Cewek = Memasak

Kalo mbulet nya di sini-sini aja, masalah yg ditemuin ya ini-ini aja….  Gitu deh… coba kaya Byq ato Bedjo yang dah ngga mbulet di sini, masalah yang mereka temuin tentunya bukan yang ini-ini aja! Bukan nya menyesal masih mbulet di sini, cuma heran aja…. orang-orang di mari pada ga bosan ya, membahas masalah yang ini-ini aja??

Ngomong apa coba? Heheheh…. mbulet di sini-sini aja maksud saya ya di Indo. Bukan menggenalisir, tapi emang merata sih. Masalah ini-ini aja apa sih? Itu looohh…. masalah sarat-gender-ga-penting-pliss-lah!!

Kali ini soal perempuan bisa masak. IYA!! Kuno!! I know!

Tapi kok ya masih di bahas rame yak? Bukti kalo orang-orang masih sukaaaa aja ngurusin pekara ga penting ini! OK, untuk melengkapi ke jijay an topik ini…. saya akan membahas nya dengan tajam, setajam tusuk gigi!!

cowok : Realita sekarang ABG usia 16-21 tahun pasti jarang yang bisa masak. Dengan dalih.

“GUE SEKOLAH & KULIAH BUAT JADI WANITA KARIER BUKAN JADI IBU RUMAH TANGGA YANG KERJAANNYA DI DAPUR”

saya heran, kenapa masak memasak identik dengan perempuan? Padahal kalo di lihat-lihat, chef selebrity banyak laki nya, belum lagi chef yang bukan celebrity, yg nyebar di hotel2 berbintang….. Kayak nya ga perlu kan, saya jelaskan kalo emang chef banyak laki nya. Kalo emang seandainya kodrat itu termasuk memasak, artinya laki2 tukang masak itu menyalahin kodrat??

Tapi…. kenyataan nya, kodrat pere cuma 3, yaitu hamil, beranak serta menyusui. Jadi, pinter dandan, pinter masak, lemah lembut, rambut panjang, penuh pengertian, dll u name it, bukan kodrat! Itu cuma ekspektasi berlebihan dari masyarakat kepada golongan yang dinamakan perempuan.

Memasak kan ngga pake pay*dara, juga ngga pake v*gina, lalu kenapa memasak jadi identik dengan perempuan?

Kata kerja dalam tatanan bahasa indonesia juga ga pake feminin-maskuline-netral. Jadi…. kenapa kita punya istilah kerjaan laki dan kerjaan perempuan? Cari duit kerjaan laki, memasak kerjaan perempuan? Kenapa begitu?

Saya sih ngga masalah sama laki yang cari istri bisa masak, itu kan selera aja. Kayak laki pengen punya istri rambut panjang, muke cantik, ga masalah, selera aja. Perempuan juga banyak yg punya kriteria, kayak pengen punya laki yng brewokan, ato yng pinter cari uang….

Terserah aja, semua itu balik ke selera masing-masing……

Masalah nya, kalo selera itu di generalisir, kan susah? Karena pengen punya istri pinter masak, maka semua pere mesti pinter masak?!?! Emang enak sih, kan pilihan jadi banyak… tapi kedengaran nya kan jadi egois bgt? Apa lagi terus di kaitkan dengan kodrat!! Pliss lah….. jangan deperate dooong!

cowok  : Eh…!! sist tmn gw lg nyari calon istri yang jago masak nih. Minat ga?

cewek : Kenapa ga lo suruh aja temen lo nikah ma koky….!!

Cowok :

Saya setuju ama statement cewek ini. Dia bilang : kalo mau yg pinter masak,  sila berkahwin dengan koky. Bener banget tuh! Kalo mau cari istri yg pinter masak, cari lah cewek yg pinter masak, lalu nikahi dia. Dalam hal ini, koky pasti pinter masak kan?

Jangan cari cewe ga bisa masak,

lalu paksa dia supaya mau masak,

bilang sama dia bahwa itu kodrat nya! 

Bilang sama dia, kalau tak bisa masak, ga jadi dinikahi!!

Atau…….. di nikahi dulu,

baru di kata2 in : kok ga bisa masak??

Gw selingkuh nih! Soalnya kau tak bisa masak!!

nyuruh pembantu yg masak??? pliss deeeeeeeeeeh…apakah kalian tega suami dan anak2 makan makanan yg d masakin ama pembantu??? bukannya menganggap kalian itu 1st lady d rumah sendiri…masa kalian mau membiarkan pembantu mengambil alih posisi kalian???Itu br tahap masak, gmn klo tahap ranjang? kalian jg kan yang repot.

Bagi saya, kenapa engga membiarkan pembantu memasak, kalo dia emang lebih baik?? Kenapa saya ke restoran dengan teman-teman dan saudara saya tercinta, dan dengan bahagia makan masakan si koki?? Kenapa? Soalnya saya mau yang terbaik untuk orang-orang tercinta, dan… well… mungkin keluarga saya *kalo kelak saya punyaaaaa*

Bagi saya, dipaksa makan makanan yg ga enak adalah…. sucks! Setuju? Ok, beberapa orang akan bilang : Masakan istri gw ancur, ga papa, secara dia yg masak, apapun enak!! Kata saya : bullshit!! Itu bisa terjadi karena, epitel lidah emang mati ato simply ga punya taste yang bagus,  atau…. masih pengantin baru, PDKT, cari muka. Coba tunggu dah kawin 3 tahun, ini yang ada :

“Masak apa? Saya makan di luar ma teman!”

Cowok : Sist… emang sist nyari cowo yg tipe seperti apa sih?

Cewek : Ya minimal dah mapanlah bang atau penghasilannya mencukupi buat berkeluarga

cowok : Bilang aja sist nyari cowo yang kaya….

Cewek: Alami bang yg nmnya cewe pasti mikirnya begitu, klopun ga kaya ya minimal penghasilannya jelaslah.

Cowok : Ane juga punya sist kenalan yg kaya gitu, sist minat ga?

Cewek : Boleh aja bang sp tau jodoh….. (bari nyengir ngomongnya gan )

Cowok : Tuh lo jalan kesebrang jalan itu dia biasanya nongkrong disana, namanya MESIN ATM MAND*RI.

Soal pembokat menggantikan posisi 1st lady in the house cuma gara2 dia yang masak? Saya bilang ini soooooo lame!! Apa lagi, kalo suami selingkuh ma pembokat, hanya gara2 pembokat nya yang masak….. Oh pliss!! Kenapa ngga kawin ma pembokat nya sejak awal? Kenapa? Merasa ga level ma pembokat?? Level nya ma cewek cakep boleh nya ketemu d kantor klien?? Hahhahahah!! Soooooo sad ya, kita ngga selalu bisa dapat apa yg kita mau. Cewek cerdas, karir cemerlang, pendidikan minim S1, selera humor smart, gaya bicara mengesan kan, good lover, penampilan simple tapi berkelas…… dan jago masak! U wish!!

Kalo lelaki boleh berharap setinggi itu, kenapa perempuan pengen kawin ma laki tajir melintir ga boleh?? Langsung dikatain matre?? Pliss, kita cuma mau 2 hal aja, tajir dan royal! So simple!! hahahhaa!!

Begitulah, saya sih mikir nya, laki ato perempuan boleh suka masak, tak suka pun tak apa. Soal pilihan jodoh, ya cari yang tepat, dan silakan berkompromi, kalo mau berubah bagus, kalo engga, kan katanya “mencintai apa adanya”?

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Art Work of The Month!! [Finally]

Suddenly Bangkok part #5

I hit Siam area on the first day i arrived at BKK. Why? Cos it was the easiest one! Simply take airportlink to Phaya Thai, continue with another monorail to Siam station.  The map of skytrain and BKK are provided in the airport, near the airport link’s gate. Really convenient! Honestly, i was quite amazed by the Thai tourism board.

Siam area is only mall and mall. Lot’s of mall in the same area. It is remind me a lot of Bukit Bintang in Kuala Lumpur.  For the luxury things, go to Siam Paragon Shopping Centre, MBK Shopping Center for the friendly price, Siam Discoveryfor the unique urbanites design, and sooooo on! I have walked here and there, got in here got out there, and got dizzied! My opinion about Thai design is : quite strike out! Still far away from strike-u-in-the-eyes kind of Japan, but quite unique, and dare to be unique! I saw many mini-white-wedding-dress on the display! It gave me impression that brides in Thai or at least BKK are quite liberal.

One fine evening at Siam area : Traffic jam, mall and Muaythai

The next thing i visit in BKK is Damnoen Saduak floating market. I get there by van, from BKK. I bought the ticket in Victory monument area.

Actually, there are some floating market around BKK. With a little help of James Bond’s Man with the Golden Gun, Damnoen Saduak become the most popular one.  Some people consider Damnoen Saduak as tourist trap. While, for me,  it is a good experience, i love it!! Something was really attracted me, it was food seller! They sell food on boat! Yes!! They bring stove and gas tube on the their small boat! Amazing! I didn’t buy anything there, all souvenirs are overpriced!

Well…. i love Damnoen Saduak, but i won’t repeat it! May be i will visit floating market again, but definitely not Damnoen Saduak.  I think, a traditional market will not sell souvenir as much as Damnoen Saduak floating market! It is too touristic!!

Damnoen Saduak Floating market : Beautifully colorful crowded cannal!!

Lots of people come to BKK for shopping! I come to BKK for temples! I always fascinated by its colors, everytime i saw the pictures. So…. the first temple i visit was Wat Pra Kaew, in the Royal Palace complex. It is in front of Snam Luang Park. I get there by bus from nowhere i don’t know, hahahha!! This place is just amazing! The colors, the details, the architecture….. anything, including the people! I mean, too many people there! I was wondering, how it could be without the floods? Even with floods, still soooo many tourist here!

Royal palace also fascinating!! Some part of Royal palace  have europe architecture, even though Thai never been under colonized by the europe country. But Thai (Siam Kingdom) had a good relation with the europe countries, when they invaded the surrounding countries. Anyway….. it is remind me a lot of Anna and the King movie.  Besides of the story that probably full of lie and drama, Anna and the King movie have a beautiful setting!

Actually i really want to visit Ayutthaya, it seems not too far from BKK. It is listed on UNESCO heritage, and well known as the Angkor wat of Thai. But….. it was flooded there!! Arrgh!!

Royal Palace and Wat Phra Kaew, when Budha and gold colide. Note: please wear sleeves top and knee length bottom!!

Leaving Royal palace, i walked bit to the next site, Wat Pho. It was really hot and humid, so i walked slowly under my umbrella, while enjoying the surrounding. Some buildings around the area have europe architecture, may be France style. Across the street, there is Snam Luang, a big green park, with some drinking water fountain. I have re fill my bottle  there!

Wat Pho is well known with its extra big Reclining Budha! Indeed, it is really-really big statue! Big and gold! Another interesting fact about Wat Pho is, it have many Chinese style statue! It is not usual at all!

Wat Pho, Budha is reclining here!!

After Wat Pho, i walked abit, trying to find Tha tien Pier. Nok told me, she have been there less than a week ago, and the pier was closed because of  the flood!! Noooo!! I wanted to go to Wat Arun, it is in the other side of the Chao Praya river. There are bridge of course, but i’m not sure i will walked through the bridge! Anyway… if the pier closed, i would go by taxi or tuk tuk, cos i really want to go tu Wat Arun.

When i was there, Tha Tien Pier was open! The water level was still high enough. The real pier was drowned already, so they make temporary pier above it. The traditional market on the pier was flooded around 30 cm! The sand bags was still anywhere in that area. Some store have blocked their entrance with temporary wall, around 100 cm high! Some part were still using 40 cm high sand bags pathways, while water still running under the pathways. 

So, i jumped to the boat,  and crossing to Wat Arun.  Wat Arun still blocked with sand bags! A big pump pumped out the water back to the river. I heard that Thai gov trying hard to keep the tourist spots and business district dry. I guess they have done it really well. But….. the BKK people who lived in outskirt of BKK didn’t like it!

Wat Arun (pronounce as wat alun) is not ‘blink blink” at all, unlike Wat Phra Kaew or Wat Pho. But still beautiful, details, yet exotic! We can climbed the pagoda, and enjoy the Chao Praya scenery. The stair was steep and high, needs a bit efforts to go up, but totally worth it.  I saw Wat Pho and Royal Palace across the river,  while boat floating slow on the water. It was awesome!

Wat Arun and Chao Praya river

I went back to the other side of the river with the boat, and walked through Snam Luang park, to Khaosan road. I have heard the name of Kaosan road since i was in elementary school!! It was Gola Gong who wrote about this area, and published it in Anita magazine. I have mention the street in my stupid short story when i was in Junior high. And i mentioned it again in another silly short story when i was in senior high.  So…..the name Kaosan road have been linger in my mind for loooong time! Finally! I visit the place!! Here i was…. in Khosan road! How was it feel? Amazing!

The street was damn full and busy. Khaosan road is quite narrow for a “road” it have anything all the traveler need. Souvenirs, clothes, street food, cafe, local beer, bars, travel agent, hostel, anything just named it!! I believe all nationality took part on that not so long road! So, i spent the evening with a cup of coffee in the outdoor cafe, lovely!!

Feels Lonely?? Hit Khaosan Road, then!!

I left the cafe and thinking about finding my way back to Victory monument. It was still 6 pm, still plenty of time before all the van from BKK to NP stop operating. I was still thinking, when i got to Snam Luang again. Suddenly i saw bus number 1 that will bring me to China town. So, i jumped into the bus. Just like what Gip told me, first the bus will go through little India, and continue to China town!

China town was awesome! No single word of Thai here, feels like i have out of BKK!! I was walking here and there, enjoying the scene. The street was so alive! Full of open stores, food stalls spread a long the street, people chatting here and there. I love this place!! I was enjoying wandering around the area untill i realize that….. i don’t know how to get to Victory monument!! Yes, i got lost in China town!  Hahahaha!!

Image is borrowed, cos i run out my battery

Suddenly Bangkok part #4

I would call this post as  “Transport Adventure, BKK”. It is all about transport chaos i got in BKK.

I started the day on 8 am, leaving Nakhom Phratom (NP) by the white van. The sky was bright, the weather was pleasant, and i felt so good!! I saw the floods in some part of the road to BKK, it was quite serious, though. It reminds me alot of floods in Surabaya, similar situation. But….in Surabaya, floods always comes with the rain. While this one in BKK, it was remind flooding, eventhough the  rain have stopped a few weeks ago! The sky was always extremely bright and clear when i was in BKK! It was great, otherwise, i would become “Rihanna” under the umbrella ella ella ella….. all the time! Euuwww!!

So….the van was quite full, when we started from NP. As we entered BKK, the passenger left the car one by one….. and suddenly i was alone…. And i still have no idea where it was! The driver said something that i didn’t understand, but it looked like i have to got off the car, cos it was the last destination.

So…. there i was, in a bus stop. There was no sign of monorail above my head….

No idea which bus i should take??

I couldn’t even spotted where i was in the map!

I have tried to asked the lady sat next to me in the van to BKK, which bus goes to Khaosan road. She mentioned a number, and i noted it.  But i’m not sure about it.

I asked a young lady on the bus stop, luckily she speak little English.  My question was leaded her into a small discussion with another old woman there.  A few second later, the young lady went away with her bus, leaving me there with another bus number noted. Another bus was coming after that, suddenly the old lady gave me “that’s ur bus” gesture. She asked the bus crew to make sure, and told me to get in! I jumped in instantly!

So…..I sat there, in the bus, another question raised,  where’s to stop? Hahahhaha!!

I got off the bus on front of a big park. I was having a strong feeling that it was Snam Luang, the park on front of Royal palace. And luckily, my intuition was right! Oh yeah,  my intuition sometimes works extremely well! Often NOT!! But at least it never lead me into a wrong man!

Bus in BKK is quite reliable. They have regular bus without air co, for 3 bath only!! The one with air co was a bit expensive, but still cheap, compare to skytrain (monorail). People often compare BKK and Jakarta (JKT) in traffic matters. Both the city have a serious probs with traffic jam, crazy driver, too many scooter, idiot tuk-tuk driver (bajaj, in JKT) and floods as well. But…. since BKK now has their skytrain and subway, i think JKT consider left behind!!

Something else…. BKK buses only stop in the bus stop!! That’s amazing!! Cos buses in JKT or anywhere else in Indo, Surabaya also, will stop everywhere, anywhere, in what ever the situation!! And it cause traffic jam! It was really common to see people walking in the pedestrian in BKK, to reach the bus stop. In BKK, if u want to get off the bus, u have to press the button on the door, when the bus is approaching the bus stop.

Inside the Bus. There are more place to stand than to seat!!

Anyway….. buses are not meant for the tourist!!

No single “readable” words there! All Thai!

And i haven’t found map of bus in BKK.

So, it is almost impossible to find which bus goes which direction!

There are some reason why I put bus on one of my transport list in BKK. Beside of the cheapo price, not all part of BKK have covered by skytrain! For example the Khaosan road, china town, and the Royal palace complex. Taxi would be a good choice, but i’d better use it when i was totally fucked up! Hahaha! At the end of the day, i was totally fucked up, so I use taxi! hahaha!! The only possible way to use bus is, asked the local which bus u need to take, and where to get it. That what i did with my trip in BKK.  Gip told me where and which bus to go to china town. I was successfully got there!! The probs was….i forgot to asked her which bus to get from China town to the closest BTS (skytrain platform)! So, i got lost in the middle of China town, and it was almost 7pm, while tha last van leaving BKK to NP was 9pm! Yessss, i got fucked up, so i hailed my savior…. TAXI!

FYI, tuk tuk not always cheaper than taxi! And, tuk tuk will refuse to go long distance. Somehow it is better to use taxi for the transportation matter, but for the experience matter, tuk tuk would be fun…

Van also a good and effective transport around BKK and Thailand, i guess….. But once again…. they’re not foreign friendly! All the destination list written in Thai character, and almost all the crew can not speak English! One place i know to catch the van is  at The Victory monument. It is a skytrain platform there, it is also named Victory monument platform. Victory monument is a damn big crossroad with a remarkable monument, and it was really crowded. A lot of van operators there,  and it was almost impossible to find which operators goes which way, without Thai language!

I was there with Nok (the host) and Yuki (the Japan girl), to catch the van goes to Damnoen Saduak, the floating market. We bought the ticket on the office,  the price was 70 Bath.  It was plenty of destinations there, I’m curious, what city i could reach by this nice van?? But i think Nok will considered me as a facist-cruel-guest,  if i asked her to translate the whole things!

The van leaving BKK to NP was different with the van to Damnoen Saduak. I have to buy the ticket in Century mall, still in the Victory monument area. It was 8 pm when i arrived at Victory monument, and i was surprised to see lots of people in the van operator! It was really crowded, i barely reached the booth, buying my ticket! After ticket, my next probs was finding the van! How do i know which van is mine?? It was too many people there, and they seemed to wait for the van, just like me! For some minutes i tried to figure out what kind of chaos i need to face here?

A van was coming – the van crew yelling things i didn’t understand at all – people jumping in – the van got full – it leaves!

After 2-3 van leaves, i started to think : i won’t let myself silent here, and become a homeless sleeping on the mall terrace for this night while i have did my efforts to buy my ticket before 9 pm!! No way!!

So, every time the van comes, and the van crew started to yelling, i come closer, and showed my ticket. The crew was ladies actually, she told me something i didn’t understand (of course!!) bu i didn’t care, as long as i got a clear message. The massage was “not your car”. So….. after 5 vans,  and after being an annoying passenger for that much, finally the crew counting with her fingers and gave me a clear sign : 5 more cars, u annoying tourist!!! Hahahah!! I think she didn’t really pissed off, i hope not though….. Finally, after 5 more vans, a van coming, and she called me! And i jumped in joyfully!! I think i didn’t pissed her off, or at least not that much…..

That night, arrive at NP around 11 pm, Nok was worried……

After this whole transport chaos i got, do i hate BKK? Of course noooooo!!! First of all, transportation in BKK are meant to be the BKK/Thai people. It have to be effective and convenient for the Thai. If the transport also convenient enough for the tourist/foreigner, it would be a bonus, not the real purpose at all! So, this is Thailand country, i think Thai people should be in the top priority here, and traveler/tourist are the next…. No need to complain that much. It is part of the adventure, right? Hahaha! 

Suddenly Bangkok part #3 (Couchsurfing things)

Oh yeaaahh… since there was a lot of confusing situation, i postponed my booking on Lubd. The result was….. 1 week before my departure date, i found Lubd full booked already! GREAT!! Even flooding won’t stop traveler to come to Bangkok!! It was both bad and good news. The bad is, i have no place to stay, while the good is, it means Bangkok was getting better. Ok, i’m a positive person, but i need to find a place to stay within 1 week! It would be easy to book a hotel, not that expensive though. But i was in thigh budget *no more explanation, u poor girl!!* My other option was staying in couch, using CS community.

It would have been the first couchsurf!

Excited!!

And…….

Disappointed!!

It was hard enough to find a couch in Bangkok! I knew i can’t blame anyone here…. I just….have less money and time is ticking! I have sent 20 request, just to find 5 un answered, and 15 rejected!  Finally, a Thai girl rescued me, 2 days before my due date. Fiuuuhhhh!!

Nok, that’s my host name, she lives quite outside of BKK, the city named Nakhon Phatom. It is around 45 minutes to get there from BKK. But….the main road was flooded in some part, so… it takes around 2 hours instead of 45 min.  It is easy to get to BKK, there was frequent vans leaving Nakhon Phatom to BKK , it cost 60 Bath. So, 120 bath back and forth. Not so bad! Anyway…. a room in BKK cost more than 120 bath a night, right? And this one is couchsurf, means i will get a new friend, and hopefully a great experience. At the end…. i get 2 friends, cos Nok was hosting a Japanese girl, when i was there. And it was really great!

I was arrive at BKK on Wednesday afternoon. It was the weekly CS-gathering day. I have made an appointment to meet my host at Rajtchatdewi train station, and go to the meeting together. It is amazing that BKK have weekly gathering, while the gathering we have in Surabaya is…….. about once a month?? I was thinking, what if we have weekly gathering in Surabaya? I think, in the third week, there will be no one showed up! We’ll get bored really soon, since we will meet almost the same person in every gathering!

The gathering was in a cafe, close to the Rajtchatdewi train station. It was really crowded, mostly are caucasian, and the rest are Thai people. There was a billiard table on one corner, and people in every corner! I was thinking “OK, the gathering is in the cafe, it is similar with Surabaya…  So, where’s the CS table?” The answer is….. The whole crowd in the cafe was CS er! WTF?? It was really crowded, people are talking around, and they all CS er, or to be more specific traveler! It is totally opposite with Surabaya! Our gathering usually in 1 long table, so we usually end up talking with someone sat next to us. At this point i realized how touristic Bangkok is! And…. how calm is Surabaya. CS gathering in Surabaya would be 80/90% locals, with 1-2 travelers. Usually the host will make gathering, so the other member have the opportunity to learn something from the travelers, eventhough they were not hosting. While, CS gathering in BKK would be 80% travelers and 20% locals! Not all of the travelers in the gathering were couchsurfing, some of them stayed at the hostel, and join the gathering to meet the other member. I remember one of our gathering in Surabaya was attended by 4 persons only, and all girls! So,  we ended up talking about gossip and some girls things, instead of traveling things! 

Party in Bangkok!!! No... it is CS weekly Gathering

Nok (my host) is a thai girl. She still studying pharmacy at a prestigious University at Nakhon Pathom.  Her family life in the other city. She lives at an student apartment, really close to the University. The room was spacious enough, still plenty of space with the three of us inside. Compare to those tiny winy “kamar kost” in Surabaya, this one in Nok’s has is heaven!

The area is  a pleasant place to life and study. Not too crowded, quite modern, and u have almost anything there. There was some convenient store around, places to eat tasty Thai food, tasty cakes,  internet, multilayer game, bookstore,  ect all in student range price!! It was also some cafes with live band performance, all in students style. This area is sooooo student! I love it! Every night before i fell asleep, i heard the noise from the cafes around the apartment….i don’t know why, but somehow it feels good in my heart. May be, because it is remind me of my own home, i always living in University area.

Suddenly Bangkok part #2

I really love food, and i’m willing to try foods everywhere. Ok, i’m not gonna try foods that will affect me psychologically, such as dog meat, cat meat, turtle, monkey meat/brain, and sooooooo on!  So… here i am, in Thailand! The place that well known for the HOT food and sour too!

So, i was thinking, how could i survived for 5 days in Bangkok, with those foods? I don’t eat hot, cos chilly will gave me vitamin D instead of C, u know….D for Diarrhea!  And i don’t like sour, cot i hurts my tongue, and somewhere inside my mouth! It is well known that Thai food are the resemble of  two most dangerous flavor in my universe! I feel totally stupid to traveling with indomie and beef floss  in my backpack!! And the worse was…. i forgot to bring norit and Imodium, just in case i got a digesting problem. That’s the risk of doing rush packing……

Anyway….. it was not that bad! Once i arrived at Bangkok, anything was just FINE!! I arrived to the city center by the cheap-easy-hassle free-no traffic jam-airport link.  It is a monorail from the city goes to the airport. It is really convenient! The sky train map is easily found in the net, and u can have the good hard copy at the airport.  And… it is only 45bath, the regular one that will stop at some station! There is also the express one,   and 80 Bath, goes from airport straight to Phaya Thai.  It looks like heaven and hell, compare to the transport at Juanda airport, Surabaya! Anyway…. i’m no angel anyway, so may be i deserve that hell transportation in Juanda airport!! Honestly, i feel OK with the modern-tiny yet convenient airport named Juanda, but the transport really kills!! Compare to Soetta/Cengkareng Airport, i prefer  Juanda! Juanda is well organized, and user friendly. Meanwhile, Soetta is so…. complicated!!

Suvarnabhumi (soo wa na phoom) is damn big and modern! It is definitely user friendly! The sign is clear, the zoning make it even easier! The ultra modern architecture oozed its unique beauty! One thing i don’t like about Suvarnabhumi is…… it is almost no signature of Thailand there. Well, that Thai character on the sign board are not count as signature, please!!!   

steel meet glass = beautiful!!

Oh yeah, i was in the same plane with Thailand's contingent for SEAGAMES. It was fun to see how they celebrate it!!

Anyway…. i was really impressed by the first food i found in Bangkok! It was a food stall standing side by side with many clothes and fashion things stalls. All the food arranged nicely on the table, on open air, right under the bright evening Bangkok sky! I was about to point at anything there! They looks yummy! Some of the food was fried/bake on the spot, filling the sky with it delicious smells.

image borrowed from www.soulofamerica.com/bangkok.phtml

This is hell delicious!!!! Finally, i found decious siobak, just like Adam-Surabaya have!! Yess... It was in food stall in Bangkok, near Siam square! This meal cos 30 Bath

Suddenly Bangkok part #1

Yesss….. the english-traveling-writer-to be is back!! Hahahha!

Well, actually i’m not sure about being a traveler writer, it sounds amazing though! But i’m totally not sure about my writing ability, plus….. i’m a lazy-lazy-lazy person! I can not imagine that i have to take a note for everything i saw while i’m traveling. Of course i can’t rely on my picky-abnormal-brain, that would happily record anything in random style. And random is sooooo not journalism things!

Happily, random is so….. blog. OK, i knew lots of people convert their blogs into something organized, so it would be easier to attract search engine, and at the end… it would attract  money to come! Anyway, i’m still random, and so with this blog, we both happy random people in the net universe! Sorry, i always feels that this blog is human!

Ok, enough for this un necessary opening!

Yesss!! I’m traveling to Bangkok on 23-27 November!! It is a short trip that i never planned before.  It was started on  a random day on October, a regular costumer text me on my cell, telling me that she have round trip Jakarta-Bangkok ticket. And…. she was about to gave it to me for free!! Free, everyone, free!! Nothing attract us so hardly, than a word called “FREE”! hahahaha!! I could hardly refuse it! The fact is :

The ticket valid for November only, which is only a few days more

I have no plan!

It was not a holiday! But who cares? I’m a freelance anyway!

The worst was…… i have no budget for this!

I got in to a serious dilemma….. Oh com on, I even have not finished my  posting about Vietnam and Cambodia yet!! I have spent quite a lot of money there. The flight ticket was free, but that’s all! The other things still need money! I never been to Thailand, should i explain that i really want to go to Thailand?? Anyway…. i took the chance, and i jumped into “Suddenly Bangkok episode”!  And the dilemma wasn’t offer yet…… A few days later, Bangkok got reported seriously flooding! It was serious, i saw it in the TV and net.  So…. will this trip continue? I really wanted to book a bed in Lubd dormitory in Bangkok, but i wasn’t sure if i really be there. I was un sure about spending time browsing interesting places in Bangkok, which would be soooo much FUN, compared to my job!! I couldn’t buy Thai Bath, I couldn’t book my flight from surabaya to Jakarta, cos i was afraid this suddenly Bangkok episode will canceled.  It was really confusing.

My friends kept on asking me, will i continue my trip??

Finally i got the ticket on my hand about a week before my departure date! So, suddenly Bangkok continued!

My little adventure started on the plane. I was always in the low cost carrier,  so it was the first time in my life, i got a seat with an LDC attached on front of me! Call me countrified, i won’t deny it! The facts was, i had to secretly observed the man sat next to me, how and where to find headset! So…indeed, i’m countrified! Hahahaha!!

The next surprise was the food! They served the food in the tray!! Oh yeah….the countrified girl back again! It was a bread and butter there, salad with thousand island dressing, pudding, while the main course was chicken and potatoes. And….. instead of glassed water that i hate a lot, i got some option for fruit juice!! The taste of the meal was so so…… but the packaging was great! Oh com on!! the best i ever had so far was standard bread with glassed water, in a cartoon box!