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Our Dream Sailboat: Seawind 1160
It’s been almost a year now since Rani and I started dreaming of having a Seawind 1160. This Australian-made 38-foot long (11.6 meter) sailing catamaran is definitely something that we’d love to sail together with our boys (and friends) across…
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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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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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Accidental Top Blog
Indi is very happy that our little website got into the top ten list of english-speaking indonesian bloggers, and the top 100 indonesian blogger in general according to Indonesia Matters. However, I think it is largely based on luck more…
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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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XL in Indonesia
No, I am not talking about mobile phone services. I am talking about this organization called XL Results Foundation that claims to be successful in creating wealth for Asians. I heard about it from a Malaysian friend that is about…
