Be bold and courageous.

So upon arriving Jakarta Airport this morning, i went to the information desk to ask about the taxi. ( 3 days prior my friend Michelle whom i caught up with advised me to take the bluebird or silverbird taxi for they are legit). At the information desk i requested for the bluebird and asked them the basic rate ( they told me 210 000 idr) and they wrote down the information and gave me a slip asking me to head towards taxi stand number 2. I headed that direction and was hurried by a taxi man showing his tag that said no.2 , asking me where i am going and whenever i said " bluebird" or " meter taxi" he just said " ya, ya, saya bawa awak sana". ( yes yes , i'll bring you there ).

So approaching his taxi, an avanza and it was not blue, it was silver he placed my bag behind the car, and i got in, i did not know why i did not find it suss. Anyway when i got in i looked around and asked, "where is the meter?" then he pointed at his dashboard. I was like ' huh' okay maybe its different in Jakarta ( pretty silly of me ) , Plus looking around some more, the taxi had no sign it was a taxi , he did not even have a road tax. oh Gosh i thought, what is this guy up too.

And i felt okay this guy is a bloody liar. I don't know why but i still felt calm and confident and just prayed to God spoke to him like a boss. Decided to take out my Waze and checked that okay good he was going the correct direction. 

Then upon arrival, he was throwing numbers at me and asking me to count the fair. He told me 350 000idr, then he changed it to 500 000idr, suddenly 600 000idr, i was just keeping quiet. When he reached the hotel i told him. "ARE YOU KIDDING ME. EXCUSE ME, YOU HAVE BEEN LYING SINCE THE BEGINNING. I am not going to give you that much, its only 200 000. I have asked the Airport. Don't try to lie to me. I tell you, you can be a good man and make a lot of money, just don't lie! Understand. " ( i spoke mixture english and indon)  and i repeated this in a really stern and pretty scary voice ( thanks to teaching ) and honestly, he was about to cry because he teared , and i think he got scared.

So i told him i'll pay him 200 000, and i personally gave him an extra 50 000 because i felt he must be needing it more than me. but reminded him to " PLEASE do not lie, you can be a good man and make a lot of money but first you must NOT Lie!!! .. and as i was about to leave i told him " saya akan doa untuk awak dan saya harap awak akan henti berbohong, awak  boleh jadi orang baik " ( i will pray for you, i hope you will stop lying, you can be a good man )

I hope one day he will come to that decision.

Thank God for His goodness, and all the way through the journey i just know that God is with me, heck i need not fear anything. They most probably will fear me instead. Never felt so bold and courageous in my life!

:) and HELLO JAKARTA!~