I am positively and definitely sure that I am not alone….
Maid, it’s a love and hate situation in this country.. basically, you can’t live without them but at the same time, you just can’t live with them..
I never have a maid who managed to stay with me longer than a year.. having said that,
1. I [...]
Sometimes last year, I received an enquiry from a doctor living in the states requesting help in purchasing a vintage Mercedes in Medan.. somehow, a Medanese guy post up the vintage car photos and according to Mr Doctor, he said that the car is really rare and that he wants it badly…. desperately enough, [...]
I was writing the headline of this post as “corruption” and my husband…sitting beside me said its more of an EXTORTION…. here’s why..
For the past 5 years, I have been holding Limited Stay Permit Card (KITAS) and with this:
1. I need to renew it every year which will costs me about Rp 2.5 jt [...]
I am not a regular shopper at Carrefour but I am there today simply because I have received some free vouchers… just as I was at the cashier to pay, and since seeing that she is alone and has no one to help her, I decided to place all my groceries into the bag myself [...]
well… on 9 Nov, I have to fly back to Bangkok for my brothers wedding on the 10 Nov…. even before my departure day and while I have my booking done, my instinct told me that its not going to be a smooth trip as always… and well its does not as expected…
for the past [...]
As we all know that Indonesia are known for corruption but never have i realised that Indonesian are even more known for fraud. First of all, most major internet company will not accept payment from Indonesian. Secondly, applying for any affiliate from Indonesia is often decline coz they detect Indonesia IP address. I didn’t really [...]
My husband needed a high quality photo of himself for a magazine feature and so we decided to take it at one of the studio in town. The session was OK but the most ridiculous thing that happen was when we ask for a copy of the photo, they just simply refused! As we needed [...]
After a month away from Medan and coming back to face all the crisis that Medan is having is a total nightmare. Electricity is constantly out, Gas is not constant and worst yet we are facing with water crisis too…. For the past several years, I will see blackout only when there is a heavy [...]
Having wrote about donut in my previous post, only then did I remembered my nightmare with Dunkin Donuts. I had so many bad experiences with them. Twice (not once but twice!) that I went in to get some donuts, I saw cockroaches running over the displayed donuts. The first time was at Medan Mall branch [...]
There is no denying that the best hospital in Medan has to be the Gleneagles Hospital at Jl. Listrik. Supposedly, it is a franchise from Singapore Gleneagles Hospital, but frankly, I doubt it. But again, you have no other choice as the hospital has one of the best facilities and is the cleanest – an important [...]
