Dec 15, 2006

Indonesia - Batam Island

Guys, I had recently visited this island in Indonesia. Believe me, this Batam Island is economically very backward and people speak the Bahasa language. Not many are educated in this part of the world.

The value of Indonesia rupiah is very very less. There are no tall buildings.. its like a typical village. one Indian Rupee is equal to 200 indonesian rupiah . Oh my god, a shoe costs 200,000 rupiah and a pizza costs 8000 rupiah ..

Being an underdeveloped country, the only way people earn is out of tourism. Thats all..

Lets be proud to say that we are Indians and we certainly are a big developing/developed nation.
Only when we come out of India to visit other nations, we realize that there is so much in India that other countries do not have.. on the flip side, there is so much in Singapore which India does not have like the clean roads, air conditioned trains, buses, well disciplined people, etc..

But thats ok.. whatever it is.. I love India and nothing like our place.. :)

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Only think i can say that it reteriates that we should cherish and treasure whatever we get in life and be sensitive towards everybody..Never underestimate oneself and never overestimate others..There is so much sufferings every where in the world,only the forms differs.Lets gather the happiness and spread it around wherever we go.We would be truely happy when over whole environment is happy..Good work and hope this island people become prosporous as we Indians have started becoming..Bye Lux

Lakshmi said...

wowowow.. great comment.. we should be proud to be called the INDIANS...

Lakshmi said...

I believe in Jadhu ki Jappi.. you are very correct Pankaj.. we should be the change that we wish to see in this world.. :)

Anonymous said...

Take me here :))) Lovely place!