"I didn’t know I was this geeky until I discovered the online world through my office’s 2400 baud modem back in ’93." Tag Archives for indonesia
Abroad mind
Regrets, I’ve had a few, but none so big as the one where I kick myself for not having lived and worked abroad in my lifetime. I envy my cousin who was born in Africa, schooled in Indonesia and Denmark, … Continue reading
Of questions and blinkers
Top 3 questions and assumptions that tick me off. Why did you go see that band twice (thrice, etc) on their tour? (All the gigs are the same, aren’t they?) Why do you write your book (in English)? (I can’t … Continue reading
Trust in me
My relatives keep nagging me about my lack of interest in Indonesia. When I tell them I’m not interested in going, they say: “You’ll change your mind once you’ve been.” (Ignoring the fact that I HAVE been, if 28 years … Continue reading
Rooted
My cousin’s a man who won’t take no for an answer. Maybe that’s what makes him a good salesman. He insists you haven’t lived, or won’t know about life if you haven’t been to Asia. He insists I should go … Continue reading
Katy encounters teenage middle America
Katy encounters teenage middle America – something that’s scared the fuck out of me ever after I joined my first ‘fan’ mailing list back in ’93. Tom envies Mark for having ‘done Europe’ before his 15th. I did Europe with … Continue reading
