Webby
Mon 23 Oct 2006
Indonesia is in holiday mode now celebrating the end of the Muslim festival of Ramadan. The usual tourists beating a path in Bali are the less mortals of budget travellers and Aussies on their cheap package holidays.
The island is heaving with folk mainly from Jakarta (the capital of Indonesia) and mainly of Chinese descent. They are the nouveau riche of Southeast Asia.
What is does show is the massive gap between rich and poor in Asia! Talking of those less well off remember my friend from Sumatra who wanted desperately to go to Australia to start a new life?
Well, he went for one month and was n’t impressed. He did n’t like the food, the people and most importantly (in his opinion) the fact that sea temperature is a long way short of what he is used to. He should try surfing in England! Brrr.
October 23rd, 2006 at 9:55 pm
well there’s always the trade off between quality of life, and earning potential.
different scale i know, but it’s like me being able to earn £20k more in london. the problem would be having to live in london!
we currently have lost of polish folk coming over here - having been to poland, when you have money there it’s an amazing place to live, however they have to come over here and work their arses off for a few years in order to be rich back home.
October 25th, 2006 at 1:21 am
Surfing in England Ouch! Only for the brave
October 25th, 2006 at 9:07 am
you should try the north sea at 6am in early april! certainly wakes you up.
October 25th, 2006 at 9:48 am
You’d be suprised at the amount of people that make it a tradition to go surfing in the uk on Christmas day…. I personally think it nuts!
October 25th, 2006 at 1:10 pm
I tried the North Sea in September once and it was surpringly warm (and unsurprisingly polluted!:/
October 25th, 2006 at 5:20 pm
You Guys are Sick
October 26th, 2006 at 4:29 pm
funnily enough, i was when i forgot to close my mouth when a big wave hit me!