Fun ride?

Alright, got this pic from tumblr and I thought, Hey that pic seems somewhat familiar!

I've experienced such exact situations on the subway in Europe. Most of the time, during the end of the working hours, you simply can't get a seat. In that case, you have to undergo awkward social situation where you just hold unto a pole for dear life. It's awfully awkward, especially when you have to do it with 8 other people around you.

But that is nothing, compare to how it happens in Jkt.

Quite similar situation actually; during the end of working hour, the Bus is just cramped with people coming home from work. In such case, the probability of you being able to sit comfortably on a seat is second to none. You just have to stand with the rest of the city's population, grabbing on to whatever is reachable to keep you from falling. However, the fact that you get no pole to hold makes all the difference. You're lucky if there is a pole nearby from where you stand or if there is still some handles left, dangling above you, that you can reach. Occasionally though, you have to face a situation where you're standing far from those metal poles, and there is just no more handles left to hold. You're just cramped, pressed between people and their body odors. You can no longer feel the air conditioner and in your mind, you're starting to gasp like a fish due to the shortage of fresh air.

But even with all those sufferings, you still have to keep your mind in focus. for what? Well, you still have to keep standing despite not having anything to help you keep your balance. No doubt, standing straight up in a moving vehicle is challenging. Since everyone is pressed together, you find yourself starting to depend on the person in front and behind you to keep your balance. The situation is way too hardcore to explain in words. Not to mention the danger the pick pockets and sexual assault that are threatening your way. Those who have been on Transjakarta bus during such hours must know what I'm talking about.

Busses from hell. That's what they are supposed to be named. Furthermore, the plan to build an MRT has been going on for a quite a time now. But come on, would you seriously ride an MRT that is constructed on a city that has a high ass tendency of being attacked by earthquake and flood? That thought just makes me shudder.