bule: someone of european desent
becak: an indonesian rickshaw, basically a wooden carriage with a bicycle on the back
the mud man, aka 'the villian', is a close friend of mine who flew to indonesia from brooklyn to spend a couple weeks catching up with me.. muddy and i go way back as we used to be band mates years ago in chicago and have remained close friends ever since...
this was the most legendary 2 weeks for sure and involved riding a becak (indo rickshaw) 100+ miles across madura, lots of hitchhiking, sleeping in picturesque islamic villages, wrecking a rented motorbike in bali, and sleeping in javanese seaports.. muddy is a chef in nyc and he and i share a devout passion for kick ass food, we ate an enormous amount of amazing meals, but that is for a separate post...
also had a blast with my good friend husny in surabaya.. husny quite simply is the king, he is a sharp guy who speaks 5+ languages and knows everything there is to know about surabaya, he made my rickshaw dream come to life... legend...
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Mike,
I played football with your Dad and was in the same fraternity while he was at Carnegie-Mellon. He told me of your adventure yesterday at a Bethel Park football game.
I think it is fantastic that your are undertaking this feat. Stay safe and keep updating the blog.
Best regards,
Gribo
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