Love.Stories.Travelling: August 2011

London was on fire! Oh my! What is happening?

Tottenham Court Road

Personally, it is one of the safest city that I have ever been. I feel safe whenever I went out at night, even alone. But now with #Londonriots actions, it will become a nightmare for London peeps.

This is so dramatic! Building on fire. Caputured in Croydon. Source: Guardian

This is one of my fav shopping stop - Oxford Circus. What happen now? Hurm. Sigh :(

The world has been alarmed of the London chaos that occurred across England starting from last week (6th August 2011). London was really in a completely mess where people are afraid to go out and police are everywhere in the city. It started due to a protest as a result of police dead shooting to Mark Duggan in Tottenham 2 days before. More than 1000 people were arrested over the few days of rioting. Many shops, buildings and cars were burned down with shops being looted in the chaos.

This pic was taken by me in May 2011. Tottenham Court Road underground was peaceful n safe. But with ~~#Londonriots~~ happening, not anymore.

Personally, I disagree with the ~~#Londonriots~~ actions. I understand that they are mad with the government and what so ever, but to me, burning down the shops & stealing is not the way to show the "madness". I feel sorry for those innocent people who has been victims due to these low-minded people thinking. One of the victim, is a Malaysian boy who study in Kaplan College, London. Pls view the video, if u want to know more.

I miss the Peaceful city of London. FULLSTOP.

I LOVE LONDON. SAVE THE PLACE.

P/S: With things happening right now, we could not say that London is not safe. Its just 1% of its citizens behave violently. There are still many British people who CARES.

"Incredible India"

That is the tag line for India's tourism. Macam negara kitalaa, "Malaysia Truly Asia"

Went there with my family from 11-16th July 2011 semestinya by AirAsia,
Now Everyone Can Fly. ceh. tibe2. LOL

and YES! I waited for almost a month to write bout it here (-_-)

*pls blame my writing mood*

So, this trip was totally planned by ME.

~~NO TRAVEL AGENT!~~

Semuanya dari flight ticket, hotel reservation, tour everything was made by me. I made my own travel itinerary so that it is easy bila kat sana dah ada daily schedule nak pergi mana n buat apa.. Rasa cam dah boleh bukak travel agency sendiri dah ni.. So, if sapa2 nak g Mumbai n need advice or travel itinerary, pls do not hesitate to PM me. I would be very happy to assist u =D

One thing about travelling in India, sebenarnya agak senang nak travel sendiri without tourist guide memandangkan penggunaan bahasa Inggeris yang meluas kat sana. Most of the people knows how to speak English. So, no language barrier at all! If nak tanya tempat ke, restoran ke apa, semua senang je.

Nota kaki yang tak seberapa:-

- HOTEL : Pls, pls and pls choose an appropriate hotel. Biarlah mahal sekali pon janji selesa. Kitorg choose to stay at the Trident Oberoi Hotel 5* located in Nariman Point. Betul2 depan beach n sgt bersih, selesa dan puas hati. Akan tetapi hotel ni pernah ada sejarah dibom dan dijadikan hostage pada 2008 (>o<) . No offense, India adalah sebuah negara yang sangat kotor. Kalau korang pilih hotel yg tak OKAY, makanya silalah tahan hidup dgn persekitaran yang TAK OKAY. Mmg betul, kita dtg nak jalan2 n bukan nak dok melepak kat hotel. Tapi if korang rasa korang sanggup duduk tempat yang busuk, kotor, makanan xbersih, silalah ignore nota ini.

Welcome drink & Food - Meriah sgt. hihi

The room - sea view

The room - Garden view

Hotel Entrance - Boutiques. Gucci, Salvatore Ferragamo, Versace, etc.

-HALAL FOOD : Actually kitorg pon confius dgn halal food kat sini. Sebabnya bila tanya halal ke x, kebanyakkan diorang jawab kedai tu Halal. McD halal. Dominos Halal. Semualah Halal. Ntah2 diorang tak tahu pon maksud halal tu apa kan..huhu.. Tapi yang pastinya, KFC di Mumbai adalah Halal sebabnya KFC Mumbai adalah kepunyaan Johor Corporation. And one more thing, makan di tepi jalan atau disebarang restoran adalah amat tidak disaran sama sekali. If rasa tak geli dgn titisan peluh mamak2 tu dan perut korang memang jenis yang tak sensitip dgn kebersihan makanan, silalah berkunjung ke kedai2 tepi jalan berhampiran.

Kedai tepi tepi jalan. Orang hotel kitorg pon pesan byk kali jgn makan tepi jalan. Honestly, the environment is 100x worst than Indonesia.

Hiasan semata-mata

- ATTRACTIONS : Oklah. Mumbai ada banyak juga tarikan untuk pelancong. Actually this city is more to Film City la. Mana2 pergi pon semua gambar Amitabh Bachan, Saif Ali Khan, Shah Rukh Khan dan segala jenis Kapoor dan Khan. So, to summarized tempat2 yang best kat Mumbai, sila lihat gambar2 dibawah.

Ala-ala manja gitu depan Gateway of India. Tempat ni juga known as "the lovers gate". Alaaa.. yang dalam filem Mann lakonan Aamir Khan tu... Takkan tak ingat kot.. Yg dia tunggu awek dia lama tak datang2 tu.. hurm.

Saya tiada pasangan di Lovers gate ini. Sekian.

The English King George V telah mendarat di India pada tahun 1911 di pintu gerbang ini.

Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, salah satu hotel yg paling esklusif di dunia. Barrack Obama, Charlie Chaplin n most of the top celebrities yg dtg visit India, tidoq sini. Tapi hotel ni pon pernah dibom gak in 2008.

Semua boutique mahal ada kat Lobby Taj Hotel ni.

2nd Day - We visited the so called Film City Tour. Cost tour ni agak mahal. Lebih kurang 120USD (RM360) seorang. Tapi if xpergi, rugi plak la kan. Yela. Mumbai a.k.a Bombay ni kan tempat lahirnya semua pelakon2 Bollywood yang popular. Jadi, kitorg pon decide utk proceed with the tour. Dapatla jugak tengok rumah Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Aishwarya Rai etc.

Shooting Set - Mamat baju hitam n hijau tu pelakon. Kami tak kenal. Orang kat situ kata diorang ni popular. Whateverrr, ada aku kisah? *sebelah mata je pandang nii* tapi yg baju hijau tu, macam selalu nampak berlakon..hihi

Studio - shooting set/place for Billu Barber movie. Main Actor : Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra etc. P/s: Dalam movie nmpak sgt gah dan hebat set lakonan diorang ni, In reality = HAMPEH. buruk dan sangat kotor.

Cubaan lagak ngeri oleh Inspektor Shahab

Film Farm dalam Film City

Superstar make up room. Puiiii.. Setor rumah aku lagi cantik.

Entrance/Pagar Rumah Shah Rukh Khan - Pagar sekolah aku lagi cantik kot?

SRK house. Can't deny, it is awesome! 7 Tingkat! Atas office. Bwh rumah. Cool~

Ye. Salman Khan tinggal di tingkat satu rumah flat ini.

3rd Day - Mumbai City Tour. Sewa kereta 7 Seater satu hari dalam 60USD All-in, including driver parking toll etc.

Mumbai's largest Laundry - Dobi Ghat ... Bak kata mak aku lah, "Free pon, tak hingin mama anta baju kat sini. Mau berkudis bila pakai". huhu...

Tengoklah air yang diorang pakai cuci baju tu, ~~HITAM~~. Oh my. Peningggggg**

Hanging Garden

Victoria Terminus - Train Station. It is one of the UNESCO World's Heritage Site. Dibina oleh British pada tahun 1878.

Depan University of Mumbai. Sgt klasik kan building dia uols? Mcm feeling2 kat Europe gitu. hihi

House of Mahatma Gandhi - very inspirational i tell u.

Nariman Point Beach

- SHOPPING : Dtg India, mestilah nak shopping SARI kan. Harganya teramat-amatlah murah as compared to dkt Jakel ke Gulati's ke atau mana2 kedai yang seangkatan dengannya. Korang boleh dapat sari as cheap as RM14 (low quality) and sampai harga beribu2 RM pon ada. Saranan saya, sila pilih kain yang berkualiti, supaya sedap dipakai dan cantik mata memandang.

Feeling2 pakai sari gitu...

Okay. Mula2 lilit sini. Pastu belit sini. Kemudian bla bla bla.. Tadaaa. Jadi Acilah kau pastu!

Suvidha - shopping place yang berkualiti at reasonable price. Located at Dadar West. Pas kitorg balik je, tempat ni kena bom. Taktaw la wujud lagi ke x. Waallahualam..

Tempat Shopping Sari yang murah - Mangaldas Market. Quality rendah as compared to Suvidha. Tapi Still cantik.

Hasil tangkapan shopping - penuh kereta. Sampai tersepit kaki aku celah2 plastik.

Antek x saya pakai baju ni? (",)

- TAXI : Hurm. Honestly, taxi kat Mumbai ni sgt geli. Ada one time tu, aku naek teksi, seat dia basah. Bau hancing. Memang xboleh blah. And banyak time, naek teksi, pening nak termuntah dengan bau ketiak driver tu. Aiseyyy... Pakailah rexona deodorant ane! If jalan2 dlm city je, supposely tambang taxi will be ranging from 20-50 rupees (dlm RM2-3) shj. Mula2 diorang mmg akan letak mahal. Kdg2 tu sampai 200 rupee diorang letak. Sila jangan layan kecuali duit korang memang berkepuk2 dan korang saja nak sedekah kat ane tu.

Sessi tawar menawar harga teksi. Diorang memang tak reti pakai meter.

- SAFETY : Seperti yang kita sedia maklum, MUMBAI mmg ada byk sejarah kena serang dengan terrorist. Even time kitorg kat sana pon, ada 3 bombing yang terjadi. If nak tahu kisah bombing time kitorg kat sana, sila baca entri saya sebelum ini semula. Apa yang boleh disimpulkan, jalan2 dalam bandar, keselamatannya agak terjamin. Takde orang2 mabuk kacaw2 orang etc. Cuma serangan terrorist ni sukar nak dijangka. Kat mana2 pon boleh terjadi kan? Banyak2 berdoa jela supaya perjalanan kita selamat pergi dan pulang. Insyaallah...

Saja gatal2 pergi "cekidout" tempat yang kena bom - Zaberi Bazaar. Sehari selepas serangan terorrist. Dalam hati sumpah debar *mintak2lah, xde bom dah arini*

Sibuk jadi kpochi - tanya polis dekat mana tempat kena bom tu.

Polis ada dimana-mana setelah 3 siri pengeboman

- TARAF HIDUP : Sesungguhnya, menjejakkan kaki di bumi Mumbai ini, amatlah menginsafkan. Terus rasa sayang gila kat Malaysia dan bersyukur sangat dengan kemakmuran dan kemajuan negara kita. Honestly, sedih tengok keadaan sekeliling di Mumbai ni. Yang kaya, terlalu kaya. Yang miskin, speechless. Terlalu miskin. Jauh lebih teruk dari masyarakat Indonesia.