I’ve been quite busy lately with off-line life. I spent a few days last week at the Ayodya Hotel (previously Bali Hilton) in Bali for a conference; turned out to be fun but a bit of a tease considering you have to be indoors all day while the glistening ocean is only minutes away. The Muslim Idul Fitri holiday starts Wednesday, which means a week off work. Unfortunately, if you’re a slacker in regards to travel plans, it’s a horribleRead more
Posts tagged: #Jakarta
Celeb sighting at the zoo
Saturday, Novita and I spent the day at the zoo in south Jakarta. As we were heading towards the exit, three women were walking towards us. Novita started talking to one of them; I assumed they were old university friends or something, as the conversation was quite bubbly. After a few minutes of small talk, I said, “Oh did you go to university together?”. (I tuned out their Bahasa – happens if I’m tired). It turns out the woman’s nameRead more
Powerful quake strikes Indonesia – felt in Jakarta and Singapore
Although we’re fine here in Jakarta, this brings back memories from the Asian Tsunami. I live only two miles from the ocean, and barely above sea level. JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) — A strong earthquake measuring 7.9 in magnitude has struck near southern Indonesia, sending employees fleeing into the street and triggering a small tsunami. art.quake.ap.jpg Companies have ordered immediate emergency evacuations. Brian Shiro of the National Oceanic and Atmopheric Administration’s Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the tsunami measured about twoRead more
50,000 Minutes
50,000 minutes. That’s the number of minutes spent not at my desk. Not in Jakarta. And loving (nearly) every minute of it. We covered around 1700km, took around 45GB (3500+) photos, and for once never had a single bout of “Bali Belly”. (you may remember I befriended an amoeba last summer). As I mentioned, this trip we made our ‘base’, the sand and surf area of Seminyak, north of Kuta. This trip also proved to be a bit more productiveRead more
The promise of a journey
A harbor hundreds of years old shelters these mammoth beauties. They’re still used to haul goods from other islands within Indonesia. A friend and I actually considered riding one to Sulewesi. This is actually a different photo than the one posted yesterday, not just a different effect.Read more
The great escape
Batavia’s graveyard. Wooden ships still used to carry goods to Sulewesi and Kalimantan. Maybe this is where they get the ‘pirated’ DVDs?Read more