DORA on the ROAD

It was a Black Saturday morning when we decided to visit the Indonesian National Monument or commonly known as MONAS. It is a bit weird and so funny to think that most of the people around the world are busy at that time for their visita Iglesia but we found ourselves queeing for this historical place in Indonesia. Hmmmmm.....another style of celebrating the Easter! As far as my opinion is concerned, celebrating the Easter is not just by merely visiting churches but by living it everyday in our life. Well, that is my opinion....Peace! And so we took the Transjakarta Busway with Blok M to Kota Tua route, which only costs us Rp.3,500 (less than 1 USD). Very cheap! What a drizzling day when we arrived to the place but it does not stop us to pursue our trip up to its top yard.   Monumen Nasional: Jakarta City  Most of the people near this place, usually utilize Monas area as a place for sport activities and other recreations. Monas is really a big ...

Two days before our long awaited FCE Examination, me and my friends has decided to visit Dunia Fantasi (Dufan) last Saturday 02 April to relax and have fun.  We bought the ticket in a lower price since one of my friend's relatives work there and it gives us less hassle to buy the ticket. So excited for the trip, we arrived at the Dunia Fantasi around 9:15am. Without knowing the change of schedule, Dunia Fantasi will opens at 11:00 instead of 10:00. There is a "Rombongan" on that day, a group tripping from Garuda Indonesia Airlines. At that time we already feel hesitant to get inside due to that Rombongan Day. I felt that it's wrong timing to visit Dufan. I could imagine how crowded and how long the queue for each rides and shows. But we still go and chill out! Dunia Fantasi or otherwise known as Dufan in short is a fantasy world in Ancol Dreamland, Jakarta. It is a home of almost 23 rides and other special shows. They said that this is much better than what we have in...

We often see a zoo where animals are put behind the bars or the "open concept" kind of zoo in Singapore where the animals are enclosed in their natural settings. But my experienced in Taman Safari I Indonesia yesterday was totally unique where "we" are the one in the cage instead of the wild animals. The cage I'm referring to was our car which we use to go around. It is a drive - thru safari style zoo. Animals are set free and wandering around the car and on the streets. We bought 3 bundles of carrots along the road for only 20,000 rupiahs to feed them. Thanks to the woman selling it, she gave us big discounts for it. All carrots we bought are still fresh. It is pretty neat to feed the animals from our car window. We are asked to close our car windows when we enter the Wildlife Zone. We saw lots of African lion, Bengal tiger, cheetah and others. Some of my male friends at the back of the car are very naughty. They keep on opening the window despite of the park ...

It just turned out when my sister went on shopping to Hero's supermarket in Citraland and bought a lactobacillus milk named Champs. The Champs at that time offers a Seaworld promo ticket when you buy a certain amount of their products. My sister who is really fond of animals and other sea creatures, has bought a lot of the products just to get the promo ticket. In short, she got the Buy One Take One ticket promo in Seaworld and shared it to me. I've visited some of the ocean park before like the Manila Ocean Park in my hometown and the Singapore Underwater World, so I already had in mind what to expect into it. We just arrived on time to Ancol where the Seaworld is located, and were being greeted by a big crowds also taking the privilege of the promo :D SeaWorld Indonesia is the first underwater world recreation area in Indonesia with thousands collections of marine fauna in many different colors. It occupies a three hectares area with the building spreading about 4500m2,...

One of the popular and exciting things to do in Singapore for people on family vacation is to experience its one - of - its - kind theme park located in Sentosa Island....the Universal Studios. It boasts 24 rides and attractions for everyone from the young to the young at heart. Adults can seek thrills on the heart - pounding roller coasters and rides like the Battlestar Galactica and the Revenge of the Mummy Rides. The kids can enjoy the magic of gentle rides like the Dino - Soarin' attraction and the Canopy Flyer. Even our grandparents can enjoy the park, with live shows and 4D - Shrek films. The theme park consists of seven uniquely themed zones which surrounds a lagoon. Each zone is based on a blackbuster movie or a television show featuring their own unique attractions, character appearances, dining and shopping areas. The seven distinct zones in the park are namely Hollywood, New York, Sci - Fi City, Ancient Egypt, Lost World, Far Far Away, and the Madagascar. As it was commo...

The Universal Globe and the USS Entrance Archway For the first few hours upon arrival in Singapore,we started our itinerary the next day to Sentosa Island. Since Universal Studios was recently launched last 18 March 2010, it ranked 1 to our toplist itinerary. Unfortunately, when we get there, the park's ticket had already been sold out for that period. As it was expected, it was a school holiday season so getting tickets for that period was hard. Be warned for those planning to go to Universal Studios, you must buy your tickets in advance to save your time some more. Luckily, I was able to booked our ticket through internet using my Visa Card right on the 25th of December...yay! what a Christmas gift for us!  After all the Construction biddings since 2007, this one - of - its kind theme park in Asia had its soft opening period from 18 March 2010. As part of of a growing and innovative part of the world, this newest theme park showcases a total of 24 attractions and rides which give...

Shopping time! We planned to spend the day to buy  our mementos galore in Little India and in Chinatown where you could be able to bargain the price . Just a walking distance from Chinatown, we dropped by first to Clarke Quay. Clarke Quay is one of the Singapore's top nightspots. As a dark blue sky shadows our journey down the riverbanks, let's see how does it look like at daytime. Clarke Quay was named after Sir Andrew Clarke, the second Governor of Singapore and Governor of the Straits Settlements. This place was bustling with trade activity during the 19th Century. And later, the government relocated all activities to Pasir Panjang, and transformed the area into an entertainment, dining district and chill out.   For me, Clarke Quay, is not just about partying the night away. Even at day trip, you can be able to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the waterfront. I really loved this spot, the Coleman Bridge . This was designed by an Irish architect George Drumgold Coleman (1795 -...