Hotel Sahid Jaya Jakarta
Jalan Jenderal Sudirman No. 86 Jakarta, Java, 10220, Indonesia
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... block m. Both the book and wikitravel recommended it as a good concentrated bar area, although one did say it was squarely aimed at single men and that the clubs have prostitute sections. We got a taxi on the meter (thank ****) and drove quite a distance away. In the dark it looks nice, almost Singaporesque in its skyscraper laden skyline.
We pulled onto the road we had asked for and it looked pretty quiet but for what seemed to ...
It’ll be All-White on the night
... backs as we head off for a night out. Instead, he snuck into the house whilst the girls were out, re-wired their phone and started ringing them at 4am and other ungodly hours, shouting “**** you!” down the phone and hanging up. What a gentleman he is – 3 girls living on their own and he decides to terrorise them. This was then added to last Saturday night when we were having drinks nextdoor and he threw rocks ...
Dealing with street children
... and they get punished if they dont bring back enough money.
So before going out onto the street I thought the whole process was simple and wondered why every street kid didnt just get picked up and taken to an organisation like KDM. It is actually far more comlicated and the social workers/rescuers need to understand the children first. It seams like the street kids were all family to each other and just leaving the rest of the street ...
Time for a holiday.....
... wonderful maid who comes three days a week, my feet have never looked so damn good thanks to the ridiculously cheap pedicures at my disposal, we a have a terrific, close family of friends and our home is comfortable and nice. The cherry on the cake is that a Karaoke bar is about to open in our apartment building... lol. Life is good.
I am, however, very much ready for a holiday, so Marce and I, and Carla and Mandy, are boarding the 3.05pm flight to Denpasar for a week in Bali.
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A road (slightly) less travelled
... guests. The first thing we noticed when we sat down for lunch in the hotel was that it took at least 2 people to do anything. 2 people to bring our drinks, 3 people to bring us a fork, 3 people to clear up when I smashed a glass (the speed that a man arrived with a dustpan and brush suggested he'd been there waiting all day for somebody to make a mess).
The next day we took ...



