Surabaya Indonesia
On Friday I have a long day with flights from Wuhan to Hong
Kong to Surabaya. I land at 7 pm and
only make it to the hotel at 10:30 pm after a long drive through the country
side. My two days on site are uneventful
and not worth writing about. On Sunday
afternoon I am driven back to Surabaya and on the way, I see a truck load of
children being transported and try and
get a picture but I’m not fast enough.
This medium size truck had 20 or more 6 to 8 yr olds standing in the
back of his truck. Must have been a
school outing.
I stay at a Sheraton hotel next to a huge shopping mall and
this gives me the opportunity to get my hair cut at the mall. One has to be open minded to get your hair
cut at these places. Cleanliness is not
a priority and personal space in the shop is tight. Hair from the previous customer is evident on
the scissors, comb and electric razors.
If a comb is dropped, it is not replaced or cleaned. However, my hair is cut for 20% of the price
in Switz. and of equal quality – they even wash my hair before and after
cutting it.
In the evening, I eat at the hotel restaurant and it
is full. It looks like a wedding party
as there is a big cake and the women are really dressed up. Upon closer examination I don’t notice a
groom and the “bride” looks quite young.
I find out that it is a B’day party for the girl who is turning 17. I guess this is a big deal here for the rich
kids. It is quite over the top with the
cake and the dress. 
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