I have one possession back in my home country Norway, and that is the fine old 1969 Volvo shown below. This is the last known footage of the car, taken on 27 February 2008. Its condition might have deteriorated further since then…
My car.
Last weekend I made another Visa Run to Singapore.
Here are the details:
4 Oct, 1000 hours: Air Asia flight from Balikpapan to Jakarta, Rp 758,400. Checked in at Penginapan Asri for one night, Rp 80,000.
5 Oct, 1115 hours: Lion Air flight from Jakarta to Singapore, Rp 499,000. Took the MRT from Changi Airport Singapore to Harbour Bay ferry terminal (costs 2 Singapore Dollar). Took the ferry WaveMaster to Batam island, around 45 minutes. Price: S$ 42 one-way. Paid Visa On Arrival valid for 30 days, US$25. Checked in at Hotel Hallo Batam for 2 nights. Rp 135,000 per night.
7 Oct, 1220 hours: Lion Air flight from Batam to Balikpapan, with a transit in Jakarta. Rp 1,818,000. Arrived Balikpapan around 1900.
Airport passenger service charge is in addition to the above, and this is in total Rp 160,000.
Total cost of Visa Run: Rp 3,585,400 + S$ 44 + US$25, which is the equivalent of USD 417 at today’s exchange rates.
View from my room at Penginapan Asri, Jakarta.
The fasting month of Ramadhan is finally over, which is followed by the holidays of Idul Fitri. Yesterday we visited our pembantu’s (maid’s) house.
Children peeking inside our pembantu’s house.
Our pembantu handing out her money to the children. This is a tradition during Idul Fitri.
I took a picture today of this truck collecting trash from our residence.
We went to a store today to buy an umbrella when I noticed this sign posted on the shelf:
