Safety and Setbacks

Sometimes things don't go according to plan. Actually, that's what happens more often than not, but sometimes it's significant enough to the point it's worth mentioning. Like today.

First, I got to go to the hospital. I'm fancy, I have an official plastic hospital patient card and everything. I apparently ate something that made me sick (insert some more stuff here that got lost between me being distracted by my headache and the language barrier) but I'm essentially okay. I walked out of the doctor with four prescriptions, and have been sleeping soundly since 3PM, so I'm anticipating being up to speed again tomorrow. Although I'm not allowed to eat spicy foods or drink coffee, which has sort of been my life since I got to Yogyakarta.

The second significant thing to happen today was Suraiya and I's work presentations being cancelled. We were scheduled to travel to the local Shia community and give presentations this afternoon and then hold a discussion forum with the community. There were even Shia Muslims in from other provinces. The community here is in the minority, and they're struggling with intolerance from both Muslim and non-Muslim communities. However, because of the community being controversial and the recent rise of intolerant attacks in Yogyakarta, the discussion/presentation was strictly secret. Only Dian Interfidei and the local Shia group was to have information about the (closed) gathering. Despite our precaution, this morning the media showed up at the community, which meant somehow the greater public knew about the event. So we had to cancel for safety and security reason both on our side and for the Shia community.

So a few setbacks, but nothing that's going to drastically affect the scheme of things. Thankfully I'm in (somewhat) good health and I'm safe, so I guess at the end of the unproductive work day, that's what really counts.