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[Indofred]

The minions would love this guy.
He walks about with his hand cart all day, selling bananas and other fruits.
His profits are tiny, so he'll probably do it until he can no longer manage to wheel the cart.

As you see with this guy, using a mobile phone whilst riding a motorbike os seen as acceptable. He stopped at the junction, but rode off a few moments later, phone still stuck to his ear.

 

[Indofred]

I can't remember uploading and posting this video but, if I have already done so, please forgive me and my bad memory.

 

[Indofred]

The UK has a lot of rules when it comes to roadworks.
There has to be a whole bunch of safety rubbish in place, traffic lights, and who knows what else.
Indonesia is exactly the same - but without any of the above.

Here, local guys after a bit of cash try their best to control the traffic flow, and hope motorists toss a little bit of cash into their boxes.

As prostitution is illegal here, no one throws cash into their boxers.

Motorbike riders don't hang around, preferring any way around the roadworks, even if it isn't even close to safe.

The guy selling food did his best to get past on the side of the road, but it was hard work for him.

Sadly, there was a massive traffic jam caused by the roadworks - you'll see that when I edit the Gopro video.

 

[Searcher44]

The UK has a lot of rules when it comes to roadworks.
There has to be a whole bunch of safety rubbish in place, traffic lights, and who knows what else.
Indonesia is exactly the same - but without any of the above.

Here, local guys after a bit of cash try their best to control the traffic flow, and hope motorists toss a little bit of cash into their boxes.

As prostitution is illegal here, no one throws cash into their boxers.

Motorbike riders don't hang around, preferring any way around the roadworks, even if it isn't even close to safe.

The guy selling food did his best to get past on the side of the road, but it was hard work for him.

Sadly, there was a massive traffic jam caused by the roadworks - you'll see that when I edit the Gopro video.

Thanks for the pics. I think you've got a good eye.

 

[Indofred]

The traffic here undisciplined at best, total chaos at worst.
What rules there are get ignored by everyone, even the police.
The road works I showed earlier caused a traffic jam, but atrocious driving made it far worse.

 

[Indofred]

Sorry about the low video quality.
The Gopro does a really nice job of taking them, producing very high quality results, but I have to edit down and save at far lower quality in order to upload them in a reasonable time.

 

[Indofred]

Thanks for the pics. I think you've got a good eye.

I just get lucky from time to time, and my camera does much of the hard work for me.
I just snap at things, hoping for the odd reasonable shot.

 

[Indofred]

Preman (gangsters) are feared by many who assume they're out for blood, will rob you if they get half a chance, and only have teeth so they can bite you.
Stereotypes are commonly wrong as we see with them using their teeth to smile when I took this.

 

[Indofred]

We went to the beach last week.
Indonesian beaches have lots of people who try to make a little money from the tourists.

Breakfast?

Water sports equipment hire

The lady looks shocked at the price

Yummy

 

[Indofred]

More food

Clothes (Handy if you need and extra shirt)

and a nice collection of hawkers together

But, after lots of hard work, these dudes need a rest.

 

[Indofred]

What an odd little building

Let's take a closer look

Is it over water?

It sure is. This type of toilet is still common in poor villages.
I thank Fujifilm for the long 42 times zoom they fitted to this camera.

 

[Indofred]

Supermarkets are very much like UK places, save they sell live fish for food and some stuff you'd probably find really weird.
The fish, just as a note, are remove from the tank when you pick one, then smashed over the head until dead. They wrap it up and off you go.
They also like to sing.

 

[ESay]

Thanks for the photos. Very interesting!

 

[Indofred]

My eyes are old .... but they still see what other eyes miss.
An example.

People look out of a shopping centre window and see a river.

I see a man fishing

 

[Indofred]

Back to that toilet, and the village it serves.

You might well have noticed the sack, they're filled with these.

filled up by these, and others

then sent away to be sold to a middleman who then sells them on to a plastics factory.

 

[Indofred]

A pole ... with notices.

This is telling everyone about a missing 10 year old child

 

[Indofred]

This lady works her stall in a market, probably earning enough to live, but not a lot more.
She seems to be trying to sell anything that's easy to carry to the market.

I went up there by train. Note the platform isn't the right height, so they made steps.

 

[Indofred]

Several petrol stations have closed down in the area for a variety of reasons.

Indonesians are known for their ability to see and exploit an opportunity to make a little money, but some go as far as their small investment capital allows.

You just have to respect these people.

 

[Indofred]

The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round ... or you could jump on a truck.

 

[Indofred]

Come on, give the electricians a bit of credit.
They got the duff street light working without having to dig up the grass.