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What happens during Eid aI-Adha

November 16, 2010

Strangely enough tonight is my first time to hear the prayers from the mosque nearby. I usually don't hear or notice it. So either I've just gotten used to the sound and tune it out or they are in . . .

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JAKARTA GOOD TO KNOW: Smoking inside Salons

November 10, 2010

I sorta got inspired by the blog post of Mrs. O of the same title to write about an experience of mine! I didn't plan on really writing about it at first, but what the heck... it's too funny not . . .

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The Great Jakarta Traffic Jam

October 25, 2010

I'm finally home...comfy and warm on my bed. Today we experienced another FIRST for us here in Jakarta. Our car got stuck in traffic for 4+ hours en route home from my hubby's office to our home. A . . .

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Ace Store Manager’s Response to my complaint

October 13, 2010

This is a follow-up post to the horrible customer service I received at Ace Hardware Pondok Indah Mall yesterday. I got an immediate reply to my email from the store manager today, but I am sad to say . . .

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Awful experience at Ace Hardware Pondok Indah

October 13, 2010

I've often said that Ace Hardware is "Housewife Heaven" here in Indonesia. It's the closest thing we have to and SM home - though nowhere as cheap! I usually go to Ace Hardware Pasaraya but with my . . .

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JAKARTA GOOD TO KNOW: Ramadan 2010

August 19, 2010

Though it's technically my second Ramadan in Indonesia, it is actually my first. Same time last year I was mostly in Manila taking care of decorating our flat, however since it was my birthday I . . .

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JAKARTA GOOD TO KNOW: Rp10,000 bill

August 15, 2010

I can't stress how confusing the Rp 10,000 and Rp 100,000 bills are here in Indonesia.  The differences may be very obvious in the image above. (Which I watermarked by the way, so as not to encourage . . .

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Only in Indonesia: 2-year-old hooked to smoking

August 5, 2010

Everyone smokes in Indonesia. It's crazy. Here in Jakarta the malls, in clubs, in restaurants... Whenever we get home from a bar/club my clothes reek of cigarette smoke! Even kids are addicted to . . .

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JAKARTA GOOD TO KNOW: Water Quality

July 6, 2010

Before we came to Jakarta we were warned by my mother-in-law not to brush with the tap water because when she was in Jakarta in the 90's she brushed her teeth with tap and got amoeba! To think that . . .

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Thumbs up for Terminal3 (Soekarno Hatta Airport)

May 26, 2010

I asked my husband, how come we've never taken Garuda Airlines for local trips in Indonesia and I loved his answer: "Because Air Asia uses terminal 3, which is nicer and newer." And it totally is.  . . .

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