February 2012

The toast of the third world elites

Three Days in Paris (part three)

Last day in Paris! Of course, three days are far from enough. But since I wasn’t really on holiday, unlike him, I could only make the most of…

C'est magnifique!

Three Days in Paris (part two)

After recovering from the terribly cold night in Paris (I literally almost froze in Trocadero although it’s still warm enough for the Russian wannabe), on Sunday (Feb 12th)…

Us!

Three Days in Paris (part one)

After 13 years, Paris is as crowded, dirty, and expensive as my first encounter in 1998. It was the height of Asian financial crisis, rupiah was at one…

Fusion Adventure

Almost every meal time with Yoga is an adventure. Mixing whatever we have in the kitchen. Yesterday it was spaghetti with soy sauce and minced beef. Today it’s…

Surprise, Surprise

Days are passing so fast now since Yoga’s around… 🙂 I haven’t even shared how he went here in the first place. It all started last year when…

Jejak Perang Dingin di Berlin (bagian 4)

(Bagian pertama ada di sini, bagian kedua di sana, bagian ketiga di situ.) Menengok Jerman masa perang dingin tentu tak lengkap tanpa melihat sisa-sisa Tembok Berlin. Daripada ke…

Jejak Perang Dingin di Berlin (bagian 3)

(Bagian pertama ada di sini, bagian kedua di sana, ya…) DDR Museum membanggakan diri sebagai museum interaktif, dan ternyata mereka tidak berbohong. Di sana, pengunjung tak hanya melihat…

Jejak Perang Dingin di Berlin (bagian 2)

(Sudah baca bagian pertama?) Sebelum ke Pankstrasse, kami melongok ke dalam bunker Blochplatz yang dibangun pada masa perang dunia kedua dan direnovasi tahun 1980. Dibanding Pankstrasse, Blochplatz lebih…

Jejak Perang Dingin di Berlin (bagian 1)

Perang dingin berakhir dua dekade lalu, tapi Berlin memelihara peninggalannya. “Coba tebak, di mana pintu masuk bunker di sini?” ujar Andromachi Marinnou-strohm, pemandu wisata Berlin Unterwelten, di peron…

Say Happy Birthday!

To my dearest one on his 28th birthday =) May happiness fill your life — our life — always. “Joy, my love, joy in all things, in what…

After 500 Days*

..we finally meet again. No moral boost is better in this cold winter! *the last time we met, October 5th 2010, is of course more than 500 days…

Fighting Corruption In Big Screens (And Smaller Ones)

All Indonesians know corruption is harmful, but ironically it persists, if not has been increasingly practised. Indonesia needs a new strategy to fight the plague: it is time…