Tuesday, May 03, 2005


This is our Bintan, Indonesia "fixer", Zamie. He can do anything. I met him on a previous trip to the island, when he arranged a cab and we spent a day driving through several kampungs. I especially liked the east side of the island. The north end is basically Singapore's back yard....all resorts, all expats or Singaporeans, none of it really Indonesian. Zaime showed me the real Indonesia of Bintan, and it was a wonderful experience. So this weekend, when Matt and I were en route to Bintan via a ferry (which stalled out and floated a few times), we phoned up Zaime to invite him for coffee. We went to a small shop near the mayor's office in Tangung Pinang. The local drum corps were presenting for the office, and it was a fantastic touch to kopi jaha, or ginseng coffee. Posted by Hello

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