Posts Tagged ‘Indonesian’

Oh Indonesia, Oh Valet

Have you been to Plaza Abda? Well then, you should. That building is amazing. It’s not a mall. It’s a complex of office building with an apartment tower behind it. They have a nice restaurant in the office building, Rice Bowl, which, when I was still working at Jakarta Stock Exchange Building, was an alternative [...]

Indonesia March 28, 2007 8:25 am 4 Comments

Sleeping with A Superstar

I met Melly last Tuesday, the first time in weeks, after I’d been away for business trips to Hong Kong, Singapore and Bangkok, and Melly’ had been away to her hometown and her fiance’s. No one else turned up since everybody’s been busy (Ecky’s busy with her new boyfriend and everything else, Dinar’s busy’s with [...]

Women March 9, 2007 7:38 am 0 Comments

Open Up and Say…..Aah!!

No, it’s not an album from Poison, but it’s literally the “O” moment (in Indonesian, when somebody gets confused then finally understands, s/he would say “Oooo”), or “Aah” moment. Up to date, I never understand why some men choose to be with girls who are totally opposite from them. Not physically, I’m not a discriminative, [...]

Women January 3, 2007 9:31 am 6 Comments

Toilet Conversations

Other than in our own bedrooms, the place that we could reveal the truth and reality is in the toilet. Only by how people take lines and turns, I can see whether they’re polite or rude (I was once having an argument with a very high-class lookalike lady who insisted she could go in first [...]

Indonesia, Women January 1, 2007 7:38 am 0 Comments

Bila Aku Harus Sabar, Maka Itu Hanya Demi, Karena, dan Untuk Ibu

Paling sebal bila ada orang yang merasa ia tahu dan mengenal kita luar dalam, kadang-kadang lebih dari diri kita sendiri. Paling sebal bila ada orang yang merasa ia lebih suci dan sibuk menasehati kita, padahal di dunia ini mana ada orang yang sempurna, dan tentunya ia sendiri juga penuh dengan cela. Paling sebal bila ada [...]

Indonesia, Women November 11, 2006 4:40 am 0 Comments

Personal Commitments: Jam Karet & Keeping Promises

I know that our nation is unbelievably clueless about time concept. The term ‘jam karet‘ (or rubber time) is very famous, and this particular thing has been the best jokes among expatriates who happen to encounter this annoying culture (or habit?) with their Indonesians counterpart. Hell, even WE make jokes about it. Somehow I think [...]

Indonesia May 14, 2006 6:57 am 1 Comment

Upgraded Girls

Ever read books called “4 Blondes” or “Trading Up” by Candace Bushnell? It’s hilarious. It’s also scary, especially to me, to realize that there are so many women out there, who are willing to give up anything, anything!, just to climb a social ladder and be in a better position (richer, more famous, etc). Oddly [...]

Arts & Entertainment, Women March 16, 2006 2:29 am 0 Comments
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