The Begining
Klu nak tulis story/book, 1st chapter mesti ada pengenalan....ayat2 yg berbunga2 mekar, so, org menulisnya pon trasa excited nak menokok tambah sesedap rasa and perasan org yg nak baca pon cam excited nak baca. But, here sy nak stori mori cam mana sy bleh ter"booked" airasia ticket to Hangzhou and ter"plan" ke China middle of March 2010 nie.
begini cerita nyer......
last year (2009) my dearest high school friend yang dah 17 years tak jumpa (sampai ke hari ini) telah di"posting" ke Shanghai office oleh sebuah agensi semi-goverment (agensi apa tak leh bagitau la...)., may be for 2 years..klu dia suka duk Shanghai lagi or dapat jutawan china yg bujang kat Shanghai tu maybe dia akan stay lama lagi...insyaALLAH....so, as usual, photos rombongan che kiah menghantar my fren nie, letak ler photos depa masa kat KLIA at FB... masa tengah check-in, tengah lambai2 tangan...sayonara!!!....hugs n kisses and everything...Owh! masa tu sy x tau pon yg my fren nak posting kat China, so x dapat ler sy menghantar nyer...tau2 jer, dia dah kat Shanghai...tu pon tau by e-mail...As usual, mula la comment2 photos depa org tu...and tuleh ayat yg bagi hint "kalau g shanghai bleh ler menompang umah hang (for free...hehehe). Then, mula ber-email2 menyambung siratulrahim yg dah lama terpisah...chewah! ala2 jejak qaseh gtu....On, mid december 2009, sibuk survey flight ticket nak g klantan for my BFF wedding...nak senang guna Kelip2 jer la coz dekat ngan umah....Airasia pon checked out gak, even lebih murah tp maleh nak g LCCT nun...so, saja2 jer check flight to Shanghai....trasa cam murah ler....Roger2 my sis, dia kata ok! Apalagi, trus booked online....Dia suh masuk Shanghai (actually, airport nie bukan kat Shanghai but Hangzhou, 30 mins by train to Shanghai)...Then, my sis kata balik trus dr Beijing (actually, bukan airport kat Beijing but kat Tianjian, 90 mins by train from Beijing)...So, buat separate booking ler...rasa nyer, lagi murah sket coz ada Foriegn exchange rate...kekonon nyer okaidoku ler...
China 101 - Part I
My sis, gi Kino beli buku Lonely Planet China yg rega RM100 over tu...heheheh. Tp sy tersangat la maleh utk membaca nyer...bukan setakat baca jer, kena buat budget...huhuhuh...brapa ari nak stay, nak duk mana, nak turun train mana, naik bus apa...bla..bla..bla....Now, worried gak coz tak blajar mandarin pon...cam ner nie...huhuhu....Owh! lambat lagi ada 3 months dari booking ticket...end of december g cari winter coat kat YES and dapat MNG nyer coat tp cam tak tebal sangat...size pon kecik jer...tak tau by that time of departure muat lagi ker dah...hahaha...klu dak bawak winter coat yg sama masa g europe ler....all the photos semua coat sama jer boring gak....kami plan nak bawak backpack for check-in jer and no luggage...maybe for 3 days nyer clothing, yg lain tu beli kat sana...heheheh. last time respect ngan kak kay survived bawak one backpack jer...so, tis time I'm challenge myself ler utk menjadi sempoi ...with style ler...heheheh.
China 101 - Part II
Yesterday dah fill-in visa kena fee RM58 and YH evergreen card. seem that dah naik RM100 since last 2 years...rugi masa g europe tak buat evergreen card, kekonon nak jimat bayar murah for 2 years...card tu pon dah nak expire end of tis month, so we decide buat membercard for life...dah pencen pon nanti travel duk YH jer la nenek2 nie....hahahaha. Tapi tak per la...lepas nie bleh guna banyak2 places utk tomaru...bior berbaloi2 RM300 tu....By next week evrything settle n pray for save journey...owh! tinggal lagi 2 weeks jer lagi...bye2 Mesia for a while...member pon dah roger2 nak pass barang utk Cheq. Sy kata klu barang berat @ besar, no way hoze coz sy tak check-in luggage. so far akan guna my Shell bag jer la...tu pon klu muat..Biler dah dapat visa n YH card lagi ler excited nyer...lalalala...
Since, ari nie cam hima, stilll survey2 ticket murah kat AirAsia. the best thing Bandung on December (lama lagi tu) just RM113...But, I'm thinking going for Umrah end of tis year...coz trasa cam namaku dah diseru2 gtu....yippie! Actually, nak g Bandung on middle og July, booking2 last week tetiba card x leh pakai...hangin betul..check out tis week dah mahai la plak...Or may be after raya...keja cam saya nie x leh ler cuti sesuka hati. Kena check out cuti semester students baru leh cuti gak...huhuhuhu. Apa kata sy just book ticket murah to bandung sesaja jer...then, klu maleh nak g burn cam gtu jer la...hahahah....lgpon lama lagi sempat kumpul duit for shopping...:)
China 101 - Part III
today dapat sms from my sis yg Visa dah approved! Yippie! owh! tinggal lagi seminggu jer nak up..up and away...after esok, bleh tenang2kan pikiran coa arie n esok ada big event...
China 101 - Part IV
semakin dekat waktu..uwa! tinggal lg 2 hari lagi...semakin glabah...apa2 pon x prepare...mlm td baru keluarkan backpack shell...owh! my fren, tompang kan teh tarik 3 in 1 utk bg pada cheq kat shanghai...hahaha...jd transporter teh tarik lak...tis morning my sis dah suh tukar duit lak...uh! fening paler nak pilih baju...all the things....
China 101 - Part V
tis week minggu paling celaru...dah ler tetiba kena selsema..glabah makan ubat nak cepat sembuh...klu kena telan 5 biji n selsema ilang pon sanggup agaknya...kang x lepas body temperature screen kena suspect H1N1...naya jer kena quanrantine kat negeri org...owh! sakit tu kan penghapus dosa...alhamdulillah...satu kes lg, org atas baru nak call tanya borang lampirab B naper tak isi...alahai, mana sy tahu China nie negara terhad...ala2 limited edition la plak...dorang tak inform saya..tak leh pegi klu x dapat kelulusan...huhuhuh...tp....visa dah dapat...duit dah beribu terbang beli ticket cam mana nie...uwaaaa! Apa boleh saya buat kecuali buat bodoh jer la...pg td bila nengok my passport so happy coz dah ada visa...seronok biler nengok passport ku penuh...tak sia2 bayar RM350 (utk buat passport)..lalala...sekarang nie malaysia pakai electronic scan..lg la kosong mukasurat dipassport tu...huhuhu...2 tahun nie kena pulun ryoko la...
tukar duit kepada Yuan/RMB kat duit tu ada tulisan jawi..cayalah la...tp x leh baca gak huruf2 jawi tu, maybe pronounciation bahasa cina kot...since satu unit duit sana sama ngan 1/2 RM..so, tukar jd double...hopely, life expenses kat sana murah...bleh jd org kaya jap...check out dorm kat YHA Y50/psn...means RM25 kat mesia..rasa cam cheap jer kan...tp yg penat ber-e-mailing last2 dia suh call for reservation...huhuhuu...tawakkal walk-in jer la...klu worst come to worst trus g Shanghai umah Cheq.
Train to main city pon dah print out...so, bleh ler budget for transportation...lodging...
China 101 - Part VI
I'm homeeeee....the 1st msg I send to all the besties...most of them, say a nice tihing such as Alhamdulillah, selamat pulang, U survived China (without crisis...)...heheheh....sib baik tak der yg minta omiyage lagi...lalala. Owh Ghupa nyer, sy tak beli apa2 pon kat sana, mean x shopping sakan ler...but a lot of photos of me...
pegi dengan satu backpack n sling bag
1st was Hangzhou, coz Airasia landing kat Hangzhou nyer airport n bukan kat Shanghai. So, we stayed one nite kat YHA very near to West Lake. One of tourist attraction kat Hangzhou nie. Dr airport naik shuttle bus tu city center kena Y20(Yuan). Kami tak paham pon mandarin tp buat2 paham...sib baik sampai ker last stop..then, refer from internet nyer YHA website, naik Bus No K26 kot, masa tu dah ler berat backpack kena lak cari bus stop mana bus K26 nie berenti coz bus takkan berenti klu tahan kat tengah jalan. owh! bus fee murah..murah about Y1.5 ( 75sen malaysia) and flat rate within the city...Nak dapat seat memang mimpi ler coz every bus sentiasa penuh ngan local people. Then, sampai n jumpa hostel tu, kami just gamble walk-in. Since kami ambik room yg paling mahal...heheheh...sib baik ada bilik...yippie! Abis sholat jamak, trus bura2 kat West lake yg crowded ngan local tourist...depa x pandang ngan international tourist coz rakyat dia yg buat rombongan pon dah ramai. hahahaha!
China 101 - Part VI
I'm homeeeee....the 1st msg I send to all the besties...most of them, say a nice tihing such as Alhamdulillah, selamat pulang, U survived China (without crisis...)...heheheh....sib baik tak der yg minta omiyage lagi...lalala. Owh Ghupa nyer, sy tak beli apa2 pon kat sana, mean x shopping sakan ler...but a lot of photos of me...
pegi dengan satu backpack n sling bag
1st was Hangzhou, coz Airasia landing kat Hangzhou nyer airport n bukan kat Shanghai. So, we stayed one nite kat YHA very near to West Lake. One of tourist attraction kat Hangzhou nie. Dr airport naik shuttle bus tu city center kena Y20(Yuan). Kami tak paham pon mandarin tp buat2 paham...sib baik sampai ker last stop..then, refer from internet nyer YHA website, naik Bus No K26 kot, masa tu dah ler berat backpack kena lak cari bus stop mana bus K26 nie berenti coz bus takkan berenti klu tahan kat tengah jalan. owh! bus fee murah..murah about Y1.5 ( 75sen malaysia) and flat rate within the city...Nak dapat seat memang mimpi ler coz every bus sentiasa penuh ngan local people. Then, sampai n jumpa hostel tu, kami just gamble walk-in. Since kami ambik room yg paling mahal...heheheh...sib baik ada bilik...yippie! Abis sholat jamak, trus bura2 kat West lake yg crowded ngan local tourist...depa x pandang ngan international tourist coz rakyat dia yg buat rombongan pon dah ramai. hahahaha!
China 101 - Part VI
I'm homeeeee....the 1st msg I send to all the besties...most of them, say a nice tihing such as Alhamdulillah, selamat pulang, U survived China (without crisis...)...heheheh....sib baik tak der yg minta omiyage lagi...lalala. Owh Ghupa nyer, sy tak beli apa2 pon kat sana, mean x shopping sakan ler...but a lot of photos of me...
pegi dengan satu backpack n sling bag
1st was Hangzhou, coz Airasia landing kat Hangzhou nyer airport n bukan kat Shanghai. So, we stayed one nite kat YHA very near to West Lake. One of tourist attraction kat Hangzhou nie. Dr airport naik shuttle bus tu city center kena Y20(Yuan). Kami tak paham pon mandarin tp buat2 paham...sib baik sampai ker last stop..then, refer from internet nyer YHA website, naik Bus No K26 kot, masa tu dah ler berat backpack kena lak cari bus stop mana bus K26 nie berenti coz bus takkan berenti klu tahan kat tengah jalan. owh! bus fee murah..murah about Y1.5 ( 75sen malaysia) and flat rate within the city...Nak dapat seat memang mimpi ler coz every bus sentiasa penuh ngan local people. Then, sampai n jumpa hostel tu, kami just gamble walk-in. Since kami ambik room yg paling mahal...heheheh...sib baik ada bilik...yippie! Abis sholat jamak, trus bura2 kat West lake yg crowded ngan local tourist...depa x pandang ngan international tourist coz rakyat dia yg buat rombongan pon dah ramai. hahahaha!
China 101 - Part VII
Kaligrafi tu tuleh "Halalan Toyyiba" kan..kan...
Bura2 kat West lake sambil menikmati sunset, sampai ler terjumpa Watson!!!!!! 1st shopping biler sampai China ialah Body Lotion Watson, Facial Cleanser, etc...Ntah apa2 ntah...Then, kami g cari Carrefour...la, cam rasa balik mesia n bukannya g melancong....Cari bottled water such as orange juice n mineral water..trasa cam murah biler convert ker RM...then, beli banana (mahal!!! coz kat China tak der pokok pisang cam Japan gak...), China Fuji Apple, my sis beli knife kecik (mahal gak!), sy beli bread loaf 9sib baik belajar kanji...so, klu benda haram tu bleh cam ler...hehehe). Most supermarket takkan bagi plastic bag, klu nak kena bayar 20yuan....bagus gak nie....Malaysia pon patut buat cam nie n bukannya ari sabtu jer no-plastic day tu...lama2 org akan nareru bawak bag ka, bakul ker, kotak ker dari rumah...Even, my fren (Chetz) bawak plastic dalam handbag biler nak kluar, kalau2 nak shopping biler kluar....banyak gak kami belanja kat watson n beli makanan kat carrefour tu....dah ler jauh nak balik jalan kaki...OTW to my hostel terjumpa lak restaurant China Muslim yg ada tanda halal (buat sendiri..hehehe). tapi kat dining dalam memang ada certificate Moslem tu la...and kazari mono nyer ada tulisan khat...Kat atas dinding ada gambo foods, so kami tunjuk2 ajer la nak makan apa...Gamble jer la, tak tau sedap ker dak...Kat China nie restaurant yg kecik2 tak ambik order air or servis air kosong ker apa...Ada air botol cam mineral water, cold drink and juice...So, kena beli air cam gitu...
China 101 - Part VIII
2nd day...kami jalan kaki jauh gak...coz nengok dlm peta cam dekat, ghupa nyer pusing2 dalam bandar, tanya org kedai (make sure org pompuan, coz org pompuan hati nyer lebih baik klu nak tolong org..hehehe, nie pon kira langkah keselamtan gak nie). Dia kata dalm mandarin ntah apa ntah..tp kami bleh agak ler Hangzhou China Silk Town nie jauh lagi...g naik bus..tunggu kat sana nun...So, kami menapak lagi ker bus station...then, tunjuk map kat org tunggu bus, dia kata turun kat bus stop sini...usually, kami akan kira bus stop yg keberapa...then, bila naik bus kami akan counting until bus stop yg kena turun tu...tp perasaan cuak tu kekadang ada gak n kami akan ikut turun....then, tanya lagi kat org yg boleh tolong...owh! dia kata jauh lagi, jalan ikut nie n belok kanan....dalam terpinga2 tu, last nyer kami akan sampai gak...Org baru buka kedai, kami dah terpacak...walk2 kat situ...
Biasalah jual silk materials nie kan...agak murah tp tak minat lak...cari kain2 ela cam kat mesia cam mahal la plak...Tp kat depan China Silk Town nie ada Wholesale Clothing Market....Sinie memang best! Baju2 ready made nie memang murah n org kedai2 kecik akan beli kat sinie secara borong...tp fashion chikai2 style hong kong ler...rasa nyer cina2 petaling street dtg sinie beli pukal n jual kat mesia memahal...Seperti biasa sy enjoy tempat cam ginie...tp sy x beli apa2 pon...1st malas nak penuhkan bag n memberatkan backpack...ala...baharu sehara sampai...ada 14 hari lg kena angkut baju2 nie sampai beijing...bayangkan ler...2nd sy memang high-taste...ngeh3...tghari otw balik hostel...kami singgah restoran muslim malam sebelumnya n try menu lain lak...
ala kueytiau soup
cold mee...patut la, depa2 nie slim melim...makan simple cam nie jer...huhuhu
China 101 - Part IX
Bye2! Hangzhou...Helo! Shanghai...Kami sampai petang, Chetz hantar e-mail ajar cam mana nak sampai kat area umah dia...Sampai kat Shanghai Railway Station memang sudah trasa begitu ramai org...So, kami cari subway n minta Shanghai Maps kat information center...sib baik ada Romanize n Chine Character...so, very helpful...utk transfer line to line memang jauh...klu bawak barang banyak n berat tetiba tak der escalator memang pengsan dibuat nyer....senang nyer depa bagi line tu guna number....so, follow jer number...compare to Tokyo yg namer subway line kena tau...lagipun subway kat China nie tak ler secomplicated dengan Tokyo yg berselirat cam akar pokok tu... kira subway kat Shanghai nie cam kacang jer...Tp very efficient la coz x perlu tunggu lama...about 3-5 minutes dah ader next train. Most of the time kena berdiri la...coz org sentiasa ramai....Chetz menunggu kat eki (train station) nanjing west itu...Then, dia nak bawak g makan kat restaurant muslim tp tutup la....so, dia bawak g kat area2 umah dia....
China 101 - Part X I
Owh! trasa begitu lama tidak cont. story mory about China...since balik macam2 hal happened...life goes on...maa..maa...up n downs...nami no youna....Sambung dr mana yer...hmmm...ghumah Chetz begitu fabulous...bombastic..dah ala2 art gallery la plak...hehehe...7 starz coz ada manyaaaaakkkk sgt malaysian foods...just name it! macam2 ada...so, apa ke hal nyer sy membawa teh tarik instant 3 in 1 yg berat itu, sampai ke china...huhuhu. Dah jd transporter Teh tarik n women magazines ler plak...takut gak kena tahan, n kena charged bawa serbuk2 larangan...hehehe. 1st nite kami terpana dengan ke-best-an ghumah chetz, so x kluar memana...2nd day, nichiyoubi dakara, chetz volunteer g bawak kami kat tower yg ala2 bola2 api itu...subway ticket trasa murah dengan rega 2yuan jer...masa nie shanghai tengah giler2 kejar due date for world expo...so, banyak constuction on going ...so, eki dia berabuk n kalut semacam jer....Chetz kata, tak yah ler naik tower coz mahal (88yuan)..nanti dia bawak tempat yg free...hehehe....so, kami jalan...n jalan lagi...n cross undergroung tunnel...not worth it for 54 yuan compare to 2yuan utk ke the Bund...Tak tau ler apa yg best-nyer the Bund yg famous nie...Maybe saturday tak brapa happening coz kedai banyak tutup...de, construction plak tu...tp org out memang begitu ramai skali...kami pusing2 then patah balik naik cross tunnel underground tu balik n window shopping....Then cari jinmao Tower yg ada hotel apa ntah, yg lobby nyer kat 55th floor. So, dengan tunjuk ajar Chetz kami buat slamba jer lepark kata lobby sambil ambil photos...lalala....poyos jer tompang toilet hotel2 mewah nie even, sengkek abis!...muahahaha (gelak ala2 penjahat....Shanghai memang ler banyak building segala macam bentuk...Hmmm..that one kat new Pudong Area...Old area kat area umah chetz tu kot...De, lunch time kami g cari halal restaurant kat Nanjing West ala2 Shibuya ler...makan nasik n ayam perasa ala2 kuah spaghetti jer...ghupa nyer seekor ayam...so, makan 3 org pon x abis kami suh tapau....sib baik ada culture tapau menapau kat china nie...then, jalan2 shopping complex kat Nanjing West then, balik lepark2 nengok Benjamin Button buat kebrapa kali ntah ler since sampai ke Shanghai nie...
