Muslim World Biz @Jakarta - Travelog Day 2

Morning Jakarta

I wake up at 3.45am; the unusual hour for me :). But it is little bit different from home and I do feel a bit refresh although my stomach doesn't feel that way. After solah subuh which around 4.40am, went to gym at 6am and exercise for 20 minutes :) (just runs on the track-mills and do the climbing exercise.

Around 6.45am, I had my breakfast. Nothing special here except you have yogurt and yakult as added choices. Around 7:40am, went up to the room and try to play with my HTC ONE S. Need to download the update software. There is one small issues with it... The Wi-fi is not stable. Thought of bringing it back to the outlet when I'm back at KL.

Around 9am, I contacted Jaz (the organizer of the conference) and she confirmed that our goods is already at the booth and we shall be able to setup our booth around 10am.

Frustration

Faster bapak

Around 10.30am we went to JCC using the blue-bird taxi. It cost us Rp28k because they need to pay Rp5k for just to drop passenger. Everything is money here in Jakarta but the organizer seem does not think that way. It came to our surprise that there is still nothing yet. Our booth is still full of rubbish and the floor in side the building is still covered with dust. Still lots more to do and they told us to that we can setup our booth at 10am!!!

Still nothing yet but better than yesterday

We went to the organizer and with smile they said 'the contractor told us that it will be ready by 1pm'.. aaaa yes.. another promise. There are more exhibitor and they all had the same frustration and the call this MUSLIM WORLD Biz. I doubt about it. But can't change anything.

So we decide to get our lunch.

My team looking around

We went around the JCC looking for food.. and it took us about 2km to complete the circle and to find a canteen just behind the JCC.

There are many hawkers but seem hygiene is very critical issue here and they seem doesn't care about it here in Jakarta whereby it is the city of the world most muslim population country. Hmm.. I wonder why... Anyway, we had our lunch. Not sure what they call overhere, but to me, it seem like Nasi Ayam without the soup. Together with coconut drink, it cost us Rp18k.

Another frustration

At 2.30pm, after performed solah, we went there and still no improvements on the condition. So we decided to build up just the structure for the sake that we don't want to waste time of doing nothing and do afraid that we don't have enough time tomorrow. It took us 1 hour to build the structure. Then we went to The Sultan to change our clothes for welcoming dinner.

Ready to roll

Things to open up

The consignee from Indonesia looking at our goods

Again, the third consecutive of frustration with the organizer arrangement. They told us to be there at 4pm and we were there on time. Then they told that it should be 4.30pm, then postpone again to 5pm. They are definitely does follow the rules of business (Time Is Money) and yet they are arranging Business Exhibition!!!.


The bus came at 5pm, but after all passenger were in, the move the bus to JCC to wait another 3 more buses which came around 6pm. There are absolutely worst in time management. At last, around 6.15pm, we move to Ancol (like Gambang Theme Park, Sunway Lagoon, Bukit Tambun and Bukit Merah Theme Park but bigger).

Dinner @ Ancol

The time taken should not more than 30 minutes (that was informed to us). But I believe they don't take into consideration of traffic. It is worst here in Jakarta compared to KL or they call that macet.


But we are lucky to get there in 1 hour.

There are few riders or known as Dishub (like or traffic's police) that lead our ways to there.

The scenery was not really nice and it is quite dark there. I doubt that they arrange it with the Ancol management properly.

The Jinn daughter (I guest)

But, we were welcome by few beautiful ladies (cewek) wearing in their traditional clothes and another registration despite being registered at hotel and in the bus (what a waste of time). And there is no proper arrangement too.


You can seat anywhere which I felt not meeting the objective of the dinner; that is to have a networking with Indonesian and OIC countries.

The Jinn welcome us

Anyway, after registration and find an empty table, we sat with few delegates from Malaysia which came to be our neighbour at the conference; one is focusing on education (Netherlands Maritime's College) and the other is a manufacturer of parts for Proton and Perodua (Azman Hamzah Plastics). We can do networking due to not related business but at least we can discuss others :).

Where is ultraman?

The dinner was started earlier by the Indonesian delegates which I believes from KADIN. I'm quite surprise to see that which to me, as the host, they should wait for international delegates as these are their visitors (tetamu) and as it is a MUSLIM conferences, they should know that Rasul S.A.W always give the honor to guests. Hmmm..












We start eating and I felt another frustration as there is no Indonesian authentic foods like satay, nasi minang, Javanese foods, etc. What they offer in the dinner was Mutton Briyani, Western food, and that's all and the foods isn't really good or you can say 'WOW'.

After half an hour, then only came their guest of honor, the governor of Jakarta together with OIC CEO. Then only the dinner for guest of honor (from OIC countries) starts.

Then, we were entertained by their singer which starts with a traditional dance (not sure the name of it). It is followed by a beautiful lady whom sang 3 songs and they have dangdut for Selawat Badar. Funny but that is their style.

After that, they invite rappers known as Kojak whom sang 2 songs using their special rap version called Rap Betawi. I did recorded the video and you can check it out here (but this is for man only :)).

Then, as we don't know the time and the agenda (poor management by organizer), we (Malaysian delegates) start to leave the dinner.

And that's end the second day of my business trip in Jakarta.

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