A wordy Jakartan summarised my impression of Jakarta aptly with this metaphor:
Jakarta will always be complicated. It is like a Durian.
Not all the people like Durian because it is big, with spiky, dun coloured skin and has a very strong smell. On the inside though, it has a really soft and moist tissue and taste like heaven.
Jakarta is just like that. Harsh, rough, and sometimes so raw that some people just can’t accept it. But if your willing to come closer and see the inside of Jakarta, you will find bursts of color, the warmth of the people and the fusion of culture from almost every part of Indonesia.
Thanks Lesthia for summing it up so well, although I’m dissapointed to hear that you have retired your dirty dancing shoes, Hijab and beer bottle swigging attitude from Ally’s ‘Black’ Bar – because that was my other favourite metaphor for Jakarta!
Nomad-Odyssey 
ah..thank you so much for posting that, Damian 🙂
and as for that dirty dancing, i might keep it low until i find the right partner to go with 😀
xoxo,
Lesthia
ah..thank you so much for posting that, Damian 🙂
and as for that dirty dancing, i might keep it low until i find the right partner to go to 😀
xoxo,
Lesthia