Monthly Archives: September 2006

Baby ready — baby come

Posted on September 20, 2006 by stuart

Tonight we had dinner at the sumptuous El Hajd Moroccan restaurant with some friends in Jakarta, S and R who are leaving shortly for the sunny, sophisticated shores of Hong Kong, and J and A, old friends from Bangkok who … Continue reading →

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Another day another scan

Posted on September 19, 2006 by stuart

So what does one do when pregnant and living in Jakarta? One goes and gets scanned! So today we had another scan at our favourite baby-photographer and we’re happy to say the baby is cooking along nicely. No great pics … Continue reading →

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Time to go home

Posted on September 18, 2006 by stuart

And so finally my Vietnam non-trip has come to an end, flying south first to Singapore then a five hour layover before continuing on to lovely Jakarta. While I could do without Jakarta, I certainly can’t do without S and … Continue reading →

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Going out with Gecko

Posted on September 17, 2006 by stuart

This evening caught up with old friends M and L from Gecko Travel. M and my paths cross regularly, as M is based in Chiang Mai and travels frequently, but L, stuck over in Old Blighty, I get to see … Continue reading →

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A Cambodian-Australian visits home

Posted on September 16, 2006 by stuart

Today I met up with a couple of Travelfishers in Saigon for a long, late and lazy lunch at Go2 — a cornerside cafe, bar and restaurant. T and C, two Australian architects were travelling their way through the region … Continue reading →

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I shouldn’t be here

Posted on September 15, 2006 by stuart

S and I often chat on msn to keep in touch… and today she signed off with: “baby is kicking hungry i better go make myself dinner i suppose on my swollen, twisted ankle but don’t worry you have a … Continue reading →

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Our garden the deathpit

Posted on September 14, 2006 by stuart

I’ve been advised by S, that our once lush tropical garden is a decrepit landscape which she described as a “deathpit”. The reason? It hasn’t rained in oh three weeks apparently… Oh and I’m not there. Watering the garden using … Continue reading →

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Quail eggs don’t go with fresh beer

Posted on September 13, 2006 by stuart

So yesterday I had the pleasure of spending the entire day shivering in bed watching bad TV as I tried to decide if I’d picked up bird-flu or not. I believe the culprit was a bag of quail eggs I’d … Continue reading →

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Toxic tots

Posted on September 12, 2006 by stuart

While S may well be on strike, she’s not holding back from sending me stories about bubs to blog about, I assume to ease a guilty conscience brought on by her not blogging them herself. The latest is a Reuters … Continue reading →

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Jakarta on strike it seems

Posted on September 11, 2006 by stuart

S and I had a deal I thought that she would be blogging all this week and next — to free me up to do my stuff here in Vietnam. Well it seems she’s on strike, so you’re stuck with … Continue reading →

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