Category: In English
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May I Call a Taxi for You, Sir?
What you thought is true from experience should not govern everything you prepare for the future.
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English and the Foot Long Sandwich
When it’s your first time going to a foreign country, even simple things like ordering food can make a lifelong impression.
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Finding My Place
We have been on work from home mode for 5 weeks now. One thing I really enjoy about this situation is not having to start very early from home. I would have to start at 6.45 to arrive at work around 7.30. While working from home, 6.45 is the latest…
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In Collision Course
When SARS made the news in 2003, the number of people who wore masks was very, very few. So few that they who did drew curious stares. It wasn’t that SARS was not serious. In the period of its outbreak between 2002 and 2004, over 8,098 people worldwide were infected…
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There Goes Another Year
If you’re on Facebook, and you habitually post something on your timeline every day, after a few years you will end up with a collection of daily happenings in your life. And Facebook makes sure that you notice that. Every day they picked a selection of events from the past…
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The Broken Award Trophy
The Friday night award dinner was over. It was time for dancing and fun. We wore Batik, long sleeved dress shirts in Batik patterns which in Indonesia enjoys the same status as a suit. We found it awkward to hit the floor in our Batik, so we decided to go…
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