it ain't a vacation

between the traffic and the heat...it's already not an enjoyable experience.  no matter how many

noodles are a religion...get on board

i'm telling you...in jakarta...noodles are a religion.  i thought it was just my family until

what not to do on first dates...

i found this book lying in my room when i got back from medan.  maybe my aunt was telling me

#zeroselfcontrol

in this part of the world...there's always a "snack" looming around the corner.  doesn't matter

soto roxy

after all these years hanging with benny...i finally spent some time with his brother. ju ju.  i

hallyu

i have an identity crisis for sure.  that's kind of become me.  even i get confused as to

running sudirman

overpopulation can kill a city.  pollution, sanitation, overly crowded, traffic etc.  china,

depok

about an hour and a half west of jakarta....lies depok.  like most of the capital of the fourth

uncle yusuf

i didn't realize how old my dad was until i saw my dads elder brother.  my uncle is 82...which

ck

Christian just so happened to be in town for an interview so i cleared out the day to sit and have

happy birthday mama melati!!

to follow up last years date, we had a triple date for melati's birthday dinner this year.

medan 2014

i, the one "from american", has now been to medan at least 5-6x the past 7 years.  it's become