Archive for March, 2006
Drove around Pondok Indah area yesterday and shot a couple of the mansion houses. It’s located in the South of Jakarta. In Indonesia and Jakarta in particular, you can have helpers in your house. To clean, cook, do your laundry, mow your lawns, etc. Their monthly salary usually ranges from 250 - 600 thousand rupiahs (in US$: 25-60 dollars). Rich people with houses like this would probably have three or four helpers. You know, probably to help with cleaning the swimming pool or shining their crystals! Oh, and they have a security guard as well!
I myself would prefer just a small house, thank you very much 
So, if you want to live like a king and have everything being done for you, come and live here!
More pictures here.
about Pondok Indah ... posted by Santy
This is how it looks like during rush hour in downtown Jakarta. ‘Macet’ is traffic jam, and it happens all day and everywhere here. To set an appointment with someone, you have to count at least one hour ahead, for your time on the road. The empty lane was made especially for TransJakarta busses. I guess it’s better to take the bus, eh?Â
Look here for more endless traffic jams…
about Macet ... posted by Santy
Angkot is not the only transportation that travels around with open door. Busses as well! Well, not all of them. TransJakarta (above) is the fanciest in the city. Air conditioned, clean, very convenient. But only travels in the downtown area. Whereas the smaller bus (center) and the bajaj (bottom) can be found in the suburbans. There are also people with motorcycles who will give you a ride with reasonable fare. As for cabs, go for only Blue Bird taxis. I’m not with the company, you know I personally feel more safe and comfortable with them.Â
about Bis dan Bajaj ... posted by Santy
Another one of our public transportations…Angkot. Stands for ‘Angkutan Kota’, which means city transports. Most of the big cities in Indonesia have angkot. It’s quite an interesting car, really. I know it’s a bit dark, but if you look closely, you’ll see that people in the back seat are facing each other. Angkot fits twelve people in the back seat and one in the front (excluding the driver). Six people on the right side and four on the left side. And most of the time, two more passengers will squeeze themselves in just beside the side door, which is never closed! That guy standing, will find something to hold on to and remain standing there during the ride. Dangerous, eh?
More pictures of Angkot here.
about Angkot ... posted by Santy
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