We Got Free Seats from AirAsia

Nov 13th, 2008 by papabear

Yesterday AirAsia launched the Free Seats - No Fuel Surcharge promotion and we decided to grab the offer. We are not really a fan of AirAsia due to some of its ridiculous policies such as, express boarding fee and low baggage weight allowed but when they made such an offer, we would have to grab it since we know that when AirAsia is on sale, it will be really on sale!

We managed to get free seats for the whole family, including Papa Bear’s mom for round trip travels from Kuala Lumpur to Jakarta and from Jakarta to Surabaya. It is a dream come true for Mama Diah who has always wanted to bring her mother in law to her place in Jakarta and her hometown in Surabaya, Indonesia…

So, how much does it cost to get tickets for 4 people for a total of four trips? It is less than RM 800.00! That is approximately IDR 2.4 million or USD 230.00. A really awesome deal even though we have to wait until end of September 2009 for our trip. At least we have already planned for our next year’s annual family vacation.

The last we checked, there are still many seats available to all destinations!

Jakarta & Cibubur

01 June 2008 - Home, Jakarta

Here are some photos of Pasha playing with his cousins and grandma.

Pasha, as usual, in most cases loves to be captured on camera while Vito on the right was a little bit dazed by the flash light.

In the second picture, Ipang stood in front of the camera and Pasha looked on with a face that says: "Hey, that's my spot!" Vito still has no idea on what's the big deal about having his picture taken.

The last picture was Pasha and grandma watching PHDC on TV.

01 June 2008 - Lunch at a friend's new house in Cibubur

All of us especially Pasha had a good time in Cibubur. The food was great and the people were friendly and the house had a nice yard where Pasha had a lovely time exploring. Just look at the pictures where he enjoyed walking barefooted on the grass.

Click on the picture to enlarge.

Jurnal Oktober 07

Gak terasa udah akhir Oktober aja yah... banyak yg dah kelewat ni...

Week 1st ( Oct 1-7):

Dari minggu lalu udah dapet kabar baru papa diterima kerja ditempat baru di KL.. jadi senin ini lah si pap masukin surat resign karna per tanggal 29 dia dah harus setor muka di ktr baru... asiiikkk.. alhamdulillah.. akhirnya menemukan jg tepat pegangan yg lebih meyakinkan... happy banget.. pap dapet kerjaan baru.. kita mo cuti lebaran... ribet bebenah rumah sama packing buat hari sabtu malem.. sepanjang hari ribet sama urusan laundry... secara hampir selama bulan puasa gw gak masak.. gak sempet bo.. minta maaf aja deh.. paling bisa ada waktu masak itu weekend itupun klo pap gak ngajakin keluar... hehehe.. heaven banget...

:: Nemenin Bubu Citah beli HP di Ambas sampe Pasha ke bobo-an.. ::

Week 2nd ( Oct 8-14):

::Diah, Iena, Nuke, Wiwied & "Pacarnya Bedul"::
(*satu lagi kasus lupa nama.. maap yah...duh napa sih gw selalu begini.. )

udah dijakarta nih... dari hari minggu bukber smaa temen2 kuliah dulu.. trus berturut2 undangan bukber bareng 3 hari... hal pertama yg gw lakukan di minggu pagi jakarta... adalah nyalooonnn jam 9 pagi ma temen2 di evergreen.. secara dah setahun rambut cmn kesentuh hairdryer salon... sekali pas ke kuantan dulu... pasha dpt byk kado nihhh... dari tante ika makasi ya tan... pas pulang sepupu pasha lagi pada batuk pilek.. kekhawatiran gw terbukti.. pasha batuk pilek jg akhirnya.. dan yg paling parah adalah pas kelar solat ied.. kita harus nongkrong di tria dipa.. pasha berobat... herannya kok treatmentny langsung inhaler yah?? bingung.. apa ok untuk infant sebesar pasha.. trus obatnya dikasih antibiotik lagi?? last last kita gak kasih obat dr dr umum di tria dipa itu... cmn nerusin obat batuk ama pilek dr paed-nya pasha yg disini... kasian si adek..

:: Lebaran Pertama ::
(Om Daffy, te' Ika, Mama Pasha, & Mutty Il)


:: kado dari tante ika.. makacih ya tan... mmmwwaahh... ::

Weekend 3rd(Oct 15-21):

:: Pasha 6 bulan ::

Giliran lebaran di kuala lipis nih... seru juga.. jalan2 kerumah sodara2 si pap... udah sebulan pergelangan tangan kanan gw sakit.. pas pulang ginilah kesempatan gw bisa diurut.. lumayan pas balik udah rada mendingan... kamis kita dah balik KL lagi kali ini pulang gak lewat jalan biasanya... lewatbelakang genting highland seru deh suka gw jalannya lebih jauh tapi pemandangannya lebih asik... jumat papa dah masuk kantor lagi.. weekend kit kerumah haliza.. makan2 gratis disana asiiikkk rame2 kenalan sama temen2 pap dulu waktu kerja di deloitte? :D (*maap deh gak tau spellnya...)



Weekend 4th (Oct 22-29):


:: Hidangan Sederhana ::

pap planned mo bikin rumah terbuka sabtu ini... gw panik.. mo dikasih makan apa tamunya... sapa yg mo masak... gw dgn paha?? apa bisa masak?? duh klo gak enak gimana.. mumet.. sambil ngelaundry sisa travel kemaren nyambil mikir menu... hari kamis kita belanja padahal pap belom gajian tuh.. pd aja lagih... qeqeqe gw masak macaroni ama puding hari jumat.. gara2 pesen kuwe tambahan akhirnya diajakin jalan2 sama tetangga kepusat bekalan bakeri bagus..hebat komplit juga.. ada nihbahan coklat yg gw pwngen jadi deh kita jualan coklat nih kayaknya.. minggu depan target belajar bikin coklat... experiment pertama dirumah sendiri.. heheheh..


:: Ibu OO mangku Pasha sementara Mama kasih mam ::
balik ke acara rumah terbuka.. jadi juga gw masak sendiri dan main tamu2an...starting jam 5 pagi... bikin setup buahnya dulu bikin kaldu ayam, then nyiapin bumbu soto, bikin perkedel dan soto ayam dengan sejuta printilannya.. banyak banget yg blm siap.. mo pingsan rasanya ketambahan pasha dah bangun dan papanya mo pergi beli mangkok untuk makan soto... yg pada akhirnya gak nemu juga... mo nangis deh rasanya.. sambil gendong pasha sambil masak... huhuhu... untunglah kak yanti tetangga ku orang brunai yg super baik hati ini maha pengertian.. mau ngambil pasha dari gw sementara gw bebenah rumah... yg masih kayak kapal pecah padahal udah jam 1.30... masya allah... udah beres semua hidangan baru deh ngambil pasha ke rumah kak yanti di belakang.. then mandi berdua... untung tamunya pada dateng telat.. jadi gw masih sempet istirahat sejenak..

:: group deloitte ::

Alhamdulillah.. sukses juga.. 80% undangan dateng... sisanya nyusul sore dan malem.. Trima kasih ya untuk smuanya udah nyempetin dateng ke rumah mungil kami bertiga... mohon maaf untuk segala ketidak nyamanan dan kekurangan pd cita rasa makanan harap maklum yg masak baru belajar.... Trima kasih untuk Nina (Roti dua ) & Ery (Olab) untuk cakes-nya yg super lezaat... Makasih untuk ayang aku yg udah mau bantuin cuci piring dan alat masak sebanyak2 nya yg masih aku tinggalin didapur.. qeqeqeqe.. luv u ayaaang...


:: Nina maaf ya.. jadi harus duduk di lantai.. huhuhuu.. jd gak enak.. :| ::

*Phhheeewww... selesai jg akhirnya.. ;)

Aidil Fitri 2007

Finally we are back to Shah Alam after a long leave during the Ramadan and then followed by the Aidil Fitri celebration. Here are some of the events that took place during the above period. If Diah is rajin enough, while Pasha is taking his naps, you will get full set of photos taken during our 12 days journey and who knows, may be some details on certain events... Anyway, that is subjected to Pasha's approval, in terms of time to blog...

We left Shah Alam on Air Asia flight AK956 to Jakarta on 6/10/2007.

That's Pasha and Mama Diah on the way to Jakarta. We arrived around 8:30 pm WIB and Papa Bear was really hungry since he did not get any decent food on the flight...

On 7/10/2007, we entertained Mama Diah's friends for a fast breaking at our house.

Pasha posing with a newborn that came to the makan-makan and she slept throughout the evening...

The next event that we went to was another fast breaking session on 8/10/2007 and this time with Mama Diah's ex-boss and ex-colleagues. It was held at the Arang 22 Korean Restaurant somewhere in Senopati, somewhere in Jakarta, wherever that was... Please ask Diah...

Here's Pasha getting lucky, surrounded by all those pretty ladies who were high on some Korean beef and kimchi...

We stayed at home on the 9/10/2007 so that we could rest a little bit especially Pasha who have not been resting very much yet.

Pasha playing on the bed with Grand Ma and Bu Sita.

On 10/10/2007, Pasha's Grand Papa arrived from Dumai, Riau and we went to pick him up at the Halim Airport... somewhere in Jakarta, of course...

Pasha and his EyangKung's (Grand Papa) lap posing happily for Papa Bear.

On the same day, there was an invitation for a little get together from Mama Diah's friends where originally was planned at a very smoky place but when Pasha quickly protested, we all went for a drink at the Starbuck in Kemang... yet another place in Jakarta...

Well, Pasha got lucky again and notice that these were the same ladies from the Korean restaurant... This time they were high on Starbuck's coffee... Pasha centil tapi Pasha tak kisah....

All the outings started to take its toll on Pasha and he was not feeling well. On the 11/10/2007, Pasha rested the whole day...

Pasha in dreamland...

12/10/2007, the eve of Adil Fitri... Pasha was down with cough and flu... He slept most of the time and Mama Diah got some time off to play...

Mama Diah and her bunga api.. something that she was not allowed to play with when she was little...

13/10/2007, the First Day of Raya and Pasha got worse. We had to take him to the nearby Tria Dipa hospital for treatment.

Pasha already feeling much better at Tria Dipa...

Our family photo, which is our first Raya photo together at our house in Jakarta.

That night Bu Ika and Ilma and Om Daffy and Atta came to visit Pasha. Pasha will all the not well feeling still made the effort to entertain them...

From the left, Om Atta, Bu Ilma and Bu Ika and before we forgot, thanks to Bu Ika for all the lovely gifts, a lot of them, for Pasha...

14/10/2007, we left for Kuala Lumpur on Air Asia flight AK957 leaving behind lots of people who would be missing Pasha a lot and probably would only be able to see him again next year...

Bu Ruri, Om Nanang, Bu Sita, Eyang Ti and Mama Diah with Pasha at Soekarno Hatta airport before checking in.

We reached our Shah Alam home early morning 00:01 hours on the 15/10/2007. The next day we took Pasha to DEMC for another check up and to get some of his regular cough and flu medication.

Pasha and Mama waiting for the doctor at DEMC Shah Alam.

We let Pasha rest for as long as he wanted. When he woke up that evening, we headed to Papa Bear's Mom's house in Kuala Lipis to spend some Aidil Fitri with Pasha's other Grand Ma.

At a relatives's house in Kuala Lipis... Pasha is looking at the sleeping cousin... "Apa laa... Raya pun asyik tido jer..."

16/10/2007, yet another rest day for all of us. It was a day to recuperate before the final journey back to Kuala Lumpur the next day.

Pasha playing with Uwan (Grand Ma) in Kuala Lipis...

Finally, on 17/10/2007 we headed back to our Shah Alam home. Pasha slept throughout most of the journey. He must be very tired but he is feeling much better now. He only have a bit of cough left and he has been back to his cheerful self! Papa and Mama are all very delighted to see him smiling a lot again.

Pasha... sleeping...

- The End -

We are flying off to Jakarta

Aidil Fitri or Eid ul-Fitr is around the corner and we are making a head start for the celebration as soon as tomorrow. Woo Hoo! We will be flying off to Jakarta after iftar tomorrow.

This year we will be spending the last week of Ramadan and the first two days of Raya (see Eid ul-Fitr above) with Diah's family in Jakarta and then we will be spending few more days at my parents in Pahang. I have been busy at work the whole week and Diah has been busy packing our stuffs for the trip.

Since the arrival of our beloved baby Pasha, we have no chance to travel light anymore. We always ended up with at least three suitcases. Whether we like it or not. If we are away for a few days only, it would still be three, but the smaller size bags instead of the big suitcases. Why do we need three bags? It is because that we love to have lots of things to carry around whenever we travel. No way! Here is why we need three bags...

For this trip, the first big bag would be for Diah's and my clothes and everything that is related to that. The second big bag is the place where we would put an air bed complete with a foot pump, Pasha's yellow ducky bath tub, diapers and toys, some souvenirs for the parents, brother and sisters and few other things.

If you are wondering why we are bringing along our air bed all the way to Jakarta, it is because that we are anticipating some relatives would be coming over as well. Therefore, there might not be enough bed for everybody and since we have this portable air bed, we might as well come prepared. If only we have a tent as well, then that would be superb!

Back to the bags, the third slightly smaller bag would contain all Pasha's clothings and some of his stuffs. You see... One bag just specially allocated for Pasha alone and Diah is a mother who would make sure that everything for the comfort of Pasha is available anywhere, anytime...

Enough about the bags. For the last three nights we have been out shopping for some stuffs for ourselves as well as for the family and tomorrow, we only have one last thing to buy before we leave for the airport. The last thing in our list is the roasted chestnut.

Roasted chestnut is my MIL's favorite snack and she has been reminding us not to forget to bring back some to Jakarta. Chestnut in malay is not buah dada (boops) ya... It is buah berangan! So, this is one fruit that you must not do a direct translation on.

Lastly, we would like to wish all our muslim friends...

Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri and Maaf Zahir dan Batin from the three of us!

Hari2 terakhir di Jakarta

Perasaan gak kerja hari pertama rasanya sama aja kayak kerja deh... pulang2 badan gw pegel2 setengah mati... apa nggak... jam 5 dah dibangunin ama bebi ipang trus dari pagi keluar nganter sita kerja trus nganter mama kontrol hari terakhir setelah 6 kali konsul physioterapy di RSPP...
dan alhamdulillah hasilnya sudah lebih baik... saran dokter cuman mama harus turun berat badan sama olahraga teratur.. khususnya perhatian pada tulang yg kaku... pulangnya baru deh mampir ke mayestik... benerin baju nenek sama mama yg kesempitan... dari situ kita berdua ke pasaraya check sepatu pesta dapet sih satu...tapi blm dibeli... karena masih pengen cari yg lebih murah lagi dari harga itu.... lanjut hunting ke pasar tas blok M yg dapet malah tas pesta murah meriah... 80rb.. lumayan la.. buat pemanis... trus naik ke melawai...
puter2 dapet bedcover yg gw liat diinternet.... ikea catra.. warna biru... kyaaaa harganya beda 15rb... dapet bed cover, bed sheet warna biru, 4pillowcase warna biru juga... qeqeqe trus beli mac d bungkus makan dimobil... lanjut jemput sita... baru deh pulang... capeeeeekk banget...
Pagi ini mau lanjut lagi... nganterin ruri sekolah... ke bank, trus nganter sita interview... (*sukur2 dapet kerja... smoga ikutan pindah dari tempat itu... Amiiinnn...), baru ngambil baju di Amil Busana trus ke PGC belanja sepatu, handuk abang, baju dalem, sajadah sama baju kokoh... then ke mayestik ambil baju lagi... baru deh pulang...
Sabtu tinggal ngambil undangan ama baju dirumah nia... Minggu nya pulang deh... trus gak online lagi sampe tanggal 15 pas udah di KL... banyak persiapan untuk didumai... kasian papa sendirian selama ini... Doain aja semuanya lancar ya...

Day Two AM

January 14, 2006. We had our breakfast at the hotel. A simple breakfast of fried rice and fried noodles and some juice. We didn't get to hang around the cafe, not that we wanted to anyway, since the taxi that we ordered had come 30 minutes earlier than expected.

Off we went to Mall Taman Anggrek or better known as MTA by the locals. It was only 9:30 am when we showed our faces at the main entrance and therefore, we were denied entry. "Let me in!" I screamed in silence... To kill the time, we took some photos while I was wondering about some people going in and out of a side entrance. I pointed that to my Princess and it was true enough, we could get into the mall through that entrance. It was nice to be in, at last. They scanned your bags with the metal detector when entering the malls in Jakarta. What if I stashed a bomb in my [censored]? They never scanned me! Just a naughty thought though...

In the mall, Honeybunch told me that it was there. I asked her what was there. She pointed to an empty space where the mall directory was supposed to be. Instinctively, I led her to an electronic directory. She found the location her Vinnci or luxuriously known as so-that-the-price-is-bumped-up-by-100% VNC outlet. Then we searched for Starbucks and the very helpful electronic directory showed it to us. It was right there under our noses.

So we sat down at Starbucks. She got her cappuccino and that hard biscuit thingy that she really loves and I had a mug of chamomile tea and the almond chocolate twisted thingy. And we ate, we read, we took photos, we drank, we took photos, we read and then we were done. We were supposed to visit Daffy at the hospital, which was last night's plan, but Ika would only picked us up at 12 noon.

While waiting, we walked over to VNC and admired the price tags on the shoes and then walked around the electronics shops. Diah wanted to go for the ice skating but: "Hello my dear, I am not a polar bear. A berry bear can't skate..." Ice skating was a no-no so the idea was scrapped.

Ika wanted us to get some pure guava juice for Daffy. We went to the juice kiosk and ordered the drink. The lady suggested that we add oranges or some other fruits to the guava since to get a glass of juice from just guavas would take a lot of guavas. Guava,guava, guava and we disagreed. Pulling a long face, the lady started juicing the guavas and it took 6 big guavas to get a glass of juice. Since the price was based on per glass rather than per fruit, it explained the you-took-all-my-guavas face.

Then we got the Texas chicken meal for Ika and waited for her at the entrance. The entrance that we were once denied entry. I just loved the swivelling door at the entrance! It was a warm afternoon. After a few trickling beads of sweat, Ika arrived and picked us up.

There are more photos at http://shaxx.multiply.com/photos/alb...s/album/57.

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