I still remember you wharves

Year ending December 2012 I took this picture to commemorate the crossing vessel at Surabaya-Madura Kamal. Once the place is so crowded every day now so lonely since been built over the pedestrian bridge that is faster and cheaper Suramadu bridge name for the cost motorcycle if it passes Suramadu bridge is only 3000 rupiah (3 cent) and for the rate of car 30,000 rupiah (3 dollars). If using a boat Ferry about 37,000 rupaih rate (3.5 dollars) for two people.

The government built the bridge is long but had to stop because of the turn of the previous presidential term, and also constrained by cost. After the turn of the new president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono bridge which was eventually followed back because they saw many activities Madura people who work in the city of Surabaya.

Work They only exist mostly small traders became traders used and some have become beggars. Why are they a lot to work outside their homeland because of the land they currently departure can not produce farm fields to grow crops because the soil was not good for farming dry.

A lot of the news I've read internet mediated Suramadu bridge after the founding of the Surabaya-Madura, the fate of the ship crossing towards Kamal Ujung Surabaya Madura increasingly uncertain. Only 6 vessels operating.

In fact, before there Suramadu Bridge, the busiest crossing it after Ketapang-Gilimanuk. The number of vessels operated on 12 ships.

Now only 6 vessels operated for 24 hours. With the departure time interval every 20 minutes. Since the Suramadu bridge stands the number of passengers aboard Ferry dropped dramatically. The amount is very down dramatically compared to before the Suramadu bridge could reach more than 25 thousand people per day.

There was a controversy between the government and the people who work on the ship had protested to the government because they fear losing their jobs if the Suramadu bridge built and certainly will keep a lot of ships that will be dismissed operations.

I just think this is a very compleks and dilemma on one hand the people happy with the new development with the establishment of a bridge at least help the economy in Madura more quickly and efficiently to time and on one side of the other people who worked on the ship fear of being fired from her job because many ships are no longer in operation.

After the founding of the bridge sometime in December 2012 I'm trying to get back to the place that ships crossing I used to visit. It is true that now looks a little more quiet and deserted, and I could relax on the boat while smoking.

Time has not been on the bridge when I get up to use the Madura always ship with the crowded conditions in the concentration camps as the war was hot and the smell of pee everywhere and mingled with itinerant merchants hawking wares on board, complete already suffering. This is a life but i need to move on.