In January 2005, during a trip from Solo to Jakarta by car, I observed this poster on the wall inside a restaurant on one of our stops. The gentleman depicted on the poster is Noordin M. Top, the suspected brain behind various bombings in this country, including the bombings in Jakarta earlier this month. There […]
Last weekend we paid a visit to the newly opened Beach House Restaurant here in Balikpapan, or more correctly, at Batakan beach just outside the city. The big reason to come here is not the (pricey) food, but the superbly designed area in which the restaurant lies. Tables and chairs, with or without roof, are […]
Last Monday (13 July) I went to the immigration office here in Balikpapan to have a third extension of my visa. I submitted my application (which included a guarantee letter from my sponsor) and was told to come back on Thursday. So I did, and on Thursday I was given a brown envelope, and was […]
I am fortunate enough to stay in a comfortable tropical climate such as in Balikpapan, just 140 km south of the Equator. Below a table with some weather statistics for Balikpapan. Pretty stable conditions, so to say… Balikpapan climate. Source: weatherbase.com
Today is the day for the election of a new president in this country. I joined Caecil and Astrid to watch them casting their votes at the residence of our local RW. It was in walking distance from our residence. Box used to cast votes. Inked fingers, preventing a person to vote twice.