Working in Jakarta Photo 5

Working in Jakarta

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January 12th 2007
Well it’s a New Year, and Happy New year to everybody who has been reading adventures. My next new adventure started for me on Thursday morning when my boss, Scott, called me at work and said we are going to Jakarta, Indonesia tomorrow for a Marriott hotel project. Our company has a deal with Marriott/Ritz hotels to do the fire/life safety inspections before they can be opened for business; wel ... read more

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The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring hos... ... read more