From the monthly archives:

August 2007

Life: Heading Home – An End to My Summer in Indonesia

Greetings from the Singapore airport. I have been here for about 7 hours, and I have to say – if you ever have to stay in an airport for 11 hours, this is the place to do it. Just a few more hours of free entertainment and good food before I head back to America.
The [...]

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Travel: Ngomong-ngomong (by the way…) – Photos Posted

I have posted photos from Borobudur.
Last Saturday we spent the day away from Jogja rafting and visiting the famous temple. Rafting was fun (though the river was calm) and the temple was amazing. After a long day we headed over to the Prabanan to watch the Ramayana Ballet. Despite having little interest in attending [...]

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Life: Earthquake in Indonesia

Last night I headed home exhausted after a busy day and some quality hang out time with my classmates. I went straight to my room, put on a movie, and quickly fell asleep. Shortly after I entered into dreamland, I woke up to loud noises, dogs barking, and the ground shaking. I was in a [...]

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Life: The Coffee Mystery in Indonesia

One thing Java is well know for is its coffee. Starbucks sells coffee from Java. Hell, they even name some of their drinks after it. Despite this fact, most of the coffee we drink here is not good…at all. It is usually instant coffee mix (IndoCafe) that has to be covered up with layers of [...]

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Language: Bahasa Indonesia

Someone recommended that I write about the difficulty of Indonesia. A lot of people have told me that Indonesian is ‘easy’ to learn. I am going to have to disagree. However, out of laziness, I will just refer you to this short article (though more could be added): Who Said Indonesian is an Easy Language.
Cheers.

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Life: Maaf! – Updates from Java, Indonesia

Maaf (ma aaf), which means ’sorry’, is one of my favorite words in Indonesian.

Anyway, I guess I am starting to slack a little bit. A combination of laziness, business, and a general desire to be out and about rather than inside a cafe with an internet connection slower than dial up, has led to the [...]

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