Rani

  • Seats for the needy

    Late afternoon today, I took MRT to Jurong East while carrying Noe in the babybjorn carrier. Noe was really getting heavy for a carrier! It was unusually crowded for that time of the day. I walked towards the seat intended…

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  • Jingle Acara TV Indonesia Jaman Dulu

    Seputar Indonesia itu lagunya judulnya “Betawi” oleh Bhaskara ’86. Yang main biola luluk purwanto. Baru saja lagu jingle berita programa dua TVRI tahun 80-an dulu terngiang2 di kuping gue. Ada yang tahu, lagu ini lagu apa? Yang jelas ini lagu…

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  • Google Fridge

    As a mom and the cook in the house, I constantly think on how technology and internet can help daily chores at home. There are so many kinds of technology out there, but they are rarely integrated as a seamless…

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  • GBuy

    Tinker Tailor made me realize that the name of the new Google payment system – GBuy – would be inappropriate and difficult to pronounce, particularly in Singapore, Malaysia, or among Hokkien-speaking people. You can refer to the Urban Dictionary for…

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  • Worst flu

    This week I was down with my worst flu ever since I left Indonesia (2001 that is). I started to have a sore throat on Monday early evening, then I had a sudden onset of a really bad fever later…

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  • Violating Indonesian New Law

    Come on, arrest us for violating the new anti-pornography law! PS. The anti-pornography bill is still being deliberated and has not yet passed as formal law.

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  • Kai’s birthday

    It was Kai Phipps first birthday on the fifth of February, so Noe came down to his house to join the celebration. It took the whole toddler gang to teach a one-year old to blow a candle.. This is the…

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  • Sudah pernah nonton?

    Dari iklan TV “Bursa Komedi” di akhir tahun 80-an: Bagaimana pendapat bapak tentang Bursa Komedi? Bursa Komedi .. …. lucu sekali deh! Sudah pernah nonton? Belum…. Dalam konteks “Satanic Verses” : Bagaimana pendapat bapak tentang buku “Satanic Verses” karya Salman…

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  • Walkable Cities?

    In the past, people walk to get to their destinations. Currently, “walking” is a destination by itself. People would drive to a place, park their car, and then they would walk. Are current “walkable cities” for real? Are there cities…

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  • Indonesia Raya for Orchestra

    Sekedar copy paste dari berbagai website supaya informasinya tidak hilang dari web. http://www.kompas.com/kompas-cetak/0008/17/NAPER/indo08.htm ” Indonesia Raya” Versi Jos Cleber MENJELANG akhir tahun lalu, Pak Jusuf Ronodipuro menggamit lengan saya di sebuah konser Addie MS. “Sudah dapat kabar?” tanya beliau. Saya…

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