Archive for the ‘Travel’ Category

What A Difference A Nationality Made? (4)

I should have declared The Netherlands embassy my sworn enemy as I have never had any luck with them whatsoever. Last year I applied for a Schengen visa because mr.mck was going for a training and I decided to join him, and it took the consular here in Aberdeen 2 weeks to proceed the visa. [...]

I'm Back!!

I’m back, baby!! After being suspended by my hosting provider for exceeding the bandwith quota, I finally have given up and upgraded my account. They said it’s my fault for having up to 500 visitors and high traffic every day. Yeah and thanks to them for banning me, I might have lost them all. But [...]

New Year 2009 Starts With…

New Year 2009 Starts With…

… plan to change hosting vendor. Since before Christmas my blog was suspended, because, according to them, it has exceeded 8 MB quota of bandwith. And they did nicely without warning whatsoever. One morning I still could post a new thread, and two hours later my blog was suspended. My frantic question was answered by [...]

Myths, Monsters and Hobbits

~Ever wondered where the fabled unicorn came from? Or maybe the phoenix? Did hobbits actually exist?~ There are probably more than a hundred TV channels here in UK and we do need to read a TV guide to determine what to watch or what to record every night. I hardly see Sky3 but for some [...]

On Live Concert

I just purchased two tickets for Nickeback concert in Glasgow next May, and am very excited since it would be the first live concert that I watch. To say that it was the first as real first isn’t true, because when I was working in Fox Studio complex in Sydney, the Channel [V] often hosted [...]

Here and There

It’s been pretty quiet since London girls’ trip. The taste of purple martini at the Purple Bar still lingers (too expensive, that is. One glass cost me £17.00 (Rp 350,000). It’s good, but I find it hard to justify the price), and there’s a talk about repeating it in Dubai or Ascot. Maybe Ascot, I [...]

100 Things To Do Before You Die (?)

You might have heard the phenomenally successful travel book, 100 Things To Do Before You Die. The book was an instant bestseller and inspired a publishing industry all of its own with others of “100 Things” spin-offs and and even the movie The Bucket List. I have been meaning to read it, but there was [...]

Travel With Dignity

I‘ve been putting the packing activity off forever until the last minute. I have piled everything I know I am taking home in the bedroom corner for days, but every time I wanted to start, I just couldn’t be bothered. Plus I’ve got zillion things to do in the last minute, as usual. This comes [...]

Mitsubishi is A Scotsman

Everyone in Indonesia is familiar with Japan and its products, especially in automotive industry. Toyota, Honda, and Mitsubishi are the three brands which dominate the streets in Indonesia. But surprise, surprise! Do you know that Mitsubishi is founded by a Scotsman? His name is Thomas Blake Glover. He was born in 1838 in Fraserburgh, (the [...]

Train Ramblings: How Well do You Actually Know About Your Own Country?

I‘m writing this in a moving train that is taking us back to Aberdeen. Yes, the train provides a free wi-fi service, which helps me to endure the 7 hours journey back from London. To think that most shopping malls in Jakarta still charge their customers for providing wi-fi service is ridiculous, especially when you [...]