the plane landed in Singapore at 12:45am this morning. i dont know how common it is here, but the other passengers and myself were greeted by about 15 scary, bald, security guys with huugee guns as we came off the plane...? a lovely welcome to Singapore?! i was amused and tried to take a photo, before being told in no uncertain terms to delete it. haha naughty naughty. we sped though immigration, customs, baggage and i was then ushered into a line to get a taxi (it took literally 4 seconds until one came!!) The taxi actually had seatbelts, and the driver spoke English!! this may seem standard to you but coming from Indo, its crazily luxurious. it was 1:30am by this stage but the city was lit up like day light so i could see.. ... read more

BUT IM BACK I YOGYA! haha yaay. we got some cheap flights, it didnt seem worth staying in bali while wishing we were in yogya so here we are. god. pol got soo effing sick a few days ago. she fainted in a shop and hit her head real bad on the glass cabinet! argh drama. luckily we had bumped into the Aliotis! and they helped us get to the clinic! the whole day was rather disasterous - we went to the monkey forest which was pretty crap. haha id been before, the monkeys were scary. the temples were beautiful though - one esspecially deep into the wet jungle with stream running through it - it struck me as a really spiritual place. we had just finished the monkey forest, but it was raining so hard ... read more

sorry this will be rushed, as this internet cafe is ffing expensive and im feeling poor. everythign in bali is at least 4x the price of yogya. its still semi cheap but i cant get used to it and am refusing to eat until its for 20c again. haha oh do i miss yogya... we're staying in this amaazzing expensive place in sanur that pols grannies wanted to pay for - its full of really rich europeans, who arent very friendly. we get a free breakfast - they literally cook you anything! today we had fruit, coffee, tea, crossaints, omlettes.. argh im still full. we visited Tanah lot today! it was crowded but beautiful - its a huge island temple but you cant go inside because its crumbling. the heat here is less intense but poor ... read more

I had my first run in with the famous Indonesian Police a few nights ago. We were driving Jalan Marliboro and jeje didn’t stop at a red light (no one takes any notice of through traffic lights here!) and we got pulled over. They were very scary - told me to stay where I was with the bike while they ushered jj away for a few minutes. He returned laughing, saying he wanted to show me as much of Indonesian life as possible. He’d payed the policeman Rp 30,000, which is the average amount here. Corruption here is just accepted as a part of life here, even though stickers everywhere say HENTI KORRUPSI (stop corruption) jj explained the police academy costs like Rp 5 Million to attend, so in paying the police your ensuring that more ... read more

hello! before i forget im adding some photos on facebook because this site is crraaap for adding photos. i thought id write cos ive got the whole day off today, and i have a week or so of news to catch up on. well on monday, i had the day off work because i woke up stiff and bruised. i just hung out with jeje. on wednesday i went out reporting to a place called Kulon Progo. we visited this concert for little kids celebrating the end of the school year. they were only 5 yr old and all wore traditional javanese costumes and makeup and it took all my might not to kidnap one. we then went to a kindergarden (for 4-6 yr olds) to interview the principal. my arrival sent the kids crazy. they ... read more