Dare to Gamble | Macau Islands

First of all, i want to clarify :p. I am not a gambler hehe. I just came to there for fun. And it was interesting to watch them (seriously). A lot of devil sounds in my head, and they tried to make me gambling. But they didn't success hehe..

Gambling is very easy just put your money and wait, you will win or loose :p. Actually they played with money not paper >.< (and that is money, money -_-') why they threw their money so easy (gulp). Yeah if they win they will get twice or more, but if they loose they will get nothing.

Macau is a small country (for me), and a lot of Portuguese culture/building here. You can find easily that the street name or the place name with Portuguese language . But still, the people can't read english. They just can read chinese words >.<. And a lot of them can't speak/understand english too (aish).

So as my previous post (this link), please prepare your hotel/destination name with chinese words too :-D. The transportation is easy you can go buy bus/taxi (it will expensive), you can read the map easily from the macau tourist map (you can get it in ferry terminal or airport).

There are a lot of museum some of them free and some of them are not, you should buy the ticket. The food is expensive rather than my country ;p. All place for tourist already in the tourist map, so it will help you so much. I just went to Senado Square and there are a lot of outlets (some of them in sale :p),just follow the street you will find some tourist place such as Ruin St Paul Church, some museums/temples/church, etc. (you can google it easily).

Some attraction in City of Dreams near Hard Rock Hotel is also awesome such as the dragon treasury (55 HKD - around 20 minutes) , the dancing of water (more expensive :p, 400-600 HKD - around 1,5 hours), etc (just google it, you can find the schedule and the price).

Here some picture :

Taken from Hongkong Ferry Terminal waiting room. Prepare to go Macau :)

 

Senado Square Patterns

A dragon from Dragon Treasury Shows in City of Dreams

Macau in the afternoon and from the top of museu de macau. I thought that building is grand lisboa :p.

I don't know but i am not really interesting in Macau so much, so my post became short :p. Just leave a comment if you need my help.

-danny williams | @dannywongso-

My Summary About My Trip in China Mainland and Around

Hi All,

I just got back from my trip yeay, my third trip this year :-D. And suddenly i want to write about my opinion about China Mainland as a teaser :p.

There were very interesting journey, a lot of things different in culture, lifestyle, food, transportation, language, etc. Even i am a chinese, it is also hard for me to travel there :p. But here am i, survive and now time for me to write my story huehue.

I will write as fast as i can (i will write in some parts), of course i need time to edit some photo right?

From overall my trip, i will give advises, tips, tricks, and reviews (perhaps it will help you or just for your information :)). And here some points in my head :

PS :

All my comparation is with my country (Indonesia) and in Jakarta.

1. Food

• You should learn how to use chopsticks , yeah you can ask for spoon too :). But never found for fork and knife :p
• Never ask too much about the food/menu and touch the food before you pay. They will scold you for sure if you do that
• A lot of food shops and cheap around us, you just need an extra effort to find it :p. Because it always in small roads or behind the big streets. Just follow the local people with the food plastics or ask them where they buy their food. Or find the way with a lot of people walk, there are must be a lot of food :p
• Find the food shops with the picture, you can choose directly. It is easier :). Or look at some people who eat there, and choose like them. Why? Because the menu always in chinese words :p.
• The taste is different, strange, too salty, and not like the picture :p. So lower your expectation for the first. 
• For muslim absolutely you must do an extra effort to find the food or ask people (of course prepare in chinese language), because even you choose chicken the food will contains pork :p. It means you must find muslim food and i can find in some place around me there.
• Drinks usually free just for hot tea/water just look people around you :)
• No chili / sauce :p, if they have. Absolutely the taste will different. (this is serious hehe)

2. Travel

• Make sure all our destination in adress or maps (detail), with the english and chinese words too. When you get lost you need ask people right, and everyone i asked in my trip couldn't read english words :(, you must give them in chinese words. 
• Try to find the transportation for your destination in advance, and ask again in your hotel's receptionist for sure. Even they can't speak english well, but you can show the destination you want, and ask them how to go there with your notes.
• Ask again in your ways to some people to confirm the place is correct (of course with chinese words). It will waste your time if you get the wrong way. Don't feel shy or shame, they will not recognize you too :p if you ask something ridiculous or stupid questions. Last time i got wrong MTR (Metro Line) maps with the picture there and got lost hahaha. Another idea just ask their help to write the place you want to go in chinese words :-D
• Buy the ticket from the counter place, don't believe from people with uniforms etc. Because we don't know the truth just make sure you go to counter place and find the ticket price in the boards (of course in chinese words, but sometimes in english words). If in chinese words just follow your hearts to choose hahaha :p
• Keep your wallet in front of you, not on your back pants / bag. My friend told me that if the wallet in your backs, it means ours, but vice versa it is yours :p.
• Don't talk too much with strange people, they ask for money or offer you some products. Even they are look good / bad, you can get insting when the bad things will happen to you right.
• Bring calculator for them to write, or try to understand their language at first. So you know how much exactly you should pay for the food or another stuff. Not everything notes in paper, they usually say it. And absolutely you will blank haha.
• Sometimes in someplace, there is a people will help you, and bring your stuffs in metro line or bus transportation (if that is too heavy / big for you and look like you need a help).
• Taxi in some place such as Hongkong and Macau will charge you for your stuffs inside or in the baggage.

3. Culture

• They like to spit, with the sounds such as "Hoakk...Cuh..".. >.< uncommon voice and strange for me every where -_-'.
• They speak very loud and talk like scream/fight hehe. You must be surprise at the first.
• They are not good in service, no smile, and do everything very fast. And to the point when they talk with the high tone.
• They will give their chair in public transportation for child/senior people. Yeah they have some good points in here :-D
• Prepare for the toilet, hehe dirty (because of the spit) and bad smelly. But it much better rather than woman toilet :p. They are too lazy to splash the water after poop or pee -_-'
• Don't surprise the people (man) can change the clothes not in the fitting room. They can half naked (just for the top) in every where. It seems uncommon to try the clothes with double clothes we wear.
• Bargain more than half price for your stuffs, and don't believe with the price. They will say to you or the good words to you (such as : this is special price, only for you. Maybe it will cheaper in another shops :p). Even they scold you and kick you out from their shops :p, but at least you try to bargain haha (perhaps they can call you back for that price :p)
• For me the people is hard worker, competitive, persistent, and seems they work overtime (do they salary low?). China mainland is very big country, a lot of people from small town/city will come to big place right? so it will crowd every where with chinese people :p

Just leave a comment, i will glad to answer :)
Some picture already in my instagram just find out in @dannywongso

-danny williams | @dannywongso-

Pengalaman Pertama Buka Puasa | Yayasan Muslim Jabal Haq

Heh? Ga salah judulnya? (tatapan curiga) :p

Ya ya ya, ga kog :). Meski bukan seorang muslim bukan berarti acara buka puasa ga boleh hadir kan hehe..Perjuangan ke tempat ini luar biasa :p, deket sih kalau dari rumah ga sampai 1 jam (baru sadar pas arah pulang). Berhubung kemarin (kebetulan) dari jakarta barat sampai lokasi 2.5 jam *bangga*(tau sendiri kan ya, bulan puasa dan sekitar jam berbuka itu luar biasa macetnya >.<)..

Btw acara ini menurut pendapat pribadi, membuka 'mata hati' untuk selalu bersyukur kehidupan saat ini jauh dari mereka yang dhuafa, yatim, piatu ataupun yatim piatu. (makasih @niningmuniarti for the invitation)..

Back to topic, awal mulanya sebenarnya untuk bertemu, bertegur sapa dengan teman-teman travel ke derawan kemarin itu, rencana awalnya di TMII, tapi kemudian bertepatan dengan bulan puasa dan pahala (halah :p, ada kesempatan dan informasi dari @niningmuniarti). Seems so cool :), amat bersemangat dan berminat di awal :)

Pas hari H hohoho, amat excited karena banyak pengalaman kali pertama :p, dimulai dengan pertama kali buka puasa di yayasan : (di tempeleng :p),  pembacaan alquran (ya biasa sebenernya di TV :p, or denger2 dari mesjid kan ya *skip*), pembacaan syair arab (wow bener baru denger live *semacam norak* hehe), puisi dalam inggris mengenai kerinduan terhadap orang tua (lap air mata, bagus dengan makna dalam), dan senandung quran dalam nyanyian (ga tau judulnya dan ga nangkep kalimatnya, ga mirip rebana sih :p).

Ngintip Shalat :-D

Baca Syair bahasa Arab (menarik kannn :p)

Dan kali pertama ditodong untuk sharing tentang background pendidikan, dan mengenai job sekarang. Bayangkan ditodong menjelaskan mengenai IT (teknologi informatika) ke anak SMU? (blank bukan hehe) dalam waktu singkat lumayan ampe keringetan kemarin (*gulp*, salah sendiri sih sebenernya karena pas ngobrol2 dengan direktur utama yayasan ternyata anak-anak yayasan, belum pernah di sharing ttg dunia IT, niat awal bercanda dianggap serius, ya sudah lah berbagi pengalaman, meski amat yakin itu membuat mereka tambah bingung..maafkan >.< tidak prepare.

overall i enjoyed the moment with them, some of them @Ga_lih, @fpsari, @aliakemala, @niningmuniarti, @rintadita, etc

Taken by @Ga_lih

Sekilas tentang yayasan ini :) in my opinion, amat baik tidak kekurangan biaya pada saat ini dan baru berjalan sekitar 2 tahun :p..Karena menurut informasi yayasan keluarga, supposed to be the foundation so far so good (tapi kalau mau sumbang silakan cek dibawah untuk menghubungi mereka why not :)). Tempat yayasan ini daerah jatiasih ga jauh dari pintu keluar tol jatiasih (kalau tidak salah ingat) kemudian beberapa kali belok (tidak sulit percayalah meski diawal harus tanya-tanya / tersasar :p), daerah padat dan macet tapi tidak ekstrim seperti di Jakarta. Yayasan ini bentuknya rumah panggung asli dari Sulawesi Selatan hooo (keren tempatnya :)) ada pendopo juga, dan dibangun dari kayu hitam. Dibelakang ada daerah pekarangan tanaman dan budidaya ikan.

Beberapa foto yang berhasil di foto :p, berhubung sudah malam dan gelap jadi sedikit ambil fotonya :) 

Area Pembina dan Dapur (bagus ya dari bambu jalannya)


Menuju lantai 2, jadi foto2 itu ada dilantai 1 Rumah Panggung Sulawesi Selatan

Ada piano di lantai 2 (lihat ada satu tuts yang ditekan siapa itu hihihi)

Kebetulan pada saat ini hanya untuk pria dan mengasuh sekitar 20++ anak SMU (saja) yg dhuafa langsung dari sulawesi selatan yang tentunya dhuafa (kesulitan namun anaknya memiliki prospek/anak pandai). Kagum loh yayasan ini berusaha membangun kembali daerah asal mereka. Kita doakan yang terbaik untuk anak2 ini setelah lulus SMU untuk menggapai mimpi dan impian mereka ^-^. Dan yayasan ini juga memberi santunan ke anak2 dan orang jompo sekitar yang dhuafa/yatim/yatim-piatu juga loh :-D

Kalau kalian ada yg berminat or tergerak silakan menghubungi langsung ke :

@RAYjabalhaq
Yayasan Muslim Jabal Haq

rayjabalhaq@gmail.com

PS :

Dari info terakhir mereka lagi butuh buku pendukung SMU seperti toefl dkk, karena perpustakaan mereka baru berupa majalah/novel/komik

-danny williams | @dannywongso-