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The Freezing Jing Jin City 2008-02-06 16:35:00 My flight from Hong Kong landed smoothly in a freezing weather of Beijing Airport at about 8.10 pm local time. Beijing time is an hour earlier than Jakarta. I have already put on everything that would keep my body warm in a temperature below freezing point, including a thick jacket that I bought... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

Welcome back Floods 2008-02-03 08:51:00 I was in Semarang when Dewi called me at about 3 pm, Friday February 1. She told me that heavy rain was pouring Jakarta since early morning and had caused floods in many parts of the city, including the main thoroughfare and toll road towards Soekarno-Hatta airport. Jakarta was again in complete... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

Farewell Pak Harto 2008-01-27 03:32:00 Bapak Soeharto, the second President of the Republic of Indonesia had passed away today at 1.10 pm, January 27, 2008, at Pertamina Hospital, Jakarta. He was 86. May he rests in peace. Heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family, relatives, friends, Indonesian people, us, for the loss of one of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

Above The Clouds 2008-01-26 19:30:00 It starts with an electrical spark inside the grey substance of the head that gives a birth of an idea. It maybe triggered by observing or sensing the surroundings, reading and interpreting the omens, contemplating and activating the mihes (the mind, the heart and the soul). Pick things from the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

The Alchemist 2008-01-25 16:32:00 It's been a while that I didn't go to a local bookstore to buy a book. I haven't been to Gramedia Matraman either, ever since it's been renovated and dubbed as the biggest bookstore in Southeast Asia, with an opening ceremony that clogged the street and attended by President SBY last month. I did... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

View of Cipularang 2008-01-14 09:08:00 It's been quite a while that I wanted to take photos of Cipularang (Cikampek-Purwakarta-Padalarang) turnpikes. There are a couple of sections of the turnpikes that look quite good. The problem is that, by rule, I shouldn't make a stop just to take photos, and I normally stuck in the driver's... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

To Forgive and to Forget 2008-01-09 18:34:00 It's like a ritual for politicians, activists and the media. Whenever the ex-President was rushed to Pertamina hospital to get super-special treatments for his recurring critical conditions, these group of people refresh the endless debates on issue whether the government and the attorney general... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

Closing Ceremony of FTJ 2007 2008-01-04 17:45:00 We arrived at Teater Studio Taman Ismail Marzuki at around 8 p.m., in the wet New Year's Eve to see the closing ceremony of Festival Teater Jakarta 2007, and to witness the announcement of the winners of the annual festival held by Dewan Kesenian Jakarta. We were 30 minutes late, and hence we... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

Penagih Hutang Komunitas K5 2007-12-31 19:16:00 Happy New Year dear bloggers and friends. Trust that you all enjoyed the New Year's Eve. I'll tell you in the next posting of what we've done that made us went bed after 2 a.m. Well, this is the first posting for 2008! It's not a new year resolutions, things that I seldom do, but a remnant report... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

Criticism and Dried Well 2007-12-28 18:30:00 It needs not even a single sweat drop to criticize on things that bothered us, things that against our view or values, whilst it can be a hell of a job to fix or improve it for those who are inside the circle, the box, especially when it's related with paradigm, attitude, habit, politics, money,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

Musyawarah Burung El Nama 2007-12-24 17:49:00 After watching Anekdot Idiot, we enjoyed es beras kencur at a food stall inside TIM compound, ordered tahu pong gimbal, also tempe mendoan. But the tempe were not mendoan (half-fried tempe) at all, they were too crispy. Mendoan Sroto Eling-eling at Lapangan Roos Raya, Tebet, is still probably the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

Anekdot Idiot Teater Indonesia 2007-12-23 17:54:00 We arrived at the parking lot of Teater Luwes within Taman Ismail Marzuki complex exactly at 2 p.m. to see Anekdot Idiot by Teater Indonesia. The time when we heard the sound of gong as a sign that the performance would be started. This was good, since the first performance that we saw was also... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

FTJ 2007 Detail Programs 2007-12-21 22:27:00 Festival Teater Jakarta 2007 (FTJ07) programs was forwarded by fellow LKers by the name of Aryo LKers (that's how he calls himself) at Komunitas Leo Kristi mailing list. He will also perform with Teater Indonesia in the Festival Teater Jakarta 2007 on Sunday at 2 p.m. in a play titled Anekdot... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

Pintu Tertutup Teater Anam 2007-12-21 16:41:00 Festival Teater Jakarta 2007 is being held now at TIM (Taman Ismail Marzuki), Cikini, Jakarta, organized annually by Dewan Kesenian Jakarta (the Jakarta Art Council). The program started on December 20 and will finish on December 31, 2007, sponsored by Djarum Super. On Friday evening of December... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

Thoughts on Soekarno-Hatta 2007-12-19 20:40:00 It's about Soekarno-Hatta airport, not the persons, that I would like to share to the world a few belated thoughts. Nothing is new, but hopefully somebody with power or connection is listening this time around. Soekarno-Hatta airport services are definitely getting better in the last five years or... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...