Posts Tagged ‘Culture Shock’

Donald Trump's Scotland Golf Plan Rejected

It’s not everyday Donal Trump faces a rejection. But his plan to build a £1 billions (that’s Rp 20 trillions or about one-third of Indonesia State Budget of Revenues and Expenditures!) golf complex and housing development at the Menie Estate in Aberdeenshire was rejected last weekend by Aberdeenshire Council’s infrastructure committee. It doesn’t matter that [...]

Life & Style, Scotland December 2, 2007 11:26 am 2 Comments

Embracing The Wild Weather

I‘ve visited Aberdeen a couple of times before permanently move here. But we’ve always visited the city between September and October, so I didn’t really feel the cold weather. The coldest temperature I had experienced was 9?C, but that was 6.00 AM in the morning and I had it for a few seconds from the [...]

Being Expat, Life & Style November 9, 2007 4:34 pm 2 Comments

Living in A Foreign Country… Is It Always Better?

I received an email from my friend the other day. She’s one of the few Indonesians who could hop on the plane and fly to the US when she’s fed up with what she’s encountered. Which means 1) she has money, 2) she has passport, and 3) most importantly, she has her visa ready. Nevertheless, [...]

Being Expat, Life & Style October 29, 2007 8:30 am 11 Comments

Things that We Thought Are Normal….

Mr. mck finds me crazy. Well, it’s not the first time, but this is the first time I realize that what we usually have in Indonesia are considered crazy. Here they are: Pisang goreng (banana fritter). Pisang goreng with chocolate sauce, condensed milk, and grated cheese. Or pisang goreng with melted brown sugar and icing [...]

Being Expat, Food August 31, 2007 4:28 pm 4 Comments

Confusing Weather (2)

Note: I must say here that I am forced to write something good about Scottish weather. Mr.mck and GG are deeply concerned that I have sent the incorrect message across the nation that the sun forget to shine in Scotland and the weather is entirely, continuously dreadful. But to me, the virgin of weather-changing-climate, the [...]

Being Expat, Life & Style, Scotland August 27, 2007 4:30 pm 0 Comments

Confusing Weather

Tips: read this while listening to Ciara’s 1,2 Step song. Let me see ya 1, 2 step I love it when ya 1, 2 step Everybody 1, 2 step We about to get it on People have had warned me that UK weather is terrible, but I’ve only come here during autumn and it was [...]

Being Expat, Life & Style August 3, 2007 4:32 pm 0 Comments

These Pumps Are NOT Made For Walkin'

Tips: read this while watching or listening to the Nancy Sinatra’s These Boots Are Made for Walkin’ cover version, where Jessica Simpson is strutting around with sexy red boots…. In my attempt to conquer the granite city (a.k.a Aberdeen), I decided that last Thursday was a perfect day to walk around the city. Now, as [...]

Scotland July 22, 2007 4:37 pm 0 Comments

My Survival Kits

A month before quitting from L’Oreal Group, the news that I was moving to Scotland was spread and everybody always gave me the same questions: 1) where is Scotland, 2) it’s far and cold, how do you survive? and 3) won’t you miss Indonesian food? For number one, I’ve already tried to explain it in [...]

Being Expat July 22, 2007 4:35 pm 0 Comments
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