Old Man Morgan

Travel to/from Aceh requires a stop at the Medan airport. There isn’t a whole lot to do there – especially after a fire destroyed about half the airport. However, there is a traditional cake that is made in Medan – so I thought I would bring some home. I bought two of the traditional cakes – named (I think) Piku Ambon. I also bought a different one – it is called Bulo ??? (something). I am not particularly fond of the Piku Ambon – its a bit rubbery and the texture is more like a thousand strings bundled together … then layered vertically, rather than your horizontal layer cake. Of course, it really doesn’t matter how much or how little I like the Piku Ambon – the staff like it … Decy was appreciative … and Decy’s mom Doortje was absolutely estatic.

As for the other cake, a Bulo ???? … it is more like a long roll filled with something (in this case strawberry flavoring). There is no frosting on it. I found it incredibly good …. and it reminded me a bit of Brazos ala Reina (spanish for the “queens arms”). This was the boys’ and my favorite cake in Colombia. In this case however, fresh strawberries were not used … there was no frosting … and the texture leaned towards that of a angel food cake. Overall, a pleasant taste …. and Decy, Chely, Thasya, and I ….. ATE THE WHOLE THING (over the course of 3-4 days).

Not much to report RE the weekend.

Chely went out Friday and Saturday night. Friday was to a party. Saturday was a date with John.

Thasya had a party on Friday and Saturday was her last volleyball match. There were 5 volleyball teams – they placed 3rd.

I collapsed on Friday … but on Saturday (after working all day at home) Decy and I went to dinner with our friends Nat and Cherrel. It was actually the 1st time we had been out with another couple since we arrived. Afterwards, Decy and I went to Club Tiga Puluh – it had been a number of months since we were there. Then, we went to the Sabang area and had porridge, before heading home for bed.

On Sunday, we all hung around the house – sadly, I spent most of Sunday working again.

And now … it is MONDAY

Today, Chely has a special fitting for the finals competition on modelling. Only 8 of the 16 girls were invited to the fitting. I think there is a practice / work session Tuesday. The competition is on Wednesday. I may take off work Thursday morning so I can watch the competition (begins about 11pm).

BTW – for those who have been wondering what happened to that new employee that was not performing very well. We moved him into Accounting to give him a fresh opportunity. He is not doing very well there either. I believe that on / about 1 Febr he is moving into yet another position …. hopefully he can master that.

…… ciao ciao