Today we flew to Pontianiak, on the island of Borneo. The flight was on Batavia air again, except this time, the plane, was warm instead of freezing. This time we kept our jackets out but didn't need them. Instead we were ready to take our clothes off. The plane was 737-400, PK YVN, which first flew 10 October 1993, ex Asiana, Hainan Airlines. No Air France seat belts this time.
Our hotel is about half a mile south of the equator. The following is from Wiki Travel regarding the name of the town:
"The word pontianak — probably from bunting anak, "pregnant with child" — means the undead vampire of a woman who died while during childbirth. Disguised as a beautiful woman, the pontianak goes around murdering unwary men, harming pregnant woman and eating babies, but they can be controlled by plunging a nail into a hole in the back of their neck.
Legend said at the first time of Abdurrahman Alqadrie group arrival in the uninhabited area of Pontianak, it was haunted by pontianaks/kuntilanaks, which deterred many of his companions by their scary voices at nights. To sweep these ghosts away, Alqadrie ordered his men to fire their cannons to the forest which was believed to be their base. Afterwards, no more pontianaks' voice were heard ever."
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