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Hello, I’m Anti-Social

Mix Marriage
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photo credit: mscaprikell In today’s very social world I think I’m not that social after all… Did I catch your attention? If you nod then that’s good! Why don’t you take a sit, while I pour coffee, or tea or whatever you like to drink. Yes, I have enjoyed and savoring the online world a lot in the past decade. Have met and make great friendships along the way too. For the past 10 years I had my share of fantastic meet-ups with people that used to be just pictures and names on the screen. The not-so-cool meet-ups were also part of the trade. Maybe it’s yin and yang…maybe it was just my luck, who knew for sure. But since .....

Inter-religious Tolerance, A Possibility?

Indonesia
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So it’s that time of the year again in Indonesia where you will see most restaurants either closed down during the day or spread a curtain on their usually cleared windows to cover the people eating inside. These veiled windows will be a very common sightings for a month. It’s the holy month for the Muslim as they start their one month long fasting or known as Ramadhan. Being one of the largest Muslim populated country in the world, it means this whole month long event will affects everyone even from different religions. When I was still working, the company’s canteen will be closed for lunch leaving us, non Muslim to find lunch somewhere else or just fast away and .....

Is Indonesian Parents Spoil?

Jakarta Livin'
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With how cheap domestic helper/nanny/maid whatever you want to call it here in Indonesia, has Indonesian become spoil parents? Granted there are still parents who go against the ‘tradition’ of having their own nanny and plunge head first into the unknown role of parenting but it seems a lot of parents – specifically those within the middle-upper class economic status – these days would be on the hunt for a nanny even before they decide which crib to pick. So when one of my blogger friend questioning about this “nanny nation” trend because she saw Western family with a baby dining out without a nanny and they seems alright while right on another table she saw local families with their .....

Will Indonesian Language Go Extinct?

Indonesia
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New York Times ran an article a couple of days ago about how Indonesians’ younger generations nowadays are more fluent in English, some can’t even master the national language. It’s a pretty good article and pretty much portraying the current ‘trend’ in upper – middle class parenting accurately. I have noticed this since we moved back here, these little children running around talking in fluent English with their Nannies barely-there-English tendering after them. Me, I think it is fantastic to introduce another language to a child since their tender age because we all know that it’s easier to teach them early but honestly it is sad to thinks that most of these children can’t even speak in their own native .....

Weekly Roundup – 4th Week of July

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WOW…July is almost over? Hard to believe how fast the weeks has gone by. Here are some updates from my side of the world: I had join SITS in doing the ProBlogger‘s 31 Days to Build A Better Blog (31DBBB) since last Monday (July 19, 2010). Actually, I had ‘attempt’ to do this in January but never get to finish it so when the SITS girls came up with this I signed up and it’s more enjoyable to do this as a community. So far I’ve ‘met’ new fantastic bloggers through the challenge and although it’s not easy to keep up with the task especially during the weekend, I truly enjoy this challenge and hope to complete it along with .....

Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photo Walk

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It all started from one tweet from PD-JKT (Photo District Jakarta) two weeks ago or so about a Worldwide Photo Walk. Not just your typical photo walk but it’s The Scott Kelby! The photo walk is scheduled for Saturday, July 24, 2010 and knowing DH’s schedule, I had ‘booked’ him well in advance so he can watch Lil’ A. He’s great tho’ and kept Lil’ A entertained at home while the driver took me to Kota Area where the group meet-up. Scheduled for 3:00PM, I got there just 2 minutes shy of exactly 3 o’clock! There were plenty of people – none that I know of. Mind you, this was my first ever photo walk and I didn’t know a .....

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