This is the typical view of Jenderal Sudirman street in Jakarta after 5 pm during Ramadhan. People are rushing to get out from the office and get themselves at home to break fasting together with their families. But guess what, only few of them will do, with this kind of traffic blocking their way home…

I had to rush to Pacific Place from my office in Setiabudi today. As the traffic during Ramadhan at this peak hour is crazy, I decided to take the “Ojek” (motorcycle taxi). Knowing the jammed-packed Sudirman street, The Ojek did not take me to that route. Instead he took route through Jakarta’s skid rows, behind…

During Ramadhan, relatively many more prayers come to the “Subuh Jamaah” (early morning prayers) in the mosque. Ramadhan actually teaches us that if we have the will, we can start the good habits and leave the bad one. One may wonder, if we can go to mosque everyday in Ramadhan, why can’t we do this…

Metromini, the orange bus, is notorious in Jakarta. Most of its drivers do not follow road codes, they can speed and stop instantly with very short notice. They will continously overtake the other Metromini in the same route, as if the next passenger is their finish line. Riding inside the bus can grow from thrilling…