Trip to Singapore (Part 1)

Assalamualaikum and a very good day to all my followers... phewww... previously, my post is on what I am pursuing now which is Master of Corporate Communication. Ever since, I feel so happy with my life. I feel I have been rejuvenated and reborn to be stronger than before.

Ok. Enough with that, this time, I wanna share with all of you on my latest trip to Singapore. For your information, this is my first time I'm going to Singapore. Kinda excited and worried at the same time, worried of getting lost actually... hahaha.

The trip starts on July 27th where I take bus there with my friend. The price of ticket from TBS to Little India, Singapore is around RM44.40. Very affordable. We depart at 8.30 a.m. We arrived at Tuas Checkpoint around 3.00 p.m. After several rounds of detail immigration process, we finished around 6.00 p.m. and arrived in Little India at 7.00 p.m. We expect to arrive there around 2.00 p.m. Certainly, our plan need to be reschedule.

Once we arrive, we immediately run to nearest MRT station, which is Ferrer Park. This is because we want to use Singapore Tourist Pass. This pass can be used in all MRTs and Buses around Singapore. This pass comes together with $10 deposit which you can redeem back after using it. Since I am at Singapore, I pick 2 days unlimited pass for $16, together with $10 deposit. This pass is unlimited to all MRT and bus stations, except monorail to Sentosa Island.

Once we got Singapore Tourist Pass, we directly went to Chinatown as I wanna buy souvenirs to my family and friends. As far as I know, from reading most of blogs, if you want to buy souvenirs with affordable price, you should go to Chinatown. Thus, it intrigues me to go there. There, I bought Coin Purse, 7 for $10, T-Shirt, 5 for $10 and fridge magnet, 5 for $5. Very cheap. I like it... The name of the shop is The Gift Shop. Very recommended.

Ok. Done with souvenirs, it's time to go to Gardens By The Bay. We went there by MRT as well. You guys need to disembark at Bayfront Station. We went there at night as the scenery is very breathtaking. The architecture also very nice to be seen.

After that, it's time for supper. We went to Zam Zam Restaurant. In order to get there, you need to take MRT to Bugis Station and walking few meters to North Bridge Road. We ate Deer Murtabak for $10, Fried Kuey Teow for $4.50, Iced Tea for $2 and Iced Lemon Tea for $2. FYI, this is my first time eating deer. It tastes delicious and looks appealing as well. Fried Kuey Teow is just mehhh..

After eating at Zam Zam, it's time to get some rest for the next day. Adventure for the next day will be continue in my next post. Stay tuned !! So long !!

Master of Corporate Communication, UPM

Assalamualaikum everyone.

Phew, guess what? This is my first post for 2018.

Hahahaha. Lately, I have been busy venturing with my new passion, which is STUDY !!!

Yeap, after working for 2 years, I think it is my best way to spread my wings and follow my dreams in order to become all-rounded lecturer. From there, I will be able to share my academic experience and working experience that will benefit me for future.

Currently, I enroll my first semester at Universiti Putra Malaysia under Master of Corporate Communication. This program is slightly different from my degree which is Interpersonal Communication. If Interpersonal Communication explain on basic form of human communication, Corporate Communication is more explaining on the management function in establishing and maintaining mutual relationship between an organization and the various public or stakeholders.

If you guys are interested to enroll into this program, I suggest you to come out with topic for proposal as you will be ask to do your dissertation. This program can be taken ranging from 4 until 6 semester. Somehow, it is advisable for you to Graduate On Time where the suitable period for this program is 2 years/4 semester.

In order to complete this program, you need to fulfill minimum of 40 hour credit which consists of 34 hour credit for compulsory course and 6 hour credit for elective subject. Compulsory subject offered for this program which are:

• Advanced Public Relations
• Theory & Practice of Corporate Communication
• Organisational Communication 
• Communication Theory
• Communication and Research Methods
• Statistics for Communication Research
• Integrated Marketing Communication.
• Strategies of Communication
• Communication & Decision Making
• Master Research Project Seminar (to be taken on 3rd Semester)
• Dissertation (2 semesters)

Each subject comes out with 3 hour credit. For Master Research Project Seminar, 1 hour credit and Dissertation, 6 hour credit.

Another 6 hour credit will be offered from time to time as the subject offered depends on the semester itself. Therefore, you need to pick carefully the elective subject, based on your passion and ability to deliver. Hereby I attached together list of elective subjects offered in UPM which are:

First Semester

• Data Analysis and Interpretation
• Public Speaking for Professionals
• Interpersonal Communication
• Intercultural Communication

Second Semester

• Psychology of Communication
• Advanced Advertising
• Crisis Communication
• Brand Communication

In addition, whenever you reach 3rd semester/2nd year of your study, it is compulsory for you to take seminar where you have to do DEFENSE PROPOSAL... mini thesis is required where you have to do it. But, it will not involve Viva de Voce.

UPM offers 2 intakes in a year which are on February and September. To register, you may browse into this website for more details. http://www.sgs.upm.edu.my/. Afterwards, click on SGS Online Application. There, you need to register on PostGraduate Portal. After you register, you may apply for Master in Corporate Communication as what I did.

Do fulfill all requirements needed and send to SGS for approval. Once approved, you are considered as a UPM student.

Ok. Now, it is come to an end of my post. Hope you will be interested to study further on postgraduate section as knowledge should be learned at all times. Bye bye !!!

Trip to Yogyakarta (Part 4)

Assalamualaikum.

Final day at Yogyakarta is arrived. Perasaan sedih sedikit menghantui diri ini.

DAY 4

Kalau ikutkan itinerary, agenda pada hari ini adalah pergi ke Taman Sari Water Castle, Bakpia 25, and Malioboro. Tapi, kami dah menginap di Malioboro. Aku fikir agak tak syok laa last day ni sebab tak banyak tempat boleh pergi.

Namun, aku terfikir pada hari kedua tu, kami tak sempat ke Kalibiru. Apa lagi, aku push si supir ni untuk bawa kami ke Kalibiru. Alhamdulillah, pada pagi itu, cuacanya nyaman sekali. There is a very high chance for us to get a picture over there.

Kami tiba di Kalibiru pada jam 8.40 pagi. Entrance fee je dah bernilai 10,000 IDR. Kat situ, ada banyak spot yang korang boleh bergambar. Lebih dari 5 spot rasanya. Tapi kami pilih satu spot je sebab semuanya mempunyai background yang sama, iaitu tasik biru.

Kami memilih untk bergambar di Spot 1. Naik Spot 1 je dah makan duit sebanyak 15,000 IDR. Kat situ, ada servis gambar jugak. Kat situ, lagi 20,000 IDR lesap. Tapi, sumpah berbaloi sebab korang akan dapat 4 keping gambar soft copy, masuk direct ke dalam phone korang tu. Senang kan? Terus boleh post kat Instagram. Mesti dapat banyak like because quality of the photos is f*cking nice !! Heeeee... Lagi satu, meh aku bagi kat korang comparison between photos captured by their camera and by my smartphone. Nilaikan dan renung-renungkanlah.

Ok. Dah siap bergambar2 siap melompat2 atas platform tu, kami meneruskan perjalanan ke Bandar Jogja untuk aktiviti seterusnya iaitu ke bank, memandangkan duit Alif dah makin sikit. Pergi la ke ATM Maybank, sekali sampai tak boleh keluar duit. Rupanya2 si Alif ni tak activatekan debit card dia tu. Ok. Next time, kalau nak gi oversea tu, jangan lupa untuk activate kan kad anda ya. Kalau tak, memang menangis tak berlagu la time nak keluarkan duit tu. Oh. lagi satu, nak lari topik jap, jangan lupa untuk beli travel adapter ya sebab plug point kat sana tak sama dengan kat Malaysia. jadi, sebelum pergi vacation to Jogja, kena beli tau....

Since tak boleh nak keluarkan duit, Alif terpaksa la pinjam duit dengan aku. Aku memang spare sikit duit RM, sebab nanti bila sampai KL, tak perlu pergi ATM, boleh guna duit untuk naik ERL. So, dapat la tukar duit sebanyak 252,000 IDR, bersamaan dalam RM80.

Lepas, tukar duit tu, pergi singgah beli Bakpia. Aku beli perisa chocolate to my colleagues. Dah siap beli tu, supir bawa kami ke Taman Sari Water Castle. Kat sini, tempatnya macam istana lama2, zaman Kesultanan Yogyakarta. Dalam tempat ni pun, ada rumah2 masyarakat Jogja. Kat situ juga, ada 3 newlyweds yang bergambar kat situ. Entrance fee cuma 15,000 IDR. Masa kat sini, akan ada travel guide yang cuba menarik perhatian kalian. Diorang akan explain in English about the castle itself. Sampai je kat hujung istana ni, diorang nak payment sebanyak 25,000 IDR each. Melampau kan?? Jadi, jika ada siapa2 yang try approach korang tu, better decline cepat2 because they will take advantage to us. Ngerti??

Dah siap visit castle ni, rasa lapar la pulak. Teringat pulak masa 1st day tu, aku obses sangat dengan Warong SS. Apa lagi, Pak Arjun bawak aku balik ke kedai tu. Dapat makan Bebek dan Terung Goreng lagi. Sedap !!!

Dah siap2 makan, tiba la masanya untuk kami pulang ke Kuala Lumpur. Vacation dah habis nokkkk.. nak cuti lagi. Boleh tak?? Bawa daku kembali ke Jogjakarta !!! Dia punya rindu tu sampai sekarang masih menebal di hati ini. Hurmmm... ok2. Sebelum balik, kami ingin berterima kasih kepada Pak Arjun dan Enjoy Your Holiday Yogyakarta. Kepada sesiapa yang berminat untuk ke Jogja, boleh la guna pakej yang disediakan oleh Enjoy Your Holiday Jogjakarta ni. Sangat berbaloi. Meh PM nombor through whatsapp at +62 822-4247-7252.

Tq Pak Arjun dan Enjoy Holiday di atas servisnya.

Ok. Itu sahaja la dari saya untuk kali ini. 4 bahagian kau. Cerita pasal Jogja je kan. Next time, kalau aku pergi vacation, I will share with you all yea. Thanks for reading. Much love. XOXO. Bye !!

Trip to Yogyakarta (Part 3)

Assalamualaikum semua.

Sudah 2 hari berkampung di Yogyakarta, ayuh kita sambung dengan aktivitti yang lebih menarik perhatian korang.

DAY 3

Macam biasa laa, trip bermula pada jam 7 pagi. Agak pelik gak la start trip pukul 7 pagi sebab dekat Malaysia, biasanya kita baru je habis sembahyang Subuh n sambung tidur balik... hahahaha. Tapi kat sana, pukul 5 pagi je dah nampak matahari tau..

Perjalanan dimulai ke Pantai Timang. Kat sini, yang famous nya adalah gondola dan pantai yang cantik. Perjalanan ke sana mengambil masa selama 2 jam setengah. Mak aih, jauh nau... Dah la jauh, berbukit pulak tu. Pening kepala weyh. Mujur tak termuntah.

Kami tiba di sana pada jam 9.30 pagi. Driver ada bagitahu kami yang sehari sebelumnya, pantai timang ni ditutup sebab hujan lebat. Ok. Sampai je kat sana, kami order lobster dulu. So, bila balik dari Timang, terus boleh lunch. Nyum nyum nyum. Biasanya harga lobster ni mahal nak mampus. Mencecah ratusan Ringgit. Namun kat sini, sangat murah harganya tau. Harga untuk 3 orang makan hanya 550,000 IDR (RM165.50). Sampai je kat sana, terus tengok jenis2 lobster yang kami nak makan tu. Lepas booking tu, owner kedai kasi aku pegang lobster. Mula2 tu agak cuak la sebab takut kena sengat !! Tapi aku berjaya kawal keberanian aku tu..

Dah siap booking lobster, kami naik jeep ke Pantai Timang. Kat sini ada 2 option kalau nak pergi sana, sama ada nak naik jeep atau ojek (motor). Kalau naik jeep, harganya 350,000 IDR. Kalau naik ojek, cuma 50,000 IDR. Time tu, kitorang naik jeep. Jalan ke sana amat laa, berbatu bata. Boleh sakit buntut weyh. Hampir 20 minit dalam jeep tu, sampai juga kami ke Pantai Timang tu. Subhanallah. Panorama dekat sana sangat cantik. Cuma yang spoilnya air sangat keruh sebab Jogjakatrta dilanda hujan lebat. Lagipun, semalam Pantai Timang ditutup sebab hujan. Alhamdulillah dapat pergi ke Pantai Timang sebab kalau pergi semalam, memang kena patah balik laa. Dah la nak ke sana, sudah memakan masa sebanyak 2 jam setengah. Fuhhh... Macam biasa laa. Bergambar bagai nak rak. Ok. Tiba masanya untuk kami naik Gondola. Ya la. Lee Kwang Soo dari Running Man pun naik gondola tu tau. Harga untuk naik gondola tu adalah 200,000 IDR dan jambatan tu adalah sebanyak 100,000 IDR. Harus diingat, kalau nak naik gondola, balik pun kena naik gondola. Sama dengan jambatan.

Untuk pengetahuan anda, gondola tu ada 6 roda. 4 roda di bawah dan 2 roda di atas. Gondola tu memang tak ada safety measure. Contohnya, kitorang tak pakai safety jacket pun. Memang terbaik.. hahaha. Masa naik tu tak de la takut sangat, bila dah nak sampai tu ada la rasa cuak, sebab diorang guna tenaga manusia je tau utk carry ke seberang sana. Mak aih. Sampai ke seberang sana jugak, kami bergambar bagai nak rak. Posing pun kena la mengancam...

Ok. Done. Dah penat bergambar, masa untuk lunch. Nyum nyum nyum, sampai je kat kedai lobster tu, diorang terus serve lobster dengan cumi (sotong) goreng, tempe macak kicap, lobster cheese, lobster masak cili dengan sambal yang padu amat !! Sedap tak terkata.

Ok. Dah siap makan, terus driver kami bawa menuju ke Jurang Tembelan. Harga masuk ke sana cuma 8,000 IDR (RM2.50) Kat situ ada banyak spot yang boleh bergambar, kat situ yang famous sekali adalah gambar perahu yang berdiri kukuh, hanya dengan 2 batang buluh di bawahnya. Aummm,, ngeri siakkk..

Lepas visit Jurang Tembelan ni, kami ke Hutan Pinus. Namun, setibanya kami di sana, hutan itu ditutup sebab banyak pokok tumbang. Sedih lagi. Raut wajah ku mula menggambarkan perasaan sedih yang amat. Pak Arjun sedar akan hal ini, lalu memberitahu kepadaku "Jangan pernah serik untuk datang ke Jogja lagi ya bang Syauqi". Ok. Fine.

Afterwards, our journey continues to Gumuk Pasir and Parangtritis Beach. First, we arrived at Gumuk Pasir. There, we can play sand dunes. Somehow, due to rain, the condition of sand is not suitable to play. Disappointment continues again. We just manage to take picture of playing cradle.

Then, we went to Parangtritis Beach. There, the atmosphere is very dull as Yogyakarta was currently in the state of emergency due to massive flood. We can't do anything much as there is no electricity, crowds also can't be seen. Hurrmmm.. bit gloomy I guess. State of despair comes again as Pak Arjun quickly noticed based on my face expression. "Jangan serik lagi untuk datang ke Jogja ya". Again. Pak Arjun said it out for second time. Ok.

Around 5.45 p.m., it is time for us to go back to hotel in order to get some rest before going to Malioboro Street for another round of window shopping. Ok. Dalam pukul 8 malam, kami bergerak ke Jalan Malioboro, masuk ke dalam Malioboro Mall. Masa nak dinner tu, ada terfikir gak, nak makan tempat yang bersih as previously, we have been lied with low quality of dinner, thanks to our first night dinner. Ok. Kita nampak Pizza Hut. Apalagi, melantak la kami kat sana.

Harga seorang makan kat sana cuma 38,000 IDR (RM11.40). Consist of a main dish, appetizer and drinks. Ok la. Compared dengan Pizza Hut Malaysia, sorang makan je dah nak dekat RM20.00. Lepas makan, terus balik hotel, get another round of rest, because tomorrow will be our last day at Yogyakarta. Hurrmmm.. sedih la sebab esok dah nak kena balik Malaysia.

Alright guys, stay tuned for my last part (Part 4) at Yogyakarta very soon. So long for now. Bye.

Trip to Yogyakarta (Part 2)

Assalamualaikum everybody.

Now, I would like to continue on my second day while at Yogyakarta. Masuk je hari kedua ni, kami makin bersemangat untuk meneruskan aktiviti pada hari ini. Sebelum bertolak, meh abang payung gambar breakfast pagi iaitu :-

Surprise !!! 

DAY 2

Around 7 a.m., our driver pick us up. From there, we continue our journey to Merapi Mountain. Once arrived, we took jeep service as Merapi condition is surrounded with rocky roads. Masa naik jeep tu bergoyang2 la jugak badan tu. Excited dia lain macam weyh. First thing first, we go to Merapi Museum where lots of home appliances are displayed, portraying how volcanoes can affect your house. Sedih sangat bila tengok kesan2 gempa bumi ni. Tahukah anda, kali terakhir Gunung Merapi ini meletus pada 5 November 2010. Kesannya dapat dirasai sehingga dalam radius 30 km, masih ada kesan2 debu pada tempat tersebut. Dahsyat.

Barang2 peralatan musnah dek gempa bumi.

Ok. Lepas melawat muzium, kami dibawa ke tempat2 yang sesuai untuk bergambar iaitu Batu Alien dan Bangker Kaliadem. Basically tempat2 kat sini digunakan untuk bergambar, berlatar belakangkan Gunung Merapi. Namun apakan daya, hujan lebat sangat, sampai tak sampai Merapi. Sedih...

Selfie dengan Batu Alien tapi tak nampak muka manusia pun.

Habis je pusing Merapi tu, kami diberikan air Teh Botol.. air paling famous di Indonesia. Ingatkan air teh ni lain sikit dengan yang lain, sekali minum sama je dengan air teh kat Malaysia. Dah habis minum Teh Botol, kami meneruskan perjalanan kami ke Candi Borobodour. Jika untuk Candi Prambanan dan Candi Ijo untuk agama Hindu, Borobodour tu pulak untuk agama Buddha. Biasanya bila tiba Hari Wesak, penganut agama Buddha akan berkumpul di Borobodour untuk bersembahyang, sebagai tanda berterima kasih kepada Tuhan. Lagi satu perbezaan antara candi Hindu dan Buddha iaitu candi Hindu mempunyai menara yang tinggi dan corak bangunan yang tidak begitu kompleks, berbanding dengan candi Buddha yang lebih panjang dan ukiran yang lebih mendalam.

Dah habis pusing Borobodour, apa lagi meh la kita shopping kat Borobodour. FYI, prices near Borobodour is much cheaper than Malioboro. Whenever you reach any shops near Borobodour, you need to ask the price first. If you feel unsatisfied with the price, leave it out. Trust me, the owner will chase you and give cheaper price as per requested. Unlike Malioboro, you can't negotiate that much.

Buktinya, aku berhasil membelikan 2 dompet yang bernilai 20,000 IDR, 2 woven bag yang bernilai 30,000 IDR dan 3 ketul fridge magnet yang bernilai 30,000 IDR. Murah giller weyh. Aku recommend you guys untuk shopping secara pukal di Borobodour ya.

According to our plan, next stop is Kalibiru. However, time constrain is the main factor during that time, dengan tak lunch lagi, dek sibuk shopping kat Borobodour. Lagipun Kalibiru tutup pukul 4.00 petang. Otw balik tu, kami makan kat Restoran Padang, Rumah Makan Uni Yani, berdekatan Borobodour. Sampai je kat sana, kami request semua makanan Padang yang mereka sajikan. Sekali hantar, hambik kau !!!

The best thing about Padang Restaurant is that they will serve all foods in the table. They will pay on which food that we consume only. Sounds great isn't it?? Ok. Harga untuk 3 orang makan is 144,000 IDR, equivalent to RM44.

Ok. Takkan la pukul 4 dah nak kena balik hotel. Memang tak syok la kan. Sebelum aku ke Jogja ni pun, aku ada buat research sikit pasal Gereja Ayam. Aku pun teringin ke sana bila baca blog orang lain. Lepas makan tu, aku terus tanya supir, Gereja Ayam tu dekat tak dengan Candi Borobodour?? Dia bagitau dekat je, dalam 15 minit. Ok. Cun. Apalagi, terus aku nak pergi sana. Maklum la tak dapat pergi Kalibiru. Lagipun masa nak pergi Gereja Ayam tu, driver ada bagitau yang Kalibiru ditutup sebab hujan lebat. Fuhhh.. keputusan yang sangat tepat untuk tidak pergi ke sana. Kalau tak, menyesal tak sudah.

Sampai je kat Gereja Ayam (Bukit Rhema), kami menaiki jeep sebab jalan ke tempat itu sangat la curam. Kereta Avanza milik driver kami pun tak lepas. Entrance fee for Gereja Ayam is 30,000 IDR (RM 9.00) and jeep service is 14,000 IDR (RM4.20), pergi balik. Ok la kan.

Dekat Gereja Ayam tu, ada tempat sembahyang untuk Muslim dan Kristian. Mereka tidak ingin berlakunya ketidaksefahaman hanya disebabkan berlainan agama. Selain itu, tempat itu juga merupakan tempat pembikinan filem untuk Ada Apa Dengan Cinta 2. Makanan tradisional turut disediakan secara percuma tetapi kami tak makan sebab kenyang dengan Masakan Padang tadi.Di Gereja Ayam ni, kalau naik ke puncak, boleh dapat tengok view Candi Borobodour sekali tau.

Ok. Gereja Ayam pun dah nak tutup ni since diorang tutup pukul 5 petang. Beredarlah kami dari Gereja Ayam. Tak sia2 aku gamble ke sini sebab according to package yang kami tempah, tempat ni tak masuk pun dalam list. Hahhaha, ok, lepas tu, kami minta tolong dengan driver untuk pergi ke pasar raya sebab baju, seluar dan kasut kami sudah lencun bak hang. Basah. Tak selesa langsung. Pergi la beli sabun buku, dengan payung. Maklum la, kami datang pada musim hujan. Seharian hujan di Jogjakarta. Lepas beli2, supir tanya nak makan Bakpia atau tak? Aku cakap why not. Terus dia bawa kami ke Bakpia Pathok 25. Harganya cuma 35,000 IDR. Bakpia ni bentuknya macam nugget tau. Comel sangat. Bakpia ni merupakan makanan masyarakat Jogja yang menggunakan roti dan disaluti dengan inti kacang hijau. Ni yang original punya. Tapi ada juga premium taste like durian, chocolate dan kacang merah. Harganya mahal sikit la, cuma 45,000 IDR.

Surprisingly, malam tu kami langsung tak keluar sebab penat sangat. Kami banyak menghabiskan masa pada malam tersebut dengan menonton televisyen. Hurmmmm... Ok la. Berehat untuk aktiviti keesokan harinya. Ok. Stay tuned for part 3 yea. Letih aku nok duk menaip ni. Ok. Bye..