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In Special Indonesia on August 22, 2009 at 2:21 pm

It's Ours!

It's Ours!

I’m returning from my near-3-week hiatus with a hurt feeling. You’ve heard the news, Malaysia once again uses another Indonesian cultural heritage in their tourism advertisement. It’s definitely an outrage. They’ve claimed Reog Ponorogo. They’ve claimed batik. They’ve claimed Angklung. And now they try to claim Pendet.

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A Day To Mourn

In Special Indonesia on July 18, 2009 at 2:36 am
Not again

It can't happen again

In a single normal day, if Fakhrul happens to text me, it usually shouldn’t be a big deal. But this morning it was different. It wasn’t just an ordinary message. It said, “I heard Marriot is bombed, MU game canceled”. For a moment, I couldn’t believe it. I was shocked. A part of me tried to deny it. Read the rest of this entry »