:: The One with Medan-Toba #1 ::
Short update :
The hour long flight to Medan does make one think; Sabah/S’wak around 2-3 hours away and require immigration check. Sah depa negara lain,cam Penang.
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Jumped on Air Asia for our annual company trip mid last week, to Indon! Upon clearing arrival, we departed via bus to Toba Lake around 130km away via B roads.
Only to be greeted by this. They are famous snacks found in Pulau Siantar that is similar to those biscuit kacang in Malaysia.
Indon was preparing for there presidential elections when we were in. Imagining PKR being “Peduli Kut pasal Rakyat”.
Gratis means free btw. SimPATI is their prepaid service.
The journey took us around 3-4 hours as there was heavy traffic en route to Niagara Hotel. Weather was somewhat similar to Camerons, slightly windier.
Hotel mereka pun sama cam di Camerons. Aircon tarak, kipas tarak, air panas pun tarak. But it was a small matter nonetheless.
It was free and easy till dinner time, so we decided to take a quick walk down to Toba Lake.
007 uses TelKom Indon?
One of my fav shots of this trip.
Around 1.6 km downhill, we arrived at the shores of Toba Lake.
The locals here actually use the freshwater lake to bath. Heard mentions of water recreational sports but didn’t manage to see any during the trip.
Hopes of catching a sunset pic on the 1st day quickly diminished with the coming of nightfall.
Oh, by the way, the town is called Parapat.
Wished I had more time to travel around the town and squeeze in more shots but I guess following on tours restricts that.
Dinner came up next. With Bintang beer. =)
Better pics of Toba Lake in the next post.
July 7th, 2009 at 11:31 pm
hey Kevin, the town name called Parapat? it actuallly sounded like pa da papa da, I’m lovin it..from McD snippit. XD
July 8th, 2009 at 8:36 am
LOL….Bintang beer???
July 9th, 2009 at 9:11 am
lizzie : lol, its a nice quiet town i guess, minus the honking.
gerald : eh, bintang beer is great. pilsner beer le. as smooth as hoegaarden.
July 9th, 2009 at 9:45 am
photos are awesome. waiting for part2!
July 9th, 2009 at 8:03 pm
Haha.. Bintang Beer is really famous there.
Hey at least the apartment I stayed at Cameron had air panas to bathe with, imagine no hot shower in Cameron… Mati lo..
July 9th, 2009 at 8:12 pm
justin : coming right up. over the weekend i think.
vincent : bintang beer rocks! around RM6 for a bottle is not bad!
the weather was not as cold i guess. so the slightly cold water was ok. woke me up real fine!
July 10th, 2009 at 1:06 am
it’s me plus the HONK HONK ..ahahaha =P
July 10th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
sory to miss your blog post as i was busy. glad u enjoyed your trip.
July 10th, 2009 at 3:19 pm
liz : huh?
grace : soh poh, its ok. its just a post. i am glad of the trip because of the company that went with me. i wouldnt go to medan again. unless with the right ppl. bluek.
next round we go bali wan?
July 10th, 2009 at 5:44 pm
already planning for the next round.. syok nya..
July 10th, 2009 at 9:54 pm
Ahaha, picked up a new indonesian word, eh? I learnt “tahun baru imlek” is “tahun baru cina”
Fantastic photos. Me likey
Pak Susilo won, yea…… Well, kinda expected. Most jakarta residents I spoke to, and my coursemates as well liked him cuz he’s clean. Maybe not entirely, but at least better than his predecessor.
July 11th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
vincent : not this year la, i have another trip to somewhere later on this year. have negative leave liao.
tokmoh : thanks bro. eh? SBY won ya? his banners were everywhere in medan/toba during my trip.
July 11th, 2009 at 9:56 pm
Official results not yet out, but it seems set already that he’s winning.