Wednesday, 07 February 2007 @ 10:14am.
On the way home from work yesterday…
Jenny: So have the floods receded much in other parts of Jakarta?
Taxi driver: A little, but not enough.
Jenny: It’s so sad for everyone.
Taxi driver: Yeah, it’s very bad. There have been so many disasters since last year: flooding, sunken ferry, plane crash, etc.
Jenny: Why do you think these things have been happening in Indonesia?
Taxi driver: I don’t know for sure, but I think it’s because the “pejabat-pejabat tidak benar” (officials misbehave or aren’t right/honest/true).
At the gym…
Woman #1: There’s flooding everywhere. It’s terrible.
Woman #2: Yes. I read some more news on detik.com earlier about the floods. The government needs to do something now. They didn’t learn from before.
Woman #1: I heard that it’s something that happens every five years.
Woman #2: That’s *****. The governor is just making excuses.
More news on the floods…
BBC.com: Rainfall hampers Jakarta clean-up and Eyewitness Accounts
CNN.com: Flooding Toll Climbs in Indonesia
