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In Jakarta, The Bajaj Driver Never Gave Me Any Sales Talk

Gambier Station, Where Direct-distance Trains Arrive And Depart In Jakarta, Had A Relaxed Atmosphere Like A Station In A Residential Area

Historically, Kota Station Is Jakarta's Central Station, But Now Most Long-distance Trains Depart From And Arrive At Gambier Station

Monas Is A Spindly Tower 137 Meters High, Built To Commemorate Indonesia's Independence

Buses On Hayam Wuruk Street Ran In A Bus Lane And Had A Platform In The Median

The Bus Stop On Hayam Wuruk Street Is Magnificent And Not Inferior To MRT Or Other Stations

The Refueling Machine I Saw In Jakarta Seemed To Work By The Same Mechanism As An Intravenous Drip For Humans

Some Places On Jakarta's Hayam Wuruk Street Are Lined With Foreign-owned Chain Stores

Hayam Wuruk Street Is A Big Street With Bus Lanes, But There Are Food Stalls Here And There

The Eating Place Serving Bakso, A Dumpling-like Food With Noodles, Was Crowded With Local People

Ketoprak Is A Local Jakarta Food Made Of Rice Balls And Mixed With Bean Sprouts, Coconut Milk, And Chili Peppers

There Were No Cars Or Pedicabs To Be Seen In The Residential Areas Of The Taman Sari District, And The Only People Coming And Going On The Streets Were Locals In Their Normal Clothes

Only One Boy Was Playing The Drums Silently, Away From Everyone Else

When Everything In Town Is A Skyscraper, There Will Be No More Little Girls Lounging On The Street With Their Fathers

In Jakarta's Residential Areas, There Were Sometimes Gaps Between Buildings Where People Could Pass Through

There Was A Bench At The Entrance Of An Alley In Jakarta, Where Well-wishers Could Hold A Meeting

There Were Several Motorcycles Parked In The Alley In Glodok, Making An Already Narrow Alley Even Narrower

The Long, Thin Fried Bread Known As You Tiao In The Chinese Culture Is Called Cakwe In Indonesia

Perhaps Thick Neighborhoods Still Exist In Jakarta's Densely Populated Residential Areas

In Jakarta's Residential Areas, Children And Adults Spent Time Lingering In Alleys

People In Jakarta Are Not Interested In Foreigners, Either Because They Are Not Rare, So Walking Around Places Where There Are Not Many Tourists Does Not Attract Much Attention

Walking Down A Residential Street In Jakarta, The Chances Of Encountering A Cat Are High

Stores Were Closed And There Was An Air Of Peacefulness In The Residential Area On Sunday

The Becak With A Seat In Front Of The Steering Wheel Running In Indonesia Is Similar To The Cyclo In Vietnam

Indonesia, Like Other Southeast Asian Countries, Should Stop Drinking Tap Water

The Chinese Culture Of Celebrating The Chinese New Year Was Confined To The Precincts Of Jin De Yuan

Maybe The Cat Came To Pay A Visit To Jin De Yuan To Have A Good Chinese New Year

When Praying In Japan, The Hands Are Placed In Front Of The Chest, But In Southeast Asia, The Hands Are Usually Raised Higher Than The Head, Not In Front Of The Chest

Chinese Temples In Southeast Asia Often Have A Number Of Altars Inside The Hall

Some Young People Feel That The Progress Of The Game They Are Playing Is Much More Important Than Celebrating The Chinese New Year

In Chinese Culture, It Is Believed That At The End Of The Year, The God Of The Oven Is Sent To Heaven, And At The Beginning Of The New Year, The God Of The Oven Is Welcomed Back From Heaven

Maybe All Those Red Dresses, Red Bags, And Red Incense Sticks Are For Good Luck

The Flag Of The People's Republic Of China Is Red, Perhaps Because Red Has Become A Symbol Of The Class Struggle Between Capitalists And Workers, But Also Because It Is The Color Of Good Omens And Fortune

The Way They Filmed Each Other Releasing Birds Was More Like An Unsuccessful Idol Photo Shoot Than An Act Of Virtue

There Were People Who Deliberately Missed Birds At Jin De Yuan And Steadily Gained

Local Children Were Not Interested In The Goddess Of Mercy Or The Incense Burner At Jin De Yuan

Serabi Is A Traditional Indonesian Snack, A Pancake-like Mixture Of Rice Flour, Coconut Milk And Sugar

The Man Sleeping In The Stall Looked At Me With Sleepy Eyes And Gave Me A Thumbs Up On Both Hands As If He Had Just Taken Me Out Of Bed

The Word Becak Is Said To Be Derived From A Chinese Word In The Fujian Dialect, Where A Carriage Is Called Becak

Jakarta Has Two Faces: One Is That Of A Rapidly Developing Metropolis, And The Other Is That Of A Town Where Traditional Stores Are Still In Business