Jobs in Dubai - General Dubai Job Market Information
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Jobs in Dubai - General Dubai Job Market Information
Jobs in Dubai - General Dubai Job Market Information
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Jakarta, Capital city of Indonesia
Jakarta is the capital of Indonesia, located on the northwest part of Java.Jakarta has been called a study in contrasts: traditional and modern; rich and poor; spiritual and wordly stand side by side in this bustling metropolis.
Among the 8 million people who call Jakarta home, one find representatives of the many diverse ethnic and cultural groups which shape Indonesia, a reminder of the nation’s motto: ‘Unity in Diverse’. You may have to search high and low in this multi-cultural collage to find one of the proud ethnic Jakartans, called "Orang Betawi".
Among the 8 million people who call Jakarta home, one find representatives of the many diverse ethnic and cultural groups which shape Indonesia, a reminder of the nation’s motto: ‘Unity in Diverse’. You may have to search high and low in this multi-cultural collage to find one of the proud ethnic Jakartans, called "Orang Betawi".
Their language.Betawi Malay, has two variations, conventional Betawi Malay, spoken by elder people and bred in Jakarta, and modern Jakarta Malay, a slang form spoken by the younger generation and migrants.
Jakarta is the port of entry for many tourists and business people. It is home to a dynamic contrast between Western-style skyscrapers, modern urban life-styles and traditional Indonesian culture. It’s rapid growth into a metropolitan city reflects the economic, political, social and industrial development of the nation. In recent years, Jakarta has expanded its facilities for visitors with luxury hotels, fine restaurants, exciting nightlife and modern shopping centers. It contains many tourists attractions such as Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (Beautiful ‘Indonesia in Miniature’ Park), restored colonial period buildings, island resorts in the Pula Seribu (Thousand Island), and an extensive beach recreation complex called Ancol.
Districts
Jakarta is administratively divided into the following unimaginatively named districts:
* Central Jakarta (Jakarta Pusat, postal code: 10XXX) - an aptly named district and the site of Jakarta's symbol, the National Monument. Presidential palace, office buildings,hotels, Mangga Dua shopping center, Menteng residential area.
* West Jakarta (Jakarta Barat, 11XXX) - Jakarta's Chinatown, museums, trading centers, nightlife entertainment centers, shopping centers and malls.
* South Jakarta (Jakarta Selatan, 12XXX) - shopping centers, malls, restaurants, hotels, nightlife entertainment center (Blok M), Senayan sports complex, residential areas.
* East Jakarta (Jakarta Timur, 13XXX) - Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Utan Kayu art community, Cibubur camping ground, industrial parks, Halim Perdanakusuma airport.
* North Jakarta (Jakarta Utara, 14XXX) - Beautiful Thousand Islands, Ancol Bayfront City, and Kelapa Gading shopping centers.
Suburbs:
* Tangerang (15XXX) - Soekarno Hatta airport, golf course, industrial parks.
* Bogor (16XXX) - Beautiful palace, botany garden, golf course.
o Depok, Bogor (164XX) - Universities.
* Bekasi (17XXX) - Industrial parks.
Accommodation
The capital city has a wide choice of fine hotels which are managed by well known international chains. These include the Jakarta Hilton, The Mandarin Oriental, Sahid Jaya Hotel, Hotel Borobudur Inter-Continenetal, Aryaduta, Grand Hyatt, Hotel Sari Pan Pacific, Hotel Indonesia, President Hotel and independent hotels like Hotel Horison, Jayakarta Tower and Hotel Kartika Chandara.
The first five are rated five-star and the remainder four-star. All three and two-star hotels, in Jakarta have air-conditioned rooms, restaurants, bar, room service and laundry with a few exceptions. Most of those in the three-star, category have swimming pools, nightclubs and shopping arcades.
Most of the one-star hotels have conditioned rooms, with attached bathrooms telephones and restaurants.
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Banten, Indonesia - Must Visit
Banten, once a powerful maritime capital rivaling the vast Javanese Mataram empire, is today a fishing village with an illustrious past. The Capital City of Banten Province is Serang. Old Banten is one of the well know historical objects, only 10 km from the town of Serang. In this site, we can find a lot of remains of Islamic Banten Kingdom which was founded between 16 and 18 century.
This is the coastal area where the Dutch formerly landed to trade. Banten has few relics to show of its past grandeur, however, there are the ruins of powerful Moslem kingdoms such as the pala¬ces of Surosowan and Kaibon, the grand mosque of Mesjid Agung Banten (1599) and a Dutch fortress and an old Chinese temple. Old Banten is the city which was the capital of the Republic of Indonesia.
Tourist office
Jl. Ayib Usman No.1, Kaligandu, Serang 42151 Phone. (0254) 219836 Fax. (0254) 200220 Website : http//www.dispardabanten.com
Jl. Raya Air Kuta No.2 Bali, Phone (0361) 766184 http :// www.bantentourism.info
Getting there:
Soekarno Hatta International Airport is the main access from aboard to Banten. It also can be reach by car or motorbike through a route of Jakarta - Serang.
Tourism Events
Debus, a combination of traditional martial art performance and body invulnerability Gembrug - the opening act with drum percussion and Beluk Strident hysterical sound when it began to reach heavy level of performance and Pencak - single or pairs of traditional martial art performance
This is the coastal area where the Dutch formerly landed to trade. Banten has few relics to show of its past grandeur, however, there are the ruins of powerful Moslem kingdoms such as the pala¬ces of Surosowan and Kaibon, the grand mosque of Mesjid Agung Banten (1599) and a Dutch fortress and an old Chinese temple. Old Banten is the city which was the capital of the Republic of Indonesia.
Tourist office
Jl. Ayib Usman No.1, Kaligandu, Serang 42151 Phone. (0254) 219836 Fax. (0254) 200220 Website : http//www.dispardabanten.com
Jl. Raya Air Kuta No.2 Bali, Phone (0361) 766184 http :// www.bantentourism.info
Getting there:
Soekarno Hatta International Airport is the main access from aboard to Banten. It also can be reach by car or motorbike through a route of Jakarta - Serang.
Tourism Events
Debus, a combination of traditional martial art performance and body invulnerability Gembrug - the opening act with drum percussion and Beluk Strident hysterical sound when it began to reach heavy level of performance and Pencak - single or pairs of traditional martial art performance
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Convenience Stores in Korea
Anyone watching 49Days Korean drama these days? I had an idea of writing a post of convenience stores when I watched Song Yi Kyung working as a cashier at a convenience store in the drama. ^^
Back in 2009 when I was in Korea, one of the few things I noticed are the countless convenience stores line up. It's nearly impossible not to find one in a block! They are plenty and with weird names as well; sometimes like this. ^^
Found this 'With Me' convenience store around Hongik area.
These are the famous bunch in no specific ranking in Korea (although I found Family Mart stores mushrooms more than the rest):
Some of the convenience stores parked a few plastic tables and
chairs outside for the customers. I would rather stay inside during
cold season. ^^
Family Mart - originated from Japan.
chairs outside for the customers. I would rather stay inside during
cold season. ^^
Family Mart - originated from Japan.
More info from the website: http://www.familymart.co.kr/
Video courtesy of MijusaKaraoke
If you look at the video closely, after you see GS25, just walk up the hill and
you will find Namsan Guesthouse and Namsan cable car station.
GS25 - originated from Korea. Formerly known as LG25.
More info from the website: http://gs25.gsretail.com/
7-Eleven in Korea. Video courtesy of stephenworldwide
7-Eleven - originated from USA.
More info from the website: http://www.7-eleven.com/
This shot was taken in Incheon Airport where I bought my first
T-Money card.
Mini Stop - originated from Japan.
Let's see how much the items fares in Family Mart nowadays, ok? Some of the food listed are not Halal but merely stating them for cost of living comparison sake. If you walk in to any of convenience stores in Korea, the items mostly are grouped as below:
1.도시락 - packed lunch
I often visited this aisle first. The packed lunch offered are much cheaper if you don't have much time to eat properly at a restaurant. Tips: The packed lunch section mostly has expiry date/time of one day. Once in a while, when I was scrapped of money I would visit the nearest convenience store a bit late, say 9 or 10 at night and bought already slashed price of the packed lunch. They could go up to 50%! Yeah..not that healthy and not something that is recommended to do daily. ^^
samgak kimbap (triangle kimbap) - 800won
wholemeal sandwich - 1,800won
cheese cream bun - 900won
Bulgogi bento/dosirak (packed lunch) - 4,000won
tuna and spam kimbap - 1,200won
omellete rice - 1,400won
fried bean curd sushi - 2,000won
plain sausage bun - 1,000won
2.유제품 - dairy products
Big Mountain choc/vanilla cone icecream - 1,500won
Organic Milk 180ml - 1,000won
Einstein Milk 300ml - 1,200won
3.생활용품 - household products
Happy Bath Rose body wash - 5,000won
Happy Bath natural lotion - 5,000won
Strawberry milk soap - 1,500won
Anyday Kotex - 3,400won
Panty stocking - 3,500won
Pantene shampoo - 11,000won
DK winter gloves - 9,900won
Vaseline petroleum jelly (small) - 3,000won
4.과자류 - snacks and confectionary
spam - 1,500 won
cinnamon apple pastry - 800won
market O water cracker - 1,300won
Ghana chocolate bar - 1,000won
Guylian chocolate - 3,000won
chips - 1,000~1,500won
Lotte xylitol gum - 900won
Strawberry doughnut - 700won
I really love this almond candy! 2,000won.
5.음료 - drinksDark brown hot choco - 1,500won
Baba coffee one cup - 1,300won
Welch grape drink - 4,500won
Mixed fruit - 2,490won
Services available in convenience stores
복합기 - Printing services
입장권 판매 - Admission ticket sales eg Lotte World
세금.공과금 수납 - Tax and utility bill payment
로또/스포츠토토 - Lotto / Sports Toto
무가지/정보지배포 - Free newspaper / information distribution
모바일 상품권 - Mobile Gift vouchers
삼성 기프트카드 플러스 - Samsung gift card plus
무선인터넷 서비스 - Wireless internet
휴대폰 충전 서비스 - Cellphone charging
픽업 서비스 - Pick up
현금지급기 - ATMs
교통카드 서비스 - Transportation card (eg. T-Money)
티켓판매 - Ticket Sales eg Baseball matches
잉크충전및 주문 판매 - Ink for printers recharging/delivery
프리페이드 (사이버머니) - Prepaid (cybermoney)
택배 - Parcel delivery service
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