Seems to work

Forgot password, forgot username and discovered all is not as simple as it seems.....

However, on with the show.

For info, I am Scottish and living in Jakarta. The chance to get views and thoughts out to others always appealed yet, the right vehicle never seemed available. I will endeavour to post as often as possible and try to include the lighter side of life as often as possible, somewhat difficult in these troubled times.

Jakarta is one of these strange places which seems exotic and tempting from afar, however, when immersed within the city, it is both oppressive and without question very bad for your health.

Pollution, congestion and the perpetual tropical warmth are the everyday fare. Every available space on the streets are filled with roadside vendors, all ambitiously competing with each other for small returns. It often seems that there is nothing you cannot purchase from these small businesses, although, in truth I have yet to summon the courage to eat anything from the numerous street kitchens. I imagine that it probably has something to do with the fact that whatever you eat has been cooked with a side order of car exhaust.

There are a substantial number of Expats living here, a mix between European, American and Australian. Our Aussie friends are a bit despondent at the moment due to their having lost "The Ashes" during some inane sporting confrontation called test cricket.

However, to put a brave face on things, a group of individuals comprising "Aussies" and "Poms" are endeavouring to re-enact at least one of these tests today in a ritual which has been dubbed "Shagging for the Ashes".

The essential rule of this encounter is that both teams venture into a disreputable establishment, pair off with a dusky maiden and proceed with the shagging part of the game. Upon completion, the girls are to report on the proceedings and the teams will be marked accordingly. Use of Viagra and Cialis is apparently mandatory.

The winning team takes possession of the charred remains of a Jumbo Size Condom Box, contained within a Beer Bintang Ashtray and toddle off to their favourite ale house to get wasted.

More on the results of this encounter later.

As this is a trial run, I will keep this short. Still much to learn about the martial art of Blogging.......