Indonesian blogger ‘tells it like it is’

by Nick on April 5, 2007

by Nick | April 5th, 2007

The internet is full of ‘bules‘ yapping about their travels in Indonesia, and engaging in long conversations about Indonesia, the culture and the people. Many tourists and expats pride themselves in ‘telling it like it is’. We’ve all met a guy sitting at the bar with a Marlboro and a Bintang…’they’re all bloody useless mate, I’m just telling it like it is.”

Now the internet has an Indonesian blogger to chuck some of the muck back in the other direction. This guy’s name is Achmad and like his foreign counterparts, he likes the sound of his own voice, or should I say, his own keyboard. By his own admission he’s a talented little bugger and actually has a good sense of humour. I quite like the little benchong, especially the way he comes at you from different angles, never afraid to cross the line about ‘touchy issues’. As a fellow ‘Mus’ I’m happy he’s shedding light on the ‘Dark Side’, as most people are basically the same the world over.

One of Achmad’s posts that could cause a stir in Bali, is the one where he claims rugby league is for sissies, stating it reflects deep homo-erotic undercurrents. I don’t know about that, but I do know I’d keep my trap shut around Mal Meninga.

Stay tuned for more wit and cutting commentary from Indonesia’s own blogger.

{ 6 comments }

Barrie April 6, 2007 at 1:56 am
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G’Day Nick,

He most certainly is a forthright character. I checked out his blog and I liked it!. The guy has balls to say what he feels and is honest.

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satria keblinger April 6, 2007 at 4:58 am
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i dont know why it’s hard for you to see or is this how you celebrate april fools’ day?
he’s fake, he’s not even indonesian and he’s not a muslim.

“an emerging Indonesian poet, philosopher, columnist, Pencak Silat master and cabaret singer. He is skilled in playing ‘Dangdut’ on the ukele and the art of hoola-hoop dancing.”

…yeaaah, right!

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elmo April 12, 2007 at 10:24 pm
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Very obvious, a fake. Not even a good one at that. And a fake with a thinly veiled Muslim hate agenda at it too.

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kiki April 18, 2007 at 12:44 am
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Hey Nick, read this book “Because They Hate” by Brigitte Gabriel before you start calling yourself a ‘fellow Mus’. Read the excerpt at Amazon.com. Let me know if you are interested but cannot get a copy. FYI…no printed material can be shipped in to Indonesia from USA via postal service, so I will hand carry it for you.

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Eddie Tansil April 18, 2007 at 1:42 pm
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One Amazon review Quotes…

Gabriel’s strict dichotomy between “evil versus goodness” is too extreme to be informative. Readers will be forced to decide whether or not to accept her heart-felt bias.

As always there are two sides to every coin.

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kiki April 19, 2007 at 12:09 am
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Being able to remain impartial and objective is what separates the educated from the non ;-)

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