Jangan bilang kamu orang Indonesia kalau kamu ga tahu Jakarta Fair.
You can’t say you’re an Indonesian if you don’t know Jakarta Fair.
Sudah pernah ke sana?
Have you been there?
Dengan malunya saya mengakui bahwa sampai setuir ini baru dua kali saya mengunjungi Jakarta Fair.
I am so embarrassed to say that I have only been to Jakarta Fair twice.
Yang pertama waktu masih SD.
The first time when I was in secondary school.
Yang kedua adalah tahun 2019.
The second one was in 2019.
Yang pertama waktu masih jadi warga kota Jakarta.
The first time when I was a Jakarta resident.
Yang kedua ketika saya sudah 21 tahun tidak lagi menjadi warta kota Jakarta.
The second one is when I've no longer Jakarta resident for 21 years.
Yang pertama bareng-bareng sama almarhum nenek dan sepupu-sepupu.
The first time I went there with my late grandmother and my cousins.
Yang kedua bareng teman dan anak-anaknya.
The second time I went there it was with a friend and her kids.
Yang pertama tidak ada foto dan tidak ada bekasnya di ingatan saya.
The first time left no trace in my memory and there is no photo of it either.
Yang kedua... beda dooooonnggg..
The second time... you bet it was soooo different.
Dan inilah ceritanya.
And so this is the story.
Selasa, 11 Juni 2019
Tuesday, 11 June 2019
Yokk kita ke Jakarta Fair!
Let's go to Jakarta Fair
Janjianlah saya ketemu sama Yohana dan tim krucil di stasiun kereta api Bogor.
We agreed that I would meet Yohana and the little triosome in Bogor train station.
Berhubung Jakarta Fair diadakan di JIEXPO yang berlokasi di Kemayoran maka kami pun naik kereta menuju stasiun Kemayoran.
We took the train to Kemayoran because Jakarta Fair is held in JIEXPO in Kemayoran.
Perjalanan lancar. Dari stasiun Kemayoran kami naik Grab car ke JIEXPO.
It was a smooth ride. We took Grab car from Kemayoran train station to JIEXPO.
Sampai sana kami mengikuti alur manusia saja karena semua kan tujuannya sama...
Once we got there we just followed the crowds since we all have same direction...
Buat beli tiket masuk.
To get entrance fee.
Harganya Rp.30.000,- aje.
It was just Rp.30,000.
Trus, ngapain abis beli tiket?
So, what did you do after you got the ticket?
Ya, masuk dong ke dalam.. hehe.. masa mau bengong di luar?
Well, we got inside of course.. haha.. would we just hang around outside?
Ada dua hal menarik mengenai Jakarta Fair ini.
There are two interesting things about this Jakarta Fair.
Apa aja sih?..
What are those?..
Makanan dan Minuman
Food and Beverages
Kalau lembar tiket masuk yang panjang itu dibalik maka terlihatlah bahwa.. jreng.. jreng.. ada kupon bisa dipakai buat beli makanan, minuman, ada yang bisa dapat gratis item tertentu dan ada yang berfungsi sebagai kupon undian.
When you turn that long entrance ticket you can see.. voila.. there are coupons on the back which you can use to buy food, drinks, to get certain item for free and few are lottery coupons.
Wow! Seru!
Wow! Cool!
Wkwkwk.. jujur aja, saya tidak terlalu semangat dengan urusan perkuponan ini.
Lol.. to be honest, I wasn't too keen about these coupons stuff.
Saya lebih kepingin muterin dulu itu arena untuk kemudian milih mana stand makanan atau minuman yang menarik buat didatangin.
I prefer to take awalk around the compound before I pick which food or drink stall that looks interesting.
Tapi Yohana...
However Yohana...
"Keu, kita tukar kupon buat beli makanan dulu. Biar anak-anak bisa makan"
"Keke, let's take this coupon to get meals. The kids need to eat something"
Yah, perut orang dewasa dengan perut anak kecil memang beda.
So, grownups have different stomach with kids.
Saya belum lapar banget tapi menurut Yohana, anak-anak perlu makan.
I wasn't really hungry but Yohana thought the kids needed to be fed.
Ok deh emak. Eikke ikut aja deh.
Ok mom. I'm in.
Tapi mau pilih mana? Dan kupon makanan bukan berarti dapat gratis makanan. Ini dapat paket satu jenis makanan dan minuman dengan harga yang lebih murah.
But which one should I pick? And don't mistakenly assume you could get free meal using this coupon. It entitled you to get one meal and one drink in cheaper price.
Pilihannya tidak banyak buat harga yang termurah. Burger atau sosis.
There wasn't much option though for the cheapest price. Burger or sausage.
Saya pilih burger dengan pertimbangan pasti lebih mengenyangkan.
I opted for burger because it would be more filling than sausage.
Dan kenyataannya adalah.. harga memang menentukan rasa dan kualitas.
And the thing is.. price does play a big role in taste and quality.
Burgernya kecil. Rotinya kering. Tidak ada daun selada atau acar timun. Saus tomat dan mayonaisenya secuil banget. Dagingnya? Yah, lumayan rasanya.
The burger was small. The bread was dry. No lettuce or cucumber pickle. Just few drips of tomato sauce and mayonaise. The meat? Well, it wasn't too bad.
Tahu gitu bawa mayonaise sachet dari rumah.. hehe..
I'd bring mayo from home if only I knew it would be like this.. haha..
Habis makan ngapain? Muter yoookk!
What to do after this? Let's go around and see this place!
Kami jalan dari ujung ke ujung sampai akhirnya... hidung saya mencium bau yang sedap.
We walked from one point to the next point until.. my nose smelled something tasty.
Ah.. kali ini saya tergoda..
Ah.. this time I couldn't resist the temptation..
Donat dan muffin sudah sering saya makan tapi ada yang beda di pojok kiri itu.
I have had donut and muffin many times but there was something looked different on the left corner.
Waffelnya beda.
That was a different waffle.
Dan saya kecewa..
And it disappoint me.
Wafflenya kering. Gampang hancur pula. Lagi-lagi saya mikir.. seandainya saya bawa susu kental manis dalam sachet.. pasti akan bikin rasanya jadi lebih enak.
It was dry. Crumbling easily. Once again I wished.. if I only I brought condensed milk... I bet one sachet of it would make it taste so much better.
Berhubung dua kali beli makanan dan dua kali juga kecewa, saya hilang selera buat icip icip kecuali buat yang ini..
Two disapointments over the meals I bought made me lost interest to snacking on others except this one..
Kerak telor!
Bukan buat dimakan di situ. Saya mau bawa pulang buat oleh-oleh.
I didn't want to eat it there. I wanted to bring it home.
Selain dari itu.. sudah ah, malas nyemil.. tapi..
Other than that.. I've had enough snacking.. well until..
"Keu, gw haus. Beli itu yuk" Yohana menggamit saya.
"Keke, I'm thirsty. Let's have that one" Yohana grabbed my arm.
Susu diblender pake Oreo. Dingin. Manis. Wokeh! Kalau yang ini sih dijamin pasti enak dan memang enak!
Milk blended with Oreo. Cold. Sweet. Ok! This surely wouldn't be disapointing and it sure tasted great!
Nah, sekarang mari kita keliling-keliling lagi dan melihat apa aja sih yang ada di sini.
So, now let's go around and see what all the stuff they had here.
Produk-produk yang dijual di PRJ
Items for sell in Jakarta Fair
Macam-macam sih.
There were quite a lot.
Ada yang menarik dan ada yang yah.. bisa didapat di mana aja.
Some are interesting while others well.. you can get it anywhere.
Yang saya suka adalah dua stand ini.
These two stands got my attention.
Dan nyaris saya tergoda untuk membeli benda-benda nan cantik namun yang tidak saya butuhkan itu.
And I was almost tempted to buy those cute little things. Thank God I didn't because I didn't need any of them.
Tapi ada satu stand yang bikin saya tidak bisa menahan godaan.
However, I couldn't hold myself when I passed this one particular stand.
Magnet kulkas!
Fridge magnets!
Adooh! Kalau ga nahan diri, bisa habis itu duit ngeborong magnet-magnet lucu ini.
Oh my! If I couldn't contain myself I'd spend lots of money to buy all thess magnets.
The Krucils
The Kiddos
Kurang seru dong kalau nggak ngomongin trio krucil ini.. hehe..
It would be less fun if I don't write something about these three kids.
Karena mereka seru, lucu, bawel dan nyebelin.
Because they are awesome, funny, noisy and annoying.
Jalan-jalan kurang asyik tanpa mereka.
It would be less fun if we go out without them.
Jalan-jalan juga bisa jadi nyebelin karena ada mereka.
Going on a trip could be a pain in the ass because of them.
Nyebelin ga nyebelin, mereka selalu akan jadi bagian dari persahabatan antara saya dan Yohana. Mereka mendapat tempat istimewa dalam hati saya.
Whether they are annoying or not they shall always be a part in my friendship with Yohana. They have a special part in my heart.
Yuk pulang!
Let's go home!
Kalau ngikutin kata hati sih belum puas keliling-keliling arena Jakarta Fair tapi malam makin larut dan kami takut ketinggalan kereta terakhir ke Bogor.
If it was up to me I didn't want to go home yet but it was getting late and we worried we might miss the last train to Bogor.
Dan buat pulang itu ternyata butuh perjuangan juga.
And it actually took quite an effort to go home.
Atau rasanya jadi panjang karena sudah kecapekan kali ya.
Or it felt like a long trip because everyone was tired.
Tapi tim krucil tetap semangat!
The kids, however, remained in full spirit!
Lega hati waktu sampai di Bogor dan itu sudah hampir tengah malam!
So relieved when we got at Bogor and it was nearly midnight!
"Bu Keke, tahun depan kita ke Jakarta Fair lagi ya!"
"Miss Keke, we go to Jakarta Fair again next year, ok!"
Wokeh!
Okay!
You can’t say you’re an Indonesian if you don’t know Jakarta Fair.
Sudah pernah ke sana?
Have you been there?
Dengan malunya saya mengakui bahwa sampai setuir ini baru dua kali saya mengunjungi Jakarta Fair.
I am so embarrassed to say that I have only been to Jakarta Fair twice.
Yang pertama waktu masih SD.
The first time when I was in secondary school.
Yang kedua adalah tahun 2019.
The second one was in 2019.
Yang pertama waktu masih jadi warga kota Jakarta.
The first time when I was a Jakarta resident.
Yang kedua ketika saya sudah 21 tahun tidak lagi menjadi warta kota Jakarta.
The second one is when I've no longer Jakarta resident for 21 years.
Yang pertama bareng-bareng sama almarhum nenek dan sepupu-sepupu.
The first time I went there with my late grandmother and my cousins.
Yang kedua bareng teman dan anak-anaknya.
The second time I went there it was with a friend and her kids.
Yang pertama tidak ada foto dan tidak ada bekasnya di ingatan saya.
The first time left no trace in my memory and there is no photo of it either.
Yang kedua... beda dooooonnggg..
The second time... you bet it was soooo different.
Dan inilah ceritanya.
And so this is the story.
* * * * *
Selasa, 11 Juni 2019
Tuesday, 11 June 2019
Yokk kita ke Jakarta Fair!
Let's go to Jakarta Fair
Janjianlah saya ketemu sama Yohana dan tim krucil di stasiun kereta api Bogor.
We agreed that I would meet Yohana and the little triosome in Bogor train station.
Berhubung Jakarta Fair diadakan di JIEXPO yang berlokasi di Kemayoran maka kami pun naik kereta menuju stasiun Kemayoran.
We took the train to Kemayoran because Jakarta Fair is held in JIEXPO in Kemayoran.
Perjalanan lancar. Dari stasiun Kemayoran kami naik Grab car ke JIEXPO.
It was a smooth ride. We took Grab car from Kemayoran train station to JIEXPO.
Sampai sana kami mengikuti alur manusia saja karena semua kan tujuannya sama...
Once we got there we just followed the crowds since we all have same direction...
Buat beli tiket masuk.
To get entrance fee.
Harganya Rp.30.000,- aje.
It was just Rp.30,000.
Trus, ngapain abis beli tiket?
So, what did you do after you got the ticket?
Ya, masuk dong ke dalam.. hehe.. masa mau bengong di luar?
Well, we got inside of course.. haha.. would we just hang around outside?
Ada dua hal menarik mengenai Jakarta Fair ini.
There are two interesting things about this Jakarta Fair.
Apa aja sih?..
What are those?..
* * * * *
Makanan dan Minuman
Food and Beverages
Kalau lembar tiket masuk yang panjang itu dibalik maka terlihatlah bahwa.. jreng.. jreng.. ada kupon bisa dipakai buat beli makanan, minuman, ada yang bisa dapat gratis item tertentu dan ada yang berfungsi sebagai kupon undian.
When you turn that long entrance ticket you can see.. voila.. there are coupons on the back which you can use to buy food, drinks, to get certain item for free and few are lottery coupons.
Wow! Seru!
Wow! Cool!
Wkwkwk.. jujur aja, saya tidak terlalu semangat dengan urusan perkuponan ini.
Lol.. to be honest, I wasn't too keen about these coupons stuff.
Saya lebih kepingin muterin dulu itu arena untuk kemudian milih mana stand makanan atau minuman yang menarik buat didatangin.
I prefer to take awalk around the compound before I pick which food or drink stall that looks interesting.
Tapi Yohana...
However Yohana...
"Keu, kita tukar kupon buat beli makanan dulu. Biar anak-anak bisa makan"
"Keke, let's take this coupon to get meals. The kids need to eat something"
Yah, perut orang dewasa dengan perut anak kecil memang beda.
So, grownups have different stomach with kids.
Saya belum lapar banget tapi menurut Yohana, anak-anak perlu makan.
I wasn't really hungry but Yohana thought the kids needed to be fed.
Ok deh emak. Eikke ikut aja deh.
Ok mom. I'm in.
Tapi mau pilih mana? Dan kupon makanan bukan berarti dapat gratis makanan. Ini dapat paket satu jenis makanan dan minuman dengan harga yang lebih murah.
But which one should I pick? And don't mistakenly assume you could get free meal using this coupon. It entitled you to get one meal and one drink in cheaper price.
Pilihannya tidak banyak buat harga yang termurah. Burger atau sosis.
There wasn't much option though for the cheapest price. Burger or sausage.
Saya pilih burger dengan pertimbangan pasti lebih mengenyangkan.
I opted for burger because it would be more filling than sausage.
Dan kenyataannya adalah.. harga memang menentukan rasa dan kualitas.
And the thing is.. price does play a big role in taste and quality.
Burgernya kecil. Rotinya kering. Tidak ada daun selada atau acar timun. Saus tomat dan mayonaisenya secuil banget. Dagingnya? Yah, lumayan rasanya.
The burger was small. The bread was dry. No lettuce or cucumber pickle. Just few drips of tomato sauce and mayonaise. The meat? Well, it wasn't too bad.
Tahu gitu bawa mayonaise sachet dari rumah.. hehe..
I'd bring mayo from home if only I knew it would be like this.. haha..
Habis makan ngapain? Muter yoookk!
What to do after this? Let's go around and see this place!
Kami jalan dari ujung ke ujung sampai akhirnya... hidung saya mencium bau yang sedap.
We walked from one point to the next point until.. my nose smelled something tasty.
Ah.. kali ini saya tergoda..
Ah.. this time I couldn't resist the temptation..
Donat dan muffin sudah sering saya makan tapi ada yang beda di pojok kiri itu.
I have had donut and muffin many times but there was something looked different on the left corner.
Waffelnya beda.
That was a different waffle.
Dan saya kecewa..
And it disappoint me.
Wafflenya kering. Gampang hancur pula. Lagi-lagi saya mikir.. seandainya saya bawa susu kental manis dalam sachet.. pasti akan bikin rasanya jadi lebih enak.
It was dry. Crumbling easily. Once again I wished.. if I only I brought condensed milk... I bet one sachet of it would make it taste so much better.
Berhubung dua kali beli makanan dan dua kali juga kecewa, saya hilang selera buat icip icip kecuali buat yang ini..
Two disapointments over the meals I bought made me lost interest to snacking on others except this one..
Kerak telor!
Bukan buat dimakan di situ. Saya mau bawa pulang buat oleh-oleh.
I didn't want to eat it there. I wanted to bring it home.
Selain dari itu.. sudah ah, malas nyemil.. tapi..
Other than that.. I've had enough snacking.. well until..
"Keu, gw haus. Beli itu yuk" Yohana menggamit saya.
"Keke, I'm thirsty. Let's have that one" Yohana grabbed my arm.
Susu diblender pake Oreo. Dingin. Manis. Wokeh! Kalau yang ini sih dijamin pasti enak dan memang enak!
Milk blended with Oreo. Cold. Sweet. Ok! This surely wouldn't be disapointing and it sure tasted great!
Nah, sekarang mari kita keliling-keliling lagi dan melihat apa aja sih yang ada di sini.
So, now let's go around and see what all the stuff they had here.
* * * * *
Produk-produk yang dijual di PRJ
Items for sell in Jakarta Fair
Macam-macam sih.
There were quite a lot.
Ada yang menarik dan ada yang yah.. bisa didapat di mana aja.
Some are interesting while others well.. you can get it anywhere.
Yang saya suka adalah dua stand ini.
These two stands got my attention.
Dan nyaris saya tergoda untuk membeli benda-benda nan cantik namun yang tidak saya butuhkan itu.
And I was almost tempted to buy those cute little things. Thank God I didn't because I didn't need any of them.
Tapi ada satu stand yang bikin saya tidak bisa menahan godaan.
However, I couldn't hold myself when I passed this one particular stand.
Magnet kulkas!
Fridge magnets!
Adooh! Kalau ga nahan diri, bisa habis itu duit ngeborong magnet-magnet lucu ini.
Oh my! If I couldn't contain myself I'd spend lots of money to buy all thess magnets.
* * * * *
The Krucils
The Kiddos
Kurang seru dong kalau nggak ngomongin trio krucil ini.. hehe..
It would be less fun if I don't write something about these three kids.
Karena mereka seru, lucu, bawel dan nyebelin.
Because they are awesome, funny, noisy and annoying.
Jalan-jalan kurang asyik tanpa mereka.
It would be less fun if we go out without them.
Jalan-jalan juga bisa jadi nyebelin karena ada mereka.
Going on a trip could be a pain in the ass because of them.
Nyebelin ga nyebelin, mereka selalu akan jadi bagian dari persahabatan antara saya dan Yohana. Mereka mendapat tempat istimewa dalam hati saya.
Whether they are annoying or not they shall always be a part in my friendship with Yohana. They have a special part in my heart.
* * * * *
Yuk pulang!
Let's go home!
Kalau ngikutin kata hati sih belum puas keliling-keliling arena Jakarta Fair tapi malam makin larut dan kami takut ketinggalan kereta terakhir ke Bogor.
If it was up to me I didn't want to go home yet but it was getting late and we worried we might miss the last train to Bogor.
Dan buat pulang itu ternyata butuh perjuangan juga.
And it actually took quite an effort to go home.
Atau rasanya jadi panjang karena sudah kecapekan kali ya.
Or it felt like a long trip because everyone was tired.
Tapi tim krucil tetap semangat!
The kids, however, remained in full spirit!
Lega hati waktu sampai di Bogor dan itu sudah hampir tengah malam!
So relieved when we got at Bogor and it was nearly midnight!
"Bu Keke, tahun depan kita ke Jakarta Fair lagi ya!"
"Miss Keke, we go to Jakarta Fair again next year, ok!"
Wokeh!
Okay!
