J_27: Featuring comics and a cream bath

Aloha campers!

Today I was the first one to arrive in the office, despite being half an hour late - this 'manage your own time' thing is very seductive.

We had a meeting for our special section which I have done NOTHING on. The other problem is I felt incredibly ill the entire time, possibly due to this insipid parasite everyone has caught, or maybe just due to my family's awful stomach gene. So I rushed out half way through and my presentation of my part of the section did not go very well. I then had to rush out to an exhibition, and had a REALLY awkward lift conversation with my boss, where I babbled as I apologised for leaving the meeting. Oh dear.

The exhibition turned out to be in a cafe (!) but was very cute and had some real talent on display (and some real un-talent), so I tried to rush back to the office, the feature being due that day, but got stuck in a blasted macet. Indonesia, why must you play me like that?! I also succumbed to BK - fun fact, whoppers live up to their name in Indonesia. I couldn't finish it, nor could I finish the bizarre deep fried cheese stick.

Back at the office, I spent the rest of the day writing up the comic exhibition, had dinner in the food court and headed home, handing out apples and tripping up on paving stones as I went. When I got back to the kos, I managed to successfully tempt Helena into a cream bath at the salon next door, which was A-MA-ZING, very relaxing and lovely, and now my hair smells like avocado and is very clean and bouncy. Huzzah!

Tomorrow, I have yet another feature due, as I do for Friday, but then we're meeting up with Michelle for a night on the town!

LESSONS LEARNT 27:

- We've been in Jakarta for a month now! Tempus fugit, ay?

- I have terrible posture - I felt much better after the massage

- Spontaneous activities are awesome

- Food courts are NOT awesome to eat in

- BK is muy disappointing after delicious Indonesian food

- It's nice to be busy when you know what you're doing!