Sunday, 11 May 2014

[Buzz Korea] Win Ticket : Taste of Korea & Quiz on Korea

Taste of Korea

Another chance to get a free ticket to South Korea and showcase your hidden culinary skills.
The final will be broadcast at MBC should your selected to represent Malaysia.
Korean Embassy in Malaysia is organising "Taste of Korea" Competition.
For other country , please check with your country KTO or Embassy.
Yup a chance in a lifetime !



The main theme is Japchae / glass noodle. They will also provide the ingredients. 
I would like to enter it but I'm not a good cook. 
If there is anyone who needs help to review their dish, hey I'm here. Lol i can be your taster.
Anyway hurry up and register by 14 May 2014 . The competition will be held at UCSI
on 18 May .  Click HERE for more info on the competition.
We can also come as the audience.

Somehow this competition reminds me of Happy Together Late Night Cafe...lol
I cant recall who but someone creatively replace noodle dish with japchae to create a simple late snack.Maybe a fusion food will be a winning entry ?

Japchae original dish


Friday, 2 May 2014

Airport Tax refund . Air Asia and Tiger Air

I miss my flight the other day so im checking whether im entitle to get the airport tax refund.

My flight is Tiger Air . What i found in their faq :

Refunds and cancellations

"Tigerair operates a no refund policy and as such it is unable to refund any tickets (fares and charges) where the passenger decides they no longer have a requirement to fly or is unable to travel, as a result of any change in personal circumstances, including but not limited to medical grounds. Individual or Personal Travel Insurance is recommended for all passengers to cover such cancellations.
Should a passenger decide they no longer wish to travel they are entitled to apply for a refund of the Government Passenger Services Tax and other government taxes paid. However, Tigerair will apply a S$50.00 or A$50.00 (for Australia domestic flights) administration fee (or local equivalent) per passenger per sector to cover the cost of processing and bank charges for each tax refund request.
In the event of the death of a passenger prior to the scheduled departure time of their flight. Tigerair will refund the reservation following receipt of a copy of the death certificate"

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Hmm ok my passanger service charge is RM32 but if i request to refund i have to pay $50 dollar... to process it ? make no sense right ??? takpela charity jelah...

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Howabout AirAsia ?
 

Is airport tax refundable?
In line with industry practice, Airport Tax will only be refunded when contacted by the guest. To request for a refund, the guest should send an email to AirportTaxRefund@airasia.com. You will receive an acknowledgment within 15 working days. All Airport Tax refunds shall be subjected to a Processing Fee specified in AirAsia's Fee Schedule.
I think u can also request refund via AA eform.
Handling fee of refund (Kul to Singapore ) is rm15 ...so if i board Air Asia ,im entitle of ( Rm32-RM15) = Rm17
Still okay boleh beli starbucks grande frappucino. lol..so AA win over Tiger Air on this onelah.
but whatever it is i will make sure i wont miss my flight again. ....insaf mode

Thursday, 1 May 2014

Buzz Korea : KTO Korea Tourism Organization n win free ticket to Korea

If you are a FIT - Free Independet Traveller , KTO office is a MUST place to visit to get all your travel information. Well u need not to be fit as a "fit"...ok not funny...look at me, im weak but i still survive the subway stair !!  (just bring few koyok)

Anyway KTO Malaysia has just launch their new website :  http://www.visitkorea.com.my/
We can join as "Kaki Korea"
They also organize a new contest which we can win free flight tickets !
Syok Syok Syok jom join




You can also collect the Gyeonggi coupon book for depature from May 2014 to March 2015 at the KTO office.
If it is far from your place, u can print it  here :  Gyeonggi Coupon Book

I just attended the kpop n kdrama workshop. It is free of charge n u will get a goodie bag !If u are lucky u may win something from the lucky draw.
inside my goodiebag -travel guide book n calendar

and they also give u free delicious Korean cuisine .
Yummy ! Sedap sehingga tambah berkali-kali (kalau semua orang dah ambillah)

Kimbap,ddobokki,japchae,kimchi n pajeon hiding

They are having a cooking class next week, hmm i think i want to register ..hahaha yup yup i live to eat lol..

It is also a good thing if you buy your ticket during Matta fair or any travel fair with KTO. Last time i got this:
Jeju fridge magnet,  T-money with 5000W  and many more from KTO


They also promoting ticket to Busan now via Air Asia...yeah i will go to Busan someday. Im looking forward to the Korea Santorini village and eat live squid!!... err maybe not..but i will their fresh from sea crab!!plus Busan is home of Wooyoung,Yonghwa n Jonghyun ...kkk.


KLIA 2

LCCT will be shut down and all airlines at LCCT will going to move to KLIA 2 . KLIA2 going to be open on 2nd May. However the main user - AirAsia going to move there on 9th May.
I went to their open day just to check it out.it is sooo large ...so more  time need to board.

Klia website :http://www.klia2.info/


my boarding pass
 it is a long q, yeah everyone excited.... u have to show your boarding pass,undergo security same as the normal routine when u board any flight.
The plane here is replace by the bus...so it is funny when they take us to runway 3 and ask us to imagine we are in plane...lol but it is good effort ...


The advantages of KLiA2 / Kelebihan KLIA2 in comparison to lcct
  • they have travelator / ada travelator takde la penat2 jalan sangat 


  • aerobridge /takyah pakai payung kalau hujan dah terus dari terminal masuk kapal terbang...but they explain this as an option so not sure if every airline want to use it..but they explain the cost is 0.25 per person.
 

  • the concept is airport in the mall .they have so many shops/ makanye banyakle bole buat sementara kill time...window shopping
  • klia n klia2 is parallel to each other- u can transfer to klia2 via erl from klia  / takyah naik bas rm2 dah nak transfer2 dari klia
  • erl direct to klia2 /takyah naik bas transfer dr salak selatan. 
f n b

 Surau

 
The skybridge separate between domestic and international terminal. airplane fit to go under the bridge/ sebab itula eksklator tu tinggi, bagi kapal terbang lalu bawah jambatan

Singapore. Wooyoung Wedding Trip~ n lesson learnt

yeay back to Singapore  for Jang Woo Young wedding....hahaha
since im not doin anything lets just crash the wedding...its WY n Se Young  virtual marriage in WGM .
Since i travel a lot so i may become complacent on travelling...guess what?? i miss my kul- sin flight !!
hahahaha padan muka....i miss only few minutes but the flight require counter check in and they already close the counter when i arrive at LCCT....i bought the next flight tix which the fare is double the flight that i miss...

Lesson learnt -
  • the 3 hours before depature rules for oversea is inclusive singapore ( altho dekat sangatkan) n whateva need  counter check in
  • mesti tido awal- supaya esoknya tak lmbt, dan otak pun takde buat bad decision
  • dont assume lol - sebab park keta kat putrajaya pastu lupa plak erl tu mestila ada jadual sendiri kan bukannye setiap 5 minit ada, kan ke terlambat. 
Anyway i only bring 50sgd (balance from previous trip)  n my ezlink still has balance. manage to reach MBS half an hour before wedding, so glad they let the public watch the wedding ceremony.
WY m SY is looking so handsome and beautiful. WY 's English is to die for~ melt...he's always my Jason
Manage to give SY some gift..hehe i also has one for WY but he always surround by fan or the crew. WY keep saying its hot here...hahaha coz u r a hottie WY!!
WY also dance to SY ...u can see this in the Wgm soon.
The fact that they allow us to take photo is amazing enough!
the venue -garden by the bays




Some fancam from me lol



Altho it is a wedding ceremony but the guest has to carik their own food...lol. went to mbs foodcourt with Tesh and i spent 7sgd for nasi campur.

Anyway  i also went to my favorite place in SG , coz there is no Magnum Pleasure store in KL n i want to taste  the chilli flakes icecream...
They change the venue to NX Mall ( till 30 April i think) oh btw Happy Birthday 0430yes!!
sambung cerita ~my choice of coating - chilli , dry flower
The staff also warn me, it will be a spicy one..but its ok coz the ice cream is sweet so u will has this unique flavor mix in your mouth...try it if u curious ..tehee.


back to the airport n spend the night there...i use data roaming coz it is cap for certain kilobyte for rm38/day but u need to manual select to 1 operator in sg. At airport, u can get the wifi password from the info counter.
Spend my time at 24hr mcd ...
fyi the prayer room is inside the terminal ( lepas immigration) alternatifnya bolehla solat di baby room. Ada sink dalam tu sekali.

Tuesday, 15 April 2014

Medan Part 2

Dekat Sinabung Hills ni ada pelbagai bunga2 yang menarik.... lepas breakfast bole jalan kat pool ni.
Bunga yang ada  kat Medan je rasanya - Bunga Trumpet


close up warna kuning


Bunga ni pun cantik - Bunga Tiga Bulan



Gunung Sinabung



Kalu bernasib baik( ke kira tak bernasib baik) ada yang boleh nampak mini letusan... bulan 2 hari tu mmg ada letusan besar sampai ada yang maut...n satu pekan berdebu.

Dekat pekan Berastagi ni ada pasar buah,sayur dan bunga boleh la beli...buah Salak, strawberi , delima etc . Nak makan jagung rebus bakar pun boleh...Naik kuda pun boleh



Sampai medan Pak Jahidin bawak kami ke main store kedai Telekung dan Batik....so pandai2la tawar menawar. Lepas tu request pegi Medan Mall kat sini bukan main lg Mak beli buku kraftangan Indonesia kat kedai Buku Granmedia. Saya nak carik tudung je... so sempat gak singgah Pasar ikan ( jalan ala Jalan Tar ) banyak kedai tudung dan telekung...takde ikan pun... dapatla beli tudung rega bawah rm10. By the way kat Medan ni bila parking kat restoren pun, mcm kena bagi duit kat  org(ala byr parkingla kut)...tp tak pasan le  driver bayar berapa , biarjela dia uruskan...

Singgah juga ke Istana Maimoon , istana Raja Deli. Raja sekarang ni muda lagi n masih belajar. Ada gak keluarga raja yang masih duduk di side main palace ni. Boleh gak kalu rasa berangan nak try baju pengantin kat situ.








rumah yang masih didiami family raja

Solat di masjid berdekatan Masjid Raya yang turut dibangunkan oleh Raja Deli


Malam tu kami stay kat Garuda Plaza yang ni ada lift n aircond. Breakfast buffet pun bnyk pilihan sedap Bapak nak makan... dia dekat gak dengan Masjid Raya ni.  Ada lift pun still ada porter hantar beg, tetiba tgk dia bukak tv macam tunggu lama ....kat luar pun dia tunggu lagi ( ehhh hulur gakla 2000)  tp tips patutnya ikhlas kan...n tak wajib kan tp begitulah pengalaman...Esoknya balik ke KL flight pagi....sebelum balik sempatla bagi Pak Jahidin tips sikit sebab dah 4 hari dia bawakkan.Alhamdulillah takde eksiden sumer...Tujuan pegi Medan ni pun sebab datuk asal Medan tp semua lost contact dengan org sana. Tapi rupanya kg asal dia dlm 8 Jam dr Danau toba tu...takpela atleast pernah menjejak negeri asalnya.

Medan , Indonesia part 1

Just back from Medan, bought AirAsia ticket in Apr 2013 for 3 pax (RM216 return) ticket around rm72 per person.The travel date is in April 2014 hahaha ofcourse 1 year to get that price.
Tapi the best Air Asia sales offer yang berjaya dibeli still tiket ke Tokyo RM400 return(personal achievement) lol ...skang tak dapatla nak 400 pegi balikkan?? one way jelah  tambah lagi dah visa free ni.

Tiket 216 ,utk 3 org ni tak termasuklah bagasi , sekarang ni AA dah takde bagasi 15kg terus 20kg je rugila tak beli awal2 masa ada rega 15kg. So amik 2 org bagasi 20kg pegi balik...tp bila balik kami pakai 30kg je...tak sopping banyak.Pastu pentingnya google awal2... sebabkan confuse dengan ada beza waktu ingatkan Medan ni jauh...dah pernah pegi Jakarta mcm lama gak... dia tulis departure 2pm arrive 2pm....  sebenarnya Medan lambat sejam dari Malaysia so flight ni 50min je. Tak payah le beli inflight food.... tapi dah terbeli....rugi di situ.... Memang tak sempat makan pun secara tenang, kena isi borang immegresen lagi tetiba dah cakap "We are preparing for landing"...

masa tu lagi beberapai hari nak pilihanraya Indonesia
Baca ramai gak yang amik khidmat supir , tp hotel semua di book sendiri. Tp ada gak terbaca kena bayar duit minyak semua....tp i senang saje..pegi Matta fair kat situ banyak ground package. so dah dicompare2 amikla agensi ni Inbound Sumatra per person RM582 ( yang lain bnyk rm700) n dlm brochure dia tulis makanan halal. Takde money transaction tp kita perlu email sahaja dan mereka akan mintak deposit 10%. Silalah mintak akaun no Bank Malaysia.servis suma ok, tp agensi ni respond emel lambat..sehari baru nak balas itujela yg kena improve

RM582 sorg utk 4h3m ni termasuklah hotel+ transport + makan sampai dinner + n khidmat supir + guide.(tak termasuk tips) memula risau gak terbaca kena bayar minyak tu... tp yang ni dah inclusive pun so datang prepare duit sopping je. Bayar remaining ni pakai duit RM bagi pak supir so senangla sikit ( kalu convert kan bermillion kut)
Transport kami - Toyota Kijang innova mmg selesa


Attractions kat Medan ni mmg jauh2 so kena ada driver. Supir kami dari agensi tu namanya Pak Jahidin. Medan sekarang dah epot baru namanya Kuala Namu , so mmg cantik lagi.... sampai2 dia bawak pegi makan. Sebab makan dan termasuk sekali dlam pakej so lauknya banyak tp mesti ada ayam + 1 seafood + air kosong + pecal + buah+sayur. Kalu nak Milo ke Teh botol ke kenala bayar(pakej air kosong saje).  Ada gak baca org yg amik khidmat supir sahaja, dorg dibawa  restoran yang letak banyak2 lauk so kita akan dicaj kalu kita amik makanan tu walau sikit tp sebab ni mmg masuk dlm pakej so yang ni selamat sukahati kita la nak amik semua ni tp tak terabis pun.

Kat sini ada gak yang restoran yang panggang babi dan anjing uhuhu.
Penduduk dia pun Muslim dan Kristian. Kat Danau Toba tu katanya ada 2 je restoren halal.

Koleksi gambar dinner dan lunch provided.
masa ni sup tak sampai lagi ...ayam tu sorg satu...so ni satu dah kena amikla haha restoran simpang 3
ubi goreng dan udang tu sedap restoran makan muslim danau toba
Sampai2 dia bawak ke Danau Toba perjalanan 4 ke 5 jam tu ...so sebab amik flight kui 2 , dah gelap dah sampai sana tasik pun tak nampak ..so maybe patut amik flight pagi ?...
Dia akan singgah ke tempat jual snack..nama teng teng, tong tong ...nama dia mmg cenggitu ..boleh rasa semua.bole beli ada 10  kotak campur 225 000 rp


Danau Toba
Esoknya pegi ke Samosir...dekat tasik tu ada pulau lagi ..betapa besarnyalah tasik ni. Menginap di Danau Toba Cottage memang mengadap tasik, bila bukak pintu dan tingkap rasa macam kat laut dah. Tp sini mmg agak lamalah bangunan  n takde aircond sebab tasik ni dah agak dingin pun  dia tp biasala dah amik pakej standardkan. Oh sebab baca blog org sebelum ni kena bawak repellent, maka kat katil bilik tu dah tertampalla mosquito repellent. (lupa nak tanggal b4 balik) maap

Feri

lempar duitnya pak , lempar (ambil duit kertas)
Kat port nak ke Samosir ada ramai kanak2 yg akan tunjuk skill berenang, dia akan mintak kita baling duit n dia akan amik...so kalu nak sedekah bolehjelah.

Kat Samosir , Kg Tomok ada King Sidabutar Tomb ( kat Medan ni ada 5 keturunan dayak  so yang ni King dulu2lah) n ada kedai2 yang agak pushy juga. Siap pangil2 , pegang dan panggil sayang... sebab baru sampai n pening ada banyak 0 rasa mcm takdela dpt tawar banyak sgt...(dorg akan up price n bagi kita confuse konon dlm rm banyak ni tp sebenarnya bole turun lagi ) so sini mmg skill bargain kena tegasla baru dpt murah utk beli souvenir lake toba.Jenuh kira 1 juta = 300, 100 000 , 30 (lebih kurangla) so hati2 di sini.

Sinngah ke Permatang Purba. Istana zaman lama..tp masa ni hujan so takdela lama sangat. sebab nak hujan rasa mcm nak skip gak..tp dah sampai pegila dengan payung2 semua.




terusla bergerak ke Berastagi tp singgah sekejap ke Simarjunjung -situ bole makan gorg pisang n teh halia  (tak masuk pakej bayar sendiri)  sedap makan panas2 hujan ni.
By the way be prepare sebab dia panjat bukit, so jalan pun pusing2 silalah bawak bam or minyak cap kapak.
Tp tak taula apa nasib -hujan , so dekat situ patut bole nampak lagi Lake Toba yang cantik tp sebab kabus tak nampak huhuhu...Singgah juga ke Air terjun Sipiso Piso ...sini pun setbek hujan dah reda, tunggu sekejap bagi kabus clear baru boleh nampak waterfall ni.

last view of Danau Toba at Sipiso Piso
Kat sini dpt stay yang 4* Sinabung Hills ( takde aircond gak) tp sini lagi sejuk dr Danau Toba ...patut masa sampai dah nampak Gunung berapi Sinabung tapi kabus lagi.  ..sama macam Danau Toba Cottage takde lift so ada org tolong bawakkan beg... yang mana dilemma di situ,  to tips or not??? yang danau toba tu bagilah 5000 sebab jauh kut tangga tu kesian tp masa balik tak bagi (dah takde duit kecik) lol
Bilik ni cun , view cun makan dinner sedap gak tp tak taula sebab tak bagi tips masa bawak beg tingkat 1 lambat sangat extra bednya sampai. Wifi kat bawah lobi sahaja...tp sebab duk betui2 bilik atas lobi kadang2 dpt juga.


Sinabung Hills
dinner kat hotel,  tembikai tak sampai lagi


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