... (at least for public consumption) ... rode in the CrV to/from work yesterday.  Overall, pretty good ride and Pak Yono my new driver (the one Decy hired) is pretty good ... a bit cautious right now ... but given the car is new, he is new, and Jakarta traffice is ... (well, seeing is believing .. and Chris and Paul can see for themselves in December) ... all was fine.

CrV has this complicated new fangled DVD, CD, MP3, etal player ... and built in DVD movie monitor .. it will take some time to figure that puppy out.

RE the Palm House ... still waiting on the QA/QC inspection ... our hopes of moving in by end-Sept are fading fast ... perhaps 7-12 October ... rats !!!

Decy takes the next step on the Fortuner today ... and pays the insurance ... I think we are still on target for receiving that car next week ... hope so as our rental runs out next Friday ... and I really don't want to spend the money to extend the contract ($30/day)

ciao ciao