Jakarta, Jan. 18 -- "Do not be angry with the rain; it simply does not know how to fall upwards."

Vladimir Nabokov, a Russian and American novelist, delivered these nerve-soothing poetic words on the rain to placate angry and annoyed people, as their activities were interrupted by days of rain and gloomy weather.

Unfortunately, Mr Nabokov certainly did not understand the dire consequences of the rainy season in Jakarta. Some said the rainy season in Jakarta is a disaster bound to occur, from its infamous traffic snarls to the threat of flooding that many Jakartans can easily point out.

Rains can be a daily nerve-wrecking experience for Jakarta's residents at a time when faced with hectic schedules, mounting paper work and looming deadl...