I’ll be catching a plane in the wee hours of the morning for Yogja, central Java. I’ll be there for about a week, with or without ‘net access. I’m bringing my laptop, but only because I need to download the hundreds of photos taken – I’m not sure if I’ll have a satellite connection in the mountains where I’ll be. If I manage to get a signal, I’ll be sure to upload some photos and words. It’s odd that I’ve been here for this long without seeing this place. Better late than never, right?

While I’m away here are a few suggestions to keep you busy:

Get a free photo ipod – yes it’s legit. I generally would never sign up for something like that, but being as anal as I can be, I did the research. If you would like to read more about it here’s some proof.

Check out my gallery – much larger images with higher quality.

Read about the time I walked into the wrong house – thinking it was my own.

Or when there was a baboon in the Benz.

You could wish Irene farewell from being hosted via thejavajive.

Check out a Singaporean in the U.K. at wurh.com – great stories!

Vote for me on PhotoFriday on this week’s contest “Radiant” #372

I won noteworthy last week, for this shot – thanks for voting!

See what Flickr is all about.

Check out the school where my mother is Headmaster in Cape Town. Check out my mom – under “staff” – a beautiful and amazing woman.

Leave your fingerprints in my forum.

See what my brother has been up to. Tell him to write me.

Take a tour of my sister’s portfolio school. She’s awesome.

See why Sabrina is so tired of bule food.

Or why Morningdew is in London.

Give Jason Kottke’s monkey a name.

Or just send me a message at thejavajive(at)gmail(dot)com – telling me about your week, what you think of my writing, my photos, how you stumbled across this place, what you hope to see, what you hate to see, where you are in the world, what country I should move to next, about the design, travel, photography job you can hook me up with, if I should stay another year in Indonesia beyond June, how I should have linked to you in this post, why I’m so slow at responding, and any other points of (dis)interest you care to share with my inbox.

I hope this post finds you – and finds you well.