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Lomba Blog Depok - Top 10 -

2010-10-12T23:15:00.002+07:00

Tulisan yang sama, dalam Bahasa Indonesia I didn't make it to the TOP 10! But I'm not disappointed at all because through this event, I have met many great bloggers and it means so much more to me than winning the competition.. :-) However.. Mother made it to the TOP 10! And she is rounding everyone up to vote for her.. well, I AM rounding everyone up to vote for her.. ;-) Don't vote blindly.

Indonesia Visit Museum Year 2010

2010-09-21T18:16:00.000+07:00

Yes, that's right. This year is Indonesia Visit Museum Year. It just happened that our sons, Ariq and Aza love going to the museums. There are a lot of museums in Indonesia, you can always start your museum journal with the ones located in your city. We visited four museums last week and here is the journal of our visit to the first two; The National Museum and The Museum of Jakarta History.

Just tell me, Mum!

2010-09-09T00:21:00.000+07:00

This story was the first time I realized that children were not to be underestimated.. They are as human as we are -adults-, and we learn from them as much as they learn from us. So, we should start listening to them.. I never try to pretend otherwise.. I'm just a regular woman, with all my emotional ways in handling things.. I tend to talk 'too much' when I find my children do something '

'Me-Time'

2010-08-31T23:39:00.002+07:00

I'm writing this article in Indonesian. For my English-speaking readers, you can find many interesting and useful articles and tips about 'Me-Time' in About.com. Here is a link to one of the great articles in the website, and this one is an article where my comment was published (yes, I'm happy about it!) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

10 Tips Berhemat di Supermarket (original source in English)

2010-03-09T08:17:00.004+07:00

The original source of this article is/Judul asli artikel ini adalah '10 Tips on How to Save at The Grocery Store' Kenyamanan dan kelengkapan pilihan di supermarket sering membuat perasaan kita terbagi dua, senang dan takut untuk berbelanja di supermarket. Senang, karena dengan satu kali kunjungan kita bisa mendapatkan semua (atau paling tidak sebagian besar) barang yang kita perlukan dan kita

Interesting articles..

2010-02-25T17:17:00.003+07:00

Knowledge can be found every where.. and we should never stop looking for it..Is it an excuse I am using to stop writing my own articles and start translating others' to post in this blog?Absolutely NOT!The truth is.. I come across interesting blog posts written by other writers every day.. and some of those articles are discussing interesting (and important) topics that never come across my mind

Credit Card Tips (2)

2010-02-12T09:44:00.008+07:00

I was planning on continuing my post about insurance, but I decided I should not bore you with the same topic in the same week ;-)So, I will talk about credit card in this post, and continue the insurance discussion next week.Last week I talked about how to manage credit card payments when you have a sudden need to make a large amount transaction.This time, I will try to discuss some points that

Insurance.. Precaution? Investment? or.. Unnecessary Expense? (2)

2010-02-10T10:28:00.003+07:00

First, I would like to apologize for the late posting of this post... :-)Second, I will get right down to business. As promised, I will talk about insurance from clients' perspective.What do I mean by that?Well.. everybody (or family) has specific needs in life, driven by each person's unique situations, opportunities, objectives and choices.While insurance, as a financial buffer, is simply one

Insurance.. Precaution? Investment? or.. Unnecessary Expense? (1)

2010-02-10T08:12:00.006+07:00

Yes, I know.. repetitive calls from insurance agents can be very annoying, especially when the calls are blind calls, and you are not considering taking insurance.. ;-)However, what if you are thinking about having an insurance policy, but you feel that you don't know enough about it, and you are not sure how to decide about which type of insurance you should choose?What we need to understand,

A quick observation..

2010-02-08T11:41:00.003+07:00

In this post, I would like to put forward some thoughts to continue my previous post about specialisation in high school education.At the end of 1st year senior high school, I was selected to be in a student exchange program. Ten students from my senior high school were sent to a private school in Australia to study there for one month. Upon our return, selected students from the Australian high

Specialisation of skills or limiting knowledge transfers..

2010-02-01T13:43:00.006+07:00

People often say that education system every where in the world needs improvement.. lots of improvement.. Well, I can say that education system in Indonesia really needs lots of improvement.. It is currently going through a lot of changing as a process of trying to improve, and I hope each change will lead to a significant improvement.. :-)One of the things I've noticed since I graduated from

Is internet really better substitute for books?

2010-01-28T12:11:00.004+07:00

I came across a very interesting blog post this morning from a website that I have been following for some time because the owner always presents thought-provoking ideas about life and useful information in the world of technology. The post was written in Indonesian, but basically it was talking about how the ease of finding information on the internet has made people have less interest and

Girl films for boys??? Are you kidding???

2010-01-26T16:39:00.006+07:00

Hmm.. I'm not!This was a short conversation between Ariq and his classmates last year (when he was still in KG-B) during the home visit to our house.."Everyone.. let's watch a film!" Ariq asked his friends to sit in front of the television."What is your favourite film?" One of his teacher asked."Do you have Ben10?" One of the boys asked."No, I don't." Ariq answered."What do you have?" One of the

Credit Card Tips (1)

2010-01-21T13:52:00.006+07:00

"Oh no! The credit card statement is here again! I couldn't pay it in full last month, and now, it seems that my bill hasn't gone down a bit at all!"That's right! This exact situation has happened to a lot of people. One of the common reason is a family member gets sick and needs immediate medical attention. Fortunately you have a credit card on your name so your unwell relative can receive the

Family Finance Tips

2010-01-21T13:32:00.003+07:00

I have always meant to put simple family finance tips in this blog but so far I haven't and that is very bad of me.. So now, I will try to do the 'right thing'.. :-)One of my excuses was that I was waiting for the 'more knowledgeable' author to start posting about finance in this blog, but as he is still swamped with other assignments (the real ones from work), I have to stay patient about his

Learning to Save at Timezone

2010-01-11T12:51:00.004+07:00

What??? Learning to save from Timezone?? Are you joking??? The only thing happens in gaming arcade is spending money, not saving!Calm down, parents.. :-)First of all, I didn't say "Let's save at Timezone".. because obviously it's impossible! I only said "Learning to Save at Timezone".. why?? Because it is the perfect place to teach our children the concept of saving in the logic that children

Mother and Son

2009-12-17T13:15:00.002+07:00

A friend in Blogit, whose son is in the army, wrote a post that inspired me to write this post (thoughts which has been haunting my mind for a while..)Ever since I have sons, the biggest difference that I have been feeling, compared to myself when I was their age, is their interest towards weapons... Ariq really loves arms (guns, cannon, etc.), while Aza loves swords.. I grew up as one of three

Me vs. Games Websites

2009-11-18T18:41:00.004+07:00

I hope this is only a challenge and not a lesson that backfires at me!Ariq, my 6-year-old son, loves computer and is very good at it (or he loves it because he is very good at it?). He finds getting around computer and the internet is a very interesting thing to do, so I have been using computer and the internet as an education tool to help him learn many things, rather than solely relying on

Done for the day..

2009-10-23T12:07:00.001+07:00

I'm finally done, restructuring adsense on my blogs.. I might need to check the success in a week or two, but, I'm hoping I can track the performance better now..I'm also very happy with this Google Sidewiki. Every time I need to post something on one of my blogs, I can just start writing and decide which blog to post it later.. saving a lot of time logging in and getting to the 'New Post' page.I

Testing my Sidewiki

2009-10-23T00:18:00.001+07:00

I have just installed Sidewiki.. and this is my first Sidewiki entry.. I hope it works well..in reference to: Features : Post Sidewiki entries to Blogger - Toolbar Help (view on Google Sidewiki)

Endangered Languages

2009-10-20T17:10:00.002+07:00

Following my last posting, Elinjo has forwarded to me a link to a video about languages of the world.There are approximately 6,500 languages left in the world and one is disappearing every week (in average).. It is a very sad fact and a terrible loss for our culture (and our world).For any of you who would like to know more, please follow this link, 'In Languages We Live'I hope this video can be

About Indonesian Language

2009-10-20T10:06:00.003+07:00

I never really thought much about it, until just recently, in a comment to my last post (About Batak), Elinjo (in Blogit) mentioned that Indonesian language, as Indonesian official language is planned and relatively new. It struck my mind that it is not a common case in the world, so, there must be something interesting about it.. Come to thing of it.. now I realise why it is often difficult to

Hidden Worries

2009-08-28T12:01:00.001+07:00

As my boys are growing bigger, I'm starting to see the chance of them seeking adventures in the future, which I'm sure will happen before I know it!I never thought much about how my parents coped with my interest in outdoor activities (since neither of them was much of an outdoor person), but now as I think back, I know it must be something that was not totally easy to face as parents.Since Ariq

Very Short Children Stories

2009-08-14T00:32:00.002+07:00

For non-English speaking parents, introducing children to English can be a tricky thing. Teaching proper English can be even more challenging.Parents should always remember that the world these days is not the same with the one we were in ten to twenty years ago. Children these days are more observant and critical towards everything they witness and analyse everyday.The first and most important

Steamed Fish (kerapu/grouper)

2009-06-18T23:29:00.004+07:00

This is a recipe that I haven't made since we were in Oman. This steamed fish was a 'chef suggestion' in a well-known Chinese restaurant in Muscat, Oman.This recipe turned out very nice when I made it today. So, please try it, it's not hard to make, and I'm really happy that I still could make it.Enjoy!Ingredients:2 x 150-200 gr. grouper (kerapu)3 cloves of garlic (coarsely sliced)3 sticks small

Baked Macaroni

2009-06-18T23:01:00.004+07:00

Ingredients:500 gr. long macaroni (half-boiled with a spoonful of olive oil or vegetable oil, then drained)600 gr. regular minced meat600 gr. cheddar/tasty cheese (grated), 500 gr. to be mixed and 100 gr. to sprinkle on top2 l. full cream milk (I use UHT milk)3 eggssaltpepperTo make:1. Pre-heat the oven to medium-high heat.2. Put the minced meat in a wok on a medium heat and stir fry until fully

Spaghetti Bolognese Sauce

2009-06-18T22:55:00.003+07:00

I am doing this the wrong way around.. I promise just for this one time.. :-)I was meaning to post my bolognese sauce recipe here in this blog and put a link in 'Orcalion's World' blog, but, I was rushing (I don't think clearly when I'm rushing).. so, I ended up putting the recipe in the other blog, and putting the link here..Oh well, readers of both blogs can have access the recipe anyway, so it

Scary Saturday

2009-06-16T02:59:00.003+07:00