JAKARTA KID
Below: The story of the Jakarta Kid
1. JAKARTA: SIX DEGREES SOUTH
Why Indonesia?
Adventure, discovery, love, waifs and strays
One of the world's great hot steamy cities
Three bedroom house .
2. NIGHT AND DAY
Gamesman's Bar
Pop Gun
The Bintang Disco
The Ranamok and the J Bar Bogor
3. THE HILL TOWN OF BOGOR
Budi
Doctor
Carmen
Brother John
The Third World
4 THE HIGHLAND CITY OF BANDUNG
Minor scrapes on the road to Bandung
Abdul
His father's taken up with another woman
The Savoy
Where can the child stay?
5. TWO WEDDINGS
Budi
Asep and a wedding
Five star wedding
6. ONE HAND AND HIS MOTHER
Transmigration
Anne, Bob and Pauline in Menteng
7. BANGBANG ON JALAN SUDIRMANDr. Joseph
What would Bangbang's parents say?
Asep and Eddy
Eddy, Budy, Piste Top Bar
8. PELABUHAN RATU GIVES ME BAD VIBES
The Staffroom
The Samudra Beach Hotel and a warung
Rachman
Budi
9 SINGAPORE AND JOHOR BARU
Singapore
Malay Singaporeans
10. FOUND IN KEBAYORAN LAMA
Dipo Hospital
Jiwa Hospital
Doctor Bahari's clinic
11. DOCTOR JOSEPH
Golden Truly supermarket
Staffroom
Min
12 THE HAVE A NICE DAY HOTEL
Eddy, Andi, Asep and a little girl
Dunia Fantasi
Daus .
Why Indonesia?
Adventure, discovery, love, waifs and strays
One of the world's great hot steamy cities
Three bedroom house .
2. NIGHT AND DAY
Gamesman's Bar
Pop Gun
The Bintang Disco
The Ranamok and the J Bar Bogor
3. THE HILL TOWN OF BOGOR
Budi
Doctor
Carmen
Brother John
The Third World
4 THE HIGHLAND CITY OF BANDUNG
Minor scrapes on the road to Bandung
Abdul
His father's taken up with another woman
The Savoy
Where can the child stay?
5. TWO WEDDINGS
Budi
Asep and a wedding
Five star wedding
6. ONE HAND AND HIS MOTHER
Transmigration
Anne, Bob and Pauline in Menteng
7. BANGBANG ON JALAN SUDIRMANDr. Joseph
What would Bangbang's parents say?
Asep and Eddy
Eddy, Budy, Piste Top Bar
8. PELABUHAN RATU GIVES ME BAD VIBES
The Staffroom
The Samudra Beach Hotel and a warung
Rachman
Budi
9 SINGAPORE AND JOHOR BARU
Singapore
Malay Singaporeans
10. FOUND IN KEBAYORAN LAMA
Dipo Hospital
Jiwa Hospital
Doctor Bahari's clinic
11. DOCTOR JOSEPH
Golden Truly supermarket
Staffroom
Min
12 THE HAVE A NICE DAY HOTEL
Eddy, Andi, Asep and a little girl
Dunia Fantasi
Daus .
13. THE BOY FROM SUMATRA
Dede, Rama, Melati, Tikus, Dian
Medan Merdeka
14 THEY SHOT YOUR FATHER?
I picked up a metal chair
Wisma Utara
Hamid from Pasar Mayestic
15. A LOVER LIKES HIS LOVED ONE TO BE POOR
Chong
Love and lust
16 HAMID'S GRANNY AND IWAN'S FEET
Iwan and Chong
The road to Ciomas
17. REJECTED BY HIS FAMILY
Andi and Dian
Tejo
New driver
18. MOTHER LIVES FAR AWAY
Tejo and Harjo
Tedi
Iwan
19 FAMILY
Teluk Gong
20 BATUTULIS BABY
Baby
Fingers .
Dede, Rama, Melati, Tikus, Dian
Medan Merdeka
14 THEY SHOT YOUR FATHER?
I picked up a metal chair
Wisma Utara
Hamid from Pasar Mayestic
15. A LOVER LIKES HIS LOVED ONE TO BE POOR
Chong
Love and lust
16 HAMID'S GRANNY AND IWAN'S FEET
Iwan and Chong
The road to Ciomas
17. REJECTED BY HIS FAMILY
Andi and Dian
Tejo
New driver
18. MOTHER LIVES FAR AWAY
Tejo and Harjo
Tedi
Iwan
19 FAMILY
Teluk Gong
20 BATUTULIS BABY
Baby
Fingers .
21 TWO WIVES TO SUPPORT
The scent of flowers
Sani and Indra
22 SUKABUMI
Marni
Ciah and Agosto
Iwan and Hamid
British children .
23 NEW HOME
Iwan
Rubbish tip
House search
Cul de sac
Hamid
24 BANTEN AND MERAK
Moving in
Banten and Merak
27 A GIRLFRIEND AGED SIXTEEN
Poster
Sani and Indra; floods; garbage mountain; Cengkare...
Girlfriend
29 RAMADAN
Oman and Nurul
Tom
Ramadan
Iwan; vaccination .
30 ALFRED RUSSEL WALLACE
Alfred Russel Wallace and Indonesia
Justice
John and Saepul
31 ALDI
Aldi and a new house
Hospital
Dosage
Attachments
32 DADANG
Bar
Wisma Utara
Iwan
Irfan .
33 BOROBUDUR
Prambanan
Do these things happen in Burma?
35 CIOMAS AND BALI
Bali
John and Martha
Back to Teluk Gong? .
36 NIGHT CLUB
Daud
Night Club .
37 POLICE
Police
38 SEXUAL HABITS
Iwan
Mustapha
Dr Joseph
39 ARRANGED MARRIAGE
Ciah
Wisnu
40. ORPHANS
Agosto and Ciah
Wisnu and Saepul
Wisnu
Sally, Agosto, Ciah, Wisnu.
41 BANDUNG CONFERENCE
Wisnu
Bandung
42 THIRD WORLD
Nur in the Dipo Hospital
Wisnu and the Taman Clinic
How is Nur?
43. TB
Aisa
Business, corruption and the Dutch.
44 PRIMATES
Bangbang and Wisnu
Didi .
45 SAMSU'S GARDEN
Ramadan again
Piste Top and Plato
46 AGOSTO
Bedside
Church
47. PANTI BAMBU
Asep, Mukmin, Dede, Tikus
Wisnu
Wisnu and Panti Bambu
48. TAMAN MINI
Yin and Yang
My driver, Mo .
49. OYA
Raj and Oya
Oya and Hydrocephalus
Suharto, Wahid and Megawati
50. THE SPIRITUAL WORLD
Oya and Wisnu
53 ISLAMIC BOARDING SCHOOL
Saib
Saib; Ibu Tien .
54 FIRDAUS SQUEEZED MY HAND
Firdaus
Americans
55. FAJAR AND THE LITTLE STREET MUSICIANS
Firdaus in the children's ward
Fajar, Ali, Dikin, Min, Fergus and Megawati
Carmen
56. MEGAWATI AND RIOTS
Parung
Megawati; Plots .
57 NEIGHBOURHOOD CHIEF
Dede and Chandra
Chandra; Novi
58 DENGKLOK - Lady Living on the Street; Child With No Anus
Dengklok
Parung; Jasmin; Dengklok Riots .
59. THE ROAD TO CICURUG
Jasmin; Plantations; Dekker; Bayou
Elections
60. ELECTIONS AND TESTICLES
Bayou, Min, Iwan, Economic Crisis, Elephantiasis, ... .
61. STRESS
Mukhlas
Christmas, Min in Lamaya, Imah
62. KAMPUNG; SABAN
Aryo's Heart; Min's Rice Field; Dancow .
63. MAY RIOTS
Riots in Jakarta, May 1998
64. KUALA LUMPUR
Suharto, Prabowo and Wiranto .
65 AGUNG
Ninjas, Suli, Hari, Saryun, John, Anne, Agung
66. NINJAS
67. DESTABILISATION
68. CHANGE
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Longer CHAPTERS
1. JAKARTA: SIX DEGREES SOUTH
2. NIGHT AND DAY
3. THE HILL TOWN OF BOGOR
4 THE HIGHLAND CITY OF BANDUNG
5. TWO WEDDINGS .
6. ONE HAND AND HIS MOTHER
7. BANGBANG ON JALAN SUDIRMAN
8. PELABUHAN RATU
9. SINGAPORE AND JOHOR BARU
10. FOUND IN KEBAYORAN LAMA .
11. DOCTOR JOSEPH
12 THE HAVE A NICE DAY HOTEL
13. THE BOY FROM SUMATRA
14. THEY SHOT YOUR FATHER?
15. A LOVER LIKES HIS LOVED ONE TO BE POOR .
16. HAMID'S GRANNY AND IWAN'S FEET
17. REJECTED BY HIS FAMILY
18. MOTHER LIVES FAR AWAY
19. FAMILY
20. BABY .
21 TWO WIVES TO SUPPORT
22. SUKABUMI
23. NEW HOME
24. BANTEN AND MERAK
25. SAEPUL PUNCHES HIMSELF IN THE FACE
26. PUNCAK
27. A GIRLFRIEND AGED SIXTEEN
28. ENGAGED
29. RAMADAN
30. ALFRED RUSSEL WALLACE .
31. ALDI
32. DADANG
33. BOROBUDUR
34. OLD BATAVIA
35. CIOMAS AND BALI
36. NIGHT CLUB
37. POLICE
38. SEXUAL HABITS
39. ARRANGED MARRIAGE
40. ORPHANS .
41. BANDUNG CONFERENCE
42. THIRD WORLD
43. TB
44. PRIMATES
45. SAMSU'S GARDEN
46. AGOSTO
47. PANTI BAMBU
48. TAMAN MINI
49. OYA
50. THE SPIRITUAL WORLD .
51. DUKUNS
52. THE BEACH AT ANYER
53 ISLAMIC BOARDING SCHOOL
54 FIRDAUS SQUEEZED MY HAND
55. FAJAR AND THE LITTLE STREET MUSICIANS
Saib
Saib; Ibu Tien .
54 FIRDAUS SQUEEZED MY HAND
Firdaus
Americans
55. FAJAR AND THE LITTLE STREET MUSICIANS
Firdaus in the children's ward
Fajar, Ali, Dikin, Min, Fergus and Megawati
Carmen
56. MEGAWATI AND RIOTS
Parung
Megawati; Plots .
57 NEIGHBOURHOOD CHIEF
Dede and Chandra
Chandra; Novi
58 DENGKLOK - Lady Living on the Street; Child With No Anus
Dengklok
Parung; Jasmin; Dengklok Riots .
59. THE ROAD TO CICURUG
Jasmin; Plantations; Dekker; Bayou
Elections
60. ELECTIONS AND TESTICLES
Bayou, Min, Iwan, Economic Crisis, Elephantiasis, ... .
61. STRESS
Mukhlas
Christmas, Min in Lamaya, Imah
62. KAMPUNG; SABAN
Aryo's Heart; Min's Rice Field; Dancow .
63. MAY RIOTS
Riots in Jakarta, May 1998
64. KUALA LUMPUR
Suharto, Prabowo and Wiranto .
65 AGUNG
Ninjas, Suli, Hari, Saryun, John, Anne, Agung
66. NINJAS
67. DESTABILISATION
68. CHANGE
~~~
..
...
jakartakid.blogspot has shorter chapters.
jakarta-kid.blogspot has longer chapters.
Longer CHAPTERS
1. JAKARTA: SIX DEGREES SOUTH
2. NIGHT AND DAY
3. THE HILL TOWN OF BOGOR
4 THE HIGHLAND CITY OF BANDUNG
5. TWO WEDDINGS .
6. ONE HAND AND HIS MOTHER
7. BANGBANG ON JALAN SUDIRMAN
8. PELABUHAN RATU
9. SINGAPORE AND JOHOR BARU
10. FOUND IN KEBAYORAN LAMA .
11. DOCTOR JOSEPH
12 THE HAVE A NICE DAY HOTEL
13. THE BOY FROM SUMATRA
14. THEY SHOT YOUR FATHER?
15. A LOVER LIKES HIS LOVED ONE TO BE POOR .
16. HAMID'S GRANNY AND IWAN'S FEET
17. REJECTED BY HIS FAMILY
18. MOTHER LIVES FAR AWAY
19. FAMILY
20. BABY .
21 TWO WIVES TO SUPPORT
22. SUKABUMI
23. NEW HOME
24. BANTEN AND MERAK
25. SAEPUL PUNCHES HIMSELF IN THE FACE
26. PUNCAK
27. A GIRLFRIEND AGED SIXTEEN
28. ENGAGED
29. RAMADAN
30. ALFRED RUSSEL WALLACE .
31. ALDI
32. DADANG
33. BOROBUDUR
34. OLD BATAVIA
35. CIOMAS AND BALI
36. NIGHT CLUB
37. POLICE
38. SEXUAL HABITS
39. ARRANGED MARRIAGE
40. ORPHANS .
41. BANDUNG CONFERENCE
42. THIRD WORLD
43. TB
44. PRIMATES
45. SAMSU'S GARDEN
46. AGOSTO
47. PANTI BAMBU
48. TAMAN MINI
49. OYA
50. THE SPIRITUAL WORLD .
51. DUKUNS
52. THE BEACH AT ANYER
53 ISLAMIC BOARDING SCHOOL
54 FIRDAUS SQUEEZED MY HAND
55. FAJAR AND THE LITTLE STREET MUSICIANS
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posted by Anon @ 23:00
6 Comments
6 Comments:
Heartbreaking images in the short film. So much to take in, will read more and comment in time.
Thanks.
I've started reading from chapter 1. I tried to comment on the old posts but the Captur thingy didn't seem to believe I was human and kept showing pix of roads :) Perhaps it knows something I don't ...
Whatever. I'll continue to read and comment here.
Thanks for the irfan.
Fascinating and many similarities with my life, including Sunday School, attitude to kids, educator, outsider, wanting to change things for the better and coming up against the inertia of traditions and ignorance for a start.
I was surprised at first (meaning I didn't expect the narrqative to go there) over the problems you had with the kid and families re hospitals, and I can see how upsetting it must have been. I know that feeling.
One thought before bed. While at Sunday School I sat a scripture exam in 1968 and in '69. I don't know if we were in roughly the same age cohort, but wondered if you took the same while at SS? There's no need to answer.
Many thanks.
Thanks for reading.
All autobiography is storytelling; all writing is autobiography.
J. M. Coetzee
After reading the next three chapters, it's clear this is a very moving travelogue and the difficulties of transcending the gulf in cultures, finances and perspectives with the locals are powerfully evoked.
Although the disparity between your Western educated expectations of what a child's health and future should be and that of the locals you met is vast, this situation occurs albeit less pronounced in the UK definitely.
Of course we should remember that once basic needs such as clean water, sewage treatment systems, decent housing, adequate food and personal security are met, the Western system of medicine and healthcare probably kills as many as it helps, certainly as practiced in the USA.
I can't say I envy you the moral dilemmas you describe, yet these issues must be hard to avoid when living in very different society. Especially if one is sensitive and blessed with so much empathy it's almost impossibe to shut out human suffering at close quarters.
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