In a few days, I will have been in Indonesia for 4 months, which is a third of my time here. I went out shopping at the Sunday roadside market; the stalls literally spring up by the roadside on Sundays at 6am. I've bought all sorts of things, ranging from wicker sunbathing mats, clothes, crockery, a mobile phone... Today I bought a set of PC speakers that cost 115,000rp (about £6), among other less interesting items. I've been learning a little bit of Javanese this week, as my Indonesian is getting stronger. "Mator suwon" (probably spelled wrong) is 'thank you'. "sici, loro, thulu, papat, limo, enum, pituh..." is the numbers 1-7, I can't remember 8-10. Indonesians are mildly impressed if you can chat in Indonesian, but they really love it if you throw a bit of
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