Learning Life One Sunset at a Time
How much do you know yourself? If you are like me, having more than one ancestries and living in a diverse country, that might not be an easy question to tackle. Moreover, having seen how much the young generation in my country is so into everything West, chances are a lot of them not even care about Indonesia. I have to admit that at More …
Amazing how life can twist and turn in a matter of days! Last Sunday I posted a blog about a grateful heart without knowing exactly what was going on in another part of this country. What I found out later on, though, was the kind of shock I had never had in my life. It happened one after another and I couldn't help but More …
What a Thanksgiving season we have here! No, you didn't read it wrongly. Our Thanksgiving is not celebrated on just one day. How is that? My hometown, Manado, is located inside one of the regencies in North Sulawesi province called Minahasa where people are mostly farmers. Rice farmers, to be precise. That is why, the majority of More …
"It's not the same anymore, Lusy!" said Natalie, my Swiss friend while enjoying her cup of coffee. "It is unlike the last time I went backpacking in 1980's!" she added. "Well, last year was the first time I did it but I do remember the time when I traveled light. I mean, look at all the chargers we have to drag with us now!" I More …
I am often times confronted with questions about blogging. Of all the ones thrown at me, the most frequent one would be "What's the point of blogging?" I have heard it so many times, it almost became a cliche. For people who do spend lots of time being on-line, it is indeed a challenge to stay calm sometimes. It can even More …
"One man's backyard is another man's dream destination." ~ Author Unknown 17 years ago, I flew from my hometown and moved to the capital. I still remember that day, even the clothes I wore and what happened on the plane. It was the first time I flew out of my hometown without my parents' companies. Instead, I went here with a second More …
No, you did not read it wrongly. I did use 'Open mouth insert FOOD' as the title of this post. We all know the old saying 'Open mouth insert FOOT' which means 'to say something without thinking carefully'. I will share why I had to change the end of that saying in the title later on this blog. It is not an easy blog to write More …
Writer's block is one of the reasons why blogging can be a challenge and often times the culprit is 'lack of inspiration'. I
My cousin died last Tuesday. It is as simple as that to many people but us because of so many reasons. First of all, he
There's always a first time for everything. So yes, last weekend was the first time I joined WordCamp Indonesia. It is a
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