The Flavor of Transjakarta Bus

Just like most of people living in Jakarta today, my morning starts by walking to nearest Transjakarta bus’ shelter. While I’m waiting for the next bus my mind wandering. So many things happen inside those big shiny busses every minute every second. Some are funny, often annoying, rarely inspiring or even stinks.

Funny stuff many times related for first timers. Visitor from outside Jakarta whom just arrived at train station and use Transjakarta bus to get to their relatives. I’ve seen them holding each other hands, so afraid being separated. Or they’re too shy to ask the uniformed officer how to get to their destination; they choose to ask other passenger instead. Whom often not know much either. Even though there are hand bar hanging from the ceiling, they refuse to use it and rather holding at each other. The problem is when the driver suddenly step on the brake, they will fall altogether.