TV Channels

Surprisingly, in Berau it is common to have a parabola antenna. Maybe it is because there are no relay TV stations like in big cities. However, using parabola antenna means having TV channels from abroad as well as from Indonesia. Channels like HBO, Star Movies, ESPN, Arirang, etc. are available.

Almost every household, big and small, has parabola antenna beside the house. Sometimes, one parabola antenna is shared by some houses. For me, this is very special because I don’t have HBO channel in my house in Jakarta. I have cable TV in Jakarta, but to have HBO I have to pay extra. So surprise, surprise… I can watch HBO everyday in a small city!!!

Having parabola antenna is common, like in this decent house.

The only annoying factor is: the electricity is not stable. I hope the electricity won’t go blackout when I were watching something very interesting.