Tales of Two CitiesDiamond Geezer is a great blogger and his writings, generally about London, are deservedly being archived in the British Library's
website archive , for which he deserves every accolade and a publishing deal.
Jakartass has got a publishing deal, and because I'm busy proofreading
Culture Shock - Jakarta, which does include some writings from
my archives, I'm not writing much for here. But where are the Indonesian Library Website Archives, eh?
London Daily Nature Photo shows what a city can be like, and in fact is.
This is
a great image of Jakarta, but you'll be hard put to spot the nature. But it is there, and if anyone, or a group, can do a Jakarta Daily Nature Blog then expect an instant link from here.
For a dozen years or so,
Inside Indonesia has been
a quarterly magazine for general readers on the people of Indonesia - their culture, politics, economy and environment. They are now launching a "new, improved online magazine". For info, send them
a blank email.
Back in London the other week,
a naked man was killed in an apparent shoot-out with police.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission confirmed that the victim, who was 52, was shot outside Paolo's restaurant, near Park Royal underground station. Apparently,
the man was suspected to be a firearms supplier about to take delivery of a pistol.Naked?
I always forget birthdays and anniversaries.Did you know that yesterday, Friday May 25th, was
Towel Day?
I didn't either, so please remind me next year or so long and thanks for the fish.
Labels: Jakarta, London
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