In Surabaya

G'Day Cyber wanders,



I'm slumming Surabaya this week. Well not slumming really. I don't seem to get the luxury these days to dribble on in this blog, the bloody crisis seems to have made work 10 fold busier with no extra in the piggy bank to show for the effort. Can't explain that, one wonders where we all would be if we were all this focused during the "BOOM" times.



Anyway I seem safe this month, figures well ahead of plan, trick will be to maintain them going forward.



I like Surabaya, the hotel has afforded me two very peaceful nights sleep. Usually I don't sleep well the first night "out" but not this time.

I'm being ferried around in variety of automobiles none of which are comfortable. I have come to the conclusion that Indonesia car seats rival a bed of rusty nails when it come to a place to rest your arse. Now I know why they pack the car so full of bodies, as it would be much more comfortable on someones lap!!!I must say that the trusty Surfin' Serena is streets ahead in the luxury and comfort stakes.



What has my arse really worried is, a drive to Malang later this week, some 3 hours away now, thanks to some community minded dick who drilled a hole in the Earths crust to strike in rich in sloppy mud.



Prick!!!

Now I'll have a numb arse for his efforts. Alas I still do have a home shouldn't complain...............much. As I flew in, the muddy lava lake was clearly visible with its little wisp of stream escaping from the centre. I still remember driving through the area only weeks after the disaster started, mud was only to the house's eaves, well now nothing is above the high mud mark and the levees are getting higher.



There must be a business opportunity with all this free ooze gushing forth, maybe L'oreal will take it. A good marketing campaign, punchie buy line, celeb endorsement and hey presto, women everywhere will be slapping on their dials. GJ your a genius!!!!!



Or maybe I could pipe it to Singapore, as they seem hell bent on making Singa's the biggest island in the world. It's the only place where ocean front land is next to worthless, 'cause tomorrow your waterfront land is 100's of metres from the beach.

Anyway I like the change of being in Surabaya.

BTW the sate kambing for lunch was very tasty.

Cheers from the monkey man,

GJ