Atlet Century Park Jakarta

I arrived in Jakarta late morning, taking a bus to the centre of the city, which took close to an hour. I'd heard Jakarta was a twenty-fur hour traffic jam, but it seemed no worse than any other major city, with the bus barely stopping in jams. The backpacking area was a fifteen minute walk from the drop off at the train station, and I found cheap accommodation which housed an alarming number of lady-boys. I bumped ...

... amp; fun games program * Relation ship ...

We made it to Indonesia. After a long trip, a quick stopover in Dubai and a beer at the Irish village in the middle of the Arab Emirates, a few plastic meals and movies later we finally landed in Jakarta. Two days stay with exploring the city and hanging out with Madi until we left again for northern Sulawesi. From Jakarta to Makassar, from Makassar to Manado, two bumpy landing later we arrived in Manado to meet Natti and ...

... the Dutch colonists and an even stronger bias towards Soeharto's coup). Next, we decided to head to Kota, the Dutch colonial centre of the city to see what remained of this part of the city's history. After walking in the heat for about half an hour, we found the train station but it was closed (permanently it seemed) and so we hailed a taxi. After 45 minutes to go about 4 or 5 km (Jakarta's traffic has to be seen to be believed - we ...

... hearing god speak, or going to the pub and not having a beer. So off we went, into the main street where all the malls and plaza's are, pretty plain compared to what i was expecting, and emerged about 3 -4 hours later having spent a grand total of $19 (roadmap of Sumatra) plus lunch. Didn't we do well? I'd promised Elke a couple of drinks with her before we went our separate ways, so on the way home we stopped in at a bar on the river. There was live rugby on the TV, England ...

... is getting suffer....hiks. This is the city where I born, my husband, my family (except Zia). The city with the lovable people, culture and food taste oh soooo damn good! The city with local people from more than 26 provinces stay together make it so unique, but...why oh why.... The rubbish, on the road, the river, the buses, trains, terminal....oh people... See the poorer getting poor, they crawling for food, medicine and happiness... Always ...

... belief among these traditional food enterpreneurs that leaving the original humble shop for a better place might ruin their fortune. Despite the not-so-hygienic look, the germs are all boiled with the noodle and bean sprout... Empek-empek is probably more snack, afternoon-tea type of food. This is the fish-cake based dish from Palembang, Sumatra, served with noodle, slices of cucmber and the brownish thin sweet and so-sour sauce. Different shapes other ...

... at Chipto Hospital, THE premier teaching hospital in Jakarta ie where the orthopaedic residents train including Husnul himself. It looked a bit like Philippines General Hospital but better. There were less patients although they still had relatives sitting on the floor. Traction was everywhere as the waiting list is up to 3 weeks but not as abundant as in PGH. Otherwise the building was not well maintained with much litter in some places like PGH. We met Dr Joko Sarov, an energetic ...

... lebih 15 menit, bikin perut tambah laperrr 3. sajian live music, bahkan kita bisa request lagu 4. bahan baku seperti ikan laut, rajungan, udang dan lainnya dipesan sendiri dalam keadaan hidup dan langsung dimasak di dapur bandar... 5. ternyata harganya juga cukup terjangkau.. yaa..coba saja lah kesana.. Masakannya sih biasa saja tapi lokasi dan suasana menjadikannya istimewa.

... river had the lime green wings of a butterfly but the body of a dragonfly. And an infinite number of insects buzzed in the air, from giant fuzzy black bees to iridiscent peacock green flies. And of course no Eden would be complete without its snakes. Back at the camp we had seen a black one, the size of a garden snake but deadly poisonous, slip by--an alarming sight, though Wanda quelled our fears only slightly by saying the snakes are shy and ...