The other day, we celebrated three years living in Indonesia. We decided to have lunch at Din Tai Fung which is a Taiwanese style dumpling restaurant. The food was good as always but the kids were a bit awnry. Oh well.
Anyway, the time has really flown by, and we feel very much at home here. But we know that we will be leaving within the next year as Indonesia has now implemented a 4 year maximum stay for expats. We have mixed feelings about having to move in the near future.
I know already that I will miss Indonesia dearly, but certainly will not miss Jakarta traffic! I'll definitely miss the friends we've made here, the people, and amazing vacations in places like Bali and Lombok. I guess we'll just have to wait and see where the wind blows us next.
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Saturday, February 8, 2014
Pinewood derby
The Bear den had spent the last two den meetings cutting, sanding, adding lead weight, and painting to prepare for the event. We had to pool resources as none of us individually had all the tools needed to build the cars, and everyone was pleased with the finished cars.
Today was the Cub Scout pinewood derby in Pack 3455. Most of the boys attended with their cars ready for racing and judging. All we needed with a quick puff of graphite in each wheel and we were ready to race! The pack has an amazing track made of aluminum and equipped with timing sensors that feed car race times directly into software on a laptop. It was an truly an impressive setup.
In the end, Joseph finished 2nd in the Bear den and 7th overall. He very much enjoyed the experience and is looking forward to racing again next year.
Air purifier update
Today I noticed that the check filter light came on the air purifier. This is about right as this first filter changes was very close to the suggested 3 month interval. Sure enough the outermost filter was coated in a layer of gray dust. I cut the replacement filter to size (should be enough for two changes per box) and reinstalled it. So far, we are very happy with the new purifier and are enjoying the less frequent maintenance and the benefits of cleaner air in our apartment. :)
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