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October 26th 2010

Published: October 27th 2010

Oh My Buddha This is going to be a very long post, but also with a lot of nice photos. I had spent a week in Singapore trying to get a visa to Myanmar. No luck. It feels strange when you just want to visit a country and your motives are being questioned because of an upcoming election, but that is what happens when you put "unemployed" as your occupation and your application is subsequently sent... Read Full Entry

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Squeaky clean

Mae Uak carrying her luggage up a hill.

Village girl

Outside Luang Prabang.

Sooth

The Khamu have their fireplaces indoors and that has to be really bad for their health. No chimneys so the smoke has to find its way through the bamboo walls and thatched roofs.

Khamu house

They build their houses on stilts to keep animals out, but this one is past its prime.

Drying rice

Burdened

I have seen a lot of weird loads on motorbikes. This is one of the better ones.

More rice

School in the hilltop village

Don't run with scissors

The kids in the village quite often walk around with very, very big knives.

Lots of kids

The girls often get married at 14 in some of these villages and ten children is not uncommon.

Dads help out though

Trekking back from the hill

Bastard

This generator powered one of the insanely loud sound-systems.

Headgear

People from the surrounding villages came to town to see the races and they still wear traditional clothing.

Hello Kitty II

Chilling out at the races

Battle

Two girls teams fighting it out. I had picked the pink ones as my team, but they weren't very good :(

Getting the heat on

This handpowered ventilator was used to regulate the heat on a tiny barbecue of hotdogs and chicken feet.

Pee break between races

Referees decision

Balloons

31st October 2010

Henrik
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Guesses
Hi Busse, Go to Hard Rock Café (even if it is situated next to the best local resurants)and order a Big Mac and complain about the service and the fact that they don't have a Big Mac on the menu. Be rude, high voiced, not leave a tip and if you have a chance to run off without paying the bill you will do that as well. Spend 2 weeks in a Mövenpick resort in Thailand - and not leave the place for 2 weeks. Only order room service and get drunk by the pool side. Go into training as a buddhist monk /henrik

4th November 2010

Angie
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I want a prize...!
My guess (and I have too much of an idea so its more like a suggestion than a real guess) for the BFCE is that: you, Jens Busse, are going to return to Indonesia and make peace with those poor ENDANGERED whale sharks. That would be an excellent way to challenge yourself and "in a way that makes the jungle trek on Sumatra and the carnage at Lamalera look like a walk in the park." Making ammends with the innocent victims/family members of victims would be quite the challenge and a swim in the sea. ;) Lovely read. You have a way with words and capturing experiences which are otherwise indescribable. Look forward to future posts. xo

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