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To Malang

Stroamer — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 08:38:49 +0000

Nov.17-21, 2008 On Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, i went to Malang with Slamet and another two accompanying persons(each day different). On Monday, it was the headmaster’s car which took us to Malang. On the way, I’m glad to take photos, but as the car was going, the effects of the vie ...

To the Seashore

Stroamer — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 09:45:07 +0000

Nov. 15-16, 2008 We gave lessons on Saturday and Sunday as usual. I went to ask whether my timetable had been changed. They answered it would be done till Monday. For the better, they had not forgotten that. At 5 on Sunday afternoon, I wanted to walk to the seashore and Syamsul took me ther ...

To the Immigration Office

Stroamer — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 08:09:57 +0000

Nov.14, 2008 T oday is F riday. T here is no class at school. I got up at 5:00 in the morning, taking a bath, drinking some milk and eating bread. A fter brushing my teeth, I got downstairs and waited for the car at six. SLAMET said yesterday it would be the headmaster ...

A Busy Week

Stroamer — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 03:21:56 +0000

Nov. 8-13, 2008 This week, I had classes for six days. It was almost like this: getting up at 6 in the morning, I was taken to the school by Chen Qiang. Arriving at school, the later-coming colleagues would have the hand-touching routines with the earlier-coming ones. Some e ...

Subsidies Coming

Stroamer — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 09:18:43 +0000

Nov. 7, 2008 Today was Friday, a holiday. After getting up, I went to have breakfast with Chen Qiang, the accompanying person. At about 10 a.m., READONE called Chen Qiang that he was drawing money in Kraksaan and would arrive here in a minute. The message he sent me was like this, in bo ...

Giving the First Lesson

Stroamer — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:17:29 +0000

Nov. 6, 2008 Today, first I prepared my lessons in the teachers’ office. Chen Qiang had given me the text book. I mainly prepared the teaching process and the content should be simple. After preparing the lessons, I took a look at the test papers and other materials ...

First Meeting

Stroamer — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:45:14 +0000

Nov.5, 2008 I went to the school today. First I went to the Executing Office (I didn’t know what it was at the beginning) to meet the teachers. When we met, they usually touched my right hand with theirs and the younger or persons in lower status bowed lower. Some use both of their hand ...

First Day in the New School

Stroamer — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:01:37 +0000

Nov. 4, 2008 Though tired, I was woken up by the noise of the loudspeaker. I knew before I was in China that it was common in Indonesia that people would start praying at 4 or 5 a.m. when I got off my bed, the sun had already shone into my room brightly. This was tropical, I was thinking ...

Going to Work

Stroamer — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 07:34:00 +0000

Nov. 3, 2008 A t 8:30 in the morning, we went to the conference hall again. T he atmosphere was different from before. T he section chief of Ministry of National Education of Indonesia sat below the stage as well. A t nearly 9 o ’ clock, the ch ...

First Time to Meet the Headmaster

Stroamer — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:02:54 +0000

Nov.02, 2008 We went to the meeting hall at 11.a.m. This time Mr. Cai Changjie, executive chairman of Chinese Education Institute, hosted the meeting with some vice chairmen. Mr. Cai chiefly emphasized that we not only stood for Chinese but also for Indonesian Chinese. Other vice chairme ...

First to a Foreign Country

Stroamer — Wed, 27 May 2026 09:35:46 +0000

Nov. 1, 2008 We went for breakfast at 8 a.m. on the first day in Indonesia. The breakfast was plentiful. There were various drinks, water, chicken, fish and so on. In Indonesia, people had a buffet. You took a large plate, chose any food you needed and took knives and forks, napkins to a ...

Stone Flying South

Stroamer — Tue, 26 May 2026 09:58:11 +0000

Oct 31, 2008 Today was unusual. In the morning, CMK,ZWY together with me went to buy shirts in a wholesale market near Xizhimen. It took us a long time to find a suitable shop and I bought two shirts and a sheet. Hurriedly back, I gathered up things needed. Luckily, I nearly got things r ...

Farewell Dinner

Stroamer — Fri, 22 May 2026 09:51:16 +0000

Oct.30, 2008 In the morning, we went to China Construction Bank and remitted 121yuan to register A Great Dictionary of Chinese for the Chongqing Group. As there were so many laptops to copy the software, it took lots of time. Until the evening, nearly all the registration codes f ...

Getting Ready for Journeying South

Stroamer — Fri, 22 May 2026 09:47:22 +0000

Oct. 28-29,2008 On Oct.28 , we had no classes again. CMK and I went to the Olympic Park and saw the giant Bird’s Nest and the peculiar Water Cube, taking some photos. There were lots of people there and we didn’t go inside of them because we didn’t have enough time and the ticket was a ...

In Central University for Nationalities

Stroamer — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 08:51:27 +0000

In Central University for Nationalities Oct. 22-23, 2008 We were told to leave for Indonesia on Oct. 22 before, but the date was changed to Oct. 28 on Oct. 19. On the afternoon of Oct. 22, CMK, ZWY and I visited the museum of ancient extinct life nearby. Each ticket cost 20 yuan. ...

Outward Training

Stroamer — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 08:18:13 +0000

Outward Training Oct. 19-21, 2008 On the days of Oct. 19 and 20, we got outward training. On Oct. 19, we went to Tiananmen to watch national flag raising at 5 a.m.. As we got there a little late and were too far, we couldn't see very clearly. After the ceremony, we took a bus ride ...

Visiting China Hanban

Stroamer — Tue, 21 May 2024 08:56:52 +0000

Oct.18, 2008 The training is busy. In the morning , a bus took us to the Headquarters of Confucius Institute (China Hanban) for a visit. We saw many pictures, texts and multimedia about how Confucius Institute works in the world and about Chinese culture. And then we had pic ...

To Beijing for Training

Stroamer — Wed, 08 May 2024 03:46:16 +0000

Oct.17, 2008 S chool asked Armed Police, Fuling Branch for a car to send CMK and me to Jiangbei Airport on Oct.17. My wife accompanied me to Chongqing. O ur daughter came to her grandma ’ s home to have dinner together. W e finished dinner before 6 p.m. and got ready to l ...

Notice Finally Came

Stroamer — Fri, 03 May 2024 08:00:52 +0000

Oct.14, 2008 I got the notice from CQNU to send my bank account to them, but they didn ’ t tell me when to leave. I only heard from other volunteers we would leave for Beijing on Oct.17. I didn ’ t believe because they di ...

A New Message

Stroamer — Thu, 02 May 2024 03:39:36 +0000

Sept.24, 2008 On the afternoon of Sept.22, I got a call from one of the volunteer teachers and she told me that she phoned Hanban and they answered that we could leave in mid-October. W hen asked whether we would get together in Beijing, they said it depends. L ater ...