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Everybody who has been here knows that Jakarta really comes to life only at night. When the sun is down, the heat no longer unbearable and the traffic calms down from standstill to only severe congestion the music starts and the drinks are served chilled.

I had the privilege to be invited to a party of a couple of friends in a wonderful Kemang location complete with columns at the entrance and a large pool in the backyard. In the living room a DJ imported from Berlin served fresh elektro beats city style while a Dutch VJ put the lights on. Soto could be had directly from an original street booth and beer was on tap. Drinks ran dry for the first time at three o’clock and several people were severely wounded and had to go to hospital after a mass hop in the pool.

Sunday’s breakfast started a bit later than usually.