Blogs from Pontianak, Kalimantan, Indonesia, Asia
September 25th 2010
Oh…waktu Waktu terus berlalu tiada henti… Manusia hanya memanfaatkannya… Tuk kehidupan yg berguna.. Hidup penuh dengan misteri Akankah ia dilalui?? Atau gugur tanpa jejak!!! Sahabatku.. Mental kitalah yang akan menentukan Masa depan yang cerah.. Akankah begitu saja berlalu??? Tidak sabahat… Untuk melalui itu semua perlu pengorbanan Sampai darah penghabisan... Sampai tutup usia…... read more
April 5th 2010
Waking up early to get ready for my 7:30 am bus, I went downstairs to find a taxi driver waiting in the lounge reading a paper, Ken the reception staff called one ahead of time for me, nice of him but I need my free breakfast first so I made the driver wait a little. He dropped me off at the bus station right at the Bus Asia bus. 7:30am is the departure time but we left at 7:15am and went around and stopped at the office. There they made me come to the office and show my passport, they wrote my name down on a sheet and handed me an Indonesian Immigration form which I need to fill up. Then we left and stopped at a few more spots, they are showing again "The Gods ... read more
Looking for ghosts in Pontianak
Published: October 18th 2008Asia » Indonesia » Kalimantan » Pontianak
October 15th 2008
Kalbar - the name meant nothing when I first saw it. But the more I came across it - on banks, football guernseys, government signs; the more I pondered on its significance. Then in a moment of clarity, I took an educated guess and realised it was the usual Indon abbreviation - this time for Kalimantan Barat. With this knowledge in mind, I began to imagine a new country, pretty much isolated from the rest of the world. Just one road connection winding through highland country to Kuching, Sarawak. No roads as yet to the rest of Kalimantan and only a slow boat to Jakarta. Other than than, Kalbar depends on air transportation to connect to Asia. Capital of the province is the sprawling city of Pontianak, situated on the equator and a delta mouth of ... read more
