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Being known among friends and relatives as a "translator", many of them often ask me the English equivalents of some Bahasa Indonesia words. Most of the time, I got the questions upon waking up from night sleep or power nap. Here are some of the questions...

I've never really work in a serious workplace that required a business suit. I was a journo for almost 10 years, with workdays spent on the road. Then five years ago, I became a communications person for not-for-profit organizations or projects, which...

Hello from Solo!
As I have mentioned in previous post, Singapore does not have many national holidays, so when there is one on the horizon (August 9 is Singapore National Day), I quickly submit my one-day leave request two weeks in advance.
Although the leave was only for one day, I could get 4 days off, weekend included. Where to go? What should I do? I decided to visit my uni friend, Aneen, who has given birth to a cute baby girl with an even cuter name: Jantung Hati (Heart Liver).  I...

A few months ago, a friend tagged me to post photos of seven favorite books without any explanation on FB. I did it on IG, but then I thought, I would like to keep them in one post here in Blogspot. Also, a week ago was National Children Day, and in...