In the last few days the world financial systems were shaken badly. Bankruptcies sent thousands of people to the streets. Share prices tumbled and investors lost their savings. Jakarta Stock Exchange activities were suspended for two and half days due to steep drop in the stock index. People were...

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Bali is the island of thousand temples and statues, with no close rival around the country. It's the religion and belief that inspired art works, and both are closely interconnected and become inseparable. Grand vision, love, advance knowledge, techniques and skills on arts, supported with wealth...

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Pernyataan ini sudah lapuk, namun tetap saja layak di ulang, bahwa tidak ada negara, masyarakat, perusahaan atau perseorangan yang maju tanpa landasan pendidikan dan penelitian yang kuat. Jika pun ada, hanyalah berkah sesaat dari langit, dan karunia itu tidak bertahan lama jika kekayaan yang...

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Correctional Facility, as it is called, is a strictly guarded place where unfortunate convicted individuals are physically confined for certain period of times or even for life. Their lack of personal freedoms, the minimum standard of living conditions they receive and the lack of personal safety...

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One of the most important, easiest, but most boring roles that I play regularly at home is to throw or give away stuff, any kind of stuff, that had been in the house for years but nobody use and care about them anymore, and they would stay exactly where they were for years to come, had I had not...

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The perfect world is the imperfect one. No prosperous society exists without the chain of episodes of darkness, alienation, ignorance, repression, exploitation, poverty, the struggle of humanity and environmental survival. If there really is one, it's a matter of perfect timing for the turning...

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Here's another Leo Kristi's legendary song from "Seabad Kebangkitan Indonesia" concert, titled Kereta Laju. The song is full of spirit and vigor, and at the age of 59, Leo Kristi’s performance was just as dynamic and lively as always. For LKers amateur musicians, the concert was the first true...

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This video clip of "Nyanyian Musim" has just been uploaded by Albert Go honoring my request. It was one of the last songs performed by Leo Kristi and LKers in "Seabad Kebangkitan Indonesia" concert, at Taman Ismail Marzuki, May 20, 2008. The successful concert that cost a little over Rp.60 million...

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It was an invitation from a close friend and the blog contributor, SBoentaran, that enabled me to witness one of the most unforgettable ceremonies in Bali. The final chapter of balinese Hindu rites of passage, commonly known as ngaben or palebon. The cremation is meant to release the soul from all...

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Independence Days exist because of the existence of colonialism, imperialism, territorial and natural resource greediness, all of their evil siblings, and above all: injustices. Independence is certainly not the ultimate goal, but without it no ultimate goals can be achieved. Sixty three years...

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Finally Blogger has developed the long awaited inline (embedded) comment form for Blogger, a cool feature that previously Bloggers could only envy to Wordpress blogs. The inline comment form reduces one step of a mouse click, and (hopefully) will encourage visitors to leave comments in a post. I...

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There's a Javanese wisdom that gives advise, especially for leaders, to have the attitude of calm and sapiental authority so that ordinary people are able to live peacefully, i.e. "Ojo gumunan, ojo kagetan lan ojo dumeh": not to be easily amazed, not to be easily aghast, and not to be arrogant....

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It was Thursday evening, June 19, 2008, when I finally succeeded in pushing myself to go to Bentara Budaya Jakarta (BBJ) at Jl Palmerah Selatan 17, fulfilling an sms invitation from mas Efix Mulyadi. It was an invitation to see a performance of KunoKini, an ethnic percussion music group. It’s a...

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There is no such thing as a free lunch. Wrong. Since there are lunches that we have to pay before or immediately after enjoying them, there are certainly free lunches, absolutely free with no attachments, no future obligations, no delayed stomach ache, no hidden costs. Everything on Earth has its...

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It's been a while that I've been doing blogging. Looking back, it's still quite fresh in memory the moment when I started posting seriously in this blog. I was in a hospital accompanying my wife who was undergoing a surgery to remove funny little things in her ovarium, when I had a sense of...

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The first time I saw Steve Jobs Stanford commencement speech was through iTunes U when this Apple education service was just launched a few months back. iTunes U is a part of the iTunes Store featuring free lectures, language lessons, audiobooks, and others, that people can enjoy on their iPod,...

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I had a classic problem today when I wanted to copy a few songs from my iPod to my other notebook computer. Normally I would do the manual way, but I decided using Google to find freeware that would hopefully help me to do the job in a much easier and elegant way. This time I was so lucky to find...

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I had another good chance last month to join a group of people to cruise on the legendary Chao Phraya River, or "River of the Kings", with an express boat started from River City Shopping Complex. The boat left at about 2 p.m. and arrived back 2 hours later at the same place. While Chao Phraya...

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Bali remains one of the world most visited tourists area. It is a strong magnet for travelers with interest in beautiful beaches, serene places, rich culture from the arts and crafts, never ending rituals, as well as its culinary attractions. I revisited Bali recently. This time was to attend an...

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It was almost Sunday noon when Dewi and I finally decided to go out and use public transportation to get to a place. The destination was Grand Indonesia shopping mall, at the compound previously known as Hotel Indonesia and Hotel Inna Wisata complex, with three things in my mind: to have lunch, to...

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People travel to corners of the world for various reasons. Some travel for the sake of admiring mother natures, capturing pictures, sampling local cuisines, exploring local cultures, costumes and arts, trekking, other reasons or just trying to escape from their boring daily routines. Those who...

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I got a text message last week reminding me to go to Graha Bhakti Budaya TIM on Saturday, May 24, to see a concert by Deavies Sanggar Matahari and Komunitas Musikalisasi Puisi Indonesia. Devie, one of LKers female singers, is the lead vocal at Sanggar Matahari, and she personally invited LKers to...

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The recent sharp increase in global oil and commodity prices have affected the life of many people, in both positive and negative ways. As for Indonesians, after days of uncertainties, the government of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono had finally announced the increase of fuel prices by an average of...

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Teater Studio, Taman Ismail Marzuki, on May 20 evening was fully packed by Leo Kristi's enthusiasts who came from various cities across the country and from overseas just to witness Leo Kristi's rare performance in conjunction with the commemoration of the 100 Years of National Awakening that fell...

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