May I Hate Djakarta [part-2]

Bwehehe...

My last post is too expresive.. without complete explanation I guess, he he he... That would make you the reader a bit confuse, and the writer (ME?) will also confuse if I read again the posting in the future.

Actually what is annoying 'bout Jakarta for me, subjectively, is because, this city is too wide and too complicated to adapt. I've been working in Jakarta (including Cikarang, Bekasi??) for 3years more. And in the mean time, I still know only a small part 'bout this place. Maybe for the 'native Jakarta', it won't be so bad to be here. Even I often meet friends that really love to live here, especially with their family.

If you only talk bout work and career, this place is a heaven with many opportunities. Yes it is a tough competition, but with lot of chances for a hard worker. You could learn from many great bosses, clever and creative people, smart peers, etc. CREATIVE! I found the Jakartanese is very creative, but not in art. Of course they are creative!! When you are stuck in a traffic, but you have important meeting, and you're gonna loose many if you're late, then your brain will think harder to find a way out. When you have some problem, without anybody to help, your eyes will be more sensitive to look for any opportunity to solve it.

For me, it's a big learning. And I strive for that -that's why I'm still here..-

But now, in pregnancy time, when you have a different priority which is not always about office and office, this crowd, this competition, this difficult place is not as interesting as before. You could say that we're still on 'Work Hard - Play Hard' situation. WORK HARD? Yes. PLAY HARD?? Hmm.. Let we figure the terms of 'play' is kind of relaxing mind, when you could pay attention to your family, call your friends happily, enjoy the nature, breath deeply, peacefully, do something you like, etc.
In Jakarta, where traffic is wait for you every working-days, you could hardly PLAY HARD except WEEKEND, and it's deduct with the time you spend for sleep and rest after work hard 5days full! It's a precious time to spend the time together with your family in this town. And that's what make me most DESPERATE!!!! Are you sure you have do a PLAY HARD or you just run away from your stressfull mind every weekend? You spend your money for a 'fake pleasure' only for compensation of the hard work, not because you enjoy it! That's why I say the art here is poor.. compare with Bandung... Jogja.. Bali... where everybody have a REAL PLAY, REAL REFRESHMENT to grow the art senses.

Talking 'bout the art, the poor heart is influencing me also.
Once of a night, when I was back home from the office, in the traffic light, I saw a little boys was sitting in the corner road, crying..alone. My heart said that I had to help him. Maybe something bad had happened to him, lose his parents, or else. But my mind reminded me "HEY! This is Jakarta! Be careful! That boy could be a criminal sindicate to trap you, to rob you! Be ware! This is 8 p.m and the road is not safe for young lady for you!"

Guess what, I just watched him crying, till the traffic went green, then pass by with a BIG BIG BIG regretness, but didn't know what would be better than I did. If only I were a strong man, I would be brave to take any consequences of helping him. If only this is not JAKARTA, maybe I could sincerely help him without any worryness. Slowly but sure, I become pathetic, individulistic, juz like them!!! AARRRGGggghh!!!

Jakarta oh Jakarta... this is with a slow intonation.. May I hate you?