I actually went to campus this morning and there wasn’t anyone out front burning tires or extorting money. Sometimes, things do happen the way I want them to; however, I rarely have any control over compliance.
Here is a re-post from The Jakarta Post:
Makassar tense as students threaten ethnic Chinese
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
Hundreds of students are threatening to launch a sweeping operation against Chinese-Indonesians in Makassar, South Sulawesi, within 48 hours if the police fail to investigate the death of a maid after she was allegedly tortured by her Chinese-Indonesian employer.
Some [...]
Today was more of yesterday ie demonstrations. Only the nightly news today showed businesses shuttered as groups of men rode by on scooters and stopped now and then to pelt the upper, unshuttered windows with rocks. A person at work pointed out that the pinkish blazers being worn by some of the people [...]
Work was finished and I was waiting in front of the university for a taxi, minding my own business. A few students or non-students came and went. Nothing unusual. Nothing unusual until someone pulled a couple wooden chair/desks out into the road while grumbling orang Cina (Chinese). There were four or [...]
As you may know, I cleaned my computer, but it didn’t work. I thought I backed up my address book. Nada. I do have most emails on other accounts but physical addresses are gone. If you want me to have it, send it along. Otherwise, don’t expect any more postcards.