I wished I was ugly
Posted: 04/01/2013 Filed under: books, Dutch Affairs, English, history, Indo, Indonesia, some thoughts of mine, Women | Tags: Comfort women, Japanese brothels Dutch Indies World War II, Jugun Ianfu, Schaamte en onschuld, Troostmeisjes 6 Comments »Artikel ini terbit dalam bahasa Indonesia sebagai artikel tamu di blog Komunitas Aleut.
This article has been published as a guest post in Bahasa Indonesia at Komunitas Aleut
Emah said “I wished I was ugly. Ugly girls were sent home after a few days or weeks. The Japanese didn’t want them. Pretty girls had to stay. I stayed. I have lived in the military brothel for three years until 1945″.
Summer holiday part 1: Jakarta
Posted: 08/08/2011 Filed under: about me, English, history, Indo, Indonesia, Photography, some thoughts of mine, Travel | Tags: back pack Jakarta, first time visit Jakarta, Jakarta, Jakarta History, Jakarta info, shopping in Jakarta, short guide to Jakarta, traveling to Jakarta, what to do in Jakarta, what to eat in Jakarta, Where to stay in Jakarta 12 Comments »3 days ago I was back to The Netherlands after nearly a month vacationing in Indonesia. I went there with 3 families (my brother in law’s, my husband’s friend and our’s). The group consists of 6 adults and 4 kids varying from 9 – 13 years old. We traveled through Java and Bali within 28 days. I have decided to share stories about this summer holiday here in 4 parts. Read the rest of this entry »
SBY & RMS
Posted: 06/10/2010 Filed under: about me, Bahasa Indonesia, Dutch Affairs, Indo, some thoughts of mine | Tags: indonesia, politic 10 Comments »Kemarin, 5 oktober 2010, presiden Indonesia membatalkan kunjungan resmi kenegaraan ke Belanda di menit-menit terakhir sebelum keberangkatan. Berita ini menyebar di Belanda kira-kira jam 11 pagi. Saat itu saya sedang dikantor yang tidak memungkinkan untuk menulis rangkuman mengenai reaksi pers disini. Gregetan karena reaksi pers di Indonesia dan pemberitaan yang netral di Belanda saya memutuskan untuk menulis pandangan saya, dibantu oleh kutipan dari beberapa situs surat kabar Belanda 1 hari kemudian.
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The neglected ones
Posted: 02/11/2009 Filed under: about me, English, homesick, Indo, Science, some thoughts of mine | Tags: Crazy People, Pasung 6 Comments »In Indonesia one thing I noticed clearly, the presence of neglected mentally ill people. There they are just simply called Orang Gila = Crazy People. It seemed like they were everywhere where I came.
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