Love (and hate) the public transportations
Living in a ruthless city like Jakarta often makes me spend my weekends mostly at home. Transportations can be relied on and have no time table. But this weekend, there is a special occasion for Jakartans which is European Movie Fair. Here, we can watch movie for free by just coming to the embassy and queuing for the ticket.
I decided to attend the movies fair on Saturday, planned to watch a movie at 12 o’clock but I overslept and it was impossible to catch it. So, I decided to watch the next movie at 3 o’clock and managed to come on time.
But, the problem was I didn’t know where the embassy is and how to get there. Yes, I am new in this city. In the age of internet, I didn’t open google map nor use GPS, it’s no use for me as I can’t read map. I wrote a tweet ask a question how to get to embassy and mention the famous twitter account who helps people guide their way to their destinations. In the bus halt, before hop on bus, I was touched because there were many responses of my tweet, they explained the way to get to the embassy with 2, 3 alternatives way. I hop on the right bus. I am happy because even my government still has no action to improve our public mass transportation, the public transportation and the road still frustrating, but people around me, especially the internet user still friendly and always welcome to help. Another moral is if I am at home, I always don’t want to get out from my comfort zone but it always happens the fact is when I just do it, get out from home without overthinking, go somewhere, get lost and feel the air it really refresh my mind.
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well, a tram is on rails and powered by electricity lines. I think trams are very european. I can imagine that during the rainy season metrolines would flood.
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Thank you:-)
We don't have subway, it seems impossible to build a subway here as most cities don't have a good drainage system. Tram? Can i say the bus above is a tram?
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Nice description of your city's transportation, I've always been wondering how public transportation in Jakarta worked. Are there subways and trams as well in Jakarta?
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Oops, typo, correction: Transportations can be relied on and have no time table> can't be relied on
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