Thursday, September 08, 2005

Conversions

I'm in Jakarta, staying at the Sofitel Gran Mahakam this time. It's a nice hotel, the security isn't as tight, and everything is a little smaller than the Four Seaons - the rooms, the pool, the gym, everything.

I found myself on the treadmill this morning (first time in 3 months!) and was surprised to find that the distance per mile and distance completed were all in kilometers! ACK! I had no idea how many km per hour I should run. I typically use this handy dandy converision function on my cell phone to find how many Rupiahs into a Dollar, how many feet in a meter, how many ounces in a gram, how many liters is in a cup...everything you can dream of! I guess I'm a little too dependent on my phone. The US should just give up on inches, miles, pints and embrace the metric system like everyone else!

By the way, it's 1 mile = 1.60934 kilometers. I was pretty impressed with myself that I was able to run 4 kilometers after having jump roping as my only cardio for 3 months.

I'll be back in Aceh Sunday afternoon.

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