Comments on: Life in 3 Different Countries http://amellie.net/2007/03/life-in-3-different-countries/ an endless story of my personal life Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:18:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Oskar Syahbana http://amellie.net/2007/03/life-in-3-different-countries/#comment-7802 Oskar Syahbana Sat, 31 Mar 2007 09:49:43 +0000 http://amellie.net/2007/03/life-in-3-different-countries/#comment-7802 I have to say money is indeed what's on the mind of Indonesia's public transport driver. You can't blame them since they made roughly $100-$200 each months. Compare that to the Aussie's driver (even if you have adjusted the number with living cost, inflation, etc), the numbers in Indonesia is still a lot smaller. I have to say money is indeed what’s on the mind of Indonesia’s public transport driver. You can’t blame them since they made roughly $100-$200 each months.

Compare that to the Aussie’s driver (even if you have adjusted the number with living cost, inflation, etc), the numbers in Indonesia is still a lot smaller.

]]> By: retharsis http://amellie.net/2007/03/life-in-3-different-countries/#comment-7815 retharsis Sat, 31 Mar 2007 14:02:23 +0000 http://amellie.net/2007/03/life-in-3-different-countries/#comment-7815 ehm....I dream too, in the future Indonesia will become a very nice place. But, you're lucky, you've been in three different countries at least giving us a glimpse how great to live in solidarity and peace. Have a wonderful day! ehm….I dream too, in the future Indonesia will become a very nice place. But, you’re lucky, you’ve been in three different countries at least giving us a glimpse how great to live in solidarity and peace. Have a wonderful day!

]]> By: Sous http://amellie.net/2007/03/life-in-3-different-countries/#comment-7823 Sous Sat, 31 Mar 2007 15:24:16 +0000 http://amellie.net/2007/03/life-in-3-different-countries/#comment-7823 Thanks for an intersting post. You cracked me up when u wrote about the part that shops close at six in Brisbane. It's the same in Sweden and the street life just dies within minutes. It's really boring and I prefer how it is in Lebanon where many shops are open after six. Thanks for an intersting post. You cracked me up when u wrote about the part that shops close at six in Brisbane. It’s the same in Sweden and the street life just dies within minutes. It’s really boring and I prefer how it is in Lebanon where many shops are open after six.

]]> By: sufehmi http://amellie.net/2007/03/life-in-3-different-countries/#comment-7886 sufehmi Sun, 01 Apr 2007 01:28:08 +0000 http://amellie.net/2007/03/life-in-3-different-countries/#comment-7886 Very interesting story, thanks for sharing your perspectives. Very funny too :D Regarding the bus drivers in Indonesia, the biggest fault is the system. The near-monopolistic public transport system refuses to pay monthly salary to the drivers - instead, the drivers must fulfill a quota. If they managed to obtain more that their quota, then they can keep it. If less, then they'll have to pay the quota anyway with their own money. No wonder they're so enraged every day. So far I'm only able to complain once - a Blue Bird bus once overtook me from the LEFT and forced me to hit the lane divider in the middle. It was only 6 am for God's sake, and somebody's already drunk ?! Very scary stuff. I managed to stop before that happened, noted the bus' registration number, then I called Blue Bird's customer service. The rep I talked to was shaken to hear my story, and he promised that the driver will be punished. And oh btw; I got the Blue Bird driver's behaviour everyday from motorcyclists - they're overtaking from left and right but positioning themselves to be hit by me. Crazy... I had to brake everytime somebody is doing that, or I'll hit them and then people will kill me for hitting a motorcyclist. Jakarta's streets is a lawless place. One day a friend told me how a father taught his child to drive a bike - he said that people WILL give way to him, so feel free to drive as recklessly as possible. I felt like killing this stupid father :D anyhow, that explains everything.... Very interesting story, thanks for sharing your perspectives. Very funny too :D
Regarding the bus drivers in Indonesia, the biggest fault is the system.

The near-monopolistic public transport system refuses to pay monthly salary to the drivers - instead, the drivers must fulfill a quota.
If they managed to obtain more that their quota, then they can keep it. If less, then they’ll have to pay the quota anyway with their own money.

No wonder they’re so enraged every day.

So far I’m only able to complain once - a Blue Bird bus once overtook me from the LEFT and forced me to hit the lane divider in the middle.
It was only 6 am for God’s sake, and somebody’s already drunk ?! Very scary stuff.

I managed to stop before that happened, noted the bus’ registration number, then I called Blue Bird’s customer service.
The rep I talked to was shaken to hear my story, and he promised that the driver will be punished.

And oh btw; I got the Blue Bird driver’s behaviour everyday from motorcyclists - they’re overtaking from left and right but positioning themselves to be hit by me.
Crazy… I had to brake everytime somebody is doing that, or I’ll hit them and then people will kill me for hitting a motorcyclist.
Jakarta’s streets is a lawless place.

One day a friend told me how a father taught his child to drive a bike - he said that people WILL give way to him, so feel free to drive as recklessly as possible.

I felt like killing this stupid father :D anyhow, that explains everything….

]]> By: Dessy http://amellie.net/2007/03/life-in-3-different-countries/#comment-7899 Dessy Sun, 01 Apr 2007 04:42:49 +0000 http://amellie.net/2007/03/life-in-3-different-countries/#comment-7899 Haha looks like OZ & NZ are very much alike :) Oh yay i finally dont have to put in all the name & URL etc when i comment on ur blog :D Oh btw did u receive my email reply? Gw reply langsung dr hotmail, nyampe gk ya? Haha looks like OZ & NZ are very much alike :) Oh yay i finally dont have to put in all the name & URL etc when i comment on ur blog :D
Oh btw did u receive my email reply? Gw reply langsung dr hotmail, nyampe gk ya?

]]> By: Dessy http://amellie.net/2007/03/life-in-3-different-countries/#comment-7900 Dessy Sun, 01 Apr 2007 04:44:52 +0000 http://amellie.net/2007/03/life-in-3-different-countries/#comment-7900 Eh iya gua iseng ke wikipedia yg ttg Bajaj itu. Lucu jg trnyata bhs inggrisnya "auto rickshaw", hihi. Eh iya gua iseng ke wikipedia yg ttg Bajaj itu. Lucu jg trnyata bhs inggrisnya “auto rickshaw”, hihi.

]]> By: ctrlz http://amellie.net/2007/03/life-in-3-different-countries/#comment-7930 ctrlz Sun, 01 Apr 2007 09:19:15 +0000 http://amellie.net/2007/03/life-in-3-different-countries/#comment-7930 katanya Jakarta, monorailnya udh mo kelar... lalu mo dibikin MRT... beneran nggak.. Jakarta, perlu trandportasi yg nyaman deh... lalu Jakarta tingkat stress emang tinggi mangkanya supir jadi gahar gitu dan pada nggak ramah lalu kurang tau diri juga,... katanya Jakarta, monorailnya udh mo kelar… lalu mo dibikin MRT… beneran nggak..
Jakarta, perlu trandportasi yg nyaman deh…
lalu Jakarta tingkat stress emang tinggi mangkanya supir jadi gahar gitu dan pada nggak ramah lalu kurang tau diri juga,…

]]> By: amellie http://amellie.net/2007/03/life-in-3-different-countries/#comment-7970 amellie Sun, 01 Apr 2007 12:34:48 +0000 http://amellie.net/2007/03/life-in-3-different-countries/#comment-7970 <strong>sufehmi</strong>: I didn't know that bus drivers in Indo are not paid!!! That's really sad!! <strong>Dessy</strong>: I received your email.. thanks. I just don't have time to reply it. :) <br /> <strong>ctrlz</strong>: Pas gw ke jkt juli 2006, kerangka MRTnya udah keliatan.. kalo gak salah waktu itu gw liat di Rasuna Said ato di mana gitu.. lupa. sufehmi: I didn’t know that bus drivers in Indo are not paid!!! That’s really sad!!

Dessy: I received your email.. thanks. I just don’t have time to reply it. :)

ctrlz: Pas gw ke jkt juli 2006, kerangka MRTnya udah keliatan.. kalo gak salah waktu itu gw liat di Rasuna Said ato di mana gitu.. lupa.

]]> By: arif http://amellie.net/2007/03/life-in-3-different-countries/#comment-7976 arif Sun, 01 Apr 2007 12:52:00 +0000 http://amellie.net/2007/03/life-in-3-different-countries/#comment-7976 Mel, yang di Rasuna itu green light proyek monorail. ni proyek sempat mandek karena Dubai Islamic Bank yang meminjamkan dana US$500 juta belum dapat kepastian jaminan utang dari pemerintah pusat. "I was approached by a Saudi who asked me if I wanted to work for him… Pas itu, kamu lagi bawa stof-map ya? jangan-jangan kamu dikira lagi cari kerja, Mel. XD Mel, yang di Rasuna itu green light proyek monorail. ni proyek sempat mandek karena Dubai Islamic Bank yang meminjamkan dana US$500 juta belum dapat kepastian jaminan utang dari pemerintah pusat.

“I was approached by a Saudi who asked me if I wanted to work for him…

Pas itu, kamu lagi bawa stof-map ya? jangan-jangan kamu dikira lagi cari kerja, Mel. XD

]]> By: Jauhari http://amellie.net/2007/03/life-in-3-different-countries/#comment-8035 Jauhari Sun, 01 Apr 2007 20:52:56 +0000 http://amellie.net/2007/03/life-in-3-different-countries/#comment-8035 My Friend told the same story about Saudi Arabia Speed ^_* *Possibly Related Articles? What plugin do you use? I try to Install Related Post by wasabi and never succeeded, can you help me? thanks My Friend told the same story about Saudi Arabia Speed ^_*

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]]> By: sufehmi http://amellie.net/2007/03/life-in-3-different-countries/#comment-8075 sufehmi Mon, 02 Apr 2007 04:20:19 +0000 http://amellie.net/2007/03/life-in-3-different-countries/#comment-8075 @ctrlz - another problem with the public transport system in Jakarta is this : 1. build a new, good, mass transport system 2. get glorious applause and kudos from everyone 3. silently increase price, until it no longer affordable by average joes; or go straight to 4 4. in the mean time, service deteriorates 5. goto 1 :D It happened with the toll roads, bus way, patas (cePAT terbatAS - not anymore). I kinda expect the same with MRT, but I may be bitter, he he. @ctrlz - another problem with the public transport system in Jakarta is this :

1. build a new, good, mass transport system
2. get glorious applause and kudos from everyone
3. silently increase price, until it no longer affordable by average joes; or go straight to 4
4. in the mean time, service deteriorates
5. goto 1 :D
It happened with the toll roads, bus way, patas (cePAT terbatAS - not anymore).

I kinda expect the same with MRT, but I may be bitter, he he.

]]> By: ario dipoyono http://amellie.net/2007/03/life-in-3-different-countries/#comment-8251 ario dipoyono Tue, 03 Apr 2007 05:36:47 +0000 http://amellie.net/2007/03/life-in-3-different-countries/#comment-8251 very interesting article very interesting article

]]> By: Ich http://amellie.net/2007/03/life-in-3-different-countries/#comment-8585 Ich Fri, 06 Apr 2007 11:07:06 +0000 http://amellie.net/2007/03/life-in-3-different-countries/#comment-8585 about the conversations with strangers: it actually happens in Indonesia, but only with bule... western tourists are always so impressed by the nice and friendly conversations with local people they just met on the street or in the bus/angkot... and they usually compare it to their own countries in the west, where such thing is said to be impossible... It's interesting, because western tourists seem to generalize from "how western tourists are treated by Indonesians" to "that's how Indonesians treat themselves, too"... viele Grüße... :) about the conversations with strangers: it actually happens in Indonesia, but only with bule… western tourists are always so impressed by the nice and friendly conversations with local people they just met on the street or in the bus/angkot… and they usually compare it to their own countries in the west, where such thing is said to be impossible…
It’s interesting, because western tourists seem to generalize from “how western tourists are treated by Indonesians” to “that’s how Indonesians treat themselves, too”…
viele Grüße… :)

]]> By: Diny http://amellie.net/2007/03/life-in-3-different-countries/#comment-8604 Diny Fri, 06 Apr 2007 15:09:42 +0000 http://amellie.net/2007/03/life-in-3-different-countries/#comment-8604 Mel, salam kenal yah. I always find it amazing to read stories about somebody's perspective on living in another country. Great story, Mel! Mel, salam kenal yah. I always find it amazing to read stories about somebody’s perspective on living in another country. Great story, Mel!

]]> By: Nana http://amellie.net/2007/03/life-in-3-different-countries/#comment-8827 Nana Thu, 12 Apr 2007 01:23:03 +0000 http://amellie.net/2007/03/life-in-3-different-countries/#comment-8827 Hello Amellie, I remember when I was a kid, old people--read teachers, especially, also many passages I read--said that Indonesia is a country that is full of friendly people. That's why foreigners love to come to Indonesia. However, in the reality, it is not really like that, is it? Or perhaps because people are getting more selfish and busier and that they think greeting "strangers" is no longer necessary to do. Emang kurang kerjaan? LOL. But, I think this is really sad, isn't it? Hello Amellie,
I remember when I was a kid, old people–read teachers, especially, also many passages I read–said that Indonesia is a country that is full of friendly people. That’s why foreigners love to come to Indonesia.
However, in the reality, it is not really like that, is it? Or perhaps because people are getting more selfish and busier and that they think greeting “strangers” is no longer necessary to do. Emang kurang kerjaan? LOL. But, I think this is really sad, isn’t it?

]]> By: Apollo Harazaki http://amellie.net/2007/03/life-in-3-different-countries/#comment-8840 Apollo Harazaki Fri, 13 Apr 2007 17:13:18 +0000 http://amellie.net/2007/03/life-in-3-different-countries/#comment-8840 hallo, nice blog.... proficiat. hallo, nice blog…. proficiat.

]]> By: amellie http://amellie.net/2007/03/life-in-3-different-countries/#comment-8842 amellie Sat, 14 Apr 2007 03:26:03 +0000 http://amellie.net/2007/03/life-in-3-different-countries/#comment-8842 <strong>Ich</strong>: I just told my Australian friend about how friendly Aussies here... e.g. say hello on the street, etc. He told me it never happened to him! Maybe because I'm a foreigner, they treat me nicely. Same like in indo.. The people there "only" nice to the Westerners.. :D <strong>Diny</strong>: Thanks... salam kenal juga :) <strong>Apollo Harazaki</strong>: Thanks for visiting my blog :) Ich: I just told my Australian friend about how friendly Aussies here… e.g. say hello on the street, etc. He told me it never happened to him! Maybe because I’m a foreigner, they treat me nicely. Same like in indo.. The people there “only” nice to the Westerners.. :D
Diny: Thanks… salam kenal juga :)
Apollo Harazaki: Thanks for visiting my blog :)

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