Heyzers.
My super short trip to Jakarta with Mama went extremely well. We managed to get fabric for the whole family and some really nice dusty pink kaftans for my bridesmaids.
We stayed at
N1 Hotel which is literally 5 minutes walking distance from Tanah Abang. The hotel is nothing to shout about but I won't complain since we only paid
RM220 for 2 nights.
Not too shabby. Breakfast was meh.
Before I start, the currency exchange rate at the time of writing is
RM1 to
Rp.2980. Fantastic timing.
Day 1
We arrived at Soekarno-Hatta airport at 4pm and went straight to the hotel. The cab ride was
Rp.170k (RM57). You shouldn't have to pay any more than
Rp.150k (RM50) because on our way back, we only paid that much in a metered taxi. Always get on Bluebird, you guys.
Headed to
Bintaro in Jakarta Selatan (a 1.5 hours drive from our hotel -__-" because of the bloody traffic) to
Boutique Kebaya & Jas where I got our
baju kahwin ordered. We'll be heading back in November for fitting and collection. Can't wait! Here's sneak preview of how Redza's suit will look like and the
Maha Kemala inspired
kebaya I ordered for myself. There will be a detachable train to go with it and instead of
batik, we opted for
songket for both Redza's
sampin and
tanjak and my
kain.
But my neckline won't be so low cut like that la pengsan orang tua aku.
Day 2
Arrived at Tanah Abang at about 9.30am and left at 2pm. I won't be too detailed about our purchases but let's just say we're VERY happy with everything we got. Here's a breakdown:
Bridesmaids kaftans Rp.129k each (RM43)
Silk Shantung for the family Rp.15k each (RM5)
Baju nikah fabric Rp.760k/meter (RM253) - This is heavily beaded. Can easily cost RM1k/meter from Jakel)
Sequined fabric Rp.63k/meter (RM21) - The exact same one from Jakel is RM120/meter)
Silk Chiffon Rp.19k/meter (RM7.50)
I got the fabrics for my nikah, cake cutting dress and mama's dress from this shop - Jaka Hong, Level B2. The opening price is ridiculously high so don't forget to put your bargaining hat on. Ask for free linings too.
Everything was unbelievably cheap that we went bonkers and bought plenty of wedding unrelated stuff. Mama especially. What a dangerous place to be in.
Because we had so much stuff with us, we took the mikrolet back to the hotel. A mikrolet is a small sweeper van that picks up passengers from everywhere. There are no designated stops so you can practically hail and get off anywhere along their routes. From the building, you must cross the road and ride the number 08. That'll take you back to the N1. We paid Rp.3k (RM1) each for the short ride.
Headed back to the hotel to solat and back out to Mangga Dua. I know they close at 6pm and it was already 4pm at that time. Told mama we wouldn't make it but she insisted so off we went on the mikrolet (number 09) to the city. Not the most comfortable thing to be on but again, Rp.6k each which is murah nak mampos so takpela.
As expected, most stalls were closed/are closing so we just hung around and had pizza for dinner. After stuffing ourselves silly we took a cab and went to Plaza Indonesia and Grand Indonesia and bought nothing fancy.
End of day 2.
Day 3
Tanah Abang again because mama wanted to get MORE stuff!! Crazy this woman I tell you. Nasib baik hotel dekat. She got more fabric and some cotton kebaya tops. We left for the airport at 11am.
Contrary to what I've been told, the best time to go to Jakarta is actually over the weekend. It's very difficult to get things done at different places when you spend half the time stuck in traffic.
Here's the address to the boutique I had my
baju made. I should've taken photos of their finished products. They're really nice.
Boutique Kebaya & Jas
Jl. Pondok Betung Raya No 69 Bintaro, Depan Sektor 4
+62 815 8521 2101
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