Marmite's weekend in Jakarta

[kingwilly]

So where the hell is marmers?

he made it, plane was delayed twice, he left bangers at 1.30am and arrived jakarta 5.20am.... i wont steal his thunder about his experience arriving....

but he is safe, i was already on my way to work, I've left him with maid, driver and girlfriend to look after him, I think he is planning some sleep and then sightseeing!

pics and a thread to follow soon,, no doubt.

[kingwilly]

Can MtD swim?

actually flood waters have all disappeared now, everything back to normal.

the rain was only in Jakarta and not the surrounding hills, which spared us all the run off that caused the major floods last time.

perhaps next week i'll be swimming again.

[kingwilly]

my g/f has just txt'd me,

"listening to him speak he reminds me of Harry Potter!"

[chinthee]

my g/f has just txt'd me,

"listening to him speak he reminds me of Harry Potter!"

Ya know, there is something sort of Harry Potterish about him. I never figured it out until just now.

[MeMock]

my g/f has just txt'd me,

"listening to him speak he reminds me of Harry Potter!"

That is absolutely priceless!

[Norton]

"listening to him speak he reminds me of Harry Potter!"

Classic. She nailed it.

[Wayne Kerr]

Had a look on Wayback machine for the front page of TD on 2/2/2007. Sure enough the floods in Jakarta were the top story .

[ChiangMai noon]

hope you enjoyed the rugby marmite......

[kingwilly]

hope you enjoyed the rugby marmite......

Oh he DID !

we made sure to get a pic of the screen of the final score also!

[kingwilly]

though i do have a problem, leaving MtD and MrsWilly together for a day......



they got on like a house on fire, i rather suspect that he has ammunition about me for the next decade or so!

[Marmite the Dog]

Nice tie.

He bought some 'nice' shirts on Saturday...

[Marmite the Dog]

"listening to him speak he reminds me of Harry Potter!"

And I thought she was nice.

hope you enjoyed the rugby marmite

It could've been better, but I enjoyed the evening.

they got on like a house on fire, i rather suspect that he has ammunition about me for the next decade or so!

You know that!

[MeMock]

Can't wait for your travel report Marmers.

[kingwilly]

Can't wait for your travel report Marmers.

presumably a happy birfday thread to DD is more important!

[Norton]

And I thought she was nice.

She must have thought you were nice as well. Saying someone sounds like Harry Potter is certainly not something implying dislike. Everyone loves Harry!

[MeMock]

Can't wait for your travel report Marmers.

presumably a happy birfday thread to DD is more important!

apparently

arse licker

[kingwilly]

as I mentioned on the other thread there's prolly not much to report on anyway

it consists of arriving about 17 hours late, paying too much for a taxi, sleeping most the of the day, going to the pub to watch Wales beat england and then sulking for the rest of the time as a result before goign back to the airport.

[MeMock]

17 hours late? I thought it was only 3.

[kingwilly]

actually more like 6 or 7 hours late, but i'll end up getting my ass banned if i steal all his material for this thread....

[Marmite the Dog]

presumably a happy birfday thread to DD is more important!

A lot easier too - It doesn't require mucking about with images. I'll do it later.

[kingwilly]

todays Jakarta post tells us that the main airport road is still flooded....

[kingwilly]

wow! wot an expert!

Jakarta must improve drainage system: Expert JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta would be able to sustain many hours of local rain if it had a proper drainage network, a planning expert said Friday.
Basah Hernowo, the director of forestry and water resource conservation at the National Development Planning Board (Bappenas), said floods that inundated the capital Friday were a direct result of the city's clogged drainage system.
"On Friday, Jakarta only experienced local rain and the rainwater could have receded quickly if it was channeled properly. The floods indicate that parts of the city's micro drainage system is blocked and some canals are not functioning properly," Basah told The Jakarta Post on Friday.
"We were flooded even though it was only local rain. What if it was combined with floods from Bogor and Puncak? I'm afraid the city's drainage system won't be able to channel rainwater quickly enough," Basah said.
On Friday, parts of Jakarta became flooded when heavy rain that started Thursday night continued Friday morning.
Basah said Jakarta had become more vulnerable to flooding as it could not handle downpours that lasted more than 12 hours. (tif/**)