Bajaj, Metro Mini, and Bimbar
Bajaj is still one of my favorite public transportations. During my vacation to Jawa Island a month ago I used bajaj to drop me from Blok M Plaza to Jalan Cikajang. It costed me Rp 15.000. I’m not sure if it’s expensive or not. Doesn’t matter, I could taste again how bajaj can really manouvre between a narrow gap in crowded traffic. Sometimes even in opposite direction 
One of the strength of Bajaj for me is the close connection between the passengers and the surrounding. To see, to hear, and to feel the atmosphere along the street when you’re passing by. You can have fresh air from the open window without the need to “expose” yourself in public like using an ojek. Sometimes you can have some water drops on your shirt during heavy rain. One of the major weakness of bajaj is when you look straight ahead, most of your view will be blocked by the driver’s. I don’t mind if the driver is a cute girl. Seeing her lovely neck would be a major bonus. Unfortunately, it’s not happening that way 
Another public transportation mode that I used during my vacation in Jakarta was Metro Mini. Perhaps it’s been almost a decade since the last time I was using Metro Mini. It took me from Jalan Bangka to Blok M. The id was S77. It’s a very cheap mode of transportation. It costed me only Rp. 2500 for long or short trip. For this kind of mass transportation, actually I prefer a big bus. Half or 3/4 bus sometimes makes me feel so big. Especially if I have to stand up along the trip.
In Batam we also have our own versions of “Metro Mini”. One of them is Bimbar, stands for Bintang Kembar (Twin Star). The size of the bus is similar. The difference is, like almost all mass transportation mode in Batam, Bimbar charge you based on the length of your trip.
Unfortunately I missed the chance to travel using Busway in Jakarta. So I can’t tell anything about it. Also to compare with Batam version of Busway. Yup, we also have our own busway here. Well…… actually it’s kinda different
Keren2 fotonya… serasa menaiki bajaj & busnya
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Salam,
ok pren, salam balik buat elo
Dengan postur lo itu kalo naek bajaj apa gak cape’ nunduknya
ya kalo nge-bajaj jakarta-solo jelas capek bro
sometimes i missed those things also! hahahaha
disini cuma ada angkot bombay jurusan jodoh-nongsa
hueheheh julukannya angkot bombay yah
Tp jodoh-nongsa itu dulu jd salah satu andalan gue ke opis pas ngekost di belakang 21 lama 
Waaah seumur hidup saya naik bajaj di Jakarta baru sekali he..he..he….
wah kalo begitu hrs diimpor ke batam tuh mbak bajaj nyah
Lum pernah Naek Bajaj..
Kalau Bajak sawah pernah yang ditarik sama sapi
Atau pedati zaman dulu yang kayak kafilah juga ditarik sapi…
wahh gue tertarik baca kata sapi. Seumur2x belon pernah tuh temenan ama sapi
Bajaj-nya mahal banget, ya ?
Bajaj-nya om bajuri aja cuma 10 ribu perak
Kalo naik bajaj..kok, ya..bayangannya ngeri, ya ? Takut nyungsep, gitu
Bimbar, ya, namanya ? mirip Bus kota di Pekanbaru
Tapi kalo bus kota di Pekanbaru lebih besar sedikit…hm…dulu sempat ada BUs KOta ber-AC, tapi lama2 AC-nya gak kepake habis meski pake AC masih ada juga bapak2 ato abang2 yang bandel (masih saja) merokok di dalam bus *grrhhh*
hehe hrsnya wkt itu nyari bajajnya si bajuri aja yah Put
Lho, emang mau nyungsep dimana Put hehe. Wah iya tuh emang suka bikin kesel kalo ngeliat org kyk gitu. Kalo mau ngrokok mbok ya jgn naek bus AC grrhhh *ikutan geram*
Bajaj? sooooooo noisy….metromini? mad driver…
hehe yup you’re right
wah baru tau nih kl di batam ngecharge-nya kyk taxi semua, nentuinnya gimana ya, masak di bimbar ada argometer?
hehe biasanya terserah argometernya kondektur
Kita bilang mau ke anu sambil ngasi duit, kalo kurang ya n’tar kondekturnya bakal bilang, kalo lebih ya liat aja kembaliannya brapa huehehe 
gw heran, ko sempet2nya moto, pake kamera apa neh?
hehehe pake kamdig mbak Yella. Iseng2x ajah
Wah aku takut naik bajaj.. mereka kalo nyopir ngeri.. tapi emang cepet sih..
hehe betul pren. Nyetirnya sangar. Mgkin krn mikir kalo gue ditabrak nothing to lose