Playing Catch-UpIf you want to know a bit more about some of my musings, here are a few links for you.
1.
Bali People CarriersNick of Bali Blog proposes
an efficient, clean and economically viable public transport system which
also has to be user friendly.
He wants a mass transit monorail system for the urban areas backed up with a fleet of electric buses for intercity travel. For his personal use, he'd prefer a horse and buggy.
2. Lovers of quaint and grandiloquent English should need no reminding of Michael Quinion's
World Wide Words.
So forget I mentioned it.
3. You might also be interested in
My Favorite Word.
Mine is
BUTTERCUP.
4. Escalator Rules OK
Diamond Geezer has 15 rules for newcomers to
the new-fangled moving staircase. They're written in quaint English. Verily, thou shalt have thy work cut out to comprehend it, methinks.
5.
Your cellphone may be bugged Your mobile phone company could make money from selling information about your location to the companies that offer this service. And the police, the security services and, be careful guys, your spouse.
Now you know why Jakartass won't have one.
6. SBY and the new Broadcasting Law.
Read
Yosef Ardi for an inside view of why SBY is seeking to curb the media.
Mr President, in a democratic country, media and politics normally have a kind of love and hate relationship. Live with that.
And read
Yosef Ardi for inside dope on business deals, cronyism and shareholder meetings. Fascinating stuff.
7. Why??
From the ever-fascinating
J-Walk Blog comes this.
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