Scavenging Fate in Front of Shops
For some people, Imang\'s life is far from comfortable. However, matters of convenience are not on Imang\'s list
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Firmansyah (50), the porters resting in front of a shop on the side of Jalan Hayam Wuruk, Taman Sari, West Jakarta, Monday (25/1/2021). Since moving to Jakarta from Surabaya a year ago, he has been living vagabondly in the area.
Night descended on Jl. Hayam Wuruk, Jakarta. Imang, 50, laid out cardboard that would serve as his mattress. He did not forget the thin sarong, cap and buff to cover his face as they have become his weapons against the cold night in the rainy season.
The man, whose real name is Firmansyah, instantly got a "bed room" in front of one of the shop houses in the area. Not far from there, there was a drawer that he shared with other homeless people to store clothes. For bathing, washing and toilet purposes, he used public toilets.