Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Maplestory What Does Beholder Does

Semporna

Yesterday was not exactly the highlight of the trip. In the morning I had was in the branch of the Danum Valley Field Center in Lahad Datu, but as expected, the locality in the Danum Valley is booked - even into April. I strolled a bit through the city, especially in the market area.

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> market scene Lahad Datu - Melonenverkaeufer. The large fruit in front is probably a jackfruit <

Then I Scheckter out and tried for 6 hours to get away from Lahad Datu direction Semporna! At first, I was there, where the coaches stopped and learned that the next bus only comes by in 3 hours.

So I switched to the minibus terminal, and as I go then finally adopted, with two other tourists and several locals. The minibus did not want to be full and therefore not leave. So you could either read or deal with as the begging street children, the self-made toys went after him.

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> handmade toys - seen in Lahad Datu <

In other types, presumably wanted to bring stolen goods such as sunglasses and watches the man or the woman. Even if one wants to buy as in Lahad Datu Indonesian cigarettes, we'll do the best for small girls who go with a box full of packs of cigarettes in the evening by the restaurants. Some peddlers hang out in the marketplace.

Eventually the minibus drove off yet, so we could finish the trip zweieinhalbstuendige just now even at dusk. Heading it was pouring even more violent things in the last few days so was not the case. It was the evening and not quite as hot, only 29.5 degrees at 20:30 clock in a Chinese restaurant in Semporna.

to see there was on the trip Usually, oil palms, but also some higher rugged mountains and a relatively large village with wooden houses on stilts, which were often surrounded by banana plantations.


In Semporna I am descended in the Damai Travellers Lodge (10 € / night) and hope that the rickety Aircon, whose performance power at 26 degrees unwatchable, even durchhaelt the next night - with tape I had of the noise cancel out something.

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> Semporna, Center - to see is the Damai Travellers Lodge <


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> The central mosque is Semporna's right here in the city and on the market - this is rare in Malaysia, often see no mosque at all, because it lies outside <

In Semporna, there are some Western tourists, because the city is the starting point for diving trips to islands as Sipadan is the counts according to guide books of the 10 best dive destinations in the world. These islands, it is almost always, if you book a diving course - will spend the night then often on Mabul, where there are some departments. Since I will not dive, I find the little point to visit the islands.

In Semporna is the only market that is partially on stilts in the sea and the departure point for boat transport interesting.

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> market in Semporna <


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> This scene belongs to the market life <

watching The market must be lurking here dangers in the form of missing or rotten boards and rusty Wellblaechdaechern who could slit a throat.

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> view from the jetty <

at the dock for boats can certainly be one hour, watching the hustle and bustle.

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> at the pier <

many wooden boats operate here. It looks out over the bay, looks left and right of the bay, everywhere settlements on stilts in the water, are the target of the boats. They drive off, when they are full. Where to go specifically, no idea. I do not know if you should visit this Stelzendoerfer - the tourist guide is silent as to do so.

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> view from the jetty, heavily zoomed <

should watch you can also the activities in the fishing port:

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> The fishing boats have already strong lights, probably at night Fish lure <

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> network maintenance <

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Pretty Woman Dress Back

Lahad Datu

I have the city Sandakan, which is said to have the highest rat population of Borneo to leave temporarily, and am 175 bus miles to the south drove into town Lahad Datu. The bus driver just threw me out at the junction to the city and went on to Tawau. That was no problem, 2 minutes later a car stopped and took me down in the hills between the sea and also jammed City.

It is here, so to speak, behind almost every corner in Malaysia, not quite as "wrackig" as in Sandakan. Moved down I'm in the hotel Unimas, 15 € / night.

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> In the City of Lahad Datu <

tourist's here but no more, even with the English language, it is more difficult, although Malaysia in general, already has a pretty good school system and as the difference Thailand or Indonesia, almost any little English.

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> old wooden houses <


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> Interior view of a typical Chinese restaurant - so similar to all look: after 2 or 3 sides, top ceiling fans running, many tables and chairs and a small bar A promenade is <

it in Lahad Datu do not want instead here are the old market halls, which were demolished in Sandakan.

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> The Huehnermarkt in Lahad Datu <

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> fruit market <>


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> Market scene <

Lahad Datu is also district or hamlet, to stilts by the sea are. Here there are local boat traffic:

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> pictures from the local boat traffic, Lahad Datu <

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Sunday, November 16, 2008

How Often Do Pitchers Get Hit

The best start

What follows is the best beginning for me, I have ever read in a book. This is the book itself is far from the best. It is the fourth book in a series and while the first was truly sensational, the successor to did but unfortunately much.
rank Nevertheless, they are still in the upper tiers.

I read this early in the first time in the café in the square Gänsemarktpassage in a pot of coffee. It was in the prehistoric times of latte and the likes. There was coffee Arko (Arco?) And was pretty good. Biscuits included. I read the first lines began and silly grin. Goosebumps! I read them again and wanted to force other people, they to read as well. Wanted to share it with anyone. These formulations! The wit! And anyway ... hach!

Probably everyone has a different first paragraph, in which he wants to go to their knees.

This is mine and I am curious if it first someone knows (resolution is coming soon, if someone expresses interest) and 2 what are your best book beginnings.

Can it be that with increasing age of vanity, hubris and a certain contempt enrich the youth to a fatal mix? The answer may give the following bad history. I even felt safe from this kind of character wear. No wonder I was so far the brightest star in the universe of my perception and the all-illuminating sun in the other. In any case, I imagined this to be a pleasure. But even gods are old, and the hallmarks of aging is a God, that he did not recognize the young god. It all started in such a mundane, even in a world with a stop.

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Pregnancy Test Line In Light

E-mail to all

So my friends, what follows is not Lesetip, but a read command.

time again you have to laugh? To roar? A book that can not let you? Next Next Next?

"E-mail to all" by Matt Beaumont

I've made the Beetle! Since it is actually on the back and kicks with arms and legs.

who has also worked from time to time in an advertising agency, knows someone who did this or has even seen a commercial on TV, you will love this book.

It is about everyday life in the British advertising agency, Miller Shanks and the entire book consists only of the e-mail that is there back and forth.

One of the highlights is the Finn Pertii "Van Halen", which for obscure reasons, get a copy of each e-mail, which writes the oh-so-important head of customer care.

Believe me, you will love Pertii!

A small selection, while the cover text:

CARLA BROWN - 4/1/2000, 15 clock 05
To: All Departments
Subject: And bye

I am now taking my leave, but before I go, you should know some things ...! !
  • Daniel Westbrooke keep business cards of call girls in his desk drawer.
  • David Crutton takes its coke from Vince Douglas
  • Crutton has also carved in a table-dancing club in one night 3500 pounds on his head and posted it under 'qualitative research costs' on his expense account.

And that's just the beginning!

IMPORTANT: survival never the subject line!