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Palawan, Philippines
Lately, I’ve been spending some time researching a future home. I’m still working and living in Batam, Indonesia, but I’ve found it’s always a good idea to keep your options open. You never know when...
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Saturday, July 19, 2014
OK, I need to get off the work discussion for awhile and return to the purpose of this blog – to help people understand how to adjust and make your way in a new country, as a resident, not a … Continue...
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Finally, the real Batam
Well folks, I have definitely placed myself in “it.” The senses have been energized. My mind is working like it hasn’t in some time. First, yesterday. As I posted previously, I walked to the Nagoya...
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Internet is out so a little jalan-jalan time
Jalan-jalan means walking around and is what I say to the ojek drivers when they ask if I need a ride. They usually just shout out “Mr. Mr.” and move their hands as if they are accelerating …...
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Doesn’t work? Never mind.
Today was the day for me to go to Batam Centre to get my “smart card” to allow me to breeze through immigration on my upcoming every-60-days trips to Singapore, under the rules of my new multi-entry...
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Life in Nagoya
A trip to the fresh market Every Sunday now I seem to be going to the fresh market, which is about a block from my apartment. This is where I get my fresh vegetables, fish, pork, fruit and chicken....
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A visit to Tanjung Uncang
This morning, Edi and I headed off to the Tanjung Uncang area of Batam for the third time for an interview and photo-taking for my current client. The client rents cranes to the company we were...
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Above the fray
Well, here I sit on the roof of my apartment building, watching the chaotic scene four stories below. I’ve been meaning to bring m y laptop up here to document the goings-on below and finally...
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An Indonesian mall
The Avava Mall is about two blocks from my apartment, in the middle of the Indonesian population. It is where I had a “cream bath massage” two weeks ago and where I almost rented an apartment. The...
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Food for thought
One of the cultural things you have to expect in Indonesia is a group of strangers showing up unannounced at your home, brought there by an Indonesian friend of yours. At Christmas two years ago, this...
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