It is now two years ago since I moved to Balikpapan, and the time has finally come to move again. So tomorrow, at 13:40, I will be flying to Jakarta. I have packed two paper cartons of my belongings which will be sent separately next Wednesday. The rest I will just bring on the plane. […]
Tour Europe 2009 officially began with the taxi trip to Sepinggan Airport, Balikpapan, before catching a Rp 500k Mandala flight to Jakarta, where we took a shuttle bus from the new terminal 3 to the old terminal 2. We had around 4 hours to kill in terminal 2 until Luftwaffe was scheduled to bring us […]
I guess it’s a wise idea to make sure my teeth are OK before I venture on Tour Europe 2009, so today I had my teeth checked cheaply at BDHC (Balikpapan Dental Health Center). It cost me Rp 20,000 (USD 2) for the quick check, and Rp 150,000 for cleaning. No cavities.
In just 4 days the Gang of Four will embark on a much-awaited expedition to Europe, a continent in which I personally will set foot for the first time in two years. The other members of the the Gang are Astrid, Caecil, and Saras. So on Wednesday we will first take a Mandala flight from […]
Our banana plant is now flowering. We planted it in January, so the process has taken 7 months. Our flowering banana. This picture was taken on 8 January, just after planting.