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Grand Royal Panghegar, a Place to Remember

Grand Royal Panghegar, a Place to Remember

For our little honeymoon, my wife and I decided to spend a quality time in Grand Royal Panghegar for two nights. Panghegar is not merely five-star hotel, but also apartments and office block. It is located at Merdeka street, a strategic area in the centre of Bandung. We stayed there in the Deluxe Condotel...

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FAQ (Frequently Accused-Questions) to Fiction Writers

FAQ (Frequently Accused-Questions) to Fiction Writers

Have you, as a fiction author, ever been asked by people pretended to know everything about work of writing and publishing? Were you boxed into a corner by those questions? I was. I have ever faced few “judges” like that. But I never give a damn, ha-ha. I have a list of what did...

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Batik Today

Batik Today

On October 2, 2009, UNESCO designated Indonesian batik as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. The education, science and cultural organization of United Nations insisted that Indonesia preserves their batik heritage. Of course! I can’t see otherwise.

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3 Things to Build Your Personal Library

3 Things to Build Your Personal Library

Do you want to share books and knowledge to others? To organize your reading materials? To familiarize your family (especially children in the house) to see and to love books? To be considered as an intellect? Whatever it is, build a personal library is indeed a good idea. And here are things you need...

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Mind Mapping for Fiction Writing

Mind Mapping for Fiction Writing

Do you make a skeleton before writing your work of fiction? I do. It is important for me. The skeleton is like a railroad that makes the machinist saves his time from thinking all the time, “Where do I go after this station?” You can say, skeleton for a novel is the same as...

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