Soon very soon.........

….I will leave Jakarta. I'm sort of torn with this one. In one hand I'm excruciatingly bored with the same malls and same places here. I think its time for a new adventure. But on the other hand, I really don't want to live the home I've been living in for the past 18 years..

 Some of the few things I won't miss:

- I hate the traffic it has ALL THE TIME. Especially when it’s raining. I could stand outside for 2 hours and wait for a cab but none would come because of the rain.

-I hate the road that stops cars for 120 seconds and lets them pass for only 8 seconds. How fucked up is that?! 

-I hate how I can’t walk peacefully outside without weird guys looking at me and whistling and saying CEWEE” or whatever. But this probably goes for every place in the world. Not just Jakarta. 

- I hate how people spit on the road. This is one of the things that make me scared.

- I hate some taxi drivers who drive so  recklessly. 

Things I will miss from here:

- THE FOOD ZOMG THE FOOD. Okirobox takoyaki, Gado gado, NASI GORENG, SIOMAY, Pepper Lunch, Secret Recipe, FANTA, Hoka hoka Bento. TAHU GORENG TEMPE AAAAAAAA I’m going to cry. 

- I miss those boutiques that sell cheap clothes. HAHA. 

-Dufan. Period. 

- how pretty the city looks at night. There are colorful lights on some trees on some roads and they hide the pollution and make Jakarta more tolerable. 

- cheap Dvds. I buy TONS of them. 

And of course, my friends and family. 

I’m going to miss Jessica, Annisa, Fajar, Fito, Gino, Richard, Anya, Maureen, Jesslyn so much. I’m going to miss hanging out with my family on the weekends. You know despite everything here I hate, and sometimes how angry this city can make me, I feel so lucky because I got to meet those people here and I got to grow up here. Even though it’s not my favorite place in the world, the people I found here make it so much better than it seems. 

Kind of like a messy room. It’s a mess and everything is scattered here and there, but you can’t help but think of it as a sanctuary. And even though I can’t wait to leave and I’m Filipino , Jakarta will always be my home. 

Cheerio~