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Travel day n flight to Jambi

I spend my first night in the airport... tried to stay up late walked in the terminal back and forth. i took the bus shuffle to terminal 1 to 2 and 3 just to kill some times. People started to come around 4 -ish.  couldn't stay up longer then i decided to book the nearest hotel called Aston Cengkareng Hotel near the airport. it took about 15 minutes by taxi. I arrived at around 7 but i couldn't check in, not till 12 in the afternoon. Damn it! i was so tired, instead of waiting in the hotel lobby  i then decided to go hopping and buy some stuffs for the wedding. Mangga Dua.where i headed to...huge shopping mall, it took half an hour by taxi. I was so excited and bought things i don't need. Thing seems so cheap n i luv it
i finished shopping around 2pm went back to the hotel. i was so tired. i wanted to have a good night sleep. i walked to the nearest mall and found this spa called "Bambu spa"! excellent.. i had an hour massage. it was so damn good, $6 is what i paid for such a good massage. right in front of the spa, there is a salon, i had facial for $5. 


The hotel wasn't like what i expected.. i was kind of disappointed. shower was suck... the toilet flash didn't work properly... i didn't get what i paid. but it happens. i asked the receptionist to wake me up at 3 for early breakfast for ramadhan.. yes we have meal called "sahut" between 3-4 am. Back in Sydney i have never had one cos i was too lazy. My grandma usually prepares the meals and wake me up when it is ready. anyway..they did call me. i had my very first sahur in Indonesia and went back to sleep at 4am.
i had such a good sleep... and ready to roll. i went back to salon and had my hair wash for $5, did little shop then airport. they have free shuffle for their guest. my flight to Jambi was delay as always.. but it was good flight and felt so happy to be back. 
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