Their neighborhood is right behind the JW Marriot. Strange to see such opulent wealth so close to such humble living. One night in a deluxe room = two years rent for Mr. & Mrs. Soeyanto and their neighbors. I walked inside & asked the doormen who usually stays here. Westerners & Chinese businessmen about 80% of the time.

Good news side-note: Nina passed! Pak Djoko finally signed off on her paper, after making her sweat to the last minute. Ha ha. I’m really happy for her (=

I made it to heroes square, just in time to hear that it closed to the public an hour ago. That’s ok. I’ll be back tomorrow. There were still plenty of interesting examples of “life as usual” here.