Foyage: Location Based Application Now Available in Blackberry

Finding nearby services and shops never been this easy on your Blackberry.

Foyage, a location based application for Blackberry helps you find places around you. Customized for Indonesia local information, you could use Foyage to find more than 12.000 restaurants, atm, petrol kiosk and many more in Indonesia and Singapore

Download (FREE OTA) Foyage from : http://www.foyage.com/bb

Features :
+ location aware
+ latest updates/review from users
+ browse wide range of categories
+ detail information with rating, photo, phone number and map
+ upload your review, photo or comments and share it with other Foyagers

Disclaimer : location detection can be vary depends on your hardware and location.











Contact Foyage Blackberry team for support
bb@foyage.com

Hot Application in Town

iPhone freak? Check out new application, Foyage, suitable only for iPhone.
What about this product anyway, okay...using GPS, Foyage will detect your position and inform anything nearby you.

Features include:
- current position is auto-update and shown in road name
- more than 8000 location information in Singapore & Indonesia; including petrol kiosk, ATM, restaurant, cafe, bakery, pub/bar, fast food, food stall, etc.
- make friend request to nearby Foyager
- post comments
- get latest updates of favorite spots and friends
- personalize your information with distance setting

They will add more spots and hotels. My favorite tab is 'categories', inform you about good spots nearby, I love it Foyage has quite inform me lots of hang out places like cafes and restaurants. I gotta admit, there are so many great food in Jakarta, ah forget to mention, this application for now on, provides information about only great spots in Jakarta. Other big cities as Bandung and Surabaya will be added soon.

I want to update bout this post, I know, sounds over promoting this particular app haha, but it helps me to find nearest ATM and not only big fancy restaurants but also small cafe/resto outside malls and in office buildings, this app also informs you which cafe/resto provides free wi-fi.

Soo..my suggestion, download this apps first for sure, so you won't miss a chance to visit good spots in Jakarta. Foyage also enables you to find out if there are other Foyagers nearby, see good spots, make new friends, what's not to like? I love this application, hope you might like it oo Just like they've been saying, wherever you go, Foyage is your personal radar. Ciao..Get App

Jakarta Map

Jakarta International Event

IFFINA 2009
International Furniture and Craft Fair Indonesia
11 - 15 March 2009 Jakarta International Expo Kemayoran, Jakarta - Indonesia 10.00 am - 19.00 pm 7 Reasons why you should visit IFFINA (taken from IFFINA website)

• EXPLORE THE HIDDEN BEAUTY OF INDONESIA
  Discover the hidden beauty & top quality of Indonesian product that comes from a huge number of craftsmen from all over Indonesia
• WIDE RANGE OF WORLD CLASS FURNITURE
  
  A golden opportunity to observe a wide range of products and, at the same time, to meet with Indonesia's producers and exporters
• EXCELLENT PRODUCT MIX
  IFFINA 2008 showcases an excellent product mix between furniture and handicraft from all regions in Indonesia
• WORLDWIDE BUYERS PARTICIPATION
  This is a 'must visit' event for domestic and international buyers, last year attract international buyers from more than 87 countries
• STRATEGICALLY LOCATED AND CONNECTED TO WORLD MARKET
  strategically located and connected to world markets by an excellent communication and transportation network and often regarded as a "bridge" between Asia and Australia and as a "gate" from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
• MEET THE CHARM HOSPITALITY OF INDONESIA
  Indonesian people is well known throughout the world as the most charm and friendly people that will provides you with countless destinations to cater around
• STRONG SUPPORT FROM ASSOCIATION AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
  IFFINA 2008 is organized by the ASSOCIATION and in close cooperation and fully supported by the Government and Government Agencies of Republic of Indonesia

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INACRAFT 2009
The 11th Jakarta International Handicraft Trade Fair
22 - 26 April 2009
at Balai Sidang Jakarta Convention Center
www.inacraft.co.id
(check out their website to get info how to get to the venue by shuttle bus, they provide buses)

Indonesia Represent the masterpiece of national handicraft products from her entire regions at the peak of the biggest and the most comprehensive exhibition of handicraft products

The Fair EVENT SCHEDULE

Event's Name	Date	Time
Opening Ceremony	22 April 2009	10.00 am - 12.00 am
Seminar	24 April 2009*	10.00 am - 05.00 pm
Business Consulting	22 - 26 April 2009*	10.00 am - 05.00 pm
Product Presentation	22 - 26 April 2009*	10.00 am - 08.00 pm
INACRAFT Award	24 April 2009*	05.00 pm - 08.00 pm

* tentative

PRODUCT ON DISPLAY

Gift Item
Ballpoint & Wooden box, Candy jar, Woven blanket throw, Key accessories, Lighter box, Jewelry box, Small photo frame, Cigarette box, Aromatherapy, Stationery item, etc.

Housewares, Home & Garden Decorative
Artificial flower, dried flowers, ceramic flowers vase, candle holder, lighting lamp, wood carving, ornament, craft silver, table cover embroidery, cushion cover, place mate, embroidery bed cover, Wooden furniture, rattan furniture, fiber furniture, coconut furniture, bamboo furniture, garden furniture,A kitchen wares, basket wares, table wares, bathroom wares, carpet, painting, candle, glass item, natural stone, pottery, bird house & accessories, umbrella, wind chime, doormat, garden ornament, plan terrace set, self watering hanging planter, garden bridge, garden statue, etc

Toys & Game
Wooden toys, soft toys, game board, inflatable toys, toys box, footballs, jigsaw puzzles, education games, etc

Jewelry
Gold jewelry, silver jewelry, pearl jewelry, shell jewelry, precious stones, etc

Batik
Painting batik, Printing batik, Stamped batik, Silk, etc

Fashion Garment & Embroidery
Fashion embroidery garment, Moslem dress, Indonesian ikats, Indonesian songket, Indonesian ulos, Hand oven fabric, etc

Product Zoning

Main Lobby	: Gifts & Housewares, Toys & Games, Miscellaneous Crafts
Plenary Hall	: Gifts & housewares
Assembly Hall 3	: International Hall/ Export Hall
Cendrawasih Hall	: BUMN/BUMD (State Owned Enterprises)
Hall A	: Fashion, Embroidery, Batik, Jewelry, & Accessories
Lobby Hall A	: Sponsorship
Hall B & Lobby B	: BUMN, BUMD, Dinas, Pemprov, Pemda, Pemkot, Pemkab, Dekranas, Dekranasda, Fashion & accessories, and other supporting product

Atlet Century Park, Senayan

Atlet Century Park, Jakarta (Central Jakarta)
Jl Pintu Satu, Senayan, Jakarta 10270, Indonesia
www.hotelatletcenturypark.com


Located in Sudirman area, only 10 minutes away from 3 luxury shopping malls (Senayan City, Plaza Senayan and Pacific Place), 1 lifestyle centers (fX) and Ratu Plaza (sell most apple products and apple service center). Strategically located in Business district and near to Senayan Sports (Gelora Bung Karno) and National Stadium. 


Also walkable to reach golf driving range, senayan golf course and Carrefour (Ratu Plaza)
Personal review: I stayed there couple years ago, found quite nice, although it's an old building but it's located in central Jakarta, and easy to get access to most of entertainment centers. Some said, now, the services not too good. But still, it's a good pick.

Get Jakarta Freeway Map

Translation/Meaning :
Peta Arah Tujuan Tol dalam Kota - Jakarta's Freeway Entrance Map
Keluar - Exit
Jalan - Road
U/Utara - North, Selatan - South, Pusat - Central, Timur - East, Barat - West
Keterangan - Description
Jalan Tol - Freeway
Jalan Non Tol - Highway / Non-Freeway
Click map for larger image
Source : infotol.astaga.com

Indonesia Map

Central Jakarta Map

South Jakarta Map

Kelapa Gading Map

La Piazza - Kelapa Gading

Kelapa Gading is located in North East Jakarta, surrounded by subdistricts Cempaka Putih, Sunter and Pulo Mas. It stretches west to east from By Pass road to Cakung and north to south from Koja to Perintis Kemerdekaan road. Kelapa Gading has a total area of 1.633,7 hectare, or 2,14% of the total Jakarta city.

In Jakarta, Kelapa Gading is famous among the food lovers. They can find Indonesian food (Minang food, Javanese food, Sundanese food, Manadonese food, Makassarese food, etc), Chinese food, Japanese food, Thai food and Western food. The central point in Kelapa Gading is the area for food, known as Gading Food City and more hundreds restaurants along boulevard.

Try my favorite restaurant :
Sop Konro (Coto Makassar) - ribs serves with authentic Makassar soup in boulevard
Apollo - Hainan chicken rice in boulevard
Baji Pamai - Ujung Pandang chicken noodles in boulevard
212 Seafood
* I will update my blog with restaurant listings in Jakarta.

Nowadays, Kelapa Gading is famous as a prestigious shopping centre area. Kelapa Gading is one of the subdisctrict in Jakarta, with five shopping malls in 20 kilometer radius. In 2004, Kelapa Gading has approximately 365,000 m2 of shopping centres. My favorite place to kill-time in Kelapa Gading is La Piazza which is also the extension from Kelapa Gading Mall.

La Piazza is a lifestyle concept and open place plaza for live music or watching soccer. One of many best places in Jakarta to hang out with a lot of options for coffee shops such as Starbuck's, Sega Fredo, The Barrel, Bakoel Coffee, DQ, and on the ground floor several restaurants : Loy Kee, Pizza Hut, Chatterbox, Healthy Choice and food court serves snacks on the first floor. The free hot-spot facility also offered by La Piazza by purchasing any (amount) of F&B within La Piazza tenants, exchange the receipt with username and password provided on the information/reception desk. The F&B prices are affordable and cheaper in La Terrace (food court)

The crowd come from Kelapa Gading, Sunter and Pulo Mas area and people start coming mostly in the evening and a bit crowded on weekends especially when there's an event is being held in the main atrium. Therefore I should warn you, when third-party is conducting an event that is targeted to teenage or inviting popular celebrities or bands, you might want to avoid La Piazza, sometimes the event makes it less comfortable because of the C and D class crowd are freely to coming around and the noisy sound from the stage in the main atrium, if you don't mind, think that as a free entertainment.


I provide you with Kelapa Gading Map, hope you will visit La Piazza after has business trips in Central Jakarta.

TransJakarta Corridor Map

Bank Indonesia Intersection

Public Mass Transportation in Jakarta, have fun..