Medan Last Episode

It was our last day in Medan... We woke up early in the morning and had our last coffee in the room..




Checked out, Room 314 good bye...




Returned our security card. Thanks Tiara Hotel, we really had a great stay here, great hospitality indeed!!




After breakfast around 9.30am, Uda who stayed here with mama for the convocation went to Cherry Pink Hotel to book and confirm their stay. The Hotel is nearer to her campus so it's quite easy for Uda to "ulang alik" from hotel to USU (Universitas Sumatera Utara) for the pre-convo business.


We on the other hand, took a taxi to Polonia Airport.
This is the one and only Petronas Station available at Medan. Located near the airport.




Photo taken inside the taxi..




10am : Arrived at Polonia Airport and checked in. Uda came just in time before we entered the boarding hall. Bid each other good bye then we gave our final wave to Medan (except me of course as I came here back for UDA's convo). More than 5 times visited Medan... I'm sure this would be the last time we visited here. No more Medan pls... We will plan for other place next time... Insyaallah.


Flight ticket and yuran bebas fiska




So all of us (except Mama n Uda), entered the boarding hall for the flight back to KL, Malaysia..




Along after got the hair and eyelash extension.. Mcm Krisdayanti tu.




Killing time while waiting....




Final called to the plane. Find our seats and fasten the seat belts (sabuk pengaman in indonesia) :D




Flight departed form Polonia Airport at 11.20am. Bon Voyage!




You can see the Medan City clearly from above here.... very packed, concentrated until slowly the view faded once the plane went higher up to the sky.



Don't U think this picture is so.... photogenic? Ya, saya yg perasan :P




U can see after crossed the Malacca strait, we finally entered the Malaysia boundary. The view also change isn't? In Medan all the buildings look a bit dis-oriented, while in Malaysia you can see all the buildings especially the housing areas are in well arrangement. Tanah tumpahnya darahku....




At last, we finally landed at LCCT. Holla Malaysia, miss U!




We did the usual custom checking, collected our luggage and went back home.

Oh ya, before sampai umah.... we had our lunch and guess where?? At mamak restaurant. Owhh how much I miss maggie mee and teh tarik. Awesome!!




Reached home. Hasil belian saya utk kawan2 tercinta!! Lumayankan...




Hujan emas di negeri org, hujan batu di negeri sendiri. Baik lagi di negeri sendiri. Owhh I'm so glad to be back. But imagine to start work on the next day... membuatkan saya malas... potong stim. Huhuhu.. Feel like going to holiday forever!!!




Alhamdulillah, this is the last post on my family vacation to Medan. However I still got a report on my visit to Medan for Uda convocation. After 2 days, I went back to Medan alone while mama n Uda already waited for me there. Stay tune for the story and thanks for reading sweeties. Till then.... DA!

Last Night at Medan

It was our last night in Medan. Like I told U before that everytime when we visited Medan the first place for lunch is Garuda Restaurant, we also have a regular place to dine and hang out to celebrate our last day here. MERDEKA WALK has a sentimental value to me because it reminds me on the time I spent here with my late father. It was also our last night back in 2006, and he was so cheerfull, sporting, enjoy, everything you can relate with maximum happiness coz it really was.




Owhhh... how I wish I can turn back time. Sob..sob..sob.
See, Liya pun sedih never got a chance to meet her atok Razak (sbnarnya sleepy...)




Merdeka walk is similar like Bintang Walk in KL. It has lots of food stall along the street.




Happening place. Other items like accessories, clothes, etc also available.




The waiter was about to set up the dine table.


We went to dine at SERAI WANGI RESTAURANT.

Ucu n mama pilih menu....




One happy family at Medan...




Me holding the pink guava juice. Superb..!




Craving for this one? Serai Sausage...




Mind u the price here was a bit expansive. Well tgk tempatla kan. Kami kena ketuk dekat RM200++ gak laa just for a normal fried rice, mee and juices. Juices kot yg mahal :P





After dinner, we walked along the street and stepped into the Game Arcade : AMAZONE.




Wow, inside the arcade was so happening. I love to see those kids playing the dance step game. They were very expert!




The entertainment centre..




See that, it's a 2 floors building...!! Imagine how many game machines available here. It's a kid's heaven and parent's hell! (Duit habis banyak beli token... huhuhu)




Uda : Masuk la cu, apa duduk luar jer
Ucu : Tu nak kasi kikis duit org la tue....




I suggest this game for anyone who wanted to loose weight. Penat tu kena kayuh basikal!




Kasi can budak2 berlibur..




The children...




It's getting late, we went back to our hotel around 11.30pm as we needed to check out early from our hotel on the next day to catch our flight at 11am.

We waited for taxi in-front of the BANK SUMUT TOWER (Long form : Sumatera Utara).




We arrived at hotel, did the most hated things in vacation..........PACKING BACK HOME! Why all the great times have to end very fast, huh!! After finished packing, watched local TV programme until bed called to sleep...

Medan Day 3 - City Tour & Shopping

Third day at Medan, our major itinerary for that day was shopping... but first we had our breakfast at the hotel.

The foods varied from Western to Malay traditional dish. Ubi rebus pun ade... sodap!




Freshly faces...




Our loyal transportation for this trip..



Some info...





ZULAIKHA BIKA AMBON & LAPIS LENGIT SHOP

Ok, our first spot for that day was to a cake house. If in Bandung Kartika Sari is the place to buy the famous layer cake, here in Medan, Zulaikha is the top of the all layer cakes and Bika Ambon maker. I don't know why it's so famous (but of course with a good reason) and according to Uda, Zulaikha is the best in term of taste and quality. The cake is pleasantly chewy and has the sort of eggy-custardy-coconut flavor that's very popular in Indonesian desserts.

Imagine you have to come as early in the morning coz by the time we reached there around 9pm, most of the cakes already finished. Only few left for grabbed. I think this is another factor for it's high demand. All the cakes are baked daily so it's fresh.




We were not allowed to take photo inside the shop. When we stepped inside, there were lots of sample for each flavor of cakes. Layer cake jer ade perisa strawberry, chocolate, cheese, prune, pandan, etc, Bika pun ade flavor pandan, cheese, original, etc, blum termasuk brownies, other cakes and cordial drinks like markisa (passion fruit), terung belanda and soursop. Rasa2 sample jer dah kenyang... :P

I have to give credit here... since they know we normally bought these cakes/cordials as a souvenir, all the stuff you bought will be nicely packed inside a box like a parcel. Siap ade tali as a handle. So you don't have to worry about your cake inside the plane but advisable not to put in the luggage (cargo), just hand carry (mana tau diaorg campak2 je kotak tu). However the flight staff normally will know because at the box also already has the Zulaikha logo and details of things inside.





I spent quite a lot here... Price for Layer Cake is around RM22++ and Bika Ambon RM13++. Mission accomplished we went to next place, Pajak Ikan. I had give brief explanation about this place in my previous post. You can check HERE


Statue at the roundabout...




Normal view at Pajak ikan... pack and busy area.




See those fabrics... lots of choices from the color to the design. Kat Malaysia beratus2, here U can get below hundred if U're good at haggling!




Mama and Uda were helping Ucu to choose the "telekung".




Indonesian telekung also famous because of the cotton type which is so comfortable to wear and the handmade is so fine. Price is cheap too (note : haggling skill is highly required). Normal price if we bought at Jln Masjid India KL around RM100++ here we could get around RM60++.




Macam-macam ada...!




Sate padang asli...




Bazaarnya disebalik kedai2 ini. Lebih kurang mcm bazaar kat Jln Tar, KL tu



Motor stall still available here...





MEDAN MALL

2nd shopping also settled. Exhausted after a long walk and "bersesak2" inside the bazaar, we went to the Medan Mall as Along, Abg Mus and mama wanted to have a cream bath at the saloon.




Ok let me tell you, Medan is one of the place where you can get hair treatment, beauty treatment, massage, manicure+pedicure and anything sort like that easily and cheap. It is quite common... Uda had her eyebrow trimmed, spa, facial quite a routine here. So there are lots of saloon provide a cream bath service where they will wash your hair and massage your head, neck up to shoulder. So relaxing.... You can have a foot massage there too!!

Johnny Andrean Saloon




Services and prices...




Uda, Ucu and me brought the children to the playground nearby while waiting




Es teler is like an ABC, located next to the playground so we just "lepak" there and watched the children.




Getting bored.... Ucu asked her husband to watch the kids, while we went to the arcade next to the Medan Mall for more shopping. Idea bernas!!




Here, it sells clothes like dress, blouse, skirt, jeans and many more...




Ucu bought "tudung sarung" for Liya. So sweet....




After everyone done with their businesses (shopping/cream bath), we went for lunch. It's nearly 2pm, everyone starved.
We called the taxi and waited outside the mall




Along was so "ceria" after the cream bath. Mana tak hepi, dah kena urutkan...




Me and becak at my back...




Medan is a big city, 3rd after Jakarta and Surabaya if I'm not mistaken. So U imagine the concentration and how big the city is. At the town itself, there are more than 7 shopping malls as per my observation. Quite civilized and safe. :P




This is called angkut. It's like a mini bus. If u're an adventurous type, U should try this one. Fare is fix Rp1000 = Rm0.40 only. You will never forget the experience!!





WANG SOLO RESTAURANT

Reach at Wang Solo for lunch. Arghhh... this restaurant is famous already. The branches already extended to Malaysia. Do I still need to review about it. Well you can read at this LINK ok. Nanti panjang plak post nie. :D




We took the 2nd floor and sat on the floor. Malay style!




Sini pun ade tom yam. Org jawa pndai masak masakan Siam.




Lapar, masing2 makan dah x toleh kiri kanan....




Our happy family!!




After lunch, we went back to hotel around 3pm and relax. Along & Uda went to spa for hair extension while Ucu & Amir went to Sogo.

Our xtvt for day 3 ended here however there is still an update on our last night at Medan. I will continue my post later. Till then, izinkan saya mengundur diri. :D