Living in a big city like Jakarta is like live in heaven and hell at the same time. The heaven when you can find something you need easily, you can find everything here in Jakarta. The hell is the traffic jam,criminals, etc.
Me, is a kind of person who doesn't really know well the streets in Jakarta. I mean, i know the area if it's familiar. It is not because i never get out of home, but it's because i always have my dad, sister or sometimes driver to take me to one place. But now, i'm already old. So, since 3 years ago, i have been started to go by myself. I said to my dad, i'll go alone and i want it, i am not his little girl anymore. hehehhe. So, he allowed me to go by myself. well actually, until today my mom always asks me to having a drive-course so that i can drive and use the car but i always say, i can drive if the road is empty or at least people drive well. Seriously.
To go by public tranportations in jakarta is not a good advice because those public transportations are not in a good condition. So, 3,5 years ago, when i was in a cab, i saw some (new)buses on the road and i remember i've ever seen those buses on the news. So, i was interested to know about that buses. They look so much better than the others. Then i saw the name of the bus, it named Transjakarta, the new public transportation in Jakarta. I curious about their routes. So when i got back home, i search it on internet. I got some informations about Transjakarta. oh yes!.
So, the first time i went by Transjakarta, my destination was Kota Tua (old town). I asked the the girl who sold the tickets about how i can get to Kota Tua by Transjakarta. then she told me which Transjakarta that i should take and where i should transit. Now, anywhere i go, i only use two public tranportations which are Transjakarta and Cab. Beside those, i'd rather to walk. oh maybe Ojek for some reasons. Ojek is like a cab, but cab is a car and Ojek is a motorcycle. that's all.
Since i've been worked, mostly i use Transjakarta to avoid a madly traffic jam in the morning, oh yes, it's Jakarta, you know!. Madly because in a normal situation, i mean no traffic jam, it can takes only 20-30 minutes, but with the traffic jam it takes 1 hour 30 minutes!. I don't know what it's caused by. Sometimes, the traffic jam in jakarta caused by NOTHING!. There's nothing happen but there's still a jam. So i think, the major cause is the total number of vehicles increased every year or maybe every 3 months but not supported by the road's condition. so, it's just like (almost) over loaded.
Using Transjakarta is not like a heaven. yes, we will not get traffic jam, but inside Transjakarta? hahahaha it's like a hell! if the road is over loaded with the vehicles, so Transjakarta is over loaded with the passengers. Full of people who are gonna work (in the morning) and gonna back home (in the evening). Beside that, The Transjakarta's arrival is so long. we have to waiting for so long. Well, if you're in hurry, better to not use TransJakarta, better to use Ojek :)). Seems like there's no the right public transportation in Jakarta, yes?!. believe me, Transjakarta is the rightest public transportation than the others (kopaja, metromini, bus (non-patas), mmhhh Angkot is still okay) for this time.
2 days ago, there was something happen on the bus way which made Transjakarta cannot moves and it was already 5.58PM which means time to break-fast. Yup, it's Ramadhan, the month when all muslim from all over the world must fasting from the morning till evening. At that time, the passengers started to grumbled. i stood in the middle of people who were a bit grumbling then suddenly the driver and co-driver gave some mineral water and dates so then i am smiling. I was smiling not because i got the water or dates, but because i stared to the people in there. For me, they were funny and unique. Funny or unique, because they are different. there were people who grumbled,yelled, stayed cool, slept, and day dreamed. Me, i'm one of the stayed cool people :p. Because i think what for you yelled or grumbled? those things will not solve the problem. Beside that, at that time, i thought about when will we (the passengers and me,driver and co-driver) have the moment like this, if not now? break-fasting together on the bus which the bus got stuck for about 10 minutes?. Looked at the co-driver gave the water and the Dates to all passengers by hand-in-hand. Could you see the nice moment in there instead of yelling or grumbling? :) or am i really sensitive? Hahahhaha (lol).
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