After a whole week of packing, giving away and selling off stuff and final two days of 'cramming'; we are left with 6 huge cartons, 5 check-in luggages and 6 hand carry.
Alex trying to help...hehe..
Check-ins and handcarry that weighs more than 200kg in total.
Saying bye to our Singapore home..
We were thankful to have chosen to travel with Singapore Airlines this time instead of succumbing to the cheap budget rates that Jetstar and AirAsia were offering. It definitely helped to ease some of the process, for example excess baggage weight, hand carry, flight delay issues that one usually face when traveling budget.
Arrived at Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, and immediately greeted by a long queue in the immigration counters. We collected our luggage, meanwhile keeping fingers crossed that nothing went missing (heard many horror stories on how luggages are slashed or ripped apart at the checkpoints- officers searching and confiscating valuables). Well, one of our luggages were ripped but nothing was missing, we headed straight to the Sliverbird Executive Taxi Queue and begin to travel towards our new home.
When we arrived at Oakwood Residence, we were immediately greeted by a troop of eager and courteous staff; which made us very glad that we chose this serviced apartment despite its steep pricing. G's company was not paying for the apartment, however G insisted that it's important to have a smooth transition during a relocation (since it's my first time), this will help the family to settle in better.
Nice elegant apartment lobby.
Our new place for the next couple months.
An alternate view of the apartment.
One key reason why we chose Oakwood is the time and distance required for G to reach work. Although I've googled mapped both Morrisey and Somerset and Google shows only 15 minutes to work, in reality it's actually over an hour after factoring Jakarta's traffic. A fellow colleague of G was staying at Oakwood and she vouched that the average traveling time from Oakwood to G's workplace at Pacific Place, Sudirman is about 15 minutes (minimum traffic) and 45 minutes (heavy traffic). And true enough, when G went to work the next day, it only took him 15 minutes in the morning and 40 minutes in the evening to get back home.
The second reason was that Oakwood was connected to a mini mall- with Starbucks (G is such a sucker for it), Ranch Market (a grocery store with expat selection of food), Loewy (what i heard as Jakarta's best restaurants) just right outside the apartment. Morrisey and Somerset didn't have any amenities nearby and therefore the option of having a grocery store next door is too appealing. Besides, Oakwood is also walking distance to Ritz Carlton-Mega Kuningan and Bellagio Mall.
And of course the final reason is that i like the interior layout of Oakwood way better than Somerset. I liked Morrisey's interior too, although I was not sure if it is homey enough for us to stay a couple of months.
Okay one last reason, i was blew away by the idea of a playroom for Alex.
See how happy he is!!
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