Jakarta is the capital city of Indonesia, and we all know that. Jakarta is a small province with a big population. Many people say that Jakarta is like the melting pot. There are many different people with the different culture. In Jakarta you can meet people from all of area in Indonesia even in the world.
I think this city is very unique. It has two faces. The modern one and the old one. If you wanna see the old Jakarta you can go to the old town of Jakarta ‘Kota Tua’. There you will be brought into the past of Jakarta, exactly, in the period of the Dutch rule, you know Jakarta as Batavia. There is Historical Jakarta Museum. In the past it was the office of the governor of The Dutch. It still stands strongly there. In front of the museum, there is a street for the walkers. The different is the atmosphere. We are in Batavia not Jakarta. On the sides of the street, there are many street lamps with fretwork. That is a beautiful view there.
Jakarta is also wants to make it self become a modern city. And it will make it. We can see Jakarta has many skyscrapers. That is why the urban comes here and gambles for his life in Jakarta. Because of that, Jakarta is very crowded. There is no space for build a home. But, don’t be afraid, Jakarta has many luxurious apartments and even humble one.
As a modern city, Jakarta has a problem that couldn’t be solved, the traffic jam. Every day is a traffic jam in Jakarta. To decrease this problem the government made a rule that was called 3 in 1. But, it doesn’t work very much.
Recently, the government of Jakarta makes a rapid transportation bus as we know as Trans Jakarta. It is hoped that can decrease the traffic jam and also the pollutions that happened in Jakarta. And the citizens of Jakarta will use this for their transportation and use their own car just for recreation. Not only, Trans Jakarta, there will be monorails from the east to the west of Jakarta, and also the subway.
To solve the flood that always happen year to year, the government build a water reservoir in the east of Jakarta. And as it build there will be the water transportation, maybe like in Venice. The government has done his best. Now, we as a good citizen have to appreciate that. If we don’t want the problem comes again so, we have to be punctual citizens.
>> my speech when i was in high school
>> haha... love my jakarta...... ^^
