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According to D · 1Y ago

Stolen Picture (Courtesy to Use a Person’s Work)

When I was Googling images for “youth tennis” yesterday to get some ideas on how to take better pictures, I noticed that one of my pictures stored in Flickr under my own account is being used by somebody else without my permission. That picture was taken by myself in an event called IA D...
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According to D · 1Y ago

2010 In Review

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. Crunchy numbers A helper monkey made this abstract painting, inspired by your stats. A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet c...
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According to D · 1Y ago

Confession of a [Former] Cat Owner: What Happened When You Read “A Dog’s Purpose” by W. Bruce Cameron

When I agreed to read “A Dog’s Purpose (A Novel for Humans) by W. Bruce Cameron” offered by a coworker, I was not expecting where  it was going to lead me. The book owner had warned me that, “You’re going to laugh and cry reading it. It’s a very good book. It̵...
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According to D · 1Y ago

Cursing Cursive?

She sharpened her pencil cautiously. When done, she lifted it up to examine it like a jeweller examining a masterpiece. She blew the tip of the pencil, tilted her head close to her exercise book on the table, and start to write meticulously. She wasn’t aware that her tongue was sticking out at...
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According to D · 1Y ago

Tell Your Child to Move Away from Mine, I’m Taking a Picture!

“Pictures that are taken on a field trip or at a school activity may not be posted on Facebook. Each family has the right to want their child’s picture taken.” How many of you parents received this notification from a recent school’s Parent Open House? Did you know that you&#...
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According to D · 1Y ago

Growing Up with Flood

1982, rainy season in Jakarta (pop 8.5 million), Indonesia. A 9 year old girl with a boyish hair cut was playing in the flood at a school field. Around her were some other boys who appear to be around her age if not 2 or 3 years older. They’re playing in the flood like they’re in a [...]
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According to D · 1Y ago

Bye Cafe Northwest, Hello Pammel Grocery (Best Greek Food in Town)

It’s been a long time since we ate at Cafe Northwest, especially after they had moved to the new location, east of town. It’s now by the Tip Top Lounge, All Animals Pet Hospital, and the Dollar Store. Yes, that part of town of Ames, IA. It has bigger space with a separate bar [...]
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According to D · 2Y ago

Iowa Hosts Better Youth Tennis Tournaments

[The title above is just for an eye-catcher. Nothing against other states] Last month, our daughter Davi participated in two tennis tournaments. ‘IA Ames Tennis Academy Junior Open’ in Ames on Nov 6-8, 2009 and ‘IA Drake/Ames Tennis Academy Winter Invitational’ in Des Moines ...
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According to D · 2Y ago

[Scary] Dreams Do Come True

I apologize for not updating my blog recently. A quick recap about our life recently: Halloween (our first involvement as a family, because us adults like to play too; can’t let the kids have all the fun now, can we?), Davi’s 5th tennis tournament (with a very awkward moment when one of ...
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According to D · 2Y ago

Too Sensitive to Criticize

I used to hate being criticized. Heck, who does? Even if the criticism wasn’t adress personally to me, let’s say to my country from somebody abroad (Indonesians or foreigners), my first reaction would be, “Well, your country is bad too!”, stomped my foot, pout, and cross my h...
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