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Skriven 2012-09-09 11:57:00 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
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Ärende: Indonesia 247
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 GJ> and was instrumental in exposing Borobudur.  When we were there more
 GJ> repair work was being done on it, as it was starting to collapse
 GJ> outward.  It is basically a small mountain with carved stone facings.
 GJ> The UNESCO intention was to put some sort of foundation underneath it.

I believe that the repairs having all been completed, it's now
time for another round to be begun.
 
 GJ> gongs are tuned as sets, there are variations between gamelans, so
 GJ> they cannot be played simultaneously.
 ML> Well ... I don't think that playing them together would
 ML> make worse sounds than they already do.
 GJ> Ah, you Westerners...

Indeed.

 ML> of concerns me as we are flying a dodgy airline into there
 ML> in order to avoid Jakarta.
 GJ> Why avoid Jakarta?

CGK is nasty and brutish, and JOG completes the trio by being
short (though the runways are acceptable, their runoffs are not).

 GJ> Although I haven't flown into JOG, the airport at Jambi (DJB) was
 GJ> "interesting", being of the switchback variety.  If the plane was
 GJ> lightly loaded it leaped into the air at the second hump, otherwise at
 GJ> the third.  Landing was exciting if the pilot mis-judged the landing
 GJ> and hit an uphill section.  What airline are you travelling on?

Batavia Air, now rebranded as Indonesia AirAsia, nonstop from
Singapore T1 (so we don't have to go to the budget terminal).
On one of those hated Airbuses. Lilli misunderstood my
instructions and booked us into row 1, at considerable extra
cost. 

 GJ> There is talk here
 GJ> of putting everyone's doctors' medical records into a common
 GJ> data-base, "for the patients' good", of course!

The lady across the street here, her sister is retiring from
medical practice largely because she refuses to do this.

   An alternative is for
 GJ> you to wear a tiny implant with all that information available to
 GJ> anyone with a suitable scanner.  It is done for dogs and cats, so why
 GJ> not humans?
 
For a while I was carrying a 1 GB thumb drive with me that
contained my medical records. I lost the drive and no longer
care anyway. But someone out there may actually have my
records and can pretend to be I.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Nasi Lemak / Coconut Rice
 Categories: Asia-se, Indonesian, Side dish, Rice
      Yield: 4 Servings

    500 g  Rice
    1/4 ts Salt
      1    Spice- pandan leaf
    125 g  Coconut milk

  In a large pan, bring 2 small cups of water to the boil with the salt
  and pandan leaf.

  When it is boiling, add the rice and stir once.

  Then add the coconut milk, stir agin and bring back to the boil.
  Cover the pan tightly, lower the heat to a very gentle simmer and
  cook for 10 minutes undisturbed.

  From: NANCY LAM STIRS IT UP ISBN 1 85702 796 5 By: NANCY LAM [ENAK
  ENAK restaurant in London & Channel 5] Typed by: KEVIN JCJD SYMONS

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