in the streets of dining and entertainment Kemang, one can often see the familiar face of Ami Fahmi work two jobs a day to make an honest living.
Originally from Jakarta, Bang Ami is work hard and guy happy-go-lucky. In the morning, from 6-9.30am, works as tukang ojek (motorbike taxi driver) on Jl. Bangka Raya, waiting for customers outside the Bangka market to take home buyers. When he has no customers, it helps as a parking attendant nearby lots.
The fuel prices increased by over 30% and when asked what he thought of change, Bang Ami takes a relaxed approach. "Rising prices BBM does not affect me too much. As long as the BBM is, I am happy, and it is the customer what they want to pay me"
"I am an ojek driver since 1997 -. I earn about Rp.40,000, and on a good day, I can take in more than Rp.50,000, "he told me as he begins preparations for his sate warung later this morning.
at 10:30, Bang Ami begins to settle on Jl. Kemang Raya, about 200 meters from where he works in the morning. he khaki lima (mobile supply store) selling satay, soto betawi (soup beef in coconut milk) and sop iga (clear soup of beef) for hungry customers, including police officers Kemang Raya, whose base is across the road. His wife is the cook and the instigator this activity, using the recipes of his mother to create a fusion of Madura and Betawi flavors. business is good sold their quota of 30 servings a day, bringing a profit of Rp.200,000-400,000, but they do not feel comfortable.
"We spend a lot around Kemang lately," the woman's friend Maida said. "We get chased by the store owners on conflicts of jurisdiction. Sometimes we are on the side of the road and sometimes there, and now we have to sell our food this side," she explains as she points to the different places, today the establishment in a less than ideal location without shade.
it seems that the police officers who frequent their kaki lima does not want to be involved in these conflicts, and it is left to them to find a solution. Friend and Maida often feel ashamed when they park their stall on the sidewalk between two stores, and never on the properties of real stores, but they always get told to leave.
due to popular demand, however, Ami and Maida opened a second outlet in Box Mart, lowest Kemang Raya, but here they also face conflicts similar territory. Friend and Maida will continue to work this way up 'that they have enough money to open a permanent warung somewhere. Friend says he lives by his Nekad model rule (just be brave model) and tries to enjoy his life to the improvement of his wife and two children, two and 12 years, which he hopes to become educated and intelligent in the future.