Since I've been in Timor, I've become about as addicted to smoking as I've ever been. I haven't smoked for more than 72 hours now. I'm unsure if I'm quitting or just taking a break. Either way, I am feeling extremely edgy and jittery. Supposedly the nicotine is out of my system and all that's left is in my mind.

I went out on Saturday night with some of my Timorese friends. It was the first time I’d been in a car with my local friends. In general, people in Timor are terrible drivers. I’m not just referring to the Timorese – everyone drives like a fool. While we out on Saturday, I saw the vehicles of three well-known organizations …

I must admit, I've lost track of what is going on in Thailand. I've been paying more attention to events in Timor-Leste. There are far more interesting things going on than the colors of people's shirts. I was surprised — actually bemused — to read this on the Bangkok Post website: Supporters of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship …

I was at a friend’s house the other day and I was listening to a conversation between a couple of people at our table. One of these guys was preparing to leave Timor to go to Thailand, while the other had been on an exchange and, I think, spent about a year in LOS, so he was offering some general …

I experienced my first earthquake recently. Well, it was actually my second in the same week. However, I wouldn’t have known the first one happened had my housemate not told me she thought the house was shaking. The second one I definitely felt though. It was during the afternoon of Wedneday, January 26, and I was at the IOM offices …

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