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Culinary Diplomacy

Nov
2008
27

posted by on Culinary

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In a phone conversation with SBY, Obama said that he’s missing nasi goreng, bakso and rambutan. All of those local delicacies were a part of his childhood while living at Jakarta, Indonesia with his family. Food is memorable, especially when it’s unique, special and of course delicious. It has a “special” capability to melt the [...]

Active Listening

Nov
2008
23

posted by on Sharing

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In our daily life, we’re often engaged in conversations with our partners, friends, couples, or opponents. Have you ever, in that conversation, felt that you’re dominant over your counterparts? You talk much more than them and listen less. This happens with me. I talk too much and I realize that it’s one of my weakness. [...]

Countless Blessing

Nov
2008
20

posted by on Every Day Life

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Last night, we cruised the street along our way home, accompanied with rain. We’re wet at home. When can we afford a car, dear? I don’t know. We have to save our money first. But when the money is available, there will beĀ another need waiting. Hmmmm…we have to be grateful of what we have now. [...]

posted by on Every Day Life

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What people say about life in the street was hard, proven yesterday, and I became one of the witnesses. I was taking angkot to a beauty center near Ragunan from my home. It was a hot day. The street wasn’t full, nor empty, unlike work day. When the angkot approached to the Jatipadang intersection, it [...]

posted by on Every Day Life, Family, Work Station

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Being raised by a mother, who’s a career woman, as a daughter I wanted to follow what my mum was doing. I was dreaming as a career woman as well. I think it’s a natural because I was living in an environment where I looked up my mum as a role model. Building pathway there, [...]

posted by on Family

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It’s been more than one year my dad has been being assigned at Bandung, but he’s still blind-route. One and half year ago, not long after he moved to Bandung, we (my mum, my brother, my granny and I, visited him for the first time. Enthusiastically he took us around Bandung. At that time his [...]

Our New Habit

Nov
2008
05

posted by on Every Day Life

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There’s a moment that my hubby and I always wait for. Before going sleeping, we never miss our ritual, reading magazine and book. My hubby longs for time reading Tempo, his fave magazine and I will be drifted in my reading. Now I am reading a popular book about Nokia. We know that reading in [...]

posted by on Information

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In US election, instead of electing president candidates, the voters give their voice to choose the electoral college. Electoral college is a group of people who will vote for the president. Electoral college consists of 538 representatives from 50 states. The composition of electoral college is 435 of house of representatives member and 100 of [...]

My Due-Date Tasks

Nov
2008
01

posted by on Work Station

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After cancellation of some overseas and local business trips (do i sound so pathetic???), I have to manage several tasks at my office. They are: Preparing the Socialization of International Roaming to the CRM and CAM division in our regional offices. The roadshow should be completed before the end of December. Catching up with NRTRDE [...]