I flew to Jakarta last Saturday with Lion Air and checked into the usual place in a narrow alley near Jl Jaksa (Asri). I had booked the room in advance, just to make sure I didn’t get any unpleasant surprises. There was a festival going on in the street, the so called Jalan Jaksa Festival, […]
I just took a becak from my hotel in Prawirotaman to Mall Malioboro, when I witnessed two motorbikes crashing in an intersection. My becak driver crossed the intersection first, and then I heard a loud bang behind me. I think it was two school students involved in the accident. Several people immediately rushed in to […]
Last Friday (1 August) me and a bunch of other girls and guys flew from Balikpapan to Bali to attend a wedding, which was held on Saturday, in Bangli. We stayed at a simple hotel in Kuta (Sayang Maha Mertha) and rented a car for 3 days. Car rental price was Rp 150,000 per day […]
We just extended our house rental contract for another year. The rental has increased by one million Rupiah to Rp 15 million (USD 1640) per YEAR, and my share of this is one quarter, means I am paying Rp 312,500 (USD 34) per month. Electricity etc. is extra of course.
Yesterday I extended my visa again, for another month, until 21 August. I was also registered as a foreign alien and fingerprinted.