Blasts from the past

Some things we notice as we walk around Jakarta, especially in the malls.

Bata Shoes- I remember my sister worked at Bata in 1985 or something like that. I don't even know if they still exist in Canada. Not that we could shop there, anyways. Zoe's feet are now the same size as the nannies.

Fido Dido- Remember the skinny stick person from the 7-Up commercials in the 90's. Marni mentioned that Kyle was crazy about him. Well, he is still making it over in Asia. Kind of like Micheal Jackson did. I guess, when something doesn't work, send it to Asia and they will fall in love with it.

I have already written about the Alberta 75th anniversary logo. Haven't seen another one, though.

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers- Yup, they still exist. Just the females are not near as hot as they were when I was 12.

Crocs- not that old but are probably the most common shoes here. I know what your secretly saying to yourself "But, I love crocs!". But, that is because you are a mental patient. We had a parent, very wealthy, with what must have been a $10 000 Rolex dripping with diamonds on her wrist, diamonds in her ears with more Karats then Bugs Bunny and a $30 pair of crocs. I know it makes me gay, but I notice things like that. Thanks Kathleen!


Some other things going on recently:

We were able to score tickets to the Marine Corps 235th birthday bash. Formal attire and freely poured, free booze. What a great night. Well worth the 1.5 hours in traffic. Marni was able wear her beautifully made, hand-crafted, custom fitted dress (which cost $175). She looked great and was able to win a bet with other ladies at our table by getting a piece of the B-day cake fed to her by an American Marine while holding Old Glory (that's the flag for those with twisted thoughts).

I realized that wearing a Flames hockey jersey to the local "NBA" games will definitely get the people looking. Granted, if I wear an Oilers Jersey I get booed. Weird how international that is. Another teacher, here wore her Raptors jersey and none of our students had any clue who the team was. There are only five teams in any sport that are recognized here.
1) Lakers (in fact, non of my students knew who the Celtics)
2) Yankees
3) Red Sox
4) Manchester United
5) Real Madrid

No other sports teams exist here. But, F1 racing is nuts.

Marni had her first Bajhi ride (that's the three-wheeled half motorbike, half-car that is the local taxi). It was fun. We were ripped off or commonly known as the "White-person tax" (keep it mind that ripped off cost me $3 instead of $2). And...the motor gets so hot that your shoes will melt in the backseat.

Some of our students are getting lazier. They are now waiting for their nannies to come to the classrooms after school and carry their bags to the car. Ironically, the student most guilty of this crime is also the fattest kid in school. Whoda thunk?