Sunday, July 15, 2007
Medan Relfection
Medan, the third largest city of Indonesia.
To most Malaysian, Indonesia means HAZE. You might want to follow this link for a hilarious parody of this subject matter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozHZXoq2cvE.
But Medan is something else. The traffic conditions is pure amazing. Take the worst traffic situation in KL, multiply that by factor of ten, that is just about close to what I'm talking about here. I would not be able to survive 1 KM of driving in this madden city.
Food is nice, but expensive. A bowl of noodles would you back at least RM10 equivalent.
Most glaring is the economics divides between the haves and haves-not. The haves are seemingly 99% Chinese, and they shamefully flaunt their wealth, with gigantic opulence houses, big cars and Rolex watches. No wonder they have racial tension not so long ago. For Malaysians that do subscribe to NEP, may be should try to live in Medan for a while, and see how things go there.
But, like in every cities the world over, there are gems in Medan, experiences that you can enjoy. Be open-minded, and takes things as it come.
To most Malaysian, Indonesia means HAZE. You might want to follow this link for a hilarious parody of this subject matter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozHZXoq2cvE.
But Medan is something else. The traffic conditions is pure amazing. Take the worst traffic situation in KL, multiply that by factor of ten, that is just about close to what I'm talking about here. I would not be able to survive 1 KM of driving in this madden city.
Food is nice, but expensive. A bowl of noodles would you back at least RM10 equivalent.
Most glaring is the economics divides between the haves and haves-not. The haves are seemingly 99% Chinese, and they shamefully flaunt their wealth, with gigantic opulence houses, big cars and Rolex watches. No wonder they have racial tension not so long ago. For Malaysians that do subscribe to NEP, may be should try to live in Medan for a while, and see how things go there.
But, like in every cities the world over, there are gems in Medan, experiences that you can enjoy. Be open-minded, and takes things as it come.
# posted by Dr Roland Chia @ 9:52 PM 
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