Answering Week 7 challenge of English Friday, Snap and Tell a Story, I upload this picture.
I choose this very small fraction of Jakarta. Taken from 9th floor of Lotte Avenue shopping mall abbreviated as LoVe. It is located in Mega Kuningan Jakarta, an area known as a business district and location of many embassy offices. The picture above shows area behind the district.
I love taking pictures of rooftop and this one is clearly showing many of them. Other than that this picture also tells a story about Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia.
Growing up in Surabaya, not originally came from Jakarta, I always admire the city. Since I was a little kid, I used to hear stories about how people will try to get their feet here. Venture their future and throw out their comfortable life back where they come from. Jakarta was the city full of possibilities the stories said.
Now, even though I’m not living in the city, but most of my days are spent in Jakarta. I start to drive from home from a neighbouring city at 5.30 am every working day and get into the city around 6.05 am. Leaving Jakarta around 7.00 pm. 12 hours in the city, I guess people may say that a temporary resident of the city. Does Jakarta really offer many opportunities? Yes, I can say, for those who are really strong willed. You can do almost anything here. Whatever you can sell there are people who are willing to buy.
As for an example for anything I mentioned, here in this city you can find food in a very wide range of price and from almost any part of Indonesia (and some parts of the world). From my personal experience, I can find food from ten thousand rupiah from street food vendors until couple of hundred thousand rupiah in a fancy restaurants.
Jakarta also offers food from all over of Indonesia. One said that you don’t need to travel throughout Indonesia to taste country’s culinary, you only need to come to Jakarta. Really, in a mall foodcourt you can easily find food from almost any region in Indonesia. Even there are also foods from other countries, not to mention a country specific restaurant.
That is only about food, what I can say is that you will definitely find almost anything you want in Jakarta.
To me, the picture represents the diversity that the city has. There are small and cramped houses in a densely populated residential area, but just a few meter next to it, there is contrast view of high rise shopping malls and office buildings looking so modern.
Amazing right? That is only a small part of Jakarta and a very tiny fraction of Indonesia my beloved country. What about you? What picture and story do you have?
Here you can read Indonesian version of the above post
Pungky KD
Pagiii amat pak postingnya…
Eh sekarang…pake 2 versi bshasa ya…
Iya ya kontras bgt hidup di jakarta. apartemen mewah bisa sebelah2an ama pemukiman yg kurang layak huni..
Tapi gimanapun jakarta adalah kota yg menjanjikan.
Andik Taufiq
wah… posting pertamax iki… ngeri-ngeri, aku belum sama sekali… hahaha
ga komen sama isi postingannya
Andik Taufiq
haduh, kejebak link page 2 -_-‘
dani
Kejebak gimana Mbah? Gak kabeh kok postinganku bakal begindang. Huehehe.
sheetavia
aihh….gw lagi gawe tau dan di jam segini…pyuhhh…
udah ketinggaln 3 EF nih….mudah2an hr ini sempet nulis…
btw…kota yang gw gak mau tinggali itu Jakarta.
Entah kenapa tiap kali gw ke jakarta bawaannya mual mulu…(seriously)
pusing liat macet…macet…macet…
Kalo ada tawaran kerja di Jakarta udah nolak duluan…
dani
Haaahhh??? Jam 4 pagi gawe? Seriusan?? X(
Gw dulu juga gitu Ra. Ga mau tinggal di Jakarta. Reaksi gw pas pertama kali tahu dipanggil ke Jakarta adalah muntah di toilet. But people adapt. Human adapt. I adapt. Jadi ya udah biasa aja skr.
zilko
True, we can find anything in Jakarta 😆 .
dani
Yes Ko. True. Thank you yaa. 🙂
bemzkyyeye
Bnr sih Dan, smua ada di Jakarta.. Ga perlu ke daerah2 di Indonesia buat kuliner, krn makanan khas daerah di indonesia, so ada di jakarta :p
Gw setuju Dan klo foto lu mewakili keberanekaragaman kota ini, ngambilnya pas, jd terlihat smua wlopun ga seisi jakarta 😀
dani
Iya kan Ye? Mau soto Lamongan, Madura sampe Banjar ada semua di Jakarta. Hehehe. Makasih ya Ye.. X)
Aan
Ebuset, ngomongnye ude lu guwe kampret! :)))
dani
Hahahahahaha. Nape emangnya Mas? X))
Ryan
Wong Jakarta sekarang. Guweh eloh. Hahaha
dani
Iye dong. Kenape emang? Gak boleh? *galak
Ryan
Boleh kok. Boleh. Ampun Bang. Ampun. Pagi2 dah galak.
Sandy Eggi
oh dari Surabaya. pantes langsung klop sama Andik 🙂
Jakarta kenapa selalu terlihat lembab ya di foto?
dani
Ahahahahaha. Iya keknya karena itu lsg klop. Jakarta memang lembab Om. Cmiiw. Ato gwnya aja yang ga pinter motret. Hihihi.
Sandy Eggi
kayaknya memang Indonesia deng yang lembab .. saya moto di kampung juga keliatan lembab 😀
Gara
Jakarta is indeed attracting. Every inch of Jakarta has different aura, different possibilities to offer. From Old Batavia at the north to the Future Jakarta at the south.
Owh, LSA. I have never gone to the mall before :haha, yet I call myself a truly Jakarta resident :hihi. It’s Karet Pedurenan, isn’t it, the suburb area caught in the picture?
Arman
i love jakarta.
walaupun sama kayak lu asalnya dari surabaya, but i think i love jakarta more than surabaya. 😛
Ryan
Ko Arman juga dari Surabaya? Baru tahu nih. Eh kayaknya pernah bilang di postingan ya ko?
dani
Iya pernah bilang kok Yan.
Arman
iya… ada di page about me 🙂
Ira
Fotonya beneran ngejelasin keberagaman Jakarta.
Belum ngerasain tinggal di ibukota yang satu ini. Masih sukanya sesekali berkunjung 😀
dani
Kalau bisa sih ga usah Ra. Hahaha. Enakan di kota sebelahnya aja. Less crowd. 😀
Ira
Now days, Bandung growing become crowded city too..
dani
Indeeed it is. 🙁
Ryan
Some called Jakarta a city of everything, some cursed Jakarta a city of everything.
Bingung gak? Gw aja bingung nulisnya. Hahahaha
dani
Hahahaha. Bingung sih tapi paham keknya *nahlho
Ryan
Kalau dah dicurse, gw cuma bs blg: sapa suruh datang Jakarta. Ngeselin sih ya kl denger gitu. Tp itu realitanya. Yang memutuskan datang kan diri sendiri.
Ailtje Binibule
My neighbourhood! I used to live in a Kost right behind Lotte but the owner of the kost decided to sell the land 4 years ago. I couldn’t blame him (and the people in the kampung behind Lotte) for selling their land for 30 millions per metre. Who doesn’t want to be rich?
dani
Whoooah. That expensive ya? I can understand that there will be more and more shopping malls and office buildings and less residential area.
Ailtje Binibule
That was back in 2010 ya. Today’s price is around 40-50 m.o and it is not the most expensive area in Jakarta. Oh well, one has to be extremely rich to have a piece of land in the center of Jakarta.
desweet26
iyesss Jakarta has thousand dreams for everyone…
tapi sedihnya suka banjir ama macetnya itu loh…
EgiyantinaNS
Agree ma postingan mas Dani, Jakarta is a city of everything. Saya sebel sama Jakarta kalo lagi macet dan banjir aja, tapi cinta juga siiih karna ketemu “cinta” di Jakarta. Hehehe
dani
Uhuuuy. Macet dan banjir semoga bisa segera hilang yaaaa. Pasti makin cinta ama jakarta nih gw.
Allisa Yustica Krones
Aku selalu berdoa Dan, jangan sampe suamiku dipindahtugaskan ke jakarta…hahahaha
dani
Hahahaha. Amiiiinnnnn… Jangan sampe emang Liiis. Udah gak sederhana lagi hidup di sini..
Allisa Yustica Krones
Iya Dan, kalo suami aku mgkn bisa cepet adaptasi krn dulu emang tinggal di sana kan. Nah tapi kayak aku…udah biasa tinggal di kota kecil yang ramai dan padatnya masih bisa ditolerir. Gak kebayang kalo tinggal di Jakarta, aku pasti jadi males ke mana-mana… 😀
dani
But you will adapt eventually Lis. Hihihi
jampang
fotonya seide, mas 😀
dani
Indeed. Wah iya ya Bang? Hihihi.
Jade Ayu
Jakartaaahhhh… love hate relationship lah pokoknya…
dani
Hihihi. The same then.
joeyz14
Jakarta… when hate and love collide..
dani
Hahahahahaa. So true!
arbiyanti
they shorten the mall’s name to LoVe? so many things about Jakarta that i’m now strange to. i’m officially an outsider now…
dani
Yup. It is LoVe (pronounced low-ve instead of luff- haha). XD
arbiyanti
are you really describing me how to pronounce LoVe?? really cute..hahaha! and here i thought we say LoVe as /lʌv/ 😀
dani
Hahahahahaha. Yeah you know. It’s just me being me. XD *trus ditampol
mama nisa
Walaupun bukan orang Jakarta asli, tapi saya lahir dan besar di Jakarta! Jakarta is my hometown! Watashi no furusato. No matter what people said about Jakarta, I love this city!
Tapi sayang, suami saya ga mau diajak tinggal di Jakarta kalo nanti pulang ke Indonesia. Hiks. Ya udah deh, kami melipir ke Jogja ajaaa. 😀
dani
Haaaah. Jogjaaaa. I love that city as well!
Up until now I can’t say that I love Jakarta but I do miss the city a lot whenever I’m away. 🙂
susanti dewi
waaaa….. bahasa Inggris bo…. hehehe…
Kalo mas Dani suka moto dari ketinggian, saya suka liat foto yg memoto dari ketinggian 🙂
dani
Ada versi bahasa Indonesianya kok Mba. Di bagian bawahnya itu tuh.
winnymarch
pemandangannya begtiu ya dari lotte
dani
Yup. Agak kumuh kalo lihat aslinya sih. Hahaha.
winnymarch
yoi jakarta banget haha
Nadia Khaerunnisa
Jakarta has indeed a lot to offer! My favourite view is Mal Taman Anggrek. Whenever I pass it at night, I always feel amazed and stunned. Bikin bener-bener keliatan kota metropolitannya hahaha
dani
Hahahaha. Try to enter inner ring toll road from kebon jeruk to Semanggi around 6.am. You will get skyscraper view in Jakarta skyline. Reminds me of New York’s view in Wall Street movie. Hihihi.
Nadia Khaerunnisa
Keren bingits ya Mas? 😀 Musti nyoba nih menuh2in jalan cuma buat liat view
Dinar Zul Akbar
My hometown city
Kangen hiks
dani
Wah orang Jakarta to?
Dinar Zul Akbar
Genuine lho
HM Zwan
dan,impian saya tahun ini bisa menjejakkan kaki ke jakardah…pingin banget foto dilantai gedung tinggi kayak foto paling atas hehehe
GloryGrant
Wah di Jakarta banyak gedung tinggi ya. Walaupun Jakarta udah penuh sesak dan sering banjir, tapi tetap banyak peminatnya, masih banyak aja yg mau ngelamar kerja di sana. 😀
dani
Iya Grant, minang kerja di Jakarta kayak gak pernah berkurang memang..
tqrb
kota jakarta makin sesak aja ya gan, tiap tahun selalu bertambah penduduk nya, kalau ane sih lebih seneng tinggal di desa aja, adem ayem heehe 😀
dani
Iya memang, Jakarta tiap tahun semkain nambah penduduknya. Di desa dengan kehidupan yang ayem bikin ngiri.. 😛
tqrb
Sbnrnya ane suka dkota bro, soalnya fasilitas lengkp bgt 😀
Lia
Wah Mas Dani, post kita malah kebalikan banget. Saya malah pengen pindah dari Jakarta 😀 hahahaha…
dani
Hahahaha. saya juga sih kalo memnungkinkan.. 😀
kamal
Same as me Dan, I also usually driving at 5.30 am, and at the time I must be on the road to activity to Jakarta. Because, live in the planet near Jakarta (call it: Bekasi), if you start go out home after 6 am, you will be parking together on the toll road 🙂 Yea, its Jakarta
dani
yes that is so true. in my case 5 minutes only late will result 30 mins delay.
Ami
Jakarta always makes me amazed by its modern view. On the other hand, we can see slums near the skyscrapers. I never stayed there, though (well, in fact, I could not imagine myself live in Jakarta).
Nice post, Mas Dani 🙂
dani
Indeed Ami, we can see them side by side in every chance. 😛
thank you… 🙂
Angela
I was born in Jakarta but raised in different parts of Indonesia. Now I call Jakarta home, it is overly populated, stressful, and time moves quickly, but I’m used to its rhythm and find myself bored once I’m in a much laid back city like Semarang (hubby’s hometown).
Btw… It was nice to meet you today in one of Jakarta’s little corners 🙂
dani
It wasa very nice evening. Nice to meeting you too.. 🙂
After working in Jakarta for quite a while, I already get used to its pace and you know what, even Surabaya now is a laid back enough city. 😀
makankenyang
setujuuu semua ada di Jakarta
tapi sayang banyak org yg selalu nyalahi jakarta 🙁
dani
Hehehe. Banyak yang punya hubungan love-hate sama kota ini. 😀
Sandrine Tungka
Wuihihi your information about food is somehow true. Wherever I went to another province I always confused what to bring back home, and then came this magic words, “Di Jakarta juga ada.” 😀
Btw… Where do you live mas Dani? You reach the city in only 30 minutes?? Wow this is awesome. I remember when I lived in Tangerang. I always went to work at 5.30 and reached the city in 60 minutes if I was lucky 😀
dani
Hehehehe. That was exactly what my friend said earlier today when when tried to decide what to eat.
I reached Jakarta in 30 mins I mean the outer most part of Jakarta. 😀
Sandrine Tungka
Owhohoho… and additional 1 hour to reach the office maybe?? 😀
dani
yep. Hahaha.
tu2t widhi
but i don’t want to live there 😛
dani
Me neither. I live outside of Jakarta 😀
Bams Triwoko
Nice captured… !!
dani
Thank you Pak Bams.. 😀
ibrahim
Saya hanya bisa bilang That is Good, maklum litle-litle 😀
Iwan Yuliyanto
Nice picture. As I guess, the picture represents the diversity that the city has.
dani
Thank you Mas. Indeed, that exactly what I was trying to convey..
Zizy Damanik
Jakarta. Semuanya ada di sini. Bahkan oleh-oleh dari Mekkah pun ada, jadi tak perlu repot kalo yang malas bawa oleh2 habis haji hehehe…
dani
Iya bener Kak Zi. Hihihi..
Fanny Novia
Jakarta? Identik sama panas dan macet parah hihi
febridwicahya
the building is so gede-gede sekali bang dani. Jakarta city so ngeri 😀