Girls Staying In Jakarta During Ramadan
[QUOTE=Ronin500; 1185460]I did go to Hotel Travel, check down a few reports, I think #5607,
Have left Jakarta and now enjoying myself in SG. Surprising to me there are still many indo gals working. I thought most would have stopped here due to Ramadan but I guess they want that extra cash before idul-fitri[/QUOTE]This subject has been written about during past Ramadans, but it's worth repeating.
Almost all of Jakarta's working girls go back to their home villages at some point during Ramadan, to stay there during Lebaran ("Eid") and then return to Jakarta 5-7 days after Eid. However, they don't dare go home unless they have lots of cash in their pockets and presents to give to relatives. Remember, the relatives back home may think that the girl has a respectable, well-paying job in Jakarta, and it's expected that this good fortune is shared with the desperately poor relatives back in the village. Also, many working girls have one or two kids who have been left behind in the village, so they're expected to have cash for school fees, new clothes, etc. For their children.
So, many girls continue to hang around in Jakarta for at least the first 2-3 weeks of Ramadan, either working at one of the hotel MPs that have remained open (Alexis, Travel, Malioboro, etc.) , in one of the low-low end MPs in Kali Jodo or else freelancing in the bars, malls or near the train stations, trying to save up 2 million rupiah (or more) before returning home.
Many of the girls who work at the Maribaya Spa (which is closed during Ramadan) on the 6th floor of Hotel Melawai will cram into one or two rooms at that same hotel, waiting for customers to come by. I remember seeing "Tatik" regularly in one of these rooms during Ramadan in both 2006 and 2007, either alone or as part of a threesome with one of the other girls hanging around. The payment from the first male customer of the day was usually enough to pay for the room and a meal for each girl, so the money from any customers after the first one would be put into the "shopping / travel fund."
You'll find that most of these girls will eventually leave Jakarta around 20-25 days into Ramadan to return to their home village, and most (if not all) of the hotel spas that have remained open during Ramadan will shut down just before the Eid holiday. So, plan your mongering accordingly!
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P. S. Some of the working girls are Christians who are happy to work during Ramadan.