Today began as any normal day would: breakfast, the gym, to the university. Between the gym and the university something was different. The taxi couldn’t enter the university’s carpark because several students had strewn car tires in front of the entrance in an effort to slow down traffic. There was a megaphone; [...]
Since I’ve unloaded my scooter in Manado, I’m at the mercy of the taxis of Makassar. Technically, I’m supposed to be provided with a ride to and from work, but it isn’t practical. For the transportation to work, I have to be at the mercy of someone else’s schedule. As we all [...]
I bought notebooks for students in one of my classes. Simple and cheap notebooks. The most interesting thing about these notebooks is the epigraph on the cover:
don’t be sad
is not so bad
take a breath
and be glad
Doesn’t that brighten your day?
Things stolen from me Aug 04 - Mar 06:
Two motorcycle helmets
Things stolen from me in the last 24 hours:
A/C adapter for recharging my mobile phone
A/C adapter for recharging my computer
Various denominations of various currencies (no more than USD100)
Digital camera
Film camera
Computer speakers
FedEx air ticket to the US for replacement
Find post office and mail letter to Julie
Exercise
Catch up on email
Plan this week’s classes
Upload photos
Track down last week’s issue of The Economist
Email Scott to change code in this blog
Wish my niece a belated happy birthday (14 years old)
Find out the new creditor of my student loans
Grocery shopping
Pay Muhammad [...]