Hey 👋
It’s been such a busy week for me. Since last week, I have been traveling with either my mom but also my friend who came to visit from afar. But here it is, the actual week I’ve been eagerly waiting for and I am so excited for it!
I have said previously that I will be traveling light and as usual, only with a backpack, I am ready to wander!
To be honest, the most challenging part is always the pre-travel for me. There’s so many things to take care of including now my 13 cats & making sure they are well-fed and also making sure my mom is well-fed too while I am away. Oh, and the excitement that I have is adding up to it.
While Malaysia is about 2 hours and 40 minutes flight for me, I still have to travel about an hour to the airport and tomorrow, I started my journey at around 5 AM 😂You know, I honestly wonder if I would be up because that is when I normally go to bed or just came back home from working inside a cafe.
It has been about quite a few years since my international travel but this time, it felt like the first time again traveling overseas. There is so much excitement but also worry dealing with immigration officers 😂If you’re from South East Asia, you might understand this feeling but I am going to just wing it!
Unlike in the past, these days, we have to fill out MDAC(MALAYSIA DIGITAL ARRIVAL CARD). I made sure that I have all these documents including my outbound flight and everything necessary since typically, the Indonesian officer asks things like this.
When it comes to SIM CARD, this time I decided not to buy any E-SIM or even a physical one. I am currently using 3 which is also available in Malaysia. They have reasonable roaming prices and save me from the trouble of actually purchasing E-sim. Now that I think about it, almost everything these days is pretty convenient. For Indonesian citizens we also have QR code payment, so it’s a lot easier to transact over there. Back when I was traveling there, it was all mostly cash and I didn’t know a lot of things. Now, all we need is just a phone, scan, and done 😂
By the way, I am bringing leftover merchandise from when I was organizing a Hive event in Indonesia. I have 2 pens and some stickers. I’d be happy to give them around. I wished I still had the totebag but at the time, we only ordered what was necessary and on budget hehe.
I thought about bringing some indonesian coffee but my bag is full 😹if I have some space left & you happen to love coffee, let me know! I could bring a coffee or two.
See you soon!
salam sama si wizzard kalau ketemu ya Cem. hahaha
Sipp! Nanti aku kasih tahu dia hehehe
Your star will continue to ascend and you will have an amazing time. I look forward so much to your reports and perspective :-)
🤣 I just landed and I already experienced something so fun! I had wayy too much coffee today haha so I am buzzed!
Oh gosh! Am I too late for coffee???? 😍🤩😇
I’m eager to meet you! Safe travels!!
Nina, let me know if you want to try coffee luwak! I am going to keep one for you haha
Looking forward to your updates! :)
Will definitely share some updates!
I totally understand what are you worried about, especially since we are Indonesian and the destination is about Malaysia?
and by the way, see you there.
It will be very nice to see two female representing Indonesia at Hivefest. You girls need to show the world that Indonesia does have legitimate high quality content creators!!!
I hope there is no constraint to mingle because to be honest, this is my very first time meeting strangers from different country. Actually, there is one person from Indonesia and I'm glad that I have more than one friend from Indonesia. To be honest I'm very nervous @livinguktaiwan :D
I felt the same before I went to my first fest in Bangkok, but once I got there, everyone was very friendly. There will be lots of people who know other people well because it's been so many years for them, so sometimes you may feel like an outsider, but they are all eager to meet more people so never feel intimidated. Even the whales are very friendly. Just have fun and enjoy your self.
Sure, i'm sure everyone is very friendly, I've seen it from Hive fest last year. iI'm just worried about myself :D by the way thanks a buck for your words...
If you're not feeling too shy, come find me!! I'll be happy to meet some #worldmappin travelers!
Oh sure, whatever I feel, I'll be happy to meet worldmappin team
hahaha that's so true. If we're from Indonesia and our destination is Malaysia, the immigration is a lot more warry about it.
Nice to meet you at HiveFest today!
!ALIVE
!BBH
@macchiata, I failed to pay out 0.873 HIVE and 0.120 HBD to reward 4 comments in this discussion thread.
My wallet is running low on Hive or HBD. I will try again later.