[simage=683,200,n,left,]After two years in Bogor, we finally managed to organise a Burns supper, complete with vegetarian haggis (halal too!), mashed tatties, mashed pumpkin (neep substitute), several bottles of good single malt whiskey, an English trifle (sacrilege!), and a collection of friends willing to consume everything in return for reciting a poem or two. Recitals included … [Read more…]
In Indonesia is it acceptable to call your parents “the old people”, “orang tua” in Indonesian. In June my orang tua spent a couple of weeks in Bogor seeing the sights. Mum and dad arrived the day before my birthday, bringing with them the required gifts from visitors of gin, marmite and proper English teabags. … [Read more…]
We made it through one year in Bogor. Unfortunately, we did not manage to spend the anniversary together. I was in Laos having dinner with Tom, the usual good food at Cave du Chateux. Gill was in Bogor hosting a baby shower with about 30 guests, almost all of them having no idea what a … [Read more…]
Geckos are everywhere in Indonesia, including in your house. There are two kinds of house gecko: cicak (small ones, pronounced chichak) and tokek (big ones). The cicak are territorial, numerous, and very bold; they like to hang out where there is an easy meal, and will sample any food you leave lying around unattended. We … [Read more…]