Fairy Mahdzan: A Sneak Peek at Indonesia Consumer Fair 2004

Pempek kapal selam (submarine-shaped pempek!)! I love this simple Indonesian fish cake meal that is of Palembang, Sumatra origin. I usually go to 'Pempek Megaria' to have it; best-tasting in all of Jakarta!

A Sneak Peek at Indonesia Consumer Fair 2004

by Farah 'Fairy' Mahdzan

(29-Apr-2004) | Readers Say

Recently I met up with Gupta from Singapore and Rini from Jakarta, the folks who organized the Discover Indonesia exhibition last year which I wrote a review about. They both came across my website a few months ago and were keen to meet me. So since Gupta and Rini are in Kuala Lumpur organizing this upcoming Indonesia Consumer Fair in Midvalley Mall, we met up and chatted about everything under the sun and moon about the exhibition industry and promoting Indonesia to neighboring countries such as Malaysia and Singapore.

The Indonesia Consumer Fair is opening today (29-Apr-04) at Midvalley Mall in Kuala Lumpur and will end on Monday (3-May-04). I was invited by Rini and Gupta to drop by the exhibition hall last night to see everything being set up. I was also joined by five new Indonesian friends whom I met over the weekend at an event which I will share with you in an upcoming new story.

This consumer fair aims to attact more visitors from Malaysia to come visit Indonesia. I think it's a brilliant marketing strategy considering Malaysia has opened up some very affordable options of flying to Indonesia, Air Asia's in particular!

Here are some photos I took at the exhibition hall last night while everyone was hammering away and busy scurrying about to decorating their booths.

Back: Bobby (Jakarta), Adek (Medan)
Front: Iwiet, Lisa and Lia (Riau)

Adek chillin' out at a booth

Fairy and Adek

Datang ya ke fairnya, teman-teman semua!

Dada, kita pulang dulu...!

Discover Indonesia in Malaysia!

WHAT READERS SAY ABOUT A Sneak Peek at Indonesia Consumer Fair 2004:

#14. semasa berada di Mid Valley ngak banyak barangan dipamerkan!
Katanya pemilik salah sebuah toko batek kerudung pameran barangan mereka masih lagi tertahan di kantor imigrasi....walah ngapa jadi begitu!
Posted by zasogkl on 12-May-2004, 20:40 MYT

#13. Ah elo sih Roedi, biasa aja lagi, kan gue seneng liput2an apa aja yang berbau Indonesia.

BTW did everyone who went have a good time at the fair? I certainly hope so!
Posted by Fairy on 6-May-2004, 14:55 MYT

#12. Well, it's too late for me to know about this fair, fairy. i'd just check my mail today, so i've already miss it. kalau tahu awal-awal lagi dah pegi sana...sorry, rugi besar tu..tak dapat jumpa fairy kat sana. lain kali mesti pegi. Member INA (Indon)mesti ramai yang pergi..ya Enggak???? bagus bangat sihhh nyokong negara sendiri!!!! saya juga!!!
Posted by JOEY on 4-May-2004, 16:46 MYT

#11. Hebaattt si Fai!!!...Salut Gue ama elo Fai!!...Stand belum terisi dan panggung belum selesai di dekor, Fairi dah motret sana sini.. (ini Fairy yang kepagian atau penyelenggara yang telat)

Yah... kok gak ada stand makanan favoritnya Fairy sih...

Ooiii Panitia penyelenggara!!... kan banyak yang pengen tau jajanan di indon seperti apa...
Posted by roedi on 4-May-2004, 04:33 MYT

#10. heheheh.. gila fai memang te-o-pe be-ge-te es-ka-el de-e-ha. cepet banget diliputnya. thanks fai... keren...
Posted by adek on 1-May-2004, 09:33 MYT

#9. Wow! You made me sangat teringin untuk pergi ke Indonesia. Told my hubby that we should go.. but could not find the right time yet. I think I'll go to the exhibition at Mid Valley. Hope to see u there! Should we wear buttons that say's "We heard this from Fairy" or "Fairy's Fan Club" or something to that effect so that we can recognised each other? Because I really want to meet those names that frequently post their comments here.

Just a thought.. mungkin terlalu last minute now. Next time maybe.
Posted by Suria on 30-Apr-2004, 14:11 MYT

#8. Please tell me how best (cheapest) to spend a 1 week holiday in Jakarta? What to do and where to go, what airfare, cabfare, busfare, trainfare to ecpect? hehe, sorry, I know you're not the travel agent but your comments are very much appreciated ; )
Posted by Hisham on 30-Apr-2004, 11:52 MYT

#7. Wah, acaranya blum mulai, foto2nya udah sebejibun bujugweboneng

Heummm.. mau sponsorin gw ke Malay? hehehe
Posted by Adh3 - Website on 30-Apr-2004, 03:17 MYT

#6. HHHmmm interesting features...
Hopefully to meet someone supposely to meet long2 time ago if i got the chance or given a chance that is but due to the tight schedule it seems imposible.. sob2 sob2
Posted by man on 30-Apr-2004, 00:03 MYT

#5. Tadi petang nak singgah midvalley tapi hujan donk...maybe sore esok akan singgah sebab ada rencana mahu treking ke Lampung this coming event.......mybe banyak information I will get by visiting this fair...thanks yah Fairy atas makumat yang dikirim it helps a lot...he!!!he!!he!!!

salam zasogkl
Posted by zaleha on 29-Apr-2004, 20:48 MYT

#4. hmm too bad it's only until may 3.. it's really a great attempt to introduce indonesia to fellow malaysians.. fai, im coming to kl next week..
Posted by tasia on 29-Apr-2004, 16:53 MYT

#3. wahh seronok gaks nie.. InsyaAllah nanti kite ke sana....
Posted by eLLieZ de`HearT on 29-Apr-2004, 14:07 MYT

#2. Makanan ada kot tapi tak banyak, mungkin boleh cari kuih muih je. But the fair will have more things like clothes, decorations, furniture, and tourist information.
Posted by Fairy on 29-Apr-2004, 12:38 MYT

#1. InsyaAllah, lagipun dah lama tak turun ke MidValley Megamall.

Makanan pun ada jual ker?
Posted by BASRI - Website on 29-Apr-2004, 12:33 MYT