2007
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Plonco, Ospek, Hazing
Death of Cliff Muntu as the tip of Plonco Culture Iceberg in Indonesia The death of IPDN student is not surprising. In Indonesia, seniority is very much embedded into local education culture. I began to sense this when I enter…
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Reading the Sea: Learning from the Polynesian Voyaging Society
Sometime in April 2002 when I was staying with Rani in Honolulu, Hawaii, I attended a talk by members of the Polynesian Voyaging Society on how people in Polynesian sailors have been able to navigate thousands of nautical miles without…
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Understanding Phinisi or Pinisiq: Indonesian Traditional Sailboats Influenced by European Modern Design
I am sure some of you may have heard about the legacy of Phinisi as something Indonesians can be proud of but have you really found out what the word really means and what it refers to? In fact, the…
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Sailboat Charters in Indonesia – Operated by Non-Indonesians
I thought I should share with you a list of sailboat charters for you scuba divers or surfers for Indonesia. Below are some of the charter sailboats that I have found on the internet. Surprisingly, most of these attractive boats…
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Addicted to “Little Mosque on the Prairie”
I am a strong believer in “being able to laugh at yourselves as a sign of maturity”. And that is the reason why I encourage all of you all to watch Little Mosque on the Prairie (especially if you are…
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Sailing Blue Eagle with Mas Judhi
Yesterday we went sailing again with Derek Mazzone on his beautiful 37 feet ketch Blue Eagle from Changi Sailing Club. Mas Judhi came with us and it was his first time sailing, too. So, he had every reason to be…
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Engdonesia 3
Ternyata istilah Bahasa “Engdonesia” sudah duluan diluncurkan oleh Ariel Heryanto di dalam artikelnya di Kompas. Kok bisa kebetulan sama ya? Padahal saya belum pernah baca artikel tersebut (Artikel Ariel bisa di baca di bawah halaman ini). Berikut juga beberapa trackback…
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Sailing Turmalin from Raffles Marina in Tuas
Last Saturday we chartered Turmalin, a beautiful 54 feet ketch built in Hong Kong. Our friend Puput (who is relocating from Havana to Jakarta), my parents Hindro and Tuti, and the entire Blass-Hernandez family were aboard with us on a…
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PollDaddy: Survey on Wrongdoing & Goodwill by Religious People
I am conducting polls here to see how people think of the cause of wrongdoing/goodwill acts by religious people. Have a go! The first one: Take Our Poll from PollDaddy.com The second one: Take Our Poll from PollDaddy.com Why do…
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Is Gardening Better Than Sailing?
If you have to choose between sailing and… naked gardening, which one will be your choice? I must say that I have never thought of it as an important activity for some people until I read this World Naked Gardening…
