The last fleeting hours.

I would say it was rather pooly spent. Slept till the late evening, went to shopping center again. I'd say Jakarta aren't really an established city, poverty is still thriving across the city (or rather, the poor wealth distribution is the problem), the taxi drivers there earns peanuts. Sometimes, I just can't stand my mum bargaining just to save the 5-10k which is like a dollar? I mean, its not like we are dirt rich or whatsoever, but don't they deserve more than we do? An extra 5-10k would easily buy them an extra meal while a dollar that we have, could only buy us, say a cup of coffee?

The best had yet to come, when we were on the taxi back to the hotel, there was quite a bad jam although the trip would only take 10 mins we sat in the car for about half and hour. During the ride, many street beggars knocked on car windows to ask for money, I very much wanted to give them a lump sum of money like say 50-80k? Thinking that they could get back on their feet though this small 'gift' of mine, maybe get a proper job and not risk their life on the streets asking for money. The roads freaking dangerous I'd say, no traffic lights at all. I had to jaywalk 8 lanes to get to the other side of the street today. But I was highly trained in this by someone <:

Getting back to the beggars, in the end, I didn't even gave them a single cent, I was stuck by dilemma when the taxi driver advised me not to saying that they might swamp us and cause a worst traffic jam. At this point, I really had no idea what to do, all that's in my mind is 'what's the government doing?' The taxi driver told us that this happens everyday without fail. How can a natural resource filled country end up like this? Needless to say that I'm in the capital city and that conditions should be better! I really can't imagine how the people there living in the rural areas spent their day.

At the end of the trip the taxi charges were like 21700 but he only asked for 20, I had the sudden urge to refuse and insisted to pay him extra saying, 'kau minum kopi' gave him a smile and a nod as he drove off with a thankful face, this really made my day. Still my heart was itching about the beggars, I felt rather helpless only able to comfort, maybe deceive myself that, that's the best I could do, I am only me.

The hotel staff also left me a deep impression throughout the stay, they would never fail to greet or thank you whenever you walk past them, I would say they are exceptional people? hahaha. And yet, the hotel wasn't one of the best it was only a 4 star maybe cause of it's facilities idk. But the service there is awesome. From the chambermaids to the front desk staff they are all carrying a smile on their faces. <: But I really doubt it is the pay that made them show all this, their pay might well be crap anyways, or maybe not, I don't know. Just to put on simple note, this world may suck or maybe like what Travor said in the movie "pay it forward", 'is the world just shit?' Seriously it is, but with just a simple smile and be delighted with what you are given, I'm sure the world would become a better place. For one day, someone, somehow, would give you what you truly deserves.