The places we are going in Jakarta is not covered with their Bus Rapid system, so we will need to endure standard congestion either in taxis or company driver.

One nice thing in Jakarta is that, if you are rushing to a meeting and it's really congested, you can hire a motorcycle guy to send you there for really cheap rate, except when it's raining la.

get used to the delay, especially to Jakarta.
last time I took MAS, delayed for more 2 hours.

Hope yours won't be so long.

450k per night for 4 star hotel is not so bad.
In Jakarta I can get cheapest also MYR 180 for a night in a 4 star hotel.

Wow, that's expensive, is it a 5 star or what.
IDR 1.2m is like those westin/le meridien rate already.
Senayan area usually I'll stay in atlet century park.
Much cheaper.

Hi Pak Stimix, who's that chick in the BRT station pic?

Most of their local chinese can converse in their own language so well that it's impossible to find out if they are chinese or not by listening to them talking.

Not like Malaysia, most of the chinese, I would know once I hear them speaking in other languages.