After 20 some hours of flying I landed in Jakarta, Indonesia. I sped through immigration and customs with minimal imperial entanglement and met one of my sponsors, Denny. We met up with Romy when we got to the hotel where I freshened up quickly then hit up the food alley behind the hotel for a quick snack of spicy duck heart jerky over rice. There was a place next door that serves dog, cat and cobra meat as well. I’ve got to work up the nerve to try that one. We took a tour through old Batavia, checked out a puppet musuem and grabbed a coffee at the touristy Cafe Batavia. I told them I’d want to go somewhere a bit off the map for dinner so they took me to a locals only Indonesian place where I feasted on a bowl of fruit bats sauteed in very spicy chile sauce. 
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posted by Xray at 9:42 am
This is the first picture I took in Jakarta. It’s Denny from Digital Studio College who picked me up at the airport and guided me around the city during my stay. Denny is a great guy and along with his friend Romy were wonderful goodwill ambassadors for Indonesia.
posted by Xray at 11:55 pm
Waiting for my flight at SFO. Departing at 1:30 am for Jakarta via Taipei.
posted by Xray at 12:06 am
Here’s a google map I put together showing my route.
Click to open it in google maps. Once in google maps you can click on the tags to see arrival and departure dates for each location. I may add other information to these tags later.
SIGGRAPH Asia 2008 Speakers Tour
posted by Xray at 9:43 am
I’m heading off to Asia and India in a couple of days for a speaking tour on behalf of SIGGRAPH Asia. The purpose is to inspire people across Asia to attend the conference in December. My itinerary takes me through Jakarta, Singapore, Bangkok, Mumbai and Pune. I plan to kick off this blog with this trip and see where it goes from there.
posted by Xray at 12:01 pm
Art made from zip ties
posted by Xray at 11:52 am
