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Day 5 & 6 In Jakarta (2019)
March 13, 2019
It's the last night in Jakarta and also the last night of Java Jazz. It was drizzling heavily yet it did not dampened both our spirits to catch our favourite acts of the night, James Vickery and JMSN in our Alfa Mart raincoats. I don't know if it's a thing or what but we were the only ones in raincoat while the rest of the population at the festival were walking around without an umbrella/raincoat as though they were waterproof. Mind you, they still picnic-ed on mats, nom-ming their food away under the rain.
I remember dreading the passing of time as I didn't want the night to end, same goes to this super chilling vacation (never have I felt so stress-free during a trip..waking up late, going out late). I'm gonna miss you Jakarta!
I just want to say that I'm so proud of myself for having some okay shots of James Vickery and JMSN on film. I've never done film photography (without flash) at night and what more, a concert. I was super anxious on the outcome but thank goodness all of it came out well (already thankful that it's not seriously underexposed). Anyhow, still good improvement from the previous time!
After bidding farewell to JiExpo that served us well for the past three nights of the amazing Java Jazz Festival, came the day of saying sayonara to Jakarta. But before that, Harris was so nice to bring us out for some really, really delicious Indonesian lunch (missing the satay already) and drove us to the airport too. What will we do without our Indonesian friends?! Mon, Ryan, Harris, all of you are angels!
I remember dreading the passing of time as I didn't want the night to end, same goes to this super chilling vacation (never have I felt so stress-free during a trip..waking up late, going out late). I'm gonna miss you Jakarta!
I just want to say that I'm so proud of myself for having some okay shots of James Vickery and JMSN on film. I've never done film photography (without flash) at night and what more, a concert. I was super anxious on the outcome but thank goodness all of it came out well (already thankful that it's not seriously underexposed). Anyhow, still good improvement from the previous time!
After bidding farewell to JiExpo that served us well for the past three nights of the amazing Java Jazz Festival, came the day of saying sayonara to Jakarta. But before that, Harris was so nice to bring us out for some really, really delicious Indonesian lunch (missing the satay already) and drove us to the airport too. What will we do without our Indonesian friends?! Mon, Ryan, Harris, all of you are angels!
Jakarta never was a city that ranked at the top of my bucket list. It wasn't a city that I was curious to explore because even for friends around me, I would say 0% of them would opt for Jakarta as a travel destination over Bali or Yogyakarta.
With that little exposure around my circle, Jakarta was pushed further back under the list when my Indonesian friends did not endorse this city fairly enough. It was always about the terrible traffic and air pollution.
But I loved the Chinatown with its delicious food and ancient temples. I find Kota Tua very charming with Cafe Batavia transporting me back to the colonial era. I enjoyed the Java Jazz Festival with all of these super chilled and relaxed Indonesians and jazz lovers around the world that enjoyed the music under the rain together. Though it was a crazy leg-day for the both of us but MONAS told us a lot about the history of Indonesia. I miss the cheap and super good seafood at Pulau Indah Kapuk and I regretted not checking out on how we could go on an island-hopping trip to the Thousand Islands.
One thing this trip taught me was that there is no place on this planet that has nothing for you to see, eat, experience, and enjoy. It really depends on your willingness to do the research and ability to adapt to a different kind of travelling style. I am the typical traveller that has too many places to visit with many things to do/try but only have a limited time frame. So I mostly have a packed itinerary for my trips (not the suffocating type of course), but this time in Jakarta I tried the chilling style, and it's good. Felt like I was staying in Jakarta instead of visiting. Plus, instead of sightseeing most of the trip, half of it was just spent with friends at food places, and that's okay.
So I guess, Jakarta is a little bit like Singapore for me now. It's a city where I visit to meet my friends who are working there or permanently based there. Not sure when I will be back (hopefully soon) but for sure I will miss Jakarta!
xx
R.
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Pentax Spotmatic : Fujicolor C200
Canon SXL : Fujicolor C200
But I loved the Chinatown with its delicious food and ancient temples. I find Kota Tua very charming with Cafe Batavia transporting me back to the colonial era. I enjoyed the Java Jazz Festival with all of these super chilled and relaxed Indonesians and jazz lovers around the world that enjoyed the music under the rain together. Though it was a crazy leg-day for the both of us but MONAS told us a lot about the history of Indonesia. I miss the cheap and super good seafood at Pulau Indah Kapuk and I regretted not checking out on how we could go on an island-hopping trip to the Thousand Islands.
One thing this trip taught me was that there is no place on this planet that has nothing for you to see, eat, experience, and enjoy. It really depends on your willingness to do the research and ability to adapt to a different kind of travelling style. I am the typical traveller that has too many places to visit with many things to do/try but only have a limited time frame. So I mostly have a packed itinerary for my trips (not the suffocating type of course), but this time in Jakarta I tried the chilling style, and it's good. Felt like I was staying in Jakarta instead of visiting. Plus, instead of sightseeing most of the trip, half of it was just spent with friends at food places, and that's okay.
So I guess, Jakarta is a little bit like Singapore for me now. It's a city where I visit to meet my friends who are working there or permanently based there. Not sure when I will be back (hopefully soon) but for sure I will miss Jakarta!
xx
R.
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Pentax Spotmatic : Fujicolor C200
Canon SXL : Fujicolor C200
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