Society & Culture
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A Chat with Taxi Drivers
So far I always have good experience with Blue Bird Taxi. Their cars are always in good condition, doesn’t smell cigarette, the drivers are quite knowledgeable, good service, although the fare is slightly more expensive than other taxis. One thing…
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Maid – The Answer For Everything
In the process of moving to Jakarta, we’re grateful that our family and friends has been really helpful. Many well-meaning individuals, family and friends, are eager to help solving the problems that we’ve encountered. But interestingly, many of the problems…
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Culture Shock
Academics said that there are three or four stages of cultural adaptation / culture shock: The Euphoric Stage The Hostile Stage, which consist of Frustation and Depression stages The Acceptance Stage Having moved around several places in the past twenty…
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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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Dr.M’s Blog
Dr. Mahathir Mohamad started to blog at chedet.com, including receiving comments from people too. He could be the first and only (former) country leader that blogs, and a blogger of the highest government rank – Prime Minister, that is (albeit…
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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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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…
