
Jakarta & Bandung


來到印尼首都,雅加達是件突然的事。沒有安排行程,不知道景點在哪裡,交通的方便度,通通都是未知數。其實是我太大意,認為與我同行的學長會凖備好一切,我可以放心跟班。結果說真的,一下機,天氣不作美,交通癱瘓浪費了我們好多時間,全體黏黏的,身心靈都很不舒服。
機場裡沒有WIFI,所以一定要買電話卡,想買面包才發現印尼盾真的很難算,每一張都是以千來算,以萬來算。一張40,000的車票,相等於( 後面3個零不算,就以40 除於3 = RM12) , 就是這樣算最容易,記得把後面的3顆零去掉喔。這票帶我們到交通總站,好比我們的KL Sentral。但實在告訴你,印尼的指示牌根本不清楚,所以一定要小心觀察才出發,不然迷了路,誰都救不了你。

這是MONA,獨立廣場。據說,每個娃娃都住著一個靈,所以不可以對這些娃娃不尊敬。來到這個地方,我已非常累,又下雨,還遇到一個怪咖,不斷要求我們讓他給我們帶路。拜託,我們不須要任何協助,而且我們有屋主耶!



交通總站Gambir ,不是一個很好的地方,因為這建築物能進,卻找不到出口,更找不到巴士站。他們的巴士站看起來像捷運站,其實是…巴士卡是雙面用的,所以一卡能兩個人一起用。而Bajaj是通行無阻的高級電動車。



雅加達,大大小小有非常多的購物商城,有錢花可以很好花,沒錢花就只有看到眼花的份。在這裡走街,除了Anggerik Mall 看起來安全外,其他的地方都是人擠人,使人不得不提高謹慎。Tanah Abang 是最多馬來西亞服裝批發商前來採購的必經之地。而他們的Fashion 也不是我會欣賞的。





這的屋主是Richard,Makassar 人,律師。與姑姑同住數十年,至今仍然依賴著姑姑生活,是名符其實的大孩子。
他們家那在Pramuka Apartment 的公寓,算是雅加達最新的房子,超貴,空間也超小。沒有車子,最好就別住這裡了,不過他們家挺舒服的。
Djeni 是他姑姑,老律師。某一天我們也到了她的辦公室去參觀。她可是認識印尼的現任總理 Joko Widodo.
晚上,我們去看戲,用餐,逛街。除了這些事,我真的想不到還有什麼地方可去,想到交通如此又如此,我更想留在家裡睡覺。



This is Richard, my host in Jakarta. He is humorous and helpful, with a kind heart that was once broken by a couchsurfer who left him at midnight. God bless him, and I hope he can still trust couchsurfers.



I went to Bandung and was once left behind by a senior who went to Bogor. I have a friend, Bibi Ang, a local Chinese who doesn't know Mandarin. Despite having a tuition class with students, he still accompanied me for several hours. This was important because he helped me get a bus ticket and ensured my safety. My interaction with him was comfortable. I was also impressed by his self-discipline and how well he knows how to take care of himself, as seen in the way he organizes his books and utensils in the kitchen. I wish I could have spent more time in Bandung, but my time was up for this trip. If I come to Bandung again, I know at least that a hotel is not my place, because I deserve a better place.