Finally I set foot also in “City of Asian Sin”….Yes, so known indeed. Considering Macau is a gambling paradise in Asia. Casinos are everywhere and even for easy access, these casinos are integrated with shopping centers and hotels …. Are you curious?
That morning, 8:55 a.m., TurboJet ferry which I was traveling on slowed down when it passed under a giant bridge which was an inter-island access in Macao, i.e Macao-Taipa Bridge.
Within minutes, that “red fast ferry” was anchored. Impatient to set foot in Macao, I rushed out of the ferry towards immigration counter immediately.
Approaching immigration counter, I closely watched immigration officers, majority of them used white gloves. It was similar when I was entering Hong Kong, very fast and easy. They only gave me a piece of immigration paper to entering Macau. So I never got a collection of immigration stamps from the Macao Special Administrative Region.
The coldness of ferry cabin which I rode for 55 minutes made my bladder was unable to compromise. Slightly held back a piss until toilet became a only thing in my mind as soon as I passed immigration counter.
Carrying a Indonesian passport made me be easily observed by tourist hunters….Yess, I was targeted by a salesman of transportation service provider for tourists.
He: “Hi Sir, are you from Indonesia? (speak in Indonesian language)”. Beuh, he could speak Indonesian language….He kept sticking to my left side.
Me: (it is usual scale question for offering something), “Yes sir“.
He: “Upss….your accent is javanese english….Which java are you come from sir? (speaking in Javanese language)”
After that, we was both speaking in Javanese language. This is our conversation.
Me: (Wow, Macao is cool, there is Javanese language here), “I am from Sragen (a small city in Central Java), Sir“.
He: “Oh Central Java, Sir. Where are you going, Sir?….Do you want rent a car? “.
Me: (Damn it, I could smile when I heard Javanese language in Macao), “Wow, sir, I am backpacker….My money isn’t enough….I will use bus…. I’m sorry sir“.
He: “Oooh….Where do you stay in Macao?”
Me: “Villa Ka Meng Hotel, sir. Which bus can I use? Where must I stop?“
He: “Are you sure, you don’t want rent my car, sir?”.
Me: “Yes, sure“
He: “Oh, okay….You can use bus number 10A….Stop in Ponte Cais No. 16“. (Ponte 16 is a casino at Rua do Visconde Paco D’Arcos Street)
Me: “Oh, thank you, sir. Have you stay in Java, Sir?. Your Javanese language is fluent“.
He: “Oh, Never sir….But, many of my friend are from Java“.
He was looking for other prospective customers because he couldn’t catch me.
To make my exploration easier then as usual, I hunted for brochures and other Macao tourism information.
I grasped a map of Macao city bus. Make me more confident when leaving ferry terminal.
Macao makes its visitor to get easy journey. This can be seen from existence of free minibuses which provided by several leading hotels in Macao.
Backpackers don’t need to worry because that bus can also carry you even if you don’t stay at hotel which is a bus owner. You just need to tell the driver that you will play gambling in its hotel. Surely you will be given a seat on bus. Arriving at hotel, you just need to enter in casino for a while and then go out again and then looking for a dormitory which is you have booked. So if you go to Macao, booked a dormitory near famous hotels !…Hahaha.
I better use an city bus by paying USD 0.40 because my hotel is near Senado Square which is quite far from hotel that have that free buses.
Kesan pertama ketika tiba di Macau….Hebat lah Macau.
And don’t forget to visit the Casino for free mineral water. It’s totally free!
Hitung2 hemat mas, hehehe
Lumayan buat beli portuguese egg tart 😆
Hahahaha… Yang Air mineral aku ga tahu tuh…… Dasar amatiran guwe…. Wkwkwk
Gak amatiran kok mas, saya lebih amatir lagi, hahaha
(Yg blm tentu setahun dpt traveling)
Tp beneran free dan saya bebas ambil berapa botol pun, hahaha
#gakadayangjaga
Weleh… Telak banget tuh…. Kalau aku tahu pasti kuangkut tuh dispenser
Dispensernya jangan diangkat mas, bakal keciduk security, bisa berabe, hehehe
Tp air minumnya sudah disediakan di atas meja dosa mas! Hahaha #bercandaa
Nah… Yang dosa-dosa begitu biasanya rasanya enaknya mas…. Hahaha
Lama kelamaan enaknya dosa-dosa ini bakal berubah menjadi nikmat ya mas, hahaha #airmineralmahal
Nah itu… Mulai ga bener kita…. Hahaha
Hahaha, mari kita luruskan kembali.
Tp beneran deh, kalau lg traveling tuh emang bakal habisin bnyk duit di air minum kalau ke negara yg air kerannya gak bs lngsng diminum, hehehe
Nah, skrng sdh lurus kan topiknya mas? Hahaha
Still in Macao or Indonesia saat ini mas?
Jadi sama nih…. Kalau jalan mata jelalatan…. Bukan liat cewek tapi cari free water station….Hahaha.
Ini sdh di Jakarta, persiapan ke Timur Tengah. Lagi nyiapain Visa mas
Samaa mas, hahaha
Good luck for your trip then, semangat terus mas!
Btw, bakalan kemana saja nih?
It’s crazy trip that I ever do…. Jakarta-Kuala Terengganu -Kerala -Dubai-Oman-Bahrain-Kuwait-Qatar-Manila-Jakarta
Really love your trip, all are warm and hot destinations. Saya penasaran dengan Oman, Bahrain dan Kuwait. Jangan lupa bawa pulang sedikit pasir gurun mas, hahaha
Macam film saving private Ryan…. Tiap perang ke negara orang, selalu diambilnya satu mug tanah negara itu…. Haha. Nice idea.
Hahaha, tp jgn ambil 1 mug ya mas, bisa2 disidang di ruang karantina bandara, jd gak nice trip lg dong, hehe
Waiting for your next blog mas Donny, gak salah manggil nama kan saya? Hahaha
Sebut aja namaku…. Biar tambah terkenal mas…. Hahaha.
Baiklah mas Donny! Hahaha
👍👍👍👍
I’m trying to create a post about traveling and my first post has been done and posted, would you mind to have a look and give some suggestions? 😁😂
Yups… Perfect….. Nice picture….. Simple story telling….. Just consistent
Really??? Thank you so much mas Donny atas komentarnyaa.. gak nyangka dapat komentar bagus, padahal ini postingan pertama saya 😓😁😁
Setidaknya Anda cukup berbakat di permulaan. Semakin sering menulis bakat itu akan berkembang. Semakin intens semakin bernilai tulisan Anda….Good luck.
Terima kasih banyak atas masukannya mas.. really appreciate it!
Semoga mas Donny boleh tetap memberikan masukan pendukung 🙏🏻😊