Fred - wandered around Indonesia

[fred]

Of course, this is Indonesia,so thhey didn't get around to putting the covers back.

[fred]

This area, near McD in Bintaro 9 is known for bad flooding, along with the housing estates in the area.


They're dredging the rivers, in the hope of getting water away as quickly as possible.

[Wilson]

This area, near McD in Bintaro 9 is known for bad flooding, along with the housing estates in the area.


They're dredging the rivers, in the hope of getting water away as quickly as possible.

But they always seem to wait until rainy seasons starts before doing anything about it.

[fred]

As you get towards Christmas, the schools start advertising for new students, so banners appear all over the place.

[fred]

This guy walks around all day, trying to sell his aluminium clothes hangers,
He'll walk for miles until he sells them, or it gets dark.





That guy walks because he can't carry his stuff on a motorbike, if he can afford one.


These guys walk because they reject pretty much everything in modern society, including money, the internal combustion engine and shoes.
They wander around, without women because females aren't allowed to leave the village, bartering honey and semi precious stones for food.

[fred]

I'm sometimes asked how I get unusual photos, and photos of the unusual.
Easy, people see a river, I see a photo shoot.





When I see something, I look closely, just to see what else is there.
In small villages, washing clothes in the river is normal.








Of course, the terrific optical zoom helps a lot.

[Guest]

Some pretty interesting shots, some not so interesting (a pile of rocks)

Nevertheless the good ones certainly outweigh the bad.

I especially liked the three dudes on the bridge and their story.

[fred]

The road system out here is a mess, as are the pavements (Sidewalks).
In many towns, the drains have been covered over with heavy concrete, providing pedestrians with a fairly safe place to walk.
Sadly, truck drivers don't always realise these slabs have a limited load bearing capacity, especially when their truck is overloaded with concrete blocks.


The less than slim bloke in blue is the boss, a man who I have to take my hat off to as he remained calm and even managed a happy smile for me.
In that situation, I'd be really grumpy, and would probably have hacked the driver to death.

[socal]

Discipline on the roads is something other people do.
Because the norm is to buy your driving licence from a corrupt cop, no one knows how to drive properly, or what is reasonable.


These posts are there to stop motorcycles using the pavement in an attempt to
get past the jam.

Seems like common sense to me. Which is why it doesn't happen in the west. I love riding between cars in Asia

[socal]

True enough young Fred, when first moved to Asia I was astounded by the undisciplined Thai driving, the I went to Jakarta for a couple of weeks and had by benchmarking marking moved down a notch.

As with most westerners, you never learn anything about driving because the speeds are so pathetically low. So you feel at home with the white knuckled pussy footers

[serrollt]

This isn't about speed, numnuts.

[socal]

This isn't about speed, numnuts.

Not speed per se. But acceleration. I fit right in with the driving culture of SE Asia. And I could totally see how most white knucked pussy footers like you would just be astounded that ppl aren't driving around like its a 24/7 funeral procession. Oh my God !

[Guest]

I fit right in with the driving culture of SE Asia.

An accident just waiting to happen.

[fred]

Many Indonesians are less than well off, but can manage a small, comfortable house.
Lots of villagers and migrant workers live in places like this.


From the outside.





The living room.
At the front of he house, and where guests usual sit when they visit you.





The bedroom.
Small, just enough for a bed and bits and bobs.
It's commonly divided from the living room by a curtain.





The kitchen.
No gas, and the electricity supply is commonly limited to 400 watts, so you use bottle available from the local shop.
That's about enough to run a fridge and a small TV.





After all that food, you'll need to know about the toilet.
Most village houses (Not the posh ones) have squat toilets.
The whole room is a wet room, so no need for a shower cubicle. Washing is commonly done by scooping water from a bucket, and pouring it over you as required.


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[serrollt]

How many people do typically live in one of these houses?