6 May 2011, Friday

19.00 Flight AirAsia QZ7696 Jakarta – Kuala Lumpur

22.00 Arrive at LCCT airport, Kuala Lumpur. Sleeping at the LCCT airport

7 May 2011, Saturday

13.45 Flight AirAsia D72682 Kuala Lumpur – Seoul

21.25 Arrive at Incheon airport, Seoul. Sleeping at the Incheon airport

8 May 2011, Sunday

07.00 Go to Hongdae Guest House with Airport Limousine Bus 6002 (10.000 won). Ticket counter at Arrival Terminal, Exit 4 and 9

08.00 Arrive at Hongdae Guest House. Website: www.hongdaeguesthouse.com. Subway: Hongik University Station, Line 2, Exit 1. Buy standard ticket for Cookin’ Nanta via travel agent (20% discount) for tomorrow

09.00 Namsan Park & ride a cable car to Seoul Tower (Teddy Bear Museum & revolving café n.Grill at the tower). 6.300 (cable car round-trip ticket) + 7.000 (observation deck ticket). Subway: Myeong-dong Station, Line 4

12.00 Gwanghwamun Plaza, Cheonggyecheon Stream. Subway: Gwanghwamun Station, Line 5

14.00 Deoksugung Palace & watch The Royal Changing of the Guards Ceremony at 11.00, 14.00, 15.30 (closed on Mondays). By foot

15.30 Changdeok-gung Palace (closed on Mondays), Secret Garden, Insa-dong Shopping Area (there’s lots of street performances). Subway: Anguk Station, Line 3, Exit 6

17.30 Namsan Hanok Village. Subway: Chungmuro Station, Line 3 & 4, Exit 3

18.30 Myeong-dong Shopping Area, tasting “32cm Parfait” ice cream, Myeong-dong Catholic Cathedral, Namdaemun Market. Subway: Myeong-dong Station, Line 4

21.20 Banpodaegyo (Bridge) Rainbow Fountain (20 minutes). Subway: Seobinggo Station, Line 1, Exit 2

21.40 Go back to Hongdae Guest House. Subway: Hongik University Station, Line 2, Exit 1

9 May 2011, Monday

08.00 Breakfast at Hongdae Guest House

09.00 COEX Mall (COEX Aquarium, Kimchi museum). Subway: Samseong Station, Line 2

11.00 Lotte World (world’s largest indoor theme park, Lotte World Ice Rink). Subway: Jamsil Station or Songpa-gu Office Station, Line 2

14.00 Itaewon (Seoul Central Mosque, halal food). Subway: Itaewon Station, Line 6

15.00 Gyeongbokgung Palace (closed on Tuesdays), Jongmyo Shrine (closed on Tuesdays), Korean Folk Museum, Bukchon Hanok Village. Subway: Gwanghwamun Station, Line 5. 3.000 won (entry fee for Gyeongbokgung Palace)

17.00 Watch Cookin’ Nanta at Gangbuk Theatre (performance time: 14.00, 17.00, 20.00; duration: 100 minutes). By foot. 40.000 won (standard ticket).

19.00 Dongdaemun Shopping Area. Subway: Dongdaemun Station, Line 1 & 4

21.00 Go back to Hongdae Guest House. Subway: Hongik University Station, Line 2, Exit 1

10 May 2011, Tuesday

07.00 Breakfast at Hongdae Guest House

08.00 Go to Jeonju with free shuttle bus (reservation at http://english.visitkoreayear.com). Boarding point at Gwanghwamun (Donghwa Duty-Free Shop). Subway: Gwanghwamun Station, Line 5, Exit 6

11.00 Arrive at Jeonju (Riviera Hotel). There’s a locker to keep stuff (free) between 09.00 – 18.00 at Jeonju Hanok Village

11.15 Rodeo Street, Pungnamun Gate, Jeondong Cathedral, Jeonju Hanok Village. By foot

17.00 Departure from Jeonju

20.00 Arrive at Seoul

20.15 Stroll around Sinchon (youth-focused nightlife district). Subway: Sinchon Station, Line 2

21.00 Go back to Hongdae Guest House. By foot

11 May 2011, Wednesday

07.00 Breakfast at Hongdae Guest House & check out

08.00 Go to Busan by free shuttle bus (reservation at http://english.visitkoreayear.com). Boarding point at Gwanghwamun (Donghwa Duty-Free Shop). Subway: Gwanghwamun Station, Line 5, Exit 6

13.00 Arrive at Busan (Lotte Hotel, Seomyeon)

13.15 Go to Juneteller’s Zen Backpackers. Subway: Seomyeon Station, Line 1 & 2, Exit 7

14.00 Stroll around Seomyeon Area (Lotte Shopping Mall, underground shopping place, Food Street, Eatery Alley)

16.00 Hur Shim Chung Spa (largest hot spring complex in Asia). Subway: Oncheonjang, Line 1, Exit 1. 7.900 won (entry fee)

18.00 Gwangalli Beach (Gwangan Bridge, cafes, clubs). Subway: Gwangan Station, Line 2

21.00 Go back to Juneteller’s Zen Backpackers. Subway: Seomyeon Station, Line 1 & 2, Exit 7

12 May 2011, Thursday

08.00 Breakfast at Juneteller’s Zen Backpackers

08.30 Jagalchi Fish Market (biggest fish market in South Korea). Subway: Nampo-dong Station, Line 1, Exit 4

09.30 Gukje Market (Gukje, Kangtong & Bupyeong Market). By foot

11.00 Lotte Department Store (watch Lotte Aquatique Show, 11 times per day for 10 minutes). By foot

13.00 Shinsegae Centum City (14 floors, one of the biggest malls in the world). Subway: Centum City Station, Line 2

16.00 Go to Seoul by free shuttle bus (if available)

21.00 Arrive at Seoul

21.30 Check in at Hongdae Guest House. Subway: Hongik University Station, Line 2, Exit 1

23.00 Midnight shopping at Dongdaemun Shopping Area. Subway: Dongdaemun Station, Line 1 & 4

02.00 Go back to Hongdae Guest House. Subway: Hongik University Station, Line 2, Exit 1 (if still available)

13 May 2011, Friday

09.30 Breakfast at Hongdae Guest House & check out

10.00 National Museum of Korea (closed on Mondays). Subway: Ichon Station, Line 4

12.00 National War Memorial. Subway: Samgakji Station, Line 4

14.00 Olympic Park. Subway: Olympic Park Station, Line 5, Exit 3

15.30 63 City (63 Sea World, 63 Sky Art, Wax Museum). Subway: Daebang Station, Line 1, Exit 6. Take a shuttle bus

18.00 Samsung D’Light. Subway: Gangnam Station, Line 2, Exit 4

19.30 Go to Incheon airport

23.10 Flight AirAsia D72683 Seoul – Kuala Lumpur

14 May 2011, Saturday

05.15 Arrive at LCCT airport, Kuala Lumpur

>> Sightseeing in Kuala Lumpur

22.25 Flight AirAsia QZ7697 Kuala Lumpur – Jakarta

23.25 Arrive at Soekarno-Hatta airport, Jakarta

ABC Hostel Singapore

InnCrowd Hostel

Rucksack Inn

Pillows & Toast

Checkers Inn Singapore

River City Inn

Fernloft

Hostel Amigos >> nice website!!

A Beary Good Hostel

The Green Kiwi Backpacker Hostel Singapore

Alis Nest

Footprints Backpacker Hostel

City Backpackers

Mercury Backpackers

Hostel One66

Mitraa Inn

The Hive Backpackers

Karena sedang mencari triple room, saya bimbang antara ABC Hostel Singapore dan InnCrowd Hostel. Any suggestions which one is better?

If you’re looking for some fresh music and interesting lyrics, try listening to some of these songs:

1. Mr. Brightside (Hot Fuss album, 2004)

2. Smile Like You Mean It (Hot Fuss album, 2004)

3. Change Your Mind (Hot Fuss album, 2004)

4. Somebody Told Me (Hot Fuss album, 2004)

5. All These Things That I’ve Done (Hot Fuss album, 2004)

6. Midnight Show (Hot Fuss album, 2004)

7. On Top (Hot Fuss album, 2004)

8. When You Were Young (Sam’s Town album, 2006)

9. For Reasons Unknown (Sam’s Town album, 2006)

10. Move Away (Sawdust album, 2007)

11. Read My Mind (Sam’s Town album, 2006)

12. Sam’s Town (Sam’s Town album, 2006 & Sawdust album, 2007 aka the Abbey Road version)

13. Forget About What I Said (Day & Age album, 2008)

14. My List (Sam’s Town album, 2006)

15. This River is Wild (Sam’s Town album, 2006)

16. Shadowplay (Sawdust album, 2007)

17. Tranquilize (Sawdust album, 2007)

18. I Can’t Stay (Day & Age album, 2008)

19. Human (Day & Age album, 2008)

20. Spaceman (Day & Age album, 2008)

21. Goodnight, Travel Well (Day & Age album, 2008)

22. A Dustland Fairytale (Day & Age album, 2008)

23. Don’t Shoot Me Santa (digital download for charities)

24. A Great Big Sled (digital download for charities)

Hmm, notice their cute vocalist aka frontman? I adore Brandon Flowers! He released a solo album last year, and you might want to check out these songs also.

1. Crossfire (Flamingo album, 2010)

2. Only The Young (Flamingo album, 2010)

3. Jilted Lovers and Broken Hearts (Flamingo album, 2010)

May 2012

* The Avengers

Director:  Joss Whedon

* Men in Black III

Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Stars: Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, Alice Eve

The Plot: Agent J travels in time to MIB’s early years in the 1960s, to stop an alien from assassinating his friend Agent K and changing history.

June 2012

* G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation

Director: Jon M. Chu

Stars: Channing Tatum, Dwayne Johnson, Ray Park, Bruce Willis

The Plot: When Cobra spy Zartan has most of the Joes assassinated, the remaining Joes band together to strike back.

* Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted

Director: Eric Darnell

Stars:  Ben Stiller, Jada Pinkett Smith, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer

The Plot: Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe and Gloria the Hippo join a traveling circus in an effort to get back home to New York.

July 2012

* Ice Age: Continental Drift

Director: Steve Martino Mike Thurmeier
Stars: Ray Romano, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo, Kunal Nayyar
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

The Plot: Manny, Diego, and Sid embark upon another adventure after their continent is set adrift. Using an iceberg as a ship, they encounter sea creatures and battle pirates as they explore a new world.

* The Dark Knight Rises

Director: Christopher Nolan

Stars: Christian Bale, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Gary Oldman, Michael Caine

The Plot: Eight years after the events of The Dark Knight, the terrorist leader Bane arrives in Gotham City, pushing it and its police force to their limits, forcing its former hero Batman to resurface after taking the fall for Harvey Dent’s crimes.

* The Amazing Spider-Man

Director: Marc Webb

Stars: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Irrfan Khan

The Plot: Teenager Peter Parker grapples with both human problems and amazing super-human crises.

* Step Up 4

Director: Scott Speer

The Plot: Emily arrives in Miami with aspirations to become a professional dancer. She sparks with Sean, the leader of a dance crew whose neighborhood is threatened by Emily’s father’s development plans.

August 2012

* The Bourne Legacy

Director: Tony Gilroy
Stars: Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Joan Allen
Studio: Universal Pictures

The Plot: A story centered on a new CIA operative in the universe based on Robert Ludlum’s novels.

* Total Recall

Director: Len Wiseman
Stars:  Colin Farrell, Bokeem Woodbine, Bryan Cranston, Kate Beckinsale

The Plot: As the nation states Euromerica and New Shanghai vie for supremacy, a factory worker (Farrell) begins to suspect that he’s a spy, though he is unaware which side of the fight he’s on.

* The Expendables 2

Director: Simon West

Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Liam Hemsworth, Randy Couture, Jean-Claude Van Damme

The Plot: Mr. Church reunites the Expendables for what should be an easy paycheck, but when one of their men is murdered on the job, their quest for revenge puts them deep in enemy territory and up against an unexpected threat.

* Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days

Director: David Bowers

Stars: Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Devon Bostick, Rachael Harris

The Plot: School is out and Greg is ready for the days of summer, when all his plans go wrong. What on earth is he going to do all summer?

September 2012

* Resident Evil: Retribution

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
Stars: Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory, Michelle Rodriguez, Kevin Durand
Studio: Screen Gems

The Plot: Alice fights alongside a resistance movement in the continuing battle against the Umbrella Corporation and the undead.

* Dredd

Director: Pete Travis

Stars: Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, Lena Headey, Domhnall Gleeson

The Plot: In a violent, futuristic city where the police have the authority to act as judge, jury and executioner, a cop teams with a trainee to take down a gang that deals the reality-altering drug, SLO-MO.

October 2012

* Untitled Taken Sequel

Director: Olivier Megaton

* Halloween III

Director: Patrick Lussier

November 2012

* The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2

Director: Bill Condon

Stars: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Dakota Fanning

The Plot: After the birth of Renesmee, the Cullens gather other vampire clans in order to protect the child from a false allegation that puts the family in front of the Volturi.

December 2012

* The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Director: Peter Jackson

Stars: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Andy Serkis

The Plot: Bilbo Baggins, a Hobbit, journeys to the Lonely Mountain accompanied by a group of dwarves to reclaim a treasure taken from them by the dragon Smaug.

March 2013

* Oz: The Great and Powerful

Director: Sam Raimi

Stars: Mila Kunis, James Franco, Rachel Weisz

May 2013

* The Fast and the Furious 6

Director: Justin Lin

Stars: Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Paul Walker

July 2013

* Despicable Me 2

November 2013

* Catching Fire

December 2013

* The Hobbit: There and Back Again

Director: Peter Jackson

Stars: Cate Blachett, Elijah Wood, Hugo Weaving

2013

* The Wolverine

Director: James Mangold

Stars: Hugh Jackman

* Iron Man 3

* Austin Powers 4

Stars: Mike Myers

* Pirates of the Caribbean 5

* Independence Day 2

* Mortal Kombat

* Zombieland 2

* 300: Battle of Artemisia

Director: Noam Murro

* 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo

Director: David Fincher

* Thor 2

* Jeepers Creepers 3: Cathedral

* Fantastic Four 

* RoboCop

* Hancock 2

* Dirty Dancing

* Tomb Raider

* Jumper 2

* The Crow

* The Karate Kid 2

* The Human Centipede III (Final Sequence)

* Untitled Taken Sequel

* Green Lantern 2

* Poltergeist

* Beauty and the Beast

* The Adventures of Tintin: Prisoners of the Sun

* MacGyver

* Untitled Spawn Reboot

* The Smurfs 2

* Machete Kills Again… In Space!

* Wolf Creek 2

* Gump & Co.

* Machete Kills

* Carrie

June 2014

* How to Train Your Dragon 2

Director: Dean DeBlois

Stars: Gerard Butler, Jonah Hill, Kristen Wiig

2014

* Kill Bill: Vol. 3

Director: Quentin Tarantino

Stars: Daryl Hannah, Uma Thurman

* Avatar 2

Director: James Cameron

* Terminator 5

* National Treasure 3

* Untitled Cloverfield Sequel

Director: Matt Reeves

* The Hangover Part III

* Beverly Hills Cop IV

* Godzilla

* The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew

* Captain America 2

* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

* Independence Day 3

* The Punisher

* Pirates of the Caribbean 6

* Salt 2

* Silver Surfer

* Highlander

* Untitled Daredevil Reboot

* Rounders 2

* The Amazing Spider-Man 2

* Pinocchio

Director: Gris Grimly, Mark Gustafson

* Untitled X-Men Sequel

* Real Steel 2

* Drop Dead Fred

* The Addams Family

* Untitled Tron: Legacy Sequel

* Zorro Reborn

* 2012: The War for Souls

* Hercules: The Thracian Wars

2015

* Bad Boys 3

* Toy Story 4

* I, Robot 2

* Avatar 3

* The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair

* Untitled Batman Reboot

* The Hunger Games 3

* Untitled Third Tintin Film

Tempo hari saya menginap di Yadoya Guesthouse di Tokyo. Tarifnya cukup bersahabat, 2000 yen (per Agustus 2011) untuk female dorm (4 bed). Lokasinya juga strategis, sekitar 7 menit jalan kaki ke stasiun JR terdekat, dan berjarak 2 stasiun saja dari Shinjuku Station. Selain guesthouse ini, berikut beberapa alternatif hostel lainnya yang bisa jadi pilihan.

1. Asakusa Smile

2. Khaosan Tokyo Annex

3. Aizuya Inn

4. Oak Hotel

5. Sakura Hostel Asakusa

6. Khaosan Tokyo Ninja

7. Khaosan Tokyo Smile

8. Khaosan Tokyo Original

9. Anne Hostel

10. Tokyo Backpacker

11.  Asakusa Ryokan Toukaisou

12. Khaosan Tokyo Samurai

13. Khaosan Tokyo Kabuki

14. Backpackers Hostel K’s House

15. Quality Hostel K’s House Tokyo Oasis