Meet Up Our Favorite Professor

Today me and my college friends from FE UGM had lunch and met our favorite professor, Dr. Hani Handoko, MBA. He came to Jakarta for speaking in one lecture session in Binus University. It’s great meeting with one of my most respected person, the person who significantly influenced my career to date. And he said…

Planning for SIF Asean Visiting Student Fellowship 96 Second Reunion

The picture above was taken when we, Singapore International Foundation Asean Visiting Student Fellowship Batch 96 (let’s just call ‘SIF 96’), had our first reunion in Singapore. That was a blast, meeting 14 fellows from Indonesia, Phillipines, Thailand and Malaysia who we spent memorable time together in Singapore back in 1996. During that reunion, we agreed…

Visiting Shofwan Family

When we lived in Bontang, a small remote town in East Kalimantan, during our childhood times, we grew up in small, confined community where everybody knew each other, and were close like families. One of those families who were close to us, is family of Shofwan Nasjurwan, who was one of my father’s best mates,…

Metallica Concert Again, After 20 Years!

The last time Metallica performed in Jakarta was in 1993. I was a college student back then, long haired metal fans. I still remember vividly watching the concert which in the end caused some riots in South Jakarta. Flash forward 20 years, here I am, father of 2 kids, but still a proud fan of…

Bukber Sparingga

The usual ritual of the year continues. Now it’s the time for the closest friends from Sparingga Family. We had the fasting break together in Tian Xi restaurant, Pondok Indah. Good time.