Society & Culture
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Berapa Biaya Hidup di Jakarta?
Berhubung ada kemungkinan kepindahan kami ke Jakarta, kami perlu mempersiapkan diri untuk tahu kondisi hidup di Jakarta. Saat ini gak kebayang berapa sih biaya hidup di Jakarta. Dari beberapa kali pulang kampung semenjak tinggal di Singapura, kok Jakarta rasanya mahal…
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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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TV Confusion
You readers may have known that we, Indi+Rani, don’t have TV at home (many of you asked, “WOW, how do you manage to live without TV?” Then read this, this, this, and this.) Well, that doesn’t mean we don’t have…
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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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Links on Pro-Family World
Following my quick note on Pro Family World, this entry intends to compile blog entries / articles and other references on Pro Family World. This entry will be constantly updated as new references come in. I’m still contemplating on this…
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Numero Ocho
Indonesia Matters compiled the Top 100 Indonesian blogs and guess where our Indrani.net stood among the rest? Numero Ocho! Yes, the lucky 8 if you follow Chinese mysticism. PS: Rani did all the hard work around this “griya maya”. I…
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Quick Thought on a Pro-Family World
This is just my quick thought on a Pro-Family World, after a discussion with Ari-Thalia and responding to a discussion in ASIforBaby Yahoogroups. As I was quickly jotting down my thoughts on the issue, it was rambling, disorganized, and not…
