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  • Works hard all day but only takes pennies home


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    • Followers of the news will be aware of the terrible events on Lombok island, the death, injury, misery and suffering the people of that beautiful place are experiencing at the moment.
      I've only been to Lombok once and didn't have time to explore, but I did have chance to see how friendly everyone was.
      Groups of schoolkids are giving up their free time to collect for the victims.
      You have to be a bit careful of fake collectors over here, but these are going to be the real deal as their principal would go off his trolley if they used school uniform to scam anyone.














      IMG_4348 by Indofred, on Flickr

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      • Every country has its forgotten, faceless people, Indonesia being no exception


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        • Most schools, all local communities, and many businesses have a flag ceremony on independence day.
          This is taken very seriously as Indonesia had to fight hard for its freedom, and that's not likely to be forgotten any time soon.


          The standard cry is "MERDEKA" (freedom/independence), and they really mean what they say.
          This bank was doing a rehearsal, and using the flag isn't allowed until you do it for real.
          Almost forgot to mention - The serious side is very serious, but the flag ceremony is also a celebration, so a little fun before and after is fine.














          IMG_4363 by Indofred, on Flickr

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          • Business is conducted by people in many different ways, this guy seeing it as something that might or might not happen so he's happy at waiting in case a customer comes by.
            He'll remain poor until he dies.


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            • Land with a house





              The house - the washing





              The owner - Would you plough that lot by hand?


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              • If you can't afford to buy land, consider alternatives





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                • Small fishing boats like this are common in Indonesia. These pretty much hug the coast, never venturing too far out to sea.


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                  • Anco - A new word for me.


                    It seems these large nets on poles are called anco (Pro. Ancho) and are used when the tide comes in, that being from 3 until 6 every afternoon as the fish follow the tide.
                    They dip the things in the water, wait 5 minutes, then pull out with the thing full of fish. According to the chap I was chatting with, they get a reasonable number of fish in that time.








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                    • Originally posted by fred View Post



                      You know what Fred, when I went back home last year I saw a row of nice Western houses built over a large stream (I guess is the name) maybe a bit wider than that, in the center of a big town. Small river is probably more apt.

                      The first thing I said to my family there was how on Earth did they pull that off in terms of 'Planning Permission', land titles and everything else.

                      The fecking rigmarole I've gone through with shite like that and these feckers just build their house above a river no bother at all.


                      I've mentioned it before, but thanks for the photos and thread.

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                      • Thank you for the kind comments

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                        • Thank you, for the great thread.


                          This is what I was talking about.

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                          • Must get a bit nervy when there's a flood.

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                            • I had a little shopping to do but that left me with a choice of main road or back street - no competition


                              Lunch time





                              Washing time - At the front of the house with well water - Still very common in Indonesia.


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                              • Opticians are cheaper if you use an optician keliling (travelling). They wander around or you can call them











                                IMG_4565 by Indofred, on Flickr

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