Wow, I'm here and I have finally made it to an internet cafe! Access is blocked in the office, and I successfully blew two fuses and power to my whole apartment in a dramatic failed attempt to plug in my laptop.
After a smooth flight in a very smart but nonetheless cramped double decker Airbus I successfully made it through immigration on Monday morning, and was welcomed with a delicious Indonesian lunch; this invloved the novel concept of placing the entire menu on the table and only charging for what you ate. Later that evening I was struck with the relisation that I was on my own many many miles from home, and felt sad and homesick.
Jakarta is a lot different from London, humid, smoggy, moving quickly between shacks and stalls to mable halled malls. Having been warned off walking the streets at night (Wayne would no doubt be put off a visit), taxis seem to be the recommended way to get around. Luckily they seem to cost less than a London tube ride home so...
Having received a great and warm welcome from people in my new office I am now feeling better and less on my own. Tonight I am invited to my first bar. Updates to follow.
P.S. Well done to 75% of you who are up to speed on your Indonesian geography and correctly identified it as home to 243 million people. Good luck on the next quiz.
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