Signs of the Times

June 3, 2003

John Byrne*
*Cultural observer

 

Sign, sign, everywhere a sign,
Blocking up the scenery, breaking my mind,
Do this, dont do that,
Cant you read the sign?

Manfred Mann

I SUPPOSE with a title like the one above, I should have used a quote from the Petula Clark song of the same name. The trouble is, I just cant put her together her with Metro Minis and Koparjas. And what, you ask, do Jakarta buses have to do with either Pet Clark or signs? Well, try





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