Monthly Archives: March 2007

Sumatra Earthquake

March 7, 2007 – 6:08 am

As you might have noticed on the news, there was an earthquake on Sumatra. The magnitude was higher than the one that hit Yogyakarta last year and killed over 5000. This earthquake, far away from where I live, was 50km or so from Padang. The extent of the damage is yet unknown [...]

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Jazz in Makassar

March 6, 2007 – 1:44 pm

Last night, I attended a concert by Maurice Rugebregt and his band. The show included vocalist Julia Lo’ko as well. I arrived around 7p for the 7.30p showtime, not knowing what the crowd would be like. Safir and I weren’t the first to arrive, but we still waited almost 45 minutes for [...]

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Some Days

March 4, 2007 – 11:25 am

Last evening, I went down to the new and improved Losari Beach in downtown Makassar. The improved area is tiled and has plenty of places to sit and watch the sunsets (when the weather is nice). There is also a floating dock made from plastic as well. This is were most of [...]

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