#pendetindonesia, Indonesia Tourism, Jero Wacik, Malaysia Tourism, Pendet, Visit Malaysia 2009
In Special Indonesia on August 22, 2009 at 2:21 pm

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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Jakarta Bomb 2009, JW Marriot Jakarta Bomb, Ritz Carlton Jakarta Bomb, Terrorism
In Special Indonesia on July 18, 2009 at 2:36 am

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 »