Jakarta .. ..

Today is one of the rare days where i got the chance to view Jakarta from a different point of view. to put it simply : from a lower class people point of view.

I went out with Yaya and Andra to Mangga Dua today..took busway and angkot from Kota, all the way to Mangdu plus walking to Glodok. Reason being was to keep Andra company as he was looking to buy a new video camera, canon XH-A1 ..very cool, very expensive lol.

As i was sitting in the crowded angkot and packed bus, i realised that it is possible to live in Jakarta perfectly fine without the need of having a car/drive your own car (like what i did). because here, due to the terrible traffic..you lost most of your time (at least a third or even half from 24hr) on the road.. stuck in traffic, driving from one place to another etc. However, today or days when i wanted to go to Mangdu, ya it is much more convenient to take the public transport as parking in that area was hell.

At night,on our way back.. we passed this very young boy, about 3-4 yrs old, opening and checking piles of leftover carton lunchboxes, stacked in a corner of a staircase beside a busy road. It was Sudirman road, which was like..um the Knightsbridge part of London.. He was checking if there were any foods left that can still be eaten in those boxes. The view like that was extremely common, but dont know why tonight it really struck me that how lucky we were. No matter how sweaty, dusty, sticky and hot we get during the day..at the end of the day we have a nice house to go back to. hot shower. hot meals. comfy bed. waiting for us. We are very LUCKY people indeed. Thanks to Andra and Yaya, i really had a good time today guys! and really should do this more often :) :)