Life on the rails<\/p>\n
A stone's throw from the "city within a city" that is the
\nthriving, ever expanding retail complex of Mangga Dua, North
\nJakarta, lies another, not so pretty face of the the capital. To
\nimage-conscious city administrators, the slum of Kampung Bandan,
\nNorth Jakarta, is no doubt a blemish on the tidy facade that they
\nchoose to present to the world.<\/p>\n
But the boys of the area are using a little ingenuity to make
\nends meet. Dropouts all, they have built wooden trolley boxes
\nwith wheels made from old axles to carry passengers along the
\ndisused railway tracks running through the area.<\/p>\n
In the morning, they transport housewives to the traditional
\nmarket in Ancol, and in the early evening they wait to take
\nworkers back home, for a cost of Rp 1,000 each ride.<\/p>\n
At the end of the day, when all their takings have been
\ndivvied up between them, they get enough to support their
\nfamilies and treat themselves to a little something. Their
\nexample of resourcefulness and determination is one that many of
\ntheir more fortunate fellow citizens would do well to follow as
\nthe city celebrates its 476th founding anniversary on Sunday.<\/p>",
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