FaCes oF JaKarTa!!

Some of the selected photo's that I've taken around the city of Jakarta, Indonesia. A very well diversified city with a huge gap between the rich & the poor!



I was immediately welcomed by a beautiful Indonesian air stewardess. Her smile is great and her politeness almost melted me instantly! photo taken inside Air Asia Airbus A32o flight QZ 7691



Inter city rail link is one of the main transportation mode in Jakarta. It is also one of the main cause for Jakarta massive traffic jam problem! photo taken in the mangga dua area



Store like this is found everywhere around Jakarta, Indonesia. What's in store is mainly drinking waters, cigarettes, snacks etc. photo taken in mangga dua area



Huge monument like this is found in the Jakarta City center area. One of the many monument in Jalan Sudirman. photo taken in Jalan Sudirman @CBD Jakarta,Indonesia



Sunset view from my hotel room. photo taken from the window of Orchardz hotel, Jakarta



Canal in front of mangga dua square shopping area. Great place for shopping as price is death cheap and you will be spoiled with choices! photo taken in mangga dua area



One of the rail link inside Jakarta city, Indonesia. photo taken in Jalan Gunung Sahari area



This young girl is enjoying her evening with her own DIY toy. She is so shy that she run away when she realized that I snap her with my camera!! photo taken in mangga dua area



Pollution is so rift in Jakarta that you can see clearly in this photo. photo taken during my way to the airport



Sample of different value of rupiah notes. photo taken inside my hotel room

Remarks:- There are still many area in Jakarta that I've yet to discover and I hope that in the near future I will be back in Jakarta, Indonesia to take more photo's and visit more places of interest!

What I did for my 4D3N Jakarta Trip????

Arrived at Jakarta at noon time 10/10/2009.....proceed straight to our hotel (Orchardz Hotel). The cost for the taxi is approximately IDR 130,000 with the exchange rate IDR 10,000 = RM 3.70!! What I did in this trip?? Sampled a lot of good Indonesian foods & drinks, visited a few nice clubs & lots of shopping!! Generally Jakarta is a busy city with it's multi millions population! Traffic jam is common in place through out the day!! Well.....cut short the story and looks at my new creation from my Nikon D-60 DSLR!!!



I bet there must be millions of millionaire in Indonesia alone! I am a millionaire for a day!! Spend 2 million plus on shopping alone....phew...I am rich man!!



Surprisingly many trains passed through Jakarta city through out the day!! One of the cheapest and most reliable mode of transportation in Indonesia! Next time I'll board a train to Bandung for shopping spree!!



A popular and huge shopping mall or town in Jakarta City Centre or Jln Sudirman. This is where I bought my 13th pair of converse! Nice place to shop for your likings! A great food court on the top floor with very modern, trendy & hip interior design! Worth to pay a visit!



This is the main roundabout in Jalan Sudirman! This is also the favorite place for the street protest! Almost all the 5 star hotels, international company, luxury mall etc located in this main road!



Certified by World Guinness Book of Records!! Longest dry slider in the world! Located inside the FX lifestyle more in Jln Sudirman, Jakarta!! Nice interior architecture & design! Very impressive and one of my favorite mall in Jakarta, Indonesia.



This is the infamous Saung Grenvil where I ate the most delicious fried crab in my life yet! A MUST TRY when u r in Jakarta! Price is average with a good meal for 2 with drinks = IDR 300,00 or about RM 111.00. Location: Kompleks Grenvil Blok AV-12 A, Jakarta Barat Tel: 5659517



The most delicious Crab I've ever eat!! Kepiting Goreng Sos Padang and remember to ask for the male crab as it taste better!! The waitress told me so! The name of this restaurant owned by an Indonesian Chinese is "Saung Grenvil". This place is kind of out of the city area! But many taxi drivers will know this place! HIGHLY recommended restaurant!



Another highly recommended dish is Kepiting Goreng Lada Hitam (Black pepper fried crab). Very fresh & spicy and the meat is so sweet that it simply melts in your mouth!



Nasi Padang is so famous in Jakarta that I can almost find it everywhere in this city! Well I did not try it....and I don't know why I miss it! So strange....maybe I am just too busy with my shopping! Well looked at the photo below........my 13th pair of converse sneaker!



My latest pair of Converse One Star sneaker that i bought in Jakarta for IDR 224,000! Worth it and this design I have not seen here in my country called "Malaysia".

Remarks: Jakarta is a very huge and dense city with millions of population! Traffic jam is so common in place and weather is extremely bad and air pollution is rift! Nevertheless the people I've met is nice and generally acceptable! Food is great, taxi driver is good especially the Blue Bird taxi and shopping mall is excellent!

Jakarta Trip 10-13 October

I will be visiting the capital city of Indonesia,Jakarta in a week time! I am looking for some exploration around the huge metropolis....checking out the local foods, drinks & their diversified culture! A good buddy of mind is kind enough to provide me free lodging & transportation! I shall explore the city in 360 degrees......and guys....please be patience All about Jakarta will be in notyourordinarytour.blogspot.com pretty soon......!!!!

Jakarta exploration begins on the 10/10/09!!

D-Day " Thaksin seems to have the upper hand!

D-Day in BKK...what happened through out the day????

I was anxiously following online news portal for the updates on the D-Day demonstration by the reds in royal plaza,downtown Bangkok! Bad weather does not deteriorate the demonstrator spirit numbered at around 30,000 by the nationals security agency! The national security agency lead by DPM suthep deployed about 6,500 men to maintain law & order!!The leaders from the reds mostly notably nattawut ,jatuporn & veera speaks from the main rally site stage and demands the abbisit to dissolve the house immediately & revert back to the 1997 constitution!It's was a day of waiting for both the police,anti riot police, soldiers etc etc against the reds!

Luckily no untoward accident happened and the reds cordoned to themselves within the royal plaza compound rally site...sitting..& listening to their leaders continuously attacking the Privy council & abbisit lead government! The climax of the day was when their beloved leader khun Thaksin made a live video at 8.35pm to address his supporters! He said he is making this call somewhere nearby Thailand and he will see them soon......to the cheers of the strong crowd numbered at 50,000 now!He said....the government is not doing any good to the Thai's....poor people is growing in number.....economy situation is no where improving....indeed worsen! He added.....I would love to lead Thailand again....for a better future for everyone! All the protesters dispersed peacefully about midnight after their leader Nattawut makes a final speech to thank the crowd for their support! It seems like Thaksin now has a slight advantage against his opponent khun abbisit......the naming of a new police chief is still unresolved! Senior senators has made call for him to dissolve the house for a fresh election! His ally newin is planning something quietly.......and seems now the rift among them is widening!

If i am correct....a new general election is looming around....possibly before year end! Abbisit is definitely struggling to hold on to power....its collation government is weakening as the days pass off! he might be a smart fella....but Thaksin is richer and smarter....far more experienced in handling the complicated politics of Thailand!! Just pray for the best for the Thai people.......may the land of smile... smile forever! Or at least as long as possible!

"D" day in Bangkok!!

SEPTEMBER 19 - D-DAY.........WHAT LIES AHEAD FOR THAILAND??

The D-Day is looming all over the city of Bangkok! The reds under their beloved leader khun Thaksin are mobilizing its army of reds to storm the city on the anniversary of September 19 coup where Thaksin was ousted as Thai premier! The reds targeted as many as hundreds of thousand of its die hard supporter mainly from the Issan region to storm the city on 19/9! Government spokesman claimed that the plan will not materialized at all as the support for the reds was dying!

Political experts warned the government not to underestimate the reds....as this was seen as the last effort from thaksin & reds to topple the government under the abbisit leadership! Well it is still to early to foresee what will happen on D-day itself! I hope that it would be a peaceful yet sounding protest but on the other hand nothing bad will happen! An intervention by the army will certainly trigger another round of coup! How would the police force intervene where Thaksin has a strong influence? There are just too many questions yet to be answered.....only when the day arrive, we shall have the answer!

Meanwhile I am waiting for the D-day anxiously.....no matter what the outcome...just pray and hope the best for the Thai people! The land of smile.....will it smile forever? I hope YES !!

Why I like to "yam cha" so much?

It is a Malaysian culture of "mamak stall revolution"!!

What do guys talk when they gather together during the "yam cha" session? Most of us will say....well guys talk about cars,gadgets,hobbies,politics,sports and so on..! However one of the most talked topic must be "gals".....I hope most of the readers will agreed with me!

Most of the time when we see a gal during a mamak session....we will start talking about it non stop until we see another one......what we talk about gal? how beautiful she is, how cute she is, how good is her body and some might even start to fantasy to have a sex session with her. I hope I am not making a negative remarks here......but that's how's the "yam cha" session is all about! we basically talk about everything....from a-z!

Well that is nothing right or wrong to talk until the wee hours in the morning....as we gather together to release our work stress, life pressure and emotional sickness!! after each session we felt better and ready for the next big day of life. all the laughter's,jokes,opinions,suggestion etc. etc. we shared during the "yam cha" session really helps emotionally! Some might disagreed with me..but...that's the cheapest way to release your stress!

We live in a fast & furious life where we faced so many obstacles everyday....to spend some time with your friends for a "yam cha" session is one of many ways you can sit down and relax yourself. It's now a Malaysian culture where "mamak stall" is a part of our life!

Remarks: "yam cha" is a Cantonese saying of drink tea.Every night thousand of Malaysian are flocking their local mamak stall for a session of teh tarik, maggi goreng, roti telur, teh 'o' ais limau and gathering. It might be positive or negative thing to do...it all depends on you and your gang of friends! like it or not...its a part of our life!

" we only live once, live a memorable one "

Crisis in The Land of Smile...why? Part 2

THAILAND & IT'S FUTURE IN DOUBT? WHAT'S NEXT??

I watched the King of Thailand spoke on the online news portal.....his majesty is asking for unity among all his people....if not a civil war will arrive one fine day! his majesty pleads his people to unite as one and makes Thailand as a great place to live and even a better one for the next generation! It comes at a strange timing...as normally the king only speaks on certain time of the year...abiding the strict protocol and his health concerns!

Perhaps his majesty sensed something fishy or worse is arriving soon? I feel the same......the reds is kind of slow in their activity except their mass petition for pardon on behalf of the beloved leader khun Thaksin. The yellows is about the same....quiet.....even after a new political party has been set up! The government under Abbisit is under extremely pressure and attacks within their own coalition!

Thanksin has been lying low.....with occasional radio appearance and live video to address his hard core fans! Even now he said he is more than willing to talk to abbisit to reach for an agreement for the sake of Thailand! Possible? yes....Y????
both are equal strong or not much differences between them! both are smart but thaksin has the money to drag this for a long time.......abbisit cannot afford to loose any more time......situation in Thailand particularly economy is no where seen as what he has promised! Newin...once Thaksin number 1 supporter...stabbing abbisit even though his party is part of the democrats coalition! Some members of the democrats are resigning.......for personal reason...but rumors said they are unhappy with what abbisit has done so far!

The police force is in mess......new police chief is not appointed yet due to the fact that agreement between the selection committee council cannot reach for an ultimatum person for the post! a sign of democrats weakening..yes....even thought abbisit himself brushed of this as bull shit! We shall wait and see....the next phase of incident should be more interesting and heart breaking...I hope I am wrong.....but I sensed something totally wrong......especially in the southern Thailand of Pattani, Narrathiwat & Yala! daily killings and bombings is indeed very worrying!

Human just can't think about the others! They are born selfish and egoistic!!