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.

Dutch colonial building at Glodok.

Gedung Arsip Nasional (National Archives Building) off Jalan Gajah Mada near Hotel Grand Paragon.

The Dutch business community has helped in the restoration of an old Dutch East India Company's building which is a very valuable heritage site thus generating great interest among the general public as well as educationist.

Indonesia has little in the way of legislation for the protection of built heritage and as a result many privately-owned heritage buildings have been lost.

 Some government-owned structures, such as the National Archives building, have so far been spared demolition but need private funding sources to enable restoration efforts to proceed.

This is the former home of VOC Governor General Reinier de Klerk of the Dutch East India Company in 1777.

The Dutch East India Company (Dutch: Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie, VOC, "United East India Company") was established in 1602, when the States-General of the Netherlands granted it a 21-year monopoly to carry out colonial activities in Asia.

The Dutch nearest competitor is the British East India Company.
It is all about the rich spice trade especially pepper which has been the wealth of Indonesian archipelago and Banten in western tip of Java Island has been the main port.

In March 1599, a fleet of eight ships under Jacob van Neck was the first Dutch fleet to reach the 'Spice Islands’ of Maluku.
 From 1720 on, the market for sugar from Indonesia declined as the competition from cheap sugar from Brazil increased.
European markets became saturated. Dozens of Chinese sugar traders went bankrupt which led to massive unemployment, which in turn led to gangs of unemployed coolies.
 The Dutch government in Batavia did not adequately respond to these problems.
In 1740, rumors of deportation of the gangs from the Batavia area led to widespread rioting.

The Dutch military searched houses of Chinese in Batavia searching for weapons. When a house accidentally burnt down, military and impoverished citizens started slaughtering and pillaging the Chinese community.

This massacre of the Chinese was deemed sufficiently serious for the board of the VOC to start an official investigation into the Government of the Dutch East Indies for the first time in its history.

Olden days Dutch seal.

Discussion and conference hall.

Olden days sofa possibly made from teak or mahogany timber wood.

  Round dining table with chairs having rounded edges carvings.

Document and gold deposit vault.

Tengku Muhammad Timbang standing beside his long sword-'keris'.

Teukoe Panglima Muhammad Timbang,originated from the 'Shahbandar'elite group from Acheh Province in North Sumatra. During ancient Malay states, the official who supervised merchants, controlled the port, and collected customs duties are known as Shahbandar.

On December 1872 at Tanjung Pinang,Tengku Muhammad Timbang was part of the Acheh Delegates that met the Riau Resident Governor,D.W.Schiff for a meeting.

In mid-Februaray 1873,the Dutch Consul(Konsul Belanda) in Singapura(Singapore)informed the Dutch East India Company(Hindia Belanda)headquarters in Batavia(old name for Jakarta) that the Shahbandar Delegates were on the way back to Acheh and approaching Singapore having contacted the American and Italian Consulate and inviting them to attack the Dutch.

The Italian Consul has discussed on the possiblity of sending Italain warships to protect Acheh from the Dutch attack.






  Antique chest with a huge padlock.

The Governor's office with rosewood bookshelves wall cabinet.






Old mariners navigational compass.

Dutch Colonial fighters metal helmet similar to the Norman Crusade Helmet.

Olden days vintage antique piano in ebony wood furnishing.
The stool has a fixed swivel.

  Bell inside the garden.








Wood Carvings at door entrance.

Wooden carvings near staircase.

Reiner de Klerk’s residence was constructed as a compound of five buildings.
The main building is a stately two-storey, brick structure with a high pitched roof and features a grand entrance hall and a beautifully decorated light vent above the main doors.

The other buildings in the complex are smaller but are similar in style and were built as administrative offices and to house servants.

 

 Cupboard/Armoires

Over its history the complex has changed hands a number of times.
After the death of Reiner de Klerk the buildings were sold and later became an orphanage.

The complex was subsequently abandoned and was left to deteriorate until the Dutch colonial Government converted it for use by the Mining Department.

In 1925 the main building was renovated and became the Landsarchief (national archive).

When the Indonesian Government took over the building upon Independence in 1945, it continued to function as an archive and has since been known as ‘Gedung Arsip Nasional Republic Indonesia’ (the National Archive Building of the Republic of Indonesia).

The Indonesian Government expanded the compound with the addition of a two-storey u-shaped building, joined to the rear auxiliary building.
The building’s function continued until the mid nineteen-eighties when the archives were relocated to a more modern building.
The complex then became vacant and steadily deteriorated until restoration work began in 1997.
Prior to the conservation project the building was suffering from weathering and neglect.
 Because much of the site is below the surrounding ground-level, the buildings had been badly damaged by flooding over the years.
There was no natural surface drainage and drainage pumps were broken.
Rising dampness had damaged the walls and the plaster and paint work.
Furthermore, much of the timber in the buildings was infested with termites, including the roof beams.

Main entrance into the building.

Wooden carvings with flower petals depicting 'The Tulips of Amsterdam,Holland'

Pusat Grosir Fashion Tanah Abang

Jalan Kyai Haji Mas Mansyur which began near Pasar Tanah Abang extended via a flyover bridge till the Jalan Jenderal Sudirman interchange and continues into Jalan Professor Doktor Satrio.

Along this stretch of road were located Wisma 46,Bank Nasional Indonesia Building ,ShangriLa Residence,Penin Bank,Sudirman Park Residence,Cassis Restaurant at Paviliun Tower and City Walk Sudirman Mall.

Mal Ciputra and Carrefour Hypermarket beside ITC Kuningan Mal is along Jalan Professor Doktor Satrio.

 Further down will be Jalan Jend Sudirman and Jalan Jend Gatot interchange that leads to Balai Sidang Jakarta Convention Center as well as the Jakarta Stock Exchange.

Pasar Tanah Abang with a blend of modern high skyscrapers as viewed from Stasiun Tanah Abang.

Tanah Abang subdistrict is also the location of Bung Karno Stadium( in Kelurahan Gelora,formerly known as Senayan Stadium) and the western half of the Sudirman Central Business District.

The biggest textile market in Southeast Asia is in Tanah Abang around Kelurahan(valley) Kebon Kacang area.

This market has already been known to exist since 1735 but Jakarta has been a port city of the Hindu Kingdom since 16th century when it was called 'Sunda Kelapa'.

  Stasiun Tanah Abang is located at Jalan Jatibaru,Kampung Bali,Central Jakarta.
It is about 10minutes walk from the textile wholesale centers nearby.


KRL (Kereta Ril Listrik) Commuter Line is an airconditioned express rail carriage that covers to: 1) Bogor (7,000 rupiah)
2) Depok (6,000 rupiah)
3) Bekasi (6,500 rupiah)
4) Serpong (6,000 rupiah)
5) Tangerang (5,500 rupiah)
6) Manggarai (5,500 rupiah)

Map of KRL Commuter Jabodetek route corridors.

Jabodetek is an acronym for Jakarta,Bogor,Depok,Tangerang,Bekasi.

 There are six main routes that connects downtown Jakarta with a loop line system.

The cost of KRL Jabodetek tickets are
Rp 1,500(economy),Rp 5,500 (aircond economy) and Rp 9,000 - Rp 11,000 (express).

1) South route to Depok and Bogor.

Economy train stops at every station:- Bogor-Cilebut-Bojong Gede-Citayam-Depok Lama-Depok Baru-Pondok Cina-University of Indonesia-Pancasila University-Lenteng Agung-Tanjung Barat-Pasar Minggu-Pasar Minggu Baru-Duren Kalibata-Cawang-Tebet-Manggarai-Cikini-Gondangdia-Juanda-Sawah Besar-Mangga Besar-Jayakarta-Jakarta Kota.

 East route from Bekasi:- Bekasi-Kranji-Cakung-Klender Baru-Buaran-Klender-Jatinegara-Pondok Jati-Kramat-Sentiong-Senen-Kemayoran-Rajawali-Kampung Bandan-Jakarta Kota.

 West Route from Tangerang:- Tangerang-Tanah Tinggi-Batuceper-Poris-Kalideres-Rawa Buaya-Bojong Indah-Kembangan-Pesing-Grogol-Duri-Angke-Kampung Bandan-Jakarta Kota.

 Southwest route from Serpong:- Serpong-Rawa Buntu-Sudimara-Jurang Manggu-Pondok Ranji-Pondok Betung-Kebayoran Lama-Pal Merah-Tanah Abang-Duri-Angke-Kampung Bandan-Jakarta Kota.

 North route to Tanjung Priuk:- Tanjung Priok-Ancol-Kampung Bandan-Jakarta Kota. Bogor/Depok-Tanah Abang-Pasar Senen-Jatinegara




Metro Tanah Abang,Pusat Grosir Fashion main entrance is via Jalan K.H.Wahid Hasyim about 15 minutes walk straight across near Sarinah Plaza traffic light junction.



 This is very complete one stop wholesale center for sourcing of whatever textiles,garments,boutique dresses,footwears,muslim fashionable garments,bedspread,linens,towels,jeans,Indonesian batiks,baby clothes,kids toys and lots more.

You need to purchase(belanja) in bulk order to command a premium discount.

Printed and embroidered T-shirts including polo shirts with woven lable sewn.
Just name it whether it's a polyeter,cotton or high end mercerised cotton T-shirt,they can make it to measurement order in various sizes. 
Jackets,sweaters,hat,wet suits can also have it machine embroidered or screen printing.

There were 6 levels in this older building and most of the other provincial businessmen as well as international sourcing agency frequent this area.

The basement of Grosir Tanah Abang has the widest range of shoes and sandals stores.

CIOMAS (3km from Bogor City,60km from Jakarta) is the largest footwear industry in Indonesia which has been their traditional culture pass down from generations to generations.

 Another center of shoes sellers is at Cibaduyut in Bandung,a Shoe Lovers Haven where there are also branded shoes of high quality.

Cihampelas also in Bandung is a center for jeans industry.

  Blok A B is the new Pusat Grosir Textil Tanah Abang which is just next to the old complex.

There were 9 floors in this huge modern airconditioned shopping complex with goods ranging from muslim fashions,batiks,ladies dresses,sandals,children clothings ,bags and many more.

  A view of the concourse area in Pusat Grosir Textil Blok A.

Ladies fashionable dresses on display among the thousand over kiosks are very eye catching.

 Baba Nyonya Melaka style baju kebaya ready made dresses can be bought cheaply around Blok F area.

The 9 level storey building of Pusat Grosir Textil Tanah Abang housing 9,000 stalls or kiosks.

Thailand has her three wheeler 'tuk-tuk' while over here in Jakarta is the 'bajaj' Pasar

Tanah Abang area,ahead is the direction to the train station.
The market area has many stalls selling local products.
Do try some of the Indonesia food at the many stalls around here.

Bus To Tanjung Priuk,fares Rupiah 2,000.
The bus service is available near the Tanah Abang Railway Station.