2007
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Flying Batavia Air With Blocked Overwing Emergency Doors
On 13 July 2007 my father (Hindro) and I boarded Batavia Air from Jakarta to Bali to attend a wedding. We were seated on row 14 (me on the aisle and my father in between me and the window seat)…
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RIP Gordon Bishop 2007
Gordon (Joyo), me, and Budiman Gordon Bishop, the founder of Joyo Indonesia News, passed away in New York City on July 21, 2007. I was introduced to Joyonews in 2001 by Jeremy Wagstaff as part of his research project. I…
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JP Frontpage
I managed to get my last blog entry as an article in the frontpage of the Jakarta Post Sunday Edition 22 July 2007! See the bottom left of the scanned page. As an amateur, I’m happy about it :> Click…
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Indonesia – Distasteful TV and Public Behaviour
There are many good things and bad things from this current trip. However I’ll save the good things for later, and for now, I’ll write about the bad things I’ve encountered in Indonesia. Indonesian TV: Disgusting and Distasteful I have…
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Abu Dhabi 41° Celcius
This month will be another travelling month for our family. Rani and Noe flew to Jakarta last week and tomorrow they will fly to Surabaya while I travel back from Abu Dhabi to Singapore. The day after I will…
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Jakarta: Culture Shock
Hellish Traffic and Relaxed Service I know, the traffic in Jakarta has always been hellish. But after living away from Jakarta for more than 5 years, it seems that I need to get used to it again. And somehow, my…
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Jakarta: Getting Connected
I arrived in Jakarta on the evening of 4th of July, for my sister’s wedding and Anggi’s sister in law’s wedding. Somehow many people are getting married in July 2007, I think about three or four of my high…
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Video: Kainoe Falling Asleep at Lunch
This was not the first time Noe fell asleep while eating. Wait until you see the last few seconds. Check this out: *Taken using xda IIs built-in camera. Should have used MiniDV instead 🙂
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Sail Indonesia 2007 is On!
Sail Indonesia 2007 is on! When Rani and I could afford a sailboat we will definitely make an effort to participate in this rally together with many other boats. Last year only 1 Indonesian sailor participated among 95 other sailors…
