About Indonesia – Neferland

bihun vs soun

My (Polish) best friend Iza and I had a blast conversation today. One of the topics we discuss was white, transparent noodle we (Indonesian) call as “soun”. Also “bihun”. And, oh, “vermicelli”. Okay, what are those. I said to her, to be honest, I had no idea what’s the different between soun, bihun, and vermicelli…

Ketika Ide “Gila” Jadi Energi dalam Kolaborasi

Oleh:Nina Firstavina, SEEditor WebKota Tanpa Kumuh Penanganan kumuh tidak akan bisa terselesaikan jika hanya mengandalkan satu sektor saja. Penanganan kumuh perlu multiaktor dan multisektor. Untuk itu dibutuhkan upaya “Kolaborasi” yang harus dilakukan dengan cara bergandengan tangan. Di sisi lain, Kolaborasi butuh ide-ide “gila”, yaitu ide-ide yang tidak reguler atau hanya biasa-biasa saja. “Kita butuh ide-ide…

Berkunjung Virtual ke “Negeri Kue Gula Tare”

Hari ini jalan-jalan ke Desa Wolaang, Kecamatan Langowan Timur, Kabupaten Minahasa, Sulawesi Utara, bareng Tim Kotaku Sulawesi Utara, dialog dengan masyarakat dan Kepala Desa Wolaang.Terungkap, Kelurahan Wolaang melakukan sosialisasi Program secara “gerilya”, baik berkeliling dengan pengeras suara, spanduk, bertemu tokoh-tokoh agama di rumah ibadah, bahkan pertemuan dalam acara duka (melayat) ataupun acara suka (pesta). Menarik…..

Belajar dari Muara Rapak, Balikpapan

Jalan-jalan virtual ke Balikpapan bareng Tim OSP Kotaku Kalimantan Timur dan teman-teman relawan Kelurahan Muara Rapak, Kecamatan Balikpapan Utara, Kota Balikpapan. Mendengar penuturan Ketua Badan Keswadayaan Masyarakat (BKM) Adi Suwito. Tujuan pertemuan virtual ini sebenarnya menggali soal sosialisasi dan pelatihan masyarakat.Serunya, Pak Adi Suwito mengungkapkan, antara lain, cerita-cerita di balik kegiatan Cash For Work (CFW)…

Belajar dari Alung Banua, Manado

Pencerahan banget mengikuti videoconference Misi Teknis Capaian Layanan Infrastruktur Dasar NSUP/Kotaku di Alung Banua, kelurahan tetangga Bunaken, berlokasi di Kota Manado, Provinsi Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia. Alung Banua merupakan lokasi penyanggah/pendukung kawasan strategis pariwisata nasional (KSPN) Bunaken. Udah tau dong, Bunaken itu salah satu destinasi wisata paling “hot” di Indonesia, yang kondang dengan keindahan alam bawah…

repost: Ini Daftar Hadist Shahih dan Dha’if tentang Wabah Covid-19

Feel the need to reshare this. Written by one of the most trustworthy national medias in Indonesia, and the media is well-known as “pro Muslim” compared to other medias in Indonesia. Sorry, it’s the truth. I was a newspaper reporter/journalist before, I know facts instead of rumors. But, apology, it is in bahasa Indonesia. I…

Quakes and Ace

Okay, so, I have written an entry of what happened last night: the two minutes quake in Jakarta, caused by a 10 km depth quake somewhere in Banten sea (Southern part of West Java) which magnitude is 7.4 Richter Scale. I wrote about the people I informed and received information from: my children, family, friends,…

Eruptions and Quakes

Today, Tangkuban Parahu volcano (in Bandung) erupted for the third time this week. And just 1.5 hours ago, earthquake in Jakarta. I was still sitting on my chair at my work station, finishing my monthly report, when suddenly I felt the desk shaking side by side. The water inside my glass also shaking quite hard….

Tips Awet Muda dan Sehat Sampai Tua

Tak sengaja menemukan kembali tulisan empat tahun lalu (saya tulis 20 Januari 2015) ini di facebook saya. Flashback deh jadinya.. 😁🙏 Semoga bermanfaat.. =============================== Inget cerita saya soal bus mogok dan Pak Polisi Suryadi dulu itu? Nah ini dia Abang kondektur ramah yang ngobrol dengan saya waktu itu. Nama beliau Hakim. Barusan ketemu beliau lagi…

Prepare yourselves from tsunami

Last Saturday, a tsunami wave struck and destroyed three districts of Indonesia: Lampung Utara (of Sumatra Island), Serang and Pandeglang (of Banten, in Java Island). Death toll reaches 400 and counting. Dozens still missing. Hundreds of buildings, houses, hotels, are wrecked, heavily damaged. There was no earthquake, so nothing triggered the early warning system. Experts…

another definition of happiness

I just found out another definition of happiness: is to know your friends, who experienced natural disaster, are alright. Alhamdulillah. Praise Allah.. After a long hours of worrying about their whereabouts, tried to contact them personally–to no avail, pray for them until we fell asleep.. Then yesterday, one by one, they “appeared”. Received our calls. Updated…