Small boats buy fish from the big boats, and ferry them back to the market.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
april 15
Rice and kecap manis (soy sauce).
There are dozens of varieties of rice for sale, and prices vary widely.
The price of rice has tripled since January. The black rice is 14,000 rupiah per kg - about 80 cents per pound.
april 14
He's laughing because I pointed at the peppers, pointed at myself, and mimed that they made me cry.
Hot peppers are a staple in every Indonesian dish we tried - including the breakfast porridge. They make habaneros look like candy. These ones nearly burnt a hole right through my eyes.
april 10
I wasn't sure how my camera would be received in the market. I needn't have worried. Unfailingly, as soon as I pulled it out, vendors animatedly volunteered friends and neighbours for a "potret".
This rather dignified flower-seller was quietly pleased as he prepared himself for a pose.
april 8
Market stalls are mostly all lit by dim flourescent lights. It makes hand-held shooting tricky, but not impossible if you hold your breath. It also makes for some very cool light quality.
april 6
When you get tired of all those pesky bugs and rats, the local market has a few options to deal with them.
april 4
Who needs guard dogs when you have a spider the size of a dinner plate living at the bottom of the driveway?
I wish I had something to show the scale of how big this guy really is, but I truly am too wimpy to get my hand that close to the biggest spider I've ever seen.
april 3
Geckos - or "cicaks" [chee-chucks] - are everywhere after dark. Every night, 20 or 30 geckos gathered on the walls and ceilings of the terrace, feasting on jungle bugs.
I caught this little fella scooting across our bedroom floor one afternoon. He was barely the size of my finger.
april 2
The jungle was the loudest place I've ever been. Crickets like this little green fella chirped incessantly.
april 1
Bugs in Sulawesi are big and a little scary.
This is a Logong. He hung out for quite some time on my filter, making the rounds on the edge.
Those things on the end of his legs look to be rather sharp claws. I never did quite get up the nerve to let him crawl onto my hand, although I did pet his horns a little bit.
march 24
Across the viaduct from the Costco Condos - more development.
Every time I go by this site, near Tinseltown and International Village, I can't help thinking about the condo I was offered in 1998. 2 bedroom and den, 20th floor, with a view of Coal Harbour and the North Shore mountains. Insider deal, from the girl I knew who was head of marketing for Henderson, the developer. Price? $178,000.
I thought the ensuite bathroom was a little small for the price.
back home, and starting up again
I'm back from Sulawesi - and way behind on the photo a day blog!
My intention, originally, was to keep things up chronologically and post a photo a day for each of the days I was away. And, I'm still behind for a few days before I left.
I was going to be lazy and just start again from today, but I know it'll bug me to see that gap at the end of the year. And the one and only rule I have is one photo per day.
So... I have a lot of catching up to do. Lots of updates coming in the next few days, for anyone out there who's looking!
My intention, originally, was to keep things up chronologically and post a photo a day for each of the days I was away. And, I'm still behind for a few days before I left.
I was going to be lazy and just start again from today, but I know it'll bug me to see that gap at the end of the year. And the one and only rule I have is one photo per day.
So... I have a lot of catching up to do. Lots of updates coming in the next few days, for anyone out there who's looking!
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