Banjir (the Flood)

I came back to Jakarta. I had decided to stay only one day, I had to buy many supplies but figured I could be very quick and efficient and finish everything in one day. A fresh start, new energy, renewed enthusiasm and hope. It rains all night. I wake up, and there are 50cm of water evenly covering the whole city. I wade to the restaurant to have breakfast. Buses are not running. I convince an ojek driver to drive me to the place I need to reach. We sink in hidden holes, he tells me how he woke up when the water reached his bed early in the morning, amazing how the motorbike manages to keep going in the water. He drops me off when we cannot go further, and I manage to reach the mall, only to find that it is dark and closed. A black-out. Everthing closed. Water up to my thighs. So much for my fresh start..