People talk about globalization and say we are becoming more homogenous. You really have to see it to believe it. Coming to Singapore via Batam, I was next to a party of Korean tourists. The old guy in front of me had a Pierre Cardin suitcase and a small bag made by Columbia, the same as mine. At the McDonalds where I hand my passport over, a Chinese family with 2 young kids are speaking English, the father asking his son if he wants butter.
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Arriving in Singapore my ferry docked at Harbour Front, which is connected to the fast and efficient MRT subway system. After a plate of Vietnamese food inside the shopping mall (isn’t Singapore one big shopping mall?) that cconnects to the ferry terminal, I bought a ticket from the computerized machine to Dhoby Ghaut, where cheap guest houses are located.
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Search and Rescue workers continue to look for the missing Adam Air plane. The plane has been missing for over a week, forcing authorities to scour ocean and land areas. Singaporean and American specialists have joined in the search, which keeps the nation gripped in suspense.
Here’s more from the Jakarta Post.
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Bali organized a tsunami drill today, on the 2nd anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami, that killed 170,000-220,000 people, depending on who you believe.
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Visitors to Bali might like to hear they have another option for excitement. A new airline is offering trips from Jakarta to the world’s gambling capital Macao, for $10.99.
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Meeting up with my friends Fauzi and Siti, we sat at a streetside place in the Bugis area and caught up. Fauzi suggested a Chinese style soup containing seaweed, green vegetables, fried fish, tomato and milk. Add some red hot chilis and that thing was the business. Singapore has interesting combinations of food from the Chinese, Malay and Indian styles. A couple of large glasses of Hoegarten beer at a local pub finished off the evening. Sitting out at streetside tables is aprt of cultural life in SE Asia, Hong Kong included.
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The last couiple of days in Kuta / Seminyak ahve been windy and wet. We lost a papaya tree, our neighbor had a giant old tree crash in her garden. All over Indonesia, the recent storms have caused problems, including the ferry and air accidents in Java and Sulawesi. Bali halted ferry services temporarily, although sitting here at 2.30pm on wednesday, skies are brighter.
Here’s more from the Jakarta Post.
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Maybe its because I’m a Londoner, that I left and live in Bali. The ‘Big Smoke’ is a cold windy place, but gains a special something around Christmas. Most people the take a week off of work and from Dec 24th to Jan 2nd, spend time with family, eat, drink and visit friends. Its great.
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Scotty Col (Colin Forrest), a Baliblog reader and genuine good bloke, passed away recently.
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