honk

Colin and I were talking about the difference between honking in Indonesia & India compared to Malaysia.

Indon & India: perpetual honks but are pleasant sounding; they are basically saying "hello! i'm here!" "look out!"

Malaysia: usually happens during traffic jams or someone not exercising courtesy on the road (which is pretty common); their honks would sound really angry and mean "GET OUT OF MY WAY!" "You don't know how to drive-ah??"

Malaysian honks just sounds rude and angry. Somehow the honks in Indonesia (i was in Yogyakarta last week) seems more subdued and pleasant.

Another lesson in cultural differences :)


Here's the main road in Yogyakarta from the airport to our hotel.


I was there for work, of course.. this is the photo with us all looking quite official (except me lah.. thought i'd be traditional and wear baju kurung instead of the "western" look. I was the only one wearing anything traditional. Everyone else was in suits, even the women).

Met a sweet Philipino grandma in the welcome dinner :D

I'm to call her Tita Ana - "Tita" means auntie.

She's there accompanying her husband and she's so sweet! (have i said that before? :)) She shared that she'd prayed she'd meet a friend in this foreign land, and there i was! haha! God answers prayers..

on my free day, i visited one of the Seven Wonders of the world - the Borobodur Temple. Made in the 700s. It's a Buddhist temple, if you didn't know. I didn't know it was one of the 7 Wonders till i did an internet search before i arrived in Yogyakarta.

my feeling visiting it? okay lah :) no spiritual significance to me but i admire the time and effort and meticulousness needed to make that thing. it was massive but i wasn't in awe of it. I was more in awe of the natural beauty in the hotel swimming pool area.. ;)

anyway, i thank God for the experience and the luxurious travelling arrangements that came with it.

which of the other 6 wonders should i visit next? hmm...