Being in a foreign country, one must observe and experience the local culture, as that's part of travelling and breathing the air out of your own country, don't ya agree?
Jakarta is the capital of Indonesia, the heart and focus of our neighbour country developments. Skyscrappers are everywhere, shopping malls with posh condominiums are mushrooming here and there, but still, not all the people is savouring the benefits of these fair bits of growth.
While going through the traffic jam in the city, I noticed that phenomena right on the streets.
A man, likely at his retirement age, selling newspaper along the streets to the car stopping along the traffic jams. I noticed that he just keep going forward and backward of the streets, holding the same pile of unsold papers under the tropical weather.
A woman carrying a feather duster, a real FEather duster! She hangs around the vehicles around the traffic jam areas, hoping people will tip her some money for 'cleaning' up their car. In most cases, people just wave her off...
And there's a lot of children darting around the cars to beg for money as well... and it is pretty dangerous for kids around 3years and above to be moving along the traffic jams... but the harsh living of the reality deny them the luxury of having a normal and blissful childhood...
It's a sad but honest truth to be told while staying in Jakarta... I hope things will go better for whatever the future of the nation holds...
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Well, it's not all that 'bad' as it appeared to be (in this post I mean) to be in the streets of Jakarta, as there are also some elements of mixture of other nation's culture/legacy to be experienced there.
Durex advertisement, with the touch of the local language ^^ I don't think I see such advertisement in Malaysia by the way...tsk tsk tsk, open mind people, be open minded lol
Looks like a Tuk Tuk rite? It is called as Jabai in Jakarta... I thought it was the influence of the Thai heritage (all the way from Siamese perhaps?), but some said it is actually culture mixed from India itself haha... this Jabai is reallly small I tell you, from what I noted, it can only hold 2 passengers the most at the back of the vehicle, although it appeared to me that it's only for kids ride that kind of size, if you know what I mean hahahaha
And for those still thinks that KL traffic jamness is hellish, wait till you experience Jakarta's you-must-be-nuts-to-drive-there jamness lol
totally surrounded by motorcycles while waiting for the traffic lights
This was taken while our Unser is moving on the street. The motorcycles are moving along with the cars at such close distance I tell you, and I did not have to zoom my camera at all. It's like all motorcycles are tied together with some strings and move together... can be one of the 7 mini wonders of the world hahahaha
Even lady motorcyclist also joined in the hype lol. I was told by my local company reps that getting a driving license in Jakarta is just as simple as buying a pass to drive on the road. Pay a sum and there you go as a qualified driver on the street O.o Geng leh...!! No wonder driving in Jakarta feels like driving along with a pool of P license drivers, fast and furious plus unpredictableness hahahaha
Last but not least, one of Easter goodies found on Jakarta street lol
A Proton Persona zooming proudly on the street of Jakarta lol
All in all, the work trip to Jakarta was quite fruitful. It was a simple yet pleasant experience (food, nice people, etc) to be there, and I felt more appreciative of what I have and what to treasure in life ^^
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