a word on the word

'bule' n.
After a few days of agonizing through the birthing of my far- and oft-promised blog, today I finally found a name. 'Bule' is the Bahasa Indonesian slang for foreigner, as far as I can tell the way that they say 'honky' (I think it translates to albino, something that by relativism, I have suddenly become), introduced to me by a group of pointing Indonesian children. Truly, it is relieving to finally be able to pack in and away the vinyl pool that has been in my hosts living room since Tuesday and, with the first of many crude quips, launch my journal. All you need to do is remember 'bule' and you will always be able to find your way back, as the web address (http://www.butunfortunatelylessexotic.blogspot.com/) fits into a useful acronym.