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The
Official Organ of The Kerobokan Home Office
August 27, 2000
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JOHN
BACK
FROM
SINGAPORE
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BALI SATURDAY:
Last
night at 10.30 pm I returned home from 3 days in Sing- apore. The Australian
dollar has certainly taken a battering now only .97c Singapore to the AUD.
Makes everything more expensive there. Earlier in the year whilst
I was there it was $1.10 to the AUD. Wed I arrived at my out of town hotel,
the $45 per night, but nice Astra in Paya Lebar (see map) at around 6.30
pm after a comfortable flight from Bali. Thanks to Yong Fu’s special
seat allocation. Full plane but 2 seats to myself. The hotel is near the
Malay Village.
MALAY VILLAGE
About 10 mins from down-
town on the MTR. I caught the MRT train down to Bugis St where I
enjoyed a very expensive but nice dinner of barbecued king prawn.
BUGIS STREET
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MTR TRAIN SPEED TO DOWNTOWN
SINGAPORE
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owner who told me that he must now pay $6000 per month for his rather
rundown shop. His cook costs $4000 per month and the 2 waiters $3000 each.
In the evening I went to a “spit and sawdust” Chinese restaurant near my
hotel. Enjoyed a Beef Claypot. Thursday went shopping at Peoples
Park shopping complex in Chinatown. Far cheaper than Orchard road. Very
rarely do you see a tourist there. Easy to get to, a short walk from Outram
station. I walked until my feet could stand it any |
longer. A large bottle
of beer usually costs $6 SIN, however at the airport a pot
costs $7. Friday I spent the afternoon in Orchard Road wondering how anybody
can afford the prices. Caught my flight from terminal 1 at 7pm and readied
myself with a few red wines to do battle with Indonesian Immigration and
Customs. Paid the usual $10
corruption and all
was fine.
The plane was full
of Indians all looking forward to a holiday in Bali. Arrived at the
KHO around 10.30pm, we had a small party with Jamal, Deni and I until
dawn. |
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POOR
GUS
| INDONESIA: Indonesian
president Wahid (Gus Dur) following his promise to the MPR this week announced
his new cabinet. Dubbed by the press here as all the presidents men. Megawati
was clearly not amused. refusing to read out the appointments for the President
on live Tv she went home. The President cracked a joke that she wasn’t
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because she had to
take a mandy. (shower – Indonesian custom in the afternoon) He continued
to crack, well that’s women for you. Megawati’s party which won over 32%
of the vote are not represented on the new cabinet. The Queen is displeased
and waiting in the wings. How long can Gus hang on? When will Mega make
her move. Stay tuned. |
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| Denny: The
home page looks good. Simple and loads fast. I notice |
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that the geocities site
doesn't have a grouping as such anymore, like 'hollywood' etc. |
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Harold Aspinal:
I
was at a BBQ over the weekend and met Ian Davey whom |
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ages. He informed me you are now living in Indonesia & have divested
yourself of the business on St Kilda Rd. I have been to Indonesia several
times (lost count) and was last there in 1997 when I spent 2 relaxing months
in the sun. I rented a house in Seminyak for the duration, and met
some people from the local 'expatriate' community and also saw some copies
of a local expat news- paper. All quite interesting. At times
I also toyed with the idea of living there (or the Philippines -
another place I have been to often) but in the end decided I would probably
go mad after a while or maybe go on the booze. Also I completely
distrust medical & dental services in those countries. I am now
living 'out-of-town' in a nice house in Mt Martha - on TOP
of Mt Martha to be exact. Prior to this I had two years living in
Sorrento. I am in a semi-retired situation. Rochelle:
'll miss your birthday by a week. We arrive very late on Friday 1
September and are staying in Nusa Dua. Will certainly keep the Wed.
night free.Have a great birthday on Monday and look forward to seeing you
soon. |
DEWA BAGONG
STRUCK DOWN
WITH TYPHOID
BALI: Our
friend Dewa Bagong (not to be confused with the other Dewa who is
actually Dewa Bagong's cousin) is very ill with Typhoid fever. He has returned
to his village in central Bali. We wish him a speedy recovery. |
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Ian D: coming
from Moe via another friends computor. What one does to get a message out.
As you can guess the machine is not back yet. I am on route to Birnsdale.
Have a good time in Singapore. I will give you more detailed news when
I get to Canberra . Clive of England:
You have certainly been keeping
busy on the web site.
Excellent pages on
Bali and Lombok. I have added a new Bali Info page to my site with a map
as you sugested to show the location of the vliias. We will be returning
to Bali for the first 2 weeks in November i.e. from 30th Oct to 12th
Nov and hope to come and visit you and Jamal at the KHO. The house should
be finished by then - we hope! George: I love you take care great
internet home page, I especially loved the Bali information.
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Sei in Osaka: hi
there. how have you been doing recently? |
is everything going
fine??l bet it is. anyway, still my girlfriend and l have not decided where
and when to take a trip. hmmmm too shit. l am really dying to go there
again, and have fun and good hug with all of you guys. of course
if you dont mind. hahaha. Geof in Canberra: Good to hear from
you again. I read all the newsletters and find them interesting.
Yes my new house is fine, because of the central heating it has stayed
very warm during the winter, much better than the old house. |
JAKARTA:
From Brad in Jakarta Hey guys !
My Kavling Polri (street)
is buzzing |
MEGA
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| with excitement this
morning as the girl at the end of the street is getting married. The street
was teaming with police when I got up at 6:30am, I thought something serious
had happened. I was very obliging when the girls parents asked permission
to park on our property due it is a small street and parking is not plentiful.
Then someone asked if they could use the garage as they saw me departing
for the day for the office. Turns out they are reserving my garage for
Megawati Soekarno Putri - the vice president of Indonesia he is due to
arrive at the house in 15 minutes. Michael is going to try and entice her
in for coffee and cake !! More Next week! So she didn't go home
for a mandy after all! |
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Joke
from Bradley, in Brisbane: A man
suspected
his wife of seeing another man.
So
he hired a famous Chinese detective,
'Mee
Lookee Yu', to watch and report on
any
activities that might develop. A few days later he received this report: |
Most
honorable sir:
You
leave house.
He
come house.
I
watch.
He
and she leave house.
I
follow.
He
and she get on train.
I
follow. He and she go in hotel.
I
climb tree - look in window. |
He
kiss she.
She
kiss he.
He
strip she.
She
strip he.
He
play with she.
She
play with he.
I
play with me.
Fall
out of tree, not see.
NO
FEE |
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