We visited Panti Asuhan (Orphanage) Zarfat on February 13, 2008. The orphanage is in Tiga Balata, a small town about 15 minutes away from my hometown. A friend of mum told us the orphanage is short in funds and we should help ease their financial burden. She made a phone call in [...]

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To all you love birds out there, Happy Valentine’s Day … I might have fallen this year, perhaps for the wrong person and for all the wrong reasons. Nonetheless, I want to wish all you beautiful people a lovely Valentine’s Day. To all the singles, be on the look-out because the right [...]

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Three days ago we visited two senior homes in Tebing Tinggi, a town about an hour away from my hometown.
The first senior home is located inside a Chinese cemetery. We were greeted by the caretaker when we arrived. The home currently hosts about 16 senior citizens; most of whom no longer have a family [...]

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Happy Chinese New Year 2559 (Lunar Year.) This year is the year of the Rat. I wish everyone success and prosperity in this new year.
This year I got to celebrate the Chinese New Year with my family in Indonesia; the first Chinese New Year since 1995, the year I left home for US. [...]

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And just like that, one month has passed in this new exciting year. It’s been a week since I left Jakarta. I have to admit this is the best Indonesia trip ever; in term of growing as a person and learning about others. It’s been memorable. Some of the [...]

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