Jakarta

The people here are wonderful though not many of them can speak English.
I enjoy the food here very much. Staying in Jalan Jaksa, so-called tourist street in Jakarta, is an awesome experience w on-going activities all day.
The traffic can be terrible during peak hours, many-hour jam is common i guess. Try to use public bus, the busway in Jakarta is special i think.

Not without its charms, Jakarta can also be a bit overwhelming. I spent a long time living in a tiny room not much bigger than the bed I was sleeping in. Still, there are fun little treasures to be found.

wonder about Jakarta? just visit it then, you can do anything, you can find anything in here. but you have to get used of the traffic jam, the heat of the sun, terrible traffic, and dirty places, smell places. hahaha. Jakarta is unique, jakarta is mirrored how the Indonesians are.
worried about the bomb? it’s okay then, don’t worry about bomb, bomb is handling by the police or F.B.I just act like a normal person, and you will not meet the bomb.

I live here. It’s terrible. Polluted, congested (I don’t know any other place where the traffic gets this bad), dirty, high crime rate. Apart from that although the locals can be very friendly/tolerant with FOREIGNERS, if you’re a local girl who wont conform and act 100% Indonesian, you’re bound to be bullied. Some people get snarky comments/verbal abuse offline for what they blog online (about pretty innocent topics). It’s dangerous too. If you intend to visit, PLEASE, I recommend reading this: http://www.acicis.murdoch.edu.au/hi/sexharrass1.html & http://www.acicis.murdoch.edu.au/hi/sexharass2.html to avoid being sexually harassed by the men. I don’t want you to get hurt around here!

this place has good and bad sides. the good news, there is everything there. from elite shopping mall, seaside themepark, great dining place with nice price, high quality school, even to chinatown and beautiful historical museums and monuments, yes, you can find them all! you see variety of people there: malayan, chinese, caucasian, arabian, you name it…
the bad sides:
beware of flood. beware of street criminality. bad road condition. baaaad transportation system. traffic jam.