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Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 |
Conventional, Traditional, and Conditional Taxis.
There are different kinds of taxis in Indonesia, those taxis operate in all areas of the country, ranging from big cities up to villages. In general taxis in Indonesia can be divided into three groups: Conventional, Traditional, and Conditional taxis.
Conventional taxi :
I call it a conventional taxi, also known taxicab, because this is the most common type of taxi that most people, even people all around the word, are familiar with, this taxi is a car with a driver whom you pay to take you somewhere. Conventional taxis operate mainly in big cities and the fare/tarif is based on the distance or length of time people use their service. Some taxi companies charge their passengers more expensive fares due to their better services, like offering more interior comfort and using more luxurious cars (premium taxi).
Traditional Taxis
Besides conventional taxi, some unconventional taxis also operate in Indonesia and they have become unique icons of this country too. I’d rather call these taxis as traditional taxis, they include Motorcycle, Becak and Becak Motor (Pedicabs), bicycle, Bajaj or Kancil, Carriages, River, up to Umbrella Taxis.
1. Motorcycle taxi :
Motorcycle taxi, locally called Ojek, is actually unofficial taxi driven by a driver with whom you negotiate for the fare before you agree to use his service. The negotiable fare is basically determined by the distance of your destination, for short to medium distance of around 5 km it costs about 5000 rupiahs (+/- 0.5 dollar) . Motorcycle taxi can be found in many cities in western java and anywhere in Jakarta city, it looks just like other common motorcycles, you’ll notice whether it is a motorcycle taxi or not when the driver signals an offer (normally by giving upward index finger or yelling “Ojek ?” ), and, off course they’re always noticeable on standby at corners of intersections who mostly wear jackets.
Using motorcycle taxi offers some advantages too. An experienced Ojek driver can maneuver briskly in congested street so that you can reach your destination faster than if you take a conventional taxi. As an alternative transport in coping with traffic jam in a big city like Jakarta, motorcycle taxi or ojek is reliable even some ministers sometimes have to ride it if their cars could move nowhere but stuck in traffic congestion.In term of cost the negotiable fare is worth bargaining since it can make a lot of difference compared to conventional taxi fare.
Motorcycle taxi drivers on standby
2. B a j a j.
Bajaj is a three-wheeled vehicle which is named after its manufacturer in India. This kind of transport began to operate in Jakarta city to replace another three wheeled-pedicab . Bajaj is also driven by a driver and allowed to operate only at the outskirts of Jakarta city. It’s easily recognized due to its color predominantly orange, noisy, emits a lot of smokes , and very shaky . Because of the last reason too riding bajaj is not recommended for pregnant woman. Bajaj fare is also negotiable, short to midium distance may cost around 10,000 rupiahs (around 1 US$).
4. Becak – Pedicabs.
Pedicabs in Indonesia can be found in two kinds, first man-powered pedicab or locally called Becak, and motorized pedicab.or known as Becak Motor.
Becak is an old mode of transport in this country. In many cities in Indonesia becak has so many “big fans” because of some reasons: the fare is very economical (3000 to 5000 rupiahs for medium distance), environmental friendly, source of income for thousand of people, and people ride it because of sentimental reasons too when they want to date back to the old days in their lives. But in unfriendly city like Jakarta, becak has been banned and shifted its operation to suburban areas of the city especially at housing complexes. Thousand of becaks had been dumped into Jakarta seas to be made breeding places for fish and clams.
sources : http://hubpages.com/hub/Taxies-In-Indonesia
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Monday, August 30th, 2010 |
majapahit is greatest kingdom on south east asia at 13 century, their kingdom located in java island called tarik, now called mojokerto, we want to show you several symbols of majapahit kingdom.
majapahit kingdom symbols
majapahit greatest king : prabu hayam wuruk
majapahit great sucessor : mahapatih gajah mada
one of majapahit kingdom relic : gold statue
we will be updated, just wait….
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Thursday, August 19th, 2010 |
gatotkaca are one of indonesia’s local heroes and usually look like this :
and i found the new appearance of gatotkaca in great armor :
gatotkaca with new suit 
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Thursday, August 19th, 2010 |
gundala putra petir means is gundala the son’s of lightning, this caracter are indonesia local heroes made by Hasmi
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Thursday, August 12th, 2010 |
gantibaju.com are the largest t-shirt portal in indonesia, the concept are rather similar to threadless.com but gantibaju.com had their own unique local design that many of them are about indonesian cultures. so if you visit or travel to indonesia don’t forget to buy a t-shirt at gantibaju.com. here the design :
on the picture above are gatotkaca, an indonesian local heroes
another version of gatotkaca, gatotkaca vs monster
garuda wisnu kencana t-shirt, garuda wisnu kencana are a huge statue at bali.
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Thursday, August 12th, 2010 |
This little bit of news got me a little jealous — Indonesian social networking website, Koprol, was just bought by Yahoo! The site is actually their very own version of FourSquare.
Koprol allows users to submit photos and reviews of places they “checked-in” using their mobile phone. There’s no mobile app tied to it and your phone just needs to have a browser to connect and log-in.
Indonesia is a huge market in the mobile world (BlackBerry is equally popular) and it’s not a big surprise that they have their own home-brewed location-based community. The fact that one can use Koprol using the phone’s web browser is an advantage that allows the site to be accessible from a wider set of mobile handsets (not just smartphones).
Yahoo! did not disclose how much it bought Koprol but it surely is way cheaper than the $100 million they allegedly offered to get FourSquare.
And while FourSquare is slowly becoming popular among Filipinos, the Indonesians must be proud to have their very own site snatched up by a global company like Yahoo! The closest I can recall that could have matched this milestone would have been eBay buying into Sulit.com.ph (inside source told me they had talks a couple of years back but didn’t materialized).
sources : http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/yahoo-buys-indonesian-site-koprol/
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Wednesday, August 11th, 2010 |
according to the www.crystalkiss.com, below are the most corrupt nations in 2009 :
1. Haiti
2. Myanmar
3. Iraq
4. Guinea
5. Sudan
6. Democratic Republic Congo/Kinshasa
7. Chad
8. Bangladesh
9. Uzbekistan
10. Equatorial Guinea
are they forget adding Indonesia? LOL
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Sunday, August 8th, 2010 |
Want to know the unique houses that exist in Indonesia? The following houses:
Domes Houses
Anti earthquakes houses located on Nglepen village, Jogjakarta. in this village there are white house with half ball shaping. the resident calling this as teletubbies house.
Tree house
In Papua, the Korowai tribe build their homes in trees. Some of the houses they could even reach a height of up to 50 meters from the ground. Indigenous peoples Korowai nicknamed the “tree man” because it always makes a house perched above the trees.
Goa Gala
This cave is home of a hermit named Made Vyasa made for about 15 years with simple tools make it a home to live in burrows underground in limestone. Gala Goa is located in Nusa Lembongan, Bali. Like the house in general, Vyasa Made in houses have the living room, two bedrooms, bathroom, kitchen and two wells.
Wong Sintinx Palace
The house is located in East Jakarta is owned by paranormal Ki Joko Bodo. Ki Joko Bodo give the title prominently displayed on the front wall of his house with the headline “Palace of Wong Sintinx” (Palace of The Crazy). This house is a symbol unique to the presence of an owl and serpent at the top.
Bottle Houses
Houses that use these energy drinks bottles earned a championship in the Green Design Award 2009, organized by BCI Asia. This house is spending 30 000 bottles standing on a land area of 373 square meters, in the region of South Cigadung, Bandung. In addition to eco-friendly, bottle house is also instrumental in saving energy. The walls are made of glass, making it easier incoming sunlight so it does not need to turn on the lights in the daytime.
Octopus house
Statue of nemplok octopus on the roof of a house in Bandung, this makes the house look unique. Octopus statue that functioned as an umbrella to shade the dining room beneath it. Society knows this house as a home octopus.
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Wednesday, August 4th, 2010 |
Having more than 17,000 islands up its sleeve, Indonesia is the place where you can never run out of things to do while visiting this nature’s gift. From shopping to snorkeling, there is so much to do in Indonesia where a week-long vacation too might not do justice to this place. So while browsing through the hotels in Indonesia, keep in mind that there is a fat chance of extending your stay in the country. Picking one of the Indonesia cheap hotels will allow you to spend less on accommodation and more on adventurous activities that one ought to do while holidaying in Indonesia.
Tulamben Bali
If you are into extreme sports, Indonesia is legendary when it comes to activities such as diving and snorkeling. Wreck diving at USS Liberty Wreck off Tulamben which is an artificial reef can pump up your adrenaline to levels you can’t even imagine.
Bunaken
The Coral Sea Gardens of Bunaken Islands is a must visit for any nature lover who is definitely going to be awe struck by the marine life and the drop-off reef formation. All hotels in Indonesia will have information about tours to both these locations and will be happy to arrange the same.
you can read complete articles and good news about indonesia on this cool site :
http://goodnewsfromindonesia.org
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Friday, July 23rd, 2010 |
One of the attractions that tourists are prepared to pamper Wana Wisata Gunung Puntang One tourist attraction in Kec.Banjaran Kab.Bandung the air is still clean and cool because it still included the foot of Mount Malabar region. In addition to the uniqueness and natural beauty, wana Mountain tourism attractions Puntang is located in the complex history of Mount Malabar at an altitude of 1300 asl with temperatures between 18-23 degrees Celsius.
Based in Mountain folklore Pasundan Puntang never established a kingdom called Puntang countries, this is evidenced by the discovery of several large stone cassava which is presumably related to the history of Mount Puntang (Country Puntang), heaps of stones, among other Korsi stone, glass and stone Kompaan stone. Until now there has been no further research on the discovery of the rock pile. (more…)
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