smooth sailing

Where do I start once again haveleft it for a few days and chaos has been let loose.

Backwards will work to start with. Today was my first actual day of teaching my own classes, well the ones taken over from the teacher whojust left. I went in about 2 30 ish since I was starting at 4.30 and wanted to make sure I kinda knew what I was up. All off theclasses that I had today were on final testing so I knew it would be kinda easy. WOW was I wrong. First up I had 6 boys aged 8 and all they wanted was to playing shooting each other and run around chasing and fighting. They sat still for the test and we self correted, which took all of half an hour. THEN THEY RAN RAMPID monsters to the max. I gave up after about 15 minutes and let them run aroundplaying games. The shit is that I have them for 1h 20 on wednesday and they have requested for their last class to play guns and chasy. Im looking forward to that day. The next two classes improved wit age. 11 and 12 years where the second class and 16 years olds for the forth. All tests so nice and simple.
Sunday: I got up early, well for me, and met luke for coffee at the kedai kita cafe. The best coffee in Bogor. Oh luke got asked to leave the place im staying at as we are not married and this is against the owners religion so he is staying in a hotel around the corner. So met him for coffee and caught an angkok to this place that I had organised to inspect. The owner was going to be there from 11 till 2. Easy nice ride and found the place like id been here my whole life. We looked around and checked there was no water leakages and stuff, Luke agreed that this place was heaps better than the other place that we had looked at with bec the aussie chick had lined up.
I called the indonesian lady that is helping with translating, she met us there straight away and we started the negotiating. It was originally 18 million as is, I wanted 16 million and I would organise toget it painted, which would cost about 1 million. We agreed on 17 million and she wil ge tit painted. Fair trade all around I reckon. After setteling all the crap I left a million deposit and she will get it sorted and ill take over in a week. This place has a bath tub, as you all know this is my santuary place.. mmmm...... im in heaven.
I then had to meet Pauline for a massage and manicure. I didnt know which angkok to get on so I just walked, bit longer than expected but about half an hour. Stripped off to have my massage which was awesome. They are wither getting better or I am getting used to the roughness. The strangest things then happened, she smothered me in a body scrub and started scrubing my tan off. Shit it hurt and was nasty. It wont be happening again. I then popped off to have my body steamed and then into a nice hot shower. I haven thad one of theses for about a week, so I wan lapping that up for sure. My manicure was nothing out of the normal. My nails are thriving here in indonesia and are long and strong. Pauline and I then heading into botany square which is the biggest shopping centre here for dinner. I had organise earlier that I was going to meet Faruk, the indonesian guy that I had meet on the first night here. So I text him and told him my plan and oranged to meet him at 8. So dinner with pauline and a coffee and donut from the donut heaven shop. Im getting addicted to their donuts. Pauline came along to meet me with Faruk, we walked into the pool hall, and I had explained to pauline I might not actually be able to recognise him, but there was only a few people there and once we walked throught that door we had all eyes on us. Of course all his friends were there and waiting for me. I was half an hour late so they were all anxious to see if I would stand him up again. We played pool and I had a few drinks, get this in a muslim country where alcohol is kinda forbidden, ive been out drinking 3 or 4 times in a week. Craziness. Anyways, as I discovered, Faruk does not drink or smoke andprays 4 or 5 times a day. This is going to be interesting and a learning curve for me. I really like him and hes soooo cute that hey, im up to give it a go. We have second date already in the making. Oh he works in Jakarta during the week so not until Saturday.so after a full on day AGAIN he dropped me home on his motorbike and we said our goodbyes.

SATURDAY up nice and early again to meet sue and richard for coffee and DONUTS haha and they then took me to see there house. They loive a little more out of town for about the same price but a mansion of a house and in excellent condition. The drive from work came to pick me up from there place to take me around to a few more places and that is when I seen the place that I went back to on sunday and will move into. This is a very time consuming activity and exhausting too. Around 4 pauline text to invite me to a party, as did christa and sue and richard. It ended up being the same party so off I went. It was adams birthday party and he is from new zealand. We had a bbq and beer and a true aussie style shin dig. I MEET EVERY EXPAT living in Bogor im pretty sure of it. Nothing too dramatic happened just mixing with every one and hearing all there stories. Was great. On my walk to get an angkok home the guy walking with us flouent in indonesian, pulled up the maccas delivery guy and I got a ride with him to my place. The maccas here deliver toyou home, and also deliver you to your home. So once again I am on the back of a motorcycle hooning around the streets, and I know its bad, but no helmets here either. So after getting home around 12 30 and after abit of tv, I was asleep by around 3. So my life has not changed much in the fact of burning the candle at both ends. Once I get into my house, since I wont be house hunting every day things chould settle down a bit.

FRIDAY I met an aussie chick who has been here for about 3 weeks and still no luck in finding a decent home, so we met and decided we would move in together. I told luke that even if he stayed in Bogor I would not be living with him, and from here I have a new house mate. She seems pretty cool and I think that we will be fine together. We looked at a house together which took around 3 hours after taxis angkok and getting lost etc etc. it was a really exhasting experience and was happy that my company is taking me and actaully helping me. She is away for 2 weeks so I told her I would keep an eye out an dhave us a place before she gets back. So my end of the bargain is good as gold.
THURSDAY luke and I met Pauline and went swimming in the morning at a hotel that allows you to use its facilities for payment. Swam for a few hours and had lunch at kedai kita, then I headed to work. Cant remember much else.

So this weekend is easter and we have thursday and friday as holidays and saturday and sunday off for me. James the guy from guangzhou but brisbane has been in contact and is coming to indonesia for a holiday. He is landing on another island but could be cruising down my way. I have told him that I have long weekend up my sleeve so yeah I can come and meet him where ever he is. My other option is furniture shopping all weekend. I need everything and I would love to have all this organised and delivered before I eve move in there. The option that I would REALLY LOVE is to go to bali for 4 days. But at this stage im paying out 17 million as bec is not here to pay her half. I have to leave a deposit with work of a million when I go to singapore in case I am not coming back they need reassurance. And I would love to stop talking millions out of my aussie bank. Looks like im heading to singapore on the 14th, not the 16th but hey they will probably change that a few more times before its set in concrete.

So thats about all I can think of for tonight, just finished sucking out the strawberry filling of a chocky frog. Once I get an address guys you are all free to post me chockies and chips when ever you get the chance.

Love yous all and will keep you in the loop
Ohhhh the roller coaster at the moment is steady no sudden ups or more importantly no downs in way shape or form. Smooth sailing bout time ay
xxooxxoo