EVERY time he returns to Bandung from Gambir Station, Jakarta, Budi Rahardjo drops by the Parahyangan Executive Lounge on the second floor. Its comfortable, and more importantly, it has Internet, said the lecturer at the Bandung Institute for Technology, who has to come to Jakarta every Monday to give consultations on technology.

At the lounge that was launched last May, Budi, 44, together with two or three of his friends, usually spends an hour w