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Wednesday, 25 March 2009, 21:47 | Category : Business & Economics
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A Cinematic Evening with Al-Izhar

Wednesday, 25 March 2009, 21:29 | Category : Art, Culture & History
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Last Friday, we went to Usmar Ismail hall to watch Al-Izhar Community Orchestra & Al-Izhar Community Choir in concert. MUSIC RÉPUBLICAIN is one of the sponsors, and the orchestra & the choir have been practicing in our school for quite some time, so we were really looking forward to watching them in real action!
And what [...]

My Very First Pair of Trousers

Wednesday, 25 March 2009, 20:39 | Category : Fashion Today
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I have finished making my own pair of trousers! This is exciting!
(Although I wear dresses & skirts pretty much 365 days in a year –well except for when I’m jogging/hiking or when it’s winter–but there’s no winter in Indonesia), I do find myself having fun MAKING trousers! There are just so many elements you can [...]

T’ang Quartet

Wednesday, 25 March 2009, 20:09 | Category : Art, Culture & History
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We went to watch T’ang Quartet’s performance last Thursday in Erasmus Huis. The producer of the concert was a friend of ours, so despite the heavy traffic, we knew we had to persevere. We really wanted to be there to show support for our friend.
Honestly, I didn’t really set any expectation for the concert before [...]

Does Not Intend To Pay

Wednesday, 4 March 2009, 20:40 | Category : Art, Culture & History
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Continued from my previous post….
So I learned that the mysterious telephone bidder for the two relics at the YSL-Bergé auction last week turned out to be a Chinese collector who did not plan to pay for them. His name is Cai Mingchao, a consultant for China’s National Treasure Fund, an organization created to buy back [...]

Meet Me in…2 Years?

Tuesday, 3 March 2009, 21:10 | Category : Art, Culture & History
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I’ve developed a rather new habit of reading a world history book and browsing through a world atlas before I sleep at night. I found that my mind was oftentimes restless at night. The history book and the world map serve as my bed-time story, I can always sleep peacefully shortly thereafter.
Anyways, the other night [...]