Archive for the ‘Being Expat’ Category

Table Manners – Eating Without Prejudice (?)

In Indonesia, when we go to restaurants, there are no other ways to grab waiter’s attention but calling {this can go from mbak (sister) or ibu (ma’am), to unnecessary flirtatious remarks like sayang (darling) or cantik (gorgeous)}, waving (hand or napkin), or – these are extremely rude manners – whistling, clapping and flicking your fingers. [...]

Being Expat, Life & Style March 25, 2008 2:42 pm 15 Comments

Caucasian vs. Indonesian Men (modified)

Note: The original article was posted on Thursday, 20 March 2008. In regards to those who has requested me to remove the family reference, this article is rephrased, although I try not to go too far from where I stand and believe. After the article is published as of today, I will remove all comments [...]

Being Expat, Indonesia, Life & Style, Women March 24, 2008 11:53 am 17 Comments

Caucasian vs. Indonesian Men (2)

My previous post sparked lots of heavy comments. First came Oigal, who said I was nasty and too personal. He asked me to remove my reference regarding his family from my blog. I did reply to his comment, saying that I was in rush to go to funeral (and it was Good Friday for goodness [...]

Being Expat, Indonesia, Life & Style, Women March 22, 2008 4:35 pm 7 Comments

What A Difference A Nationality Made? (3)

There are two occasions which urged me to think seriously about giving up my Indonesian passport and becoming a UK citizen. One of my friends asked if we’re interested in going somewhere on Easter break, and she quite fancied Switzerland and Austria. While another one immediately said yes, I had to tell her that it’s [...]

Being Expat, Indonesia, Travel February 29, 2008 7:48 am 11 Comments

What A Difference A G’Day Makes

The Sunday Times Magazine yesterday featured an article about more and more Britons are emigrating to Australia. I have found several interesting facts that I will share with you. Australia now becomes the most popular destination for British emigrant, and British people now make up almost a quarter of foreigners applying for Australian citizenship. But [...]

Australia, Being Expat, Travel, UK February 25, 2008 9:07 am 8 Comments

You Know You're in The UK When…

I was ordering a new wardrobe at John Lewis. It’s sort of custom made; we could choose size, colour, model, and additional bits according to the given catalog. After settling all the major parts, like size and colour, I began adding the elements like lights, drawers, and tie hangers. The cheery shop assistant happily took [...]

Being Expat, Life & Style, Scotland, UK February 18, 2008 7:25 am 5 Comments

Hang out with Fellow Indonesians

Why do we tend to hang out with other Indonesians, and in most of the cases, with only Indonesians, while we’re abroad? I didn’t spend a long time overseas. I was only in Sydney for 2 years doing my master’s degree and grabbing some work experience before heading back to Indonesia. But those 2 years, [...]

Being Expat, Indonesia, Life & Style February 7, 2008 8:29 pm 12 Comments

Let It Snow

It’s been a long time since I bitched about Scottish weather. Not because I’ve had settled here nicely and developed thick skin to bear the cold. Not because I have had run away, back to sunny Indonesia, for almost 2 months so I missed the most miserable weather. But seriously, because since I’ve got back [...]

Being Expat January 30, 2008 7:38 am 5 Comments

Indonesian Expatriates Forum: Progress Updates

I‘m starting to get some more detailed ideas about the Indonesian Expatriates Forum that I initiated a week a go. Please take a look, and if you have any suggestion, don’t hesitate to let me know, whether through this blog or to my email (finallywoken.blog@gmail.com). As an amateur in the virtual world, I dream big, [...]

Being Expat, Blog and Blogger, Indonesia, Tech & Web January 26, 2008 6:52 pm 10 Comments

Indonesian Expatriates Forum: Looking for Contributors Around The World

Hello everyone, I just start creating a forum dedicated to all Indonesians living abroad. This forum, called Indonesian Expatriates Forum, is developed based on my personal experience. When I moved to Scotland over 6 months a go, I was not well informed about the city’s what, who, where, when, and how. I had (still have) [...]

Being Expat, Indonesia January 20, 2008 8:45 am 10 Comments
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