Monthly Archives: April 2006

Odds & Ends

April 9, 2006 – 9:12 pm

This week will be a little shorter than usual because I’m heading out to Surabaya, the largest city in East Java, tomorrow. The main objective of this bit of travel is to take the Foreign Service exam. The secondary objective is to see more of Indonesia. I sometimes think that I’ve seen [...]

By Anthony | Posted in Banal, Culture, Travel | Comments (2)

Demonstrasi #2

April 3, 2006 – 2:48 pm

I thought I’d just keep a running tally of the number of demonstrations that take place in front of the university where I teach. Today was number two. Entrance was blocked, people with placards, burning tires. I slipped in the side door. They told me later not to worry, It’s against [...]

By Anthony | Posted in Culture, Observed, Occurences | Comments (2)