Indi
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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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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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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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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…
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Never Eat Alone
Since last week Rani has been in the mood for conditioning my brain before moving to Jakarta as a new professional. One of the many wonderful things she has discovered for me over at the public library is the book…
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24 Things You Cannot Do as Government Officials
This is a list of things that you cannot do when you are a Singapore government official. When it comes to applying it in Indonesia context, each government office should have this list hung on the wall right under Garuda…
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What IS Corruption?
Over the years, Rani and I have asked these questions many times: -Why is corruption so rampant in Indonesia? -Why is it that Indonesia does it much “better” than most other Asia Pacific countries when it comes to corrupt practices?…
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A Kijang Drinks Waste Vegetable Oil
Rani and I have no house nor car. It’s not that we don’t need a place to live, but renting a small apartment in Singapore is much more feasible for us. And ever since we moved to Singapore in 2002,…
