Monday, September 12, 2016

A TRAVELLER

A. BANGKOK TRAVELLER

First step before you abroad to Bangkok, find route for residence to stay.  There are many hotels or guest house. Those similar with a backpacker standard motel which has a less price. 
1. Take your time goes to Don Mueang
2. Be assure o check and fill Custom Declare before disembarking (AIR ASIA/THAI LION) and queque entry towards at arrival Immigration.
3. Those officer would take Custom Declare for arrival and give it back to you a departing Custom Declare ticket.
4. Keep departing custom declare ticket for note because hotel authority you hire will ask for those ticket and will keep until you check out.
5. Finish your arrangement documents? Then, find a free map at tourist reception desk. But dint forget to buy internet sim card unlimited during 7 days from shop that standing there to offer THB200.
6. Enter tunnel door No.6 and queque for Bus No. A1 and A2 for THB30/person.
7. Walkaway to Mo Chit Bus Terminal or Chatuchak for that means the last bus stop No.A1 and Victory Monument for Bus No.A2.
8. Get down from Mo Chit, then walkaway by pedestrian a while towards Chatuchak Weekend Market or Chatuchak Park whereas 100% seem likes Pasar Tanah Abang Central Jakarta and Malioboro Street Yogyakarta. But, for quality product, Jakarta is better than ever.
9. Finish shopping activities? Look out for the Bus stop towards Thanon Khao San/Khao san Street by Bus No.3 or Bus No.524, whereas all backpackers are gathering right there to tasting outdoor music cafe and share a good lowest food supper also cheap hotel either.
10. Nearest place to get fun also by Khao San as follow:
   a) Democracy Monument
   b) Wat Ratchanadda: place to find a gorgeous stone such a Safir and Ruby.
11. From Khao San road to China Town/ Yaowarat Road get by Bus No.1. Those same expense for A/C or Non A/C.
12. Chinatown is many thing happens to find souvenirs and handy food to your hometown to give for.
13. Thailand people is humble for a prohibited food for a pious of those people which not eaten by religions. For example:
   a) They shall tell you this food is containing a pork.
   b) They shall tell you either if fruit unmature is good to consume than mature. In Indonesia mature fruit like Durian is good to consume but differ with Thai people.
14. Tour place transportation which nears from Chinatown as follow:
   a) Wat Pho (Budha berbaring): toward by Bus No.1
   b) Grand Palace: Bus No.1 for THB9
   c) Emerald Budha: Bus No.1 from Chinatown for THB9
   d) If you ride a Tuk Tuk will charge THB70
15. After goes around Chinatown, traveling may continue toward Pratunam / Phetchaburi road where the place is a huge shopping center in Thailand.
16. Tempat wisata belanja sekelas Mall di Pratunam dengan menggunakan moda transportasi Bus adalah sebagai berikut:
    a) Pratunam Market/Baiyoke Gallery: Bus No.73 (Traditional Market Wholesaler) is seem like Tanah Abang market In Jakarta.
    b) Platinum Fashion Mall: Bus No.73 (Clothes, Woman/Man bag, Wallet, Cosmetics)
    c) Palladium World: Bus No.73
    d) Mah Boon Kong/MBK Mall: Same as  ITC Mangga Dua Pasar Pagi Jakarta
    e) Siam Center: center of branded trademark and same as Mall Taman Anggrek, Grand Indonesia, Pondok Indah Mall)
    f) Siam Paragon: various eat snackes and handy food and food court with coupon like Senayan City.
    g) Paragon Discovery: mid range class shopping center but nothing to buy, it has handcraft traditional folks (Same with Ace Hardware/Melawai Blok M)
    h) Veranda on the street in Paragon street on the evening: Branded stuff almost like origin trademark (90%, and price could be offered). Most of Indonesian girls buy their stuff from here (same as Pasar Tanah Abang, Pasar Ular, ITC Pasar pagi and Blok M)
     i) If you are a smoker, please bring your cigarette from hometown because the lowest price cigarette is cost THB45
     j) Just beware yourself, most people there ain't like you thought about gender, and you will never known until you.........😁
    k) If you ride Tuk Tuk or Mobil Taxi, driver will ask your helps to deliver to a jewellery shop whether gems stone shop or other jewel shop which has a promo where the driver got fee or free fuel oil because introduce their products to us. But dont worry, you dont have to buy those stuff, just looking around for awhile. You like it you buy it, you interest not just leave it. Then driver will bring you to a destination you want. They're happy for free fuel oil and you happy either for eternal touring.
     l) Pride and Believe that Indonesia people has a nice behaviour in their eyes because we are polite and humble and full of smile. We have a same skin, they will respect us than another tourist from foreign country. Even, they will gave you a discount for the product we buy such a cloth or taxi or even tuk tuk. I had prove by myself.
   m) Many times I saw a bad attitude foreign tourist from Europe, Indian and Arabic that interest to buy stuff.
      * Eropa: membeli barang di sebuah supermarket di MBK mall, mencari SPG untuk memberikan diskon dengan hitungan kalkulator. Masuk akal ngga sih, masa di di Supermarket setara Carrefour ditawar harganya?
      * Arab: membeli barang tas perempuan 5 buah minta diskon dan tambahan 1 tas gratis sampai masuk ke meja kasir dan menghitung pakai kalkulator didepan pemilik toko tersebut. Alhasil mereka diusir oleh pemilik toko tersebut karena unsur pemaksaan dan tidak sopan (kejadian pada waktu saya dan istri beli tas berkulit ular piton berwarna putih)
      * India: membeli suvenir gajah di Baiyoke Gallery harga THB100 minta diskon THB20, padahal sang penjual sudah bilang tidak bisa dan kesannya beberapa India tersebut memaksa. Ada lagi seorang perempuan India dan Arab sudah tawar menawar dan mencoba sebuah produk kutek kuku/nail paint dicoba dikuku seluruhnya malah tidak jadi beli membuat sang penjual sakit hati dan marah-marah padahal harga kutek THB20 saja.
     n) Thai people is an Asia citizen too, they enthusiast if we give it return like other Asia. If we're polite they wil give us a discount for product you want to buy. And give us a bonus in return.
     o) Bargain stuff you will buy? They gave you a low cost, but do not ever think twice that you offer a lowest price again. Instantly, they would refuse it because it is better depend a cost than lose a profit. In Indonesia, you offer a service such a Bajaj nd Ojek or other product stuff you interest to, they will call you back once you leave them. In Thailand, dont ever think that they will call you back.
17. Just beware with the cheap products like Smartphone and Electronic Device. But they will speak frankly if those stuff is unoriginal.
18. Transport cost from Pratunam to Don Muang Airport by Taxi mini van apv is THB600; Taxi sedan is cost you THB500.

B. ABU DHABI TRAVELLER

Landed on Abu Dhabi International Airport, enter the immigration course to check passport and documents. Scanner for eyes and picture yourself.
Price of cigarette 1 carton on Baqala such:
1. Marlboro DHS13
2. L/M DHS10
3. CHESTERFIELD DHS4
4. WILLS DHS4.50
5. PINE DHS5
6. 303 DHS3.50
7. KENTS DHS10
8. WEST DHS4.50
Just better buy cigarette on Indonesia before you flight, more cheapest than this country. But if you had spare money in you, 
get money changer nearest or goes to Khalidijah Mall (LULU SUPERMARKET).

C. DAMMAM HOTEL

All seafarers who works on Saudi Arabia, would be dwell on this hotel for waiting transportation to airport or to ship.
Many of hotel staff are coming from India, Bangladesh and Srilanka, they're still one race, having a Hindi same language but different mother tongue as villages.
At this hotel, you can find a minimal accommodation that find as follow:
1. Room/cabin :
 - Old style Television with non origin remote control
 - Ashtray and match
 - Single bad with 2 pillows and blanket
 - Water jar that you can fill with mineral water you can take from dinning room
 - Lavatory with water heater
 - Empty freezee
 - Wardrobe
 - Old A/C
2. Outdoor :
- The hotel is on the backside of Sheraton Hotel
- Right side of the hotel is Al Shatea Mall, there is superstore like Carrefour inside
- Cigarettes can be found if you walk out into a petroleum refueling on backside of hotel, and buying there
- You can take a time to smoke outside the hotel also
3. Dinning Room :
- Meal schedule on 06:00-10:00 / 12:00-16:00 / 18:00-22:00
- You can take a mineral water or soft drink
- It's better you take mineral water for spare during staying in your cabin
- After finish your meal, staff will come to you and give you a receipt to sign.