One thing I hate the most every morning is driving in Jakarta. You need to have a big heart, lots of mineral water to prepare because in a matter of second you will get frustrated in the middle of big chaos. My route to work actually pretty simple, despite the heavy traffic, I can get to work in 30 min approximately.
My worst enemy while driving is Mikrolet, they like a pain in the a$$, a pimple that about to explode, a birdy poop, a needle in the grass, idk how to say it. They like to stop anytime, anywhere, picking up a very selfish passenger, who don't want to walk to the bus terminal or a proper place, and just by easily wave their hand to stop this monsterlet. I'm tired of shaking my head, horn blasting, saying "Astaghfirullah" over and over. Idk which one who need to be educate, the driver or the passenger? you decide.
Whoever will be selected as Governor in jakarta, should take a quick action in making a drastic change for public transportation in Jakarta. TransJakarta is a good real example but as a passenger myself in this bus, I saw how lack of maintaining the bus condition, people lining up waiting for the bus that's not always come on time.
But the most important is, how to educate, make a very strict ground rule to the people, so they will have a self realization that public transportation also belong to them, and is our job to use it wisely, responsible and not do anything destructive.
The drastic change, won't be easy. But we need a leader who brave enough to face these narrow minded people and has a vocal ability to show them that for making a better place to live, we need to have a big transformation.
And I want to be able, every morning, driving without worries, anger and frustration, even we can't avoid the heavy traffic, but we can feel safe and not have more wrinkles in our early age.
Baboosh!
