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BANDUNG, August '11: Day 2

Buffet breakfast, and the shopping were my motivations to wake up early! I'mma such a chiongster when it comes to travelling esp at shopping countries. Yes, I mean like I don't have much time spent there so I should treasure every single moment! Unless I've got like a month to spare there, then of course, that's a total diff story!

Cheers to Breakkie!

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My fav station all-time, the soup noodles!

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Porridge

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Standard must-haves! Egg & Sausages

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Mains

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Here's what I've got!

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& normally, I'd mix the soup noodles with the porridge's condiments. Who cares! It's a buffet for goodness sake! Just do it!
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It's only Day2, check out my full luggage! I brought it there almost empty okay!
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While the girls were washing up after eating, I sneak peek at my Accounting notes, damn myself la, had an exam in 3days time. FML!
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PINK Bunnyears!

First shopping place of the day: Rumah Mode (Pronounced as Ru-Ma Mo-Deh)
A little further up not really in the vicinity of our hotel area... so we took a cab!

Asked the cab to stop for an hour while we do some quick shopping, before heading further up...

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Did a quick run thru the shops there but didn't managed to cover everything. We thought it was quite a good place, so decided to come back later on ~ `

Anyways, we continued on... Headed down to another famous factory outlet, Paris Van Java!
This place houses most international brands, brands that we'r familiar with in Singapore... *grins*

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We were really excited when we saw these familiar brands, BUT, sadly to our dismay, we were quite disappointed with the prices because they were not any cheaper than SG, infact some more expensive :< double double sighs!

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The only thing that light up my face! SAW THIS CUTE HELLOKITTY PUSHCART STALL (: Bought a couple of stuffs from them, like 2 shirts and a handphone pouch...

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But, I must say... the place is quite big! So we could just walk around...
Went to buy random stuffs at those girly shops. Those were quite cheap compared to SG. esp, my Hello Kitty loots!

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Oh yes, and I saw quite cute interesting novelty items, like these:

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Mini colourful diff flavours icecream cone on such a cute tray. New & Cute Concept!

And these...
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Buns, shaped like animals & fruits! Spot the pig and the strawberry figures!

Ohyes, while shopping, I lost the girls :(
Thankfully, I happened to meet them inside a departmental stall. Can u imagine my face when I saw them... I was like OMGZZZ!

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They brought me to eat J.CO yogurt. Not too bad I must say!
Very refreshing!

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Check out their cool openspace concept toilets, quite interesting! Below the basins, there are huge fishes swimming in the pond right below your feet!
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Took a mini van back to Rumah Mode area...

The van had no aircon & its windows were open, so technically while on the roads, the fumes from other vehicles came into our van and I was literally suffocating underneath these poisonous gases:( Thankfully, I bought my Hello Kitty mask and I could wear them like a happykid!

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Dropped by other nearby factory outlets, since the van dropped us there ^^

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Outside that outlet, they sold nice cookies. Handmade, supposed to be some famous native snack. Bought afew tins!

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After shopping there, we walked on and went to Rumah Mode for Round 2 of shopping there. Then an hour later, shag! We took a break due to sudden random hunger pangs!

Sat by Java Bean Cafe~

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Check out their bakery!
Weird flavours, okay... just not to my liking :(

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Interestingly, spotted this super huge bun!!!

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After shopping, we got the same morning's taxi and went to Chihampalas Walk to check that place out... since it's well-known for Jeans and their famous street filled with cartoon characters like spiderman, batman, etc.

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A Pity! I didn't bring my dslr along coz it was shopping day... so kinda miss out on the nice cartoon pics! :(

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Saw some interesting & super nice food! Took a snack... again (:

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Spotted this! & I bought a pair of ballet beaded & ribbon flats from there!

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There's this extension to the area, and it's the Chihampelas Walk Mall!

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ROTIBOY that SG doesn't have anymore?!? :/ The girls were crazy over it. Swear that when we're back here again tml, cfm wanna buy this to eat!


Cabbed to our nice dinner place!
@ D'Palm!

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Choose outdoor dining instead...

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Great Atmosphere but don't be too happy. SIANZ cause halfway thru the meal, we became dinner for the mosquitoes. Piss me off! -.-

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The great spread of goodfood, I swear!

Check this gadget out! It's for customer service, tried it and it really works. Zoom in to see the words on this gadget! HAHAHA!

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Make a guess what we were doing!

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Feeding Fishes! with... RICE. Our leftover rice.
Seeing fishes eat rice. WOW, that's a first!


Walked back to the hotel which was just infront, but it was tough! :(
Coz' it was super cold even with my jacket I was literally frozen (not even freezing!~) and this was the road pavement we had to walk on. Sobs!
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Checked out STAMP factory outlet because that was the only one open at ard 10pm!

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MY DAY 2 BUYS!!!

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HEHEHEH, Check 'em out!

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HUGE HELLOKITTY FAN RIGHT HERE!

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