Pick Up Bus, Why Not?

Another stranger story. This post is the continuity from P9A Bekasi-Senen. I've promised you to tell about the Seven Eleven Convenience Store in Indonesia..so here are the details! I don't really like it though, except the free WiFi and the lounge hehe

Yes, they had a great idea to make this small store into one of the hippest place in Jakarta. Exactly, Jakarta youngsters love to chit-chatting and gathering in one place. Where else they can stay until midnight and go back to home at 2 AM beside in this 24 hours store? The foods, free WiFi, and circle of youngsters are one of the reasons why they love to stay here. Why am i curious? Since the Seven Eleven i've visited are the ones in Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore, have only 400 square of metres and just sell simple things.

Once i landed in my country, i shocked to see the big Seven Eleven such a big store. I have nothing to say about the foods and drinks, instead of sweet Slurpee, i prefer the Ice Coffee Tea, which i got the free Buy 1 Get 1 voucher from my co worker, Mas Yorgi. One thing i'm concern about, they sell Wines, Vodkas and Beers, like selling the mineral water. You can just get it without any constraints. Too bad for those close-minded-youngsters who think drinking alcohol is cool. Hell yeah, totally wrong! Tunisia had taught me how you should treat alcohol. Especially if you're not familiar with alcohol, so don't think that you're the coolest guy in earth when you get drunk! About that alcohol thing, i'm gonna tell you later on xD~

 Jakarta City street from window

One of corners at Lounge in Seven Eleven Indonesia

The big lounge with Free WiFi - Seven Eleven Indonesia

Iia and Me: Quality time together x))

Okay, this is the important part. Seven Eleven has reunited best friends after long time no see. Quality time with Dora and Iia went perfect! Around 5 in the afternoon, I went back home by taking P9A Bekasi-Senen, the same bus to go to Seven Eleven. I sat at the front seat on the dashboards as all seats were full. Actually there are two empty seats but the Man whom sat there put his bag, as if those seats were taken. Okay, i will sit on the dashboard, no problem. The bus goes further to the destination. Suddenly, the Man screams to the driver for stopping the bus, in the middle of highway.

Place: Bus P9A Bekasi-Senen

(The bus is in the middle of highway. Suddenly the man screams to the driver..)

The man: "Stop..stop sir!"

Driver: "Hey, what happen?"

The man: "Stop just stop!"

Driver: "Pay the fares first, you can't just go."

Another woman across the man: "Yes, you must pay!"

(There are one old-man and middle age woman waiting across the highway. The man is waving to them.)

The man: "Hello, over here..! I'm here! (he is holding his phone)

Driver: "Oh....." (realize the situation)

Another woman across the man: "Oh..he's picking up families."

Old man and woman: "Finally..Alhamdulillah."

The Man: "Please seat, inside. I had taken seats for you." (smiling)

What do you notice from this story? Such a brilliant idea for picking up families by Public Bus! x))

Usually people are taking their families with  luxurious modern car and being so proud of it. This man, an ordinary man, just booked seats for his Father and wife in the bus. How do they know the bus is the same bus with the Man  got in? He was calling to let them know. I can see the smile face of him when his father and wife safely sat beside him. Such a simple lovable thing in the crowded Saturday of Jakarta. Probably, i will reserve the seats for my families in the bus next time x)

Anyway, Happy International Women's Day! xD~

Simple things are lovable,
Chandini