Lying in bed last night at about 11.50pm, there was a sudden swaying and rocking motion. “Earthquake!” I thought, and I later heard I was right. It was about magnitude 5.2, somewhere off the Gili Islands near Lombok. Glad I’m not there.

A couple of minor cracks in a wall seem to have appeared here, nothing to worry about. We’re more concerned about a rat that shows itself from time to time on top of the kitchen cupboards.