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My fav thing is despite him literally comparing himself to Hitler there are still people commenting how The Media misrepresents him and you should read his full speech, where he compares himself to Hitler
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Oct 1, 2016 14:47
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An entire thread about Phili has popped up in D&D recently, and it's 99% Duterte & Company quotes and outrage: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3787820 Duterte actually isn't the worst, Teddy Locsin Jr. is. Zohar posted:https://twitter.com/teddyboylocsin/status/781860535612563458 The thread linked above is full of these horrors. Trump tweets are kid's stuff in comparison.
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Oct 1, 2016 21:10
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webmeister posted:Guess where I'm going on Tuesday RCA
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Oct 2, 2016 02:17
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Philippines 
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Oct 2, 2016 03:04
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Pilsner posted:The thread linked above is full of these horrors. What the gently caress
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Oct 2, 2016 09:45
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webmeister posted:Guess where I'm going on Tuesday webmeister posted:Guess where I'm going on Tuesday Nazi Germany? Don't use all of the time machine for yourself!
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Oct 2, 2016 14:45
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Pilsner posted:An entire thread about Phili has popped up in D&D recently, and it's 99% Duterte & Company quotes and outrage: Ladies and gentlemen, Teddy Locsin Jr., our envoy to the UN. Also thanks for linking that thread, will pitch in.
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Oct 3, 2016 09:59
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Cool article from Joshua Wong, the face of Hong Kong's democracy movement, on his recent arrest and deportation upon entering Thailand (after being invited to give a talk at Chula): https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/oct/07/thailand-joshua-wong-deportation-hong-kong-demosisto The article is really masterfully written, it's a political weapon in the guise of a newspaper article that I think is subtle enough to reach across the aisle and make a few converts. Smart guy writing it.
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Oct 8, 2016 19:22
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http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-37584747quote:A Thai pop star has agreed to change his latest song after people working in the marketing industry said it cast them in a bad light. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3QyHCORvWQ
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Oct 8, 2016 20:18
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So I've spent a bit more than a month in Thailand and Cambodia, and it's been pretty sweet. But I miss just chilling on the beach, so I'm off to Indonesia. Staying a few days in Jakarta while I work remotely. But I have a feeling I won't like it and will probably head out east immediately afterwards. If I can just get some good surfing in, I'll be happy, but don't want to miss the other stuff Indonesia has to offer. It would be cool to see some volcanos, also would be cool to not die. Haven't seen too much written about Indonesia in this thread so I'm just curious what other peoples' experiences were.
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Oct 9, 2016 12:36
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Java is pretty chilled out, at least in my experience. I didn't like Jakarta particularly, since there just isn't much there to do as a tourist. We spent a week there and spent maybe 1.5 days sightseeing - I was sick for part of it but my wife & I just worked for the rest of it (we're travel bloggers so it's easy for us to do). On Java, I'd definitely recommend Borobudur and Prambanan (access both via tours from Yogyakarta, or Jogja as it's known). Get the train there from Jakarta, it's about 7 hours and a nice ride past mountains and rice paddies, and only about $25 USD if you spring for the Executive class (large recliner, power point etc). Jogja also has a few other things like palaces to check out, as well as some cool street art. I'd 100% recommend Mount Bromo as well - we got a beautiful sunrise over the crater and it was just a magical day (though getting there loving sucked). Access it via Probolinggo in eastern Java; it'll require another train, a local bus and then a chartered bus (one of those dodgy Asian ones that leaves "when it's full, but if you want to go now......  "). If you're reasonably fit I'd also recommend Ijen Crater in eastern Java. You hike up to the crater rim starting at like 2am, then descend into the caldera and get to the sulphur vents where in the dark you can see blue gouts of flame as the sulphur oxidises (I think). There's also a huge beautiful sulphur lake in the caldera which you'll hopefully get to see. We didn't as it was too cloudly, which sucked. Access Ijen from Banyuwangi, just near where the ferry connects to Bali. There's also a really good surf spot to the south of here, but I'm blanking on the name, sorry!Bali is Bali, everything there is set up for tourists so it's very easy to get around and stuff. I'm not a big fan of it myself so I'm hesitant to recommend it, but if you've never been there I'd at least go for a few days and make up your own mind. I think Cenggu and Uluwatu are where a lot of the surfing takes place. One place I'd highly recommend is GIli Trawangan or Gili T. It's a tiny little party island east of Bali, 100% on the backpacker trail, but the party pubs are mostly in one little strip near the dock and staying 5 minutes away means it's pretty quiet. No surfing here, but there's great diving and snorkelling, as well as beautiful beaches you can just chill out on. We spent a week here and absolutely loved it. It's so small that there's no motorised vehicles on the island at all, just bicycles and horse & carts! If you're into diving, I've heard great things about Raja Ampat which is waaay out east near West Papua. I think it's expensive and difficult, but if you've got the time/cash/inclination it's apparently out of this world.
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Oct 9, 2016 14:32
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Cool write up. So what's the backpacking trail nowadays? I'm not too familiar with Indonesia anyways
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Oct 9, 2016 14:48
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Pie Colony posted:So I've spent a bit more than a month in Thailand and Cambodia, and it's been pretty sweet. But I miss just chilling on the beach, so I'm off to Indonesia. Staying a few days in Jakarta while I work remotely. But I have a feeling I won't like it and will probably head out east immediately afterwards. If I can just get some good surfing in, I'll be happy, but don't want to miss the other stuff Indonesia has to offer. It would be cool to see some volcanos, also would be cool to not die. Haven't seen too much written about Indonesia in this thread so I'm just curious what other peoples' experiences were. I spent a weekend in Jakarta for a conference, and I only had about 4 hours to spend doing tourist stuff, but I still feel no desire to ever actually visit Jakarta again. So, good luck with your few days there! I currently live in Yogyakarta, it's pretty cool, you should definitely visit Borobodur and Prambanan, maybe climb Merapi while you're here. There are tour places in Jogja like Satu Dunia or Via Via that can help you out with those sorts of things. There's other things to do in Jogja as well, so it's definitely worth visiting. Lots of my fellow students here in Jogja have been to Karimunjawa recently, a tiny island north of central Java, and they say it is an incredibly beautiful place that I definitely need to visit. So consider going there as well. A few of my friends have also said good things about Solo/Surakarta, which is close to Jogja. They have a Batik museum there if you want to learn about batik, I guess. There's also a temple not far from there with lots of penis drawings. For surfing and stuff, Kuta in Lombok is worth your time. It's not very developed there yet, but there's a good amount of restaurants, and cheap accommodation. And there are beaches with waves for beginners, or murderous waves for crazy people! You have to like pancakes though, every place you stay will give you a banana pancake for breakfast. While in Lombok, you could make a trip to Senggigi as well, nice beach, some decent snorkeling. I'd also second the Gili's. They're super beautiful, and a good place to go diving or snorkeling. Flores is also a really nice place to dive, from what I've heard, and that's probably where I'll go and get my first few dives done.
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Oct 9, 2016 15:01
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webmeister posted:
Just a quick caveat about Bromo; check the news before setting out for it. Access to the crater area has been closed due to a recent minor eruption. I don't think it was any more than smoke and ash so no damage, but you should just see what most recent conditions are.
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Oct 9, 2016 16:30
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Sheep-Goats posted:http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-37584747
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Oct 9, 2016 19:09
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There should be a scale crafted for how much money you need to have a great time in a city or place. Jakarta is not really a great backpacking city but if you have money it's pretty good.
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Oct 9, 2016 19:23
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From the Australia thread in GBS
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Oct 10, 2016 04:03
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XyrlocShammypants posted:There should be a scale crafted for how much money you need to have a great time in a city or place. Jakarta is not really a great backpacking city but if you have money it's pretty good.
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Oct 10, 2016 05:40
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ReindeerF posted:I know some long-term people who like it a lot. About the only major beef everyone has is the traffic and the filth. From what I gather, it's worse than Manila on traffic and Manila is the worst I've personally been in. 4-5 hours from the airport on a bad day. Amazing. That's like what the long-term Bangkok guys talk about from 30+ years ago. When you say 4-5 hours, do you mean going to Makati? Because that's totally believable to me despite knowing how close NAIA is to there.
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Oct 10, 2016 05:53
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toasterwarrior posted:When you say 4-5 hours, do you mean going to Makati? Because that's totally believable to me despite knowing how close NAIA is to there.
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Oct 10, 2016 10:07
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I've been in Singapore for about a week now and I've gotten to say this place is pretty tits. I'd consider signing on to stay for a while if we do another refit in the future.
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Oct 10, 2016 10:08
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Singapore is great. Also a good travel hub. Don't know much about Jakarta. My impression of it wasn't great. It's more chaotic than Bangkok without that oh well attitude. Heck I can just go to a bigger Chinese city and blow my money. For a city where money makes life great, I like to stick to Tokyo or Hong Kong
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Oct 10, 2016 10:34
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I'm in Manila at the moment and I think the traffic here is worse than Jakarta. It's definitely more intense I think, though they're very similar (eg people just waiting for buses everywhere which stop at the drop of a hat, swerving and shoving everywhere etc). That said, I found the traffic in Bangkok to be unbearable - at least here in Manila they don't do the whole "let's give each direction 5 minutes of green lights" so you end up waiting 25 minutes at one intersection! If I'd posted last week I would've said Jakarta was my least favourite place on this trip, but Manila has now taken that place! At least in Jakarta people seemed pretty friendly, whereas here in Manila anyone lolling about on the sidewalk you make eye contact with just glares at you :-/
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Oct 10, 2016 10:48
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I was lucky when I was in Manila because of I was with a bunch of nerds and internet people watching dota. We had some awesome food and went to some weird areas without spending much time in the main city. I really like beef rendang but the places I went to in Jakarta were misses
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Oct 10, 2016 10:52
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http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN1290R8 "Thailand's 88-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest reigning monarch, is in an unstable condition after receiving hemodialysis treatment, the palace said in a statement late on Sunday." Coup pending
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Oct 10, 2016 15:31
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toasterwarrior posted:When you say 4-5 hours, do you mean going to Makati? Because that's totally believable to me despite knowing how close NAIA is to there. Ally McBeal Wiki posted:Coup pending
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Oct 10, 2016 19:23
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Say I was planning to go to Thailand in a week, for a month. Should I...not do that? I don't really know any reason to be worried, but it'd be really easy for me to go somewhere else.
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Oct 10, 2016 19:46
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So it looks like I'm heading to the Philippines in January for about a week. In particular, I"m spending 3-4 days in Siargao. Anything interesting to do there other than surfing?
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Oct 10, 2016 19:51
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ReindeerF posted:Close, yeah, just up EDSA in Ortigas. Alright, this is definitely a lot more convincing then. That whole stretch of road is a nightmare.
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Oct 10, 2016 20:44
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Doc Hawkins posted:Say I was planning to go to Thailand in a week, for a month. Should I...not do that? Because Thailand remains almost completely safe for foreigners during political unrest you basically get cheaper prices and more interesting sights if you go when there's increased hand wringing in the news. I'd personally hesitate to go to, say, the Philippines if it looked like the place was about to go up but Thailand would just become more attractive. In some way this has been Thailand's regional ace in the hole for the 20th and so far 21st centuries. All the other SEA states are prone to unmoderated political unrest whereas Thailand's has always been buffered in some way. When your most serious risk is that protestors might close down the airport for a week and you'll have to email you boss and tell him that unfortunately you're going to have to stay in Thailand for another week it's hard to get scared off. raton fucked around with this message at 21:12 on Oct 10, 2016 |
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Oct 10, 2016 21:09
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If Thailand goes bonkers, cross over into Cambodia, Laos and then possibly Vietnam and you'll have plenty to do. Cambodia and Laos in particular are culturally (if not developmentally) quite close to Thailand, if sleepier and sleepiest respectively, while Vietnam has a different feel and is much larger, with very large cities similar to Thailand. There's also Burma and Malaysia, of course, then Indonesia and, yeah, the Philippines. toasterwarrior posted:Alright, this is definitely a lot more convincing then. That whole stretch of road is a nightmare.
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Oct 11, 2016 01:04
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Just requested the week around NYE off. If Thailand goes apeshit, here's hoping the plane tickets drop to next to free, and I'll be on my way back! If not, well, guess I'll settle for Germany which I already have planned (mostly).
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Oct 11, 2016 02:06
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ReidRansom posted:I've been in Singapore for about a week now and I've gotten to say this place is pretty tits. I'd consider signing on to stay for a while if we do another refit in the future. It's too hot
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Oct 11, 2016 02:13
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Gonna be spending a few days in Chiang Mai in November. Any recommendations on what to do?
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Oct 11, 2016 03:26
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Ally McBeal Wiki posted:Just requested the week around NYE off. If Thailand goes apeshit, here's hoping the plane tickets drop to next to free, and I'll be on my way back! The biggest thing you're going to notice right away, if ~It Happens~ is that there will be a national week (month?) of mourning, and non-essential businesses might or might not be open. I don't know how much that might disrupt tourism, certainly Thailand's expats will still be hanging out somewhere talking about what's going on over some beers. Out of respect, real unrest probably won't begin until after that mourning period.
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Oct 11, 2016 06:38
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Lanky Coconut Tree posted:Gonna be spending a few days in Chiang Mai in November. Any recommendations on what to do? Some nice temples in the city centre, though if you've seen a lot of Thai Buddhist temples already you likely won't see anything new. The one up on the hilltop overlooking the city is quite good. I'd highly recommend the Elephant Jungle Sanctuary, as a full day trip. You get to feed, wash and mud bath the elephants and they seem to be pretty well treated unlike a lot of places in Asia. And 100% no riding permitted. If you're only there for a few days I wouldn't bother heading up to Pai, as there isn't a whole lot there aside from backpackers who look like they arrived in 1995 and haven't left yet. Maybe find a day trip or something over to Chiang Rai, since we both really enjoyed the Black Temple and the White Temple.
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Oct 11, 2016 09:36
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Not sure how I feel about Jakarta. After seeing the traffic from a 1.5 hour drive from the airport, I feel better just sticking to this one semi-residential corner of south Jakarta while I work. The food here is actually pretty good and compared to the (admittedly tourist-y) places I've been to in Thailand + Cambodia, really cheap. Though none of the 3 places I've been to so far have served beer, which comes with its own cost. Thanks for the advice, this was super helpful. Based on this and what I read on Wikitravel, I think my plan will look something like this: Thursday - Take the train from Jakarta to Yogyakarta Friday - Check out Borobudur Saturday - Check out Parambanan Sunday - Take the train from Yogyakarta to Surabaya Once I get to Surabaya, I'll work for a few more days, check out the mountains/nature, then head out to Bali (via ferry?). I'm not sure if I'll be able to get much further east than Bali/Lombok if I want to do some beach lounging and learning how to dive. How much am I missing out by not hitting the entire east side of the country? It's so loving big.
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Oct 11, 2016 10:58
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toasterwarrior posted:When you say 4-5 hours, do you mean going to Makati? Because that's totally believable to me despite knowing how close NAIA is to there. No lie it took me three hours to get to Makati from the airport a couple years ago and when I asked the driver what was going on he said that was a good day for them. gently caress Manila.
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Oct 11, 2016 12:11
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Pie Colony posted:Once I get to Surabaya, I'll work for a few more days, check out the mountains/nature, then head out to Bali (via ferry?). I'm not sure if I'll be able to get much further east than Bali/Lombok if I want to do some beach lounging and learning how to dive. How much am I missing out by not hitting the entire east side of the country? It's so loving big. Honestly I haven't travelled east of Lombok in Indonesia, so I can't really comment. But aside from Raja Ampat I don't think there's much tourist stuff there. There's the Komodo islands National Park if you're interested in that - you can go and check out the Komodo Dragons which my wife did last year. From memory it requires an overnight boat though.
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