Re: petrol naik rm2.70
"Miguel Cruz" <spam@spam.spam> wrote in message
news:spam-A6E920.14230809062008@[127.0.0.1]...
> "grusl" <grusl@hotma_nospam_il.usual> wrote:
>> Welcome back, Miguel - been anywhere interesting?
>
> I forgot when I last posted here. Late in 2007 I spend a few weeks in
> Lebanon/Syria/Jordan/Israel, an excellent trip.
>
> I'd planned on meeting my friend in Syria, but I couldn't get a visa
> because Syrian embassies only want to deal with people who are living in
> their own countries. So I flew to Beirut, spent a few days there, and
> took a taxi to the border.
>
> Beirut was interesting but the unease of the place is pervasive.
> Understandably.
>
> Crossing the border into Syria without a visa turned out to be a piece
> of cake.
>
I got a visa at the border, too. It was mayhem as they had eight counters
for Syrians, a counter for other Arabs, and a counter for foreigners. As the
entire expatriate population of Lebanon and a bazillion people of Lebanese
descent with foreign passports descended, did they open another window for
foreigners ... noooooooooo!
It was one of those problems I just threw money at, given the circumstances.
As it was a work trip I was reimbursed, anyway.
> Damascus was a delight.
>
> Amman is an ugly place, but we made some great Jordanian friends in just
> a few short days, which really changed the experience. Petra was
> spectacular. The Arabian desert also. Aqaba is chintzy but
> fun.
>
Jordan and Israel are on my list, while I'm in (more or less) this part of
the world.
>
> In the meantime, these newsgroups seem more full of spam than ever. It's
> a shame, between the spam and the shrill flaming there's not much left
> of what used to be. Has everyone fled to the slow web forums?
>
Inevitable, given the public nature of Usenet. Of coursethe people who
complain most about what's posted are often the worst offenders when it
comes to trolling and ... well ... the popular term I've discovered for it
in another forum is "shitposting".
Filters still work fine, though, for most spam.
Cheers,
George W Russell
Bangalore