My mother-in-law is going to Saudi Arabia for her Haj pilgrimage this year. Since she lives in Gandul, Cinere, which is (now) part of Depok, she needed to go to Depok quite often to make the necessary arrangement and preparation. In Indonesia, it's common for the whole family, relatives and neighbours to escort a Haj pilgrim to the departure point. Therefore, one day before her departure to Saudi Arabia, we went to Kelapa Dua, Depok to "escort" her to the buses waiting to take her and other pilgrims from Depok to a temporary Haj accommodation in Bekasi, before going to the Jakarta's Soekarno Hatta International Airport the next day to board the flight to Jeddah, which is the gateway airport to the Holy City of Mekkah.
After the buses left Kelapa Dua for Bekasi, we went to Margo City, a new shopping mall which is located along Jalan Margonda Raya, the busy main road leading to Depok from Jakarta. The shopping mall is located not too far from my ex-University campus, where I studied there for more than four years. Margo City is indeed a luxurious shopping mall, with Centro Department Store as the anchor tenant. J.Co Donuts and BreadTalk are also housed there, and there's Timezone amusement centre and food court on the second floor.
Inka and Irza were happily playing at Timezone while we were having our lunch at the food court there. Aunty Tessa, my wife's younger sister, ordered a Makassar-specialty grilled ribs (konro bakar) for me, which turned out to be very delicious! :) Before we left Margo City, we also stopped by at the counter of the famous J.Co Donuts to buy some nice handmade doughnuts. Inka is indeed, a very big fan of J.Co donuts!
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