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Rainy Season
... well be breathing water.
For quite a while Kyle and I have been leaving the windows open to our house because the cool air can come in and since we don't have A/C it's a huge help. However, there are no screens on the windows here....you have decorative bars welded over the windows so no one can break in, but when you open the window you open it to the dust, the bugs and any debris. With the rain, the bugs need to find shelter and we've been finding our house quite invaded by ...
ZOMG! It's November!
... planned.
Well, 5 months later and we've got a bit of disillusionment, not terribly, but we're a lot more realistic now. Work is work and mornings are still hard to wake up to during the week. We have funny stories, frustrations and random adventures that make domestic living in Bandung not so bad.
I know for a fact that the moment I step out of those Arrivals doors at Pearson and see my FamJam, I will be crying like a fool. I miss my Mum, ...
Princess wants cake
... the sauce resembled tomato sauce from a bottle too much and they couldn't have ham due to the taboo on pork so...NO Hawaiian :'( We later arrived at Nadia's house (mermaid) via taxi. On the way, I asked Princess one of the weirdest questions that I think I have ever asked... "Does Mermaid have a dry pan?" We entered her beautiful and high class style house and I met her sister again and yet mother. We all settled in the couch as Mermaids mum went for s sleep and watched ...
It's Official - We're Playing House!
... the Sunday market, which starts at 4:30am we will be able to get a lot more fruits and vegetables for a lot cheaper.
I've still got 2 tuna steaks in the freezer, so I think I'll cook that one tonight or for tomorrow night. I want to find a nice recipe online to give me some inspiration.
It's a little bit harder to cook, because I don't want to get a fully stocked kitchen...it's so expensive! and it's such a bother to lug all of that ...
Shopping frenzy and a browny
It has been 5 days already since I arrived, although to be honest it feels a lot less. Nothing special has happened apart from having a lot of fun with Renny who was so kind to show me around and show me all the good places :) Good thing I had a credit card :) Thankminds Renny for guiding me around like a opa and enjoying the good life with me :)
Apart from a lot of chaos, Jakarta has a lot of good places to shop and eat and just ...