Hyatt Regency Surabaya

... where were assembled about a dozen staff from the apartments!.........cleaners, receptionists, security staff, engineering + the manager and deputy etc. bearing gifts and flowers and armed with cameras.....see the result herewith!<br>Then after a lovely lunch and a fabulous spa visit, we got ready to go out for the evening, but didn't get very far.....on emerging from ...

... are well paid and have better working conditions than other manufactures!!!! It is simply amazing to watch them and the speed at which they work. Honestly, I would not even last 5 minutes doing this type of work!!! Of course, photos are not allowed!! The building also has a museum, an art gallery and a cafe where I had lunch. As well, the House of Sampoerna offers a free tour bus with guide (started in June 2009). The tour lasted one hour and stopped ...

... was particularly memorable. We began the day with some spectacular dives as Mary completed her AOWD course. We spent the afternoon playing guitar and building sand turtles on June Juea beach, enjoyed a spectacular night dive with my man, Chris, chasing barracuda, and completed the day with buckets of celebration for the Waning Crescent party that eventually ...

... petite marche de 3 km nous separe du mont. C'est un volcan endormie mais qui relache constamment de la fumee (comme moi). Donc, prenons notre courage, nous descendons dans le fond. C'est comme un desert avec du sable fin et noir (qui nous rentre dans le nez, dans les souliers, etc, du au vent). Encore une grimpette de 300 marche pour se rendre en peripherie du mont. Impressionnant, etonnant, et etouffant puisqu'il pu (Rejean a dit "je souffre du soufre hihi"). Ca prend toute ...

... Many students have dual citizenship, they had to choose what country to represented. As the students came to the stage, their national anthem played. My favorite song was Japan's, it sounded like a rock song.. A fellow teacher talked about their flag. I am asking the teacher for his notes and I will email to you. The information was so ...

... lovely experience and we were flattered that Indah felt comfortable enough with us to come out and help us...we are hoping she will also come to Mount Bromo (nearest volcano) with us next weekend as she has never been....and it is only 3 hours away! Watch this space. Oh yes the job is still great - makes you remember what you love about teaching....so rewarding....and soooo enjoyable. Why didn't we do it sooner - could have avoided all that moaning and cynicism!

... to continue on those grounds, but Mr Toto had told me Bromo was empty this season. I'd only be sleeping 4h and waking up at 3am in time to catch a jeep ride to the summit, so the accommodation didn't much matter anyway. I slapped the driver with 3/4s of the agreed upon fare (he got me 3/4ths up the mountain) and settled down for the night in a Yoschi Inn Bungalow. The only English word the bungalows' owner seemed to know was "Yes! :-D", resulting in much unintended comedy.

... eyes but felt a burning sensation. The poison had entered my lungs. I coughed and tried to breathe through my nose but tasted the sulfur in my throat. I was gasping for air and spit into my bandana hoping the moisture would somehow helped. I forced myself to hold it just a little bit longer. "This will pass," the small voice told me. I wanted to throw up and felt like fainting. Meanwhile, I didn't stop pressing the shutter on my camera. Suddenly a hand grabbed my arm and ...

... is low (which should always be the case), it is appropriate to squeeze past them. This is true even if you only have four inches of clearance. A miss is as good as a mile. LANGUAGE While there is a local Balinese language, Indonesia's official language is Bahasa Indonesia that everyone speaks. Bahasa Indonesia (translating literally as "Indonesian Language") is essentially identical to Bahasa Malaysia, and I will call them both "Malay". Malay ...

... Indonesian. She looked local so her accent really threw me at first. We spent twenty hours straight in her company and then hastily waved good-bye at the bus terminal. The real adventure came later that morning as we attempted to negotiate our way from Bromo to Surabaya, the major port city of Eastern Java. We took a small local bus for the first hour and a half and then hit the chaotic bus terminal in Probolinggo. A guy on the street tried ...