Happy new year!

It has been about 11 days into 2014 and yours truly had just touched down in Sydney after a brief stint with viva la familia. Thankfully, no floods this time and Jakarta has been slowly and surely being cleaned up. But the rain still makes me nervous. Perhaps it is because the thunder is incredibly loud and the lightning threaten to burn you alive, or it may as well be the sound of the water hitting the roof, or the sudden increase in mosquito activities, or all of the above. No matter. Very happy to be here, have missed this place a lot more than I thought I would. Ate too much while I was home, as always, got sick with a cold and a tummy bug, both of which I've successfully brought with me here. Plus falling down one morning that resulted in a lot of bruises and cuts, all of which are still in the process of healing. So, don't mind me if you see me limping and wincing for no apparent reason. It's a long story, but it is one heck of a good story. Until then. x