Thursdays are usually quiet around the university since none of the ICRS students have class. So, not really wanting to commit my day to reading and studying, Yvette and I ventured down to Jalan Solo to visit the new Cineplex. All of the movies are in English with Indonesian subtitles, and while the films would be considered “old” releases in the States, most of the titles are still “new” to me (I rarely visit the theater at home). So, for 2 glorious hours we escaped the heat of the day and saw Tom Hanks as Professor Langdon in Angels and Demons…it was pretty good. Before entering the theater people linger out in the lobby area – tons of people at 3:00 on a Thursday, rather odd. Nonetheless, an message is played over the loudspeaker to announce that the theater for a particular show is now opening. Our film was being shown in theater number 4….and, I am proud to say, my bahasa Indonesian was “good enough” to hear that theater empat was now open! Knowing numbers in any language is quite an asset….for money, time, addresses, quantity….I find I use my numbers a lot!
After about 2 weeks in Indonesia I had my first sip of alcohol tonight! Overall, Indonesians do not drink much (especially to get drunk) – it’s looked down upon with the heavy Muslim influence. However, many of the nicer restaurants will serve beer and wine. The imported wine is very expensive…both in Indonesian and U.S. standards. A few of us visited one of the “upscale” restaurants in Yogya that served some local Indonesian wine, so I thought I would give it a try. Must admit, not too impressed, Indonesian has many things to offer the world…wine is not one of them! Nonetheless, it’s rather neat to say I have sampled some of the local drink. The rest of the dinner was nice, too, probably one of the best meals I have had in Yogya thus far.
Guess I need to get back to homework on Friday; it’s not the weekend (yet)!
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