2014 August 21 - Apply South Korea Tourists Visa

Today, I went to Nusantara Tour Yogyakarta to apply South Korean Tourist Visa. If you live in Jakarta, you can apply the visa directly to the embassy. But because I live far away from Jakarta, so I and also some of my friends decided to apply the visa by travel agent.

To apply visit South Korean visa, you need C-3-2 visa. First, you needed some document (This information for Indonesian Residents, you can see it in here).
PS: I will write it in Indonesian.

• Paspor asli (masa berlaku lebih dari 6 bulan sebelum tanggal habis berlaku)
• Fotokopi paspor (halaman identitas depan-belakang beserta visa/cap negara-negara yang telah dikunjungi)
• Formulir Aplikasi Visa (download disini)
• Foto 3x4 berlatarbelakang putih sebanyak 2 lembar
• Kartu Keluarga
• Surat Keterangan Kerja / Surat Sponsor (dibubuhkan stempel perusahaan/toko) dan fotokopi SIUP dari tempat bekerja
• Surat Keterangan Mahasiswa / Pelajar bagi yang masih bersekolah
• Surat Referensi dari Bank (asli)
• Fotokopi Bukti Keuangan Bank 3 bulan terakhir (legalisir bank)
• Fotokopi NPWP
• Fotokopi SPT Tahunan 
• Tiket Pesawat PP yang sudah konfirm
• Konfirmasi pemesanan hotel
• Itinery perjalanan selama di Korea Selatan

English Version:

• Passport (more than 6 months before expired date) and copy passport (copy the identity front page and last page, and also the page which consist of visa/stemple of country that you have visited)
• Visa Application Form, you can download it in here
• Photo 3x4 with background white, 2pcs
• Copy of Kartu Keluarga
• Sponsorship Letter from company where you work (with stemple), and copy of SIUP
• Student Letter for those who still study
• Reference letter from bank company (original from bank)
• Copy of proof financial from bank account for the last 3 months (autorized by bank)
• Copy of NPWP
• Copy of SPT
• Confirmation of flight round trip
• Confirmation of Hotel Booking
• Trip itinery in South Korea

NB: Different country has different requirement. So, it's better if you contact South Korean Embassy in your country for more details.

Because I'm applying at travel agent, so I need to pay more than the original cost. But it's okay because the flight cost to Jakarta is more expensive than apply visa at travel agent cost.

It take 7-10 days (workday) to proccess. And if the embassy ask for additional document, they will notify you.

So I have approximately 2 weeks to waiting and pray, hope I got the visa.

PS:
> For copy of proof financial, there's no minimum requirement for it. As long as the cost enough to cover your journey in South Korea (just count 1 days = 100 USD), and 3 months before you apply, make sure your account has an active transaction (credit and debit).

Culinary :: Nanny's Pavillon Jogja City Mall > Yogyakarta ~ Special District of Yogyakarta ~ Indonesia

Today, I went to Yogya with my friend. We have some business to do and also refreshing. For lunch, we decided to try Nanny's Pavillon at Jogja City Mall, a new shopping mall at Jalan Magelang, Yogyakarta.

Nanny's Pavillon is franchise restaurant.

First time come here, we are really excited, because the interior. It looks like library. Very suitable for hang-out with friends.

There's 2nd floor. The view from upstairs more beautiful.

The food quite expensive I think, but, it worthed to try it.

IDR 48.000

IDR 49.000

The food is delicious.

Link:
- http://www.harianjogja.com/baca/2014/05/23/nannys-pavillon-kafe-bernuansa-perpustakaan-di-jogja-city-mall-509354
- http://jogja.tribunnews.com/2014/05/22/nannys-pavillon-hadirkan-perpustakaan-di-dalam-restoran/

Hotel :: Puri Asri Hotel > Magelang ~ Central Java ~ Indonesia

Today, me and my friends visit Puri Asri Hotel Magelang. Because my friend's cousin stay in there, so we can come in.

Usually it's only guest who can come in. Not guest can't entering the hotel area except they have bussiness or attending an event in there.

Puri Asri Hotel is 5 stars hotel in Magelang. It located at JL. CEMPAKA NO. 9 MAGELANG - CENTRAL JAVA, INDONESIA.

The hotel famous because of the nature area. It located near Progo River, one of famous rafting river in Magelang. With full of garden, people who stay in here could enjoy the green of nature and refreshing from the tiring work. Children can play in the playground too. And there's swimming pool and spa.

I have stayed here before, when gathering with my Hakka friends, and also my big family reunion held in here. There's so many activity that we can do in here, like Teklek Race, tug of war, etc.

Here some photo of Puri Asri Hotel, near the river area.

big chess

To check the room rate, you can go to booking hotel website such as Agoda, or Trip Advisor. You can also make a call to the hotel directly (Telp: +62293365115) or go to the hotel website.

Camera House near Borobudur Temple > Magelang ~ Central Java ~ Indonesia

Near Borobudur Temple, there's an unique house. Why is it unique? Because, it's form like Camera. People called it Camera House. The owner of this house is a painter. He said, that he build this house for gallery.

The Camera House located near Borobudur Temple. It's not inside the area. many people thought that it located inside the temple area, but it's not. After you pass Borobudur Temple entrance, you will pass Manohara Hotel, then just go to Amanjiwo Hotel direction and after you pass a big soccer field, you will see this house.

beautiful lotus flower

me and my friend shadow

Soccer Field Tuk Songo, Borobudur > Magelang ~ Central Java ~ Indonesia

Today, me and my friends went to hunting foto. Our first location is Soccer Field Tuk Songo. I have been here many times to hash, but never brought my camera.

There's a big tree in the corner of the field, and it looks creepy.

2014 Peh Cun Festival at Parangtritis Beach > Yogyakarta ~ Central Java ~ Indonesia

Credit: http://www.jogjapages.com/wp-contentuploads/2014/05/perahu-naga

Peh Cun Festival 2014, was on 2nd June 2014. JCACC (Jogja Chinese Art and Culture Centre) held the festival on 1st and 2nd June 2014.

On 1st June 2014, there's so many competition and ceremony.
- Dragon Boat Competition which held at Depok Beach, near Parangtritis Beach;
- Photography Contest, for all event area;
- Painting Competition at Parangtritis Beach;
- Lion Dance Competition at Parangtritis Beach.

There's a big dragon, stand in the middle of Parangtritis Beach which is the biggest and the longest in MURI JCACC. The dragon has 126 metre long and 14 metre height. At night, there's a ceremony to burn the dragon.

In the afternoon, there's not much ceremony. Only the competition that took place. One of them are Painting Competition.

At night, there's some performance and the ceremony of burning the dragon. Then at 2nd June, Peh Cun Day, there's pray ceremony in the morning, and at 12:00 o'clock, is the only time when you can make the egg stand on table or flat surface.

Just try it on Peh Cun Day, at noon.

Pangandaran > West Java ~ Indonesia > Day 04 > 2014 May 18

There's an International Kite Festival at Pangandaran, and today is the final battle. So before we go home, we watch it first. But unfortunately, untill 10 o'clock, the festival hadn't started yet. Because we want to eat lunch at Sidareja which took 1 hour to 1.5 hours, so we cancelled our plan to watch the festival, and go home.

At Wangon - Bulu, we decided to stop for a while to drink Dawet Ayu.

Dawet Ayu suitable to drink when the weather is hot. It's refreshing, and sweet.

Then we continue the journey back home. See you in the next trip.. :)

Pangandaran > West Java ~ Indonesia > Day 03 > 2014 May 17

Day 3 in Pangandaran, We have a sour body because of yesterday's body rafting. That's why we woke up late and missed the sunrise moment.

Today, we plan to explore the Recreation Park and Nature Reserve until the white sand beach then went back by boat. The entrance just right in the left of the hotel. But when we walk to there, there's a local people who rent boat, give us advance to enter the reserve from white sand beach because the difference cost. If we go to the Reserve first then ride the boat, the Reserve entrance ticket will cost IDR 7.000/person. But if we ride the boat first then entering the Reserve, the entrance ticket will cost only IDR 2.000/person.

So, we decided to ride the boat first. At the morning, the sea tide is high, and it reach out the beach. But the waves was so calm.

If you ride the boat at Pangandaran, the boat renter will always give you offer to do some activity, for example watch what inside the middle of sea, go to white sand beach, and also go surround the Reserve to see Japan Cave. My father said, he has gone surround the Reserve to see Japan cave before with his friends, and the wave was too high. Almost 1.5 metres.

We only ride the boat until the white sand beach, which cost IDR 50.000/boat. Then from there, we entering Nature Reserve.

white sand beach in the morning

There's so many monkey inside the Nature Reserve. Becareful with your belonging. Don't hold your fist, because it sign if you have any food. And the monkey will come to you to ask for food. Just open your hand, and show the monkey that you didn't have anything.

After walk around 5 minutes, there's a guard that sell the entrance ticket.

You can see the Japan cave inside the Reserve. I found two of them. I don't know how many of them inside there, but I'm sure it's a lot.

There's a bridge inside the Nature Reserve, which connect white sand beach area and Pangandaran beach. We can see the the River Mouth below the bridge.

It's kinday creepy, walking inside the Nature reserve, like walking in wild forest.. XD

After approximately 1 hour, we arrive at the west
entrance near our hotel. There's 2 entrance/exit, west entrance and east enrance. East entrance located near East Beach Pangandaran.

Then we walk back to hotel and prepare to eat lunch. After eat lunch, while on the way back to hotel, we see the fisherman started to pull the fish net. It's so fun to watch them. At first the will ride the boat to the middle of the ocean, to spread the fish net.

I don't know how long will they let the fish net inside the ocean. But after the time determine, they will pull it. At first, the will pull it from the two side.

Then until some point, they will put the fish net together, and pull it together.

this is what Fisherman got

After watch how fisherman pull their fish net, then we go back to Hotel. Me and my brother decided to ride Odong-Odong. You can rent it, there's so many of it in here.

We rent the one in front of our hotel.

It's fun, but tiring. 1 hour rent, cost IDR 50.000. We only rent it for 1 hour, because riding it was too tiring XD

After take a rest, then we go to the beach again. We eat coconut and enjoy the scene in the evening.

Then we rent surfboard, and play in the water.

It's fun, and tiring. At first, it's hard to using surfboard, but if you know how to used it, then you can surf smoothly. We really enjoy it.

At 17:00, we back to hotel and preparing for eat dinner.

Fresh Crab

Last Day Dinner's Menu:

After dinner, we walk around. The Odong-Odong, at night was full of light.

Then we go back to hotel to take a rest. Good Night.. :)