Comments on Indonesia Anonymus: The journey of a broken heart 3

Michael, What an interesting observation!

2010-02-09T15:57:54.805+07:00

Michael,

What an interesting observation!

Have a look at Jakarta from Google Earth some time...

2010-02-07T18:41:56.147+07:00

Have a look at Jakarta from Google Earth some time. What I saw was, in the center of town, many H's - helipads. Where I come from, Australia, this is very uncommon. But where ever you may be, a helicopter is a rich person's option only. So I drew a tentative conclusion - the rich and powerful find it worthwhile getting around in helicopters in Jakarta. And with the R&P able to ignore

Kamil, thank you. Piqs, yes, that is true. The peo...

2010-01-03T08:05:58.872+07:00

Kamil, thank you.
Piqs, yes, that is true. The people are (usually) very friendly and helpful.

hahaha, can't agree more! Once I planned to bu...

2010-01-03T06:11:23.851+07:00

hahaha, can't agree more! Once I planned to build a public transport info website for my hometown, Bandung, and retreat because I couldn't figure out how to map it. LoL!

But some of my foreigner friends say that it is not that hard to navigate around the country. They surprised me by going around Jakarta just by using public transport just by themselves! The peoples are very

Colson, I reckon (basing on my experience) the pu...

2010-01-03T05:30:04.293+07:00

Colson,

I reckon (basing on my experience) the public transport in question (angkot) is, to a good degree, actually quite reliable. Granted there is no actual written system or strict guideline to follow, but personally that's one of the charms of itself, and it makes it much more "local".

At the same time, I agree wholeheartedly with IA in regards to a better

Silverlines, Thank you. Glad you like it.

2009-12-29T16:32:31.300+07:00

Silverlines,

Thank you. Glad you like it.

I am enjoying the series. And do keep them coming...

2009-12-29T10:18:59.922+07:00

I am enjoying the series.
And do keep them coming, please.

It is excellent idea

2009-12-28T03:01:41.077+07:00

It is excellent idea

Hendro, Thank you, and yes, we need all the optim...

2009-12-27T03:27:57.344+07:00

Hendro,

Thank you, and yes, we need all the optimism.
Let's dare to be optimistic that if we stand together, it will not take decades to get things fixed.

Hilmy,

thank you for sharing your story in Lombok.
We can imagine the anxiety. Not a good feeling to be a 'foreigner' in our own country, isn't it?

IA, I cannot agree with you more on how different ...

2009-12-26T13:05:22.912+07:00

IA, I cannot agree with you more on how different the public transportation system is from one city to another. To make things worse, sometimes even inside Indonesia, you are faced with situation where the local driver do not speak Indonesian at all.

I experienced this when I was in Lombok, feeling a bit adventurous, and decided to try the local transport and found that they spoke

Indeed. I should bear the criticism as much as you...

2009-12-25T21:51:33.443+07:00

Indeed. I should bear the criticism as much as you guys. I'm Indonesian.

I stand corrected that the author indeed is powerless. He only has the power when each and every individual of us (the educated and lucky few) stand together and march toward the same direction.

Oh well, probably will take decades to see that happen. Won't hurt to have some optimism though. :)

John, That's exactly it: getting to grips wit...

2009-12-25T19:28:52.653+07:00

John,

That's exactly it: getting to grips with it is the problem.
And it's difficult not just for foreigners. Indonesia is a big place and just because we know how to get around in Jakarta does not mean we know what to do in say Denpasar or Lampung. So in that sense, we are all foreigners.
We agree with you, all in all the system is not that bad, and people are (

Your description/analysis of (public transport) se...

2009-12-25T15:47:06.843+07:00

Your description/analysis of (public transport) seems convincing to me. Though even if morones like me can have the infromation they want/need, it doesn't garantuee a good system. If, for instance, the system consists of private systems it can happen that maintenance is sloppy - and everything comes to a standstill the moment a few inches of snow have fallen for instance( as was the case here

as a foreigner who ain't too good with indones...

2009-12-25T01:31:07.161+07:00

as a foreigner who ain't too good with indonesia - understandable transportation info would go a long long way.

i actually think indonesian transport isn't too shabby - it's just getting to grips with it is a problem!

Hendro, Very good point. If the policy-makers hav...

2009-12-24T19:22:00.770+07:00

Hendro,

Very good point.
If the policy-makers have to take the public transport everyday, they will not have a choice but to make it better.

As for the author, he may be educated, but has power in the system? Not really.

When it comes to public transportation, we are only humble users just like million others.

But that does not change the fact that

Very interesting insight. Getting from point A to ...

2009-12-24T18:57:30.132+07:00

Very interesting insight. Getting from point A to point B is the 'core' feature. Yet, many people overlook that fact and focus on 'nice to have' features (AC, high speed etc).

Wonder if that blindness is due to the fact that policy-maker, rich and the powerful of Indonesia never use their own public transport?

That might have some truth considering the