Up in the air at the Sky Bar on Jl. Thamrin<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Nice view. Really nice view. Yeah, look at the
\nview. That sums up the Sky Bar. Drop by, look out the windows and
\nthen get out, fast, before some waiter attaches to you and starts
\nmaking like you're best friends.<\/p>\n
Sky Bar is hard to figure, like its slogan: funky way to the
\nsky. It's way up on the 28th floor, in a nice location next to
\nthe Mandarin Oriental and across the street from the Hyatt
\n(though Hotel Indonesia is nearby, which no doubt drives down
\nproperty prices in the neighborhood), and yet the place doesn't
\nwork.<\/p>\n
The term terminally hip comes to mind, though the Sky Bar is
\nnot really hip no matter how it tries. It may be terminal though.<\/p>\n
Location: Sky Bar is located high up on the 28th floor of
\nWisma Nusantara at Jl. Thamrin 59. It's next to Hotel President
\nand across the traffic circle from the Hyatt. Phone them at 390-
\n0909, ext. 7646.<\/p>\n
Hours: Sky Bar is open Sunday to Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2
\na.m. and Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 a.m. Happy Hour is
\nfrom 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., with all alcoholic drinks 50 percent off.
\nThere is live music on Friday and Saturday from 9 p.m. to
\nmidnight.<\/p>\n
What's it got: The Sky Bar, being a bar, has all those things
\nthat bars have. That is beer, draught and bottled, spirits,
\ncocktails and juices, and soft drinks for those who are driving
\nor just for those who choose not to drink (often a sign that
\nsomeone has just recently suffered from a dreadful hangover and
\nhas sworn off alcohol forever, or at least for the night).<\/p>\n
There is also food. Mexican, Italian, Indonesian, including
\ntwo kinds of oxtail soup, as the friendly waiter informed me
\nduring one of our many conversations.<\/p>\n
Bill, please: Standard pricing for nicer establishments or
\nestablishments that are trying to be nicer. Tequila Sunrise Rp
\n32,500, Jack Daniels Rp 35,000 and Gin and pineapple juice Rp
\n32,500 for a total, including tax, of Rp 121,000. Certainly not
\ncheap but also not extraordinary.<\/p>\n
Here's looking at you: Looking out the windows of the Sky
\nBar, the city is laid out before you, a constellation of lights
\nlike precious jewels strewn at your feet. It's that view again.<\/p>\n
In front of the windows lining one wall of the bar are
\ncomfortable curved couches and chairs, where you can lean back
\nand gaze out the windows at your back or out in front of you at
\nthe bar and dance floor.<\/p>\n
When you come in the door, there is a stage on your right and
\na small dance floor. Around the dance floor are a number of
\nchairs and some high stools a little further back. I walked in
\nand saw a group of people seated in front of the stage like they
\nwere watching a show, making me do a double take to see what was
\nhappening. There was no show, just a few kids dancing and a DJ
\nplaying music. Everyone was just seated like they were at a show.<\/p>\n
Walk past the dance floor and you step up to the area where
\nthe bar is located, plus a few chairs and tables in the middle of
\nthe floor and the seating arrangements in front of the windows.
\nThe bar is a curved affair with a number of stools, largely empty
\nthis night.<\/p>\n
The music being played was of the boom, boom, boom type,
\nleaving you shouting \"What, what\" when trying to talk to someone.
\nConversation is overrated anyway, though don't tell that to the
\nwaiters here.<\/p>\n
Odds and ends: The crowd at the Sky Bar on Wednesday night
\nwas young; it was like a post-prom party.<\/p>\n
The waiters at the Sky Bar tend to cross the line between
\nfriendliness and obnoxiousness. It can be considered as friendly
\nwhen they shake hands with you and introduce themselves. Some
\npeople may think it nice that they seem genuinely interested in
\nwhat you do for a living, where you live, etc. But personally, I
\nthink the line has been crossed when they pull up a bar stool
\nnext to you and start chewing the fat. Maybe I'm wrong and people
\nlike that, but I find it overly familiar.<\/p>\n
Last call: Sky Bar has a nice view of the city. The waiters
\nare friendly and the crowd is young. You'll probably want to go
\nsomewhere else for your drinks and fun. (Penn Dawson)<\/p>",
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