Noon at the Geology Museum

May 3, 2010
By Rie Yanti
Noon at the Geology Museum

I had a business at Dipati Ukur Street that morning. I guessed it would take hours. But I was wrong. It was still 10 a.m. when I finished it. I had no plan to travel in Bandung. But I was near Gasibu, Gedung Sate, and Geology Museum. Why didn’t I visit the museum at...
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If You Love Online Genealogy, This Offer is For You

April 26, 2010
By Brahmanto Anindito

Internet Genealogy is based in Toronto, Canada. However over 90 percent of the circulation is in the US with the balance in Canada. Internet Genealogy’s publisher and editor is Edward Zapletal edward@moorshead.com (888) 326-2476. The mail address is: 505 Consumers Road, Suite 500, Toronto, ON, M2J 4V8 Do not be afraid to phone.
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Sasando, When Melody-Bass-Rhythm Collide in Harmony

April 21, 2010
By Rie Yanti
Sasando, When Melody-Bass-Rhythm Collide in Harmony

Once upon a time, there was a boy named Sangguana who lived in Rote Island. One day, he tended to savannah. Felt tired and asleep, he slept under a palmyra tree. That’s when the dream came. Sangguana dreamt that he played beautiful music with a unique instrument. The sound, the melody, was so enchanting.
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Lagi, Lomba Novel Berhadiah Puluhan Juta dari DKJ

April 16, 2010
By Brahmanto Anindito
Lagi, Lomba Novel Berhadiah Puluhan Juta dari DKJ

Akhirnya Dewan Kesenian Jakarta (DKJ) kembali menggelar Sayembara Menulis Novel Dewan Kesenian Jakarta 2010. Koreksi kalau saya salah, tapi sepanjang pengetahuan saya, inilah lomba penulisan novel yang iming-iming hadiahnya paling besar. Nama-nama besar pun berlahiran dari lomba ini.
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Monkeys Kingdom in Gunung Anyar Mangrove

April 14, 2010
By Brahmanto Anindito
Monkeys Kingdom in Gunung Anyar Mangrove

“Only few hours after the escape, that monkey’s carcass was hung on a tree branch. Its face was ruined, its limbs were tore apart, it was all messed up! That must be the act of the native monkeys here,” told Firman Arifin, the manager of Wisata Anyar Mangrove (WAM), Gunung Anyar, Surabaya.
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Future of Creative People in Indonesia

April 8, 2010
By Brahmanto Anindito
Future of Creative People in Indonesia

The developed countries who have poor natural resources, they have proven how a brilliant idea can be a weapon to conquer the world. Look at the “tiny” Japan and Swiss, world class products was made there. People says, this is now the conceptual era. This is where the creative industry born.
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The Strongest Reason to Write

March 31, 2010
By Rie Yanti
The Strongest Reason to Write

One always has a reason behind thing she does. So do the writers when write. I myself write simply because I want to write. That’s all. You may say, it’s a shallow reason. But I think otherwise. Let me use the love analog. If a woman ask her man, “Why do you love me?”,...
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Sailing Through the Mangrove Forest in Wonorejo

March 25, 2010
By Brahmanto Anindito
Sailing Through the Mangrove Forest in Wonorejo

I never thought such place exists in Surabaya. It’s called Wonorejo Mangrove Forest Tour. This is one of Pamurbaya (Pantai Timur Surabaya a.k.a. East Coast Surabaya) ecotourism sectors, beside Gunung Anyar mangove conservation. You should not come there if you are not interested with ecology, especially with the nature life of the mangrove forest.
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Lying on Matras Beach

March 15, 2010
By Rie Yanti
Lying on Matras Beach

If I’m tired, I used to lying on my bed. But this time, it is not enough. Maybe it is because my bed is too small and surrounded by walls. I need a wider place where I can breathe the refreshingly air, look at the blue sky. Hmm, a beach could be the right...
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