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Harry Potter and the Stroppy Adolescent Angst
So I held on (to my principles)and waited to buy a copy on Saturday... and it is seriously retarding my studying routine! I'm about 1/3 in and would Harry purrrrlease strop being such a stroppy git!!!! And that goes for Ron too. Okay, so I will say no more in case I should spoil things for those who are less freaky than I and haven't run out and ( Read more... ) -
Ethical dilemma
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Berjalan-jalan ke desa tas (Journey to the Village of the Bags)
Today was hilarious - we went on a 'field trip' (read - shopping excursion) to this village that has tonnes of little cottage factories for fabric, bags and placemats. Basically, what happens here is that someone in a given area thinks, "you know what, I can make X" - s/he does so successfully and then everyone (and I mean everyone) in the area ( Read more... ) -
Procrastinatory musings
As usual, I am procrastinating... this is because I am a) in a cafe with free wireless and b) the vocab I am supposed to be studying is all about economics and industry in Indonesia and I find this topic frankly boring... but also kind of necessary... sigh! My knitting has been going no where lately, largely because I've either been studying or ( Read more... ) -
Harry Potter on a Vespa
Despite having an exam today(ho hummmm) I spent most of Saturday going back down to the seaside for some more seafood with a new friend Hiang Hau and her Indonesian friends. But, you see, how could I say no when I was asked to ride down there on vintage 1960s vespas?! It was such an unforgettable day, that I'm really very happy I said yes, and I ( Read more... ) -
The sweet life
So, I'm sitting in a groovy little cafe in the old Dutch district in Yogya with super-fast WiFi (free!!!), sipping my first decent coffee in two months, with a warm breeze cooling me down in the heat and listening to jazz standards... sweet. I should be a) studying b) writing work emails or c) replying to friends' emails but instead I'm enjoying ( Read more... ) -
Queen of the Sea didn't take me!
Just back from the trip to the coast - it's very dangerous swimming (lots of incredibly scary rips and huge banks of waves coming in in all directions) but great for some fantastic seafood. Check out the pictures of the seafood we bought at a market where they're brought in by the fishing boats in the following picture. The wives of the fishermen ( Read more... ) -
Cooking Makanan Indonesia
Heya gang - so despite stomach bugs I decided to go along to a cooking class and learn how to make Sate Ayam (Chicken Sate), caramelised tempeh and sambal sayur (spicy vegetables) with yellow coconut rice. Mmmm, and I even managed to keep down a small portion of the result! Now that's exciting ( Read more... ) -
Yucky tummy story ahead
Warning: following contains details of my yuckytummy experiences. NOT for the squeamish ( Read more... ) -
Mt Merapi is Smokin'
So today I went with a group of people from my hotel up to the base of Mount Merapi, the active volcano that looms over Yogya (at least on days when the pollution and cloud cover lets up!). We did a bit of hiking, including to the small village that was eaten up by the lava in the most recent eruption, and through a gorgeous ravine that is full of ( Read more... )