Mentok

I went to Bangka on 23-28 March 2014 in a duty travel from my firm. Here I was responsible to do stock taking for one of our client, PT Timah Tbk. I went to its smelter called Unit Metalurgi PT Timah Tbk in Mentok, west coast of Bangka. This place is actually very beautiful, unfortunately I hardly found a time to do local travel.

Mentok is the closest place to Palembang from Bangka.
Those who travel from Palembang-Bangka using ferry will anchor in Mentok.

Singapore, 17-19 April 2014

For the first time in foreverrr
I got a chance to go abroad!!

During 2014 Easter holiday, I went to Singapore with Samit, Sekar, Chika and Budiya -- we often call ourselves Keybisi. We had planned this trip months before. Actually we wanted to go to Hanoi in late May's block leave, but some of us couldn't take leave from their office. Soooo we chose Easter long weekend and picked Singapore as it's closer from Indonesia and small that we could take a satisfying trip in only 2 nights!!

Why Singapore's MRT is different with DKI Jakarta's KRL

I love train.

I used to think that our trains are cool hehhehe. Even I could enjoy economy class Kereta Rel Listrik (KRL) during busy working hours in Jakarta and I thought KRL is the best public transportation for the town: traffic free (although there are traffics in central stations), fast (compared to those busses, cars, motorcycles) cheap (subsidised), reaches far areas, bears so many people inside (but still not enough for all the commuting people).

So, when I first heard local DKI government planned to build Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), I wondered:

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EXISTED KRL WITH THIS MRT-TO-BE???

KRL is fast, cheap, commuting so much people. KRL is rapidly transiting mass. Same concept HAHAHA.