Because the lights is out for around an hour. It was really unexpected and caught me a little surprised. I was just browsing the web when the lights suddenly went out. It has been sometime since we last had blackout. One glance outside confirms that the whole neighborhood is without electricity.

Luckily, we got one of those emergency lamps that automatically switched on whenever the lights is out, assuming of course, that we keep it plugged in. One lamp is not enough though, so I lit a candle and also two of our hanging kerosene lamp. After that, I put it in several strategic places, such as the living room and the kitchen.

I don’t know why, but I enjoyed the experience. For almost an hour, everything was quiet, except for the distant sound of the neighborhood watch clanging on the lamp post. There was no other sound; it was very quiet and peaceful. Read the rest of this entry »

Tonight, we was just returning from my mother-in-law’s place, where we spend the last two nights there. Usually we are only able to spend one night there, whenever we are visiting her during the weekends. This time the weekend is longer because this Monday is a holiday here in Indonesia.

It is the holiday festival of Idul Adha (Eid al-Adha), a Muslim holiday commemorating Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his only son Ishmael. Usually the Muslims in Indonesia also sacrifice an animal, usually goats and cows as a reminder of Ibrahim’s act of obedience to God.

Since this is a national holiday, usually the shopping centers and the recreational places are closed during the morning and will open more lately than usual. So we decided to spend the whole day in the house and just kept ourselves busy. Read the rest of this entry »

Have been a blur for me lately. It feels like time is passing at an unpredictable pace, which I just can’t quite figure out how to follow. It could be that I lacked sleep or even because I haven’t worked out since forever. I really don’t know.

What I know I don’t feel quite like myself lately, and that in itself could probably be good or bad, depending on how yo perceive the situation. From my point of view, all I can say is that life indeed holds many surprises for us.

What was readily apparent, that was different a while back ago, is my body. It felt like that something was wrong, really really wrong. This couple of days the feeling is gone, but I still need to put some sense to my sleeping hours. Read the rest of this entry »