tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564943540171938632.post4079201209097416403..comments2023-10-14T00:30:56.022-07:00Comments on Travel Pangs! Random Takes!: Sulawesi Surprise!: Relics from the pastUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564943540171938632.post-90710871878729361552010-12-18T14:14:01.219-08:002010-12-18T14:14:01.219-08:00.... that's charity !!! Btw, the creative, gen....... that's charity !!! Btw, the creative, gentle and smiling Thais are even more brazen faced, and cheap skate, too, they charge us RM1.00 for stamping our border passes/passports. Those days they used to utter "Overtime...overtime.." now the stamping officers look into your eyes before landing their rubber stamps on your papers, short of extend their opened hand like beggars!Thomas C B Chuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01409261664865158735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564943540171938632.post-38185920924552542122010-12-18T02:00:39.064-08:002010-12-18T02:00:39.064-08:00Come to think about it - When we returned home, be...Come to think about it - When we returned home, besides the airport tax, foreigners like us were required to make a COMPULSORY donation of about three thousand rupiah before getting our passport stamped. Now, do you think that's robbed or unrobbed?footiamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02882823642995543374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7564943540171938632.post-74516372029659371002010-12-13T17:42:55.114-08:002010-12-13T17:42:55.114-08:00They were / are marauders who would not stop at ra...They were / are marauders who would not stop at ransacking, plundering and robbing. The whole Sulu in the days of old was pirates' playground. You are fortunate to come home " unrobbed." LolThomas C B Chuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01409261664865158735noreply@blogger.com