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[Indofred]

Could a person live there comfortably on $1,000 U.SD per month?

That works out at Rp9 million (Ish)
Minimum wage in Jakarta is Rp1.5 million

In Jakarta, you'd be fine but not great - in my village, my spend was around Rp2 million per month.

 

[syrenn]

Great thread!

 

[Indofred]

Bakso is as popular as it is rubbish.
Anything and everything goes into the stuff. No way will I eat it.

Fat, entrails and almonds.

then grind it up

After that, it's rolled into little balls and sold as a meat product. Yuk

Chips (fries) are nice

 

[Indofred]

Over the centuries people have married for many reasons.
Marriage has been used as a tool for diplomacy , for sex and even for love.
In my case it was because I have a bad memory.
I forget things. You name it and I'll forget it so, after 40 odd years I found the perfect wife. OK, she's good looking and, so I found out later, a very good cook (I said COOK) but it was really all down to her birthday.

7/7/77

Even I'm hard pressed to forget that one

 

[syrenn]

Over the centuries people have married for many reasons.
Marriage has been used as a tool for diplomacy , for sex and even for love.
In my case it was because I have a bad memory.
I forget things. You name it and I'll forget it so, after 40 odd years I found the perfect wife. OK, she's good looking and, so I found out later, a very good cook (I said COOK) but it was really all down to her birthday.

7/7/77

Even I'm hard pressed to forget that one

woot... what not to love about a good cook!

 

[Indofred]

One thing about Java is earthquakes,

My first real one was a while back now and, as luck would have it, I was sitting on the bog so no underwear was damaged on that occasion.

The toilet was literally swaying from side to side and I was hanging on, attempting not to make a mess on the floor.

 

[Sunni Man]

Is your wife Indonesian?

 

[syrenn]

Is your wife Indonesian?

I am sure you two will have a lot to talk about

 

[Indofred]

Wet and dry season sees big changes.

and then....

Eid is party time for Muslims.
In the villages, everyone goes round to as many houses as possible where they eat little snacks and be nice to everyone.

Kids commonly shake hands with teachers here.

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[Indofred]

Is your wife Indonesian?

From Wonosobo in Central Java.

 

[Indofred]

Is your wife Indonesian?

From Wonosobo in Central Java.

Did you convert to Isalm on order to marry her?

That's a long story but, no.
I decided to convert a few days before I met her.

 

[syrenn]

just saying... i am enjoying the views from jave, life and foods.....

Im not to crazy at the turn its had to religious subjects.

 

[Indofred]

just saying... i am enjoying the views from jave, life and foods.....

Im not to crazy at the turn its had to religious subjects.

More life subjects but I don't want this thread to turn into one of those daft arguments so, if posters would be so kind, PM or another thread in order to keep this one pure.

Cheers.

 

[Indofred]

Transport can be anything from a large bus to.....

These things are local taxis in Wonosobo, Central Java.

Another taxi

 

[Indofred]

In bus entertainment.
Buskers work the buses to try to get a bit of cash. They usually manage some but really bug a lot of passengers.

The 'conductor' hangs out of the door trying to get more passengers.

English is a fashion out here. Sad as it may be, a greater understanding is often needed.

 

[Indofred]

Prambanen temples. Seriously old temple still standing but suffered a lot of damage in a big earthquake.

I had heard of the old train station in the middle of Purwokerto but never seen it.

I had to have an explore but didn't quite expect what I found.

The old station is half intact down to the tracks and a few carriages.
That much I had heard about. What I did not expect was to find that these had been converted into makeshift homes for people who had no house.

I like walking. You see so much more that most people do or even want to.

 

[Indofred]

We found a dining table but the price was too high.
That means the painful art of negotiation. As anywhere that means having the price you want to pay + half the price they want you to pay.
The wimp out ot cave in money must not be visible to the seller.
First is the saying you don't much care or have yet to make up your mind to see if they cave in. Next, that failing, is to offer the price you want to pay.
If they don't accept you have to walk out and say you are going to look around town.
Most times that works but not this morning.
I buggered off for an ice lolly and a coke then wandered back past but not into the shop. The boss saw me but just waved rather than waved me in so I knew I was not going to get much discount.
Last was heading back in and telling him Sulis had set the maximum price I could pay. That took a few minutes to sort but we now have a solid wood dining table with six chairs and I don't have 167 quid.

All the stuff is made on site by there own people.

Michelle, my daughter, decided she wanted to sit down elsewhere.

 

[Indofred]

I think I've mentioned a couple of times before, are nothing like UK schools.
From first starting the kids have to learn how to take part in the Monday morning flag raising. First thing on a Monday morning all government building raise the nation flag, the merah, putih (red and white - see my name bit on the left for a peek at the flag).
As they progress through the school they must all learn to march and take part.
Only the best end up as the main flag group and, the best of the best, as the flag bearer with two escorts.
It's considered a serious honour and all the kids want to be the one who actually raises the flag so they take parade practice very seriously.
This is an SD, infants/junior school.

Anything and everything is sold from bikes (OK - Trikes) out here.

Tea anyone?

Health and safety are a joke.
Would you go up this ladder?

I know there is little here that is of special interest to the boys so I thought I would post this one.

 

[Indofred]

This is me with two sheep and a nun. Sorry about the wrinkles in the nun's bum but she had just been sat on the washing machine while it was on fast spin.
The carrot was a right mess and we had to throw it away.

 

[Indofred]

Breakfast. It's a sloppy rice thing called bubur.

Bread delivery

Need a shoe repair?