Indi
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Blogging Again
I am sure nobody misses my blogging but the creator of this website. The truth is: I forgot my login password to our blog entry system. Lame excuse, eh? I don’t work for Vopak Asia in Jakarta. Starting April 2009,…
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My Sister Aiming at Ana Ivanovic
My sister is submitting her video clip to a Doha, Qatar contest where Ana Ivanovic is the “main attraction”. Or, click here for a direct link to the video . PS: The problem is: I did not know that I…
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Rick Astley Encounter in Jakarta
Yodhi met with Rick Astley at Jakarta airport this morning en route to Singapore. Yodhi told Rick that he was such a fan and grew up with “Never Gonna Give You Up” song, which topped the U.S. singles chart on…
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Mereka Masuk Penjara
Anda ingat tulisan saya yang menyinggung soal Kasus Korupsi di KBRI Singapura? Nah, mereka (ex-Dubes Mochamad Slamet Hidayat dan ex-Bendahara Erizal) sudah masuk kurungan (tapi tidak kelihatan malu!). Beritanya ada di Tempo: Tersandung Sisa Renovasi. ex- Wakil Dubes Eddie Suryanto…
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Indi and Rani Dealing with Semi-Duality
Today, Rani and I took Jung-Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) tests, a psychometric questionnaire designed to identify certain psychological differences according to the typological theories of Carl Gustav Jung, and we found out that: -I am an ENFJ (Extraversion, iNtuition, Feeling,…
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We Lost to #1 Seeded Players
We fought hard against the #1 seeded doubles team of Singapore open. Royson’s powerful flat serve and Arjun’s tricky net game really killed us. They always returned our serve low over the net with a slice and the balls never…
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With Rani’s Support, We Won
For the last four weeks, Rani has been taking a very good care of the kids at home during my regular tennis practice with Yodhi. Yodhi and I even troubled her by adding more to the laundry basket with our…
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Tennis Doubles Tournament
My brother Yodhi and I have registered to play doubles at the Singapore Tennis Association’s SONY ERICSSON Open 2008 on 3-11 May. The last time we played in tournament together was perhaps in the 1980s where we toured around Java…
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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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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!).…
