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Museum-hopping

Last weekend was perfectly sunny, warm, and nice. Me and Gina decided to museum-hop in The Hague: it’s fun, healthy, and most important of all: cheap! Using the…

Food Sharing Problem

Kitchen, last night. I’d just finished cooking fried noodle with beef, cheese, mushroom, and spinach. I wanted to share it with some friends in the dorm.. Me: Hey,…

Old Orphanage

“What was this building before it became a museum?” is printed on the Amsterdam History Museum’s ticket I got in my visit last Wednesday. The answer: it was…

Amsterdam’s DNA

Last Wednesday I went to Amsterdam. Yes dear, again! For the third time since the Friday before. I had an appointment to interview a lawyer there at 13.30….

From Archive: Swinging Lamps

When I went to Singapore in last August, I visited its National Museum. I went after 6pm to get the free entry to several galleries, hehehe (yeah I’m…

(Understanding) Capitalism Week

I never considered myself as a capitalist — I hated it (and still do) but I usually thought that the rise of capitalism is inevitable anyway. In the…

Amsterdam(n!), Second Attempt

Much better than yesterday! Except the fact that I forgot to bring my Museumkaart, which made me had to spend 12,5 euro for Rijksmuseum. But it’s okay, especially…

A Great Day… Not.

This was my plan: Attend the morning class, go to Amsterdam to interview a world-class lawyer from Bohler, stroll the metropolitan in the afternoon, perhaps shop a lil…

Prinsjesdag

Prinsjesdag, literally means Prince’s Day, is the day when the Queen (or King) or The Netherlands addresses a joint session of Eerste Kamer (Senate) and Tweede Kamer (House…

Beyond The Peace Day

Today’s the international Day of Peace. Do you know it? I’ve heard about it just once, when I visited a peace bell in Quezon City, Philippines. I had…

The Filter Bubble

I didn’t think I really need to take the Information Literacy class until I went into one, a few days a go. I usually consider myself information-literate enough….

Rotterdam Daytrip

Yesterday the whole batch of ISS 2011-2012 students went for a daytrip to Rotterdam. It was fun, windy as always, but also exhausting. Three buses departed from ISS…