Where is Rune?

Some more pictures from the on-going renovation project.

Ironwood terrace.

Polishing marble floor.

Cutting Brazilian granite slab.

Finally I got myself an official residency card, it’s called KTP. It’s easy to get and is free, but time consuming. Here is the list of government offices I had to go through, in that order, and some of the offices must be visited twice:

1. Catatan Sipil DKI Jakarta, Grogol. Get a document.
2. Catatan Sipil, Walikota Jakarta Timur. Submit above document and get another document.
3. RT. Get another document.
4. RW. Get a stamp on the above document.
5. Kantor Lurah Cibubur. Submit all above documents and get a document in return.
6. Catatan Sipil, Walikota Jakarta Timur. Submit above document and get unsigned KTP/KK in return.
7. RT. Get the KK signed.
8. Kantor Lurah Cibubur. Get the KTP/KK signed.

The KK is a so-called family card, which I also got together with the KTP. According to the KK, I am the head of family.

KTP.

There is currently excavation work ongoing in the basement of our new residence. The floor level will be dropped by one meter, since I can barely stand upright as of now.

Around 50 cubic meter will be dug out.

Excavation work.

Excavation work.

The recent Idul Adha holidays gave the chance to take a few days off to visit family in Madiun and Solo, from 25 to 29 October. On the road between the two cities we passed an interesting mountain range (Gunung Lawu). My GPS indicated almost 2000 meter elevation at the highest point.

Mushroom plantation at the Solo residence.

Driving across mountain range from Madiun to Solo.

Waiting for train to pass in Solo.

Among the world’s most expensive coffee is Kopi Luwak (civet coffee). I bought a bag of 250g of this coffee here the other day for Rp 350,000, equivalent to USD 145 per kilogram. The conclusion: A total waste of money, since it didn’t taste any differently than regular coffee, actually I think it had a rather weak taste. Don’t waste your money on this.

Kopi Luwak.

Kopi Luwak.