Dinner Party

Dinner party at Ya-Row Restaurant, 2011年11月3日.. The party was held by Frank, a student leader for the freshman year..

I went there with my classmates; Jeyhun, Alfi, and Anurag..

The dinner was at 6pm, but we came late because i had chinese exam 6 - 7pm at that day..

The freshman year

Our main dish: all seafood and tofu and veggies..

but Wow... the food was way too much.. Frank, as our leader, was afraid if we didn't get enough food, so he ordered this much,, n do u know how much was it cost?? NT 2000!! for us only, the late comers.. it's too costly, n we only prepared NT 200/person for the budget. so the others decided to collect the money n help us to pay. ahhhh you guys are so nice, thanks for the treat.

Jeyhun - Alfi - me

We were done. Such a waste..

but then, the boys (Alfi, Jeyhun, n Anurag) took all the leftover food home :D and they had another party after this party at their dorm, smart guys!

Meet new Taiwanese friends.. time to get to know more each other

The girls...

Ganbeiiii!!.. thanks for welcoming us to the party!! :)

Yuan Ze University

Welcome to the main gate of YZU :D

you can walk safely in pedestrian way. but not that safety for me, many dogs around especially at nite, i hate them:(

The logo of YZU.

the left building is IM dept., which is my department. and the right side is MBA dept.

The other logo of YZU? mybe! not sure about this one.. actually we can see some writing in chinese character on the flip side of this stone. i just dont know what it means.

The library and linguistic department.

usually we can see people at the veranda up there doing some painting, but i took the photos so early in the morning today, so no one's there. and we can go up to the rooftop of this..

The main building. OIA (Office of Int.Affairs), ILCC (Int.Language & Culture Centre), electric department, and meeting place for international students.

Chemical building.

Favorite scene. I always use this way to walk from the dorm to my building.

Baseball field.

Field for football team players and for those who like jogging..

they also have other facilities; gymnasium, swimming pool, basket, badminton, and tennis court.

The dormitory.

it was a little rain when i took this picture. Anyway all student's activities usually held around here..

My room XD. it's for four people. but one of us prefer to stay outside campus. so now only me and 2 Taiwanese roommate. they are both very nice. upload our picture later;)

Halal food in Taoyuan

Yep. I kinda hard finding halal food in Taiwan, since it is not a muslim coutry.

So I got these lists of halal food in Taiwan from my friend, but I have no idea of how to get there, what the place looks like, n the most important is, the price!

Here, I start writing my own review for the first place I visited. Since I live in YZU campus which is located in Neili, I start my journey from the nearest place, Taoyuan county.

ALI BABA`S INDIAN KITCHEN

2F, 86, Minsheng Rd., Taoyuan City, Taoyuan County

TEL：（03）336-0882
www.ali88.com.tw

Train station : Taoyuan
Bus: No.1 Jhongli - Taoyuan route

We were cycling from our campus to Neili bus station, then from there we only need to take a bus no. 1 (Jhongli - Taoyuan bus, as you can see at the picture below)

The bus will bring us to the place, about 30-40 minutes

The alternate way is by train, it will only take 10 minutes, Neili to Taoyuan train station, then walk to reach the place (please change your location on the maps to get new direction)

Lihat Peta Lebih Besar

 So here we are.. Ali Baba's Indian Kitchen

The sign of Halal food

The restaurant itself is actually on the second floor.

Take a pic of the menu, they serve lot of dishes; barbecue from indian clay oven, indian breads, muttons specialitist, vegetarian specialitist, dessert and more. The price range for main dish: NT280-450. Well yes, the price is quite expensive.

This salad is free anyway;)

The only food we can afford at that time, Roti Prata for our main dish (the price is NT50-90)

The funny story when we ordered this prata,

the man said "really? is that enough for you??"

us : yeahh...

man: NO! u shoud try this one, n he's pointing his finger to Tandoorl Mix Grill, one of barbeque menu from indian clay oven, it's good.

(we'r looking at the menu, n the price is as good as it sound, NT450 :P)

us : aaaaahhh.... but no thankyou, that's enough;)

Samosa for NT.130/ 3pcs

Enjoying the luxury of indi nuance ...

Start enjoying the meal

...

Overall, the taste is good for me, but the only matter for us is that the price is a bit expensive for students like us.. mm..not so much i can tell here about the food,..

But i'll try the other halal food in Taoyuan. Let's hope the taste n price are both good.

Persiapan ke Taiwan (Part 2)

Pengurusan Visa Residence Taiwan.

List dokumen sebelumnya yang sudah siap :

1. Formulir dan pasfoto 4x6
2. Paspor masa berlaku min 12 bulan
3. Letter of Acceptance (asli + fotocopy)
4. Ijazah yang telah dilegalisir TETO  (Baca lengkapnya disini untuk pengurusan legalisir di Malaysia)

Langkah selanjutnya adalah.. Tes kesehatan ulang,karena yang sebelumnya sudah expired (sertifikat kesehatan hanya valid untuk 3 bulan).Lusa setelah surat kesehatan jadi,saya berangkat ke TETO Jakarta dengan segenggam dokumen yang diperluin..Karena masih berstatus pegawai di PT. Inbisco Niagatama (Mayora Group),saya berangkat pagi sekali ke TETO dengan harapan prosesnya tidak lama (taruh dan tinggal) dan bisa kembali ke kantor sebelum jm mkn siang.

Diluar harapan, ada satu yang tertinggal, cap notaris dan legalisir TETO untuk surat kesehatan. So,mau tidak mau saya harus ambil cuti 1 hari lagi.Lucunya,saat pengurusan cap notaris ini;kebetulan tmn rekomen satu notaris yang lokasinya di belakang gedung dephukam..Saat itu juga langsung menuju dephukam.Tanya sana sini.Mereka kompak bilang "ke belakang aja,nanti ada gedung yang rame orang,nah itu".Sampai ditujuan,ternyata saya digiring ke 'CALO'.HAHA. Dari awal sebenarnya udah kurang yakin.Karena menurut petunjuk teman,lokasi persisnya adalah dari pintu belakang dephukam harus naik angkutan lagi untuk ke notaris yang dimaksud.Tapi apa boleh dikata, udah mepet dan kepentok, lanjut sajalah dengan si calo :D Ada tiga lembar halaman yg diminta TETO untuk dicap, dan harga awal yang diajuin si calo adalah Rp.150,ooo /lbr, nego dn akhirnya dpt Rp.100,000/lbr.

..Besoknya saya kembali lagi ke TETO untuk legalisir surat kesehatan,biaya Rp.207,000 *express=proses pengerjaan 2HK dan Rp.138,000 *standard=proses 3HK.

5. Surat kesehatan yang sudah di cap notaris dan legalisir TETO

Note: untuk med-check, hanya bisa dilakukan di RS/klinik yang sudah ditunjuk TETO, list. Saya pribadi, med-check di klinik An-nur, selain dekat rumah harga pun terhitung murah dibanding klinik lain Rp.420,000

6. Formulir pengajuan visa (bisa langsung ambil dan isi di TETO)

..Lusanya untuk kesekian kalinya saya kembali lagi ke TETO, dan finally dokumen LENGKAP dan bisa diajuin untuk visa(jangan lupa visa yang kita ajuin adalah visa residence,karena kita akan tinggal untuk jangka waktu lama). Biaya Rp.607,000 dengan proses pengerjaan 2HK.

And....walaaaa... My visa is ready!

Ternyata mudah kan guys dan ga perlu pake jasa calo,cm perlu sedikit kesabaran,gudluck ya untuk kalian yang akan buat visa Taiwan;)

Persiapan ke Taiwan (Part 1)

Setelah merasakan gelar Bachelor di Malaysia,saya penasaran untuk mencoba sekolah lagi di negeri lain.Selama 6 bulan urus dan menunggu.Alhamdulillah. September tahun ini saya bisa berangkat untuk melanjutkan pendidikan master bidang manajemen informasi di Yuan Ze Univ (YZU),Taoyuan City,Taiwan.Bedanya,kali ini saya mendapat beasiswa.yap.Thanks to Allah.

Cerita sedikit pengalaman sebelumnya.Saya apply di tiga univ. di Taiwan dan diterima di ketiganya; Chung Hua Univ (CHU), National Tsing Hua Univ (NTHU), dan Yuan Ze Univ (YZU).Cukup berat untuk ngelepas NTHU, karena menurut teman disana NTHU bagus dan masuk peringkat 4 besar.Tapi dengan pertimbangan jurusan dan beasiswa yang di dapat saya memutuskan mengambil YZU.

Satu keputusan sudah dibuat,tindakan pun harus dijalankan;).Mulai me-list dokumen2 yang diperluin untuk pengurusan visa.

1. Formulir dan pasfoto 4x6
2. Paspor masa berlaku min 12 bulan
3. Letter of Acceptance (asli + fotocopy)
4. Ijazah yang telah dilegalisir TETO

Saya terhenti di list no.4.Satu hari saya menyempatkan pergi ke TETO dan bertanya mengenai ini.Jawabnya "harus legalisir di negara yang mengeluarkan ijazah (red.Malaysia)".Sempat bingung,karena saat ini saya sudah kembali ke tanah air dan bekerja di Jakarta.

Sooo.. Hari itu juga saya cari tiket ke Kuala Lumpur.Kebetulan sekali,sedang ada promo Airasia,saya dapat tiket pulang pergi Rp.1,500,000 dan ambil cuti 2 hari dari kantor.Waktu 2 hari itu saya pergunakan maksimal.

Hari pertama

Pertama.Pergi ke kementrian pengajian tinggi di Putra Jaya,KL,tepatnya di lantai 4 Bag.Akademik. Ijazah perlu di legalisir dari pihak kementrian.Disini semuanya gratis dan tidak perlu tunggu lama.Max.copy dokumen = 3 set.Gedungnya dapat dicapai dengan bus no.601 dari stasiun Putra Jaya KLIAtransit*.

*Kalau datang dari LCCT,bisa naik bus ke salak tinggi disambung KLIAtransit turun di stasiun Putra Jaya.

Kedua.Setelah selesai,perlu segera ke kementrian luar negeri,tepatnya di wisma putra (masih seputaran Putra Jaya), dapat dicapai dengan bus no.600 dari halte depan gedung kementrian pengajian tinggi.Disini antrian agak lama karena banyak orang melakukan pengurusan untuk keperluan yang berbeda.Legalisir disini akan dikenakan biaya,RM.10 /capnya.Antrian hanya diterima sampai jam 4.00pm.Beruntungnya saya,bisa sampai tujuan jam 3.30pm dan hanya menunggu 1 jam untuk hasilnya.Dari sana saya langsung menuju Bukit Bintang untuk cari penginapan.

Hari kedua

Ketiga.Legalisir ijazah di kedutaan Taiwan.Baiknya datang pagi,karena disini sudah ada ketentuan jam pengumpulan dan pengambilan*.Biaya RM.150 /set.Proses pengerjaan standard = 3hari kerja,kalau mau jadi hari itu juga tambah biaya RM.75. Untuk pengurusan disini relatif mudah.

*Submission time: 9.00-12.00am

*Collection time: 3.30-4.30pm

Keempat.Sambil nunggu hasil,bisa jalan-jalan seputaran Bukit Bintang ;)) ..But have a smart shopping ya:)

Itu diaaa perjalanan singkat saya untuk persiapan berangkat ke Taiwan.Selanjutnya tinggal pengurusan visa di Jakarta.