Jakarta Planetarium
Our first destination when we reached Jakarta is the Jakarta Planetarium. When we entered, we were greeted by an astronaut mannequin. We were provided with the tickets to go to the planetarium. We looked around while waiting for the show. My group went through a tunnel filled with zodiac paintings on the walls. We were too busy looking around that we did not realize that the show was about to begin. We had to queue in a very long line but it was well worth it because it was air conditioned inside.
The planetarium was so large that it managed to fit 300 of us in it and a couple of teachers. Not a single bit of light was allowed to light so we turned off all our devices. The room suddenly turned dark and a ball in the middle of the room projected light and creating the outer-space around us. It really felt as if we really were in space especially when the lights began to move. The speaker's explanation was like a lullaby and since the room was still quite dark and cold, it made me fell asleep halfway throughout the show. I highly recommend people who have difficult time in sleeping to go there.
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| Greeted by an astronaut mannequin. |
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| An alien from space. |
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| Tunnel filled with zodiac paintings. |
DuFan(Dunia Fantasi)
It was really hot when we arrived in DuFan. But when we were waiting to enter, it didn't seem to be that full at all. Nathan, Kenneth and I directly went to the nearest attraction which is Kora-Kora. I was really scared when i watched other people riding it screaming, I can't differentiate whether they are having fun or scared. But my friend calmed me and said it was not scary at all the last time he rode it. I trusted him because it was my first time playing in DuFan after a very long time. The Kora-Kora ride is an attraction where we sit on a boat and it will tilt to almost 90 degrees. At the end, I didn't feel it scary at all except that my feet were trembling because I almost fell of the boat and flew away.
The next ride we went to is Istana Boneka. I told my friend that the ride was for babies since we were all already teenagers. He said that we were going to ride it just to cool ourselves down from the heat. I was so bored so i took out my phone and played with it, together with my other two friends. Inside Istana Boneka are dolls from all over the country. We were taken picture inside but we were not paying attention at all. When we saw the result of the picture, we laughed so hard because we were the only one playing our phones while the others were enjoying the ride.
We went to McDonald to eat our lunch since i haven't really eaten anything for breakfast. We met with a bunch of other friends too and eventually joined them. One of my friend suggested to go to Perang Bintang, but it was closed so we played Burung Tempur. It was really high and as I am scared of heights, I dared not riding the ride. But I made myself brave and decided to go. It didn't turn out to be that bad, not until you looked down.
We played more and more games until finally, there was an announcement that said that the Perang Bintang attraction is finally open. We rushed there and was the first one to arrive. The place was empty and there were many rooms. One of the room was full of neon lights so my friend, Olsen was shining so bright since he was wearing a full set of white clothes. We journeyed through the rooms and finally reached the main room which we expected to be a ride that we shoot lasers with our gun with, like a First Person Shooting game. But it turns that the guns were not meant to shoot laser. We were really disappointed but at least we laughed a lot inside.
It is finally time to go, I sighed and finally get to rest after the 6 hours of playing. I shal never miss the best experience I've ever had, especially with my friends.
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| Perang Bintang |
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| Kincir Raksasa Bianglala |
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| Turangga Rangga |
Bandar Djakarta
We ate in Bandar Djakarta, which is a seafood restaurant. When we were seated and about to eat,I heard someone shouting that there were TONS of pokelures in that area. I snatched my phone and instantly open the Pokemon Go app. I leveled up a lot and caught tons of pokemons too. After eating, finally, we were going to head to the hotel.
Hotel Neo Jakarta
It was a really heavy traffic jam and I was about to be ready to sleep. I couldn't wait because the hotel was right before our eyes but we had to turn. Finally, we got off the bus and there was another traffic jam of 300 students waiting for a single lift. The hotel had only 2 lifts but one of them was broken and they have NO STAIRS! Can't you believe that?! I had to barge through the crowd to reach the lift or else I would be stuck down there for hours. Once we reached our room, we took turns showering while the others packed up. When it was my turn to shower, I opened the door of the bathroom and the door knob fell off. I panicked and contacted our classroom teacher. He said it was fine since it was broken before we entered the room. So far, it was probably the worst hotel I've ever stayed in. We played for a while and I cooked cup noodles for dinner. I set the timer in my phone and slept around 11.00p.m.
The funniest thing is that the next day, the moment I stretched my body and opened my eyes, I opened the curtains of the window and say a tank. It was not just an ordinary tank I tell you, it was a RED GIGANTIC WATER TANK. Then we took shower quickly and went down to the lobby's restaurant before the other 296 students come down. You would not want to know how it would feel like. After we ate breakfast, we went to the buses and head to Museum Kepresidenan.
Museum Kepresidenan
When we arrived there, a paper full of questions were given to us to fill inside the museum. It was like a tour inside with a tour leader guiding and telling us about everything inside there. We were done with the tour and filled all the questions and headed straight to the next awaited place, TMII.
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| Patung-patung presiden Indonesia. |
The first place we went to at TMII was a place somehow similar to Science Center. We traveled in the same group we travelled at when we were in DuFan. One of us saw an arcade machine and ran towards it, hoping no one gets it first. He was too addicted playing it and I got bored so I left him alone. I went outside to get some fresh air and watched a mini show of flying a water rocket. I was not really impressed since I had made one which is better for a science project. We then headed inside and watched another mini show of cycling on a thin piece of rope. That I was impressed in.
Unfortunately, I forgot to take a picture because of all the fun I had.
We then went to another museum but it was a museum called Hakka Museum. There was really nothing inside so I'll just skip through it.
Next up is the IMAX theatre. We went through the gate and forgot that we had to change clothes since we were all sweating and it was really hot. We were not allowed to exit again but the officers gave me a chance to go to the restroom to change for 5 minutes. I hurried back after I'm done and when I came back, the doors to the theatre were already opened. I ran in and quickly reserved and found a seat for my friends and I. The name of the movie was Journey to the South Pacific. It is a story about the beauty of Papua Island, especially the Raja Ampat Island. The movie was not too interesting so I only focused on eating chips.
Goodbye Jakarta!
It was finally time to leave Jakarta. I was sad but happy in the same time because I miss my home at Bandung. I hope we can have another trip like this again.
