We are sort of back into our old sleeping habits. I get out of bed early, and my place is usually immediately occupied by our poochy, and have breakfast while emJay and Daisy sleep in a little longer.

Breakfast at the Padma starts at 6:30am so up I went to the rooftop restaurant.

Nice view from the restaurant.

Some people need a little exercise before breakfast. Sunrise yoga offered daily on the apron round the pool. Got to try that tomorrow.

Here is a nice little idea for bicycle panniers . . . seems sort of Frenchy!

A wide assortment of foods, western and Indonesian available at the HUGE buffet. So much food . . . only one tummy!

It’s quiet at this time of the morning . . .

Breakfast with the Jakarta Post, English version.

Usually by the time I’m done emJay show up and I will continue to have coffee with her. The she is off to her meetings and I am . . .

. . . off to the pool??!!!

At the buffet tonight there was a great talent show put on by 10 groups that formed among the staff. The shows are quite popular at events like this and many have been practicing for some time. Rizal, the country director for Indonesia, had been in the private banking sector before coming on with TNC said that even at his banking conventions,  talent shows were a BIG deal with some of the participant’s even hiring acting coaches and spending LOTS of money on props!!!

Tonight’s show centered around the environment with many of the groups singing, dancing or playing out little skits, complete with music and PowerPoint animations. The non-Indonesian visitors at this conference served as the judges ranking the groups talent, ambition and skills with a score from 1-100. The results will be announced before the meeting is over. Most of the groups had us all up dancing and trying to sing along with their finale. The Indonesians are REALLY fun people!!!