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Looking Into The Future (Part Two)

Looking Into The Future (Part Two)

Read part one here. I found a website, conveniently called Coffee Cup Readings Online, that explains how the coffee reading process takes in detail: 1. Simply drink your coffee in white china with no inside pattern or decoration. It can be any sort of coffee as long as it leaves sediment after drinking. Shapes and [...]

Looking Into The Future (Part One)

Looking Into The Future (Part One)

Fortune-telling, the practice of predicting information about a person’s life, isn’t something I’m generally interested in. I grew up in the environment that has shaped me to usually rely on facts, tangible things, and physical existence. Which is quite uncommon for Indonesians, who normally believe in mystics, superstition, and supernatural powers. But just like everyone [...]

It’s Not Shallow if I Only Like Beautiful People

It’s Not Shallow if I Only Like Beautiful People

Or that is the sort of argument presented by members of Beautifulpeople.com, a dating site which, as The Times stated, “was founded in 2002 in Denmark, to bring together the country’s attractive people — and presumably produce some beautiful Scandinavian babies. Late last year it expanded worldwide, and has grown to 500,000 members — 40,000 [...]

Who Would Have Sex With Anyone for £1million or World Cup Tickets?

Apparently, a third of British population! Durex British Sex Survey 2010, which gathered 12,000 respondents, has revealed some interesting facts about Britons’ bedroom activities. For example, according to the tabloid The Sun, the average Brit now has sex three to four times a week and has slept with between two and five people. A promiscuous [...]

Little Something For Christmas

Little Something For Christmas

Recession? What recession? Some people are literally showered with money, and if you and your mega-rich friends have an extra million or two to spend, British newspaper’s The Sun’s has some ideas about the most opulent and OTT presents for Christmas this year: Iphone 3GS Supreme, contains 271g of 22-carat gold and almost 200 diamonds. [...]

Hello From Down Under (3) – G'day!

Last Friday was the day of that marked our 2-week settlement in Perth.  But we are still in the adjustment phase, where we compare everything here with what we used to have back home. From what I’ve learned in my settlement course 2 years a go when I moved to Scotland, normally the first phase [...]

Hello From Down Under (2) – The First Shocking Moments

Hello From Down Under (2) – The First Shocking Moments

Shocked after landed in Perth under its glorious sunshine at 5 o’clock in the afternoon, I quickly reminded myself that we are no longer in Aberdeen, where it gets dark before 4 PM, where  it is cold, windy, and wet all day. We were discussing the best option to get into our temporary apartment (Emirates [...]

Don’t Judge My Hair

Don’t Judge My Hair

Ever had a feeling you’re suffering from a bad hair day? I have certainly had, more than once. The biggest embarrassement would have been when I thought I had a gorgeous perm but was totally mocked by the president director and the department head of hair God company, L’Oreal (read here and here). This website, [...]

New Scents for Men

New Scents for Men

Forget limey, orangey, and other fruity scents. Forget tobacco. Forget musk. Men must go back to their nature, and in the modern world, Homer Simpson and Joe the plumber are the hero. Burger King, an American fast food chain, has made a huge jump by selling men’s fragrance with the scent of meat. clipped from [...]

The Cruelty of Amazon

Amazon, Britain’s most popular website for Christmas shopping, is making its staff work seven days a week and threatening them with the sack if they take time off sick. clipped from business.timesonline.co.uk The company charges among the lowest prices for products ranging from books and CDs to sofas and lawnmowers, but those who use Amazon.co.uk [...]