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A Pedicab Driver

Me and Pedicab Drver, Mr. Slamet.

Becak (Pedicab) is a three-wheeled mode of transportation that is commonly found in Indonesia and also in parts of Asia. normal capacity becak are two passengers and a driver. Mr. Slamet was born on August 01, 1957 in Banyumas, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia. he grew up in Sokaraja Lor, Jl. Turmudzi RT 02 RW11. he is alumni of Elemntary Shool 1 of Sokaraja (SDN 1 Sokaraja). 

Mr. Slamet work as a pedicab driver. he bought a newest pedicab on 1998 with the price Rp1.000.000,00 and he has been do it since 1987 until now. he wants to be street hawker, because he feels so tired with his body and his distance from his base (RSUD Prof. Dr. Margono Soekarjo) about 3 miles. Mr. Slamet is a disclipined person, he teaches me to not waste my time and he started working as a pedicab driver 07:00 a.m. - 04;00 p.m. and he wish to the goverment in banyumas to border Ojek Online so that his job can work and earn money and his average revenue per day is Rp 50.000,00.

Mr. Slamet has two sons, his sons has been work in jakarta and he feels so lonely at home, just stay with his wife, "For me, my wife, Daryati is everything, she is 60 years old and family is something that's very precious, because nothing can replace the role of the family in this world. that’s a place where i could find a peaceful and everlasting affection. i really love my family. my family consists of four people they are my wife and my sons. Although we are just a small family, our affection to each other is very large. i’m very proud of them." Said Mr. Slamet.

When Mr. Slamet tell me about bad experience, he has bad experience in his life, he has cheated by his friend, In the early morning his friend borrow a pedicab, but until now not been restored, I was shocked heard about his bad experience and fo me Mr. Slamet is a patient person. before come back to campus i told him about hobby and politic in indonesia, his hobby is poultry farming, he's like poultry farming because he loves animals so much and he was answered  about politic, "this era more difficult then Soeharto's era and his favourite political party is GOLKAR and his favourite president was Soeharto." Mr. Slamet Said.