Indonesian bargirl dancing @ D’s, Blok M, Jakarta
D’s is a good bar at Blok M. It used to be more raunchy a few years ago when their upstairs area was still open. Still, it remains a fun bar. They don’t have the sexiest girls, but some of the more dirty ones hang out there. Seeing bargirls dancing around like this at Blok M is most likely to happen at D’s :
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xke71f
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Mulia hotel, Jakarta
The Mulia hotel is really popular among expats and Indonesian people as well. You will see lots of people having business meetings there. No other hotel in Indonesia has more fans probably. It is a bit strange that this isn’t the case for the more traditional Dharmawangsa hotel.
The Mulia hotel sadly is already a bit run down. The lighting everywhere is more dark, so it becomes harder to see the flaws. I think I had one of their better royal suites but still this place looked old. The carpet was pretty messed at a few spots and I got the feeling that my room was one that didn’t had much of it. The shower inside this sauna cabin and the japanese toilet might shall add some extra fun to the room. In my eyes, these gimmicks are just silly.
All hotels, not only the Mulia hotel invest a lot of money in staff people walking around and being responsible for safety/security, lots of people in the hotel seem to have a knob in the ear and are equipped with a walkie-talkie. They should use that money for rigorous trainings with the staff instead.
Like in all Jakarta hotels, it is difficult to enter and leave the hotel. There are almost no walk-paths, you are forced to take a car which I mostly dislike.
The pool and gym is ok, the spa sucks. When I was lieing everyday at the pool I felt really isolated, there is no way in and out of the hotel under 30min of wasted time; that’s why a location switch should be thought of well. Almost everyday at the pool I was just angry about the situation how much worse it felt compared with a standard, mediocre Bangkok hotel. Wherever, whenever I ordered something to eat, the food never arrived earlier than around 40 minutes after ordering which isn’t great.
I am currently doing well in the pissed mode : One of the worst things in the hotels of Jakarta in general is : it is very unrelaxed, no signs for feeling at least a little bit like a vacation, almost no easy-going people. People love to talk about what car or house they are saving for, sounds like materialistic Shanghai or HongKong – yeah, so much fun !
I came to the conclusion that in general you pay for a certain housing standard (hotels as well) around 50% more in Jakarta than in Bangkok and still important things are worse in Jakarta anyway.
Gotta keep motivating myself with this post. There is still Malioboro and Stadium in Jakarta that make a Jakarta visit worth.
I had visited the Mandarin Oriental beforehand and had a booking running with them after Bandung, but after my experience there I opted to cancel that. The Mandarin Oriental improved a lot on the staff side compared with my last visit there 2 years ago. Their “Mo bar” I also consider to be the best hotel bar in town.
It is unlikely you see me back in any Jakarta hotel except the Mandarin Oriental or the Dharmawangsa. Only for a bar stop at CJ’s I might return to Mulia hotel.
Still I give Mulia hotel an excellent ranking for Jakarta at #2. Jakarta is just weak and expensive at hospitality…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37RxmwMgRSM
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Cipto Magunkusomo hospital, University of Indonesia, Jakarta
Here is a video walk through Cipto Magunkusomo hospital which is part of the University of Indonesia. Sadly I was shooting on manual focus and didn’t recognize it before the next day. This just shows again how wasted I sometimes was. Although I saw some cute and smiling MDs crossing my way there, I had a different mission and didn’t try any kind of nanpa action.
On the picture below is Steve, one of my very best friends. He was my direct supervisor in the lab at MIT back in 2002. Damn, time is passing fast…
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All I see A rich : Indonesian model @ Four Seasons hotel Jakarta
The japanese restaurant inside the Shangri-la hotel is really good, they also offer teppanyaki. It is located directly next to B.A.T.S. The Shangri-la really got plenty of interesting facilities to offer.
Vero : there she is again. First I include some raw material of the Mandarin Oriental hotel video shot, Jakob and me did for the “BIG DURIAN” video.
Here is a more raunchy type of in-room dance at Four Seasons of her. It is a Vimeo exclusive :
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The shadow of equinox
Indonesian girls are the latinas of SEA. Some have really curvy bodies and mixed blood. I seem to have established a preference for girls from Bandung. These girls are hot assets and I got to know why. The girl above is from Bandung and I have one more coming up also from Bandung. Next time I want to explore the city.
Ok, let’s shortly dive into the video. It is a love declaration to Stadium Jakarta. It shows you a tiny fraction of this dark/noir/gloomy/unreal place. Stadium is the landmark of Jakarta nightlife. Everyone knows it, half hates it, the other one loves it. It is very controversial. Equinox/X2 is also included in the beginning.
I personally really like the video, although I don’t think it will become a popular one. Don’t worry, the stuff most are waiting for is already finished in the pipeline.
This is Global Nanpa :
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X2, 3rd year anniversary party, Jakarta
Here is a video of the 3 year anniversary party of X2, Jakarta’s biggest club. The party was sweet. Lots of flirt-hungry normal girls are always around at X2, it is an ultimate place for nanpa. The rooms are large, although lack a special atmosphere. It is recommended to go there for special events. Indonesiaclubbing is the best website for checking that.
X2 is very well managed, you also see the the owner and manager in the video. X2 knows best how to handle international guests, Stadium and Dragonfly are pretty good at it as well. By chance I ran across Carson Q. there, the club ambassador. They have a cool dude there, X2 really is professional. I also saw some familiar faces from other places who now seem to do joint things with X2.
The pictures above and below I think I took at Mo Bar, Mandarin oriental during ladies night. I was sometimes so wasted that even after checking all videos and putting together the puzzle pieces I am not getting together some stuff that happened. The CD the girl above has in her hands somehow must have come into my travel bag later on. The music is cool though but I cannot remember the story behind it.
Ok, check out the video which gives you a good impression of the place and its staff.
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Four Seasons, Jakarta
Like in Bangkok, I also placed the one in Jakarta on the leading spot. The one in Bangkok I still like more and write a post with plenty of cool pictures soon. The first thing you recognize in this hotel is that it feels very European mixed with Indonesian elements. The paintings are impressive and the place is not too small and gives you room to move around. The pool and restaurants are decent too. The rooms are not spectacular but ok. The price level is not that high, so they also don’t charge that much for not being able to provide true excellence in room accomodation.
What I really liked were the people here who made you feel welcome at every spot : the spa manager, the pool and gym people, the guy from the brasserie and the front desk staff, special regards to Mr. Ariadi. The spa is the best I experienced across whole Jakarta so far, it even outperforms the Chi Spa. I will be back…
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