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Indonesia's bird
flu risk 'heightened'
Indonesia's coming
wet season
will heighten the risk of bird flu crossing to humans - a
scenario that could spark a global pandemic which could kill
millions of people, a health expert says. The warning came as
Indonesia reported its eighth suspected fatality from the virus.
NOW OPEN IN MEGA KUNINGAN: THE CAZBAR
Strategically situated opposite Hotel
Ritz Carlton, a new European style bar & resto has been opened.
The Cazbar is themed as a library cafe in a cozy setting. On
the second floor there is pool, darts and soon a big screen and
table football. For this whole week the beers are offered happy
hour prices. Starting from Saturday the bar will be open for
breakfast and lunch as well. Until Saturday the doors are open
from 16.00 onwards. For more info call or sms bartele at
0811169234 (BuGils Daily)
Indonesian police identify man
killed alongside Azahari
JAKARTA (AFP) - Indonesian police have identified
the man who was killed alongside master bomb maker Azahari Husin
during a raid on their hideout in the East Java town of Batu on
November 9.
Indonesia
clerics to fight militants in "war of ideas"
Russia Wants Closer Ties With Indonesia in War Against Terror
Indonesia reports 8th suspected death from bird flu
Indonesia checking for anthrax cases in humans
Indonesia's longest bridge to be completed in 2008
The building of the longest bridge in
Indonesia, the Suramadu spanning 5.4 kilometers
from Surabaya to Madura Island, will be completed on time
in 2008, according to Minister of Public Works Djoko Kirmanto.
(Peoples Daily Online)
FROM THE EDITOR:
And you think that terrorists are the
only ones who can blow you up? Wrong.
For more than ten years I had continuously moved the appointment
with a dentist forward. But now I had a sore tooth and even an
alcohol cure didn't help anymore.
The lamps above me were bright. The
music was relaxing but my palms were sweating. I was nervous.
The lady with rubber gloves had a quick look in my mouth and her
first reaction was not promising. After a first glimpse she fell
back with a deep sigh. Her chair rolled a meter backwards. Bad
breath? Could it be the Bombay gin from the night before? Slowly
and with another sigh she came forward again. 'How long have you
not been to a dentist?' she asked me. As soon as I said 'ten
years', she immediately pointed at the adjacent room. 'Rontgen
Photo', she said coolly.
The dentist pointed from left to
right over the X-ray, tapping on almost every tooth on
the photo. 'See this black spot? That's a huge hole.. And these
fillings next to it need to be redone. But what worries me most is
this...' She pointed at a grey area under my wisdom teeth. It was
the one that caused me so much trouble over the last few days.
'This is an infection that could become serious'. Now she grabbed
a pen and paper and wrote down the words: 'ROOT CANAL TREATMENT'
in large letters. That didn't sound promising. She started drawing
scary constructions. I laid back in the not uncomfortable chair
and looked at the dentist's assistant. I was sure that
behind that mouthpiece was a beautiful woman hiding. I hardly
listened to the dentist who was now writing down amounts of '6
to 8 juta'. She wrote down another word: 'CROWN' and she
paused again to await my questions. I was not in a hurry and maybe
because I was not really reacting, her tone became more serious. I
was convinced she was trying to sell me some kind of expensive
treatment. 'Can I not take the risk and do it later? It is not
hurting that much...'. Now she became frantic. 'No!' It is very
dangerous, you know!' My eyes turned to the assistant again. Her
eyes smiled. The dentist frantically scratched another few lines
on the paper and held it up high. 'You see? If you don't
take treatment your jaw can explode!' She looked at me with
wide open eyes. Explode!? Now I was absolutely sure she was after a -for her
- profitable treatment. A root canal bomb threat? She
really pushed it. 'We can start now! Ok?' Her assistant looked i n
another way as if she was ashamed for her boss's practices. 'We
can do it another time', I said politely. The dentist was clearly
irritated with this missed opportunity and starting cleaning my
teeth without saying another word. She did manage to sell me a plastic bottle
of mouth-wash that was 'the best of the world'. The X-ray was 250.000, the
cleaning 600.000 and the little bottle 200.000. Why she didn't
fill the 'huge' hole she was talking about earlier, I don't
know. Low profit margin?
When I paid the hefty bill for 5
minutes of cleaning, I noticed the head of the assistant peeking
from behind a door. It was a quiet goodbye and I wondered why she
didn't want to show her face. Was she trying to keep me curious,
so I would come again? Nah... I went straight to BuGils, satisfied
knowing that my wisdom tooth was still intact. -- Bartele
The 3rd Bar Bash Golf Tournament
On Friday the 2nd of December Aphrodite, BuGils and
Maddogs will fight for the enourmous cup again at the Cengkareng
Golfcourse. There is still some space for participants. Contact
Bartele@bugils.com for
more info.
Special Announcement:
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