Malaysia Itinerary 2023

Finally, I'm back with new post...

Anyway, this time I won't share a story about Korea. This year I had a memorable trip to Malaysia. 

In this post, i will share my Malaysia Itinerary so that maybe you can have a little bit inspiration about where to go if someday you have a chance to visit Malaysia. I went to Malaysia only with my sister without the tour guide. Well, our trip is actually quite long, about 7 days, because we are slow-type of person hehe. We don't like to rush everything in short days. Here is our itinerary:

Day 1:

• Flight from Jakarta to Singapore. I have a transit in Singapore because I want to see Jewel Changi Waterfall (HSBC Rain Vortex Singapore)

HSBC Rain Vortex Singapore

• Arrived at Malaysia (KLIA Terminal 2). I stayed a night at the airport. 

Day 2:

• Breakfast at Airport. We decided to eat at Jollibee because there is no Jollibee in Indonesia. 

Jollibee at KLIA 2

• Go to Kuala Lumpur by using bus. You can buy the ticket directly at the counter. 

Waiting for our bus to go to Kuala Lumpur

• Arrived at the KL Sentral. Then, go to my hotel using LRT.
• Check in at my hotel. I stayed at Floresta Hotel which is located around China Town area.
  
• Exploring China town and trying KFC Malaysia for the first time. 

Petaling Street at China Town

• Exploring KL using GO-KL bus. Very interesting because it's free to ride the GO-KL bus.
• Shopping some snacks at KK Minimarket.

Day 3:

• Breakfast at Ho Kow Hainam Kopitiam, which is still located in China Town. My recommendation is to try the toast and the coffee, super good for breakfast. The restaurant is quite famous that's why many people came here to have a breakfast. If you want to get a breakfast here, I suggest you to come early, because if you come late, you have to be patient and stand in line. 

People stand in line to order 

• Visiting Genting Highland for a day trip. We took bus to go to Genting Highland. You can buy the ticket online. 
• Exploring areas of Genting Highlands (Sky Avenue, Skytropolis Indoor Theme Park, Chin Swee Caves Temple, Genting Highlands Premium Outlets)

Skytropolis Indoor Theme Park

Taking cable car to Genting Highlands

Chin Swee Caves Temple

Genting Highlands Premium Outlet

• Going back to KL.
• Dinner at the famous "Mie Tarik" which is located near our Hotel.  

Mie Tarik

Day 4:

• Breakfast at 7-Eleven.
• Taking the KTM Commuter to go to Batu Caves. 

• Exploring Batu Caves. Unfortunately, we didn't reach the top because we are a little bit tired that day.

• After that, we took the KTM Komuter to go back to KL. Our destination is Petronas Twin Tower.
• Exploring around Suria KLCC and took some pictures in front of the Malaysia Landmark, "Petronas Twin Tower". 

• Lunch at Suria KLCC, we had korean chicken for our lunch. First, we got attracted because we saw the restaurants had so many customers, and yes the taste is quite delicious and the service is amazing. 

• Go to Central Market, exploring and shopping. You can buy some souvenirs in this market. 

• Exploring the area around Pavilion and Bukit Bintang by using GOKL bus.  

Alor Street, Bukit Bintang

Find  a gem, "Don Don Donki" Japan Supermarket in a mall near pavilion

Day 5:

• Met with my Malaysian friends.
• Exploring the city by using KL Hop On Hop Off bus. It's an amazing experience because we can explore Kuala Lumpur in one day by using that bus. 

We get off at National Palace

We also get off at Dataran Merdeka

• Lunch and having a coffee with my friends.
• Going back to hotel.
• Dinner at Malatang Hotpot restaurant which is located next to our hotel.

Day 6:

• KL Tour again by using KL Hop On Hop Off bus, but this time I went with my sister. 

KL Hop On Hop Off Bus

The Route of KL Hop On Hop Off Bus

• Exploring the area of Kampung Baru to try the famous "Nasi Lemak Wanjo". 

Nasi Lemak Wanjo

• Exploring the area of Masjid Jamek, trying Milo Malaysia which is sold in front of Masjid Jamek (Jamek Mosque)

Jamek Mosque

• Go to Mydin Malaysia to buy souvenirs and foods to be brought back to Jakarta. 
• Go back to hotel. 

Day 7:

• Before going back to Jakarta, we decided to go to Putrajaya by using KLIA Transit.
• Exploring Putrajaya, go to Putrajaya Mosque, and etc.

Putrajaya Mosque

• Go back to the KLIA Transit station to continue our trip to airport.
• Having our last Nasi Lemak and Teh Tarik as our dinner before going back home.
• Going back to Jakarta. See you at another trip :)

Check my vlog to Malaysia here!

SMTOWN 2023 Live SMCU Palace Jakarta

 Finally, after 11 years, SMTOWN Concert is back in Jakarta.

As SM stan, of course i didn't want to miss this chance. Still a little bit sad coz EXO didn't join the concert, but still happy and got excited to meet other SM Artists, especially NCT and Super Junior.

The concert is held at Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Stadium Jakarta. It's huge stadium and so many options about where to sit but you should win the ticket war if you want to get the front seat and of course with more expensive price. As for me, I got the ticket at around IDR 1.700.000 (already include tax), well it's quite worth because even though i sat in the GBK tribune, I sat in the front row, so it's good enough to see the stage and the big screen in front of me. Here are some fancams and photos that I got from SMTOWN 2023 Concert Jakarta:

Our ticket

The stage

My NCT Lightstick

Entering the concert venue

Adios. See you at the next concert :)

Seoul World Cup Stadium Tour

Watching football is great. Especially when you watch it live at the football stadium. You can feel the euphoria and the energy from players and supporters there. If you come to Korea, there is a football stadium that I want to recommend to you if you want to experience watching football in Korea. Yes, it is Seoul World Cup Stadium, also known as Sangam Stadium, which is located in Mapo-gu, Seoul. 

Seoul World Cup Stadium is the second largest Stadium in South Korea. This stadium has its historical value because it was first built for 2002 World Cup, which means a lot for South Korean People, especially because at that time the South Korean football team made it to the semifinal. Besides, as for the facilities, in my opinion, this stadium is really huge, very clean, and very organized. The seats are very comfortable and overall, the facilities are also well-maintained. 

If you are a football fan, you will be happy because this stadium is also a headquarter of FC Seoul, one of well-known football clubs in Korea. Some of FC Seoul matches are held in this stadium. As an international fans, you can buy the ticket directly at the stadium ticket counter or at fcseoul.com or interpark.com websites (you can see the price on that website). However, if there is no match at the time, you can still visit and have a tour around the stadium, just go buy ticket directly at the counter. The price of the entrance ticket for a tour around stadium was really cheap (only KRW 1.000 per person). Some of you who are not a fan of football may also visit this stadium for a Kpop concert. 

To go there, I think the easiest way is to go by subway, then you can get off at World Cup Stadium station. From there you can just walk to reach the stadium. 

I myself have two experiences going to this stadium. First, I went to visit and have a tour around the stadium, then the second experience is when I went here to watch the Dream Concert. Really sad because I never experienced watching football here. But I will surely come again to watch football match here and to meet our one and only Maknae Hyung, Lee Kang In :)

Here are some photos from my trip at Seoul World Cup Stadium: