Tuesday, April 5, 2011

A Prequel to a Nearing Holiday

The first week back to school proved to be a challenge and yet rewarding, however once the weekend hit, I was ready for a relaxing but fun-filled weekend. For the past few months I had been organizing a girls weekend in Jakarta and this particular weekend happened to fall on a weekend when I needed it most.

Saturday morning I met up with some friends downtown Jakarta. We roamed through Kemang, which is a modern artsy sector of Jakarta. We got some coffee and went to several neat places including a pottery shop, bamboo nativity house, and a handicraft store. I managed to get some Christmas shopping done and even grabbed some fun things for my house.

Around dinner time we headed to our hotel, which happened to be one of the nicest 4-star hotels in the area. The four of us were assigned to a two bedroom suite with a balcony overlooking the skyline and a rooftop pool to lounge in after the city closes down for the evening.

After an amazing dinner, the four of us swam in the pool and enjoyed a cool breeze. We called it an early night and laid in bed watching the new rendition of Hawaii 5-0 (occasionally switching back to a happy show so we wouldn't be scared).

I fell asleep peacefully and thoroughly enjoyed my sleep until I was awoken by the mosque calling. I have to say, I am truly lucky to be living in Sentul where I live far enough away from the mosque that I do not need to hear it.

The morning allowed us to happily indulge in one of the finest buffet breakfast I've ever had. The best part was that it was predominantly Westernized so the norm of having rice was out of the question.

We went to church and from there the weekend dwindled down faster than the blink of an eye. I got home feeling so relaxed and yet also incredibly tired. Just as I was about to relax, I got a surprise visit by a snake that was creeping in the corner of my basement. I did some fierce sign language charades to rely this information to my Indonesian neighbor and eventually got through to him that I needed assistance. He graciously killed my snake and removed it from the remote vicinity of my house.

Aside from a few very minor blips in the weekend, I have to admit it was just what I needed after being laid up for a week and then struggling for a week to get back on my feet.

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