Single Living Costs, Lower or Higher

I often hear my single friends stated,

"I don't have headache if I don't have a boyfriend, but I do have big big headache if I don't have money"
or in bahasa,
"gue ga pusing kalo ga punya pacar, tapi gue pusing kalo ga punya duit"

at some points I agree with it, yeah its easy to enjoy life no matter what your status is if you have money, moreover if you live in a big city like Jakarta, where daytime is never end.
Even some people are too afraid for getting married coz they are afraid of double costs effect.
ehmm sapa tuh yaaa ;p

Is marriage life will really causing you a double costs?
Is single life means lower costs?
If anybody ask my opinion, this is mine,
I am not going to use any complicated Economic theory, although I got an A score for Economy in the University, well it was the past, I might have better brain at that time, not now :D
I am not going to use the religion perspective too, again, although I got an A for Catholic when I was in Academy and an A score for Islam in University, sorry masbro, maybe I was born half angel ;p  ...
In any Religion we do believe that God will give more wealth to those who get married, right..

Well, my opinion here is more likely based on my simple calculation, which everyone can do.. hahaha

Let say I have Rp1000 in my pocket, how will I spend it,
- 200 for saving
- 200 for meals
- 200 for daily purpose (i.e. transportation + charity)
- 200 for entertainment = hobby
- 200 for home & etc

With that 200, I could get 100 plates of good food, each gonna give me 600 calorie, something over than what a body needs, it might cause an obesity for me, then I must convert a part of the entertainment budget into gym, diet or slimming program. Sometime the instant slimming program are so expensive, and you need to reduce your saving part too.

If we have life partner, do you think we will double that 200 on meals? instead we have option to do the other way around,
Share that 100 plates you can buy in a month with your partner, means you decrease your calorie consumption, means you don't need diet or slimming program, while gym or sport budget may still exist to maintain your health.. which means preventing high cost of seeing doctor..
The transportation cost might be shared as well, and if you want to reduce your entertainment cost, you just need to let your partner do stupid thing, and laugh on it, don't worry next time is your turn :D...  and the massage sessions for sure, eliminate your Spa budget..

My point is, do not make money as a sizing to determine your happiness, single or married, we shouldn't have headache coz money is something you can manage. Live your own life, be proud with yourself not with what you wear, let people respect you as who you are, you are not a brand ambassador (remember, the brand ambassador get paid, while you must pay). Single or married, if you could manage your costs, then you will be happy, if you expect to spend more then be ready to work harder :)

And I love this old words, its true..

Hukum Tabur Tuai

Seorang Petani yang tak menanami ladangnya, bisa jadi tetap memetik hasil, jikalau ada kebetulan dari bibit yg terbawa burung atau angin tumbuh subur dari cukupnya cahaya mentari dan air hujan yg tercurah dari langit.

Tapi tentu akan lebih banyak hasil ladangnya jika ia menaburi sebanyak mungkin benih di ladangnya. Meskipun bisa jadi gagal panen karena hama dan sebab lainnya.

Sama halnya dengan DOA, jika kita banyak berdoa pasti ada saatnya Tuhan mengabulkan, meskipun kadang kala tanpa kita minta pun Tuhan memberikan apa yg kita butuhkan, dan kadang kala doa kita bertahun2 belum juga dikabulkan oleh Tuhan. Percayalah Tuhan Maha Mendengar dan Melihat, dan Mengetahui apa yg tidak kita ketahui.

Hikmah Sepiring Nasi Goreng Kambing

Kalian tahu kan seberapa inginnya aku kembali langsing seperti waktu muda dulu?
Kalian juga tahu kan betapa parnonya aku dengan yg penyakit yg disebut pembunuh manusia modern itu, jantung, kanker, dll dsb itu?
Sehingga aku kekeuhhh cobain segala diet, olahraga, ina inu biar bisa sehat dan langsing..

Lalu apa yg terjadi ketika sepiring Nasi Goreng Kambing disodorkan padaku?
Suara-suara itu pun muncul di benakku..

Saat belum mulai menyendok..
#1 kalorinya berapa inii
#2 kolesterol! asam urat
#3 gorengan! ga sehat!
#4 kudu ikut kelas sepeda nih, kudu treadmill 1 jam nih

Ketika sudah mulai menyendok
#1 keasinan, kemanisan, ga ada rasanya
#2 kemahalan aahh, dagingnya dikit
#3 kayaknya dagingnya ga fresh nih
#4 enakan bikinan guaa

Tanpa sadar aku melakukan sesuatu yg kontradiktif dengan doaku sendiri.. supaya Allah menjadikan aku hamba yg senantiasa bersyukur atas pemberianNya..

Lupa,
bahwa tak semua hamba Allah bisa makan hari itu.. ada yg terlalu papa hingga tak mampu membeli makan, ada yg saraf lidahnya rusak hingga tak mampu mencecap rasa, ada yg terlalu lemah hingga tak mampu mengunyah, entah apa enaknya nasi goreng kambing kelas wahid jika disajikan via selang?

Lupa,
bahwa untuk mengolah sepiring nasi goreng kambing yg rasanya tidak sesuai lidah kita, sama effortnya dengan sepiring nasi goreng yg rasanya cocok dengan kita. mas/mbak koki pasti tidak bermaksud membuatnya tidak enak, atau keasinan/kemanisan tadi. mas/mbak koki juga tidak bermaksud membunuh kita dengan meramunya super enak atau tidak enak, super lengkap dengan banyak daging dan jeroan, atau dengan daging yg irit. kan aku juga suka masak, apa pernah aku bermaksud membunuh customerku saat membuat cake yg magteg, enggaaaaaaaaa.. no waaayyyyyy..

Lupa,
bahwa dibalik sepiring nasi goreng kambing itu, ada proses dan jerih payah banyak orang di balik layar yg harus kita hargai. yahh, persis seperti thread di media sosial beberapa hari lalu tentang kebiasaan orang Jerman menghabiskan makanan sebagai penghargaan kita untuk setiap tetes keringat dibalik penyajian sepiring makanan. nasi dari padi yg harus ditanam pak tani, di beri pupuk, disiram, dijaga dari hama, digiling, disosoh, diangkut ke kota, ditanak, lalu digoreng. emping dari pohon melinjo yg juga ditanam, dipanen, harus dibuka dari cangkangnya, digepuk, dijemur, dikemas, diangkut ke kota, digoreng. acar dari timun tomat cabe yang harus ditanam, dipanen, diangkut ke kota (kadang busuk di jalan jika jalanan pantura lagi ngadat), dipotong-2, diasamkan dengan cuka. piring tempat menyajikannya pun tidak sekonyong2 diterima dari langit, kecuali nanti banyak kiriman piring terbang dari alien yah, saat ini piring itu harus dibuat dan dicuci dengan resiko pecah.

Astagfirullahaladzim, mohon ampunanMu Ya Allah, betapa alpanya hambaMu ini dari kesyukuran atas nikmat yang Kau beri, betapa penuhnya kepala hamba dengan pikiran buruk, hingga alpa melihat keluasan KuasaMu..
bukan salah makanan itu aku tidak lagi langsing tetapi langsung, seharusnya pun aku bersyukur soal "langsung" karena kini ramai sekali teman-temanku menulis tentang pilkada "tak langsung", uppsss beda yah itu wkwkkwkw.. bukan salah makanan itu jika aku jadi ga sehat, bukan salah kokinya juga kalau terasa ga enak..

Ketika kita sudah meminta, maka lakukan bagian kita, Allah sudah memberi rejeki, maka bersyukur dan berprasangka baiklah atas nikmat yg diterima..

#selfreminder

Keep Fighting Till The End

Very inspiring video..

He didn't win the race..
He didn't conquer anyone..
He just keep fighting and giving his best..
While mostly people giving up even before taking the race..

Sometime we just need a brave heart and an aim to reach our dream..

Derek Redmond-You raise me up version:
http://youtu.be/X5dgJwEvhrA

Ibis Styles Hotel Benoa Bali

We had such a pleasant stay at Ibis Styles Benoa..

Yup, the decoration was pretty , the breakfast option were great, the room is spacious - clean and new, the pool is very nice, also the lights at pool when night comes were exotic..

Location is good, easy to find, accross to Holiday Inn Benoa. There is Circle K store, bigger one, at their right side, and some cheap local food around .. 

And we really appreciate for small sticker showing Qibla direction, something simple but highly appreciated.. thanks Ibis Styles Benoa

Jangan Marah aaahhh ;)

Marah adalah pilihan cara terakhir untuk menyampaikan maksud..

Yeahh, you can pick any words or expression to get what you wish or to make people understand what you expect them to understand ..

Semaleman ga bisa tidur krn dapet kamar yg hadap jalan raya, mana ada anjing melolong terus di sebrang jalan, padahal lg flu butuh istirahat banget, akhirnya angkat telpon ke reception, instead of bentak2 eke pilih gaya memelas aja.. yg angkat mas2..

me: paakk heleepp, plizzz, tolong cariin saya kamar lain donk besok.. yg agak jauh dari jalan..
mas2: waduh bu kita lagi penuh
me: plizzzz paak, heleepp, masa sih bapak tega saya pulang dr sini jadi zombie krn 3 malem ga bisa tidur.. yah yaah
mas: *ketawa ngikik* aah ibu masa zombie, baik bu saya usahakan carikan, besok pagi saya titipkan ke teman saya

En pagi2 pas datang ke reception, mbak2 yg menyambut saya langsung senyum lebar sambil info kamar baru, smoga ibu bisa tidur nyenyak yaa jangan jadi zombie .. *ngikik lagi dia*

Marah bisa membuat urusan makin runyam disebelin orang, mending pake gaya melas plus sedikit gila, jadi besok ketemu lg masih bisa senyum2 en tawarin brosur hihihi

#fbpost
24April2014

a video of Indonesia my Paradise

Last week, Facebook celebrates their 10th birthday, they entertained all members with a short time video about their activity in Facebook, since someone joined and their favorable posting.

And, I get infected, suddenly I want to make my own video about my domestic trips, indeed its a good idea for healing my desire to go travel again .. here is the video, enjoy :)

Leaving Comfort Zone

intermezzo before next Turkey story :)

To leave our comfort zone is something really hard to do, it needs a bravery and a life hunger soul .. But sometime we need to take this path to enable us see things wider and clearer, thus appreciate life in a more generous way as a 'free' human being.

Back to 2007, I'd never imagine that i will resign from my position at G4S Indonesia, it was not the top but it was comfort enough. I had all the things i need, i.e. busy, power, great team, handsome and crazy genius boss, lovely working environment, good products, management support, good relationship with the clients, fancy looks, all the facilities, company car with dedicated driver with unlimited fuel budget, so if i wasnt discipline person i could use it to go wherever i want to go, round the city till drop hahaha. Actually i never apply another job during my employment at G4S Indonesia, there were some competitors offers but i was too idealistic at that time, i keep the work ethic, didnt want to take any offer from competitor and partner. Until the time i got phone call from a head hunter, offering a position in banking industry, she got my name from one of my client. I couldnt take it either, still about the ethic. Then she asked if she could offer me another industry, i replied, yes i'd like to challenge myself at telco or oil industry. The agent informed if i might be going lower grade, i said no problem. 

I didnt think thoroughly about all the consequences that i will face, my focus was about the job itself. I went for the IQ test and job interview for this Sinarmas Telecom company. Didnt expect too much, only try my luck since i dont have telco background. No news for two months about the job. Then G4S sent me to HongKong to join Sales training held by regional office for 10 days. Feel so happy to be a part of that Global company. Incidentally, a week after i came back to J town, the Sinarmas called me for further process, i got the job. 

The job was more likely the same, about sales and partner relation. However i loose all the fancy thing i had at G4S. Suddenly i had to drive my own car, deal with the traffic, deal with parking lot (i only knew lobby before), then when i give up with traffic i must use public transport, train, couldnt wear high heel as often as before, no more exclusive meeting, no more my crazy team, no more office assistant, have to do photocopy by myself, no more escort at airport when you travel out of town, no more fancy lunch paid by the company, no more wine treat from boss, no busy since the product wasnt ready yet, and i should start from zero again, dealing with unknown market. Why unknown,coz i never imagine before to sell new brand of cell phone in the public places and payment service at shopping mall like ITC.

Yeah, leaving a comfort zone is sounded like entering a hell in the beginning. Its really a life academy, you are new born again. I get shocked many times, so surprised with some new experiences. The worst was when i tried to introduce the phone to merchant in ITC Cempaka Mas, a small shoes stall, before saying further, after hello and mentioning  company name, the stall owner yelled at me asking me to go. I was so shocked and i need to drink three bottles of cold teh botol to get myself back. I have been sales person for so many years, and never get this kind of response. 

A year after, i realize i am someone different, beside the knowledge of telco product and technology, this new chapter of life give me a lot of lesson, i have become a more 'humanize' person, more social, more patient, down to earth, learn real anger management, less panic, think thank, flexible, wiser and more creative. I am still a lively and spontaneous person as before but this time is more calm and more religious.

I've read lots of stories, many people gain success when they leave their comfort zone, trying something new, quit from their job, struggling and start own business, and it becomes a big business. However, success is not always about money, whatever an 'additional' in you, make you better, make you stronger, anything suffix 'er' could be a success too, yeaa including weight gain hahaha.

Henceforth, if you think you need to try something new, dont wait until you are in a narrow place and it is more difficult to jump, this world offers so many things for you to know, keep learning, born again and you will stay young, though physically you are not, hahaha.


I am still an employee of Sinarmas Group now, and proud to be a part of it, but my dream to have my own business is keep flying, and it should be related with my hobby. Still dreaming of running a tour organizer again  (i miss my EO, JelajahNusa) and having a lil cafe which serving my homemade cake and snacks.  Recently, i just start joining Oriflame business, since it requires less investment, i use and love the products and lots of my friends make money from Oriflame. Who dares. Their products range are more vary now, and the quality keep improving, the fragrance are more 'trendy' and the business system are far better and fair. The downline who perform well can compete their upline, no more traumatic of the oldest member is the richer, like other MLM. Wanna join? Check me here  http://www.dbc-network.com/?id=puspitabisniscantik

[Journey] 14 Days Trip Exploring Turkiye - Part 2

Day 4 : Pamukkale Tour

At 07.00 in the morning, a minibus pick us up, 7 people inside, seems like 4 of them is a family. We stopped by at intersection to Kusadasi waiting for the bigger bus, we wait there for almost an hour, the man from the family was so angry, grumbling all the time, the tour is not professional for him. That day, I get my period, loose my mood of everything, just patiently sit and wait, while Dina is busy with her novel. The bus from Kusadasi arrive, I pull Dina to jump and run to get a pair of seat, the Taiwanese family focus on complaining ask for discount coz they don’t like waited too long. Their mission failed, no discount they get, and now they have to sit far one to another. 3 hours trip to Pamukkale, our tour guide Mehmet is so excited to tell the brief story of Pamukkale, Aydin and Denizli area, the city we go through. Aydin is one of the most fertile lands in Turkey, they produce many orange and various kind of fruits. No wonder, along the way we see so many orange trees and green areas. We met some tractors parked in front of some coffee shops, we assume the farmers must be inside, enjoying morning coffee after some hard works at the farms, nice. When we stop by for toilet, I ask Mehmet, do the farmers secure their lands, to ensure their oranges save from being stolen, he laughs, no it’s save, nobody want to steal oranges, and there are too much oranges to be stolen. Hmm dalam hati miris, di Negara gue nihh, ada aja rampok dateng bawa truk, tau-tau hasil bumi yg minggu depan siap panen hilang seketika. 

Before we get to Pamukkale entrance, we stop by at buffet restaurant for lunch, the funny thing in Turkey is wherever you go with tour group, they will entertain you with great meals for free, but you have to pay for the drink. Surely the drinks charged two or three times higher than in minimarket. But don’t worry, they will not force you to buy. The toilet at the rest area are mostly charged 1TL, but in the restaurant most likely free. While we seated wait to be served, I saw Mehmet carry a ‘tasbih’, an Islam rosary in pink and blue color. I come to him, offering a barter of rosary with the one I have. I tell him it’s from Makkah and made from dates seed. He agreed, yippie, now I have a Turkish rosary :)

The Pamukkale site has beautiful scenery, the white terraces of glacier carbonite minerals look so contrast with its green surrounding and its blue sky. People can enjoy the hot spring in two big pools inside the Hierapolis ruins complex, and try the natural water full of minerals from the old well, or play with warm water in the terrace. Too bad I can’t fully enjoy it, feel so weak on my period, so I only sit, enjoying the scenery and waiting Dina takes some photos around. I could only laugh every time I hear Mehmet explain about hot spring, his accent is so funny. Back to Selcuk, I sleep over and just wake up when we reach Aydin city. The big bus drop us at Selcuk bus otogar, and we just realize there is public bus from Selcuk to Pamukkale, so, if you don’t want to join a tour group, and save 110TL, you can use the public transport.  

Instead of back to hotel, we preferred to walk round the Selcuk village, I love this place so much, small village, quiet, clean and nice people. We went to the train station, to watch a train just arrived from Izmir, takes photo of the ruins on its mini parks, the open air restaurants, and we decided to have an early dinner at Ejder Restaurant. The son owner’s greets us nicely and tempted us with his mom handmade foods offer which is recommended by many people in lonely planet. Okay, seems like we need to eat, and we love the atmosphere and we never guess it’s gonna be the sweetest moment we have in Selcuk. Here is my review about the  Ejder resto in Tripadvisor.com.  

“Yummy food served by heart”
Reviewed June 17, 2013 

Place and its atmosphere is very important, and Ejder is located at the park nearby Selcuk train station, it is very relaxing to have a seat at the open air seating area of the restaurant, looking at birds flying back to their cage at top of the pillars when daytime is almost over.
The food quality is excellent, the Mama cooked everything by heart, I tried iskender kebab and my friend tried adana kebab, and both are so delicious, we finish everything and left our plate empty. When we want to pay, they offer us a cup of Turkish tea at free, wow. The funny thing, even we have finished the tea and spend some time just sitting there, I could still imagine the taste of the meat she cooked. Something served by heart will stay longer, it's true. We traveled around Turkey for 14 days and never found something as good as the one at Ejder. 

 -- mini park at Selcuk --

                

Day 5 : Sirince - Aydin - Fethiye - Oludeniz

After light breakfast, we go to Sirince, by Dolmus from bus otogar. Sirince is small village in Turkey well known with its wine pruduct. Its a muslim village isn't it, yes, they only produce but not consume. It takes only 15 minutes from Selcuk to Sirince, 3TL one way. Besides the wide grape farms, we could see the wine production and taste it in some of the small cafe in Sirince. I enjoy look around its main street with some of souvenir stall, the pin magnets are cute. It is only 4 dolmus served Selcuk-Sirince, and only 1 stand by at the otogar, they depart every 15 minutes, so make sure you are right in time or waited for the next departure. Back to Selcuk, we walk to the ruins of Artemis temple, it is 5-7 mins walks from the bus otogar, and it is really ruins, too bad, can't imagine how beautiful it was. And i just realize i left my brandnew mango sunglass at the dolmus, hiks, okay let it be, just enjoy the ruins and the hot sun. Lucky me, when we walk back to hotel and pass through the bus otogar, the Sirince dolmus driver look at us, and he called me, yeaaaa he keeps my sunglass save, wow, what a wonderful and honest Turkey people. 

Back to the hotel at 11.30, we found Tom girlfriend, the korean girl, mad at us, she yelled that we have to check out before 10, cause the cleaning lady only work until 10.30. Its not our first time stay in a hotel or hostel, never heard a check out time at 10, and Tom didnt inform us also. Well, you may guess, I yelled back to her, its your problem with the maid, not us, just write clearly on the reception desk. We leave the hotel in a hurry and so mad. Never will recommend the Artemis hotel.

The next destination is Oludeniz, its in the south east coast of Turkiye. From Selcuk we take dolmus to Aydin city, 7 TL. And Aydin to Fethiye we take a big bus, 32TL. Remember that Aydin and Fethiye is not a big city, really have to go directly to the counter to ask for the near departure time or we have to wait 2 - 3 hours, after get the ticket then you can go to toilet or buy foods. We don't have much time to buy proper foods for lunch, coz our bus will depart in 10 mins, so we just buy some Simits for emergency meal. It takes 2 hours from Aydin to Oludeniz, the view a long the way are green mountainous and clear blue sky. Arrived on Fethiye, we have lunch at the bus otogar, another durum kebab and Turkish tea, yummy. Then we walk to the main boulevard and wait in front of a supermarket for taking dolmus to Oludeniz. Dolmus Fethiye - Oludeniz costs 5TL, its less than 20 mins and we reach our hotel, Oludeniz Hotel. Its located not too far from the welcome gate of Oludeniz, surrounded by rocky mountain, but also close to the beach. The man behind reception desk cant speak good English but he is such a warm guy. We get a room with swimming pool view, nice, and the wifi is very good. Time to 'update status' hahaha. 

That evening, I keep persuing Dina to take a paragliding ride, well its my reason to visit Oludeniz, paragliding, I really want to try, but not in Indonesia, and I already ask my paragliding freak friend about it safety. Too bad Dina didn't want. So, I persue her to take a 12 island boating tour, and she agreed. We called one tour provider and a guy come to drop us the ticket, inform us about the detail. Then we spent our evening at the hotel balcony, enjoy the stars with some just-wash underwear hang in our surrounding, hahaha.

Day 6 : Oludeniz 12 Islands Tour - Blue Lagoon

We start the day with a very healthy and full variety breakfast, ready to enjoy the boating session today. I am still on my period, but I feel dont mind to jump into the water if it is good enough. At 9 am, a big jeep pick us up, no upcover, okayy hello sun, keep smile. We pick up a family from England, they already got tanned skin, and the little girl asked why i wear a balinese sarong to cover my head, you dont like hot sun? Yeah, we have a lot in our country, she laugh. The jeep takes us to Fethiye pier wherein our boat has waited for us. Its two deck boat,  all the european guest prefer to sit in upper deck, enjoy the hot sun, while we both and a pakistan family prefer to stay away hahaha. There are lots of small islands in south east coastal of Turkiye, close enough one to another, can imagine how beautiful the sight is if we take a paragliding ride. Sigh. 

When we stop by at the first island, some of the guest at upper desk jump out to the water, swim, the water looks so calm and clear. I asked the boat crew if i can rent a snorkel gear or goggle, too bad they dont provide it. But no regret, I asked one of the guy about the underwater life down there, lots of grey fish, only grey, no coral at all. Well this time I feel so lucky for being Indonesian, we have lots of beautiful coral and colorful fishes. Even in Phuket, I dont find coral and colorful fishes. So Indonesian, we must be proud and take care our underwater world real carefully, and if you never go snorkeling or diving in Indonesia, it is really a big loss. 

Lunch meal at boat is surely fish and salad, but we can choose chicken grilled if we dont like fish. Again, they charged for the drink. Overall the tour costs 35TL is worth enough, the service is good and also the view, if you like swimming in open ocean, its a must, but only swimming. 

Back to the pier, now they use minibus to serve us, with aircon, thanks God. Feel a bit sleepy, but we need to move our foot after seating half day, then after drop our belonging to the hotel, we go walking to the blue lagoon, its only 10 mins walk anyway. The blue lagoon beach is beautiful, we must go back tomorrow morning.

Day 7 : Heading to Antalya

Wake up in the morning, feel excited to explore the blue lagoon again, we go walking after breakfast, buy a delicate Turkish ice cream again, watching some paragliding fly smoothly and landed on the beach, love it, I wish its me. Walking back to hotel, we stop by at money changer, well wherever you see money changer with a good rate, dont waste it. Clean up, packing, then check out. Take a dolmus to Fethiye. Buy a bus ticket to Antalya. While waiting for the bus depart, I have little discussion with the bus crew about how to get to Konya and Goreme from Antalya. One of the crew offer a good price at 100 TL for a baloon ride at Capadoccia, including a pick up at bus otogar and drop to our hotel whenever we arrive, sounds good,  I asked for Dina and Mira approval, and we pay half for the down payment. 

It takes 4 hours from Fethiye to Antalya, we take Bati Antalya bus, 25TL, coz it goes through the shorter route, which the other take a long ride through coastal line. We can enjoy more beautiful view through the long ride, but we prefer have more time to explore the city. 

Arrived in Antalya bus otogar, we are about to get info about bus to Konya, when a lady come to us, asking where we wanna go, we mentioned our hotel in old town. Guess what next, yeahh she offers a guide coz she will go to the same area. Wow, what a very kind lady. She introduce herself as Marie, she is French, but she likes Antalya so much so she often come for a long time vacation at Antalya. We take a metro (subway), 4TL, to get into the old town, and Marie accompanied us walk to our hotel, the Argos Hotel. While she rent a small house 5mins walk from our hotel. She offered a walk exploring the old town after we check in and have some rest, we agree to meet her in an hour. She is really have a beautiful heart like her name, mother Marie. How lucky we were to meet her, coz the streets in the old town looks similar to us and many people get lost inside. While check in, we saw a flyer at the reception about tour to Perge Aspendos and Kursunlu waterfall, costs 175TL, looks so invited, and we decided to join the tour tomorrow. The hotel is nice and clean, old building but they maintain it very well. they have swimming pool, but again no time to enjoy it.

Marie really comes in an hour, she take us to see the historical Korkut mosque ruins and Hadrian gate, the Antalya park overlooking the beach, the pier, then end up with dinner at a small restaurant serving kebab and friends. We meet some demonstrants at the main boulevard. Marie told us the demo is about a park in Istanbul. But the demo doesnt look scary to us, we have more scary demo in Jakarta haha. Thank you Marie, you are really such an angel. Hope we will meet you again someday.

.... To be continued :) ...