There's no such thing as a free lunch...Or is there?

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It's official. The next president of Indonesia is former army general Prabowo Subianto. Quite how the next five years will pan out is anyone's guess but hopefully the foreign pundits who always bring up his dodgy human rights record will be proven wrong. Nonetheless, on policy making, Prabowo's popularist move to literally offer the poor 'a free lunch' every day of the week does not augur well for the future. Such a policy - if it ever came to fruition - would cost a phenomenal amount of money and likely lead to huge inefficiencies (food waste) and poor incentives (make people lazy). Another concern is Prabowo's strong nationalist bent. Thus, in the possible event that he finds himself with his back against the proverbial wall in the face of stern economic challenges, there is a big chance that he will simply scapegoat foreigners. But he will have to be careful. Construction of the new capital city, Nusantara, for example, is highly dependent on foreign in

10 strangest Indonesian names

1. Batman Suparman. His parents obviously had high hopes for their son, naming him not after one superhero but two! Things didn’t quite turn out as expected, however, as Batman was recently jailed in Singapore for a host of offenses including theft, trespassing and illegal drug use. His parents obviously named him after the wrong superhero – “Joker” would have been far more apt!

2. Yessie Vibrator. A rather trashy looking dangdut singer, Yessie gets the vibe wherever she goes…

3. Paris Hotman. One of Indonesia’s most successful lawyers, Paris Hotman gained attention internationally when he agreed to be part of the legal team for the busty drug trafficker Schapelle Corby. Unfortunately for Corby, she still went down for 20 years. Hotman wasn’t quite as hot as his name suggests it seems…

4. Kennedy Muslim. A well known character in Indonesia’s Twittersphere, his name alludes to all sorts of contradictions. Wonderful.

5. Kombes Pol. Drs. Napoleon Bonapart. Name your kid after a revolutionary French politician. Why not eh?

6. Lucky Andreono. An Indonesian masterchef, his parents obviously thought he needed more than just raw talent.

7. Hilarius S. Laoli. Hahaha! This name cracks me up!

8. Megawati. Did Sukarno name his daughter after the unit of electricity for power stations? Hopefully not.

9. Adolf Situmorang. Yes, he has a mustache too.

10. Happy Salma. If you’re gonna name your daughter after one of the seven dwarfs, Happy is definitely preferable to either Grumpy or Dopey.

Another addition to this list: Violent. Yes, really!

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