Mad Mutant Manatee Mentors 4--CLOSED (Page 40)

I'm in Jakarta. A few of you have asked if I'm here permanently ... hm, well Dub6 said it the best, it's the new normal for now. So I'm here most of the time, with fortnightly-ish reprieves from my sister so I can go back to Bali for a few days and mess up the Funny Farm for the Hobbit Maid to put it back in order when I go again.

Unfortunately in the middle of all this my poor brother had to have an emergency appendectomy in Dubai on his way back here from the U.S. (he was meant to be gone a week) but the illness and having to wait for flight clearance delayed him another 2 weeks. Very relieved he's well and received excellent med care in the UAE, but it also put the entire weight of dealing with things here on me, including my father's official memorial on 4/25.

We'll see how Mutti does, but also, how we're going to reorganize the house staff. By we, I suppose I mean I. Sigh. Last night I was ready to remind them all of the very lenient penalties in this country for murder, and prison time often entirely mitigated with blood payments.

To get me to this point, there has to be repeated incidents in which Mutti's health, safety, or well-being was put at significant risk.

Now, a bit more on topic, yes, very glad no one was seriously hurt in the airline incident. Let's just say that budget airlines here give a whole new meaning to the word "cheap" and "no-frills." That particular airline has had 6 crashes in 10 years (one resulting in 25 deaths) and innumerable other safety incidents. That is a VERY high rate. Air traffic industry training, certification, ongoing safety QC, technology, and infrastructure leave a LOT to be desired in this country.

That said, I'm thrilled because at least for the next week, everyone will be on their toes and Lion Air has slashed its prices dramatically. My sister's flying in to Jakarta and out, and I'm taking a few days to go back to Bali while she's here, so this is excellent.

annnnd how did it go? Is the anxiety getting better?

Way to go on your race Jen, especially after having so many problems lately. 

I wait in anticipation for a RR TJ, sounds like it was fun.

Nice award(?) Hands Marie, you must have one hell of a paper round, 'cos you look well knackered for a 14 year old.

Good luck all the others waiting to race.

I have a slight confession to make. I completed a 5 km race on Saturday, sort of.... It was a Park Run (do you have those in America?), basically it's a timed, measured, free 5 km run held worldwide on Saturdays. I have been meaning to go for the past couple of months, but I work nights and on the weekends so have been unable to get there. I had this Saturday off, so straight from work I went to the park, after being awake for 23 hours . I arrived early, so done a few laps as warm up, but was running too fast. I think nerves got to me, this being my first race. 

At 9:00 am, the guy at the start set us off. Initially, i was going way too fast, caught up in the moment, but soon settled in to a 4:40/km pace behind a woman wearing a very toned pair off running tights  After 2 Km I managed to pass her and stick with the pace, reeling in a few more.

On the last Km, i could hear someone getting coached behind me, and they were closing in on me. I could hear the guy telling the runner to reel me in, felt really weird getting hunted lol. I tried picking up the pace and holding it, my breathing was hard, but I couldn't hear them breathing at all. On the last 1/2 Km they pulled level with me, I looked over to find a man, bimbling past (coach) alongside a girl who looked about 8 years old( turns out she's 13 and part of the local running club), and 3 ft tall. LMAO, anyway, they went on ahead after a while, I tried to hang on, but they beat me by 8 secs. I came in with a new 5km PB, and knocked another 1:10 off, so was happy.

Being my first ?race? I thought it was valuable in assessing how I would react to other people around me, and if I would go off too fast etc. I ended up coming 13th out of 34, and 4 out of 6 for age group, so that gives me something to work on.

Well chuffed, so went out and bought a new pair off daps, and some customised insoles

I'm in Jakarta. A few of you have asked if I'm here permanently ... hm, well Dub6 said it the best, it's the new normal for now. So I'm here most of the time, with fortnightly-ish reprieves from my sister so I can go back to Bali for a few days and mess up the Funny Farm for the Hobbit Maid to put it back in order when I go again.

Unfortunately in the middle of all this my poor brother had to have an emergency appendectomy in Dubai on his way back here from the U.S. (he was meant to be gone a week) but the illness and having to wait for flight clearance delayed him another 2 weeks. Very relieved he's well and received excellent med care in the UAE, but it also put the entire weight of dealing with things here on me, including my father's official memorial on 4/25.

We'll see how Mutti does, but also, how we're going to reorganize the house staff. By we, I suppose I mean I. Sigh. Last night I was ready to remind them all of the very lenient penalties in this country for murder, and prison time often entirely mitigated with blood payments.

To get me to this point, there has to be repeated incidents in which Mutti's health, safety, or well-being was put at significant risk.

Now, a bit more on topic, yes, very glad no one was seriously hurt in the airline incident. Let's just say that budget airlines here give a whole new meaning to the word "cheap" and "no-frills." That particular airline has had 6 crashes in 10 years (one resulting in 25 deaths) and innumerable other safety incidents. That is a VERY high rate. Air traffic industry training, certification, ongoing safety QC, technology, and infrastructure leave a LOT to be desired in this country.

That said, I'm thrilled because at least for the next week, everyone will be on their toes and Lion Air has slashed its prices dramatically. My sister's flying in to Jakarta and out, and I'm taking a few days to go back to Bali while she's here, so this is excellent.