BERHALA ISLAND
EPISODE 82: WHAT'S WRONG WITH JAKARTA?

    Podin has already started entering Jakarta. Yes, after half a day crossing the Padalarang highway to Jakarta, now finally arrived.

    "Look, Lesti .... Now we have arrived in Jakarta. This is the capital of Indonesia, which is called a metropolitan city" said Podin while showing the buildings around the streets, the buildings that rise as skyscrapers, as a skyscraper, and wide roads, twirling streets, very heavy traffic, roads full of vehicles.

    "God, Kang .... Very many .... Cars to kayak so, the streets are very dense, until the empet-empetan so .... This Jakarta is like this, Kang ...?! Waduh a lot of jammed yes, Kang .... Geez ..., how can these people live comfortably in Jakarta, if everything is like this ...? How do they live in Jakarta? That's that ride, that loop over that road too, Kang?" ask Lesti who would like to know about Jakarta whose road is full of vehicles and levels.

    "Yes .... Here we are already on the flyover, Lesti .... And right now, we're on the way up .... This path we are going through is not below, Lesti ..., but above .... Let's look down, well, right .., the houses are already below us. We are on the upper Road, Lesti" said Podin, pointing out the roofs of the houses below, and even the passing vehicles below.

    "Lesti's scared, Kang .... Lesti was afraid of falling ..." said Lesti who certainly directly held the arm of her husband who was driving.

    "Not to worry .... Definitely safe .... There is safety here. That ..., on the left right there's a wall. So if there's a car a bit off the edge, it'll hit that wall. Not going to fall down" said Podin who certainly calmed his wife.

    "It's still a long way off, Kang? I'm afraid to be on a high road like this .... Cook us up like we're floating in the clouds .... Kang .., we're like we're in the sky. The houses are under us .... It's like our car is running on top of the house. Cepetan down, Kang ..." so said Lesti who was really still frightened by what he experienced, namely riding in a car on a very high road, which was above the homes of the residents.

    "Yes .., Lesti .... Patience .... Still good, the place is still far away, Lesti .... At least this we still need about two hours to get to our place of business .... Understandably, the traffic jam that makes a long ..." said Podin who told, if the place of business is still quite far from where he is living now.

    "Geez, Kang .... Very far ..." said Lesti.

    "Yes .... Living in Jakarta does require patience, Lesti ..." said Podin.

    Indeed, Jakarta is an easy place to make money. But the struggle of life in the metropolitan city is certainly also very large. Well, looking for a lot of money does have to be willing to work hard, willing to fight, and able to overcome all obstacles.

    "That's a tall building for what, Kang? How tall is it, Kang? Are those people up there not in fear?" ask Lesti while pointing at skyscrapers that are certainly very tall and scary for villagers who rarely enter such places, such as, especially as is the case in the city of Jakarta with skyscrapers.

    "Yes .... That's office buildings .... There are also hotel buildings .... There are also apartments .... Miscellaneous, Lesti .... Those buildings must indeed be built towering, must be terraced. The buildings are fifty levels, some are seventy-five levels, some are up to two hundred meters high. Anyway competing with each other high, deh ..." said Podin to Lesti.

    "Why does he have to build it up, Kang?" asked Lesti who was still curious about the many towering buildings.

    "Yes .., because land in Jakarta is expensive, Lesti .... And land in Jakarta is already very limited. Instead of him buying land, mending his building on the floor, the building is multi-storey, so that he does not spend land and save the purchase of land." so clearly Podin to his wife, which certainly gives understanding to Lesti, who certainly gave understanding to the, if the land in Jakarta is already narrow and the price must be expensive. Hence, the businessmen, the contractors, the officials preferred to build a high-rise building, which soared into the sky, as he would definitely save on the cost of buying the land.

    Yes, indeed the name Jakarta, the land is very expensive, the land is like gold. Even with gold alone the price can be more expensive land. Of course, because Jakarta is a metropolitan city, the capital of a country, which everyone comes to Jakarta to earn a living, to earn money, to find work, for the business of entrepreneurs, and also for the officials.

    "Well ..., Lesti see .... That's called the Semanggi Bridge. It used to be an icon of Jakarta City. Previously the building was designed by Engineer Sutami, a child of the Imdonesia who certainly was not inferior to foreigners. Yes, it is called Clover Bridge because of its circular shape like a clover plant shape. The path is circular like a circle of clover leaves. That's why it's called Semanggi Bridge, which looks like clover leaves" said Podin who showed Semanggi Bridge to Lesti.

    "That's great, Kang .... I was in Jakarta for the first time. I'm amazed, Kang .... Geez .., very beautiful, amazing. The high buildings claw the sky, the road is on a level, there is a circular road like clover leaves. Oh my goodness .., Kang .... The car is also good, not like Kang Podin's car, is old-fashioned and misses the model, Kang ..." said Lesti who of course while joking mocking her husband's car.

    "It's okay, Lesti .... If Lesti wants a good one, tomorrow we buy a good one. This car can be used .... The important thing is still to run smoothly, do not be good, later even considered showing off" said Podin to Lesti, which of course also gives an understanding so as not to always demand luxury property. Don't let it repeat itself as he had when he married Maya, who always demanded good things, which always demanded luxurious things. Ask this for it, everything must be fulfilled. That's why Podin was so detached from Maya, he was so happy. And now, when he got Lesti, who was happy to live in his house, even though the village house was not so good, but Podin was happy, because his current wife, Lesti, was, not demanding too much. Lesti is not so matre. It is not always demanding wealth. Not demanding luxuries like Maya used to. Yes, that is Lesti, which is based on the simple nature of the villagers who do not like things that smell of luxury. Simple life, which is important to be calm and happy.

    "This is a far away place, Kang? How are we from earlier muters on the road like gini continue ...? Bosen, Kang with the traffic jams" said Lesti, who was already irritated by the traffic jam in Jakarta.

    "New first to Jakarta already bosen .... How to open a business in Jakarta?" podin said that certainly satirize his wife.

    "Open business in Jakarta ...?! Not be .... Whynot? Make dizziness, Akang ..." said Maya who apparently did not like the hustle and bustle of Jakarta that makes dizziness head.

    "Lhhh .., this .... He said he wanted to see Akang's business place in Jakarta ..." said Podin who was still exploring his wife's intentions.

    "Take a look at this, Kang .... The road is very crowded, the cars are very much, we are stuck here, Kang ..." said Lesti who is certainly getting tired of the traffic jam in Jakarta.

    "Yes is .... Such is the main characteristic of the city of Jakarta. Traffic jams everywhere. If it does not jam, it means not Jakarta. In a moment, Lesti .... It's close. Yinggal just go down, continue straight, there it is, already nyampe to the place of business Akang .... Let Lesti later know, how Akang has a business in Jakarta. At least if someday Lesti wants to manage, then Lesti can manage. But obviously, I'm tired of living in Jakarta. I can no longer cope with the climate and atmosphere in Jakarta that is full of frenzy. Everything is busy, even one with the other does not want to know, compete with each other. Living in Jakarta, I am no longer happy. Therefore, when I got you, and invited to live in such a village, even though the house is simple, but for me, my heart is calmer, I am more comfortable, I am more peaceful. That's why I'm happy to stay at your house, Lesti." said Podin to his wife, who of course expressed his feelings, if he did not want to live in Jakarta.

    The real question of why Podin would not stay in Jakarta is a big moral responsibility, because Podin is always asked by everyone here and there, related to Maya along with her baby. That's what Podin faces, a responsibility he's hard to say.

    "Yes, Akang .... Later if for example Lesti likes, I can stay in Jakarta. See what Kang Podin's place of business looks like .... But if Lesti doesn't like it, Lesti also goes along with Akang .... What is important for Lesti now has a husband Akang, already able to live a family with Akang. Lesti is happy to live with Akang .... Lesti is no longer what he used to be, which my people say is the inhabitants of the black world." so replied Lesti, definitely want to live a quieter life, want to live a comfortable life, as stated by Podin.

    "We have arrived .." said Podin.

    A moment later, the car had moved aside, slowly and stopped by the side of the road. Yes, actually Podin has arrived at his place of business first, which is in front of the karaoke building. But Podin was silent. He was shocked when he saw the building. He could not say anything, only looking at the building where his business was. Podin could only stay still without being able to do anything, even though he had parked his car and had turned off the car's engine. But this time, it was as if his legs could not move, as if his body was hollow, as if his hands could no longer move. He couldn't open the car door, even to get out of the car.

    "What's up, Kang?" of course, Lesti was confused to see her husband who was suddenly silent and could not move anything, even seemed to tremble, only able to look ahead, but still still could not answer his wife's question. He's just dumbstruck.

    And at that moment, suddenly there came a man with a sturdy and gallant body, coming toward Podin.

    With Patin's stammering shortest. She's shocked. He realized that he had been confused for a while, his wish floated out of nowhere. And when called by the John, his security officer who used to work in his place, making Podin certainly surprised and immediately opened the door.

    "What is this ...?!" so said Podin who immediately shouted in shock, because he witnessed the thing that happened in front of the building where his business.

    Just then, Lesti looked at her husband in astonishment.

    "What's up, Akang ...? What exactly is going on?" ask her husband. And of course Lesti also wanted to know, who was the man who was dashing, who suddenly came directly to call her husband's name and immediately opened the car door to approach her husband.

    Lesti went downstairs and continued to look at her husband with him, wanting to know what the man who had just approached her would say.

    "Destroyed, Mr. Podin .... Destroyed .... Damaged all, Mr. Podin .... We are devastated, sir ..." said the man who had just approached Podin.

    "Yes ..., this is why, John ...?!" Podin immediately held the shoulder of his employees who worked in the security section. Podin was certainly confused to see what was observed in front of his building. There was already a police line of yellow ribbons stretched out in front of the building. That was why Podin was astonished, astonished and confused, unable to even enter his courtyard. And he could only stop in front of him, on the side of the road.

    "Why is this, John ...?! What's up ...?! What's going on?" podin asked John, the employee he could meet.

    "Yesterday night our building was on fire, sir .." said the security official.

    "What fire, John ...? How are your friends? How are the employees? How's it going, John? How's everything? Are there any casualties? Yerus how's this matter, John? Why did it happen like this, John?" like that said Podin who was immediately confused and immediately shocked to hear the words of his employees, and of course wanted to know everything.

    "There are burns, Mr. Podin .... But thankfully, there were no fatalities .... Everyone can save themselves." replied the security officer.

    "What's up, Akang ...?" ask Lesti who wants to know with her husband.

    "This .... The Akang business, the entertainment place, has experienced a fire .." replied Podin limp.

    "Geez, Akang .... Why is that so ...?" ask Lesti who is certainly also disappointed. Just the first time wanting to know her husband's business, it was destroyed first. Lesti could only observe the building with karaoke writing that it had been charred and covered in soot from the fire.

    "Keep, how are your friends ...?" podin asked his employees who continued to stand guard at the karaoke building.

    "Friends, the employees are not hurt, sir .... Everything is fine .... But there was one visitor who suffered a slight burn, it was because he forced his way down the elevator" said employee security officer Podin.

    "Thank God ...." Podin.

    "May his inspection by the authorities be quickly completed, sir .... Oh, yes .... How's Maya's mom doing, sir?" ask employees.

    "My fate is apes, John .... Maya's mother and her baby died .." said Podin who immediately lowered his head, pretending to be sad.

    "Oh my goodness, Mr. Podin .... The stoic one, sir ..." said the gallant man.

    "Yes, John .... This is Tetu Lesti .... The Mother Maya .... We just got married. It should be this Lesti Tetu who wants to see our place of business .... Uh, it's like this" said Podin, introducing Lesti to his employees.

    "Thank you, Mother ..., Teteh .... Forgive us .... It was an accident, sir .... There is no intentional element of the employee" said the John who was directly acquainted with the new wife Podin.

    "What police department? Is it handled?" ask Podin.

    "It's all done, sir .... Just relax .... Mr. Podin doesn't have to worry" said his security guard.

    "Yes, already. Please everything is handled properly." said Podin who ordered to his employees.

    "Ready, sir ..." said the employee convincingly.

    Podin. He's disappointed. Just wanted to show his place of business on his new sitri, it turned out to have been a fire first. It was ruined his hope. Sure the Podin heavy ass.

    "John .., please find a place for me and my wife to rest" said Podin, who was unable to think long, asking his employees for help. Surely Podin wanted to calm his mind first.

    "Ready, Sir .... Stay at Hotel Oriental .... Not far from here, sir .... Let me drive the car, make you comfortable" said the employee who immediately prepared to deliver his boss to the hotel.