A. Family 1. Father: Ayah, Bapak.* The most general and widely used 2. Mother: Ibu, Bunda* * People will use different names for calling parents based on their ethnicity, faith, living area or region. For Father: a1. Babe (pron: Ba as in 'Bunch', Be as in 'Bend' or 'Bench') used in Betawi culture, esp. in …
Author: Marie Sylbain
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Another thing I’m sick of: blaming fat women for our lack of clothing options
Give me the pretties, pleeeeease.
While I’m on a roll of ranting about things that piss me off, here’s another one: the recent trend of blaming the lack of plus size clothing options on the supposed buying habits of plus size customers. This piece in TIME, and this one on Fashionista are two examples, and they make me so viscerally angry that it’s hard to respond articulately–but I’ll try.
“[R]eal change for plus-size fashion will come when customers make more conscious purchasing decisions,” claims the TIME piece. Hahahahaha, no. Real change will come when companies realize that fat women are people and start making clothes in our size. It’s kind of ridiculous to insist that fat women’s shopping choices must be the issue, when our whole problem is that we don’t have enough options to choose from in the first place.
In the Fashionista article, a blogger named…
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Indonesian Vocabs Part 1
Wondering how to converse in Indonesian? or just to help you survive in Indonesia while travelling there? These are lists of Indonesian vocabs and/or some expressions to get you closer with the locals. A. Ucapan Salam/Greetings 1. Hi : Hai example: Hai, Dani! > Hi, Dani! 2. Hello : Halo, Hello example: Halo, Geri! > Hello, Geri! …
Kenangan dari Putri Adam
Kosong dan sepi dirimu kini walau kau tak benar-benar kosong. Putih dirimu bagaikan susu yang lembut dan memuaskan dahaga. Dulu kau penuh canda dan gelak tawa, keriangan dan senyuman selalu tersebar di seluruh penjuru hingga tak mungkin kau dibilang tak bernyawa. Kau yang selalu membuat setiap jiwa didalammu merasa seperti satu, Kau menerima jutaan ekspresi …
Indonesia? Bali?
Several weeks before summer A: Hey, what will you do for this summer holidays? B: I think I will go to somewhere tropical, but I haven't decide it yet. Maybe Bahamas, Maldives, Jamaica, Hawaii, errr, I dunno. Still thinking. A: Wow, it sounds a lot of fun. Summer in a tropical country, sounds amazing. I'm jealous …
Delighted to Support Desmond Tutu’s Forgiveness Challenge
I really agree with him.. By forgiving other people, it will heal our wounds, be cutting of the violence chain and give us happiness in our life. Let’s forgive other people. 😀
We’re humbled to bring you this interview with Nobel Peace Laureate Desmond Tutu and his daughter Mpho Tutu about their new Global Forgiveness Challenge as well as HumanJourney.com, a platform for transformational ideas that Archbishop Tutu is co-founding with book and media creator Doug Abrams. WordPress.com is delighted to be a partner in this initiative.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu and his daughter, Mpho Tutu are trying to change the world with the Forgiveness Challenge. Get involved!
What is the Tutu Global Forgiveness Challenge?
The Forgiveness Challenge is a free 30-day online program developed to help people learn the practical steps to forgiveness so they can live with greater love and joy in their life.
How does the Forgiveness Challenge work?
Each day, participants receive an email from us that directs them to a new post on the website that presents an important insight into forgiveness and that offers them…
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Dancers among us!
“The inspiration for this book came to me one afternoon as I watched my son, Hudson, playing with his toy bus. I was trying to keep pace with his three-year-old mind as he got deeper and deeper into a fantasy involving nothing more than a yellow plastic box and armless figurines. At least that’s what I saw. He saw frantic commuters rushing to catch the 77 local bus to Australia. He jumped in place, mouth open and slapping his knees, joyously reacting to a world I couldn’t see, but one powerfully present for him.”
“What happens to this enthusiasm, this ability to be wholly present in the moment? Why are these pure moments of passion so often replaced with cynicism, boredom, and indifference? As I played with my son, I thought about creating photographs that would show the world as if through his eyes. The people in the images…
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My Secret Backyard 
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