  Alright.. so you know, as much as I love meeting new people, I hate it when they ask me where I'm from and I told 'em a bit about my story ("Born and raised in jakarta, indonesia, moved to NY five years ago, bla bla") and they're like "Wow, you moved to NY by yourself from there? You must've experienced culture shock huh. Bet you never seen anything like NYC. " Okay, first of all, no I didn't go no culture shock, two, if you're actually smart and knows a little tiny bit about Jakarta, you know that Jakarta is an ultra-modern city, with 10 million people living in it, and the size of the city is smaller than NYC. In Jakarta, we do have skyscrapers, we do have public transportation, we do have electricity (some guy actually ask), cars, etc. In Jakarta, we do not live in huts or primitive house-like caves, we do not bathe in the river, we do not have chickens crawling everywhere in the city, and we do not have bombs exploding in our faces every single day (Thank God). Indonesia is a very big country, and esp. nowadays it's nott he safest place to visit. There are political problems, there are problems with the economy, the government, terrorists, just like any other developing country. But where I come from, esp. in Jakarta, surprise surprise we are very civilised, modern, and educated. So if one more fucking person asks me how it must fucking feel for me to move from Jakarta to NY and see skyscrapers and all that technology, I'm going to flip the fuck out.
Do your research. On a lighter note, here are some pictures of places I've been to in Indonesia. Most of these places are in Java, where Jakarta is located at, but some of the pics are from Bali, which I used to visit once in a while. I miss them so much. Anyways, check out these pics. Fucking USA looks like shit compared to this. Alright maybe just NY. I love NY though. Peace! Central Jakarta at night: Jakarta during the day: Shopping center in Jakarta (there are a shitload of these kind of places all around town): Anyer Beach, one hour from Jakarta, where I used to go a lot: Borobudur, the biggest budhist temple in the world and one of the seven wonders of the world, in Java.
Prambanan, a group of Hindu temples, also in Java. Tanah Lot, a Hindu temple on a tiny island/big rock by a Bali coast. A Hindu ceremony at Kuta Beach, Bali. Rice terraces in Bali. Yumm. I love rice. 
