Indonesia

As some of you peeps know... I've been to Indonesia last week on a business trip. Here's what i have to share~

It's my 1st time to Bandung, and i didn't really go to the residential area, mostly i'm around the industrial areas and the living condition there is very bad. The people there would do anything to earn a living... there are so many freelance traffic controllers at junctions stopping the oncoming vehicles for you, so that you can make a turn out from the junction & you may or may not tip the freelance traffic controller.And then there are "street performers" at the traffic lights. They are kids aged from 6yrs to 15yrs i believe... who stood by the traffic lights as the vehicles stopped at the red lights...they would approach the vehicles with guitars and offer to so-call sing the drivers & passengers a song. And you gotta tip them if you actually allow them to "entertain" you. So get ready lotsa small change if you ever goes to Indon so you can tip anywhere anytime... It's a world of tipping!!! haha~

Sometimes i really wonder... Is there really no job openings for the population there? Or are they just too fucking lazy to get a proper job? Sorry... I'm abit of a racist towards malays =X Maybe the Gov't should do something instead of just accepting bribes and under-table $$ here and there ya? I'm actually glad S'pore Gov't is doing something to help out the jobless here in S'pore... ^^

I didn't stay at a hotel, i was staying at the factory's mess. The room was ok, the bathroom is good enough... BUT! the damn dogs are ...... My room was on the second storey and the dogs are just beside my room on the ground floor and there's 5 stupid noisy dogs. They bark at anything and everything. On my 1st night, i was really having difficulties falling asleep due to the dogs, the highway opposite the mess even though i was worn out by the travelling from SG to Indon. The dogs actually HOWLED in the middle of the night... scaring the hell outta me and i had to hide under my blanket the whole night. Next morning when i woke up... i found myself suffering from shoulder ache. Obviously my position of sleeping is uncomfortable through out the damn night. And the ache followed me through the whole week *sigh* I got used to the howling subsequently and slept through the nights for the rest of the week.

I seriously recommend female drivers to take their TP in Indon. If you can drive there... you can drive anywhere!!! Except maybe Thailand =X Imagine this... driving on the highway of Indon at a speed of 100KM/Hr... some1 comes up behind you at a speed of 120KM/Hr... you're blocking his way... and he'll horn the hell outta you till you give way to him. Well... it's a 2-lane highway, so slower vehicles are expected to drive on the 2nd lane as the 1st lane is for SPEEDERS! But... being horned at when running on 100KM/Hr? If it's SG... i would wind down my window and show the vehicle behind my middle finger! Haha~ I wouldn't dare drive in Indon (i think).

The work there is tough... I will not elaborate it much, just a short phrase will do. Long working hrs, working late into the night, waking up early and long travelling time from 1 factory to the other. And i think the factories hate inspectors so much... they deliberately spoil the air-conditioner in the inspection room!!! Almost all factories' air-conditioner is not working well!!! grr...

Well... I'll be going there again next week. I'll bring along a camera this time i hope, so i can post some pictures for you peeps. Cya~