Yesterday was a black comedy. The electricity went out (not unusual) around 2p. The electricity came back on around 7p, but only for 3/4 of the flats in my building. I ask around and one tenant tells me it’s because the voltage is too low. I don’t really understand how [...]
Three flights (Banda Aceh—Medan—Jakarta—Pontianak) Total mileage: 2,553km. As the crow flies mileage: 1,663km. And three flights back.
Luckily, the travel was all work-related and for a two-day workshop in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, famous for being settled on the equator. The workshops went well and our hosts were magnificent, taking us out for a [...]
A few weekends ago, Indonesia put together a four-day weekend due to Maulid (Islamic holiday commemorating the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday) on Thursday, and Good Friday (Christian holiday that I think you can figure out). Pack those two into the weekend and you have a weekend getaway from wherever you are. I chose to [...]
I went to the classroom to teach first period yesterday. A sign on the classroom door read that I (and anyone else teaching in that room) have been reassigned to another due to a faculty and staff table tennis tournament. The tournament is now in its second full day.
I haven’t posted in a while because not a whole lot is happening. I bought a cheap bike to start riding on since my mornings runs just aren’t enough for me anymore. I received an email asking me to determine my return date on my ticket–which I have no idea of as I [...]