in his Ubi et Orbi, the Pope issued a familiar message: don’t let this Christmas be another one symbolised by the commercialism. i have defied him. in my defense, it’s been nearly 1.5 years since i did major shopping and Boxing Day Sale was too tempting to miss.
prior, i had a great Christmas lunch in […]
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defying the Pope
Published by December 28th, 2006 at 12:17 am in catholics, entertainment, indonesia, movies, christmas and consumerism. 0 CommentsBvlgari Hotel in Bali
Published by December 15th, 2006 at 9:23 pm in indonesia and restaurant. 0 Commentsmy bro told me that he is dining in the most luxurious hotel in Bali, the newly open Bvlgari Hotel - the second franchise of designer Bvlgari after Milan. He was like “you have to be here, we are overlooking the Indian Ocean with no view of the beach”. i can only search for the […]
Mega repeats her father’s message to IMF
Published by August 17th, 2004 at 3:27 am in politics and indonesia. 0 CommentsIn a softer tone and approach, Megawati, the fifth President of Indonesia sent a strong message to the IMF in her annual state-of-the-nation address. Her father, Sukarno, who also was the first President of Indonesia, was well known for his anti-IMF program. His well known phrase include ‘Go to Hell with your aid’ which was […]
being nationalistic in commercial sense
Published by August 5th, 2004 at 11:53 pm in politics, indonesia and media. 0 Commentsindonesian media is becoming more hypocritical each and everyday. they demand more and more free press, however, many of its reporters are not folloring the journalism code of ethics. more often than not, we hear that powerful politicians or businessmen being blackmailed by journalists who are going to ‘fabricate’ stories to be run on the […]
