine tea is very delicious and smells good also more healthier~
and their paddy field is very organized,from field to field~
you know, all the journey we see that there are no empty field or freeland~by means, the field is all covered with plants like paddy, corn, onions, i forget already the otherssss~ sorryyy...it shows that how jobless they are, and the only thing can help them by plant some plants~
from there thay can make money....but not easy as we think, not all paddy can grow healthy, not all plants can grow as many they hope by waiting from month to month the plants grow.and the parasite always disturb their plants..its pity when we heard some of our cousins story....its difficult living there if giving up hope~so they stop giving up, and do what they can do to raise their family eventhough the life is tough!
and, at borobudur we come to visit the chandi just to gain knowledge about the history there and it is one of the 7 wonders places~so on the way we want to go to magelang, we stop to visit...there are many people going there not only foreinger but mostly local...that day it was a shool holiday...not a suprise...but luckily, when we going up there (the temple) not many as we thought maybe they already finish visiting..heehe so we can go up there without a rush or a push from others shoulder....the salesperson are soooo many, and they go to any visitors or foreingers and keep promoting their product until you buy it..or if you not buying it, they will follow you wherever you go, until they can't reach you....
like a selebrity with hot stuff news to share with the PAPARAZZI.... ahah but sadly no flash (camera)...if not, it is really a selebrity~ hehe ya, there are like 7 pr 8 people will gathered around you...but they look the person first, whether the person has money or not~ if not, they will ignore you...hehe
so we, just being a deaf for a while, until they can't reach us...from the bus to the entrance of the borobudur...there are security guard that can help you from them....
we not buying it one ; nothings i can buy from there , two ; it seems i dont have enough money , three ; if i buy one from a bunch of salesperson, i must buy from tohers too...so fair~ then, the best way (if you dont want to buy) is, just shut up, and when you reach your car or bus or anything places you want to keep away from the salesperson that keep following YOU, say thank you..ATLEAST..... and dont forget to smile! thats good...
ok, the thing is..they do not means to frightened you act, they just want to find some money eventhough they had to compete with other salesperson and they really dont want to follow you, but then, how??they desperately want some money, so its the only way they can is just to persuade or likely force you to buy their product...cause maybe the way they do, the visitor will buy, but some not...
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he most unforgettable food i ate, GURAME BAKAR..... it is kind of a fish that sooooo delicious and sweet cause they add soysauce BUT I LIKT ITTT....the food there is really sweet, my mom's and like her age = can't eat sweet,so comment that the java's cook is really sweet, so they can't finish eat it... but i can!^^
you know why they like to put some sweetness flavour in their cook...it is because, they already train to cook like that, and you know sugar give an energy??so, there are a lot of farmers there so they served the food with sugar....thats why....
and one thing you should know, on the village side they not use modern machine in building road, not steel to figure out a buildings shape but wood, not a machine to repair the road only needs their energy and stools....so they need energy not from heavy meals that sure expensive, so a sugar added to their cooks and drink *jamu* (like a drink to keep healthier and stronger)....
the most sale-able food there is BAKSO NOODLESSS~yummy....everywhere,anywhere you can find bakso infront of you eyes.....there are mini-moving-stall everywhere.(later i show the picture okeyy).but sure you not really sure the cleanliness of the stall right, its okay, you can find it in the mall or like restaurant....so cleanliness is not doubt compare to the stall..
many food you can find,buy and eat...and many places i go, no doubt of their delicious cook~but carefull in finding the best restaurant...^^ the places we go are the opinions of the 3 drivers....no doubt..really tasty!and not a waste~so affordable....^^
and for us muslim, everywheree is halal..to confirm it, you may ask them and careful in picking up the restaurant or stalls you want to go for food (after ask about the halal food, see the menu to confirm they sale all the halal food)...because,some of the places, they said halal, but when we go through the menu, there is swikee (frog) and go hiong/ngo hiong or celeng or lomong-lomong or kitoba or sekba (related to pig's dishes)~ SO WATCH OUT!!!!
also, if you bring a *batik* like from malaysia to indonesia, it strictly cant...at the airport like we cant bring liquid form in the airplane, you cant bring more 3 batik to indonesia...they afraid of stealing, or anything which i did not know much about it...but many people said that, they also create a batik....so they dont want any misunderstood when reach indonesia...there will be a conflict...so, we must know the rules before and after going to others country to be more careful and to have a safe journey as well great holiday.
demak...demak is the first people in region of java, indonesia is ISLAM and the starter in spreading the ISLAM to all part of indonesia..but sadly, not all islam peoples really follow islam way...when i look at some channel's that story about ISLAM there, the people said that its okay if not pray to god but just do the kindness thing..and they come from darkness (womb) so they just can wear black shirt...they doesnt seem really understand about islam, so they lost...that not islam...hence, it shows that not all people understand islam..so we, MUSLIMS must help them to find the true ISLAM...just pray for them, or others that can find the right way in ISLAM, and hopes ALLAH give them hidayah to save them from darkness way....insyaALLAH...AMIN...
the toilet there all are not sitted... i like this kind of toilet...but when you go travelling moreover to village side, there are no pump to flush it off like you always did after you pee or poo...so what you have to do is you have to flush it with scoop (gayung or a small basket with handle)....and no worries...THERE ARE LOT OF WATER....insyaALLAH....so can increase your hygiene after you wash it off..but if you poo, its takes time to flush it off..haha...
but if you go to hotel or chalet there are pump to flush it all waya with a blink!hehe so no worries...
hmmm...maybe just that for the talking and stroyINGGG....
*INGGG=just for dramatic...DONT FOLLOW WRONG GRAMMAR!! ^^
NOW ITS TIME TO SEE my VIDEO MAKER~
but not finished yet~ ^^ so later on my update~watch outtt!!! eheh
salam~peacefromjava~
