Bahasa Indonesia
Here is Learning Indonesian: podcasts to learn the basics of bahasa indonesia, the Indonesian language, close to bahasa melayu, spoken in Malaysia.
Wayan, Made, Nyoman and Ketut
In Bali, all people seem to have the same name. You cross three Nyoman and five Wayan during the day. Bizarre. A joke made to tourists? But no !
Getting into the Thai language
To get the basic Thai phrases back into my ear, I tried Learn Thai Podcast. A great site, with mp3 audio lessons.
Kopi Bali
Balinese coffee, or kopi Bali, is tasty and full-bodied. Every morning, since my return, I finish waking up in front of a cup of kopi Bali.
Tagalog, filipino, english, spanish?
What is convenient when traveling to the Philippines is that everyone speaks English. Fishermen and peasants, villagers and townspeople, children and adults ...
Malay or Malaysian?
Should we say Malay or Malaysian? Both ! In fact, everything depends on the context, because the two terms do not have exactly the same meaning.