Trend JKT; outside entertaining space

[Samoerai]

Where is PIK 1 ... 2 ...?

 

[jstar]

Don’t forget it’s all called PIK (Pantai Indah Kapuk).

And officially there is no PIK 1 etc. (PIK Dua used to be a real estate company).

Colloquially PIK 1 is the oldest area in the southern part. Then up north you have Golf Island PIK, then west nobody really knows but most call it Riverwalk Island (some say Batavia), and then even much further PIK 2. Which is huge and covers most parts of Kosambi and Teluknaga in Tangerang (Banten).

 

[snpark]

I went to Phoenix club recently. It took almost an hour drive more just from the bridge. Well a very long 30+ mins (sorry Panto)
Basically it's a huge development now.

It's not like going to PIM 1 2 etc.

It's remind me of crossing the bridge onto a Dubai Palm Island. Suddenly it's all new roads and buildings. Big wide clean smooth pavements. Palm trees. Neon lights. Mandarin signs. Clubs. Bars. Restaurants. Malls. It's incredible when the drive round the shit storm that is Senopati lol one long crappy shitty street of copycat Chindo prohibition karaoke whisky bars and zero pavements just traffic and beggars and pusing

You immediately know who is the market for PIK

 

[Banana72]

Gavoy is a good move on La Piazza part. Although the first two weeks after the opening, traffic was hell (like you'd think traffic couldn't get worse the way it had been but it did...). A guy I know from the past wine meetups, claimed he knows the high ranking directors there and he 'suggested' to do (specifically) jazz music on Fridays. So they've been doing that and if you discretely bring your wine glass and a bottle, free music, no corkage and you can just order and bring food from the nearby available places..

 

[El_Goretto]

If you really want to enjoy a stressful Sunday morning ... go to Seaworld Ancol.

Like every other amusement park in the world on weekends??

 

[Samoerai]

Like every other amusement park in the world on weekends??

Could be .. I however was unpleasantly surprised by the amount of people I found in Seaworld Ancol and even more by the disorganized mess in the park. Wow! Seaworld Florida was much bigger and super organized. Even in Singapore it was better organized. In Ancol they just let everyone in the sea lion tent, while it is clear that no one else can get in. Did't see anyone guiding the people inside.

 

[Balifrog]

Could be .. however was unpleasantly surprised by the amount of people I found in Seaworld Ancol and even more by the disorganized mess in the park. Wow! Seaworld Florida was much bigger and super organized. Even in Singapore it was better organized. In Ancol they just let everyone in the sea lion tent, while it is clear that no one else can get in. Did't see anyone guiding the people inside.

Organization is not really Indonesia's strongest point.....
You could add Thailand to that as well.

 

[Samoerai]

Organization is not really Indonesia's strongest point.....
You could add Thailand to that as well.

Maybe because the 'laki-laki (men)' got stressed about 'uang (money)' terussss (all the time)' which effects the brain development of their offspring. According to this new research .

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www.eurekalert.org

 

[jstar]

You immediately know who is the market for PIK

I however was unpleasantly surprised by the amount of people I found in Seaworld Ancol and even more by the disorganized mess in the park.

There are two rather infamous places where locals with some more money (so let’s say middle and upper class) don’t (want to) go:
Ancol and Fatahillah. Chaotic, messy and far too crowded.

So for these patrons places like PIK (2) are perfect, during the day for families but also for the younger nightlife crowd.


NB: Impossible comparison between any park in RI and Europe/US/Japan/HK/Spore/PRC.

 

[centurion]

Like every other amusement park in the world on weekends??

Ancol DF looks like Disneyland for poor people that fell to disrepair.

 

[fastpitch17]

There are two rather infamous places where locals with some more money (so let’s say middle and upper class) don’t (want to) go:
Ancol and Fatahillah. Chaotic, messy and far too crowded.

So for these patrons places like PIK (2) are perfect, during the day for families but also for the younger nightlife crowd.


NB: Impossible comparison between any park in RI and Europe/US/Japan/HK/Spore/PRC.

Don't forget Rangunan. A zoo within a zoo.

 

[Bob]

Could be .. I however was unpleasantly surprised by the amount of people I found in Seaworld Ancol and even more by the disorganized mess in the park. Wow! Seaworld Florida was much bigger and super organized. Even in Singapore it was better organized. In Ancol they just let everyone in the sea lion tent, while it is clear that no one else can get in. Did't see anyone guiding the people inside.

That's interesting. It's been a while but Ancol was orderly enough when I last went. OTOH Sentosa right before the pandemic was a huge mess.

 

[El_Goretto]

Ancol DF looks like Disneyland for poor people that fell to disrepair.

But then again, when the admission price is around $12, what do you expect?

We're talking about how crowded the place is, not how fancy, clean, modern, organized or safe the place is compared to parcs in the West or wealthier countries.

A ticket to Disneyland Paris is nearly 10 times as much and is just as crowded.

 

[jstar]

You immediately know who is the market for PIK

And more people seem to be...

Toko Jam Tangan Mewah di PIK 2 Dirampok, Kerugian Rp 14 M

Perampokan terjadi di toko jam tangan mewah di kawasan Pantai Indah Kapuk (PIK) 2, Tangerang.

news.detik.com

Quite a booty.

 

[Samoerai]

And more people seem to be...

Toko Jam Tangan Mewah di PIK 2 Dirampok, Kerugian Rp 14 M

Perampokan terjadi di toko jam tangan mewah di kawasan Pantai Indah Kapuk (PIK) 2, Tangerang.

news.detik.com

Quite a booty.

"The estimated loss based on the police report made by the victim is around IDR 14 billion because there were 18 luxury watches of various brands which were allegedly taken by the perpetrator,"

Well, he didn't leave any money.

 

[jstar]

Gavoy is a good move on La Piazza part. Although the first two weeks after the opening, traffic was hell (like you'd think traffic couldn't get worse the way it had been but it did...).

That whole large roundabout at La Piazza is completely chaotic of course. And nobody knows who has priority so every time it’s a gamble.

What is also a joke, is the branch of the boulevard from that bundaran going to MOI. They made it smaller and keep a bottleneck because of the pillars of the flyover to East Kelapa Gading. Big mistake. Esp. since MOI has become very popular after its makeover.

The LRT will be extended to Stasiun Manggarai. That will make the current stretch between Rawamangun and Kelapa Gading -which was created for the ASEAN Games- more useable and profitable. Currently that speed tram is very often completely empty.

 

[jstar]

PIK 2 … outside dining, well semi outside

If you’re into seafood, the Bandar Djakarta there might interest you.

Although I’ve had a very bad experience in the Ancol restaurant and I semi swore not to enter one of these ‘Bandars’ anymore, I must admit this one is much nicer.

Also better than Pluit at the BayWalk which closed down. (Now Bebek Tepi Sawih.) Different owners.

 

[Samoerai]

I went to kota tua today to visit the museum Gouverneurs Kantoor. But it was closed. Apperently all museums are closed on Monday.

So, we makan di Batavia Cafe aja. Nice restaurant. Waiters are very polite and rajin. Food was excellent. Nice atmosphere.

 

[jstar]

They used to play jazz music only which was much more fitting for that place than the lounge music.

Did you check out the pictures in the toilets? Very homo erotic, funny they get away with it. Just like the urinoir with peeing next to each other against a mirror…

The outside areas of old Batavia and Fatahillah could be very nice, amazing that there are practically no better restaurants there with outside terraces I wanted to say, but better would be; practically no restaurants.

That area has such a huge potential for foreign tourists. Who often stay in Jakarta as a one night stop for Bali or Yogya. And they just let it rot…

 

[Samoerai]

Did you check out the pictures in the toilets? Very homo erotic, funny they get away with it. Just like the urinoir with peeing next to each other against a mirror…

Hmm, I missed that part. Plan to eat there again. So, will check it out next time.