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                *     *     *     *     *       Banjarmasin, Island of Borneo, Republic of Indonesia       Monday, 29 th November 1993      Taking up a southwesterly course, our 737 sliced inland and paralleled Borneo’s east coast.   The rugged mountains draped in heavy jungle were utterly impressive.       I would hate like hell being forced down in there, dear reader.         Our best bet would be trying for a water landing in the Makassar Strait.   I apologize for my over-active imagination .      Ultimately I spied the south coast of Borneo, and the city of Banjarmasin nestled on a delta island near the junction of the  Barito  and  Martapura  rivers.      The city i...