Leisure
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13 December: Singapore to Manila to Los Angeles
Ready Everything was set by 10 am and we called taxi to go to the airport. Noe was really excited about going and he kept saying “wee wee wee”, which means, airplane (and cars, and boats). In Changi The check…
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Borat Sagdiyev – Борат Сагдиев
My brother Yodhi introduced me to Borat. I wished I had known him earlier as he embodies the aura of most decent men on earth. Borat Sagdiyev (Cyrillic: Борат Сагдиев) (“born” July 30, 1979) is a Kazakh journalist that you…
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Rani and Noe are Harvard Bound
This morning I took Rani and Noe to Changi Airport to fly to Boston for a week. This will be the first trans-pacific travel for Noe and also the first long-haul trip with a young toddler for Rani (yup, Noe…
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Space Invaders Brings back Vivid Childhood Memory
Space Invaders was the first video game that I ever played in an arcade. My father used to take us (Anggi, Indi and Yodhi) to Mayestik (Majestic) in South Jakarta during on weekends in the early 1980s. He gave us…
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Indonesia in World Cup Final
Indonesia has been in World Cup final. My bro Yodhi pointed me out to a BBC article that provides that fact. It was the World Cup Final in 1974. Take a look at the article in BBC website, see if…
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Minangkabau Day 3
The last day Indi was supposed to wake up early for a game of golf, but the rain did not stop so everybody ended up waiting at the café and enjoying a prolonged breakfast amidst the rain. Finally, nearing 10am,…
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West Sumatra Bound
Some say that what they like the most about Singapore is when they “leave” it, not when they “live” in it. I am saying this because we are about do another getaway and experience “leaving it”. West Sumatra, it is.…
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Swim and Election
Last week’s Labor Day holiday we went for a morning swim at Natasha’s place. Luckily the water was really warm. We went to this shallow pool where the babies could roam around freely. Noe managed to master the skill of…
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West Side Story
Indi and Noe and Yodhi gave me a ticket to the best seat for West Side Story in Esplanade. I was really excited about that! Oh this photo below was taken by Indi during his turn to watch WSS. He…
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Sawangan Vendetta
Indi woke up early to hit the golf course in Sawangan. I woke up a few hours later, and gave Siska her gift from ikea: a stovetop espresso maker. She then made a brew of Irian Organic Coffee, which really…
