Garuda Indonesia Experience JKT-HKG

Garuda Indonesia Experience JKT-HKG

Hello everyone, this is my first trip report on my blog, and i decided to use english instead of bahasa so i'm really excited about it !!!

So, due to the final project on my collage i decided to have some short vacation to hongkong for 4 days and continue it to explore china in 1 week
i choose garuda indonesia because there's only 1 direct flight to hongkong from jakarta which is cathay pacific and garuda indonesia, due to the lower price and service i prefer garuda indonesia instead cathay pacific. This flight will be about 4 h 45 m, and fortunately i got seat number 34A which is the windows seat :)

GA 860
Jakarta to Hongkong
10:10-15:40
3h 30m

So, here we go
I arrive at the Soekarno Hatta Int'l Airport at 8:00 AM then continuing check-in, check in was smooth because i already do the web-check then i just take some pictures on the airport because not many things to see here.



Well then i proceed to boarding area and surprisingly the flight was on-time and boarding at 10:10 AM, this flight is quite light, maybe only 70% occupied. Then i was boarding at the airplane and welcome by the warm and smile by the FA (sorry for no pic), then i sit next to the Chinese women and here some look :





We are next to the GA B777 to jeddah probably, then the FA giving the welcome drink and this time is orange juice, well nice touch !



Well i don't really know how much the seat pitch is, but i think it's more than just enough for me. There are pillow, blanket, and headset on the seat 







And the pocket contents, pretty full hah ? 







Then, take off at 10:25 AM, i check the IFE system right away after take-off and here is the look :





I don't really know how much the seat pitch was, but i think it's really generous !!



Well the IFE not as extensive as EK or SQ, and also not really responsive :( but still okay for 5 hour flight :). Hopefully they update the movie selection.
30 minutes after take-off the FA give the mixed nuts, which is i think one of the best peanuts i ever have (seriously) ! and they also offer some drinks, there are coke, juice, wine, and water. While i choose apple juice.



2 hours after take-off they giving the menu card, and the menu option is chicken and fish and i go with the chicken because i don't eat fish.














Well this is my review for the meal :
1. The main : the beans was really delicious, but i think the chicken need some salt because it's a little bit plain for me
2. The bun : so-so, they serve it with salt butter
3. The dessert : the cake was really smooth, and delicate love it !
4. The salad : Hmm pretty generous
5. The menus : i think they should improve the menu card, because it's too simple even for economy class
Overall i think GA really give the 5 star experience here, well done !

Too bad, i forgot to take the lavatory photo :(. 30 minutes before take-off the FA give the immigration card and a bottle of water, they also offer us some drink and i choose apple juice again, they also offer some candies





Landed on HKG at 15:50, which is 20 minutes before the schedule

So, overall garuda has improved a lot in few last year, the crew and meal service is on of the best i ever had. And it's a very pleasure trip even for a 5 hours trip. But they do have to improve their ground service. I'm really looking forward my next trip with garuda indonesia in the future.

GA 860 :

CABIN COMFORT : 9/10

CABIN CREW        : 8.5/10

ENTERTAINMENT : 8.5/10

MEAL                      : 9.5/10

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Short Escape Di Singapore

Short Escape Di Singapore

Hwallaaa, udah lama gak nonglo di blog nih. Well kali ini gue mau share pengalaman gue jalan2 di singapore si negeri singa. Sebenernya udah banyak banget blog diluar sana yang ngebahas mengenai jalan-jalan, traveling, dll di singapore, ya tapi gak papa lah ya bahas disini juga. Sebenernya jalan-jalan kali ini gak direncanakan, jadi waktu itu gue lagi sibuk2 nya dikampus dimana gue megang 2 organisasi dan di posisi petinggi dan lagi hetic nya, dan gue jadi pj acara disalah satu kegiatan ditambah lagi gue udah mulai aktif penelitian buat skripsi gue otomatis stres bukan maen dimana gue berangkat kuliah jam 8 pagi dan pulang ke kosan jam 9 atau 10 malem dan masih ditambah tugas kuliah, well gue sampe ngekos bahkan. Nah karena semua itu gue pengen liburan + ada kegiatan juga sih di Singapore akhirnya gue pergi ke singapore selama 4 hari.

Oke cukup ceritanya nanti pada bosen lagi, well jalan-jalan kali ini gue pergi naik batik, yeay jadi waktu itu batik lagi launching penerbangan perdana ke singapore dr jkt jadi bisa naik batik deh. First impression gue buat batik sbenernya 11-12 lah sama garuda ya gak jauh-jauh amat pelayanannya dari garuda, garuda tetep the best (fanboy garuda harap maklum hihi)

Tampilan kursi ama luch-nya 

Perjalanan ke sin kira-kira 1,5 jam an, dan akhirnya sampe juga di bandara yang katanya world best airport ampe 5x loh wkwk. Gue sih gak heran karena emang comfy banget bandaranya, waktu gue sampe kira-kira jam 4 sore dan seteleh imigrasi dll sampai hotel jam 5.30 sore, oiya gue ke hotel dari bandara naik MRT yang emang salah satu yg paling nyaman dan mudah. Karena gampang banget akses ke seluruh penjuru kota. Sesampe dihotel gue istirahat bentar sama beresin barang-barang, karena bosen di hotel (itinerary gak ada agenda di hari pertama) akhirnya gue mutusin buat keliling sekitar hotel, well sekitar kebablasan sampe gue ke merlion park wkwk, standar banget sih sebenernya merlion park ini, ya tapi belum ke singapore kalo gak kesinin, well waktu itu gue cuma foto-foto pemandangan sekitar dan ya dapet beberapa foto bagus

Not bad lah 

Lanjut di hari kedua di itinerary yang gue bikin bakal ke garden by the bay, marina bay sands, sama orchard road. Dari ketiga tempat ini mungkin gue bakal jelasin garden by the bay aja kali yak, karena orchard road ama marina bay sand udh standar banget dan ya kaya everybody knew gitu. Jadi garden by the bay itu adalah taman buatan raksasa yang singapore punya, nah taman ini bisa dibagi jadi 3 area, yang pertama area taman itu sendiri dimana di area itu ada taman buatan yang ada danau buatan, jogging track, dan beberapa taman kecil tematik kaya taman meksiko, amerika, dll. Nah area kedua adalah flower dome, jadi flower dome ini adalah kubah raksasa super gede yang ditutupi kaca transparan yang didalemnya ada aneka jenis bunga, dan yang ketiga cloud forest (ini favorit gue) nah secara bentuk hampir sama ama flower dome cuma kalau di cloud forest isinya kaya hutan buatan gitu dan pada saat kita masuk langsung disambut ama air terjun buatan yang bagus banget. Oiya buat flower dome ama cloud forest berpendingin ruangan kok jadi jangan takut kepanasan (mengingat singapore panas dan bahkan melebihi jakarta).

Kewww banget kan ?

Well, menurut gue ini salah satu tempat buatan manusia terbagus yang pernah gue kunjungin dan bahkan gue kesini lagi besoknya wkwk. Abis puas keliling garden by the bay gue balik ke hotel bentar buat istirahat dan nyari makan di little india. Dan akhirnya gue menemukan belahan jiwa gue di little india ini, jadi ada food court di little india ini nah di food cort itu ada salah satu restoran namanya ming fa dan dia jual semcem bakmi dan gue beli bakmi sea food nya sumpah itu petjaaaahhhhh abis dimulut itu salah satu makanan terenak yg pernah masuk ke dalam mulut gue, buat kalian yang ke sin jangan pernah lupa buat kesini, well gue makan menu itu sampe 4x di singapore hahaha..

YUMMMMM !

Abis puas kenyang makan gue lanjut ke orchard road buat beli cokelat dan oleh-oleh lain buat orang dirumah dan temen gue ya biasalah orchard kan emang bagus banget dan super lebar pedestrian nya, abis itu gue ke marina bay sands buat nonton light show nya. light show mulai sekitar jam setengah 8 dan rada kecewa sih karena cuma 10 menit kurang bahkan dan gak wow sih menurut gue dibandingin fountain show nya di petronas.

Ini foto-fotonya 

Hari ke-3 di itinerary sih ke sentosa island buat ke USS (Universal Studios Singaore) akhirnya kesana dan buat beli tiketnya di vivo mall city yang juga pintu masuk ke uss, nah setibanya di vivo kaget karena ternyata tiket masuknya lebih mahal daripada yg kita prediksi, jadi waktu itu kita dpt info di internet kalo htm nya cuma $ 49 nah sesampenya disanan ternyata harganya $ 79, so buat temen2 yang mau ke USS mending cek dulu harga tiketnya disini . Dan karena duit udah ngepas banget akhirnya gue mutusin buat ke sentosa island doang, waktu itu akhirnya beli ticket 3 main attraction, yg gue pilih SEA Aquarium, 4D Show, sama 1 lagi gue lupa . Fun banget sih karena tiket 3 attraction ini $ 30 aja. Abis seharian main di sana akhirnya gue pulang jam 4 an sore dan karena capek banget gue mutusin buat di hotel istirahat dan sambil cari makan di little india dan gue nemu restoran thailand dan gue mesen pad thai dan itu enak bangetttt hehe... 

Beli permen titipan temen gue di shop USentosa Island

Sesekali narsis gpp lah ya 

Ini di SEA Aquarium

Dan ini pad thai yang ditemanin teh tarik hehe

 Well di hari ke-4 karena flight gue jam 12 jadi gue check dari hotel jam setengah 10 dan ya kembari rutinitas normal kuliah yang melelahkan. Tapi namanya juga hidup ada saat senangnya dan ada saat sedihnya. Well sampai jumpa di trip berikutnya.Di trip berikutnya gue bakal cerita mengenai liburan gue di 3 negara, yaitu Hongkong dan Maccau, China, dan Malaysia (again). See you genksss...

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