Fun facts

Fun fact #348: Indonesians don’t use knives, only a spoon in a right hand and a fork in left. Not too difficult to eat this way, not when you compare to e.g. chopsticks.

Fun fact about #349: this is how a normal Indonesian toilet AND a shower looks like: http://www.google.dk/imgres?q=Indonesian+toilet&hl=da&biw=1639&bih=800&gbv=2&tbm=isch&tbnid=tFGa9WHwDMhCnM:&imgrefurl=http://finalaeon.wordpress.com/2007/11/14/our-new-bathroom/&docid=SjAaaLmhKJPAaM&imgurl=http://finalaeon.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/20071113_bathroom.jpg&w=520&h=390&ei=WZfQTvr4Ao7krAfigvDvDA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=1335&vpy=148&dur=1130&hovh=193&hovw=258&tx=211&ty=80&sig=101395844449798654266&page=1&tbnh=134&tbnw=186&start=0&ndsp=30&ved=1t:429,r:6,s:0. You can see this kind of toilet almost everywhere: schools, cafes etc.

This is how a modern one, the one we have at home,  looks like: http://www.google.dk/imgres?q=Indonesian+toilet&start=62&num=10&hl=da&gbv=2&biw=1639&bih=800&tbm=isch&tbnid=O9LF6aUK4wi5OM:&imgrefurl=http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g294230-d1580272-r21448084-Grand_Quality_Hotel-Yogyakarta_Java.html&docid=2AfcAvTY9Y4EUM&imgurl=http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/01/1c/e6/b9/oh-so-dirty-toilet.jpg&w=550&h=412&ei=LpjQTsbzHMTprQekgZHlDA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=1335&vpy=484&dur=60&hovh=193&hovw=258&tx=166&ty=97&sig=101395844449798654266&sqi=2&page=3&tbnh=124&tbnw=168&ndsp=35&ved=1t:429,r:16,s:62

Fun fact #350: when you put a new sim card to your phone, you have to provide a lot of information. And I mean A LOT. E.g. passport number, birthday, religion, sex, hobbies and etc. I guess it’s a good thing I didn’t have to indicate my hair color…

Fun fact #351: there is a raining season from November till March in Indonesia. So, practically all the time I’ll stay there. During the raining season every morning is clear and bright, with sunshine. Then, around 12-13pm it starts heavily raining and lasts for an hour or two. And then again you have a nice evening.

Fun fact#352: Malang is surrounded by 4 volcanoes. Active ones. Would be fun if all of them erupted at once, wouldn’t it?

Fun fact #352: This is how a Muslim swimwear looks like:  http://www.google.dk/imgres?q=muslim+swimwear&hl=da&biw=1639&bih=800&gbv=2&tbm=isch&tbnid=U62A7UtyCYqQuM:&imgrefurl=http://www.digitaljournal.com/image/47517&docid=K3HX3wNvVB2q3M&imgurl=http://www.digitaljournal.com/img/2/5/7/7/3/3/i/4/7/5/o/Bourkini_Muslima_swimwear_bourkini_nl.jpg&w=248&h=350&ei=hAzWToymEtHIrQee_7W9Dg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=865&vpy=394&dur=120&hovh=266&hovw=188&tx=87&ty=170&sig=101395844449798654266&page=1&tbnh=150&tbnw=84&start=0&ndsp=46&ved=1t:429,r:29,s:0 I went to buy one with my “mom” since she asked to teach her how to swim. We’ll see how that goes…

Fun fact #353 : When the coffee is too hot , Indonesians simply pour a little bit of it to a coffee plate and drink from it…Trust me, it’s really weird when someone offers you to taste a coffee from… a coffee plate.

And a random fact about my family. Remember when I said that boss calls me Tina? Well, he usually calls three times (Tina-Tina-Tina) and knocks on the door meanwhile. Reminds you of something? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCy0EgW_od0&feature=related