Monthly Archives: August 2011

Meet the 18 people behind your favorite social media accounts – TNW Social MediaTNW Social Media

Posted on 28 August 2011 by akhlis

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Kevin Rose Reveals “10 Steps to Having More Followers on Twitter”

Posted on 25 August 2011 by akhlis

This post is actually titled “Ten Ways To Increase Your Twitter Followers“. Kevin Rose, for you who don’t know who he is, is the founder of Digg and an investor in Twitter. Explain to your followers what retweeting is and encourage them … Continue reading →

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And Ade Rai Answered My Question in Public

Posted on 24 August 2011 by akhlis

This just in. One day I stumbled upon his column on TheJakartaPost.com and made up my mind to ask him the perpetual question on weight gain method. After a couple of weeks or so,  I wondered somehow what happened to my … Continue reading →

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She Said If I can Write Fast and Well,I Set for Success

Posted on 23 August 2011 by akhlis

Then I said if I can write fast and well, I set for a higher writing career and longer lifetime (because I can spend more time walking instead of sitting). Disclosure: What you read below is Ali’s (truncated)post about how … Continue reading →

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Yoga Gembira ‘Sermons’

Posted on 22 August 2011 by akhlis
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Iftar at My (Boss’) Office

Posted on 22 August 2011 by akhlis

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A Flag Worshipper Kid (A True Story of Mine)

Posted on 18 August 2011 by akhlis

I, if my memory served right, worshipped Indonesian flags  very much as a kid. I didn’t remember since when I fell in love with this glorious red-and-white flag. Yet every time I saw that flag, my heart jumped in utter … Continue reading →

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The Struggle of Grabbing a Ticket

Posted on 16 August 2011 by akhlis

As recent as last Sunday..I finally got this ticket in my hand. It was costly enough but who cares. I’m not booking me an airplane. I love buses. Yes,call me archaic,but this transportation mode saves me lots of money. Never … Continue reading →

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Never Start Any Topic about Comma with a Bunch of Language Enthusiasts

Posted on 15 August 2011 by akhlis

Devi’s Profile · Devi’s Wall Devi Asmarani Indonesian writers are very comma happy. 12 hours ago · Like ·  Ari Poespodihardjo likes this. Sadanand Dhume How do they do with apostrophes? India’s a disaster zone. 12 hours ago · Like ·  1 person Devi Asmarani We don’t really use it in our … Continue reading →

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Sarah Lacy’s Story: “Stop Worrying. It’ll Turn Out OK”

Posted on 14 August 2011 by akhlis

SarahLacy.com | Welcome to a day in the life of a (Silicon) Valley girl. Just read Mrs. Lacy’s career journey. Found it quite inspirational, to me. A few weeks ago someone asked me if I could go back in time … Continue reading →

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How to Work Out in Ramadan without Leaving Us Dead Tired

Posted on 13 August 2011 by akhlis

As a disclosure, I should declare that this post is (again) based on what @erikarlebang tweeted. What I did is rearranging the whole tweets and makes this a nice-to-read blog post for you. As for me, I know folks who … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Yoga Poses

Posted on 11 August 2011 by akhlis

Yoga really explores my potential. I never thought I could bend my torso like this before. So here I try to compile some of my most favorite pose and several details you may find interesting:   SCORPION POSE (VRISCHIKA ASANA) … Continue reading →

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