Archive for September, 2007

'Real' Friends

Note: this topic came up when one day Ecky and I were exchanging gossip about someone we both know, and one sentence from Ecky struck me: ‘Do you think she even has real friends?’ I then tried to remember all the occasions she turned up, and realized that she was never with friends, always with [...]

Life & Style September 29, 2007 4:25 pm 1 Comment

Stop the Race

Sometimes it feels unbearable being a woman.  We have to keep grooming ourselves from head to toe with never-ending and live-adding tasks (30 years ago no one did brazilian wax but now it’s a regular appointment everywhere in the world, on top of having smooth heels, satin-feel calves, non-cellulite ballerina bump, a six-pack tummy, golden-color [...]

Life & Style, Women September 27, 2007 3:36 pm 3 Comments

Is Our Ministry of Tourism Sleeping?

I never thought I was a proud Indonesian. There are so many things our nation has done that made me embarrass enough to admit that I’m from the largest archipelago state. It struck me when I was living in Australia, especially during East Timor’s independence issue. By that time we were still recovering from economy [...]

Arts & Entertainment, Indonesia, Life & Style September 27, 2007 3:32 pm 3 Comments