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The Bali memories linger on… 2008-06-11 13:02:59 After visiting hundreds of Indonesian blogs with higher page ranks than mine, I have recently come to realise that I am the most famous teenage blogger in Indonesia.Whoa… an achievement! Cheers! *wine glasses clinked* It’s still not a pretext for me to be complacent though, because I know from now on I must produce much better writings with this awareness in mind. Regarding the ongoing foo Read more:memories
Why it's harder to date a girl in an urban jungle like Jakarta 2008-06-11 04:39:10 Around two months ago, I had this conversation with my buddy PK: PK: Dude, I’ve been thinking… Me: What? PK: You can ride motorbike, right? Me: Yep. PK: But do you normally take them to the street by yourself? Me: Nope. I’m honestly scared of all the traffic and stuff. PK: Well, so do I. I hate taking motorcycles by myself too… So then… Me: What? PK: Have you ever pondered, Read more:Jakarta
The element within 2008-06-13 01:40:20 Just wondering, how many of you really believe that Armstrong and friends really landed on the moon? There is a conspiracy theory that says human might have not landed there at all, supported by some scientific facts that flags couldn’t possibly wave there and other bunches of stuff you could look up yourself. There are always pros and cons to that theory indeed, but I choose to side with the th Read more:within
Jakarta’s green space is actually much less than 9% 2008-06-13 21:24:15 The title above is the reason why I think that the awarding of Adipura to four of Jakarta
’s municipalities was highly biased. clipped from www.skyscrapercity.comCity wins four Adipura awardsFour of Jakarta's municipalities have received Adipura environmental awards for being among the cleanest and greenest cities nationwide.South Jakarta ranked second after South Sumatra's Palembang, followe
A rancorous week had passed 2008-06-15 06:45:19 If you have any remaining cash in form of US$ in your piggy banks, I strongly suggest you to convert all of them into €uro or SG$ instead. The Singapore government has recently announced that over the following months, they will let their currency to continuously appreciate against US$. This is indeed a bad news for Indonesia, since the Indonesian currency is so tightly tied to the US$ that any Read more:passed
If you could choose, how would you like to die? 2008-06-16 05:11:20 Speaking of morbidity, I think suicide is the most frigging pathetic way for a person to die. I have a ludicrous real story, and it happened in Singapore when I was Sec 4. The suicide hit the headlines and instead of sympathizing with the boy’s suicide, everyone in the country was laughing at his cause of death. Just take a look at the clipped news article below. clipped from www.postchro Read more:choose
Poor etiquette in Indonesian public transportation 2008-06-18 19:57:06 I really am sickened to see the way Indonesian
s treat their fellow passengers in an angkot (minivan) ride.Let’s say that Jojon is about to get off from the Angkot at point X.At point X, there is already Budi who is happy to see that the angkot he’s waiting for has finally arrived.Now I have a question here….When the angkot arrives at point X, what would Budi do?A. Wait until Jojon alights fi
Cross necklace: is it a sign to show off Christian religiosity? 2008-06-18 09:05:30 Of course not.A Christian
friend told me how upset she is seeing people wearing cross (or sometimes, Crucifix) necklaces just to “publicly display” how religious they are.Well, from what I see myself, I find it strange that a lot of Christians think that wearing cross necklace is an attempt to show off religiosity.Wearing cross necklace is just a part of the mode, for goodness sake!If you walk Read more:Cross
Indo-lyric: Aku dan Dirimu (Ari Lasso feat. Bunga Citra Lestari) 2008-06-18 02:53:07 English translation:Me and Youthe time has come for us to talkabout this feeling that has tortured usabout this fiery dreamsabout the unspoken lovewe have kept quiet for so longsunken beneath unsuppressed anxietiesthat has fillen our dreams at nightoh my love, my dearplease releaseyour feelings, your yearningsall your loveand now there is onlyme and youa moment in eternityif the time could be stop Read more:Citra
My revised language list 2008-06-26 13:08:32 Around 10 months ago I’ve written a post regarding my desire to become a hyperpolyglot; meaning, a person who is fluent in more than six language
s. That time I had a list of 12 languages I want to be fluent in my lifetime.However, I’ve been thinking that the target I've made is quite a far-fletched idea, especially since it struck me that I may not need to study them all to be an accomplished Read more:revised
Plastic facts 2008-06-25 06:52:37 Plastic was introduced about 25 years ago.Today's worldwide consumption rate is over 500 billion plastic bags annually; this is almost 1 million plastic bags per minute.Average household waste includes about 11% of plastic.Plastic is made of oil, a non-renewable resource that is created over millions of years.Oil is estimated to run out in the next 50 years at current consumption rates.Single-use Read more:Plastic
, facts
Indo-lyric: Kaulah Hidup dan Matiku (Naff) 2008-06-24 13:12:34 English translation:You're My Life and DeathYou're my blood and my veinYou're my breath and my heartYou are my liver and my soulReff:I wanna live with youI wanna die because of youI wanna spend the remaining time with youYou're my smile and my laughterYou're my peace and my happinessYou are the shade where I take shelterBack to Reff:You're the one who stays loyal accompanying meWho seeps the fragr
Common misconceptions about golf and tennis among most Indonesians 2008-06-24 12:53:01 Most people who haven’t tried playing either golf and tennis would dismiss them both easily as simple games; as sports that do not require vigorous strength from the hand.Believe me, most of them (who haven’t tried playing tennis) think of tennis simply as “another form of badminton”. My friends say this when I ask them of their opinion of tennis, “Well… Tennis is just like badminton, Read more:Common
, Indonesians
List of countries (I promise) I won’t visit 2008-06-24 10:13:02 The title above may sound arrogant to some people but why should I care, this is my blog anyway.Below is a list of countries that I hope will ban me from entering their territory, ever1. Zimbabwe. Why on earth would anyone like to visit
a mega-inflationary and conflict-ridden country such as this one? The moron up there is quite old and will soon be dead, but just like other retarded regimes in th Read more:promise
Which countries should replace the current permanent UN Security Council members 2008-06-24 10:12:44 It’s always a dismay for me to see that the seats of the United Nations Security Council
(UNSC) were originally drawn from the victorious powers after World War 2.The UNSC’s veto power is wielded solely by the five permanent
members of the United Nations Security Council, enabling them to prevent the adoption of any 'substantive' draft Council resolution, regardless of the level of internation
How to become ambidextrous 2008-06-24 10:10:43 For those who don’t know, ambidexterity means “The property of being equally skilful with each hand”, which is the combination of both left-handedness and right-handedness.As to what I see, the Eastern society tends to shun the usage of left hand in exchanging items with other people. One may think that this derives from Muslim culture, but it really isn’t. Using your left-hand to pass an
Was holocaust exaggerated? 2008-07-09 04:37:07 A lot of people I know personally –I'm not going to mention any particular clique here lest it would be deemed an affront— seem to have a penchant to belittle the historical value of the Nazi Holocaust which was alleged to have decimated as many as 6 million people consisting largely of Jews, Poles, Serbs, homosexuals, Catholic priests, and gypsies. There are several opinions that peo
Indonesian hypocrisy regarding movie titles 2008-07-08 02:09:17 In the 23 February 2008 issue of The Jakarta Post, Veronica Kusuma, a student with the film department at the Jakarta Institute of Arts (IKJ), made a very interesting opinion article regarding film censorship in Indonesia. Amongst heaps of stuff she discussed there, there was one particular point that intrigued me. In that article she reminded us about the Buruan Cium Gue (Kiss Me Quick) movie
ti Read more:Indonesian
No, 'reading' is not my hobby 2008-07-08 02:09:10 It's OK to love reading. In fact, educators and plebeians alike always encourage each other to nurture a love for gulping down books ever since they could comprehend the ABCs. But I'm not going to say that 'reading' is my hobby. As uncle O filled out an insurance-related form and asked for my personal bits, he asked for my hobby. "Reading", Mom answered for me, "That has always been Toshi's ho
How to memorise Hiragana 2008-07-06 22:01:19 I hope this guide could help you in traversing your way thru the Hiragana characters for the first time.If you count all the existing Hiragana characters in your Japanese study book, you'll see that there are more than 100 characters (107 to be precise) to memorise.But fear not, because the real number of Hiragana you have to memorise is no larger than 46 characters only.When I first studied Hirag
The irony of it all 2008-07-06 20:08:09 I used to hate writing.Very much.In fact, I considered writing to be an ordeal during my days in Jakarta primary school that I could never produce any essays more than half a page that time.It all gradually changed when I moved to Bali.So how did I turn my hatred towards the love of my life? Simple.If you click on the "Poem" label tag on the right-hand side of this page you would see that my earli
Is it that hard to pronounce "Carrefour" correctly? 2008-07-06 20:07:42 "So where did you buy it?" he asked."Carrefour
(pronounced: CA-Foo)", I answered."What?""Carrefour (still pronounced the same way)""Ca-foo? what is that? is it a new shop or something?""Carrefour (pronounced: CARE-FOUR), for God sakes", I finally relented to his brain limitation."Oohh... CARE-FOUR! Why don't you just say so from the beginning...?""You want me to kill you or what?" I showed an anno
How do dyslexic East Asians read? 2008-07-03 08:21:51 While dyslexic people on most parts of the globe are lucky enough to have only 26 characters on their Latin alphabet, I always wonder how do dyslexic people in East Asia manage to grapple thru reading in their daily lives.A confusion amongst 26 Latin characters would be a much simpler difficulty than one amongst 2600 Chinese characters!Dyslexic Koreans and Greeks are luckier though, because they o Read more:Asians
Free soccer balls 2008-07-03 08:21:45 Living in a house located just behind a soccer field could offer you a lot of benefits.For one, I don't have to go very far in order to play soccer.But even though none of my family members have ever been a large fan of soccer, we consider it a blessing to have a soccer field behind our house.Every month or so, my family gets soccer balls "delivered" to us due to those who kick too high that it ge
The language I speak at home 2008-07-01 19:29:45 ...is Indonesian.I often hear comments from people -smart arses or not- that the language
I speak
at home is English.Well I tell you, though both my parents have spent a considerable time outside the country, we always instil a sense of pride for being an Indonesian family.In comparison to other so-called internationalised families in Indonesia (i.e. families whose parents are American or Europe-e
Indo-lyric: Luluh (Samsons) 2008-07-01 18:48:35 English translation:
Crushed
The most precious time was with you
It was so sound that I was lulled
Honestly I had wished
to make you mine forever
Reff:
My entire heart is crushed to pieces
Accompanying the sorrow I feel missing you
I really could not muffle
The pain in my heart to let go off you
I wanna assure this love isn't gonna end
But the destiny has written it to end
Back to Reff
Indonesian Lower House website costs $67,000 to create 2008-06-28 14:10:17 There is currently an ongoing plan in the DPR (lower house of Indonesian
legislature) to have an official DPR website
that costs Rp 600 million (US$67,000).While on this forum thread (create
d by a web designer), it is said that such a website could only cost Rp 10 million ($1000) at most.Well I'm not making allegations here, because I assume most of you are able to guess where the remaining Rp 59 Read more:Lower
, House
Love is... 2008-06-28 14:10:11 ...a feeling I've learned to ignore.A close friend of mine, let's call her Linda, recently confided in me that she's willing to stoop low down in front of the guy she likes and beg for him to accept her heart. Linda is willing to do everything to obtain his heart, no matter what kind of cost she has to bear.Well in the past I used to be similar to Linda too; you know, such as stooping down very lo
Silly Friendster ban 2008-07-24 02:17:30 (FYI, I'm not naming my school here as not to taint my own school's reputation, but feel free to trawl my archives for its name if you're curious enough) Back in my Singapore days, my school library had a ludicrous rule that always made most of us students feel deeply annoyed. The rule is to deny the students any access to our Friendster
accounts. During my first months at the school, we the Read more:Silly
Ambiguity of "naïve" and "loneliness" 2008-07-22 10:24:59 "Naïve" Is "naïve" a positive-sounding word or a negative one? Those who side with the better connotation choose to associate the word with a childhood innocence that shows the purity and untainted characters of the person concerned. On the other hand, those who argue otherwise choose to associate it with a complete ignorance of many aspects in one's life. It's up to you to decide but as for Read more:loneliness
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