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Being Single in Hollywood

Fun things
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To kick things up a bit on Tatter Scoops. Please welcome Trias. She’s a friend of mine, a beautiful Indonesian girl living in Los Angeles, California. This how she described herself:  “To me, it’s all about taking chances, it’s about trusting that people were put in life for me to capitalize on the opportunity. I work hard, party harder but study the hardest cuz life is short yet moves so fast. ♥” Don’t you just love that? Please give her some warm love. “Being single used to mean that nobody wanted you. Now it means you’re pretty, sexy, and you’re taking your time deciding how you want your life to be and who you want to spend it with.” (Sex .....

7 Things You’ll Face After Moving to Your Husband’s Country

Mix Marriage
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After your dream wedding, you’re now officially Mrs. Someone. Your new life as a couple will start in a foreign country if you decided to follow your husband, which is usually the case. There are many many adjustments we – the Indonesian wives have to deal with and here are just some fun list of things that you might face after you got married and supposedly moved to your husband’s foreign country: People will stare at you less: Ehm…remember those annoying stares you used to get in Jakarta (or Indonesia in general)? Well, the natives in your husband’s country won’t stare at you from head to toes – at least maybe not as obvious as Indonesian does. Housewife chores: Yes, .....

Winter & Kaidangku

China
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So this is our first winter experience in China and we didn’t really expect it would get this cold! Especially since most houses/apartments here doesn’t have a central heating system, it feels chillier inside our apartment than outside. I’ve been noticing our neighbors walking around inside their homes wearing thick jackets just like what you’d wear to go out in this wintery season. DH had to explain that most places doesn’t have heater thus the extra clothing. When I first got here, it wasn’t this cold and I still ‘managed’ to go out and about wearing a t-shirt but I noticed the local Chinese were already fully armed in their thick winter jackets, coats, and boots. Ooooh the boots! Don’t .....

Not-So-Asian Figure

Musings
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I am not your typical Asian… My first ‘homecoming’ was in October 2007 after living in America for over 2 years. It was a really wonderful trip as I got to introduce our baby Lil’ A to my whole family. But it’s not all fun and here’s why… Stupidly I followed one of my friends advice to pack light as in pack little clothes for me since I was flying alone with a baby. Her idea is actually brilliant but it just didn’t work me. Why? Easy, because of my size! If you only knew how giddy I was when DH and I first went shopping after I got there – you would think I’m nuts but in reality fitting .....

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