Salamat Detang Indonesia

At 10:30 AM on January 31st, I landed in Jakarta and thus began my CSC journey. Incidentally it was also the Chinese New Years Day and the Year of Horse began on that day. A friendly chauffer from Four Seasons Hotel was waiting for me just after the Immigration area, as promised. Thanks to the holiday, the notorious traffic of Jakarta was not encountered and me and Jibu, my fellow collegue and CSC participant from India, zoomed to the hotel in just 45 mins.
Indonesian hospitality never disappoints. After checking me in the Concierge gave a description of the hotel facilities and walked with me all the way up to my room...never before have I experienced this level of service..Kudos to Four Seasons Jakarta !

Almost the entire team and Waya, our ABV co-ordinator gathered together in the evening for dinner--a Javanese cuisine. A whole slew of dishes swooshed into our table...however it was "Sayur Sayuran saja" (vegetables only) for me since I am a vegetarian. Thankfully there were enough "sayur sayuran" dishes in the menu and I relished my first Indonesian meal with the team. A sumptuous "sit-in" dinner enjoyed by a group of 12, in a restaurant which featured live Indonesian music band, all for just $50 !!

Welcome to Indonesia !..;)