I'm finally home...comfy and warm on my bed. Today we experienced another FIRST for us here in Jakarta. Our car got stuck in traffic for 4+ hours en route home from my hubby's office to our home. A . . .
Ace Store Manager’s Response to my complaint
This is a follow-up post to the horrible customer service I received at Ace Hardware Pondok Indah Mall yesterday. I got an immediate reply to my email from the store manager today, but I am sad to say . . .
Awful experience at Ace Hardware Pondok Indah
I've often said that Ace Hardware is "Housewife Heaven" here in Indonesia. It's the closest thing we have to and SM home - though nowhere as cheap! I usually go to Ace Hardware Pasaraya but with my . . .
JAKARTA GOOD TO KNOW: Ramadan 2010
Though it's technically my second Ramadan in Indonesia, it is actually my first. Same time last year I was mostly in Manila taking care of decorating our flat, however since it was my birthday I . . .
JAKARTA GOOD TO KNOW: Rp10,000 bill
I can't stress how confusing the Rp 10,000 and Rp 100,000 bills are here in Indonesia. The differences may be very obvious in the image above. (Which I watermarked by the way, so as not to encourage . . .
Only in Indonesia: 2-year-old hooked to smoking
Everyone smokes in Indonesia. It's crazy. Here in Jakarta the malls, in clubs, in restaurants... Whenever we get home from a bar/club my clothes reek of cigarette smoke! Even kids are addicted to . . .
JAKARTA GOOD TO KNOW: Water Quality
Before we came to Jakarta we were warned by my mother-in-law not to brush with the tap water because when she was in Jakarta in the 90's she brushed her teeth with tap and got amoeba! To think that . . .
Thumbs up for Terminal3 (Soekarno Hatta Airport)
I asked my husband, how come we've never taken Garuda Airlines for local trips in Indonesia and I loved his answer: "Because Air Asia uses terminal 3, which is nicer and newer." And it totally is. . . .
My First time to go to the Airport Alone
Now this may sound strange, but going to Singapore to meet up with my hubby is the first time I've ever gone to an airport alone. Okay I might have done it one or two times for a domestic flight in . . .
