Theme park now Indonesia

wow, where do I start.

We are now in Indonesia, having come up with the fact that not having a degree would make it very hard for us to stay in the Thailand.
We hoofed it to a travel agent since the internet would not allow us to book a flight to jakarta.
I had my phone interview with Mr. Gusti Armi which took 45 minutes, lots of sorrys pardons and whats. he sent me an email the next day to offer me a job and with the contract conditions that i would abide by.
While researching and wondering around till our plane left at 1.30 am Tuesday, we found out that we could not actually fly to indonesia without an outbound flight. We could get the visa at the airport, but without that ticket they would not even let us leave Bangkok. Shit shit and more shit. So back to the travel agent to ask about another flight and spend some more money that we didnt really anticipate. We got a flight to Singapore on the 21st of April as this allowed for our 30 day visa in Indonesia. And if we got jobs then we would have to fly to Singapore anyways to get our working permits, so hopefully this was not a waste of money.
Upon arriving in Jakarta at 5.00am I was in no way ready to function to the point that I had too. We forwarded to the Visa on arrival counter to be told, 310,000 rupiahs only. Shit we had aussie and baht. Need to go to the atm, he points in the direction of the atm and off we go. Shit immigration is first, we line up and he says" Where is your visa?" I explained what was going on, he said you have to wait over there.
After waiting for 5 or 10 minutes he was still not doing anything and I ask, can we leave you our passports and go to the atm and come back, yeah yeah he says. Shit he could have told us that before making us wait. Power tripped

So we walk to the atm all alone and the airport is absolutely empty. the commonwealth atm rejects my card, and while figuring out the money crap, i took out 500,000 while talking to luke who had NO idea of the money, he took out 150,000 and while walking back to immigration, i said luke the visa is 310,000, how will you pay for it. Back to the atm we go and once getting there we find lukes papers for the immigration. shit mate 1iss 2isss ay.

Back to get our passports and then to the visa office and then back to immigration and to our bags. Which someone had collected and taken to lost baggage. He guides us through customs and to a taxi. This service cost us 50,000. The taxi then bargained us up to 300,000.

HOLY SHIT
Jakarta is absolutely digusting. They live in tin shanies with inches of mud as the footpaths, the water is brown if not black with oil or somthing.
Many people sleeping on the streets at 6 am.
I am absolutely flabbergasted with what I am witnessing.
We get to the hotel room, check in and pay extra to go there NOW instead of waiting till 12.
Shit, we have a double instead of singles, down to reception, back to room get bags and down to the floor below us. I pull back the covers and slip in clothes and all.
At this point I am heart broken and tired and cant actually cope with anything but closing my eyes.

I wake up at around 1.30pm and head down to reception to organise the net. Yep 120,000 for 24 hours. Back to the room and hook on. Respond to the emails i have and let every one know that I am here and ok as I can be.

I am scared to go outside. Its horrible. I want to cry
Luke wakes and we head out, asking at recetion, where is the modern and main part of town, she replies, you are in it. Shit shit shit
off we head down the road to the starbucks and burger king that we passed earlier. So far its not too bad, perhaps being tired made things look out of prospective. Coffee and food, then a little stroll down the road. Its hot and smells bad but its 100 % better than my first impression was. Back to the hotel for a rest. Amazing that even sleeping half the day i had an early night, i guess about 12 is normal now.

We decide that today, wednesday we will head to Bogor. This is where I have been offered the job. Its an hour express train ride from Jakarta. We woke up about 10 and after breakfast, catch a cab to the train station, work out how to buy a ticket and waddle up to the train. Nothing flash ill give you that. We passed some pretty bad places and sheds and shops and people and rubbish and wow, just too much for me to take in. Thank god I have been to china, I think that Luke is starting to struggle at this point. We arrive in Bogor and am bombarded with markets and people yelling to take us somewhere. We didnt have a map so we are already up shit creek really. We walked along a few street and stumble on like a 7 11. After writing few notes they undertood tourist info centre. We hopped in a tuk tuk kinda looking thing and off to the tourist plce. He was very helpfull and gave us a map and off to the botanical gardens and shopping centres we strolled. Cars and traffic here is 10 times worse than in china and its quite dangerous on the roads. We looked around the shops and headed out to go to the sports centre. Another guy helps us to talk to the little bus that would take us there. It was about half an hour and 3000 rupiah Oh i forgot to mention that at the atm I took out 5 million.
Wandered around the sports centre, yep not much there. We caught another little bus back to where we asked was the tourist info centre, but not really. We got out when he told us and landed in the middle of dodgy markets and peolpe everywhere. This is the first time I felt uncomfortable with men looking at me. Its crowded and narrow and hectic. We asked another bus about taking us to the train station, nope cross the road and get one going that way. ok. we are getting closer and the storm cloud are here and its spitting rain. Excellent, we ask about the train and have a 30 minute wait, but, since it was such a drama to get there, we are not leaving. The train ride was uneventful getting back only they dont announce what station we are stopping at. we guessed after an hour we would ask someone. Down the stairs and outside to bargain for a taxi and back to the hotel. Im shattered.
Bogor is .......wow
Guangzhou is a 5 star town and china a 5 star country compared to here.

We get back and Luke rings about the jobs here. No positions in Jakarta and he has to wait till June with this company before a position will be open.
He has another place to go to on Friday
I have to go to the school on Friday too and discuss my contract conditions and any questions I have. I have looked on the esl job board and there is very little here in Indonesia. Im a little up in the air about what to do. If i sign and Luke does not get a job, will I be able to stay here all alone. Can i live in Bogor is he gets a job in Jakara
???????????????
Another day tomorrow and many more decisions to make.
this is really going to stretch me, with luke and immensly without luke.
Ummmm yeah i am really struggeling here with the poverty level
My monthly salary with be 7 million 5 hundred thousand.
A house will cost me around 9 million for the year.
And get this, if I want hot water I will have to organised to get this installed.

Hope that tomorrow is a little better for us emotionally and in getting somewhere or something closer to something

good night for now and wish me/us good luck.
xxoo