A STREET musician, with long hair, slanted teeth and a jacket festooned with lapel buttons, plays his guitar on a street in Tangerang. He is Herdy Aswarudi, and he is a candidate for the Partai Bulan Bintang (Crescent Star Party) for the legislative elections. According to The Jakarta Post, he is not looking for charity; this street musician is out campaigning.

Another town: a figure holds up his fists ready for the boxing gloves; his eyes fixed