[3 Jun 2009 | 13 Comments | ]
On Being A Watchdog : Open Call to Omni Hospitals

Just recently, another thing happened which gave me yet another reason of why it is not fun to live in this supposedly-lawful country. On May 13, 2009, Prita Mulyasari was detained in jail following a defamation suit by a hospital chain in this country, Omni Hospitals.

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Books, Reviews »

[14 May 2009 | One Comment | ]
Dante Club : Hell of a Debut

Anyone who is a movie buff will love a film that talks about a film. In the similar logic, enthusiastic bloggers will search and find blogs who talk about blogging. This kind of appeal, no,- strike that; this kind of devotion to a passion that got me picking up that copy of “Dante Club” and started reading.
Now, by talking about Dante Club, I make a risqué decision of writing about a book whose hype has passed away long time ago. In fact, Matthew Pearl has already launched his next …

Musings, Sponsored Reviews »

[5 Mar 2009 | No Comment | ]
To Track or not to Track ?

After declining a couple of tasks to write sponsored reviews, I finally decided to accept another. The reason is that because this one is a particularly inviting, even controversial, topic for me.

Books, Reviews »

[15 Feb 2009 | No Comment | ]
Bel Canto : A Review

Reading a book that won both the Orange Prize for Fiction and PEN/Faulkner Award inevitably gave me a high set of expectations. A little bit of research got me to the Wikipedia page where I was told that Ann Patchett based her book on the Lima Crisis in Peru,…

Musings, Sponsored Reviews »

[27 Jan 2009 | No Comment | ]
Lamps on the Line

Lamps are arguably one of the most important parts of today’s human life. It has been always like that since the first prehistoric man found out that fire is a source of light. Since that, mankind was enabled to continue its activities in the nights, unrestricted by the lack of sunlight.

Musings, Poetry »

[27 Jan 2009 | No Comment | ]
An Ode to Codeine

Kissing you is a noblest bliss,

Yet I’m drowning in your abyss;

Unbefriended and unbeknownst,

I see stars and all the shining hosts;

Sponsored Reviews »

[25 Jan 2009 | No Comment | ]
Shop Smarter and Faster with ShopWiki

Have you ever tried to shop online and spent so many hours browsing the online stores to search just for the right product ? Or do you recall the time when you were searching just for the perfect necklace for your niece, only to become frustrated from the time it took you to find it ?

Books, Reviews »

[18 Jan 2009 | No Comment | ]
Dark Blue :  An Intriguing Concept

A graphic novel called “Dark Blue” has recently caught my attention. I finished reading it at one sitting in about 30 minutes last night. Yet that doesn’t exactly portray the work as a light reading at all. It was a very serious, mind-bending work of art by the prominent comic artists Warren Ellis and Jacen Burrows.

Family, Musings »

[29 Oct 2008 | 7 Comments | ]
The Hand That Feeds

To me, November is a month that underlines the importance of a lasting relationship. My parents have their anniversary at the 3rd, while me and my wife have ours eight days later. Every time it gets to this time of the year, I cannot help but stop what I am doing, close my eyes, and pray that I will make my marriage last as long as I can. Oh, it’s not that we are having some marital problems or something. It’s just that I don’t know how much longer I …

Miscellaneous, Musings »

[24 Oct 2008 | 13 Comments | ]
A Brief of Boobs

When Nindya tagged me at her blog to write a post about boobs, I silently cursed the idea of viral blogging..  Oh yes, I’m perfectly straight, before you start to question my sexual orientation.  Yet, I was, - and still am, puzzled about the concept of boobs.  I don’t have one, - let alone a pair of them.  You can imagine my serious dilemma here…
This was made even harder since apparently I was known in the online world as a blogger who write inspiring posts, - sometimes even philosophical.  How …