Friday, October 31, 2008

Household move by motorcycle

It's so rare to see only one person on a motorcycle...

Photo from somewhere in West Java, October 2008.

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Thursday, October 30, 2008

What would the world do without Indonesia?

Simple question, simple answer. Global public loudspeaker production would decrease dramatically and Indonesians could sleep longer since they wouldn't be woken up at 4:15AM every day.

Photo from Jakarta, October 2008.



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Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Red light vendor


Photo from Jakarta, October 2008.

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Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Romeo's message

Oupps, as tested Romeo's message is that she offers a massage besides karaoke.

Photo from Sorong, West-Papua, September 2008.

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Monday, October 27, 2008

Creating a monkey pet

Domestication of animals by humans has been the prerequisite to the development of complex societies. It all started with artifical selection by humans to bring animal populations under their care to produce food (such as pigs, chicken) and commodities (such as wool from sheep and silk from worms), to assist human work (such as water buffalos, cows), to allow for faster and more efficient transport (such as camels, horses), to offer protection (such as dogs, elefants), to experiment with them (such as rats, mice) and to enjoy them as pets (such as cats, goldfish, hamster).

Washing a monkey. Is this crueler than other forms of domestication?

Putting the topic into more general terms. Are modern genetics a form of domestication of the human being? Will humans look like the monkey in the second picture if they can express themselves afterwards?

Pictures from Jakarta's
Pramuka Market, October 2008.

P.S. Can somebody help what kind of monkey it is on the pictures? Often endangered species can still be found on Pramuka market.

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Sunday, October 26, 2008

Did he make it?


Jumping-over-the-boat photo from Raja Ampat, West Papua, October 2008.

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Saturday, October 25, 2008

Hau wech beer

Ever tried one of the best German 'flasch' beers? Take Bölkstoff and hau wech die Kacke.

Photo from Schönbek, Germany, August 2008.

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Friday, October 24, 2008

Handicap?


Photos of signs guiding travellers towards handicap lifts, Makassar airport, South Sulawesi, September 2008.

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Thursday, October 23, 2008

Facing Jakarta's Sikh temple


Wrote before on the inside of Jakarta's Sikh temple, therefore it seems appropriate to document want's happening in front of the temple as well.

Photo from Jakarta, June 2008.

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Wednesday, October 22, 2008

What comes first?

Some decisions are more difficult than others.

Photo of a convenience moshulla, Bogor, West-Java, September 2008.

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Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Large pipe dreams

Would be interesting to learn about this fellow whom I met in early 1986 if his pipe dreams came true. At least his cloths are more colorful in 2008, I presume.

Photo from somewhere along the Burma highway, Yunnan, China, February 1986.

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Monday, October 20, 2008

Daily madness

You better don't walk to catch the bus...

Photo from Jakarta, September 2008.

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Sunday, October 19, 2008

Flipper

Photo from Raja Ampat, West-Papua, September 2008.

Better times...


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Saturday, October 18, 2008

Cool on top

... or is it warming up the butt?

Photo from somewhere in Raja Ampat, West-Papua, September 2008.

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Friday, October 17, 2008

Fly is cheap

This budget airline slogan probably derives from life is...

Photo from Sorong airport, West-Papua, October 2008.

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Thursday, October 16, 2008

Diver's toes


... and what about bubble toes?

Photo from Kri Island, Raja Ampat, West-Papua, October 2008.

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Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Finding Nemo?

We not only found Nemo but also his new girl friend. May the story continue.

Photo of clown fishes (on the right a fish named Nemo), Raja Ampat, West-Papua, September 2008.

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Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Papuan headgear

Photo from Sorong, West-Papua, September 2008.

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Monday, October 13, 2008

Raja Ampat Tourist Information

Photo of Raja Ampat's Tourist Information at Sorong Airport, West-Papua, September 2008.

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Sunday, October 12, 2008

Diving in Raja Ampat

Arriving at Kri Eco Resort on Kri Island (south of Waigeo Island, north of West Papua's Bird's Head (Vogelkop) peninsula, a two-hour speed boat ride from the city of Sorong.
Fishes often cruise under the traditional Papuan stilt houses. While brushing your teeth at the window, you will most probably see barracudas and parrot fishes. A bamboo shark seems to like the proximity of the restaurant/kitchen house. We were also regularly greeted by a turtle while having a sundowner on the jetty. The house reef is a great place for snorkeling, featuring beautiful corals and lot's of fish.

Conch shell blowing to signal that the boat is ready for the next diving trip. Looks easier than it is. Tapping on a dive tank at the restaurant entrance to signal meal times requires less skills!

Bumping Bumpheads. We saw schools of Bumpheads often at various dive sites. Big schools of fish (tuna, jacks, trivallies, barracudas, sweetlips, snappers) are very often seen at places where the current is strong. Some dive sites can be better appreciated if you have a reef hook.

Manta ray sightings are guaranteed. On one dive, we saw 3 huge ones and 2 smaller ones at a cleaning station. We had to leave after 70 minutes, but they kept doing their rounds.

Tons of fish around you while scuba diving. The waters of Raja Ampat are partly protected, and the population of the islands is small. So there is a lot of fish and the corals are very healthy. Sadly, the finning of sharks and rays also happens there...

Dive guide Jeffry is taking a rest on one of the more than 1,500 islands of Raja Ampat after a long encounter with manta rays.

Photos of the numerous grey reef sharks, black and white tips and wobbegongs will follow...

Raja Ampat encompasses 40,000 square kilometers of land and sea is claimed to have the richest coral reef biodiversity in the world.

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Saturday, October 11, 2008

Float-ees, the Papuan way

Safe jumps into the water in 2008 (see above). As always, trunks which float existed before, and possibly even before 1950.

Photo from Sorong, West-Papua, September 2008.


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Friday, October 10, 2008

Where is the pygmy seahorse?

Photo of one pygmy seahorse (don't miss this link!!), Raja Ampat, West-Papua, October 2008.

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Thursday, October 09, 2008

Bird watcher in Papua

Photo from Raja Ampat, West-Papua, October 2008.

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Wednesday, October 08, 2008

Lounge, pray, smoke a bit and LEAVE

Four lounges, two mushollas, one smoking area and the ways out.

Photo from Jakarta airport, September 2008.

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Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Best Papua haircut?

Photo from Sorong, West Papua, Indonesia, September 2008.

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Monday, October 06, 2008

Smiling through the night

Photo from Jakarta, September 2008.

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Sunday, October 05, 2008

Himself

Brommel himself

Pre-internet photo from Bünde, Germany.

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Saturday, October 04, 2008

beer breaking out of the bottle

Drink faster, it will never happen again.

Photo of frozen Carlsberg from Jakarta, September 2008.

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Friday, October 03, 2008

rest or work?

Photo from Jakarta, September 2008.

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Thursday, October 02, 2008

Kind of bamboo bridge

Photo from Southern Leyte, Philippines, April 2007.

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Wednesday, October 01, 2008

One child family, chairs and a bike

Photo from Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, November 1985.

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