sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name

Greetings from Kuta, Bali! Yep, yep, yep, I'm here already. People keep asking for pictures and stories. Well so far I don't have much. Let's see.

Where I stay
I found a rented room that is decent enough for now. I have my eyes on others, but they're either too expensive or too far.

Workplace
It's a nice, little office with only ten people total. Including me, the driver, and the office boy. They're nice, but I need more time to decide my feelings.

Work
So far it's a bit of editing, a bit of writing, a bit of store launching party, and a rafting trip at Ayung river. The last one was great, and that was a first for me. The media circle here is pretty small, so everyone said that it won't be long before I know everyone that works for every media here. I've met some. I met Emen, a senior back in college days. He's pretty cool. The rest? They're nice, but they're so chummy in a way that irks me a bit. But I don't know, maybe it's just me. Again, I'm going to need more time to decide my feelings.

Social life
Thank God for Ingga! God knows that I've been nagging him the whole week with messages in the line of: "what are you doing?", "are you going to see me?", "grab something to eat later?", "can I crash at your place?", and many more. There are two other great companions--Choki and Aria. For the last week, all three of them have proven to be good for late dinners, munchin' on chickens by the beach and even a karaoke session.

Me
So far everything is going good for me. The only pea under my mattress is the frequent homesickness. I know, I know, I just started, and it's normal, and bla bla bla. It's just that I have just realized that I'm a dependent person, I have to have at least a foot on a familiar surface. But hey, a week here without any significant breakdown must mean something, right? I'm fine :)

But for the love of God, please do visit. Or move here, while you're at it! Bring me some of that capital's cynicism and we'll have a blast!



Come!
-R.