Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Grogol a higher education hub

TransJakarta Busway western corridor starts from Grogol Halt via Jelamber,Indosiar,Taman Kota,Jembatan Gantung,Dispenda,Jembatan Baru,Rawa Buaya,Sumur Bor,Pesakih and ended at Kalideres Halt.

 Whereas Grogol 2 Halt Busway connects till Pluit Halt in the north while the south sector has interchange at Semanggi,Kuningan Barat passing Taman Mini halt and ended at Pinang Ranti.

Grogol Petamburan is a subdistrict of West Jakarta, Indonesia, roughly bounded by the West Flood Canal to the east, Angke Canal to the west and to the north, and Jakarta-Merak Tollway to the south.




 Grogol Busway 2 Halte has covered pedestrian walkways to either side of the terminal.













Mal Ciputra in the heart of Grogol,Jakarta Barat(west) is an ultra modern shopping complex having about 60,000 daily visitors while during weekends can exceed 100,000 visitors.

The locals called it Citraland or CL. Named after its President Director,Candra Ciputra who holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from University of San Francisco and his MBA degree in finance from Golden Gate University, San Francisco in the United States of America.

 PT Ciputra Development TBK is the flagship company first established in 1981 under the style of PT Citra Habitat Indonesia and was listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange in 1994.

Being Indonesia's leading property development companies,it specialises in large scale residential and commercial properties.
The first project was Citra Garden City in Cengkareng,West Jakarta in 1984.
Mal Ciputra and Hotel being the first commercial project in Grogol was launched in 1993 together with the company's first largest residential project in Surabaya,Citraland City in Jawa Timur(east).
In 1994 it launched Citra Grand City (now CitraRaya) Tangerang, a residential project with the largest development area (more than 2,700 ha).
In 1996 it was listed on the Surabaya Stock Exchange with an authorized capital of Rupiah 1,000 billion. The Company through a chinese joint venture plans to develop an integrated new township in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China over a 12 years period. Shenyang is located north east of Beijing, and is populated by 7.5 million.












View of Jalan Leftenan Jenderal S Parman from Grogol 2 Busway Halte pedestrian bridge which is a short distance from Grogol Busway Halte at Jalan Kyai Tapa.

At this Grogol flyover junction the vehicles are moving towards the Pluit-Tomang Toll Expressway.
In the horizon one could see the many modern skscrapers like Central Park Office Towers,Royal Mediterania Garden Residences,Mal Taman Anggerik and Plaza Telkom,Blue Dot Centre,University Sedaya International towards the left.






 Interior of Mal Ciputra.
The anchor tenants are Matahari Department Store,Hero Supermarket,Citra 21 Cineplex,Toko Buku Gramedia,Golds Gym,Playland and Fun City.










Mal Ciputra level 6 has a unique new concept food court known as Food Library.
There were more than 30 tenants each offering different kind of traditional food in a very cosy interior environment.
Food were quite cheap and one must not miss visiting this most unique foodcourt ever seen.








  Accomodations around Grogol.

Grand Tropics Suites Hotel,a 27 storey building with 198 rooms beside Tarumanagara University. Room Rates from USD66.

Gloria Apartments,off Jalan Kyai Tapa before Universitas Trisakti. Room rates from USD34.

 Kchrysant Hotel, No:63,Jalan Daan Mogot. Price from USD35.

 Hotel Ciputra, Jalan Leftenan Jenderal S Parman. Rates from USD95.

 Twin Plaza Hotel, Jalan Left Jend S Parman Tel:021 56960888

Grogol Inn 79,Jalan Daan Mogot. Tel:021 5673 523

 Hotel Grogol 2,Jalan Daan Mogot.






 Beside Ciputra Mall is the Tarumanagara University(UNTAR) along Jalan Leftenan Jenderal S Parman,Tomang Administrative District.
Banner showing academic session for year 2012/2013 intake is now opened for enrolment. Universitas Tarumanagara is one of the most reputable private university in Jakarta.
 Just across the main road is Jalan Kyai Tapa where another private instituition of higher learning,Universitas Trisakti

This was the epicentre of 'REFORMASI' that sends ripples throughout Indonesia in 1998. Vietnamese reform is Đổi Mới which took place in 1986.







Jakarta is too big to walk around so another option is to hop into these KOPAJA non aircond minibuses with hard seats.
The standard fare is Rupiah 2,000 and it covers areas not in the TransJakarta Busway route as well.
There were route signs on the bus so it won't be a problem. Near the corner of Ciputra Mall was the bus stop for buses heading towards the western part of Jakarta till Tangerang.
What I did was to hop into one of the minibuses and stay put throughout the journey till the final stop.At Tangerang when most of the passengers have disembarked,the minibus will continue picking up passengers along the way and return to Grogol.You just need to pay another Rp 2,000 for the return journey.








Horse carriage competing with the buses at the road junction that leads to CitraRaya housing area.
An innovative way of 'Horse Shuttle' replacing the shuttle bus to the housing estate but the disadvantage is passenger's face will be covered with thick sooth by the time reaching home and the lungs will be filled with carbon monoxide.










Citra Grand City(Citra Raya) in Tangerang. Located at Cikupa, Tangerang, west of Jakarta, the project can be easily accessed from Tomang - Merak toll road and from Tangerang city.
CitraRaya is equipped with various outstanding facilities, such as a large town park, family club, commercial center, schools, places of worship and a water park. This project mainly targets low to middle class customers.
With sales figures reaching 21,910 units by the end of October 2011, CitraRaya has been transformed to a self-contained city and become community center for its surrounding suburbs.








Students of SMk Cengkareng after school at 4:30pm.












Mosque with four pillars that have a design look like a pagoda.












 Traditional method of carrying a toddler around. This is more practical when it comes to breast feeding an infant baby.








  Daan Mogot Shopping Complex beside Lingkaran Luar Barat Expressway.

Daan Mogot roundabout.












Reindeers replica at entrance to Indosat (Indonesian Satellite)which is the third largest telecommunication company for mobile services in Indonesia (Matrix, Mentari and IM3)being established in 1967.

PT Satelit Palapa Indonesia (Satelindo) was established in 1993 and is a subsidiary of Indosat.

 The Indonesian Government deregulated the telecommunications sector by opening a free-market competition.

Thus, TELKOM no longer monopolize the telecommunications in Indonesia.











Indosat administrative office is at Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat,Kelurahan Gambir,Gambir.

Listed at New York Stock Exchange stock code:IIT.(PT Indosat TBK American Depository)current price:USD29.90 (Highest:USD34.54)(Lowest:USD25.76)  

Top Instituitional Shareholders as reported on Sep 30,2011.(cost in USD)

FMR LLC =98,700shares (0.09%) cost value: 2,818,872
OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP= 66,144shares (0.06%) cost: 1,889,072
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP= 48,212shares (0.04%) cost: 1,376,934
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC= 40,000shares (0.04%) cost: 1,142,400
CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD= 28,500shares (0.03%) cost: 813,960
Employees Retirement System of Texas= 21,010shares (0.02%) cost: 600,045
SATURNA CAPITAL CORPORATION= 20,000shares (0.02%) cost: 571,200
STATE STREET CORPORATION= 15,840shares (0.01%) cost: 452,390
World Asset Management, Inc.= 14,853shares (0.01%) cost: 424,201
UBS AG= 14,538shares (0.01%) cost: 415,205

Currently, the composition of ownership of Indosat is: Qatar Telecom (65%), Public (20.1%), and the
Government of the Republic of Indonesia (14.9%).








Beautiful architecture.

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