I decided to join. Am I in the ‘family’ now, Eric? I stumbled into Eric’s blog the other day and asked about joining in. Phew! A picture a day, eh? Well, I’ll give it a try. If I couldn’t stick to the rule then you guys can sack me and give the opportunity to other Jakartans 
Anyway, this first picture isn’t impressive enough for a first post, I think. But I just felt like putting it in. It’s one of our public transportation called a ‘Becak’. Some of you may have been to Jakarta, and probably have tried riding a becak. The man sitting in the passenger’s seat is the driver. He’s parking it in front of a mall close to where I live, which is in Bintaro area of South Jakarta. He will take you places within the neighborhood only. Becaks are not allowed in the freeway. And they only exist in some areas of Jakarta.
They charge very little. Perhaps from around 3,000 - 10,000 Rupiahs depending on the distance (in US$ about 30 cents - 1 Dollar). It is like riding a bicycle, but with a lot of weight there on the front. Especially when they drive people who bring loads of plastic bags after shopping. But these becak drivers never complain. They are struggling for life, trying to get by…in the hot hot city of Jakarta.
