Hello from the Shangri-La in Jakarta with a Bahasa interface

(seems that Google Blog default here is Bahasa language, so am stumbling around a bit) Well, we made it to Jakarta safe and sound. Everthing worked like a charm. Our hotel driver even met us at passport control - not sure how he managed that, but we definitely paid sufficiently for the priviledge.
When we got out into the Mercedes waiting for us, Ayu popped up out of nowhere. She was concerned that we find our way, so had made the trip out to the airport to greet us personally. So already we felt extremely welcomed here.
I rode in with Ayu, while Kip and the kids took the hotel car. Lots of security getting into the hotel, but once we passed the car gate inspection and the lobby scanning procedure, we were into another small island of paradise in Asia. The Shangri-La is exquisite here.
Within short order we met up with Ade and Debbie and we went on into a lunch buffet to end all buffets known to man. Hate to go on and on with all these superlatives, but it really is above and beyond anything we could ever find back home! The conversation jumped from old friends and colleagues to raising kids, financial planning, Islam and Christianity. We continued on after lunch back in our suite
(yes, s u i t e ... for an extra $45, we coulnd't pass that up). Seeing Ade, Debbie and Kip together is like a meeting between Basis and S&C on SEA Stripes (for insiders only)