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I saw this in Brasilia (lame) airport’s duty free, two weeks ago. The picture was set right above cigarette shelves. I think it’s quite a powerful image, as…
The first time I met the marvellous Brazilian Marcelo Soares was two years ago, in the first GYAC Forum in Brussels, Belgium. We were together in the young…
So we all know that media, both the conventional and the new ones, are important to be engaged in social movement to get people to know, care, and…
Last week I visited Fuji, a Japanese restaurant which is said to be among the best ones in Budapest. It was during an event called restaurant week, when…
For three decades under Soeharto regime, October 1st was celebrated as ‘Hari Kesaktian Pancasila’. Literally, ‘kesaktian’ is usually translated as ‘sacred’ in English, but I personally think ‘invincible…
I consider myself lucky to have a cousin who comes to Budapest every Tuesday. Galih is currently a cook in one of river cruise ships which travel the…
Yesterday, the gouden koets or golden carriage of the Dutch Queen, Beatrix, went through the streets of The Hague. It is an annual procession. The carriage is used…
Meet Mr. Soros. Yes, the George Soros, the financier who becomes wealthy for speculating and other financial acrobatics, the founder of Open Society Institute (now Open Society Foundations),…
Here’s a short account of my third birthday abroad, and also the third without family around — (the first one was in Manado, North Celebes, and the second…
They disappeared 14 years ago. Without words. Leaving families and friends behind, questioning who took them away. Who took the voice, the smile, the laughter, the warmth of…
Still trying to keep calm and write, despite the newest episode of eczema rashes. The time when you hate a part of your genetic inheritance. The keep calm…
The more I read, the more I become drawn to the pessimists’ side. Really. *sigh* “The third element in the U.S. transition entailed an ideological assault upon the…