2008
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Osama Making Music for Obama
Who would have guessed that Osama contributed to a great piece of music for Obama? This Osama was playing the bass, setting the blues rhythm with Pearl Jam’s drummer Matt Cameron, under the direction of Bergevin Brothers and along with…
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Berapa Biaya Hidup di Jakarta?
Berhubung ada kemungkinan kepindahan kami ke Jakarta, kami perlu mempersiapkan diri untuk tahu kondisi hidup di Jakarta. Saat ini gak kebayang berapa sih biaya hidup di Jakarta. Dari beberapa kali pulang kampung semenjak tinggal di Singapura, kok Jakarta rasanya mahal…
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Al Jazeera 101 East: A Legacy of A Dictator
Hosted by news anchor Teymoor Nabili, “Al Jazeera 101 East: A Legacy of A Dictator” was indeed a thought provoking episode. It started with a brief flashback of what Suharto had done to Indonesia (and its people) since 1965 and…
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Following Bourdain: Eating Shark Head
I just got a chance to watch the recording of Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations Singapore Episode last week. As usual, Bourdain visits nondescript, hidden, non-touristy places which are frequented by the locals with the sole goal to enjoy good food.…
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Inspired – Around the World as a Family
Traveling around the world need not be limited to adults. Children, even the very young ones, don’t need to be excluded from the experience. These families are our inspiration! They share one thing in common: they are families of world…
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Traveling with Toddler
Many people considered that our last one-month trip to Mexico and Cuba has been a hard-core one. Meaning that people think that it is such an impossible journey, that many people would think many many times before actually committing into…
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Travel Planning
Indi and I shared one common thing: We love to travel, to see and experience the world (*if money is not an issue). And with travel, we also share one common trait: we plan for it in detail. Why do…
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Obsessed with Tracking Stuff
I think the sayings “What gets measured, gets managed” is quite true…. Tracking our expenses and transactions We have been quite rigorous in tracking our expenses and transactions since the first years of our marriage. We log our expenses up…
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Our Dream Sailboat: Seawind 1160
It’s been almost a year now since Rani and I started dreaming of having a Seawind 1160. This Australian-made 38-foot long (11.6 meter) sailing catamaran is definitely something that we’d love to sail together with our boys (and friends) across…
