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Happy Easter, everyone!

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But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD. (Joshua 24:15B)

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Aku sadar banyak hal yang belum kuketahui tentang dirimu.Tapi aku yakin bahwa Tuhan menciptakanku untukmu.Masa depan terbentang luas di depan kita.Yesuslah raja yang memimpin hidup kita.

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... getting closer ...

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Still Counting down ...

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Counting down ...

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Kala gundah menerpaKala ragu menderaKala diam melandaSunyi sepiDo I really have a choice?How many people will I let down?Am I going for a better future?Aren't I heading for gloomy days?Mesti pergi ke Timbuktu kali' yah.

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Facebook ... a social-networking site which popularity has seen its creator being one of the richest man. As popular as it is, facebook is a tool. It does not spare one from having to be polite to others.Personally, I've never been a big fan of social-networking sites. Tambahan, beberapa waktu terakhir ini, facebook sangat mengganggu saya. Terlalu banyak kejadian yang membuat saya prihatin. Para

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... sedang belajar mengubah kebutuhan menjadi keinginan dan membiarkan keinginan itu terbang tertiup angin.

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Kadangkala penting untuk mengetahui batas antara 'keinginan' dengan 'kebutuhan'. Orang bilang, pemasaran yang baik kuncinya terletak pada mengubah persepsi konsumen sehingga domain 'kebutuhan' menjadi lebih besar, memindahkan hal-hal dari domain 'keinginan' menjadi 'kebutuhan'.Saya pikir, hal yang sebaliknya berlaku juga. Mencukupkan diri dengan apa yang ada itu memperbesar domain 'keinginan',

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Therefore be clear minded and self-controlled so that you can pray. [1Pe4:7,NIV]

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2002: Lord, please give me a Jacob -- someone who loves me as much as Jacob loved Rachel.2008: Thank you Lord for giving me a Jacob. :-)-Rachel de Gijt-

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Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. Leah had weak eyes, but Rachel was lovely in form, and beautiful. Jacob was in love with Rachel and said, "I'll work for you seven years in return for your younger daughter Rachel."Laban said, "It's better that I give her to you than to some other man. Stay here with me." So Jacob served seven years

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Si pelupa sedang kumat. Berhubung si pelupa ini juga parno, makanya jadi berabe. Biasanya, kunci lemari kumasukkan ke laci, lalu kunci laci yg kubawa2. Kemarin, laci udah terkunci, aku lihat tas yg untuk mengajar msh di atas meja. Sebelum pulang, tas ini kumasukkan ke dalam lemari, dan lemarinya aku kunci (memang nggak perlu anak kunci). Usut punya usut, ternyata kunci laci itu adanya di dalam

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Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. [1 Co 13:4-7, NIV]

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02.08.2008 ... finally.I Stand in AweYou are beautiful beyond descriptionToo marvelous for words,Too wonderful for comprehension,Like nothing ever seen or heard.Who can grasp Your infinite wisdom?Who can fathom the depth of Your love?You are beautiful beyond description,Majesty enthroned above.And I stand, I stand, in awe of You.I stand, I stand in awe of You.Holy God, to whom all praise is due,I

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6.7.8 ... 06.07.08 ... nothing happened."Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed ..." [Rm 4:18a, NIV]

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This month is the last month of my first year (of working in this institution). That means: from next month on, I can take a leave. Woehoe ... holiday mood is on. :D

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268 ... 020608 ... 02.06.08 ... 2.6.8

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Found this line:Conciseness is an important characteristic of good mathematical exposition.Shouldn't be a surprise for someone who was titled 'the concluder' :P

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A friend once said in a society where it is natural to say things implicitly, everyone involved would understand an implicit statement. Paradox lies behind the fact that by being implicit, one is actually being very explicit.I am not much of an implicit person, but there are situations where I'd prefer to use non-so explicit words. And much to my own surprise, I kinda enjoy it!

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"Mathematicians are like lovers .... Grant a mathematician the least principle, and he will draw from it a consequence which you must also grant him, and from this consequence, another." ---FontenelleSuppose the above premise is true, does it mean the worst lover one can get is a mathematician? ;-)

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Have you ever attended a bilingual service? I have, several times. But the one I attended last Thursday was the first of its kind.Usually 'bilingual' means translation is provided, that one could survive by understanding either. This one was special because in this particular service, 'bilingual' means it was assumed that all attendees are 'bilingual' -- able to understand both language! Some

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When I was in college, there was a particular T-shirt design, "Remember Peter?" under a picture of a rooster."Remember Thomas?" popped-up after my previous posting."Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." [Jn 20:29, NIV]

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... Yesus ... berkata ... "Jangan takut, percaya saja!" [TB] ... Jesus ... said ..., "Do not be afraid; only believe." [NKJV] Believing -- instead of being afraid -- is not as easy as saying it. There was a particular case that frightened me. I was anxious about it for almost a week. Last night God let me have a glimpse on what is going on. Indeed I need not be anxious at all. *blushing* '

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What happen if three cars with three different speed are subject to a convoy?\begin{eqnarray*}   v_1 > v_2 > v_3 \\   v_{convoy} = ?\end{eqnarray*}(What a LaTeX freak!)

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Lang zal zij leven, lang zal zij leven, lang zal zij leven in de gloria, in de gloria, in de gloria.

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After some years, this is time to give this de Gijt a first name. She is no longer Onbekend de Gijt.Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome ...Rachel de Gijt

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Forget the former things;do not dwell on the past.See, I am doing a new thing!Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?I am making a way in the desertand streams in the wasteland.[Isaiah 43:18-19]

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Tahu nggak? Ternyata ada juga nama kue yang aku tahu tanpa Helena tahu. (Untuk latar belakangnya baca ini.) Helena nggak tahu bolang-baling itu apa. :P

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My annual new year's journey has just ended. As usual, we were heading to Boja, Semarang. The last trip was adventurous. It had been raining heavily for days (as if somebody was flushing the toilet up there). Flood came. Ngawi was isolated. We had to travel through 'alternative road' to get to Sragen without entering Ngawi. Long and tiresome journey. Added to that, it was not easy to find

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God has given me an incredible Christmas gift. I'm still amazed on how He has prepared me. Indeed, He makes all things beautiful in His time. Theme song: In His Time.

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For many, the end of the year is time to reflect and make new year's resolution.Looking back, 2005 was the year when I learnt about loss, separation, and death, the true meaning of I'll see you again someday, if not on this earth, then in heaven. The year of 2006 was the bottom of the bottom, sort to say, the year where everything seemed to fall apart. However, it's not the end of the world. In

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Christmas holiday has arrived ... Merry Christmas, everyone! I hope you enjoy your holiday.

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Situasi: ujian (waktu: 8.20 -- 10.50), mahasiswa pusing.Dosen jahil: Bingung ya. Ntar saya kasih tahu jawabannya jam 12.Mahasiswa: ???

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= Indonesian version only =Aku jadi pengunjung setia bengkel nih. Di bulan Mei sempat seminggu 3x. Weekend kemarin kejadian lagi deh. Sabtu aku ke bengkel, buat perawatan berkala, ditolak karena antrian udah penuh. Minggu sepulang gereja aku ke sana, ditolak lagi dengan alasan yang sama. :(Berkeluh kesahlah aku. Saya mesti ke sini hari apa sih? Sabtu penuh, Minggu penuh, hari kerja pasti ditolak

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Indonesian version only.Sebagai orang yang nggak suka makan kue, aku nggak terlalu tahu nama-nama kue. Helena sempat tersinggung 'naluri perkueannya', waktu aku minta pencerahan, menggunakan istilah-istilah berikut untuk deskripsinya: semicircle (pastel), tabung (risoles), etc.Akibatnya, sekarang aku sering jadi bulan-bulanannya Helena tentang dunia perkuean. Hehe, coba test dulu si Vitri tahu

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First of all, definition. Mathematicians always come back to definition, though. ;-) This is a term I copied from an article I read years ago, meaning driving + leading the way for another car.Last week I had the experience. Observation: it was easier when you drive an easily spotted car. :D Related to that, driving for two is much more difficult in the evening, when it's dark.

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Last week, I joined a team from our church doing 'baksos'. Let me share one funny experience.There was one particular 5.5 years old girl. I remember her well because she spelled her name to me when I filled her registration card. Everything went well ... until 10 minutes later she came back to me, very upset. The thing is, every kid got 2 coupons: a blue one for being able to see a medical doctor

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Health is something most people take for granted. Everyday we wake up, do our routine activities, without realizing how blessed we are. It's only when we encounter sickness, do we realize how valuable our health is.

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There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven:...a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away,a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,a time to love and a time to hate,...So I saw that there is nothing

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490 years ago, reformation 'officially' began.Sola FideSola GratiaSola ScripturaSolo ChristoSoli Deo Gloria!

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When I was in high school, I wanted to know whether there is a formula to find the roots of polynomial of degree more than 2 -- remember the ABC formula for quadratic polynomial. After several weeks (months?) my teacher came with a formula for cubic and quartic polynomial.Today I search for those formulas. Reading it I came to a term 'depressed equation'. Hihi, equations can get depressed too. :-P

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Shakespeare may say so. But in fact, two names that differ in one letter can be totally different, e.g. van der Pol and van der Poel. While van der Pol equation is an ordinary differential equation, van der Poel is an ijssalon in Enschede. :D

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I've been doing some thinking lately, resulting in the song Count your blessings being played inside my head (as well as my computer) most of the time.Yes, it's a blessing to be alive, it's a blessing to have a job that I like. It's even a blessing to know what kind of job I like. It's a blessing to have wonderful parents. It's a blessing to have a brother and a sister. It's a blessing to be free

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Two weeks in Bandung. Two weeks on Operational Research. Two 'interesting' weeks learning about characters.Indeed Bandung has changed: its traffic, its landscape, everything. But one thing remains the same: it has a special place in my heart. Two weeks, and many flash backs. Passing landmarks, driving along the roads, visiting the university where I used to study (and noticing the huge

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The following is taken from ODB today.Don’t judge too quickly what you see; Treat lightly first impression; Misunderstandings multiply Without communication. —SperHow true, yet ... communication needs two parties, doesn't it?

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Having an overseas degree, I need to get my degree accredited by the Ministry of Education. One of the requirements is to show my passport -- the one I used when I studied. Problem is, as the passport has expired, I didn't really care where it is!For those of you having overseas degree(s), I suggest you to keep ALL your old passport(s), in case one day you decide to teach in an Indonesian

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... @ work ... in the new place.Papers, forms, signatures ... hey, I just received my smart card. What can I do with it? Oh I know: I can use the library!

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For me, the hardest thing about changing job is leaving my students behind. For a year I've been teaching a group of lovely and enthusiastic students. Teaching them was such a wonderful experience. Look at the gift they made for me.

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I'm having a month of holiday.In the beginning of this month, my parents and I went to North + West Sumatra. As some of you probably know, my grandfather came from North Sumatra. The thing is, he went away from home in 1914. Everybody thought this teenager was dead. Imagine their surprise when 40 years later he was on his way back, with his wife and his two oldest sons.My father was 6 years old

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Yesterday's service was dedicated for mothers. As the preacher led us to remember our mothers, and singing the following song (sang by Nikita few years ago), I saw many reached for tissue.Di Doa Ibuku Namaku Disebut Di waktu ku masih kecilgembira dan senangTiada duka ku kenaltak kunjung mengerang Di sore hari nan sepiibuku bertelutSujud berdoa ku dengarnamaku disebut Reff :Di doa ibukunamaku

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Pepper butt is a term used by a friend of mine to describe people who cannot sit still -- always want to travel.I kinda realised that the term can be applied to me. My doses of travelling had been multiplied during my stay in Europe -- wanting to see as much as I could within the limited time I had. (Though I didn't aim to get a degree in travelling like some people I know.)Having back in

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Seorang sahabat menaruh kasih setiap waktu, dan menjadi seorang saudara dalam kesukaran.What pops up in your mind when somebody asks: 'what is a friend?' ? I'm sure there are many answers, many sayings about friendship. My mom often quoted, 'A friend in need is a friend indeed'.Sometimes ago a friend of mine told me, 'When you love someone, you rebuke her when she did something wrong. If you keep

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Been spending last week in 'another world'. A world where sleeping is a luxury. A world where you have to do literary everything by yourself. And you're responsible for the others' well being -- physically as well as emotionally. Not to mention all surprises that came with it.Phew, I'm glad to be back to normal world.

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Batu is the small town where my parents live. I used to think about it as a small town where nothing 'big' happened -- nothing that will hit the newspaper.Eventually, last year, the most sought terrorist was shot in Batu. My perspective changed after the event.Yesterday, another story came. There was a threat, several trucks loaded with people were heading there, and officers were ready to

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I've mentioned before about good posture. You may as well search the internet, there are many sites that gives this kind of information, including pictures.The highlighted items are:Your back should be straight, you shouldn't need to lean forward to reach your keyboard/mouse/to read.Your neck should also be straight - adjust the position of your monitor if necessary.Your shoulder should be

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I went to see a neurologist yesterday and his diagnosis was: fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia is widespread pain in the muscles, ligaments, and tendons. It was developed by bad habitual posture and worsen by lack of exercises, more common in female than male (some said the ratio is 4:1).Improving my condition means changing into good posture, exercise, going for physiotherapy, and medicine will only

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Suffering symptoms of RSI and haven't fully recovered after several weeks, I remembered a software used in NLR. It was called workpace, it reminds its user to take breaks as well as guiding him/her to do exercises in the scheduled time.Last Friday I found a free similar program, called workrave. I installed it in the office's computer this morning and it looks fine for me.However, as I'm

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I've been suffering from Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) for some time. For info about RSI see here or here.About three years ago I got my first attack. It was 'resolved' with a new mouse and a different way of holding the mouse, plus using more shortcuts instead of mouse.Then, few weeks ago, I got another attack. It was quite serious this time. Perhaps it's been there for sometime without my

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It is easy to sayyet difficult to do.Even saying it in a totally new languageis much easier than doing it!

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Few weeks ago I heard this story. It made me remember my own 'pearl', something I hold on for too long. And when I gave it up, He gave me something else. Hopefully this is a 'real' one.

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I started to learn Esperanto this week. It's a planned language (most languages are natural languages), sometimes considered artificial.A notable aspect is its regularity - no exceptions. When I started to learn Dutch, I was told that the most important rule is: "There's always exceptions".Actually, the biggest surprise was to read that Bahasa Indonesia is also considered a planned language. In a

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Selamat jalan, Dik. Belajarlah sampai ke negeri Cina. ;-)

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This article talks about an an improper use of a protractor. Interesting to notice how people can come up with such idea.

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This morning, I read this during my devotional time. Two things strike me:Ruth's statement (Ruth 1: 16-17). This is a huge commitment. Sounds like a marriage commitment, can you make such a huge commitment to somebody you're not marrying? Probably she has never set foot on Israel before that journey. Yet this is her decision. Leaving everything behind, rooted from where she belongs. Interesting

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This week everybody talks about love. When talking about love, most people will talk about finding the one, the 'right' person, someone he/she wants to spend the rest of his/her life with. But how do you find that person? Could a 'right' person be a 'wrong' one when you meet her/him at the 'wrong' time? Could timing be an important aspect of love? There's a saying "The right person in the right

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Rainy season has arrived. And as usual, with it comes the flood. Todayis one of the 'big' day. It's been raining all night long, and asresult, various spots in Jakarta is flooded today. Most offices aswell as many schools were closed. Many people just canceled whateverthey were planning to do and stay at home.I myself was stucked in a traffic jam.

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In many countries, churches are main tourist attractions - especiallyin the area where Catholic is (used to be) the main religion.Last Tuesday I visited the Cathedral of Jakarta. Of course it's notcomparable to European churches, but it certainly is more beautiful thanother Indonesian churches I've ever visited (it's one of the preservedbuilding in Indonesia). The pulpit was especially beautiful.

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Sometime ago I posted about a fairytale that ended as a nightmare (see here).Indres was the only one care enough to ask, yet I didn't feel like telling what it was about. (Thanks for asking, Dres). Anyway, I just want to let you know that I've decided to wake myself ... and let the nightmare stays as a nightmare. A nightmare is just a dream after all, not reality, isn't it?

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One of the places I visited on our new year journey was Merapi.Being there, seeing the bunker where two people were 'trapped' fewmonths ago. According to the people there, the bunker was built toprotect people from 'hot cloud', not from vulcanic material. Hencewhen facing vulcanic material, it was not a safe place.Fyi, last year the meteological body predicted that Merapi would beerupted, while

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On new year period, I was travelling and throughout my journey I sawtrees with ripe fruits everywhere. Durians, rambutans, jackfruits,lengkeng ... The end of the year is indeed the season of fruits.

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Digital Tsunami ... it's a term use by Kompas to describe thesituation where many Asian countries were plugged off the internetworld as a result of Taiwan's earthquake.The analogy it bears is striking. While the effect of Aceh's tsunamiwas beyond doubt, in the digital world this one is remarkablydisastrous. The fact that both happened on 26th of December is evenmore striking ...

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For some years, Christmas in Indonesia is 'coloured' by the shadow of terrorism and bomb. This morning, when we arrived in the church, no vehicle was allowed to enter church's premises.The 'given' reason: there was news that a terrorist entered our town last night. Police has swept the entire premises and after that, no vehicle is allowed in. But why didn't they make us walk through a metal

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I'd like to say Merry Christmas in several languages. Not that I'm able to speak all these languages, but for each of the language below, there are people that I remember. So, dear readers,Merry ChristmasSelamat Hari NatalVrolijk Kerstfeest (or Zalig Kerstfeest, see here)Feliz NavidadFroehliche WeihnachtenKung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen TanMilad MajidFeliz NatalBon NadalGlædelig JulMo'adim

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An article about the alumni dinner I mentioned before is published in the University's weekly paper (Dutch version) . Click here to read it.

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Last weekend I met some friends at alumni dinner. I heard another failed relationship story. It made me think of relationship, how studying abroad effects it.During my stay in Europe, I heard sooo ... many story about failed relationships. One by one friends lost her/his boy/girlfriend.Of course many people have theories on it. It ranges from 'how living in another country changes a person' to '

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Life in school is getting 'interesting'.Last week, on the day that US President Bush visited Indonesia, there was a bomb threat in the school -- turned out to be a bluff.This Monday, the main switch was short circuited -- korsluiting -- fire! Fire extinguisher went off, the smell was awful, classes were dismissed early.As those two things happened on Mondays, my students were wondering what will

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Yesterday I learnt about origami. I made a fish. Picture will be uploaded later.Update: My little niece got hold on it. There goes my fish before I took a picture.:p

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Mestakung -- semesta mendukung -- All universe supports ... that's the title of the book wrote by my boss that was launched yesterday.

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It started as a fairy taleIt ended as a nightmare

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Before going to NL, I knew nothing about LaTeX. I learnt to use it from my lecturers. My supervisors were very helpful. Using LaTeX became the normal thing to do.Back in ID, in my work, I work a lot with fractions. It takes a lot of extra effort typing fractions with MathType compared to typing with LaTeX. So naturally, after some socialization, I sticked to LaTeX. Learning about babel and making

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הֲשִׁיבֵ֨נוּ יְהוָ֤ה ׀ אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ חַדֵּ֥שׁ יָמֵ֖ינוּ כְּקֶֽדֶם׃ כִּ֚י אִם־מָאֹ֣ס מְאַסְתָּ֔נוּ קָצַ֥פְתָּ עָלֵ֖ינוּ עַד־מְאֹֽד׃This post may look weird, if you wonder what it is, click the title and select an English version.

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It's been a month. I'm back in the teaching world. I teach a class that is called 'super class', consists of 16 smart students. Indeed teaching creme de la creme is very enjoyable.As I did during my previous teaching experience, I have interesting experiences. It reminds me of a friend who loved to ask about stories from my classes. :-)

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As I searched about natural numbers, I ran through this quote. It wasa discussion about zero -- yes, zero -- and I think it's a nice quote.A mathematician is a blind man in a dark room looking for a black catwhich isn't there.-- Charles Darwin

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I feel like I'm preparing kawah candradimuka. Hopefully from this place many Gatotkaca will be born :-)Big job, big responsibility. Yes, my dream gets bigger and bigger. :-)

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Those words caught my attention when I read the newspaper yesterday. Click here to read it.Those words were in Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar.To a certain extent, they described what I felt for the past few weeks.

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A treasureA very valuable oneI spent time nurturing itI spent time taking care of itI invested my time on itI thought I was very blessed to have itIt has coloured my lifeIt has shared my happinessIt has cheered me up during sadnessIt has supported meSo many things reminded me of itSo many times I kept on thinking about itBicycles, stargazing, a stroll, snow, snowman, snow angel, a swing, kermis,

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I spent last week in SoE. Most of you might wonder where it is. It is in Nusa Tenggara Timur, in the island of Timor. About 100 km from Kupang, on the direction to Timor Leste.Nice place, cold, windy, about 600 m above sea level. The temperature was ok, but the wind was quite unbearable. Well, actually, the only problem was that I didn't bring proper things. Had I gone there with coat, long john,

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There are two triangles. One side is shared by both triangles. Which triangle has bigger area?

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Life is full of paradox. Two months ago we talked about paradox. Few days ago another paradox came.Life must go on, but to which direction? I know I am the only one who can make the decision. Don't worry, friends, I'm fully aware of that. But at this moment I just don't know which direction to take.

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Today I went to visit the village where my grandfather came from.An adventure.History is made.

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10 days in Northern Sumatera. 5 days for work, 5 days for holiday.Spending my holiday by Lake Toba.

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Last night I had crab for dinner. Felt like a 'crab master' after explaining many things about crab to my friends. From how to see whether it is a male or female crab, whether it is with egg, to how to get crab's meat. :-p

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Indonesia ... what happens to you?Earthquake after earthquake, disaster after disaster.Don't know what happen to mebut this time I simply cannot follow the newswhenever I read the newspaper, my heart acheI must close it and leave itI can't help readingor I'll get insane ...

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Last weekend was long weekend. My friends and I planned to go to Kep. Seribu (Thousands Island). Many things happened. First of all, we couldn't get accomodation (they are fully booked) -- then we decided that we could do camping.But then, on the last day of departure, the one who organised food etc was hospitalised! So ... bubar deh ... :(Saturday, I went with Patrick to Kota. I was curious to

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New Year. As every other year, we went to my dad's place of birth.Jan 2. I traveled back with my uncle and aunt. In Patrol -- could anyone find it in the map? -- our car broke down. The situation seems hopeless. Our 'only' hope was a 'montir' who doesn't shave nor comb his long hair, even worse: he didn't have the tools that is needed! Yet he refused to be said 'unable to help' -- he can, he just

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Friends, I'm sorry for not maintaning this blog for some time. Seems like some people have 'bad agenda' about my blog. Hence I'm disabling some features and put more restriction. Sorry for the incovenience for the genuine ones.

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When I was young, I always put 'hagelslag' on my bread. By that time, mom told me that its name is 'muisjes' -- that's the Dutch word (Don't mixed up with meisjes; muis = mouse, notice the similarity between hagelslag and excrement of mice). I noticed that in the package there was the word 'hagelslag' as well, but I thought it was the English word. Once I was curious about the Indonesian word

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We wish you a merry Christmas We wish you a merry Christmas We wish you a merry Christmas And a happy new year!

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