1/9/99: It is time to leave Java… Wound up the work on the brochure over at Pak Yohanis’ print shop this morning, and dropped off the final proofs at S&J’s place… Went…
Tag: Java
Us Versus The Volcano
1/8/99: We woke up just after midnight so that we could hop in a van and go on a tour to Mount Bromo. It is one of the few active volcanoes in…
Digital Design Tools
1/7/99: Spent some time with Pak Yohanis this morning, the local print shop owner that Andy and Shawn work closely with to get their materials printed… At his request I spent the…
Work Winding Down
1/6/99: The work is winding down… After a long day, cooped up in the room working on the brochures, it was nice to head over to Sean and Jan’s for dinner and…
Unexpected Affirmation
1/5/99: Ibu Enny serves a terrific breakfast here… While we were eating a young Indonesian man approached us as if we knew him. It turns out he had been part of the…
A Perfect Pensione
1/4/99: We arrived at the train station on time, only to find that our train was delayed by at least an hour… While waiting we met an Indonesian man who is an…
Exchange Rate
1/3/99: We walked around the city a bit, and strolled right by the Stasion Gubeng. That’s the train station we wound up needlessly taking a taxi from the other night. The taxi…
Taken For A Ride
1/1/99: Since we are near the end of the international leg of our trip, we did some more shopping for gifts to bring home for family and friends…. At one place I…
Diverse History Spanning Millennia
12/31/98: Today we went back out to the area where we saw The Ramayana the other night. We took a guided tour of the surrounding area, which included both Hindu and Buddhist…
Outdoor Theater
12/30/98: More shopping. More “guides” trying to route us to the stores where they would get commissions… We managed to get some shopping done anyway… One rickshaw driver tried to chat me…
Batik Artisans
12/29/98: While walking around town today I got slapped on my bum by an old lady with a huge wad of chewing tobacco in her mouth, and very few teeth left in…
Of Sultans And Salesmen
12/28/98: Breakfast at the “Superman Restaurant” again. I suspect the name comes from generous serving sizes… We took a tour of the Sultan’s Palace. Well worth a visit… As we walked back…
The Perks Of Low Tourist Season
12/27/98: We stayed at Hotel Bladok, which was recommended by Dave and Elsa. The perks of low tourist season meant that their nicest room was available, right beside the swimming pool. And…
Into Central Java
12/26/98: Our driver was 30 minutes early, so we jumped out of bed at 3:30am, grabbed our bags, and were off to Surabaya to catch a train to Yogyakarta, in central Java……
Christmas Day
12/25/98: No entry on this date… NOTE: The photo above shows Ruth receiving a gift on Christmas Day, which we spent at Andy’s and Jill’s home with them and their ministry team…
Sharing The Light
12/24/98: No entry on this date… NOTE: The photo above shows the “sharing the Light” as church members pass along the flame of their candles to one another during the Christmas Eve…
Christmas Pageant
12/23/98: No entry on this date… NOTE: The photo above shows children singing songs at a Church Christmas Pageant that we attended in Malang, Indonesia.
Fellowship With Global Christians
12/22/98: Working hard today to make progress on the brochure designs for which I have been commissioned… We had dinner with Karl and Inge, missionaires from Germany… Before they met, she had…
Inspiring Stories
12/21/98: Today was the suit fitting, and it needed adjustments… I also still haven’t figured out what to give Ruth for a Christmas gift, so I went shopping again too… We babysat…
More Holiday Happenings
12/20/98: I still have an upset stomach today… We went to the Indonesian church that the Andy and Jill attend… The pastor who is a converted Muslim who, sadly, has been ostracized…
Mall All Over The World
12/19/98: I was up most of the night with a stomach bug… I wonder what I ate that was bad… I was sad to pass on what looked like a terrific breakfast…
Gift Shopping
12/18/98: Left at 1pm for an overnight trip to Surabaya… Invited to go with the team for a Christmas gift shopping trip… A nice ride, but in a torrential downpour… The hotel…
Travel Tech
12/17/98: We had a meeting about the brochure designs today… Sean and I met with Pak Johannes now that he has the hardware to burn CDs with data backups… I’m thankful for…
Rainy But Productive
12/16/98: Babysat for Andy and Jill while they had a team meeting this morning… Ruth did some more lecturing at the nursing school… Another very rainy, but productive day… NOTE: The stock…