BIG MAC

Ok, so having some serious Internet issues here today. Off and on, and slow and starting and stopping and all that other stuff. Makes a person sooooo frustrated - can't believe I haven't just given up and quit. No idea what time or day I will actually get to post this but.....

So anyways, about the Samarinda trip; ah, every once in while a person needs to laugh at one self a little bit. Doh. Honest - we didn't know half of Samarinda was in the midst of a week long flood. (Regardless of a little, little article in the Jakarta Post all about that.) Guess we should have paid a bit closer attention to that. Ooops. Next time I guess.

Oh well, despite getting turned back a few times - the trip still worked out quite alright. We didn't get to the Museum we thought we'd go to or the Matahari Mall. (Under a meter of water we were told and the roads are impassable too.) But we did do some shopping, and McDonalds for lunch. Checked out the turtle eggs for sale along the road and saw the biggest I've ever seen mosque. Mesjid Raya Darussalam. Beautiful building in fact. Brand new I think. Not too sure about this, but my guide book talks about a mosque in Samarinda being the largest in all of Southeast Asia - but I'm really not certain whether or not this is it.


So imagine having your first BIG MAC. Good old McDonalds. Back home in North America, I don't even actually like the stuff. However, when it's not readily available to you - all of a sudden it rockets itself to the top of the food chain list. So anyways, turns out my driver has never been to a McDonalds before. (In his whole life.) First time for everything I guess.

So when it came our turn to order, he didn't know what to have. He does not ever eat chicken (?) - so that was totally off the list. Note: The Golden Arches do serve chicken and rice here. (And that does make sense.)

"Do you like burgers?"
"Yes."
"What kind do you like?"
"Hmmm, maybe you pick"
"Do you like cheese?"
"Yes."

So we got him a BIG MAC. And it was worth every single cent (rupiah) to see the look on his face when it was put in front of him and he saw the size of it.

"Sorry Mrs. Me not hungry yet"

Bless him - I think my friend said. So in the end he did take-away and that was a big surprise for him too. That BIG MAC made the trip all the way back to Balikpapan with him. And later that night, he shared it with his wife and his kids. Nothing like a cold BIG MAC.

TODAY: Suns out. Enjoy the the day. Happy weekend!

Good to Go!