Relocation Preparation D-6
With the departure date coming (I’ll be departing for Sydney on March 18th), it feels that I’m running out of time. Even less considering Jakarta’s traffic 
. Summarizing the things that I have done so far:
- Got the visa label attached to my passport
- Got my Qantas ticket booked and issued: as expected, this airline is not so convenient on the ground. Even though the booking process is done online, the payment cannot. All bookings outbound Jakarta needs to be paid in person by bringing your credit card to the Qantas’ office. Not reasonable, even so when the traveller’s name is the same with the credit card used to pay it. In comparison, Singapore Airlines does not require such hassle when you’re paying with your own credit card. Yet another disappointment .
- Reorganized all my computer parts at home: The amount of computer parts I collected over the last fifteen years seemed to be a lot. Thrown away several obsolete things: 5.25″ and 3.5″ floppy disk drive and a lot of the diskettes (presumably already unusable anyway). A lot of things such as webcam or 56k modem which used to be so expensive are now already things of the past.
I also learned that, Ratu Plaza (a mall known for its computer shops) and Mall Ambassador (along with ITC Kuningan), are not worth visiting. Most of the shops are selling a very limited set of parts with unreasonably inflated prices (consider a common pack of 50s DVD+R discs are being sold IDR250.000,- in Ratu Plaza while in Mangga Dua it’s only less than IDR150.000,-, even less if buying from online seller on Kaskus). Not even worthed considering the parking and traffic involved. Next time if I need something, I’ll go to Mangga Dua directly or order online instead.
There are many more things to do, hopefully I’ll have them completed before I’m going.
-Andrian Kurniady