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The Thai call them Tuk tuks, Indonesians know them as Bajai, but they get used as heavy goods vehicles regardless of the name you prefer.

 

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Alfamart is a chain of 'corner shops', very popular around Indonesia.
From time to time they've been known to wander around local villages with special offers.

 

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We went for a little jaunt to the cinema this afternoon, then my eldest decided she fancied a curry in ITC, BSD. As the curry place is clean, tidy, cheap and the food tastes good, I didn't argue.

Whilst waiting for my delicious curry, I took a look at a couple of other stalls.

Here's one

This place can't be described as I did the curry place, and there's little chance of me ever trying the food.
The filth was bad, and I'm sure ITC operate a no smoking policy.
Still, I could be wrong.

 

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Seat belts are not required for truck passengers (Part II)

 

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A truck down a hole.
The drains are covered, but they aren't even close to strong enough to hold a fully laden truck, so sights like this are common.

In fairness, the hole is always clearly marked with reflective signs and all normal safety measures so no one else falls victim to it.

 

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16 May 2016

A truck with a crane smashed into a footbridge, causing to to collapse in a spectacular fashion, blocking both lanes of a busy toll road.
The driver needs a very good lawyer and a change of underwear.
I'm taking a guess the crane was partially raised as it should have easily passed under the bridge.
However, that's only a guess.

The press were out in force, probably more of them than there were coppers, and there were a lot of plod.

 

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I wondered if anyone will read this crap or if I should devote more time to scratching my balls and farting.

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good stuff

 

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The bridge has now been removed and traffic is flowing, leaving only the smashed ends, a few police road markings, the damage to the side of the road, and a dent in the central reservation to mark the accident's position.

 

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This is Indonesia, so the utmost must be done to make the area safe, totally blocking the path so no one can accidentally pass and drop.
I have to wonder if anyone realised ....

 

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Indonesian roads are commonly pretty bad, but there is a big push towards making them better.
Sadly, cash and lazy often make for a crap or half finished job, as we see in this case where the contractors haven't bothered filling in the drop between the rebuilt road and the side road.
The driver found some bricks to stuff under his tyre, and off he went.

 

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I've been photographing an old building for some months now, mostly because I expected an accident or few.
I thought it would be a worker or few get crushed or fall in a spectacular way, but a bigger bang was to be had.
It was started in 1995, but finally abandoned in 1998, partially due to the financial crisis, and partially because of crap building techniques that made it unsafe - more than anyone thought.

This was the building in October 2015.

and in January 2016.

As you can see, they've removed a few floors, and it was all by hand.

Workers in November

Here they are in January dropping a concrete beam by hand.

You can see by the lack of safety gear and the reckless work techniques why I thought there was going to be a problem ........

 

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Forgive me posting someone else's picture, but I didn't get one of the collapse

Old high-rise building in Bintaro collapses

Some parts of an old skyscraper in Bintaro, South Tangerang, Banten, collapsed on Thursday afternoon causing clouds of dust in the surrounding area.

(Note - I like the Jakarta post)

OOPS!

I wandered over the following day

The road was closed

and this is what the building looked like

 

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As you'd expect, the press were there in force.
I noticed a crew looking for a good place to film, so I gave them a shout to suggest my position would work well - It did, and I got to watch the live broadcast. Their equipment was interesting, especially the live streaming box.

Looks good, but zooming out shows how they got the camera angle

I had a little chat with a dude I met on the top floor of Bintaro trade centre, him telling me how all the workers were on their lunch break at the bottom of the building, but one guy was still up top.
Seems he was on the part that remained up, so he had a very lucky escape. I wonder if he was wearing brown trousers.

 

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A truck fallen down drains is a common sight here.

I probably see one a week, so we have to ask why it happens.

Here's another one.

I'll make it easy to see

and the hole it left.

The drivers either don't see the drains, or just don't realise the covers can't take the weight of their lorries.

 

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Gorengan, or fried things, can be found all over Indonesia.
They all share being deep fried in batter, but the contents vary wildly from tofu to bananas and pretty much anything else you can think of.

 

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Lack of education is still a major problem in Indonesia.
It isn't really anyone's fault, more a combination of factors, but the upshot remains the same; a lot of people have no clue how much damage they're doing to their country when they throw rubbish away.
A few weeks ago I accepted an invitation to Trisakti university, an excellent establishment on Jakarta's inner ring road. As I was a little early, I took the opportunity for a mini wander with the smaller of my cameras, a lovely Olympus compact with 24X optical zoom.

i·ro·ny1
ˈīrənē/
noun
the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
"“Don't go overboard with the gratitude,” he rejoined with heavy irony"
synonyms: sarcasm, causticity, cynicism, mockery, satire, sardonicism
"that note of irony in her voice"
a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result.
plural noun: ironies
"the irony is that I thought he could help me"
synonyms: paradox, incongruity, incongruousness
"the irony of the situation"

I could also be defined as a pile of anti flood sandbags piled up against a save the planet sign.

 

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Small restaurants are very common here so a wide variety of foods are available on pretty much every street.

Oh, food and motorcycles

The UK health and hygiene people would go crackers at this, but it's nothing odd here.
As a note - the food is pretty good there.

 

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I wanted a smaller camera with USB charging and better low light performance, but still with a big zoom.

I decided a Samsung was probably best so I bought one.
Please forgive any errors until I learn to drive it.

 

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My first attempt with the new camera was this. People selling all sorts from motorbikes is pretty common, but even local standards see this is overloaded.
Note the clever patented rain protection - I've heard a whisper Honda have eyes on buying that in a bid to knock Yamaha out of the market.