On a Roll (with nothing going on)

516 days ago
	Well, as expected before any large vacation, especially one that falls in the most sober (and boring) time, that being Lebaran. This holiday has brought about some interesting incidents though. I think it is really cool driving by the mosque at 9:00 at night, as the place is overflowing with what could only be described as the ghostlike figures of woman in their white prayer attire. The accessories are a really big part of islam. Just as Catholics have their rosary, the muslims have prayer mats, gowns, and of course hats. It interests me from afar, but other events along with the rigidity of their fasting have definately convinced me that religions as a whole are a bit wonky... contradicting themselves and the people who abide by them. Take for instance what I saw on the 5 seconds of the news last night. The police have decided that something which is a good use of manpower is to break into hotel rooms and see if the people inside are married or not. Most of the rooms contain a married man and his mistress or a prostitute (not much difference between the two here... both are men taking advantage of a woman's difficulty to earn enough to survive). Anyways, this going on in light of the recent bombs in Bali is a bit shocking. Wouldn't it be a bigger perogative trying to catch murderers versus the common philanderers? Ok, I gotta get a move on. I am really looking forward to our upcoming trip to Nusa Tenggara (Flores, Sumbawa, Lombok, Komodo). Hopefully all goes well till then!