Bandung - Paris Van Java

Bandung , the provincial capital of West Java , also known as Kota Kembang , located around 180 km from Jakarta . Bandung are well known as weekend gateway for the residents of Jakarta maybe because of it's cold climate and shopping haven .

i went there during end of my orthopaedic posting on 12th - 14th August 2014 with my mum , was only there for three days . basically was a free and easy trip , we booked our hotel through Agoda - Golden Flower Hotel located at Jalan Asia Afrika , the hotel location are quite good , near to 24 hours convenient shop and Pasar Baru Trade Centre , where you can shop for cheap clothing .

this is our hotel swimming pool , just a small pool but it's more than enough for relaxing 

Pasar Baru Trade Centre - where you can shop for cheap clothing and souvenirs 

Sayur Asem - one of the famous Indonesian soup , taste sour a bit 

Nasi Bebek Goreng , fried duck served with rice , toufu , tempe and sambal

Avocada juice served with chocolate milk syrup , this is absolutely nyummy

Paris Van Java mall - one of the famous mall in Bandung , the interior is very nice 

Dapoer Penyet in Paris Van Java - they served good foods 

Iga Penyet , beef rib served with sambal 

welcome to Tangkuban Perahu - most popular tourist spot in Bandung

first crater we visited was Kawah Domas 

1-2 km walking distance to reach the crater 

the beautiful Kawah Domas - worth to sacrifice just to see this beautiful crater 

foot spa using the mud

wah there is so many people here for this crater 

second crater we visited - Kawah Ratu 

roasted corn on the hill , wah this is so nyummy

sulphur for sale 

after a day trip to Tangkuban Perahu , went back to the town for some shopping - factory outlet store and some local specialities .

Nasi Timbel - rice with anchovies wrapped with banana leave and roasted , served with fried chicken , beancurd , tempe and sambal  

most famous local specialities shop - Kartika Sari 

beef soup served with rice 

goodbye Bandung city 

here come the GST ...

okay everyone it's 1st of April , i guess it's the day that all Malaysian doesn't want it to come . you know why ? because this is the day that GST will start to implement .

GST ? it's a good thing or a bad thing for Malaysian ?

now a plate of rice - let's say it's 10 ringgit , you need to pay 11.66 ringgit for it now , because you will be paying 6% GST for the rice , 10% for service tax and another 6% on top of the service tax .

it will be a burden for the citizen especially for those with the lower income .

almost the end ...

two more weeks to go to end my housemanship . finishing my final posting in primary care in two weeks time . good bye housemanship .

seriously houseman journey isn't easy . it's very tough , need to be physically and mentally strong to go through this hell journey .

final posting assessment form 

even more afraid of is i am going to be a MO (medical officer) , a licensed doctor , which means my responsibility is even higher compared to houseman .

never mind i believe i still can do it ...

welcome to the Golden Land , Myanmar ...

after finished my 6 years studies , went and enjoyed myself in Yangon , Bago and Thanlyin trip for 6D5N (4th - 9th January 2013)

welcome to Yangon 

Shwedagon Pagoda - most popular pagoda and the main attraction in Yangon 

cultural night show 

there are too many pagodas , till i don't even remember their name 

a huge python in one of the pagoda , believe to bring you wealth and health 

Kyaik Hmaw Won Yele Pagoda Kyauktan

you can get cheap jade in Myanmar 

let's have a try on their local ice cream 

nyummy prawn 

beautiful view of Shwedagon Pagoda with the reflection on the lake 

one of the mosque in the town

Myanmar's beautiful clothing 

goodbye Yangon 

basically we booked our promotion flight tickets from Air Asia and arranged for ground tour . overall it's a nice trip , there is lots of beautiful place and pagoda in Myanmar , but it's quite a costly trip as Myanmar is just developing therefore the cost of living are quite high over there