Summer Trip To South Korea day 1

Usually i always said that i hate monday, but this monday would interesting. I had planned not run out from my work that day, even though I couldn’t concentrate with my task . I packed all my stuff to my backpacks The Red and The Green. At 3 pm i skipped from the office then heading to my dorm for changing my clothes and took my belonging then going to airport. When i’m riding the bus to the airport it was rainy outside. Lucky for me, when i’m arrived at the airport the rain stopped it’s already 5pm, i made call to Sonia but she was still on the way, so i looking for Dinda whose already at the airport from the afternoon. I haven’t my lunch today, so after looking for Dinda and met her, i’m going  for getting my lunch to Solaria in Terminal 2 Soekarno Hatta Interanational Airport.

The waiters take my order then gave my change. Behind me there is a woman whose very familiar, after thought awhile, i recognize that lady is Sahrul Gunawan wife with her child and babysitter. I’m trying not to look nervous in front of her. ckckckckck. It’s not important thing right? she even didn’t know me, why should i being nervous. My late lunch arrived, i ate it all, without considering anything around me, because i’m very very hungry. While i’m still ate my chicken mozarella with french fries, Sonia called me and told me that she’d arrived at gate 2D, then i’m heading to gate 2D to meet them.

The funny things start from here, after completing self check in at AirAsia counter, we move to immigration counter. Sonia told me immigration officer at my line and her line quite handsome. ckckckckckc, she’s still noticed about it. Then heading to waiting room. Unfortunately our flight delayed about 30 minutes. Because of our hand luggage to much, we decided to sit near the boarding gate for getting first turn to enter airplane and drop our luggage at the cabin baggage. A few moments later, announcer told us to enter the airplane. It’s boarding time, good bye Jakarta, see you next week.

At the airplane we slept tightly, not purchased anything because we were very very tired. We arrived at Kuala Lumpur LCCT at 10 PM, according to my itinerary we should bought tickets for  skybus to KL Sentral. A lady shout the ticket price to passenger in the airport. We bought 3 tickets from her it was RM8 for each ticket. We heading to the yellow bus outside the terminal. Time travel from KL LCCT airport to KL Sentral around 45 minutes-1 hour. Arrived at KL Sentral, according to my itinerary there is should be a counter that sold coupon for using taxi. But there is no longer counter that still operated at this hour. A Malay taxi driver asked me, where we’ll going, i told that we’ll going to Anjung Guest House. After made some offers with him we ride his taxi to Anjung Guest House. Taxi cost about RM40 because it was midnight fare.

On the way to Anjung Guesthouse, we passed by Ancasa Hotel, it was remind me my first trip aboard with my parents 5 years ago. It seems very dramatic,   at that time we used to stay at the hotel which cost 15times more expensive than this guesthouse. hohohohoho.  The driver told me, with my appearance (because i’m using hijab and we are all women) i’m not suitable for staying at this guesthouse, because too many foreigner staying at this place. But i don’t care about it, coz i only need a clean & cheap room to take a rest before continued our trip to Seoul tomorrow. Enter to Anjung a chinese man greet us, i gave him my booking number, and he straightly processing our payment. He asked me about my purposing to Kuala Lumpur, so without any suspicion i told him that we in transit before going to South Korea. The manager very friendly, he’s also told us about her niece whose very interested about South Korea like us. I told him that he should visit Korea before he die, because South Korea very very very worth to visited hehehehehehe.

After show us the room, toilet and direction to the convenience store we brought our belonging to the room. I straight for shower before sleep while  Sonia and Dinda had dinner outside guesthouse. When we start going to bed, we couldn’t sleep because air cond is too cold for us, we kept increasing temperature but still felt too cold. so we decided to turn it off , then we slept at midnight after chat.

Honestly, we’d planned wake up early in the morning for started our trip exploring Kuala Lumpur, in my itinerary i wrote it off that we would going to Petronas and KLCC but because we’re so so so so sleepy, so after Shubuh we slept again and woke up at 9AM. We had limit time for catch skybus at KL Sentral. After check out we took taxi that parked in front of Anjung. AnIndian driver asked us where we heading to, I told him we’re going to KL Sentral. After making some offers we agreed at RM30, then disaster started in this stupid taxi. Indian driver was seems like mafia or gangster to us.

Not far from Anjung the driver stopped the car then having conversation with another Indian male, after talked their changing something and pay something, we didn’t know what they talking about. I don’t like this feeling. Then he enter the cab and start to move again, around 5 minutes later, this stupid driver stop her car again and had conversation with another Indian male. Ohhh, God what happened with this cab. Then after awhile he started to move again, because it’s already afternoon the traffic quite busy. He drove the cab very reckless, I made text to Sonia whose sat beside the driver, and Sonia seems not comfortable at all with this situation. So many times i kept watching the street, God please help me, I didn’t want end my life in traffic accident like this. Meanwhile, we stuck on traffic lights, when the lights turn into green,the driver didn’t start move, a car behind us started push their horn, but this stupid driver not woke up, until i yell at him “SIR!!!! IT’S GREEN, LET’S MOVE”, then me, Sonia, and Dinda looking to each other and give the same expression “WHAT THE HELL WITH THIS DRIVER”.

After reached at Kl Sentral, and gave him the money,we started looking for aerobus shuttle. I still heard Dinda cursed him with Javanese accent,  couldn’t find the shuttle bus we asked cleaning service near us, and he told us to turn left until found the elevator , the shuttle bus at downstair.  It’s already 11 AM, the yellow aerobus right in front of us, after paid the ticket RM8 we put our belonging in baggage case under the bus, unfortunately this bus already full at the front side so we keep moving until the back side. Then 5 minutes later the bus start heading to KL LCCT and we went to sleep again.

1hour later.

Arrived at KL LCCT, straight to restaurant for having our breakfast and lunch, this is what we should do while we traveled with budget limited. heheheheehehe. For late breakfast and early lunch i choose Nasi Lemak and Mineral Water.After finishing our meal we move to departure terminal, looking into Flight Information Board for knowing counter check in number, our flight D72682 to INCHEON counter check in at S39. Before heading to check in counter, we have to print out our boarding ticket at “self check in counter”, then heading to counter S39 to confirm and got stamp.

Before going to immigration counter we pass through security check,an AirAsia officer tried lift my backpack, Sonia’s suitcase, and Dinda’ sling bag, then he allowed us brought our hand carry baggage to airplane, it means we passed measurement test (hand carry not over than 7kg). After got stamp at immigration counter, we should wait at gate T18. While waiting for boarding time, we pull out our devices and recharge them at electric station near prayer room, before boarding time we have to pray dzuhur jama’ taqdim with ashar, because we would arrived at Incheon at 10PM KST.

When we finished our praying, we move to gate T18and there were queue passengers which heading to airplane, then we followed the queue, and step outside terminal to the airplane.

Our seat number is 51 which end of row, so we had so much space to put our baggage in the cabin. this strategic position made us completely happy because we could seen the empty seat to take over, also we could observed others activity in this plane. hahahahaha. Honestly, Sonia had another mission, she was influenced by my words that stewards in this flight usually very very very handsome, because i had this experience at last winter, so after fasten our seat belt Sonia kept watching and looking for a handsome stewards, unfortunately there is no a handsome steward today. hahahahahahahaha. Travel time from Kuala Lumpur to South Korea is about 6 hours, so all of us had prepared something for spending time in the airplane. After finished our meal which booked on the website before, we fall sleep.

6 hours later……

We arrived at Incheon International Airport timely 9.15PM KST, as usual take off our pocket camera and pose!!! Hana Dul Set!!! ANYYEONGHASEYO!!!!! Welcome to South Korea

We hadn’t so much time to catch latest bus to Busan, so after took some pictures at the airport straightly turn down using elevator for ride skytrain to immigration counter. Passing immigration counter at 9.45 PM heading to 1st floor, i already distribute tasks for everyone, and after completing tasks we should gathered at Tourism Information Counter.  Sonia head to Tourism Information for getting Visitor Saving’s Card SEOUL SUMMER SALE 2011 special with SUPER JUNIOR (this card exclusive for foreign who visited South Korea during Seoul Summer Sale June 24th-July 31st 2011). Dinda had to find G25 convenience store and bought Seoul City Pass + Card, and i must going to ticket bus counter and bought 3 tickets to Busan.

I leave them and headed to Ticket Counter, 2 ladies at this counter ask me what could they do for me. i asked her about express bus direct to Busan from airport, then she take her bus catalog, took a note and write down “10 C, late night bus 10.20PM KRW46.600″, she said i should going to exit 10C, the ticket counter for Busan Express Bus also in there. Before going to exit 10 C, i should met them first, so when i arrived at Tourism Information Counter, Sonia success her task, but Dinda couldn’t found the convenience store, we hadn’t so much time, let’s headed for catching bus to Busan. We run from exit number 4 to 10, it’s not easy guys, exit no 10 very far, we only had 15 minutes now. After struggling brought our luggage run to exit no.10 C, we arrived at ticket bus counter 10C in time. Paid the tickets for 3 passengers, then we wait the bus at the bus stop, 2 minutes later, the Limousine Deluxe Bus arrived in front of us. I asked the driver with my poor korean language “Ahjussi, igeo bass se to Busan”, then the driver smiled at me and said “Ne, Busan dhfao#$%^$&*^&&%#hf”, i only understood that he said “Ne” it means Yes, and “Busan”, so i put our luggage at Bus Baggage, and enter the Bus and find out our seat.

The Limousine Deluxe Bus is extremely clean, perfumed, and the most unpredictable thing that the seat is very very very large and comfort, it’s like a bed in the bus. I’m not exaggerate, KRW 46.600 that i had spent for this bus very very very worth it. The driver double check our ticket,  told us to fasten our seat belt, yups there is a seat belt for each seat in this bus like in the airplane, after he explained about something but i couldn’t understand what he was talked about, because he’s used to speak in his language. I only understand when he said “Ne, Annyeonghaseyo, Gamsahamnida” in the end of his words, then he turned off the lamp and started the bus leave Incheon and towards south, and off to Busan.

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