• Dengue

    We’re still stuck in Jakarta. Indi got hit by dengue fever last saturday and now hospitalised. Please help with prayers for his speedy recovery.Indi is in room 272 RS Internasional Bintaro, do visit him if you can (do bring Lindt…

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  • Dengue and Jenie Gathering

    Yesterday, Indi’s fever didn’t subside. Ibu Wies and Pak Ahmad visited Indi to see his condition. Having seen Indi, Ibu suggested that Noe (and Rani of course) needed to be evacuated because it is not confirmed that Indi had dengue…

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  • Do not go to Jonas Photo!

    Today we plan to do Soemardjan family photo. Having asked around, Yodhi found out that family photo package around Jakarta is very expensive, between three million rupiah or more expensive. It’s quite ridiculously priced. So when Yodhi found out that…

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  • The second day of lebaran

    The second day of lebaran we were busy visiting friends and relatives… but of course, we started the day with a good warm bath. Here, Noe and Neo took a bath together, helped by Eyang Putri. In the afternoon we…

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  • Lebaran-2

    Om Caryo’s house is full of old photos of Soemardjan Klan. Do enjoy some of the photos here! Today, Dhana dressed up as a saudi mullah as you can see below. Finally, we have a photo of today’s Soemardjan Klan…

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  • Lebaran-1

    Finally, Indi spends lebaran in jakarta, after 13 years celebrating it abroad. Tis the day of ketupat on the breakfast table… After the morning prayers, it’s time for sungkeman – bowing/prostrating to the person that we love and respect. In…

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  • Meeting some Friends

    Today we met with Pak Pudjo and Reza in Shangrila, and later visited Reza’s office in Jalan Sudirman. Before we return home to Bintaro, we visited Mbak Nana and Mas Adi in Taman Rasuna. The last time I met mbak…

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  • Peranakan Food

    We drove around Jakarta, from the Silalahi House, to Pondok Indah Mall, to Dapur Babah Restaurant in the evening. Do enjoy the picture of the food here!We went to Silalahi’s house to pay a visit to tante Sondang. We haven’t…

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  • Ibro’s Birthday Party

    Indi took Noe to the front yard and taught Noe how to drive. Mr. and Mrs. Vidi and their daughter Vla visited us. Vidi is Indi’s friend since junior high. The two of them, plus the other friends, used to…

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  • First Day in Jakarta

    I was surprised to see someone who looked like Adi Wicaksono on TV in a cooking show called Magic Kitchen! Those hairy arms were on TV! I found that the show was really amusing and unique, however sometimes I couldn’t…

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