Thursday, November 10, 2011

Jakarta - Airport ku vs. Airport mu

Sorry coz it took me a few days to update this blog. It has been a busy week for me. Was no mood to even think of what to type ;p

This entry will be about my first day experience in Jakarta. Hope that it will provide some info especially for those who are planning to visit Jakarta soon. It might not be that entertaining but I'll try my best to make it as informative as possible. InsyaAllah.


The flight was at 8am, so we reached LCCT airport around 5.30am. Thank you to my lovely cousin sister for being extra-kind to send us to the airport. Please make sure u arrive early at the airport bcoz LCCT is packed 24/7, 24 hours per day! I just couldn't believe that it was so packed! Many people were queuing up at the counters, although the time was only 5.30am. Good business huh Air Asia? Super-good in fact!! Bravo Pak Cik Tony & team!

Luckily that we have checked in earlier via internet or else will be wasting more time at the check in counter. Please check in earlier ppl. U can either do it at the kiosk / via mobile phone / internet. The queue at the baggage drop counter pun punyalah panjang!!! Sabar je laa ok.

Traveling with a 3 yrs old kid and a 5 months baby made it more challenging. Time itu lah nak meragam, nak susu, nak dukung x nak jalan etc...bersabar lah..it was just the beginning of the whole adventure!

So kelam kabut2, sempat gak lah solat subuh pada yg boleh bersolat. And sempat gak beli pelbagai jenis roti as bekalan (or to be more exact, sbg brg seludup ;p ) naik flight..bukan nak makan dlm flight pun, utk bekalan spjg perjalanan to Taman Safari later.

Flight was almost penuh..may be ada le 1 or 2 je seats yg kosong. Everything was smooth. Semua on time, x de delay. Take off pun ok, landing pun ok. It took about 2 hours to reach Jakarta. Landed at 8am waktu Jakarta (9am Msia). Tp masa dah nak landing tu tetiba baby Aiiysh menangis kuat..ingatkan kot telinga dia sakit ke apa ...rupanya2 jari kecik molek dia tersepit celah kerusi!! Adoii siap berdarah lagi tuh..kesiannya lah kat dia.. tp Aiiysh baby yg kuat, kejap je dia dh sengih2 semula!

Jakarta airport x sebesar KLIA..Tp besar sket from LCCT. Immigration process was ok..tp lama sket laa...ada ke bukak 2 counters je? tp x byk soal, so cepatlah gak settle. Make sure u get ready your tiket balik coz dia nak tgk..as if lah aku nak duduk lama2 sgt kat Jakarta tu kan? Bags pun cepat je dpt..coz airport lengang..it was so quiet!

Chapter airport matters dah settle, skrg chapter mencari pak supir. Patutnya pak supir tunggu with my name on a piece of paper mcm biasa..tp x de plak..aiyoo, dh mula nak panik. Tried to call him, tp x dpt..Kenapakah??? Padahal dah roaming segala.

Paling irritating, ada sorang mamat ni dok memujuk rayu (memaksa adalah lebih tepat) utk beli SIMPATI, sim kad indon.. tension gila kot.. tgh aku sibuk dok refer to the supir's hp # dlm printed email (sbb tu next time sila save hp number supir dlm hp awal2! baru tak terkial2), rupanya mamat tu dh sekodeng number telefon tu and called the supir. Dia igt bila dia buat mcm tu, aku akan beli lah sim kad SIMPATI dia? Rupanya supir dok tunggu on the other side ..ada 2 exit rupanya..oh lega! Nama pak supir tu Pak Firdaus. Macamana servis dia? Nanti aku citer pjg ..

Then, mamat SIMPATI ni accompanied us naik lift utk ke atas coz our NAZA was parked kat atas. Terus dia bebel2 dlm lift " beli lah buk...RP30K saja..sudah ditolongin tp ngak mau beli! bla..bla..bla.." eh??? boleh plak ko cakap mcm tu kan? Elok2 aku nak simpati, terus jadi berapi. Malas nak layan!

Another tip, berhati2 dgn porter. Diaorg akan sedaya upaya nak tolong angkat brg2 u dgn bayaran yg sungguh over-rated!

*to be continued.










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