Fred went a wandering.

Honda, what are these dudes up to?



Ah, selling motorbike by the side of the street.



I wonder if anyone will stop and take a closer look.

Hang on, they don't need to, he's hoping they'll stop and take leaflet.



No - he's passing them to the motorcyclists whilst they're still moving.





He runs into traffic, gives the people a leaflet, and hopes to get back to the side before anther one comes by, knocks him down and kills him.

Honda, what are these dudes up to?



Ah, selling motorbike by the side of the street.



I wonder if anyone will stop and take a closer look.

Hang on, they don't need to, he's hoping they'll stop and take leaflet.



No - he's passing them to the motorcyclists whilst they're still moving.





He runs into traffic, gives the people a leaflet, and hopes to get back to the side before anther one comes by, knocks him down and kills him.

Hello mas Fred!!! Yesterday was the iedul adha!! I thought you went to wander and take the pic of the "qurban"

Bidara sary wrote:

Hello mas Fred!!! Yesterday was the iedul adha!! I thought you went to wander and take the pic of the "qurban"

I wander all right.
Firstly, I totally forgot about the whole thing, so we went to a park, noticing a lot of activity at the mosque, totally failing to connect the dots.
Ho hum, no idea how I managed to miss that one - I put it down to old age and poverty, or perhaps I'm going ga ga.
Later, I wandered to a Muslim girls' boarding school, and managed a few very nice shots that were let's say, less than likely to get into the newspapers,
I've been a lot tired of late, back to old age and poverty, so I don't seem to have got around to uploading them.
I'll try to be a good boy and do it later.

I've just read my above post again and wondered if it came out right.
I visited the girls' boarding school and got some good pictures on the way home, after I'd left the girls' school.
That post sounded more like I had a telephoto lens and an unhealthy interest in teenagers.
Of course, I have no such lens.

Poverty can be a real bugger, especially when you grow old.
This lady hangs around alone, hoping to collect enough money to live for another day.

So many people in cars, commonly BMWs or Mercs, just drive past, totally ignoring her.

Selling motorbikes is big business out here, so the various shops really push for their slice of the cake.
Mini events are common.





Oh, and they hand out leaflets to passing motorcyclists.

There's just been a big holiday here, most people off work and the usual slaughter of loads of animals, much of the meat going to charities.
Some bits were left over.



or were they?

The next photos I'll post are the ones from the girls' school, the ones that won't be in the press.

mas fred wrote:

Poverty can be a real bugger, especially when you grow old.
This lady hangs around alone, hoping to collect enough money to live for another day.

So many people in cars, commonly BMWs or Mercs, just drive past, totally ignoring her.

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Oh dear this pic broke my heart!!! Reminding me of my late grandma

In the UK, if this man was in the street with these things, the cops would pull him like a shot.
These were taken about 150 meters from a girl's boarding school.



Now, back to those heads and possible leftovers









The bits are all washed in the nice, clean river.



On a totally separate note, soto is a traditional Indonesian soup, containing veggie and beef.
I wonder what these guys were going to make with this beef.

If for the head usually  they made stew with lots of fresh herb and will be eaten for days until you feel sick of it
As for soto they use the beef belly it's much more delicious then chicken soto

Bidara sary wrote:

If for the head usually  they made stew with lots of fresh herb and will be eaten for days until you feel sick of it
As for soto they use the beef belly it's much more delicious then chicken soto

You may notice in the last photo, there's a nice picture of a stomach and entrails, complete with poo poo.

Yup it's the delicious part for the soto believe me you can try it

One has to wonder, do they know or is this a monster sized cock up?

mas fred wrote:

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福美味, pronounced fu mei wei - or fook mei wei in some areas, means "lucky delicious" and is very common at Chinese restaurants.

HaileyinHongKong wrote:

mas fred wrote:

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福美味, pronounced fu mei wei - or fook mei wei in some areas, means "lucky delicious" and is very common at Chinese restaurants.

This may well be true but my question remains, are they aware of the English, or is this a



?

mas fred wrote:

Poverty can be a real bugger, especially when you grow old.
This lady hangs around alone, hoping to collect enough money to live for another day.

So many people in cars, commonly BMWs or Mercs, just drive past, totally ignoring her.

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I buy chickens for my wife's satay business, so many I get a very reasonable price.
All animals have one thing in common, there are bits no one will eat ... but the fish will.

This guy is cutting up chicken's entrails to use as bait.

mas fred wrote:

I buy chickens for my wife's satay business, so many I get a very reasonable price.
All animals have one thing in common, there are bits no one will eat ... but the fish will.

This guy is cutting up chicken's entrails to use as bait.

Wow , your wife has satay's business? where? around BSD area?

Many of my photos show village, small town and the low end of city life in Indonesia.
I don't want you to get the idea the place is all third world; in fact, Jakarta is a big modern city (Pity they haven't got the idea of sidewalks yet)

Looks good from a height but not so great at street level...

Lovely pics fred.

stumpy wrote:

Looks good from a height but not so great at street level...

Lovely pics fred.

It's short of a few things, but still has a beating heart.

Jakarta has fog?? It speak the reality , pollution is spoiling the nature beauty

Bidara sary wrote:

Jakarta has fog?? It speak the reality , pollution is spoiling the nature beauty

That was taken from the top of Monas, not so late into one Tuesday morning.
Probably traffic fumes.

This is why there are loads of minor accidents in Indonesia.



This is a small farm between BSD and Bintaro, two reasonably rich areas, south of Jakarta.

Mas Fred are you going to join the inauguration parade tomorrow, I heard there would be " pesta rakyat" around Monas!!

Bidara sary wrote:

Mas Fred are you going to join the inauguration parade tomorrow, I heard there would be " pesta rakyat" around Monas!!

I'm trying not to go out too much or too far, just in case baby Fred turns up.
Could be any time.

A week or so ago, I posted a picture of a man riding a motorcycle, but leading a dog.
There's always someone who has to go one up.

I'm going to tweet.
fred@tl_lab

Everyone with just about enough money has a mobile phone.
You can buy phones and SIM cards in shopping centres, small shops, tiny shops, little street stalls and from the back of a motorbike.

A couple of weeks ago I visited a local university, Universitas Trisakti, in Jakarta.
When the 1998 uprisings took place, the university was stormed by the military, killing four students.
They made a small memorial, and left the original window, including the bullet hole.

Irrigation is a fine art, commonly solved by the Archimedean screw in poor countries.
Other people use a bucket.

He's loading a gun



With a dart and line - what for?



Ahhhh, sorted.



Rod and line, nets, blocking rivers, now an airgun with a dart.
These people try every possible way to get the fish.

Delivery services are pretty much normal out here.
Essentials such as water and gas are sold all over the place, and most will bring it to your house.



Begging is also common.
This little kid hangs around outside a set of local shops, hoping to extract cash from motorists leaving the car park.
This is illegal in Indonesia, and using the baby is seriously immoral, but no one does a lot about it.

mas fred wrote:

Delivery services are pretty much normal out here.
Essentials such as water and gas are sold all over the place, and most will bring it to your house.

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Begging is also common.
This little kid hangs around outside a set of local shops, hoping to extract cash from motorists leaving the car park.
This is illegal in Indonesia, and using the baby is seriously immoral, but no one does a lot about it.

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Even in some places, the beggar would threaten us if we decline to give them any

ayustokhorst wrote:

Even in some places, the beggar would threaten us if we decline to give them any

In the case of this little girl, no worries, but there are many who could easily turn dangerous.
In my case, they mumble a bit, but don't get fruity; probably something to do with the "Do you like hospital food?" look on my face when they approach in an aggressive manner.
Seriously, some beggars, and their handlers, can be dangerous - so be careful.
Many beggars are run as part of a gang, so watch your back if you get problems with the one you're dealing with.

I'm playing with my small windows tablet, but have a very large screen because I'm playing with the projector.
Hang on, I'll take a  couple of photos with the phone, upload, and pop them in this post.
Hang on .......



The  projector



The kit, including loads of wires



Just playing, so I didn't tidy the wires.

Picture the scene.
There I am, in a supermarket, my wife just wandered up an isle to get some biscuits my daughter likes.
A woman walks up to me and says, "Do you want a good time?".

Luckily, she was promoting biscuits.



Sales promotion girls (SPG) have a poor reputation, commonly thought of as whores because they tend to wear skirts as tight as they are short.
Of course, some are easily bedded (So I'm informed), but stereotypes are commonly wrong.
The girls tend to work for many companies as the manufacturer requires staff.

This one is promoting yogurt.

Ouch - is this woman about to get murdered?



No, they're friends.



The chicken, happily for my sweet and sour this evening, didn't escape the ruddy big knife.