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geeky Indonezia

Indonesia linkdump

thought it might be worth sharing: Indonesia centric resources, mostly magazines, article repositories / references. I just found the lovely link to The Malay Archipelago then decided to post some others, related resources.

The Malay Archipelago [papuaweb.org/dlib/bk/wallace/book.html]
The Malay Archipelago (1869) by Alfred Russel Wallace: The land of the orang-utan, and the bird or paradise. A narrative of travel, with sketches of man and nature.

Inside Indonesia [http://insideindonesia.org]
Indonesia centric, Australian based webzine

Gunung Bagging [http://www.gunungbagging.com/]
Climbing the mountains of indonesia

PapuaWeb [http://www.papuaweb.org/]
Information network for students, researchers, development workers, community leaders, government agencies and others working on issues relevant to Papua, Indonesia

Sumatra Eco-turism [http://www.sumatraecotourism.com]
Travel information for north part of Sumatra (Aceh, North Sumatra, West Sumatra). Useful and to the point.

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quickies

Happy Salmonella!

Am fost lenes si tacut (pe blog). Trebuie sa va povestesc printre altele cum a fost pe Merapi si probabil o s-o fac in urmatoarele zile in care n-o sa ma indepartez prea mult de pat (si nu in sensul bun al expresiei).

In cautare de experiente inedite? Ei bine, io unu sunt proaspat posesor de salmonella, prezint o stare de fizic de 38-40° de 3 zile si am creieru parca de cingo, dizzy de fac eforturi sa fac 2 pasi sau sa-mi citesc mailu. Dupa 2 zile de febra de elita am intrat nitel in panica si m-am dus la un spital privat, care arata ca-n filmele cu doctori ameicani, sau ca un hotel de lux. Mi-au facut imediat analize de sange si mi-au explicat unde-i buba.

Salmonella / febra tifoida e foarte populara in Asia de SE unde lumea nu foloseste hartie igienica, se doar spala dorsal. Probabil am intrat in contact (la vreo taraba de mancare de pe strada) cu un personaj cu o atitudine ceva mai liberala la capitolul spalat pe maini.

Acum astept sa treaca, iau pilule, stau in casa, beau multe lichide si in general incerc sa adopt o atitudine pozitiva.

Pana trece o sa-mi reiau activitatile de cyberbum si twitter destoinic.