A Gecko for Luck

18 years in Indonesia

Horst H. Geerken (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

392 Seiten

2015 | 2. Auflage
BoD – Books on Demand (Verlag)
978-3-8391-5248-5 (ISBN)

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The large house gecko, called tokek, is regarded as a lucky talisman by the Indonesians. When its 'Toke' resounds in the night, they count how many times it calls, both in town and in the country, and this number determines how lucky the call is. Only an odd number is lucky: seven is already quite good, but nine promises the peak of success and good fortune.The author has spent 18 years in Indonesia and helped the young independent country in its development and construction on the sectors of telecommunications, electrotechnical and solar power engineering. Amusing and interesting events from his private and professional life during those years make this book historically interesting and also humorous reading for anyone who is interested in getting to know Indonesia off the beaten tourist track.The author and his famliy had tokeks in both their house in Jakarta and their weekend home in Carita. He often has heard nine successive calls, and the prophecy was fulfilled: Indonesia has brought the author luck and happiness.

Horst H. Geerken kennt Indonesien seit über 55 Jahren. Er hat das ganze Land bereist und bereits mehrere einschlägige Werke mit historischen Fakten über den Archipel veröffentlicht, die auch auf Englisch und Bahasa Indonesia erschienen sind.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	5.5.2015
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 220 mm
Gewicht	620 g
Themenwelt	Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Asien
Themenwelt	Reisen ► Reiseführer ► Asien
Schlagworte	Amateur Radio • dutch colonial history • Freedomfighter • Hardcover, Softcover / Reiseberichte, Reiseerzählungen/Asien • Indonesia • Indonesien (neu) • Indonesien; Reisebericht/Erlebnisbericht • Sukarno
ISBN-10	3-8391-5248-8 / 3839152488
ISBN-13	978-3-8391-5248-5 / 9783839152485
Zustand	Neuware