Jakarta Update

The thin layer of dust on cars in Jakarta was pointed out to me by a complaining coworker yesterday.  Some of the ash from Mt. Merapi’s explosion has apparently made its way west to Jakarta.

And on another note, even though Obama almost had to cancel his trip to Indonesia because the ash made Jakarta flight travel temporarily dangerous, Obama has proven that Jakarta’s traffic congestion really can get worse after all.  Maybe less people will complain that his visit is for less than 24 hours once they can get home in reasonable time.