Tarakan Street : ‘My Life at the Top Wheels’

Her name is Melly Lo or Familiar called Lo Sia Me fifty years old, have long inhabited the Tarakan Road. Her house at the junction of Jalan Irian-Tarakan and has been occupied since the Dutch era. The period in which his father opened a coffee shop Hai Guang first, and still survive till the day.

"It's this old shop. Since the time of the Dutch, my subscription is now the average truck driver," she told the shop that was also occupied as a dwelling house in Tarakan Road No. 187.

Hustle heavy vehicles such as trucks and containers, it looks like familiar old mother offspring this Hainan. But that's the hallmark of Tarakan Street approximately one kilometer in length.

Road width of two large transport trucks, the formerly known as Karanrang street. In the past people knew this road as a place of prostitution in the 1960's. This place beat the glitter of the night at Nusantara street.

"Uuu pass-through first woman here. Because this road close to the harbor Paotere period. Karanrang known haven of the sailors," said the old lady who have Lo clan.

In fact, it is said, this area beat Street Jambas or Jambatan Bassia with the world famous night in the vicinity of the beach. Before you turn into Jalan Tarakang, this street was named Khayangan.

"In the past, before his name Tarakan Road. Khayangan Road street name. All the names of the island," said Chairman of Neighborhood, Khaeruddin Haneng. No wonder the road that can be passed from two major roads and Yos Sudarso New Archipelago, has street children with the names of the island.

Starting from the Road Salemo, Barrang Caddi, Barrang Lompo, Ballang Caddi until Kodingareng. This road divides the two villages, the village Malimongang District of New and Old Mallimongang, Wajo. New Tarakan Roads began to be known since the 1990s. In those days, this street was crowded with business expedition goods, welders, lathe, and service business dynamo.

There are at least three business welding lathe. One of them called Bengkel Liemang. "If the old including Tarakan Jaya. Eight years ago, I am here, moving from Muhammadiyah Road," said Indra Lim, 52, owner of Auto Liemang engaged in turning lathe.

No wonder also, people are very familiar with Tarakan Street scene of heavy vehicles like trucks and cars canvas. Indra Liem even admitted that he had tired of fighting with the owner of the truck and the canvas is used to parking his vehicle in front of his business Welding lathe.

"Ouch, I'll still also posted signs forbid the driver would not defeated," he said. Not surprisingly, the road along the Tarakan certainly presented views of the truck and the canvas for 24 hours without stopping.

Business expedition goods, welding lathes and service businesses such dynamo need each other, and always associated with heavy vehicles. "Yeah, sometimes I receive a lathe heavy auto parts, including trucks and excavators," said Indra.

But that's Tarakan Road. The crowded can make people annoying headaches. But on the other side of those who pass can still made to smile. Therefore, new residents who first crossed this road can still feel the entertainment on a car tire signpost to apply such comforting words, My Life at the Top Wheels, Keon Racung or My prayer for Mom.

"Loss does jam. But there are entertaining. For example the words on the signpost that rubber car tires," said Rudy, a resident of Jalan Yos Sudarso, Makassar.

---La Hessang Maming

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