[almost] mid 30 indonesian female. wife. mother of two wonderful children. daughter. sister. aunt. crooked teeth *under construction with braces right now*. medical receptionist. iowa, usa. goofball. photo enthusiast. corrective lenses. traveler. [on/off] smoker. can’t live without rice. dengue haemorrhagic fever (dhf) survivor. computer game addict. agnostic. blood fear. dislike narrowmindedness. ex journalist. need 12 oz of coffee on weekdays. a bit of a clean freak. like sleeping too much. gutless flip-flopper. like the smell of new paper/stationery. seasonal depression (winter). always miss jakarta.
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I love your blog - found it through IowaBlogNet. Your journals remind me not to look to far away from my own home for hapiness. The world out there is beating people up pretty bad.
I think it would be great if your Mom could come here. I am trying to get my stepmom to come live in IA with my brother and me. She only lives in PA, but she is still having a hard time wrapping her mind around it. My bro came out four years ago and it really saved his life. If nothing else, Iowa lets you get on with the business of having a good life. Thanks for a great blog.
If you get a chance, check out my blog. My goal is to help parents stay in touch with kid-friendly activities in DSM-area. If you have any tips, please send them. If you like it, please share it with your friends.
Christi
high quality ex-journalist.
christi: thanks for the info
danny: thanks for the compliments
hey, u’re an agnostic ex-journalist?? never know…. which tabloid/newspaper did u work for?
And um… No offence here, but from what I observed, Indonesians outside Indonesia who used to embrace their religion (whatever it is among the big 5: Catholicism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism) usually leave them for atheism or just be a free-thinker in their new country, am I right?
I dare bet that u were either a Muslim or a Christian during your old days in Indonesia, hehe… ^^
Yes, I was born and raised as a Moslem. Always been a lazy one and continued to be a skeptical one as also am to Christianity. I worked for Otomotif tabloid for about a year, then moved on to MOTOR magazine for four years.
dintje, IM ada gaaaa?? eh, emailku kan pasti dapet tokh dari data reply yang ini. santika itu, aku waktu itu pake GFF, Garuda Frequent Fyler, tapi kayaknya selama WNI, masih bisa kok dapet diskon
Blogwalking. Nice blog.
I think i’ll start to read your blog regularly from now on… love to read it.
Why don’t you write a book, too?? I’ll buy
thank you for dropping my blog and showing me the way to get into this wonderful blog. and you’re such a cool creature… ex journalist and agnostic
and even better, you’re also a coffee and sleep addict!!!
Hi .. nice to know you. Ex journalist ? LOL, I used to be a stringer journalist when I was in college, but fate bring me to my current profession now, while I was waiting Kompas open his vacancy).
Will come and visit you often now .. have a nice day ..
Wish we have the energy of a child (I wish .. I wish .. like I wish a day have more than 24 hours)
Din … do you know Anto Beding or Boy Beding ? Ouch .. can’t stand to ask
Hello, found your blog from blog-indo. Wonder if it’s ok to put your blog in the exat blog list at Indonesian Expatriates Forum. You are more than welcome to share your stories of living in a foreign country too there. Also if you know people who have the similar experience as ours, please let them know too. Cheers!
@anita: sure thing
Din, Anto Beding, anaknya Marcel Beding. Adiknya Boy, juga pernah di Otomotif.
UI 81 atau 82, forgotten already ….
Anto + Boy Beding? Yah tau bangeth!
Hi diny,
thanks for visiting my blog.
Yes, being an agnostic is nothing to be ashamed of, but unfortunately, people in our country do not think that way. We might as well be lepers, because they see us that way.
Your blog is very interesting, do you mind me adding you to my blogroll?
Hey Rima… sure thing
I wasn’t sure that you’re in Indonesia or elsewhere; now I symphatize more for you
No, I’m not in Indonesia but nevertheless, I interact with Indonesians daily. Even those who are not in Indonesia feels the same way. Not all of them, of course, but enough to sadden me.
din, lo dah gue link yah.. you are welcome to link me as well. gue juga baru ngecek indonesians expats forum, it seems interesting enough, would probably contribute to the forum.. hope u’ll do the same.. trade stories lah gimana idup di beda2 negara..
Thanks for surfing my blog and commenting my famz picture.
Are u an ex journalist? … It makes your blog pretty good and readable.
-expat ni?… -
cool
wow, fellow ex-journalist
halloooo!
gue ngeliat2 fotonya, trus kok ada jeng Bril, dan trus, kok ada Otomotif dan Motor? jangan2 ini diny yang pernah jadi tetangga kos-ku pas di lapangan bola dulu? (tiba2 gue jadi inget si Aong di Motor…
ini aku fitri eks Nova, Din! dulu ngekos sebelahan persisss di sebelah kamar dikau. depan kamar gue tuh si jeng bril. pasti dirimu lupa, karena abis itu trus dirimu pergi dari kos2an itu, heheheh.
tapi pasti dikau takkan melupakan maknyak, mbak cicik, dan mbak ika kan? * wink wink *
moga2 bener ini elu. jangan2 gue ngomong begini salah lagi. hehehehe. kalo salah, maap yaa.
Ahhh, very interesting to know you mbak diny… thanks for stopping by and leave a comment. That lead me to this wonderful blog.
Pasti bakalan sering main kesini. Langsung subsribe for RSS ahhh, hehehehe..
Makasih ya, salam kenal lagi ahhh…
Silly
Silly, sama-samaaaaaa…
Btw, boleh yah, nge-link blognya
aku juga lagi ngelink blog mbak nich… btw… ini dimana toh jeung???
Hi Dinny,
May I place a link to this blog at mine? I love your style of writing & want to read your posts on regular basis.
cheers,
Lorraine
Hi Lorraine, of course it’s OK. Thanks.
Heard about the flood in Iowa. Hope you’re ok!