2008

  • Mama Africa

    After sending our DNA sample to National Geographic’s Genographic Project, I found out that, based on our Y-chromosome lab analysis, my body carries a true African blood. But why Y-chromosome? It is something which is passed directly from father to…

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  • Kei First Flight

    Gosh, such a bad mommy I am, I haven’t written anything on Kei ever since he was born! True enough, parents dedicate a lot of resources to keep the memory of the first kid, but the resources are dwindling for…

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  • Hasil Survey Biaya Hidup

    Survey asal-asalan kemaren sudah mengundang sekitar 40 responden. Terima kasih untuk semua pihak yang telah memberikan masukan. Tanpa metode macem-macem, angka yang kita terima kita rata-ratakan per kategori. Hasilnya adalah sebagai berikut. Total rata-rata dari seluruh kategori adalah: Rp 13,156,920.…

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  • Tagged with 123 meme

    Sorry Mr. Ong, for responding so-very-late to your 123 meme, Indrani have been occupied with things, sick kids, and flying back and forth Singapore-Jakarta. With easter holiday in the horizon, we just found the time to write again. Indi hasn’t…

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  • This Guy For Jakarta

    We need Jaime Lerner as governor of Jakarta. Below is his presentation at TED, and he came across as a very down to earth person. His presentation is concise, simple, but profound. Some of my favorite quotes: – To fix…

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  • What Is Your Earliest Memory?

    I am trying to remember what is the earliest event in my life that I remember. Sure enough, I don’t really remember myself being a baby in a diaper. But there are some remnants of memory in my brain that,…

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  • Tracking My Time

    I’ve been tracking my time for the past few months. I’m able to do this perhaps because I’m just a housewife with plenty of spare time(Yeah right, the truth is, being a mom is a 24hr job!). Let me share…

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  • The Greatest Invention: Banana Guard

    My neighbor Ioana Vaetoru-Fox bought me a Banana Guard from New Zealand. It’s hard. It’s big. It’s almost manly! I used to hate bringing a banana in my bag because it would end up looking like Gerber’s mashed banana (literally!).…

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  • When Did I Learn to Read?

    Now that Noe is having full day activities at Carpe Diem, we noticed that they have already taught him basic alphabet recognition. Sometimes he would point at similar letters that appear in public domain and say “Same… same” (referring to…

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  • Wawancara: Radio Singapore International

    Anda bisa temukan rekaman wawancara Radio International Singapore (RSI) di Blog Bicara (klik disini). Indra, kawan kami yang juga aktif menulis di Singapura, mengulas rekaman RSI tersebut sebagai berikut: “Dalam program acara tersebut, Fika mewawancarai kedua pasangan blogger pengelola blog…

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