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Skriven 2012-09-07 03:35:00 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av GLEN JAMIESON
Ärende: asia & health 234
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 GJ> Nancy and I had been staying in Jogja and took a taxi to Borobudur.

How long does that take, an hour or so? I presume the roads
are better than they were when you were there (though we
discovered that 15-20 mph was a generous speed estimate for
the roads in Cambodia, so some third worldness does persist
on this planet).

 GJ> Before we returned the driver asked if I minded if he brought a durian
 GJ> back with him.  At that time I didn't know what a durian was, so I
 GJ> happily agreed.  I soon found out.

And to your everlasting pleasure.

 GJ> In that ancient Javanese capital, (the name of which has had several
 GJ> spellings since it was Dutch) the main feature is the old Sultan's
 GJ> palace, the Kraton.  When I was there, 41 years ago, most of it was
 GJ> open to tourists, and there were gamelan concerts.

I thought of going there, but I don't care for gamelans, as
they produce frequency difference beats that hurt my head.

   As the gamelan
 GJ> gongs are tuned as sets, there are variations between gamelans, so
 GJ> they cannot be played simultaneously.

Well ... I don't think that playing them together would
make worse sounds than they already do.

 GJ> There was a 737 crash there several years ago, when the
 GJ> pilot decided to land at far too high a speed.  He was found guilty of
 GJ> dangerous flying and imprisoned for 2 or 3 years.

I looked into this, and the imprisonment actually didn't
take, as the conviction was somehow quashed (according to
crikey.com.au, which, given its distinguished name, must
be your nation's most reliable news source), despite the
guy coming in for approach at double the acceptable speed
and the co-pilot warning him of that fact. Also the JOG
airport is defective in its safety facilities, which sort
of concerns me as we are flying a dodgy airline into there
in order to avoid Jakarta.
 
 GJ> for some hours.  On the 4th day it smelt a "bit funny", but not all
 GJ> _that_ bad, so I finished it.
 ML> "A bit funny." That sounds more Kevinish than youish. Let that
 ML> be a lesson to you (what kind of lesson is up to the student).
 GJ> I mentioned that to Kevin, and he said he had "been there, done that"
 GJ> with chicken livers, which I suppose was hardly surprising...

Hardly indeed.

==
 ML> In fact. And the level of privacy would increase. And there
 ML> would be a small decrease in auto accidents, but of course
 ML> those who would suffer from that would probably be those
 ML> who deserve to.
 GJ> Some, but I am sure there are at least as many innocent victims as
 GJ> there are SMS-ing and conversing drivers.

I still think there will be a positive net by the disappearance
of this technology and its adherents.

 GJ> If the "busybody asshats" with camera-phones at the ready can reduce
 GJ> the suffering and despotism in the world, more power to them.
 ML> I see a negative net: i.e., that the level of suffering
 ML> has increased and will increase based on the invasion of
 ML> privacy vs. the documentation of injustice.
 GJ> Invasion of privacy may hurt feelings, but violent injustice suffered
 GJ> by civilians at the point of a rocket launcher is far more painful.

Invasion of privacy is one of the most important differences
between a totalitarian government and a nontotalitarian one.
There are all sorts of coercive regimes that mostly eschew
violent injustice.

Anyhow by all appearances and by his smokescreening of the
Swedish sexual misconduct issue, it is my considered opinion
that Assange is a little slimeball, which is what we were
talking about before.

 GJ> but many people still use the earlier Spanish and American spellings.
 ML> American spelling, eh. You continue to blame everything
 ML> on America.
 GJ> Not at all!  No blame; on the contrary.

My point was that there is in fact no American spelling of lechon,
not all Spanish words having been borrowed here, though pig
aficionados would likely recognize the term or at least be able to
deduce.

Green Bean Sambal Goreng (Sambal goreng buntjies)
cat: Indonesian, United Airlines
servings: 4

1 Tb vegetable oil
1 md onion
2 cloves garlic
1 Tb hot red peppers diagonally sliced
- less if milder sauce is preferred
1 ts shrimp paste
1 c coconut milk
1 Tb brown sugar
2 bay leaves
1 Tb lemon juice
2 c green beans French cut
1 c boiled shrimp, optional
- and/or 1 c thin sliced boiled liver, optional
- and/or 1 c tofu cut in 1/2 inch cubes, optional

Heat oil and fry onion, garlic, red pepper, and shrimp
paste 2 min. Add coconut milk, sugar, bay leaves, and
salt. Bring to a boil and add beans and optional
proteins and let simmer for 5 min. Two min before
serving add lemon juice.

Text and recipes by Frank Rugebregt - frankrug at jps.net

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