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Strays and Dancing monkeys. 2008-05-16 23:23:20 Among other things you can find in Pasar Mayestik are stray cats and animal abuse. I think mr monkey man didn’t appreciated me taking photos without paying him royalities. I dont condone the monkey dancing business.
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Pasar Mayestik, Jakarta 2008-05-16 23:10:20 Pasar Mayestik is a typical market with fabrics, clothing, luggage, dry foods and fruit.Experienced tailors at bargain prices are found here too.
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The Mortar and Pestle Kid 2008-05-12 20:24:00 Walking the streets, we saw this kid sleeping on the side on the road. It was 9:00am and obviously wasn’t going to school. The poor kid looked overworked and he picked a dangerous spot to doze off.
He was selling Mortar
and Pestle, which weight easily 6 kg a set, he had 8 on him! I wonder what his quota for the day was? It took nearly a minute for us to wake him up, I couldn’t help but to
Pedicab/Becak in Bandung 2008-05-11 20:43:30 The pedicab driver / Tukang becak lives on the streets, servicing for cheap and just making enough to eat, he works hard with only jandles for his feet. He looks about 50 - but probably just 30, thats what happens when your day starts everday at 5:30. Whether is pissing rain or hot, no passengers is when he stops.
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The Wedding reception 2008-05-08 06:02:00 The bridal party is welcomed with the umbul-umbul (the umbrella, ella, ella..), It indicates that a wedding ceremony is going on.
What was planned to be a ‘small wedding’ was washed away by the heavy monsoon. The hired venue was so big that they had to fill it up with mass invites…it turned out to be a HUGE wedding. kiosks, food stalls, rotisseries, there was so much food, fruit, drinks I
Wedding day 2 2008-05-07 05:39:13 The Nuptial Agreement is the most important event in the second day of the wedding ceremony. It’s the agreement between the groom and the bride’s parents and an agreement between the groom and God.
This ceremony can takes place in the bride’s house or in the Mosque. It is called the Akad Nikah. My cousin had his at a nearby mosque.
The bride and groom are seated next to each other with a
A Sundanese Wedding 2008-05-05 16:03:00 oke, im am gonna bring it back on track with this one…
Weddings in Indonesia reflect the broad diversity of ethnic groups within Indonesia. Each ethnic group and has their own culture, language and customs, therefore different wedding dress and different marriage ceremonies.
Im a novice when it comes to Sundanese culture, to be honest I didn’t fully understand what was happening and why.
Help! Head got caught in electric gate! 2008-05-03 00:04:00 I was going for a walk down the street and heard a cat crying. The poor cat got his head caught in a electric gate! It was a real dilemma, I didn’t know what to do. I didn’t want to touch the thing…
errrr, do I touch it?
Sweet, you sorted yourself out.
Stupid Cat.
West Java Governor Elections - a 'Hade' rally 2008-05-01 06:16:00 I arrived in Bandung during election fever. The Regional General Elections
was on this month and the other day (22/4) the Regional General Elections Commission (KPUD) confirmed Ahmad Heryawan and Yusuf Macan Effendi, AKA Dede Yusuf, known as Hade, as the elected Governor
and Deputy Governor for West Java (the total West Java population is 41 million). This article suggests why they won
Old, young
The Contrast of Jakarta 2008-05-21 05:54:15 Like any capital city in Asia, Jakarta
is always changing. Even since the last time I was there (last year) you can always see something new. Something I always see going through Jakarta is the contrast of rich and poor, its so easy to ignore one of the the other. I haven’t seen the poorest of people here, But I have meet the richest. For me, a foreigner, the contrast is so blatant.
A baby used
The Bajaj and Bemo, Jakarta 2008-05-22 20:46:01 bajaj - Traditional two passengers - five passengers transportation vehicles from India. They were developed with Vespa and later imported to and built in Indonesia.
Another noisy bugger is the bemo. Originally brought to Indonesia by the Japanese government as part of a disaster relief package in 1962
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The Constrasts in Jakarta 2008-05-21 15:49:59 Like any capital city in Asia, Jakarta
is changing fast. Somethings change faster than others, often its the poor who get left behind. Something I always see going through Jakarta is the contrast of rich and poor, East and West. Its so easy to ignore one of the the other if you live here. I haven’t seen the poorest of people, But I have meet the richest. For me, a foreigner, the contrast is so b
Potong Gigi Ceremony, Bali (2) 2008-05-25 05:02:00 After all the participants got their teeth filled and the guests had a grand feed the ceremony continued..I didn’t know exactly what was going on but what i saw they continued with more offerings, blessings and symbolic activities like cutting hair and donations. About seven went through the ceremony, these two looked the happiest.
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Potong Gigi ceremony, Bali 2008-05-25 04:52:00 A real bonus of the trip to Bali was stepping outside of the tourist scene and checking out the lives the people of the Island. We were fortunate to attend a very old custom of the Balinese Hindus called Potong Gigi (Teeth filing ceremony)
Potong Gigi ceremony marks the milestone for a Balinese entering adulthood (18+ ish). The ceremony helps people rid themselves of the invisible forces of evil -
Potong Gigi Ceremony, Bali (4) 2008-05-25 05:15:00 We went out for a about two hours to check out old temples nearby, when we came back we were in time for the last stage of the ceremony, the gamelan would have been playing for 5 hours by now. All the participants were dressed up in traditional clothes and there was a massive prayer and offering with a few roast pigs..it was pretty much a buffet. There were sounds of deep mumbling pray and the rin Read more:Ceremony
Potong Gigi Ceremony, Bali (3) 2008-05-25 05:07:00 And its still on….
We then followed the participants up the road to the village water hole where they showered in holy water (I think) , more blessings and offerings. If you haven’t realised already, the old men in the white are Hindu priests.
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ENGRISH!
A menu that you would love long time
“Don’t... 2008-05-29 01:17:00 ENGRISH!
A menu that you would love long time
“Don’t worry be happy - we cheap price”
look! theres a category called ‘Things‘!What the hell are ‘Jaffles’?!
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