This is just horrible. It’s too early to be picked up by the major news networks (correction: they have it now), so I thought I’d post it here. From the Jakarta Post. Another link to BBC’s coverage. Indonesian jet with over 100 on board crashes into residential area JAKARTA (Agencies): – An Indonesian passenger plane with over 100 people on board crashed into a residential area shortly after taking off from the northern city of Medan, officials said. The MandalaRead more
Posts tagged: #Indonesian
Sharp as a Marble
So, Sunday I’m sittin in front of my house soakin up the blazing sun while reading a book. It’s nice to stay tan in a city where most daylight hours are spent in non-stop air conditioning. A couple hours roll on by and I figure I should take a shower and be productive. Once I’m under the running water, I realize – shit my soap is all out. I glance in some rarely used shelving to find a brand newRead more
Food Poisoning
Just as I was thinking how great my 3 week break was, and how awesome Bali was – I got hit. Yep, I was the guy savoring the chicken on the flight back from Bali (they say never eat chicken on Indonesian flights). Within hours of arriving home, I started feeling chills and as if my skin was crawling. By 11pm I was hit – hard – with by far, the worst case of food poisoning I’ve had in myRead more
Path of Least Resistance
I really appreciate the recent “plugs” for my work – wurh.com had some very kind words. Her ambition will carry her far in this world. Japan Window recently mentioned javajive. His writing is interesting and opens the portal to Japan through beautiful imagery. I was especially surprised to see that Quarlo has added my site to his link section. I’ve been following his work for a couple of years and always respected his selection of talented artists. I’m not sureRead more
Volunteer Hit and Run
Ok, so get this. In Indonesia, if a person is driving down the road, obeying every law, they can still go to jail or get sued for everything you are worth – even if they did nothing wrong. Why is this possible? Because, in typical fashion, there’s a law that makes no sense to an expat. If I’m driving down the street, minding my own business, and a guy walks out in front of me, drives his motorcycle into me,Read more
My Own Domain and Web Host
Finally, I’ve set up a web host, with plenty of space and a real domain name! I’m pretty pumped to start my own site – hopefully better organized, faster loading, and more complete. If you would like to see the beginnings, check it out. http://www.thejavajive.com I know it’s not perfect, but I am continually improving it. I hope to soon integrate this weblog, a very complete photo gallery of my travels, as well as some intriguing information that has beenRead more