Saté eXpress Podcast

 (enhanced) podcast of my trip to Kupang, Timor - where I visited my sponsor child, Rifan.

Not much to say here. I hope you enjoy my breakdown of the valuable and life-changing work that Compassion are doing! :-)

click here to d/load the Enhanced podcast file, but you have to play in iTunes or iPhone or iPod!

What is on the podcast today? Who cares: it is a beautiful day, and I am skipping along (in the rain)!

Life is wonderful. God is good. Rain is delicious. Oh, and I went to a wedding this morning also.

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ps- recorded 10/4/2011

It's the final countdown.... dah-dah, dah dah. I am being a little premature here, but I feel like my time in Indonesia is almost up. :-(  Aw, sadseez.

Is it totally evil of me to deliberately wait to collect my final scholarship money; just to make sure that my University does not pocket it?

Yeah, it's not much cash - but it's the principle!

(pic above; i am sipping my tea at Dwi's wedding last week).

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Here is a bonus picture or 2 -> 

The picture above is at Uka's graduation. A lovely guy (who used to live in my Kost). He always makes time for me & chats slowly to me in Indonesian. Sadly, he's moved out, and only pops in once a week  :-(

Pinch and a Punch for the First of the Month! Today is 1 March 2011.

Walk with me as I go to buy some 'pulsa' for my Mobile phone. Enjoy the dulcit tones of the mosque too!

As I wonder the streets I realise that I really need some food - which is tricky to find in the back blocks.

House & flatmates update too. Find out all the latest craziness and stress from Brisbane regarding my tenants.

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Am I prepared for another semester of teaching? It really is a TON of work! Hats off to all teachers out there.

Indonesian Uni students are SO sweet, friendly and innocent. That sure makes work a lot easier than rat-bag Westerners would be.

I try to rev-up the girls to ignore [Muslim] cutlure, and to speak up. Everyone in MY class is equal. Girls are not second-class citizens, nor are they to remain silent. 

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Semester 2 starts tomorrow (cause Indonesia is on the crazy Northern-hemisphere timetable), so I am off to Coffee Time to prepare for English Seaking 2 classes. blah

It really is off-putting to have the REAL year disected by a fake academic year, like in USA & EU. Semester 2 is starting, at the start of a new year. :-(

Should I buy new iPad, or new MacBook Pro?!

2 voicemails today :-)  yippee!  thank you, boys.

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ps- Photo is at Arofat's wedding last weekend. 

Enhanced podcast of Bali trip, part 2. Today I waffle less and actually talk about the trip and the photos I'm showing.

Hope you enjoy it, and get a slice of tropical Bali pie while you listen.

Warning for all Dutch listeners (& Germans)... you are gonna get a roasting!

Warning 2: some R-rated pics near the end.

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Enhance podcast of my January trip to Bali with Ferdi. This is part 1 of my holiday - I chat about unusually good Travel in Indonesia, and about the first few days... alone... with just the boyfriend!

Oh yes.... travelling with a new boyfriend... you know where this will end up!  ;-)

You can download the enhanced file here (but you need to watch in iTunes, or on iPod/iPhone!)

Enhanced podcast*- Today is "student day", so join me and 5,000 students as we march around the kampung (suburb)! It was quite a spectacle, and also very HOT. Glad we started around 7am.

I am sure I talk about some other stuff too, and get sidetracked, but I hope you enjoy the pictures on your iPod.

* this is an 'enhanced' podcast, with photos imbedded. You must listen/watch in iTunes or on your iPhone /iPod!

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I have become a junkie now. Life in Indonesia has pushed me over the edge - to hard drugs! Luckily here, you can just pop into the Apotik (chemist) and ask for whatever drugs you want.  HELLO!

I also fill you in briefly on my new job, teaching English Speaking 1! Sorry for my waffle, I hope you find the little gems of info!

My battles with UMM's "efforts", at providing bahasa Indonesia classes to us, continue.  :-(

Click here to listen online, but I'd prefer you use iTunes!