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Medan Is NOT The Worst City In The World

photo credit: a_rabin I came to read this article that says Medan (capital of North Sumatra) is the worst city in the world from Twitter. Eyebrows were raised reading it, disturbing but at the end I found myself laughing. Disturbing, because as much as I have this love-hate affair with my own country, it always pull a few nationalism nerves on me when I read others write badly about Indonesia. Funny, because it sounds like that piece of crap – yes it is crap – article came out of an amateur bitter tourist. Let’s analyze it a bit, will you. You’re slim pickin’s for hotels, you don’t seem to boast a single, decent restaurant and from what I’ve heard, you’ve .....

About Our Short Visit To Singapore

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All of these times Singapore has only been a transit spot for me, meaning I (or we) would fly there, stay at the airport then hopped into another flight out so I never really get a chance to explore the city before. We left Jakarta with the first flight out at 7AM that meant we left to the airport at 4AM. That’s one thing I hate about early flight but Lil’ A was excited and super giddy! Tickets were taken care of by DH as we flew with the airline he’s working for and our hotel in Singapore was taken care of by my brother who’s working for Marriott Hotel and have employee’s discounts for the rooms! Double advantages I .....

Makassar – Revisited

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Knowing that I was born and still have families in Makassar, South Sulawesi, DH decided to took us along with him for one of the outstation audit program. Since my mom and bothers couldn’t make it, I took my aunt with us. We suppose to leave Jakarta at 4:30 PM but around 10:00 AM, DH called and told me an accident had happened with one of their fleet so he will have to stay behind and took care of things but he will try to hop on the last flight to Makassar that night or the first flight out in the morning. Thanks God my aunt was there! Our flight was delayed for almost an hour and it’s really hard .....

With or Without Turkey

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Although this is the second year we didn’t get to celebrate Thanksgiving Day as a family (last year I was in Florida with my in-laws while DH worked in China and this year DH have to go out of town for a business trip), I still am very thankful for the following blessings in our lives this year, yeah with or without the turkey ♥ My ex-boyfriend. The one whose kisses still make me go weak at the knees.  We’ve been through a lot in the past year and I still love him, more than ever if that is possible. Although his never ending teasing ways can really drives me crazy I’d never have him any other way ♥ The .....

Happy Eid

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Eid ul-Fitr (Idul Fitri/Lebaran in Indonesian language) always brought so many beautiful childhood memories for me even when I’m not a Moslem. Growing up mainly in two small towns tucked in eastern parts of Indonesia that some never even heard before, Idul Fitri was special day celebrated not only by the Moslem but by everyone in the neighborhoods. It’s a vice versa tradition for Christmas too. I still remember how my mother will be so busy in the kitchen days before the big day arrives. She’ll bake her signature famous pumpkin cake (and some other stuff that I can’t really remember now) and usually I was the delivery girl. Oh, how I love the smell of that pumpkin cake and .....

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