Articles tagged with: Sumatra Part 01
Crushed in a New Year’s Eve Crowd
Friday, January 1, 2016
Happy New Year. Well, the end of the year was not exactly great. I was sick a lot and then I had all the problems with my visa and immigration. I had been hoping for a better experience. But it’s not really such a big deal. I just have to wait until January 7 and then apply for my extension again. And …
Nightmare of the Tanjungbalai Immigration Office
Thursday, December 31, 2015
Things have not gone well as far as my visa extension is concerned. In fact, it has gone horribly. I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised. I always have poor luck when it comes to such things.
I mentioned that the immigration office was closed on the day I went there the first time. I waited the weekend, and on Tuesday I went back. …
Another English Class Interview Project
Saturday, December 26, 2015
My get-together with the students was okay. It wasn’t great, but it wasn’t terrible. At first, I didn’t think they were going to show up. I had sent the main organizer, Rismah, a message the day before to just touch base and let her know that I was still willing and able to do the project and that I’d be in the …
Falling Ill at Christmas and 1st Visit to Immigration
Friday, December 25, 2015
Merry Christmas to all.
I’ve been neglecting my journal lately. I guess I haven’t had anything interesting to say for a while. And then I became quite sick. It seems to be a Christmas tradition. The last time I was this sick was during the typhoon aftermath in Tacloban, and the illness struck right before Christmas. I tried to gut it out in …
Northern Sumatra Cycling Route
View route map for Northern Sumatra Loop – Tanjungbalai-Banda Aceh on plotaroute.com
SIM Card Confusion and a Chicken Dinner
Saturday, December 12, 2015
I had a few more experiences yesterday that fit in with my theme of cross-cultural differences and how hard it is to really, truly understand how things work in other places. It began when I realized that I’d used up all the data credit I had on my Telkomsel SIM card. I’d purchased the card along with a data plan that included …
Bracketing and AEL on My Olympus
Friday, December 11, 2015
Photography adventures continue more than anything else. I sat down with my camera and went over all the controls before I went out yesterday. I wanted to refresh my memory about all the things it can do and perhaps learn new things. To that end, I went online and read some articles with tips about how to use my particular camera better. …
A Fire and Wide-Angle Photography
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Another relatively quiet day yesterday. However, a couple of things happened. The biggest excitement occurred in the morning. I was sitting out on the balcony drinking a cup of coffee when I noticed a security guard at the bank across the street bending over something. I couldn’t see what it was he was doing, but suddenly there was a fairly loud noise …