Cities
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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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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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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,…
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Indonesian Doctors Again
Following my writing on doctors in Jakarta, I found the story of emergency room doctors in Depok from Sri Sariningdyah
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Spooky Morning
Early this morning at about 7.20am I carried Noe in my arms under an umbrella from our humble home to Queensway, which is the nearest busy road. Normally, I’d walk all the way to his school for a good 1.2…
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Jakarta: Culture Shock
Hellish Traffic and Relaxed Service I know, the traffic in Jakarta has always been hellish. But after living away from Jakarta for more than 5 years, it seems that I need to get used to it again. And somehow, my…
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My Brother Said My Face Looks Like Efren Ramirez
My brother Yodhi for some reason has been laughing at me everytime he sees Pedro in Napoleon Dynamite. Below is what Pedro looks like when running for president in high school. Last Friday as we were watching Employee of the…
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MUST SEE MOVIE: SiCKO by Michael Moore
I have just finished watching Michael Moore’s new film SiCKO on my computer. Just in case you have not heard: The master copy of the film had the potential of being confiscated by US government due to its Cuban related…
