Category Archives: Jakarta

Discrimination…

So I took a short break and went back home recently.

Guess what..

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I came back to my apartment and there was no water!!! I was stunned….
Cant be that my utilities were not paid…

So I called for maintenance, and after THE wait, an “engineer” came up.

He came in, asked what “Mati”? Kinda like their way of speaking to foreigners in the attempt to communicate. Cos we as foreigners who dunno Bahasa Indonesia really can get clueless in the chain of “whatever that comes out of their mouth”

😀

Anyway,

so.. I mention “air” which meant water.

Guess what he did…

He checked out my apartment and strolled gracefully to my toilet. He flushed.

“air”

I knocked on the closet and I’m like… “Its a water tank, of course there is water.”

Then he smiled, went to try the other outlets.

Then he strolled back out and did something.
I happened to be standing at the basin; turning the knob. Water flowed.

I was yeah! So Happy!
I got curious, what did he do…
so I went out and take a look, and he pretended, “oh nothing, theres nothing out there.”

I notice the golden knob, See knob on the right, twisted it, came back in to turn on the tap, water stopped flowing.
went out, twisted it again, came in, turn on the tap, and water started flowing again.

OH! so thats the trick.

He did the paperwork and he left.

I was glad the water came back and I didn’t think too much.

Then a few hours later. It dawned on me….

Bloody hell!! He treated me like I dunno my way around my place, like I’m a silly goon isn’t it… I am not suppose to have known water tank has water?

That the knob was suppose to control the water supply?

Okay, maybe the water supply knob I really didn’t know.

But the water tank… that is pathetic man. :/

If I was nasty and didn’t really need to depend on them, I would have lodge a complain.
You do not treat me like an idiot.

That is discrimination. I may not know your language, but my brain works.

>_<!

SO upset.

Anyway. Its fine.

and turns out… someone played a prank on my “golden tap”.
Pun intended.

 

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Be Bless
Love,
Amanda

Indomie has invaded..

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This week’s topic is on Singapore. I thought instead of Singapore, I could get students to tell me more about their home country.

 

and ladies and gentleman…

 

Indomie has invaded their hearts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

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The whole class cheered, excitement arose and many nodded in agreement as one student mentioned Indomie.

 

 

 

I am speechless… definitely a non-routine answer.

 

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Be Bless
Love,
Amanda

Groceries

A quick look at the “Shop and Save” there.

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Junk Food!!

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Vegetables:

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And more vegetables! 😀

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I still can’t cook. :'(

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Be Bless
Love,
Amanda

Study places

So I was saying exploring:
The best find are Haato restaurant and Tangerine.

Haato because its quiet, there’s wireless and I can perhaps study there when school begins.

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Tangerine because there’s decent bread and decent dessert!

Okay.. Maybe not dessert, just the sweety sweety stuff. 😀

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Be Bless
Love,
Amanda

The Other Side

While one side of the road you have those restaurants,

the other side…

Convenience Stalls

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Nasi Padang~

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Gardening Decor and more Gardening stuff

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It fascinates me that they sell soil like that! O_O

 

 

Car repair shops. Hmm.. what do we call that again? Car garage! Car Workshop!

 

 

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Woh…

but yar, makes it more relative, more relate-able.

😀

 

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Be Bless
Love,
Amanda

 

Adventure!!

Avn went on an adventure trail today!!!
Alright perhaps not entirely adventure trail, it’s just a walk ard the neighbourhood, knowing more about the surroundings and what’s available.

 

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Foot Massage~

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Vegetables ready for restaurants to bring me and cook~

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Vegetarian shops~

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Wah, SG Bak Kut Teh & Eggless cakes

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Lao Fu Zhi also want to join in.

 

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Vietnam Pho!!!

and all the way to the other end,

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I felt good after that, bcos having known the surroundings a little more, it feels comforting, makes it easier to settle in..

Anyway,

And finally the blue gate that leads to wonderland… 🙂

 

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Be Bless
Love,
Amanda

Odd House

There’s this particular house that attracts loads of crowd. I pass by it whenever I’m on my way to pick up groceries.

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I wonder what is happening inside, what are people waiting for?
Doctor?
Bommok?
If its doctor what kind of doctor?

What do you think?

 

 

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Be Bless
Love,
Amanda