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Name: Eldwin
Country: Indonesia
Metro: Jakarta
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Monday, June 22, 2009

Bumps - June 2009

It's been rather strange feeling the little bumps that appear on Christina's tummy.  Sometimes I put my ear to her tummy and I'll feel a little bump near my head like my baby's trying to hit me.  It's nice to know that she's active and healthy though. 


Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Goodbye Beastie Boy

Today Christina and I said goodbye to Beastie Boy, the truck/SUV/AUV/vehicle that has carried us around Indonesia for the past year and a half.  I've never really known what type of vehicle it was since it didn't quite fit the styles of vehicles in the States.  I think it's listed as a minibus or something like that in the registration docs. 



Anyhow, some friends of our nicknamed the loud diesel-guzzling machine soon after we purchased the vehicle and the name seemed to fit.  The loudness and smell of the vehicle was part of the reason we sold it.  Also, it was rather large.  It was great for when we traveled around with lots of friends but most of the time it's just me and Christina.  Many of our expat friends have left or are leaving so it's mostly just us now.  We're switching to a smaller but not too small vehicle.  Hopefully it runs as well as Beastie Boy.  It ran well despite its other qualities.  We'll miss you Beastie Boy.


Sunday, April 05, 2009

Recent travels and food ~ Mar 2009

Recently I got back from traveling to an island off the coast of Sumatra.  It was a nice quiet natural peaceful kind of place for the most part.  At one point I stayed at a hotel on the beach (easy to do on a a small island).  The view was great and the sound of the waves is always comforting to me.



That was in contrast to the mud trekking I did on a motorbike taxi to get to a place I needed to go.



I'm going back with Christina in a couple weeks.  Meanwhile, we've been living in the city.  Food seems to be the main event for us when we're in the city.  I've been making dinners with Christina using a Rachel Ray cookbook I got for my birthday from our friends, the Quons.  They're quick dinners so that's been nice, especially after a long day at work. 

 

Something funny that was food-related we saw recently was a produce section of a supermarket we frequent.  The only thing "exotic" to us is the Terong Belanda, translated as Dutch eggplant, used to make a sweet sour drink.



Monday, January 05, 2009

Passing through Taiwan again ~ Jan 2009

I'm sitting in the Taiwan airport again on my way back to Southeast Asia. Happily it's with Christina this time. Our visit to the States went by quickly, especially the last week. It feels funny heading back. I'm not sure if I'm ready but I'll have to be. Hopefully jet lag isn't too bad.


Tuesday, December 09, 2008

More food - Nov 2008

One of the best things about California and LA in particular is the food.  After Christina flew in we went for Vietnamese at Pho 79 in Alhambra for a good old bowl of Pho Tai (beef noodle) and Goi Cuon (fresh spring rolls).  



A couple days later, I picked up some blackberries and made a pseudo Egg McMuffin, both hard to find where we normally live.



One evening Christina and I went out with our friends Christina and Oscar to a crazy Taiwanese restaurant called the Indian Bar.



We had an amazing Korean Feast at our friends, Shirley and Drew's.



My mom toook us out for some lobster at a Chinese seafood restaurant in Rowland Heights.



November was finished off of course by Thanksgiving dinner at both our houses.  We made an apricot lemon glazed turkey, cranberry pomengranate sauce, and Christina's family sticky rice stuffing at my mom's.  At Christina's family's house we made apple pie in a paper bag inspired by the one made by Elegant Farmer in Wisconsin (seen on Food Network).



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