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My Father once said; "Living
in Jakarta is great, if you have the money". Is it? Well, don't you think
anywhere you're living is great if you have the money? :D what my Father
meant, is that Jakarta has
everything that money can buy, things that you may not find in other
cities. He meant facilities. The city has so much to offer, when it comes
to 'spending away you money'.
I've only been living in the city for a couple of months. So the city is
new for me, even it's not my first time in the city. I had visit Jakarta
for so many times, I don't remember how many. What I remember from those
visits is that I never wanted to live here. I mean it's fun to come here
in weekend, enjoy the food, go to the mall or café (this is what most
people do when they come to Jakarta for non-business travel), for
examples. But the amount of money I've spent for the weekend in Jakarta,
never make me happy. Compared
to other cities in Indonesia, it is the most expensive city (by Rupiahs,
not Euros off course).
But why do people keep coming here every year? Jakarta offers more career
opportunities. So they say. Bigger income. Of course, it doesn't work for
everybody. You ought to know what you're good at and you have to be really
good at it. That's what it seems, to do, if you want to be able to enjoy
the ideal living in Jakarta.
By January 2006, Jakarta residents have reached over 7 and a half million.
Surprisingly, the number had reduced about a million from 2005. Did people
give up living in Jakarta? Personally, I don't know anybody who had moved
from Jakarta. But I know people who had
moved in to Jakarta for the last year. I also know people who used to
hesitate to live in Jakarta then moved in to the city anyway.
Because-again-it is expensive. Still, I guess, other cities don't
provide the kind of career opportunities people expected.
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