Indonesia: The Lost Photos

04 Nov 2012 3 Comments

by smkelly8 in expat life, opinion Tags: , , , , ,

High School in Makassar

Today I spent a fair amount of time trying to find my Indonesia photos. I’m creating a hypothetical photography collection as part of a group project for my Library Science class. We have to do a web report and it’s fitting to upload some photos by our hypothetical Indonesian Vivian Maier.

I can remember certain photos and I’m hunting for them on Flickr or Shutterfly believing that those shots were safe back in 2010 when my account was hacked into.

Public transportation

Turns out most are gone. At least a thousand pictures of my Indonesian hometown and the places I visited are all gone. Now Indonesia was a tough posting and not one I’m itching to return to so getting more photos is not easy. Oh, and yeah it would cost an arm and a leg to fly there.

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Summer

26 May 2012 22 Comments

by smkelly8 in Blogging Challenge, food, meme, travel Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Just the thing on a hot summer day, Ubud, Indonesia

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My First Kindle Publication

13 May 2012 3 Comments

by smkelly8 in bad jobs, commerce Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

I’m testing the world of Kindle publishing with a humorous short story based on my time in Indonesia. It’s something of an anti-Downton Abbey as three expat teachers try to deal with a powerful maid. It’s just $1.23 and free for Amazon Prime Subscribers.

If you’re interested check out “Mierna’s House.”

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Trattoria in Jakarta

15 Apr 2011 Leave a Comment

by smkelly8 in food Tags: ,

I went to a great Italian restaurant in Jakarta with nine other American English teachers. Trattoria has six locations in Jakarta and some in Bali and one in Surabuya. The atmosphere is sophisticated and it’s quiet enough to easily converse. No loud mall music interferes.

First they brought out bread and bread sticks, which you don’t always get in Asia. Then we got free bruschetta, something you don’t usually get in North America (free that is). I got a basic vegetarian pizza which had thin crust baked to perfection in a wood burning stove – another rarity here. Others got what appeared to be good pastas or salads. There was one disappointing Mediterrean salad, overloaded with mayonaisse.

To finish we were given free drinking chocolate with what we think was vodka, some sort of alcohol was there at any rate. The service and food were a delight after the few offerings I available during my time in the provinces.

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