Soekarno “We shake the heavens and rock the earth, that we may live not only on ¢2.50 a day.”
SBY “You may read of small radical groups. But mainstream Indo will always be moderate and tolerant.”
If you are familiar with the rh negative blood type, you might be aware of just how rare this blood type is in Asia compared to Western countries. In Asia overall about 3 out of 1,000 people are rh negatives while nations such as Brazil have 19%. One example was the Olympic Games in China [...]
Recently my Indonesian followers on Twitter have wondered why all I speak about is Bali and the truth is that just like so many Westerners I know little about other parts. So I asked the question “What’s your favorite part in Indonesia?” and in response I have received some great pictures of areas I have [...]
As you have most likely heard, Jakarta now has a life size statue of Obama as a boy lifting up some butterfly and watch it fly away. The perfect little angel child. Sort of the image that comes to mind when hearing that Lincoln never told a lie as a kid (yeah ok). It always [...]
A lot of international media has commented on terror in Indonesia and the fact that Noordin M. Top has not yet been caught. Others speak about the network of terror being much larger than expected while many are wondering whether Indonesia is really doing enough to eliminate the presence of terrorists. One of the news [...]
For the most part, Jakarta is way too crowded and polluted. You have a mass amount of motorcycles which are $1,000.00 to purchase and credit is easy and cheap to get, which enables 18 Million Jakartans making an average of $180.00 – $200.00 a month to get around. The business center of Jakarta on the [...]
Recently there was 3 hot topics on Twitter simultaneously which were all related to Indonesia. #pendetindonesia #bali and #indonesia so needless to say, most of the international Twitter community had no clue what Pendet is all about. Bali of course is one of the hotspots of the world when it comes to travel, but believe [...]
I am in Parangkaraya which is the capital of Central Kalimantan. Kalimantan in Indonesian refers to the entire island of Borneo while in English it is considered the Indonesian part only. Kalimantan has 5 provinces, West, East, North and South Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan is divided into 13 districts or regencies, which are headed a [...]
