To me, golfing is the same, wherever I play. Because my game sucks!
I am now retired from golf. NOT!
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| Some people wassup me this, I like ! |
Sebenar nya aku memang suka benor bila jer dapat lapangkan masa untuk ber-golop di Indonesia.
- Lapangan golop nya rata-rata memang hebat. Layout menarik, very very well maintained, fast & true greens, and splendid fairways. Susah nak dapat kat Tanah Melayu atau Borneo padang-padang golf yang sebegini. Kecuali club exclusive dan mahal-mahal
- Service is superb, not always but almost all places. Rakyat Indonesia terkenal ramah dan cekap dalam hal-hal service ni. Mungkin sebab too competitive, you can't slack, nanti kena buang kerja. Penduduk padat... From the moment you arrive at drop-bag, until you leave. "Bapak" sini, "Mas" sana, kadang-kadang "abang"
- Caddie....
- Makan-makan ddan makan some more. Indonesian culinary, kebanyakannya halal, memang ngam dengan selera aku. Alhamdulillah. Acu cuba try test "kambing bakar Mesir" di Bandung. Garenti nyaman
- Aku menang sokmo (>75% of the time) kalau main sana. Tak tau apasal. Juta-juta! Seronok dapat makan duit kawan-kawan. Heheh. Birdie dapat double pula..
- Jalan-Jalan shopping after golf and in-between rounds. FM ka, DVD drama Korea ka.. Baju jenama original copy ka.... spare parts kereta ka... kopi luwak...
- Lain-lain aktiviti halal. Yang haram aku no komen, sendiri tanggung. Kat Tanah Melayu berlambak kalau cenderung kearah tu
Aku list kan padang gop yang dah pernah aku main, from memory lah.
JAKARTA
Jakarta lah yang paling kerap aku pergi. Yang best senang nak sampai, banyak golf courses, dan dan familiar dengan guide, bapak-bapak supir dan segala macam hotel, tempat makan di sini. Lagi pun main gop ni nak kena cukup korum, dan kepala kena ngam. Ada juga yang sampai tak nye gi main gop, terus hilang dengan pelbagai alasan tinggal kan member. Sekali jer lah dgn mamat macam ni. Next time tadak lagi.
Imigresyen JKT pun tak banyak songel. As long as you have you return ticket, no worries mate.
Yang tak best time jem - macet total - especially bila hujan mula lah risau takut air naik. The whole city becomes one big jammed-up parking lot
Couses I have played in Jakarta. Just a simple list
- Royale Jakarta - rasanya semua yang pernah datang, mesti dah dibawa main di sini. Susah giler kalau main selepas Indonesian Masters Tournament. Stupid tough rough, crazy fast green...
- Cengkareng - dekat Bandara (epot) - walking course. rekomen to play last, main pagi, petang balik Tanah Melayu. Hopefully betis tak cram
- Pantai Indah Kapuk (PIK) - yang ni pun dekat airport juga. Pretty straight forward, flat course.
- Pondok Indah Golf - dalam bandar - nice course - can be soggy at times
- Golf Course Modern - dah lupa. Sekali je main
- Imperial Klub - dah lupa juga. Caddie lawa-lawa (hehehe)
- Bogor Raya - jauh, tapi syok. Kawasan gunung. Lepas main tido je dlm keta. Sedar-sedar dah sampai hotel
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| Screen grab of some courses around Jakarta |
ada lagi a few courses, malas nak check lah. Bukan ada record pun
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| Green#18, Royale Jakarta |
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| Nah. bukan jalan je jem, kat padang pun jem. 1hour wait to tee-off |
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| PokCik kelih jer (I see Only) |
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| ...Erkkk... pic from internet (sumpah...) |
MEDAN
Medan, for those who does not know, is in the island of Sumatra. Been there once, a 4 days 3 nights trip. Malangnya takde geng yang nak gi sana lagi. So that's it lah. Sempat rasa 3 courses, buah salak 3 kilo bawak balik, kena tipu dek guide...anyway it was way back in 2003. Masa baru belajar golf..
First time rasa sup bontot (sup ekor lah) di Medan lah
- Royale Sumatra
- Giri Graha or something like that
- Bukit Barisan (??) maybe some other courses
All I can remember is I won 2 out of 3 games. But when I lost, I lost big
Also I remember tipping the caddie some too small amount... hehe... first time maa...
And one of it was a walking course and we each have 3 caddies, satu caddie payung, satu caddie picit (hehehehehehe) dan satu caddie bawak trolley
Mana ada - dua caddie ja each
Meriah giler
No pictures - 2003 handphone belum ada camera kot (?) maybe, entah
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| a few courses around Medan |
Next up..... SURABAYA, BANDUNG, BALI, SULAWESI, MERAPI (YOGYA)
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