what exactly is The Jakarta Post attempting to convey with this advertisement?

what exactly are they thinking?

This one is equally as bad..I fear Indonesian Rugby Players are being viewed as gaylords!



Very homosexual placement of head and groin area!

Well I'd go as so far as to say that whilst it isn't Saatchi and Saatchi, they do attempt to stumble a point across by using the aircraft cabin interior to denote travel, with the possible implication of travelling to the other side of the world, thus one assumes the caption.

i was thinking more of the symbolic rather than the literal ...

You've lost me a bit. Is the aircraft cabin not symbolic of travel?
Agreed with my poor grasp of these things I would have said "See the world from another side", to convey a sense of balance rather than location, but people like that twat pitchfork do this for a living you know.

ok, here's one take: the advertisement says: "i am a wealthy, sophisticated jetsetter Indonesian who can read english. if you want to be like me, you have to read The Jakarta Post. people will then think you are a wealthy, sophisticated jetsetter who can read english."

Anyone (with a few notable exceptions) can read english, from experience not that many can actually understand it.
Take a look at some of the ramblings here for example.

An example of which is...

I also made a vegetarian version, with tempe and tofu chunks for myself and others. Get over it.

Verbatim, a la Riccardo in a fanny wobble. Suggest you take it up with him. He was the best they had ever had.

I can only say it certainly aint no Garuda plane. Probably bought the plane or paid for the ticket with corruption money.

Does Okusi still have an ear-ad on the masthead of the Post's online edition? Or does Okusi no longer advertise in wank mags?

Nah, he has started catching them young though

no longer on the masthead, but lower down ... okusi would advertise in wank mags if that's where its clients eyeballs were directed ...

After what I've seen today you had better use lots of pictures to get the point across, you sure do have some thick fuckers as customers.

they may be thick, but they are smart enough to choose a gun consultant to handle their corporate legal matters.

Elaborate and I'll tell you if the flannel is worthy of me saying "wow" -

Only shifty dodgy cunts need that sort of help in business.

At least we don't have to argue about the actual subject matter though.

fortunately, i am not in need of your approval, capt.



indeed. most of my clients don't need much help with their business. only with setting up the legal structures that enable them to do their business, without being screwed by the kleptocrats.

Suffice to say the one's that bring in iron carrying help which is exactly what you implied are dodgy as fuck.

As always they always have a choice to either do business within reasonable constraints or fuck off home.

For most of them, the only reason they are in Indo is that they can be as dodgy as fuck, there is Bangladesh of course, but they wouldn't be able to drink themselves to death or pork the locals as and when they felt like it.

Know what I mean Harry?

you've been drinking, haven't you old man?

Stone cold sober.

As well you know.



Let's rephrase it a bit....



Doesn't quite have the same edge does it?
The assumption being that a "gun consultant" whatever that may be (Normally pretty simple, put the round thing in the hole and pull the trigger until a hole appears in something or someone else, not always true, but the bigger the thing/ the faster it pops out, then the bigger the hole) - provides help in making holes/threatening to make holes in things that could be an issue with "corporate legal matters"

Whereas the interior design consultant is likely to just rag-roll someone.

Thus my comment that "gun consultant" is either worthless flannel or someone who possibly faciliates things that wouldn't otherwise be possible.

Unfortunately it implied a very Tommy S sort of business approach, one which I personally wouldn't want to be associated with.

But hey, perhaps that's life in the Jakarta fast lane.

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I enjoyed that post, more off the same!

"Enjoyed" implies past tense, thus I'm done, which I am not.
I'm just waiting for Wyatt Earp and his posse to come back and draw a line in the sand dude.

I can deal with molesting teachers, and gatecrashing employment "consultants", fucking tourists who can't be arsed to get their Lonely Bastard guide to Indonesia phrase book out, I can even deal with Pitchfork, but I can't deal with those sorts of business "principles".



Now I'm going to have a drink.

I must confess I'm worried about having a 25,000 rp contract put out on me now.

ummm, yeah, whatever ...


the latter, capt, the latter.

welcome to the real world ...

Your "real" world, not mine.

At least get a fucking car if you are going to be a gangster - you can hardly turn up on a becak with your violin case.

If you can't handle the car, then I know for a good Dokar, though you'll have to make sure the horse doesn't get caught in the crossfire.

cars are an abomination! hate the things!

I really think that the Kray twins, even in their current state of decomposition have little to worry about.



Actually I don't think Bab's Windsor has that much to worry about either.

It's all very much at odds with this new gangster image.

"Crusher" Dean and his horse Bob, caught in the crossfire during the shootout at Okusi Corral.

"Crusher" KuKu the Godfather of Jaksa collecting a few unpaid KITAS application fees.

"What's the Captain's IP address?"




Kuku preparing to make an offer the Cap'n can't refuse.

Lest i be accused of bias...


I think you're all a bunch of cunts.

now you're just exaggerating, capt. that would *never* happen. okusi is strictly cash. in advance.

118.173.250.12

Yes of course it is.

Hadn't you better edit the other one if names are an issue?

Actually, since we are on the subject, how much do you charge Crusher for a good clean hit? Don't worry out disposal costs if there are not traces. No name no pack drill etc.

Price and timescale, and is it subject to PPN?

"good, clean hits" are not my department.

for most indonesian evil-doers, i find it sufficient to put on a uniform (any will do), creep up on them, and shout "boo!". achieves the objective.

and yes, PPn applies.

No no no, we've already discussed the ethics and the facilitation, we are now only discussing the price.

When you say you can't do clean hits, do you mean you use a shredder or get one of the wives to turn the remains into Jaksa Bakso?

how much you got? how much is it worth? (+ PPn)


i am not at liberty to disclose that information.

I think it would be easier to just deal with Tommy S, at least I'd know that it would stay confidential

oh yes, tommy is a true professional.

Well at least it would get done, using you the target would die of old age first.

Talk about courgettes thinking that they are cucumbers.

You've really got to take this "Godfather" stuff seriously Crusher, if not settle down and just do normal shit like the rest of us do to pay the bills.

"and just do normal shit like the rest of us do to pay the bills."



Captainey kind off stuff?

_{Been waiting ages to use this one}

Oi! They were plaster casts of vaginas - that's art, that is.

Couldn't be arsed to wait until their next boring talk about cars or motorbikes:

Nice One Ken.....your tattyshop has improved