I went on a picture-taking spree on my walk today.The flowering trees are blossoming and it is absolutely gorgeous.
What is it now? Four days? I've caved in and done most of my packing. By Friday, I hope all the loose ends will be tied up. Interesting fact: I'll be taking cash and my debit card with me. In Indonesia, however, they are very particular about things. They will only take $100 or $20 bills -- and crispy, new ones at that. $100 bills cannot be from 1996 or 1997... banks just won't exchange them even if it is real. Apparently there was a counterfeiting ring that had counterfeited those bills. Also, bills with series A, B, and a lot of the alphabet are not recommended. H and F series bills are suitable. Never thought a country would be so particular... But there is my random Indonesia fact, yup.
Since the days are winding down until I leave, I feel it would be appropriate for me to make a list of what I will from home... other than people, of course. Because I will miss my family and friends (that's all of YOU reading!) without a doubt. But hey, I lasted through a year of college.. a month should be a piece of cake. I hope.
- quiet: Unusual, but so true. I'm sure the traffic is going to be crazy. I know this is what surprised me coming back from India to the US.... it was so quiet here, even on the road. At the same time, I do love the noise -- there is a certain comfort in the hustle and bustle of the city. (Of course, we aren't going to be in the city the whole time.)
- milk: If I have to watch my water, my bets are that the milk would have to be boiled if I wanted to drink it too. That's what I missed in India as well.. My milk, dang it. Milk in India comes in sealed bags; I wonder what it comes in Indonesia?!
- laptop: Self-explanatory. As I mentioned earlier, my laptop is a beast of a thing and I don't really want to drag it with me to Indonesia. Still... the convenience of having a computer readily available without having to hit up an Internet cafe is going to suck.
Okay. This is a very lame, lame list. But it's a start, so stop judging. It's a ... "work in progress."
In my last post I gypped Chelsea with my lack of swimsuit details after devoting such space to my new Tevas. (And BTW: good job for using gypped versus jibbed. I am so proud of you. SO PROUD!) Anyway, I guess I used to be really picky with swimsuits so I stuck with a black one piece for
forever and a day... except now it's showing some wear, meaning that I'd have to give in and get another one, as painful as the process would be. But surprisingly enough, it wasn't that bad.It looks like the one to the left, except the top part is a sky blue and from under the chest onwards it's black. The suit not only ties around the neck, but ties around the back. (It's almost like a two-piece... that's a one-piece, what do you know?)
Okay. Now I feel extra lame for writing about a swimsuit. Whatever, though. It's late and I'm a bit bored.
Tomorrow I'll talk about the places we're going in Indonesia! (That'll force me to read about them, too! I love educational blupdates.)
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ReplyDeletewait your milk in india comes in sealed bags?!?! what?! my milk came from my milk man (i once went to his house to eat dinner). he owns a small farm, milks the cows then rides on his bicycle for an hour into the city and delivers it. he ladles out milk into a pot and we boil it. it was usually buffalo milk. when it was done boiling i loved to drink the fresh warm milk with full fat content plus a spoonful of sugar. delicious.
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