John's Blog: April 2010

99 Problems

Another hat tip is required - just can't figure whom to!

A Kite with a Broken String

[...] he appeared tearful at times when the subject turned to his family and he described seeing their shoes when he returned to his Beijing flat for the first time on Tuesday.

"I completely lost control of my emotions, because to me these are the three dearest people in the world and now, we're like a kite with a broken string," he told AP.

The Big Durian

I read this and it struck a chord. There is something about landing back in Jakarta. A feeling. A fantastic feeling.

Nevertheless, I can understand a few of this Australian travel blogger's points!

I remember three pals and I went to Bogor in October. We ended up eating at an outdoor stall - and embarrassingly for me, all I could do was think of the hour long train ride back and the possibility of getting the runs. What a whimp!

If you plan to visit Jakarta you need to be sometimes brave, sometimes inquisitive and most of all open minded!