Indonesia: Shopping In Medan

We woke up quite early(?). We decided to go out right after breakfast. So, we went for breakfast prepared. The food is like biasa-biasa aje. Ala, hotel 3 bintang. Enough with fried rice, fried noodles, side dishes, some fruits, bread and juice for drinks. Alhamdulillah. 

We went outside the hotel. There were a few taxis and trishaw called 'bechak'. Amni said it's cheaper to get around with bechak. We'll see about that!

Bechak

View for our bechak

Respek ahh, sini tak pakai helmet tak kena saman

Supir kitaorang pun tak pakai helmet

We went to Mandailing Graveyard to pay respect to our late grandparents (father's side). Here there are a few people who will help (help laa sangat) us to clean the graveyard. Kat Indonesia ni kawan-kawan, jangan anggap kalau orang tuh tolong, orang tuh ikhlas. Kena bayar laa ye? I think Amni paid about RP6000 to them. Kubur-kubur ni sebenarnya dah beberapa berpindah randah. Ayoh yang buat batu nesan untuk kubur-kubur ni.

Then, we went to Pajak Ikan or Pasar Ikan. This is not a fish market. There's no single fish at the market. Aku pun tak tanya pak supir atau orang sana kenapa dipanggil pasar ikan. They only sell clothes and textiles. Anyway, I didn't take any picture over there sebab takut nak keluarkan kamera. Takut dowh sebab penjual-penjual souvenir ni macam gangster skit. I just buy kain for my friend, Dayah (dia dah kirim awal-awal) and kain sembahyang. Kain-kain sini sebenarnya murah laa jugak tapi aku tak beli sangat sebab aku cuma pinjam duit Amni. Belum gaji daa...huhuhu! (It's my own fault I did not look at the calendar before booked the flight). 

About the souvenir seller, Amni silap sebab tanya harga barang-barang tuh. Sepatutnya jangan layan. As for me, aku tak suka orang sua barang kat aku. Aku lebih suka cari sendiri walaupun barang tuh mahal. Sebab tuh aku tak layan sangat salesman yang jual barang kat kedai-kedai makan. Mintak sedekah pun aku tak suka macam tuh. Aku lebih rela pi sendiri kat orang tuh untuk sedekah. Bukan sombong, but I just really hate it. Korang kalau pi sana nanti jangan layan orang-orang yang jual jalan kaki nih. Bahaya. Kenapa? Sebab salah sorang tuh (yang Amni tanya laa) jual souvenir, Amni lak tanya pasal fridge magnet. Tengok-tengok tak lawa, Amni tak nak laa. Aku masa tuh berurusan untuk beli kain Dayah. Laki ni lak macam paksa-paksa, pastu cakap kasar suruh kami beli. Yang tak bestnya bila kami jalan nak pi kedai lain dia ikut. Aku rasa lemas sungguh. Ada sekali aku dengar dia cakap "Macam ini boleh berbunuhan" (lebih kurang laa, yang aku dengar jelas tuh bunuhan). Terpegun, tapi aku terus perjalanan je. 

All of us (termasuk laki yang jual souvenir) singgah Restoran Garuda. It was still early so we only had some jelly and drinks. Amni pulak tertinggal kain sembahyang dia kat kedai yang kitaorang beli tuh. Damn!!! So, terpaksa laa aku sorang mengadap balik mamat tuh. Sebab aku serabut aku beli. Yang bestnya aku tak paham lagi penggunaan duit rupiah nih. I bought 3 fridge magnet of Medan. One is for RP3500. So semua sekali suppose to be RP15,000 la kan? Aku terbagi RP105,000. Damn dia tak bagi balik baki tuh! Aku teringat balik masa naik bechak nak pegi Sogo. Patut laa ramai orang Malaysia menyumpah-nyumpah kalau pergi sana. It is worst than Petaling Street.

Outside of the restaurant there are a few bechak waiting for the passenger like us. We choose one of the supir that will charge us RP25,000 to go to Sogo. We stopped at the Money Changer first. Murah gile tukar duit kat situ. Then, we headed to Sogo. The supir told us he would wait. Harga tetap sama RP25,000. Kami tak payah bayar lagi laa. Haha! Di situlah penipuan akan berlaku.

Sogo Medan.

The shopping mall is bigger than KL's. Masuk-masuk ja ada Musical Instruments sale. Murah-murah laa jugak harga piano Yamaha (RM2500-RM10,000). Then, we went to a handphone shop to buy a sim card. Senang skit nak call Pak-pak Supir kat sini. Then, we went to 77 Es Teler Juara Indonesia (pehh!). Nak try Es Teler yang Amni kata sedap tuh.  Es teler ni macam ABC laa tapi lain skit rasa dia. Sebenarnya aku dah pernah masuk kedai macam ni masa kat Bukit Jambul Penang dulu tapi kedai tuh dah tutup mungkin tak laku kot but I never had Es Teler .Mengimbau balik kenangan lalu, I ordered mie ayam (ala-ala megi tapi sedap wei!), kongsi Es Teller with Amni and Amni ordered Roti Bakar Coksuke (roti chocolate ada cheese kat atas). Es teler ni tak kena dengan selera aku, so aku order beverage lain, air kelapa. Warning!: Sapa-sapa yang ada kencing manis & tak suka makanan atau minuman manis korang kena cakap kurang manis. Diaornag ni tak kedekut gula. Aku orang Kelate yang suka manis pun tak tahan. 

Find their outlet and menu at http://www.esteler77.com/. Aku rasa kat Malaysia ada kot. Aku cari kat Mr. G ada kat Central Market.

Cr. to the owner

Roti Bakar Coksuke (cr. to the owner)

Mie Ayam (cr. to the owner)

After had our lunch we window shopped around the mall. Aku geram kat handbag Guess yang tengah dalam sale. Harga sebenar RP14,000,000++ diskaun 50%. Sapa tak gila kalau Guess Original jadi RM200++. Tapi aku menahan rasa dulu sebab lepas ni nak pi Lake Toba lagi. Takut duit tak cukup. Grrrrr!!!

After jalan-jalan around there we decided to go back to our hotel but after chatted with supir about the fridge magnet, he brought us to Istana Maimoen, where he said souvenir at the place is quite cheap. Hmm...boleh laa! He will wait us and we go to the palace yang tak macam palace tuh.  Nevertheless, I love the art of the palace. The entrance fee is RP3000 per person.

Istana Maimeon

The Kings stayed at the palace

Inside Istana Maimoen

With a group of tourists who are willing to take our photo

After that we straight back to our hotel. Yeap, the fare increase to RP100,000. C*lakak! So there is a trick, you'll be charged if they wait for you. Next time if I want to go to Indonesia I won't ask these supirs to wait. I'll find another taxi. 

We rested for a while. Amni said she wanted to go to the mosque. I said I wanted to rest more so she went to the mosque alone. I asked her to bring a little money to the mosque. The name of this mosque is Masjid Raya. It is across our hotel and in beside Istana Maimoen. Although I didn't go to this mosque, I can see from outside and from the Mr. G's pictures that this mosque is quite beautiful. After coming back from the mosque, she told me that there was a person who is in charge to take care of the slippers. Siap ada bubuh nombor giliran lagik and yes you have to pay for it. Heheheheh!!! Kan dah cakap, here is all about the money.

Masjid Raya (cr. to the owner)

We decided to hang around at Yuki's Simpang Raya at night. Amni said she wanted to buy rosary (tasbih) ordered by her friend. I just shop with my eyes, intented to buy a batik blouse but it was too long that I was afraid the blouse will make me look shorter (¬_¬). I also tried to take out some money from the ATM Machine, tapi tak diluluskan ler plak. Dind't want to try anymore, takut kad kena telan. Duit ada lagi, mana tau kot-kot ada duit lebih boleh beli handbag yang dilihat siang tadi. Then, we went to Indomaret to have our dinner by the counter. Ala, macam convenient store kat Korea laa bleh makan mee segera kat kaunter. Instant noodles kat sini memang best ahh! 

Having instant noodles at Indomaret

Finally, we went back to our hotel. Watch Muhan Dojeon a bit, then sleep. Next post, Indonesia: Trip To Lake Toba.