Fred went a wandering.

The boss and the cashier



The other staff members



The restaurant



and from outside

There are very few classic cars around here but it seems this one has been used in TV soap operas (if the security guard was right).

Yes, Sir knight, a joust to the death.

At the end of Ramadan, a traditional food called ketupat is still very popular.
People commonly make it for themselves or to sell.
As an almost Indonesian, I also ate it.

I'm probably going for a wander tomorrow morning.
I want to go to Mangga dua but I'll probably do my usual; that's  get off the train at Duri and walk.

There's usually something worth a snap or few.

Give a man a fish and he'll feed himself for a day...........



and most of the local cats. I may give this restaurant a miss.



This family are rubbish collectors and, as is very common for people of that trade, live on the street.



Their kids have bunk beds.

Cooking is often something done in the streets. Houses are commonly too small so you do it outside.
Sometimes to sell but many times just for the family.

As I mentioned, houses are commonly very small and have few or any mod cons. A lot have TVs but not all many consist of a single room or maybe two. Most don't have bathrooms/toilets but there are communal toilets just down the road.







This house is slightly odd as it's built in the middle of the street but is otherwise typical.



Around the back is the way upstairs.



Washing facilities vary.

im not quite shore what im looking at there,but i am shore its someones pride n joy!

psb43 wrote:

im not quite shore what im looking at there,but i am shore its someones pride n joy!

I'm guessing you mean the car.
It's an old Morris Minor Traveller from Britain.
These things were made in very large numbers from the late 40s to the early 70s but this one is after '52 (The split windscreen was used until then).

The wooden rear end is normal but I've never seen one with a wooden roof so that may well be a modification.
They're considered a classic car so often sell for quite a lot of money.
http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/carsforsale/morrishttp://www.mmoc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f= … 81776f87dfhttp://www.kaskus.co.id/thread/5134714c … minor-1960

Body panels are still made
http://www.morrisminor.org.uk/index.php/sri-lanka.html

You sometimes see classics from various bits of the world but it's the first time I've seen a British car of this nature.
This one is parked in a eat/hang out are in Alam Sutera, Tangerang.
The guard said it had been used in Indonesian soap opera

Thanks Fred,yes that's it.I saw the car on an Indonesian TV show,kind of a situation comedy don't know the name of the show.I have never seen one here in New Jersey,but still a cool little ride!I will look for the show when I get back in Sept.  Phil

Hello Mas Fred, Hello Phil,

The blue morris is call Oplet, it was a public transportation in Jakarta. See the background color of Police number, it is yellow. Yellow is for Public transportation, if the Black is a private and the Red is Government own.

Now, Oplet has been change with Mikrolet / Mikro Oplet, the new generation of small public transportation. Mikrolet use Toyota Kijang or Isuzu, or others and Mikrolet still use the blue color.  Mikrolet operated by a few cooperative company (Koperasi) such as : Kopamilet Jaya, Purimas Jaya, etc.





If you get in the car, you will see two long chairs in left and right side,  some time passenger brings with them baggage the same or even bigger than the size of human body, the baggage will be put in the car, between both chairs, and Mikrolet still use the same design for the chairs.





Generally, the same public transportation called “Angkot”  angkutan perkotaan, the colors may different, green, yellow, red, brown, etc.

The Oplet morris B 1053 UA has been used in TV soap operas in RCTI, “Si Doel Anak Sekolahan” the main Actor was Rano Karno as Doel, but I don’t know why there is different in the Police Car Number, it was B 1053 AU in the opera shop and B 1053 UA for now ? is B 1053 AU used for cinema property only?
 




Now, Rano Karno is the Vice Governor in Banten, Banten province covers an area of Kota Tangerang, Kabupaten Tangerang, Kota  Tangerang Selatan, Kabupaten Pandeglang, Kabupaten Lebak, Kabupaten Serang, Kota Serang, and Kota Cilegon. The Western area in Java Island.

Mas Fred, have you ever get on the Mikrolet ? What is the sensation you feel?


Ari

ariwahyudi wrote:

Hello Mas Fred, Hello Phil,

The blue morris is call Oplet, ............

The Oplet morris B 1053 UA has been used in TV soap operas in RCTI, “Si Doel Anak Sekolahan” the main Actor was Rano Karno as Doel, ..............

Mas Fred, have you ever get on the Mikrolet ? What is the sensation you feel?


Ari

What a good post; thank you.
My wife told me some of what you said but not all and not even close to the detail you managed.

'Doel' makes a lot of sense, more so when you look at the restaurant name behind the car.



As to the question at the end.
When wandering, I like to use local transport so yes, I've tried everything except riding on a train's roof. I thought that was a step too far.
The micro buses are small, cramped, uncomfortable and dangerous but you can't claim to be a wanderer unless you try them out.

My usual trips into Jakarta means:

A motorcycle taxi
A microbus
Non AC train when possible
Two feet

I have yet to use a pedal cycle taxi but I will next time I wander to Kota tua area.

Added.

It's always nice to learn a little more about what I see and, in the case of your post, several things.
Short of anything else; it seems the wooden roof was standard over here.

Mas fred is a real wanderer with tons of experiences

Thanks Ari,that's it the show I was thinking of.Very good post,I didn't know about the yellow tag as public transport,I did know the red gov.and black private.Every time Im in East Java I ride pedal cab becak almost every day,the driver lives next door and is a sms away.In the 11 years I have been going back n forth to Indonesia I have yet to drive a car there,maybe some day HAHA or not!  Phil

First things first; I must apologise for the lack of posts.
I been really busy to hardly had time to do much.
The restaurant is open and we've had our first customers so I now have to decide whether do make one of the bedrooms into am informal English course.
I've already had people asking so I may go for it.
Strictly no advertising because, apart from anything else, it's just intended to make pocket money to keep me in technology and the shops in Glodok open.
I think half the electronics shops in Indonesia are only staying open because I spend so much in them.

Right, back to where I should be.

The lady who brings the veggie on her head sells all sorts.



even chicken entrails



Just chillin'
People are people - some are serious and some aren't.
This applied to all countries and all people.



and some are hippies

As you've seen so many times, Jakarta has a lot of rubbish collectors.



They even have guys taking the trash out of the rivers.



but they have been known to toss their old carts into the rivers when they're so old, they become useless.

The restaurant, the restaurant...we wanna see the new restaurant!

Ubudian wrote:

The restaurant, the restaurant...we wanna see the new restaurant!

"
Maybe later.
"Restaurant"is a grand title for what is really nothing more than a glorified cafe.

OK, cafe, cafe, cafe, we wanna see pics of the new cafe! 

Seriously Fred, you can think for a second after telling us all that your wife's new restaurant/cafe/eatery opened today and not expect photos. 

Just as a small aside, I'm crazy.
One of my lesser and crazier hobbies is eating Domino's pizza.

The guys never get the joke................well, hardly ever.



Come on, I ask you, putting names on a public notice board is just like a fly to poo as far as I can see.

Ubudian wrote:

OK, cafe, cafe, cafe, we wanna see pics of the new cafe! 

Seriously Fred, you can think for a second after telling us all that your wife's new restaurant/cafe/eatery opened today and not expect photos. 

OK, OK, Ok.

Our first customer ordered bol sauce on french bread but they ate it outside in the baskso guy's area.

Selamat to Mrs. Fred!  Good luck with the new venture Pak Fred!

It's been so long since I posted, I'm trying to remember where I was.
I have to apologise but I seem to have been crazy busy with things so forums have been cut right back.
However, I still make a point of carrying a camera whenever possible so I keep snapping away.

A while ago, I took a snap of a lady who sells veggie from a basket she carries on her head. These are the contents of the basket.



Including chicken offal for those who can't afford real meat.



Washboards for sale.



You can get one by riding your home made scooter

I noticed these guys whist popping to a mate's house.
Anything and everything is done from motorbikes, including fitting air conditioning.



In most richer countries, very few people bother rewinding motors because the labour costs make it cheaper to buy a new one. This is Indonesia.



Road safety is a major concern out here so a closed road is properly marked with high quality, up to date, reflective signs and well lit so as to avoid night time accidents.

The fair came to town.

A man in a bucket.



Quite high up



Meanwhile, back on the ground, the police are telling off some girls who were riding motorbikes without helmet, licence and so on.



but totally ignoring a load more

One kid did get nabbed.
He would have had a visit to the police station, parents called, maybe a fine for them and sent home but without his bike.
He can forget that.



Video

There are professional estate agents here who'll sell or rent out a house.





The agents tend to work for larger companies but their area is usually quite limited, this one in South BSD.
They also take a cut, as does their office and that doesn't always fit with the owner's plans.

This are just as common.

A guy selling washboards and stools.
There are less and less of these in use, at least in cities, but there are still a good few around.



Home made motorcycles and cars are also to be seen from time to time.



Yet another motorcycle being used as a truck.

The sign explains how rubbish dumping is illegal and even quotes the law.

Other signs are more direct but equally useless as the law applies to everyone except people who don't think it means them.

The second one suggests you're a pig, an evil insult locally, if you sling rubbish there.

Some people collect rubbish, if it can be sold on to make a little money.





That's one big ass LED TV, something he'll never see unless he noticed it through the window as he collected the rubbish.

Life's good?

Today is a big Muslim holiday and a time when money is given to buy animals.
The meat is donated to the poor.

Sharpening the knife.



The knife has to be extremely sharp and is changed after every few animals to keep the cut as fast as possible.

The next two photo are links only as some my be upset by them.

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3828/1028 … 887c_z.jpghttp://farm3.staticflickr.com/2869/1028 … 7cc7_z.jpg

I have video to edit and will, if the internet is fast enough, post it later.

I thought I'd do a quickie about clothing in Indonesia.
Most is pretty much the same as you'd see on a London or New York street (only in summer) but some is not.
These are really unusual and women who dress this way are commonly called, "terrorist's wives" by the locals. A lot of locals won't have anything to do with them.
I think I've seen about 20 or 30 of them in six years.

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The rest are all pretty much common and you'll see loads of them every day.







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A few more.





Then, the dudes.





I'll snap a couple in Islamic styles when I see them. They're quite common so I should get some soon.

Local food comes in many forms but spicy is common and popular.
I'll try to post a video later.









Pizza is also available.

I've  made two versions of this as I can't upload the hight quality version, I have to let you see the lower quality one.
Sorry about that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkBU_-JL … e=youtu.be

Always fascinating to your your post Mas Fred. Eid Mubarak !