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Finally, the blog I’ve planned for months: Mount Bromo. Mount Bromo is an active volcano in East Java, Indonesia. It’s inside a national park, and even the surrounding area is high enough that I get altitude sickness every time I go there. It’s over 2,300 metres (yes, metres) above sea level, and is certainly notContinue reading “January 16: Kamikaze Horse”

Sun3 The name’s Bind. Jimmy Bind. On mission to China. I can tell the flight attendant wants me diced on a tiny tray. Time for some airline food. * He comes at me with a poison toothpick. I click my pen and squirt gas in his eye. He reels and hits the Wong twins. TwoContinue reading “January 15: Story so far”

PS: My partner and I are safely home from China and Indonesia – with plenty more to blog about here in the next little while. Meanwhile, here’s the secret past of the two women of “The Spy Who Shoved Me”. Mrs Fu All mothers want what’s best for their children, and Mrs Fu is noContinue reading “January 14: The Women”

I’m sitting in an internet  cafe in Denpasar, sick and grumpy. So instead of blogging about Mount Bromo, here’s a few domestic Indonesian airline slogans I’ve collected along the way: Wings Air – flying is cheap (especially when you recycle airplanes that would be illegal if you were an international airline) Adam Air – nowContinue reading “January 13: Not Dead”

More data for the up-and-coming supervillians (especially you, Ben): It’s over, fool! = Sudah Selesai, si bodoh! Excuse me, may I please steal your government secrets? = Permisi, boleh saya curi rahasia pemerintahmu? Don’t look at me. I’m a perfectly innocent pineapple. = Jangan melihatiku. Aku nenas suci. Take that, naughty person! = Menerima itu,Continue reading “January 10: Indonesian Phrases”

PS photo cable is still AWOL. Photos for yesterday may or may not appear in their own post at some point. Sun3 The name’s Bind. Jimmy Bind. On mission to China. I can tell the flight attendant wants me diced on a tiny tray. Time for some airline food. * He comes at me withContinue reading “January 8: Story so far”

Here are some useful Chinese phrases for all you superspies out there (be advised that these are (a) rather loose translations, and (b) don’t have tones, which Chinese obviously does): Ai ya, hwai leh! – Shit on my head! Ai ya, wo mun wan leh – We’re in big trouble BUN tyen-shung duh ee-DWAY-RO –Continue reading “January 4: Chinese Phrases (contains swearing)”

Welcome to your new theme and new story, “The Spy Who Shoved Me”. (The actual tweets will appear late tonight, since my parents are posting them – China doesn’t allow twitter at this time.) Our hero is Jimmy Bind, the lovechild of James Bond and someone even prettier. He speaks thirty-two languages fluently (and noneContinue reading “January 3: Bind Your Mind”

“The Spy Who Shoved Me” doesn’t start until tomorrow, but it’s (mostly) set in China, which is (coincidentally) where I am right now. My partner and I are visiting my brother-in-law who is living in Beijing because of its thriving music scene. I’m blogging in detail at http://felicitybloomfield.wordpress.com and I try to make it entertaining.Continue reading “The Spy Who Shoved Me: The Scenic Tour”