Jakarta by Transjakarta

Last weekend I have decided to be adventurous. I tried to board the local buses in Jakarta with my colleagues who are kind enough to show me the bus way. The funny looking bus has a door that's 4 feet high from the ground. One must wonder how do we board the bus and why is it made so high? Well to board the bus, you need to walk to an elevated bus station. And why it's so high was because the ticketing control is done at the elevated bus station. Your entry and exit is done through this station, and there is no way you can get in or out unless u drag the door open wide and jumped out of the bus. The cost of the ride was 3500rupiah and you can take the bus around Jakarta as long as you stay within the bus and elevated bus station. You change buses through the elevated stations as well, just like your subway. Kind a interesting. However, be prepared to be in a very packed bus and traffic can be bad in certain sections. Otherwise, the bus has it's own dedicated route which is the best way to beat the traffic (macet!).

Overall experience was rather tiring but good way to see the local and traffics :P