Life in the big durian

Cleaning the dirt with a large smile. These guys search for plastic to be recycled, and are usually looked down on by the rest of the population, especially the uncaring “nouveaux riches” . They do a great job though, for an average dollar a day.

Bus bridges, accessing the trans-Jakarta system: a pale substitute for the non-existent and much needed MRT (monorail) system. Every day here 20 million people try to move back and forth in a city jammed with vehicles…

Ngopi dengan pak Harish (enjoying a coffee in a small “warung kopi” on the side of the street). The coffee is thick, very sweet and served in a shady glass.