Surrounding Roxy (part1)

This post is continuation from "Another side of Jakarta" post.

There are alot of this small vans beside Roxy Mas a shopping complex. I have seen this at many places. Commonly found next to shopping complexes. If I am not wrong, it is called Komilet. I have used this public transportation once. I have heard people get robbed when they are in this Komilet. Yup only one color that is blue. Haven't seen it in different color.

Opposite of the Roxy Mas complex is this whole stretch of houses. These houses were separated from main road by a river. The river was not clean at all. When I was there to do photos grabbing, I can get the stench. I have no choice, in the name of photography I have to sacrifice my nose. The funny part is I got used to it.

I was quite happy to see reflection in the river. This really make the photos looks better. For photo taking I didn't have a better machine with me. Can't do more wonders to the place.

How often do this kind of place comes by. That was my first time seeing such place. It might not be a blessing but at least it told me a lot. How lucky I am today or at the point of writing this. Teached me not to have high expectation in life. Be happy with what I have or what I can get. And live life with less stress. How I hope this is always the case. But the world I live in, is never that easy.

Glodok Station

This surpirsed me. I was there and a Jakarta friend waiting for a bus to get back home. There were so many people cramped in the waiting area of a station at Glodok. When the bus arrived, the door opened and everybody wanted to get in the bus. Then a bus operator controlled the number of passenger getting into the bus. Those can't get in will wait at the platform. And when the bus moved the station door closed. That's what you can see in the photo above. Phew.. come our turn, we managed to get into the bus and no need to wait outside the station on the platform.
My previous post in this blog about people not getting into the bus without buying tickets is proven wrong.

Starbucks in Metropolitan

So I have decided to go there for a drink. As one of my colleague is leaving Jakarta for Kuala Lumpur for good. So we decided to get him to treat us.

I cannot remember the named of this drink, anyway it is ice in coffee with milk. Even the tissue was printed with logo. If it would have the word Jakarta on it, I would have kept it as a souvenir.

There was a story to this picture. The girl sitting behind her notebook.. I don't think I want to tell the story. This was what the interior looks liked. Not much different compared to K.L.

This was the counter where the drinks were purchased. I remembered one of them can command a good English. But I did Indonesian with them.

These are sweets for after drink. There were few flavors. And the sweets were stored in different size of container. I purchased 2 of them.

A separate counter for self-serviced. Straws, milk, sky juice, tissue, sugar, brochures and I don't know what else.

These are the sweets that I bought. Actually I was questioning myself, should I buy it in K.L. or in Jakarta. Then I decided to buy it in Jakarta. And I did the right thing. When I was in K.L. buying drinks from a Starbucks counter, I only found one of them. hehehe.. until today I have not opened any one them yet. Hmm.. will the sweet melt?

World Trade Centre can be seen from inside the coffee outlet.

Later in the evening, I was leaving this coffee haven. More and more people appeared in this haven. It was getting dark soon out there.

A coffee banking outlets. This Starbucks outlet is open in conjunction with a bank and the bad news is I don't remember the name of the bank.. poor me.. so customer can do banking and have coffee at the same time. But I guessed it is more of doing coffee and not banking..

Good Testimonial

I was looking at the counter, just curious if my blog have any viewer. Came across a viewer. As usual want to check out who is this the surfer, oh.. is a company. Wow! my blog is use as a good testimonial of a project. I don't mind the blog being used as a reference.

But the funny part is the project was not solving the city problem of transportation. Not to discredit them. Just that I find it funny, a minor good testimonial was taken as a success.

I have not really complete my comments on the special busway created.

1) It reduce the width of the road where it can of good use for other vehicles.
2) It was created on the city busy road. It was always an experience when after office hour where the jam is not bearable.
3) It was more like for city tranportation rather than residential.

Anyway, I do not want to comment more. As I am no judge for others.

Chinese New Year is very near.. preparing for the clebration?

New second hand gadget

I haven't been blogging since.. yup nothing special.. it happens to alot of them out there. I was recently changing life. I guess is not getting easier. Am filling it with challenge. Meeting new requirement as a new man.. new man?! Nah more like I am growing up from some big boy.. no.. I don't think I want to grow up.. err what am I doing? Ok.. I am growing up physically.. most likely side way.. hehehe.. but the brain is not..

Here is my new gadget.. got it second hand.. from my brother in US of A. I like this thing.. ok ok.. I might be a little out dated with technology. Still to me this is one fucking hell of a nice phone.. pardon my language..
The phone.. a Motorola.. RAZR v3.. details info.. nah you guys don't need this.. there are better ones out there..

Hmm.. this post is to let those reading this blog.. I have a new one ywsoo1.blogspot.com this is one is publishing photo of my home country.. you can click the link somewhere on the right column.. didn't found.. then it must be at the right bottom.. sorry guys.. got to do some scrolling..

This blog is continuing for others to view.. might add some photos later.. if I am not busy with the other one..