Day 3, nearly complete. Wow, what a couple of days ... so much to do ... so little time to do it.  Muddled through on Tuesday ... time with Decy and the girls was great.

Had a hard time waking up on Wednesday (jetlag) ... but managed to arise about 630am ... and made it to the office about 845am ... which is what I was targetting for day-1.  Security met me at the door, took me to have my picture taken, then took me to my office on floor 29.  Door was open and I was handed a key.  The primary people I need to meet with are not there ... due to illness and vacation ... but I start meeting people anyway ... and even found a way to log on through the company system.

Leave work at 5pm ... tired, jetlagged, hungry, only to rush to JIS for a parent-teacher open house ... lasts until 9am ... back at the hotel, eat dinnner, try to manage with Decy the many decisions we have to take ... in bed by 11pm ....

Wake up at 230am (darn that jetlag !!) alarm goes off at 445am (vs 345am in Angola).  I rush to the bathroom as it is virtually impossible for me to work my way into the queue with 2 bathrooms and 3 females .... its not like I can go in and brush my teeth while one showers ... so, I jump ahead of them.

In the office at 715 am, as per plan.  Already finding important things to work on.

Aside from work which is generally boring compared to "life", Decy continues to make progress on the stuff.   Still trying to get the lease signed on the DaVinci house ... its an owner and "taxation" issue.  Hopefully things will work out in the next day or two so that renovations/upgrades can begin .... probably still 3 weeks from a move in date.

No wonder Decy, Che, and Tasi are frustrated .... Hotel Kristal is ok ... BUT, it is small, cannot really cook, and it is not "our home".

Furniture continues to be "queued up" for the house .... and carpets were delivered today and stored at the hotel concierge's.

Jumped in and closed the deal on a Toyota Fortuner .... Decy closed the deal tonight .... JUST a modest $40k ... typical for Indonesia.  Still need to close on the CR-V.  In the meantime, we took out a 1 month lease for a car and driver ... as we must have 2 cars ... now that I am here.  Also, we have decided (I think) to hire Mustafa (our current contract driver) and his cousin as our permanent drivers.  Decy says she's going to "put the fear of God in them" as part of their offer .... man, I would hate to work for Decy ....

Tomorrow is Friday ... don't yet know what we are doing that evening ... BUT, Saturday AM is massages ... PM is lunch of Nasi Padang (Yahoo) ... and Sunday we take Che and Tasi to the Regent hotel for Sunday brunch to celebrate Che's BD .... what a feast awaits us ... then we will probably lay by the pool like stuff pigs.

Guess that's all for now ... sorry our life is not too exciting ... maybe Che and Tasi will blog some time .... as for Decy ... MIA in blog-o-sphere ....