Shangri-La Hotel - Jakarta

... I was asked to sit down and join the locals. At first I thought they wanted to sell me something but after chatting with them found that they were genuinly interested in what I had to say and where I come from and what I do at home. I spent about an hour and a half chatting with them and learning more Bahasa Indonesian. My vocabulary count is now about 15-20 words!! I said goodbye at about 10:30pm and headed to bed.

... ever happened to just having a casette camera? They never screwed up. We're back running again though. When we book the train ticket, it leaves at 8:15am, the ticket lady advises to be there an HOUR before! We agree hesitantly, and arrive about 45mins before. Obviously by 9am there's no sign of the train and it's getting warm. Thankfully we were soon off and arrived in Jogja (short name) about 6ish. Next update from Buddhist New Year and the historic Yogyakarta...

... und mich irgendwie gleich in ihr Herz geschlossen hat. Die Rückfahrt war dann eigentlich unspektakulär. Dachte ja, daß wie bei meiner Abfahrt eine Menge BlueBird Taxis an dem Terminal in Lebak Bulus warten würden. Leider war das nicht der Fall. Kein BlueBird weit und breit und das einzige Express Taxi hatte die Haube offen und der Fahrer hat mir die Fahrt für 50.000 angeboten (vorher hatte ich immer so um die 25.000 bezahlt) und wollte sich auf meine Forderung nach dem Meter ...

... My massage room was open air looking right out onto the rice paddies... As I showered in clear view of anyone who might be looking, I thought they must be thinking "look who has the 5x zoom now beyatch" :-) Haha. It was a really nice way to spend the afternoon and the hotel's driver was right there to fetch me once I was done. I booked a taxi from Ubud to the airport (about an hour drive) and the driver turned out to be a guy from an ...

... atmosphere, cheap (if you know where to hunt). I rent a motor bike for Rp 50.000,- (US$ 6 ) per 24 hours, and with a map of Kuta and Bali, I'm ready to roam!! The first day I spent in the Kuta beach area, Discovery Mall, having a coffee in Starbucks, walking with my wife at the beach, watching sunset, and having a romantic dinner in Jimbaran. Jimbaran is an area where you can eat seafood on the shore, while viewing the planes landing at the airport. At night, it is a very ...

... gave us the wrong info over the phone, in any event we arrived in Jakarta only for a night and then a plane to Bali. The entrance also was a little bit difficult because I only had one way ticket and my return from Bangkok was over 30 days from my entrance in Indonesia, nevertheless the immigration officer was very pleasant and final after all the other ones ...

... Trauma specialist if not angry and disappointed with his government. He lambasted all the "Western" implant companies such as Stryker, Zimmer, Synthes etc as the implants were way too expensive for the average Indonesian. He was angry with the government for not providing subsidies and yet jealous of Singapore & Malaysia (even Philippines (who I think IMHO is worse)) where their patients are able to afford such implants. He then nearly shouts with fists in the air, that if no ...

... pasir dan memainkan kaki mungilnya pada air laut. Asik juga ternyata main di pantai di malam hari.. Dua jam kemudian perut terasa keroncongan, saya memilih mencoba makan di bandar djakarta yang konon rasanya nyam nyam.. ternyata... wuih rasanya memang nyam nyam...wuenak maem disana. kenapa? 1. perut laperrr 2. antrian yang buanyak banget sampe harus pesan seat dan menunggu ...

... own meals. But the knowledge of medicinal plants is disappearing as young people are depending less on the rich resources of the jungle and more on the palm and rubber plantations, lured by the promise of a better income. There is only one elder in Bukit Lawan that has extensive knowledge of medicinal plants, a medicine man who is getting on in years. I hope to find him and talk to him, record all his knowledge, if he will allow, for future ...