Top 10 things about Jakarta that I used to hate so much, but now I missed them like hell:

  1. Driving alone in the traffic jam at Kuningan [speed: 1km/hr!!!]. Ohhh how I miss my “boleh senggol” car!!!
  2. Ten thousand text messages per day that I have to reply [pegel bow jari gue]
  3. Ke salon, dress up, make up, nyiapin angpao, ngantri2 panjang ala disneyland and all the nity gritty of getting ready to a wedding that can take up to 2 hours just to “meet” the bride and groom for… err …15 seconds max.
  4. Somehow I even miss my grumpy boss who always says, “woman, don’t you have work? stop browsing, stop pacaran, stop munching, stop going to the stairs, stop having a two hour lunch, etc”
  5. I miss those “entertaining” off key bencongs at the lampu merah.
  6. I miss my big fat laud amburadul extended family who never forget to ask me, “yuhuuu…weiwaaa…udah isi blooooom???”
  7. I miss all my annoying friends who dares to wake me up at 3 am and said, "gueee dateng ketempat lu sekarang ya, gue mo currhattt, penting niy!"… girlfriend… can’t it wait till the sun comes up???
  8. I even miss that little annoying Ronny si Mpek2 jutek di menteng who always gets bitchy if you ask him, “jeung…jeung … mpek2 gue udah jadi blom?”
  9. Basa basi here and there of “selamat pagi/siang/sore/malem mba leilaaaaaa, apa kabar mba leilaaa” from the satpams, polisi, pemboki, OB, OG, concierge, tukang parkir, tukan kebon, mas2 valet parking, mba2 and mas2 bimasena, etc. No basa basi in here all right..
  10. Most importantly… I miss having NO peace of mind back home… there’s always something “heboh” in  Jakarta

2 Responses to “Top 10 things about Jakarta that I used to hate so much, but now I missed them like hell:”

  1. Marcellino Says:

    I seriously think this girl has too much free time on her hand.

    Do something more constructive, girl. Like joining the red cross, salvation army, etc. ;p

    274 friends in friendster .. impressive .. let see if you can raise that number to 1000 ;p

  2. Pinky Says:

    mmmmm…ngerti2… setelah 6 taon gak pulang.. gw gak inget lagi pa yg gw kangenin tt jakarta.. cuma pengin pulang ajah… pengin tau kayak apa jakarta yg gak ada mati2nya ituh…?? HOMESICK!

    pink…!

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