Saté eXpress Podcast Scotty

 (enhanced) podcast of my trip to Kupang, Timor - where I visited my sponsor child, Rifan. Not much to say here. I hope you enjoy my breakdown of the valuable and life-changing work that Compassion are doing! :-) click here to d/load the Enhanced podcast file, but you have to play in iTunes or iPhone or iPod!

What is on the podcast today? Who cares: it is a beautiful day, and I am skipping along (in the rain)! Life is wonderful. God is good. Rain is delicious. Oh, and I went to a wedding this morning also. Click here to d/load or listen online ps- recorded 10/4/2011

It's the final countdown.... dah-dah, dah dah. I am being a little premature here, but I feel like my time in Indonesia is almost up. :-(  Aw, sadseez. Is it totally evil of me to deliberately wait to collect my final scholarship money; just to make sure that my University does not pocket it? Yeah, it's not much cash - but it's the principle! (pic above; i am sipping my tea at Dwi's wedding last week). you can right-click here to download the MP3 file if you like Here is a bonus picture or 2 ->  The picture above is at Uka's graduation. A lovely guy (who used to live in my Kost). He always makes time for me & chats slowly to me in Indonesian. Sadly, he's moved out, and only pops in once a week  :-(

Pinch and a Punch for the First of the Month! Today is 1 March 2011. Walk with me as I go to buy some 'pulsa' for my Mobile phone. Enjoy the dulcit tones of the mosque too! As I wonder the streets I realise that I really need some food - which is tricky to find in the back blocks. House & flatmates update too. Find out all the latest craziness and stress from Brisbane regarding my tenants. You can click here to listen also

Am I prepared for another semester of teaching? It really is a TON of work! Hats off to all teachers out there. Indonesian Uni students are SO sweet, friendly and innocent. That sure makes work a lot easier than rat-bag Westerners would be. I try to rev-up the girls to ignore [Muslim] cutlure, and to speak up. Everyone in MY class is equal. Girls are not second-class citizens, nor are they to remain silent.  You can also click here to get the MP3 file

Semester 2 starts tomorrow (cause Indonesia is on the crazy Northern-hemisphere timetable), so I am off to Coffee Time to prepare for English Seaking 2 classes. blah It really is off-putting to have the REAL year disected by a fake academic year, like in USA & EU. Semester 2 is starting, at the start of a new year. :-( Should I buy new iPad, or new MacBook Pro?! 2 voicemails today :-)  yippee!  thank you, boys. You can listen to the MP3 file here too ps- Photo is at Arofat's wedding last weekend.