April 30, 2006 - Window Cleaning

It is typical for workers like these not to wear any protection while hanging around in high buildings. No helmet, no harness, nothing. Are they just brave men with super powers? Or perhaps they don’t value their lives that much? Oh, I don’t know. It’s just scares me sometimes.

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April 29, 2006 - Tukang Kunci

‘Kunci’ means keys. This small kiosk is for duplicating your keys. Car keys, door keys, any keys.
And most of our doors are easily duplicated. It’s not an expensive service, so it’s good to make a few spares if you’re a forgetful type of person.

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April 28, 2006 - Pengamen 2

Another pengamen. When I looked at him, I thought that he was old enough and fit enough to get a job. Jakarta has tons of places that would need his help. If he didn’t have an education then he could probably find a physical work. So unlike the other pengamen on my previous post, this time I didn’t bother to give money. Maybe it’s not as easy as I thought, but I always believe the old saying ‘when there’s a will, there’s a way’.

Though I must admit, very creative of him to carry around that small drums and cymbals!

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April 27, 2006 - Pengamen 1

I was in a bus when suddenly this girl hopped in with her small guitar and started singing. She is what we call a ‘pengamen’. She’s one of the many street kids in Jakarta who can not afford school, wandering around day and night trying to get some cash by singing and playing an instrument. The younger kids who don’t know how to play a guitar usually just clapping away and asking for money. There are still many unfortunate children like these in the streets of Jakarta. A friend of mine is a social worker who owns a home for these kids, a shelter. She tried to help them go to school, but most of them just run back to the streets. It’s sad. These views I see here everyday, always make me feel grateful for what I have. 

I have another pengamen picture which I will post tomorrow.

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