Seat Separation (Again)

Recently I often read about male passengers complaining about seat separation on busway via online media. They were upset about female passengers who ignore about seat separation and keep on finding empty seat in male's area. For all of you who have no idea about busway and everything that's going on inside, let me give you a bit of explanation.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION DAY

Well, well, well... It turn out today is Public Transportation Day. I totally unaware and forget about it. Which is sort of embarassing for me as I am a regular user of public transportation. Not because I enjoy using them but simply because I have no choice.

Let the Pictures Do The Talking

Right now I just want to post several photos that I have taken when I was walking on the street or sitting inside public transportation.

Here are those photos:

Handphone forbidden? Think Again!

Okay, I know I have spent so many times grumbling about how handphone should be forbidden on public transportation. It turn out I was totally wrong, dear readers.

Yesterday as usual, me and dozen other passenger trying to get into busway. But then, I have this feeling that there would be another empty busway behind. So, why I should even try to go inside this over load crowded busway? So, I started to be nicer, let other people rushing in to the already crowded busway. Then, a young mother and her son try to get pass me to go inside busway. I was a bit annoyed and tell her to watch out for her son and their steps. The officer in charge; seeing the busway already full decided to close the door. The young mom told the officer that her relative was already inside the busway. The officer didn't care and simply tell her to meet her relative at their destination.

ANd within minutes, the next empty busway approached and we all rushing inside try to get a nice seat. Then all passengers started their own things, like sleeping, daydreaming, eating whatever hidden in her bag and one agitated. Yeap, the young mom unable to sit still all the way. At the first bus stop, she stand up, her eyes darting from left to right, as if she wish to find someone inside. Then she back to her seat until reaching another bus stop, she did it again. Finally her acitivity attract the driver and other passengers.

And here are the conversations:

Queue Second part

Every day whenever I have to wait for busway to reach my destination, I always get agitated. Why? Most of the time, there are too many passengers inside the busway so I was unable to enter inside.

From far away, I could see that there are a bit of empty space near the driver. 1 -2 passengers should be able to stand there near the driver. So, the middle area would be emptier and other passengers will be able to enter. However, most passengers inside the busway prefer to stand in the middle area and therefore other people will not be able to enter.

While I was cramped inside the bus I thought why in the heck these passengers don’t want to enter to the other part of busway which actually a bit emptier.  And since I have all the time in the world I finally try to analyze the situation.

Women on the Bus

Women, God’s creation that need to be protected as they are not strong enough to face the world..

SAID WHO?

In reality, women are fearless and tougher than men, especially on rare occasion.

Don’t believe me?

Anyway, I wrote this post with no intention of being disrespect towards women since I am one myself. Just want to share that women on the bus can be nasty towards other passengers both men and women.

So, one day like any other day when I got cramped inside heavily packed busway. And though the busway already full with so many people, there was this pregnant lady managed to get inside. The officer in charge saw her condition and here I quoted their conversation:

Photos Sharing

I haven't been blogging about buses for a while due to hectic situation. So, now I want to share candid photos that I have taken while I was on the bus.

1. Oh dear sweet lady, you sleep so peacefully. Hopefully your head not falling down to someone else sitting beside you. Or you sleep all the way far from your destination. 

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Let's Go Jogging

It turn out there are many transit bus stop for busways in Jakarta that will make you sweat. They have long corridors and give us two possibilities. First, we can get healthy because we have to jog all the way through the long corridor. Or we are going to get tired and cramp for the long walk. Here are pictures taken from bus stop at Pramuka :)

Panjang yaaaah.... Lumayan kalau lagi kebelet atau lagi hujan atau malah lagi puanaasss buanget....

Anyway, I also want to send wishes and greeting to those who celebrate The Lunar Year :) May you have great celebration and the new year will bring us prosperity.

E-ticket

Taken from this site

Right now, if you take trip using busway on their first corridor (BLOK M to KOTA) , e-ticket already available for you.

A pity I only have a brochure in Indonesian as follow. Perhaps you can read the detail here and hopefully help to give you uselful information.