breaking news

apparently time flies faster in jakarta.

and to update my blog becomes one hard thing to do. back in victoria my room was my palace; hence, my desk was the throne—the place where i spend most of my spare time. but here, i have to redefine my definition of 'spare time' and find it harder to even put my ass in front of the computer. i actually have to put a lot of effort—one thing i didn't need before.

so i thought: heck, why not as well have a break?

at first i was going to use the word hiatus, but the word scares me; i'd rather use a simpler word. and here's the official announcement: i'm having an indefinite break—at least until i get back to victoria. as much as i hate to do this and miss writing here an awful lot, what jakarta (and indonesia in general) offers is more appealing than spending my afternoon staring at the monitor for hours. especially when the time that i have is oh-so-limited.

the break, then, begins now. ;)

a recap

two freakin' weeks of no posts whatsoever.

god, no, i'm not gonna be one of those bloggers who irresponsibly just leave their blogs unnoticed—be it for a hiatus or for good. no, this blog isn't in a hiatus mood mode, just an i'm-sorry-i-have-been-very-busy-lately-i-haven't-got-the-time-to-do-something-with-it condition. go figure.

here's a thing: around a week ago, on my flight back (there you go)—or was it in the airport?—i had written some kind of a what's-up-with-my-life, uhm, should i say post, but stupid old me forgot to charge the notebook. so when the undesirable happened (read: the battery died), i lost my writing and went on strike at least until i settle down breathing the much-polluted air of my home city. as you can see, it doesn't really work that well.

but before i go any farther with that, maybe i should tell you what's what two weeks ago. that is, when i was still in canada.

july 1st: canada day. great, dazzling fireworks on victoria's inner harbour.

july 3rd: monique's wedding bash in vancouver. yes, she's married now and currently is in new york! i can't be more jealous. but her wedding was amazing, prolly because i helped arranging the hall, loading and unloading and messing things. (canda nique..) needless to say, she looked more beautiful—and happier—than ever. that ikhwan guy (read: the groom) is one damn lucky man, one thing for sure. best wishes for both of you in the future, alrighty nique? ;)

july 5th: the journey of the mind-exhausting, ass-numbing freakin' long flights started. the whole trip lasted for—gasp—30 and a half hours. it couldn't get any worse than that. until,

july 7th: jakarta.

that's where i'm writing now. and i still have six more weeks to spend my time here, in the gloomy, loveable old jakarta. and i think i have to spend it wisely. have a great day, folks.