The Art of Quitting
When one hear the word, “quit”, most people associate it with weakness.  There are tons of quotes that says that quitter are losers.  One that doesn’t quit will be success, bla bla bla.  I was raised with that attitude too.  Not to quit, not to easily give up.  There are several occasion in my life [...]

I vote for Bajaj-Free Jakarta!
If there is any public transportation that gets to my nerves, it is the Bajajs.  Those orange three-wheeled noisy vespa-turned-to-car is just not suited for Jakarta anymore. I have used bajaj before.  For close distance and during rain, it was OK.  And that time, taxi seemed rare and expensive.   This was 1980s and 1990s.   It was [...]

Indonesian Geologists, Here We Are!
A friend of mine, Herman Darman, who is now working for Shell, asked me if I could fill in my bio and write a bit for this blog he made: Geologiwan Indonesia Berbagi Pengalaman The purpose is to exchange what we know and what we think to the younger or older generation.  We can know better about [...]

Jakarta New Buildings and Traffic: between ignorance, corrupted minds and idiots
When giving permission to build a property, has the government thought about the infrastructure attached to it? Do they study how the traffic will be affected by the new building? Obviously, no plan to fix Jakarta's traffic on Fauzi Bowo's plan.

A Tale from the Toilet in the Ladies Room
I find it very annoying when people use their handphone at the public restroom. Why can't they just do their business and let other people use the toilet, instead of sitting there and browsing or chatting? They should be fined!