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It was finally time for us to leave for Yogyakarta, not before we had to fly to Jakarta for transit.
Exiting the Sukarno - Hatta airport was really a culture shock with all the touts clamouring your attention. Especially when we stuck out like a sore thumb (looking really blur).
Lesson 1: Know where to go before the touts get to you
Paying a tip of 10,000 Rp. just for directions and a lift ride seems absurd but that's how things work in Indonesia and probably most of the Southeast Asian cities. Well, for a pampered Singaporean like myself, we would rather pay and be done with it than to rough it out.
They actually have the English translation for Tempo at the airport which could not be found in Yogya. Maybe it is catered specifically to foreigners interested to find out about the political climate and expression in Indonesia.
Lesson 2 : Punctuality is not the strongest suit for Indonesian flights.
Compare the difference:
Boarding time stated on air ticket: 1430 hours
Boarding pass: 1450 hours
Flight information screen: 1535 hours
Waiting area: 1610 hours
Actual taking off : 1635 hours
11 August 2007
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1635 hours
Mountains over the clouds
Adisutjipto Airport
Instant Javanese culture on display
Lesson 3: You may take from morning to night to travel from Singapore to Yogyakarta.
That's all folks !
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