Just looking around the streets of late I am beginning to wonder whether there has ever been an Australian come over here without wearing his Bintang top of sorts?

Must be some form of badge of honour in surviving Bali.

Slow day Phil?

I thought it may have been because of the Phuket - Bali - Phuket AirAsia route.

Some Australians may have split their holiday beween 5 nights Bali and 5 nights Phuket, but a check of AirAsia's website shows that route has ended.

"Must be some form of badge of honour in surviving Bali".

More like surviving Bintang.

OK, I confess.

About two decades ago, I owned a Bintang T/shirt.

(They were unique then)

What is Bintang, is it a beer brand name

I can't be much of an Aussie, then - had never heard of them before today. I'll have to keep a look out...

It's the Indonesian equivalent of Singha beer.

It can be bought all over the archipelago and suspiciously doesn't need refrigeration to stop it going off.

Getting a hang-over before you finish the first bottle is another sign.

I think they look nice

"Must be some form of badge of honour in surviving Bali." - I hope you are not referring to the bombings. That would be in poor taste, and I'm not talking about the beer.

I think they look nice

That should be a "Buntang" or "Bumtang" shirt.

"Must be some form of badge of honour in surviving Bali." - I hope you are not referring to the bombings. That would be in poor taste, and I'm not talking about the beer.

Why would you think that??!!

Maybe your train of thought is "in poor taste".

"Must be some form of badge of honour in surviving Bali." - I hope you are not referring to the bombings. That would be in poor taste, and I'm not talking about the beer.

Why would you think that??!!

Maybe your train of thought is "in poor taste".

Maybe my "train of thought" is simply more lateral than yours.

Here in Cambodia, it is either a Hoc Chi Minh T-shirt, a Bintang, a Beer Lao, or a "Danger, Mines" shirt.

All very original. Not!

Footy season in Australia is drawing to a close.

It'll be wall to wall bogans wearing Bintang singlets in Bangla Rd when the footy club trips start.

Be warned.

Air asia flights out of Darwin to Bali and then Phuket will only increase the sightings of Bintang singlets and mullett haircuts

I see on average three or four people wearing Bintang singlets per day in Australia. Even kids have them.

They're better than the 'I've Been To Bali Too' shirts though.

Air asia flights out of Darwin to Bali and then Phuket will only increase the sightings of Bintang singlets and mullett haircuts

You obviously didn't read my earlier post. I don't think AirAsia fly the Phuket - Bali - Phuket route anymore.