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« Previous EntriesWhat should pay in Europe’s public facilities?
Monday, December 10th, 2007A part from paying 0,70 euro to use toilet in the Dusseldorf Central Station (Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof or Düsseldorf Hbf), we also pay 1 euro to use the trolley in the city’s airport.
Dubai airport and the branded Rolex
Monday, December 10th, 2007Yes, how rich the Dubai city?
The Wikipedia describes:
Revenues from petroleum and natural gas contribute less than 6% (2006) of Dubai’s US$ 37 billion economy (2005). A majority of the emirate’s revenues are from the Jebel Ali free zone authority (JAFZA) and, increasingly, from tourism and other service-oriented businesses. Dubai has attracted world-wide attention through innovative […]
Visitting Van Gogh Museum
Thursday, December 6th, 2007I was really excited to have a chance to visit Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam! Since I like to paint (also), my short-visit at this famous museum was like a dream comes true.
Voila! I am now in the museum with the world’s largest collection of works by Vincent van Gogh. It houses more than 200 […]
Using T-Mobile HotSpot
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007During my short stay in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, I decided to use a local Wi-Fi service. Of course, I was a little bit worried to use my Indonesia’s GPRS/3G service when browsing and blogging on the go in my Nokia E90 Communicator.
I found a brief information about T-Mobile HotSpot in my hotel’s room when I […]
A brief encounter with David Sifry
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007 David Sifry
It’s really an invaluable afternoon for me. I met David Sifry, founder and CEO Technorati, a leading blog search engine, in the Nokia World 2007 in Amsterdam.
After attended his session on social media and network during the conference in RAI center, I looked for him to have short conversation about blogging and Web […]
The long and winding route to Amsterdam
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007I was arrived at the Amsterdam Centraal station at 8.30 pm last night. I was accompanied by Mas Pepih Nugraha from Kompas Daily. We are invited to attend the Nokia World 2007 today in RAI center, Amsterdam, the Netherland.
We just got off from Euro train which brought us from Dusseldorf station, Germany.
Dubai (just in the airport), here I come again
Sunday, December 2nd, 2007It’s my second times had a transit di Dubai International Airport, Dubai City, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The first, three years ago, when I have a flight to London.
The second, this morning: actually my final destination is Amsterdam, but due to the flight availability, I should choose Emirates to Dusseldorf and then proceed […]
MySumbar.com, Forum for West Sumatra
Thursday, August 3rd, 2006MySumBar is a place for people of West Sumatra or Sumatera Barat in Indonesia and all around the world, and for anyone who cares about SumBar, to talk anything about SumBar and anything SumBar people should know. You can read and write anything, communicate with other members, post images, respond to polls, etc.
Visit here
Culmination Celebration in Bonjol
Tuesday, June 27th, 2006Culmination is an unique natural event which is happen in equator line. One of the places in which we can see is Bonjol, in Equator Bonjol Park exactly, in Pasaman regency, West Sumatra. This event happens twice a year only, on 21st March and 23rd September.
At that time, the sun’s position in vertical line, which […]
Earthquake Shakes Padang, No Damages
Wednesday, June 7th, 2006An earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale hit the West Sumatra capital Padang at 3:22 pm Wednesday, but no damages or casualities were reported.
An official from the geophysics information center at the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said the epicenter of the quake was located 98 kilometers to the west of Padang, around the Mentawai […]