Category: Daily Journal

Monday, November 11, 20247:49 a.m. Room 19, Hotel MalahayatiTanjung Balai, Sumatra, Indonesia (3,842 words) The world seems a much better place this morning, and that is entirely because I managed to sleep a bit more. That always strikes me as amusing. When we aren’t feeling great, we tend to look…

Sunday, November 10, 20245:38 a.m. Room 19, Hotel MalahayatiTanjung Balai, Sumatra, Indonesia (3,820 words) I have absolutely no business being awake this early. However, I wasn’t able to sleep well. And lately, I’ve been developing this habit of just not fighting it. If I can’t sleep, then I don’t even…

Friday, November 8, 20247:16 a.m. Room 19, Hotel MalahayatiTanjung Balai, Sumatra, Indonesia (4,328 words) I guess you would call this a typical morning of late in Tanjung Balai. It’s raining outside and the roar of traffic is intense. Plus, for some reason, I feel exhausted. I’m like a bear coming…

Tuesday, November 5, 20249:39 a.m. Room 19, Hotel MalahayatiTanjung Balai, Sumatra, Indonesia (1,308 words) I had a rough night last night for some reason. I think I had too much on my mind with too many things going on, and I got no sleep at all. I ended up unable…

Monday, November 4, 20245:50 a.m. Room 19, Hotel MalahayatiTanjung Balai, Sumatra, Indonesia (3,324 words) It’s been a few days since I’ve written anything down. I’ve just been too busy with video. Last time, I was writing about my attempts to upload videos with my smartphone hidden in various places around…

Wednesday, October 30, 20248:14 a.m. Room 19, Hotel MalahayatiTanjung Balai, Sumatra, Indonesia (3,081 words) I’ve been writing quite a bit about some problems I’ve been having on this most recent trip to Sumatra. Yesterday, for example, I wrote at length about my problems with my smartphones and how my phones…

Tuesday, October 29, 20247:07 a.m. Room 19, Hotel MalahayatiTanjung Balai, Sumatra, Indonesia (4,137 words) I hardly know what to say about my small adventures of yesterday getting a SIM card. A phrase like “Hopefully, this goes well” has an unusual meaning when you are a foreigner in a place like…

Monday, October 28, 20248:02 a.m. Room 19, Hotel MalahayatiTanjung Balai, Sumatra, Indonesia (2,902 words) Today is my second full day in Sumatra and in Tanjung Balai. Yesterday was largely a rest day, and I will talk about that in a minute. And today will be a combination rest day and…

Sunday, October 27, 20248:30 a.m. Room 19, Hotel MalahayatiTanjung Balai, Sumatra, Indonesia (6,877 words) I don’t know if I can tell the story of yesterday. It was too much. I suppose I will just have to keep it brief and to the point. I’d love to tell the story on…

Saturday, October 26, 20245:08 a.m. Room at the HousePort Dickson, Malaysia (1,999 words) It’s funny that even I, Mr. Logical, can succumb to things like omens. It’s just after five o’clock in the morning, and I woke up early because I need to leave myself enough time to get ready…