2016-02-23 04:30
Finally after nearly 3 years I have put all Jeremy's videos onto You tube where they can be kept safe forever or at least until Google and YouTube close. I am slowly building a library of hi… Read More
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The life and times of an Englishman, his times in Indonesia and raising a family.
2016-02-09 09:21
Raining. Raining hard and nearly everyday so far in February as predicted. My rain coat and trousers leak and so I have a complete spare set of clothing at work at all times. The things I ne… Read More
2016-01-30 03:46
With January over, I can honestly say that it feels like time has moved quickly for a change and its been quite an eventful month.There has been a lot happening in Jakarta what with one thin… Read More
2016-01-20 09:37
Reading the news as I do on a all too frequent basis, the subject of air pollution rears its ugly head again and again and the health risks they pose. It is generally accepted than less econ… Read More
2016-01-18 11:11
A long time ago in England I purchased my first ever G-Shock somewhere around 2005 or earlier, I cant really be sure. It was my first. My second was stolen when my house was broken into in 2… Read More
2016-01-18 11:10
I posted this back in 2010 but as things move on so there is a need to update things. Here is a list of all the phones I have pretty much owned since the conception of Mobile phones.A list o… Read More
2016-01-15 08:10
Recently I asked my students to list what they felt they found 'odd' about foreigners to help them explore differences between people and cultures and also what they felt foreigners would fi… Read More
2016-01-06 04:21
Back in November my mum sent out some parcels from England for Christmas and despite being posted on the same day, 2 out of 4 arrived to the delivery address (my work) before the holiday. Th… Read More
2016-01-04 09:26
Over the holidays we took cars, taxis, motorbikes, buses and trains. We never really went far but did travel around the city somewhat.I took 2 trains through the holiday.The first was a mall… Read More
2015-12-29 08:41
Another year over, another year older and despite a feeling of doing absolutely nothing all year, I guess I was busy through it all.Compared to life before Jeremy, it isn't as glamorous as i… Read More
2015-12-18 05:17
Recently a question was posed as to why Indonesia is so appealing. I have given it some thought, and here is my answer.Why is Indonesia so appealing to me? Well currently its not as much as… Read More
2015-12-10 07:20
Not getting out much recently what with family illness, rain and lack of time, I may have missed that wonderful moment in Jakarta. The moment it goes from nothing to 100% Christmas land with… Read More
2015-11-25 06:11
Having ridden across the city for the past 6 years, I seldom share images of whats going on and how the journey is, yet I do mention it rather a lot.So with taking motorbike taxis becoming m… Read More
2015-11-24 07:00
The dry season has well and truly been dry and the dust and soot more visible than normal. Jakarta is its normal lines of wet and dry but there seems to be a bigger change in the weather wit… Read More
2015-11-17 08:12
After 8 years of living on the Island of Java, I have finally stayed in the second most important city on it and maybe in Indonesia, Surabaya. Surabaya is in the east of Java and like… Read More
2015-11-09 10:11
There is a new thing happening in the city at the moment and it is spreading across Indonesia at quite a rate.The arrival of paid / uniformed Motorbike taxi riders or Gojeks (Ojeks is the co… Read More
2015-10-19 09:52
Its been a while since I have written about my son so here is an update. Jeremy is two and a half next month and his recent language acquisition has been staggering as are his motor skills.W… Read More
2015-10-05 12:03
Here is a short list of things that are happening in the city which are good bad indifferent all at the same time and some nationwide ones. Its been a while since I have compiled a list of s… Read More
2015-09-28 05:24
I have just returned from another trip out the country and I went to Singapore for the day. I did not really do anything as I had a very short time there, however it was nice to fly and visi… Read More
2015-09-12 05:19
Another week gone and more or less as tired as normal. I am currently teaching mornings and then doing my day job later in the day. The early morning teaching is still hard work but not as b… Read More
2015-09-07 10:38
I have been in Indonesia now for many years and for a few of them I had an Internet connection to the place I was staying. Since 2000 I have been connected to the web and probably at some po… Read More
2015-08-19 10:26
Its been a while that I have posted anything. The reason is that I have as usual been busy with work or with Jeremy and so not much has really been happening.Its August now and there has bee… Read More
2015-07-27 04:46
So the other weekend I went with the brother in law and some of his friends for a trip to the west coast of Java and to the area know as Tanjung Lesung, which according to Google maps is aro… Read More
2015-07-27 03:49
For the last few weeks I have been waking up early on a Sunday to walk about the car free streets of Jakarta. Why? Mainly because it gets me out of the house, also it lets Jeremy have a good… Read More
2015-07-27 03:33
Having just returned from another holiday on the island of Bali, I am ready for another holiday on another island in Indonesia. Whilst its not the last time I will return, there is a need to… Read More
2015-07-27 03:17
I have been to Bali Airport (Ngurah Rai International Airport) many times. Never through International but domestic and since 2007 it has change completely and is still doing so and for the… Read More
2015-06-13 06:08
I have set up a new photo blog which will be updated everytime I either post to Instagram or through my phone.This way you can see more of my photos as I take them in around Jakarta. They ma… Read More
2015-06-10 12:17
The best phone I have had since the good old Nokia days finally gave up the ghost on Thursday last week and decided to no longer work or load.My Nexus 5 which I have had for November and com… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Gran says Jeremy took his first steps today or some first steps. That is very exciting news. He sometimes stands up for a second or two before sitting down again. He likes to walk while hold… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Lots of things have been happening recently making all of us very tired. Everyone sick, everyone working hard and Jeremy getting more active, oh and the housekeeper deciding to want a break… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
My visa run leaves approximately 6.5 hours of daylight in Singapore. I land at 9am, rush through the airport and then get a taxi into the city. This takes about an hour. I hand over my passp… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Every year I have the (mis) fortune to have to go and have my working visa renewed or have a new one placed in my passport due to my working terms and conditions with my Indonesian employer… Read More
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