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Food that i tried in Jakarta

emelda — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:56:05 +0000

I forgot what was this one called..i know its not ketoprak for sure ( That’s another food that’s similar as this one)… aiya tua sudah la me.

KFC!! Food that i visit pretty often here, LOL!! They don’t serve it with Coleslaw or mash potato but with nice warm yummy rice I will miss this one, for sure!

Soto Ayam

Rice that comes with the Soto Ayam.

The Bakso! My favourite food here

I love this drink..wahahah! Ada rasa Jasmine tea..which for malaysian Jasmine tea is luxury tea (sort of )

Sweet and sour chicken, it tasted exactly like that..tapi it wasn’t called sweet and sour..sia lupa namanya..LOL!

Nasi Kuning which i thought it was nasi lemak at first…LOL!!

Kuey Tiaw Goreng Penang! Its so expensive la here..its like Rm9 per plate!

Pecel Ayam… macam nasi ayam tapi ada lain sikit taste dia..i think its because of the sambal.

Krupuk@ keropok..i like this one but i can never finish it..besar sangat! Oh Btw, you take this with your meal

What you can always see in Jakarta life.

emelda — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:30:18 +0000

Bajai transportation, imported all the way from India!

Kedai kecil kecilan di lorong lorong jalan, something we wont see in Malaysia.

Grafiti…it’s everywhere!

Kids playing on the street…Yes..itu salah satu jalan keluar masuk motor@ speeda di kawasan Tiong!

My apartment is surrounded with this type of houses

And the house with the tree…masih pakai air telaga! Eh telaga ka tu kau panggil?? Or perigi?? Sia lupa..See how sempit is the pemisah between two houses??

The famous MACET as how locals call it, we call it traffic jam!!! You get this as early as 2pm in Jakarta!

Motorcyle stop at the tepi jalan..tapi jangan salah anggap ni la…OJEK!! One of their public transportation here

And this uncle on bicyle..goes around selling coffee..instant coffee for those people who is waiting for busses to go home! This is what i call innovative and creative!! Instant coffee everywhere..:P

Oh yea, can you find any Ferrari parts in the pictures?? heheheheeh..cuba cari

The transparency of Jakarta.

emelda — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:34:56 +0000

Friday, exactly 7 more days from today i will be done and over with Jakarta life and i will start my new journey in KL. Im am so happy and excited about this but at the same time worried and nervous about it. Im not so sure if my training here did gave me enough confident and knowledge to bring it down to the trainers back in KL. I do hope i have though.

It was hard for me here in Jakarta. That’s the truth..i did enjoyed the time here (people are warm and friendly) but at the same time i had fair amount of “sufferings” as well .

First it was the food..i had hard time adjusting to the food here. Food that was familiar to me back at home was really costly here in Jakarta, cheap food means i have to take the local dish which honestly doesn’t really go well with my taste bud. Then came the language.. this was the toughest part for me. Because of the language barrier, i had hard time trying to understand the training module, speaking to the local and getting around town. You may think they understand us Malaysian but that’s not true..our language is different from them! So if you are coming down to Jakarta..i suggest that you get a good language book in hand in case you don’t know any local here! Our pronounciation and the way we say it is totally different from them! We may have some word similar but mostly..nope!

Jakarta city offer you alot of shopping malls and most of them are as big as Pavillion back in KL and barang barang sini pun inda la murah sangat. I can say, it’s similar to what kl can offer you and since price doesnt differ much from kl, i didnt shop for the first time in my oversees trip.

Jakarta is a metropolis city. Offices was build on sky high building, huge, tall and beautiful! (rental pun sia dengar cantik juga ) But malangnya, the houses here are so scattered that it looks so messy and almost.. menyakitkan mata (i think they need the Outer Banks homes agency to help them ) and the road condition in this housing area really reminds me off jalan Ranau to Sandakan… betul betul rosak cuma beza dia ..you get this di dalam perumahan jakarta di tengah tengah bandar and bukan di kampung.

Im sure by now, you guys know that Jakarta is not the cleanness city you can ever get. Orang sini buang sampah merata rata tempat! Once i was in a cab on the way to one of the club, the cab driver senang saja buka window trus buang sampah dari dalam kereta like its not a big deal ( memang pun its not a big deal for them but i was so shocked) and another time, i was walking with one of my colleague here..tengah syiok syiok bercerita.. he just spat right there and then in front of me! I was speechless when that happen..sia kegelian trus, LOL! Mau tell him off..but hmmm.again i don’t think its unusual thing for them.

Yup, thats how i see Jakarta… You may see it differently from me..but hey, we are not the same people right?

But one thing i love about Jakarta is the people… they are so nice warm and lovely! I guess that will be the one thing that i will miss the most about this beautiful yet crazy place the warmed and friendly smile of Jakartan’s!

Anyhow, some of you have asked me is it worth to come and visit Jakarta..of cos i would say yes! Come and see the place yourself..experienced it! You need to do that to know the place yourself…don’t take my words 100% ..again like i said..we may see it differently tapi i won’t recommend it if you wanna come here alone for a longggggggggg holiday! LOL!!

Night view from level 4 of my apartment.

The not so beautiful sight from my apartment

Another side of my apartment view

Jakarta oh Jakarta

emelda — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:59:01 +0000

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..

Journey to Jakarta

emelda — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:13:17 +0000

Today was super long day for me..my day started at 5:30amGot ready and when to airport straight.

I was charged extra Rm40 for my luggage….dang it! What do you expect when a girl leave the country for 3 weeks? To bring only 5kg worth of barang??! Uh Air asia is ridiculous la…

In the airplane..i met loads of MONKEY GATAL BUNTUT! LOL!! Yea, that’s what i should call them… this monkey love to tukar tukar sit… and the next thing you know…they are not there sitting next to you no more.. but few second later..another person would do the same..sia heran oh! Macam la tempat duduk sia tu “transit” area!

The toilet cleanliness in the airplane was HORRIBLE! Ada lagi coklat terapung in the mangkuk tandas and the other “kamar” was splashed with the toilet blu all over!! I dont even dare to touch the toilet sit! URG!

Sampai airport, me kena tahan…i didn’t know that i should tick the “on holiday/leisure” box instead of business… LOL!! Manala sia tau, i was just being honest.. LOL! Nasib sia inda kena buang balik pi KL! Can you imagine what will happen if that took place??ERK! Pengsan! At first he doesnt wanna give in but i told him im here for only 3 weeks and showed him my return ticket and then told him im here for training..as soon as he heard TRAINING..dia marah sia pula..dia bilang kenapa you tak cakap you datang sini for training? Adeh..mana la sia tau pak …to me work means business la..be it training or training sambil sambil ambil kesempatan melancong! LOL!! At last si Pak immagration tu cakap…next time you should TIPU sikit…tick box leisure kalau kau datang sini tanpa visa…im like waaaaaaaaaaaaa….but at the same time grateful ni..LOL!

Sampai saja sia di luar airport…the same heat and haze in KL greet me..i was hoping it to be less hazy but i guess hmmm i was wrong!

My collegue here are super great..super friendly and helpful Im lucky to have them without them ,im sure i’ll be lost here..Jakarta is just tooooo crowded for me.

Anyway, that’s my day one story..will update more soon.

This is where i stay now…for 3 weeks. Peak Residence.

And this will be my bedroom

Not too bad eh?? But i still prefer my bed at home…:( I miss home already…Dan and Gummi…hmmm.. i hope they are doing fine.

Pearl of the Orient @ Penang visit

emelda — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:49:33 +0000

Pearl of the Orient@ Pulau Pinang

Yes, i just got back from the island today, loads of things has changed there since my last visit back in year 2003…i can’t remember most of the place now but i enjoyed the short trip. It was only a day trip this time around but im sure the next one will definitely be a longer trip.

We arrived at the airport around 9am and my new colleague was kind enough to bring Jeff and me to makan place in the morning before heading to the gym.

A nice view from the Gym...yup while running onthe treadmill..this is the view you'll see

Gurney area didn’t change much..the stall that we used to go and makan was still there..the beach area was still the same except the mall apparently got a new extension to it. Back in FF years, whenever we go to Penang it only meant one thing…PIGGING OUT TIME! Yea, we were so crazy that we wallop anything and everything..that time i could afford to makan like that la..but now, heh..i have to control my food intake..yea la, i don’ t workout as much as before anymore..metabolism pun kurang dy..susah juga kan kalau tiba tiba ada orang yg mau kena pakai AED to revive ourself back kan??LOL!! Palis-palis!

Jeff S.

Today also marked the last day im gonna be seeing this dude(Jeff)… and that’s mean when i’m back from Jakarta and my holiday…i will be on my own already, i am definitely nervous because one week of learning and trying to understand the culture of the clubs is not enough..but i hope with the training provided in Jakarta…im good to go.

Hmm… nervous, nervous! But, whatever it is…life have to go on kan? And with that said, i thanked Jeff for everything..for teaching me and showing me around the club for the past one week. Hope to see you again! Im sure i will call you bila me balik from Jakarta..im sure i have forgetten where and what i need to do first thing in the morning when i arrive the club again in August! LOL!

Other note… i’m leaving soon..sob sob..im worried definitely, i have never been outside of Malaysia for so long all by myself although im sure my colleagues in Jakarta a nice people but i am worried about sleeping at new place all alone on the first day..tau la kan…strange place and all..i hope i can sleep..aiya. I hope teda la bunyi yang bukan bukan di tengah malam..kalau inda, siapa la sia akan call?? Aaaaarg! “Guntalou juga sia ni, jangan kama”

I must remind myself to bring one of Dan’s baju….just to “tipu” my otak at least for the first few days, LOL!

Thinking about leaving them behind make me miss them so much already…aiseh! Sob Sob!

So many things yet so lil time…

emelda — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:51:27 +0000

Adui…i betul betul blank ni this week.. i have no idea what to blog about except about my new work but at the same time i do not want to bore you guys about my job… hmmm apa yg sia mau bagi tau kamu ni hari ar?? Kohler faucets? Tapi takkan la sia mau cakap pasal paip kan?? hahaha..but i must say the kohler faucets design’s are unique ni…you go and see la..i like the bar faucets design the most, cantik!

Hmmm, neway..i think i shouldn’t be blogging much today…sia sakit kepala ba ni…been having it since 5pm today..no idea why..maybe overdose of coffee intake ni…sigh.. and i have so much more things to do.. packing, need to visit si penukar wang,beli barang for the trip like panadol or minyak angin or what ever la…and then there’s gummi for me to think of…mau kasih mandi la, need to buy her padding la, remind Daniel apa yg perlu dibuat for Gummi everyday la…adeh! Banyak pula sia kena buat ni..i just hope i have the time to do everything without forgetting anything behind..

I seriously hope i won’t overload leaving to Jakarta… i have to bring loads of clothes and shoe ni..kasut workout, high heels, slipper, workout baju, office attire, sleeping wear, casual wear…ai na..pengsan! Oh not to forget my lap top and buku….I wonder apa maximum load for international flight, i know local destination is only 15kg max… hmmmm…anyone know?? I will be flying with Air Asia..although i was hoping it to be MAS…LOL! Oh well…. inda pa la..

Ba ok la… i better log out, sebelum my headache jadi migraine ni… take care peeps!

Tomorrow another day of workout for me… wonder what it will be this time..heheheh..syiok ni belajar new technique and workout. :d

The new beginning…

emelda — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:01:04 +0000

Day 1 at work today, what did i gained or learned today?? Let’s see..

1- My team mates mainly Men..only 20% women instructors

2- I am so petite standing next to them..so petite that i can’t help but felt intimidated by them..lol! ( for first time i felt like that in gym..LOL) To me …they are like HULK and im like a small lil girl…

3- I have so many things to learn, specially with muscles name and exercises name ( ok, i know the basic name of the exercise but the specific saintific name…white flags for me)

4- My biggest upcoming challenge will be..to get bunch of people be interested in learning and passing their exams with flying colors! Kalau inda, year end..no bonus for me..sob sob sob!

5- I will be away starting this friday till mid next month and will be back to kl for one day just in time to change my baju’s and repack all my holiday baju’s back to KK for 2 weeks! This will be the longest time that i ever been far away (alone) from home, Gummi and Dan…sedih pula sia ni…astaga. Im sure i’m gonna miss all of them dearly! I hope i can do it…sob sob.

” i can hear Daniel giggling at the back quietly for his 1 month freedom”

6-And tomorrow will be a gruelling day for me..visiting 2 clubs,learn more about muscles,exercises, more info about teh trainers needs and then gonna have to work my ass out with the current development coach. I hope i can walk after the workout session without the need of holding any of the plasma stand in the gym! Memalukan saja kalau sia start crawling ni…ROFL!!

Countdown begins today…3 more days to Penang ,6 more days to Jakarta and a month and four days left to Sabah getaway! Wohoooo!

I hope i get to go sight seeing in Jakarta over the weekend…i hope someone there will be nice enough to show me around and i hope Dan will make a trip down to JKT :P malangnya ..Gummi can’t come along..uwaaaaaaaaa!!

Out of sight, out of mind friendship…

emelda — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:29:17 +0000

Do you know that apedixin, fenphedra among others is a natural appetite suppressants? Apparently they are the best in diet pills in the market now… hmmm…..there’s even a pill that can make you loose weight and at the same time increase the size of a women’s breast! How crazy is that?? LOL! i don’t mind trying that one …hahahaha…as long as the size doesnt go to Pamela Anderson size la…i think i can handle it…wahahahhaha.

Anyway, back to the real post..enough crazy stuff..i dont need diet pills anyway..i just need to workout. LOL!

Have you ever wonder where have all your friends gone too? What happen to them, where they are now, how are they doing and all?

I Do…i wonder where have all my “friends” gone too… it’s like they have vanished into thin air..although, occasionally i do bumped onto them in the mall…but thats about it…they dont make an effort to call, dont make and effort to turn up to any of the function that i invited them to go…nothing! I wonder should i call them to my wedding when i get married? Are they worth the pain and money??

“Pain= to remember their names, Money= sending the invitation card and not to mention the dinner course on the wedding day”

It’s very disappointing and not to mention PAINFUL to know that we were once very close but now its more like out of sight, out of mind friendship. I’ve made an effort to call them…to catch up with them..but it seems like..im the only one who is keeping up with the effort,..i am the only one who gets excited whenever i bumped onto them in the mall.Sigh.

I really wonder what made them change, is it because im not married yet? Is it because i do not have kids yet? Is it because im no longer needed or is it because i am not marrying someone rich and famous and my circle of friends is not from the famous people group? WHAT IS IT??

Geez…sometimes i can’t help but wonder…what was the friendship based on in the first place….SICK i tell you.

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I still can’t believe i got the job

emelda — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:30:59 +0000

I still can’t believe that i got the job, hehehe..it felt so unreal ni…that i am going back to the fitness industry. I may not be in my department anymore ( Group Exercise) but this is how my life and journey in fitness industry started..i was working as personal trainer in clark hatch malaysia. ahhhh…the feeling of being happy, excited and soooo grateful that i was hired ni… unbelievable ..im so satisfied ni..that’s how i feel.. puas hati sangat sangat.

I do not have to wake up in the morning and think..Yea, i got a job but i dont like the job but i have to do it because i need the money…it’s so demotivating you know… but now, i dont feel like that anymore…YEA!

Before this job…i was actually offered 2 jobs..one as an account manager and another one was event and promo exec, both jobs require me to do sales…there’ s pros and cons to both jobs.

Account manager, its a distance from home and basic was really really low..but commission offered apparently was great ( they do not want to tell me how much was the commission, cos they say it vary from one product to another) and then its an established company and i am bound with them for 1 year to which if i perform well they will hired me as full time stuff.

The event and promo exec was not too far away from the account manager job office,its like neighbouring town only, The basic salary was ok but commision was not mentioned at all although the manager did say if i manage to bring result in 3 months as agreed, he will reward me with bonus but if i failed ,he will sacked me immediately on the third month! “gasp”

The pressure was high ( for me la).. you see i do not have any background on promo or event..my only experience handling sales and event was in Interexpo but that comes with guidance..but apparently this company do not want to spend so much time on teaching and guiding you but want you to bring result straight away..hence i was given a target to reach rm10k in 3 months time…for a roller bladding sport arena…in an ulu place….”gasp again” when he offered me the job..i was not confident at all about the Rm10k in 3 months time..i need to learn, study and understand the market..macam mana mau deliver 10k in 3 months time?? Specially for a person like me who do not know nothing about roller bladding..and my given period was only 3 months?? and if not..IM OUT! And the thought of losing my job in 3 months times …stressed me out and made me worried sick

But the magic call came in on wednesday afternoon, asking me to come in for an interview and without thinking much i said yes to it and on the same day i was called back again for second interview on monday…and now..here i am going on a new journey, new place, new challenges with the new company…