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The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 5,700 views in 2012. If every person who reached the … Continue reading →

Well as the end of the year draws ever near, this time of year always feels reflective. I feel like so much has happened in the last 12 months and time has certainly flown by. It has not been easy … Continue reading →

The nights are drawing in and there is definitely a chill in the air. The past month has been filled with applying for jobs and possible funding opportunities. I have felt like I have been stuck in the same groove … Continue reading →

Borneo Blues.

It been exactly two weeks today since I arrived back from Borneo, it feels like a lifetime away already. I am definitely suffering from the lack of warm sunshine as I sit here with a rug around my knees with … Continue reading →

Kuching (the city of cats).

Its my last few days in Borneo and I am feeling quite sad and nostalgic, I cannot quite believe I have been away almost two months! The time seems to of flown by and yet at times been in slow … Continue reading →

Well I am finally back in the real world, after five weeks living in central Kalimantan in a remote village called Tumbang Tohan on the River Joloi (population of 90 families, not sure of the total number of actually people). … Continue reading →

I have been trying for the last few days since arriving in Puruk Cahu to find any internet connection, finally today myself and my room mate Melati found an internet cafe! the place amazingly has a pretty fast connection. The … Continue reading →

After spending a sleepless night and trying everything to get to sleep, I finally gave in and went with it! At 3.30am the most amazing sound began to emanate through the streets of Jakarta, its Ramadan and so at 4 am the … Continue reading →