Journal by Marisa DumaJournal by Marisa DumaStreetlights and Raindrops. Anthology of creativity. Commentary articles from the far southeast. Articles
Procrastination
2008-06-04 07:00:00 Let us mourn for our inability of being a machine. [[ Click title to read the rest of this entry. ]] More About: Procrastination
Lifting the veil on Indonesian ?democracy?
2008-06-03 14:03:00 The fuel prices rise of almost 30 percent was... [[ Click title to read the rest of this entry. ]] More About: Politics , Indonesian , Indonesia , Democracy , Contribution
Wild Sumatran Tigers: Saving The Last of Kin
2008-06-02 23:10:00 Harimau Sumatra or the Sumatran tiger (Panthera... [[ Click title to read the rest of this entry. ]] More About: Tigers , Indonesia , Activism , Wild , Commentaries
Amnesty International Report 2008 on Indonesia
2008-05-30 21:55:00 Amnesty International Report 2008 London May 28,... [[ Click title to read the rest of this entry. ]] More About: Politics , Indonesia , Activism
Possibly Today?s Greatest Television Commercials
2008-05-26 13:18:00 In Critique of Commodity Aesthetics, Wolfgang Fritz Haug, German professor and chief editor of Das Argument, stated a principle: The aestheticization of commodities means that they tend to dissolve into enjoyable experiences, or into the appearance of these experiences, detached from the commodity itself. Decades after, in the material culture wherefore the vastly commodified fragments of human life, today’s ... More About: Video , Television , Design , Lifestyle , International
Global Peace Index
2008-05-24 13:29:00 Thanks for the yellow. More About: Politics , Peace , International , Indonesia , Activism
byokal : www.zefrank.com
2008-05-24 13:21:00 Fun thing to play with when you've had too much coffee. Trippeh. More About: Design , Stumble , Upon
Possibly Today?s Greatest Television Commercials
2008-05-24 13:18:00 In Critique of Commodity Aesthetics, Wolfgang Fritz Haug, German professor and chief editor of Das Argument, stated a principle: The aestheticization of commodities means that they tend to dissolve into enjoyable experiences, or into the appearance of these experiences, detached from the commodity itself. Decades after, in the material culture wherefore the vastly commodified fragments of human life, today’s ... More About: Video , Television , Design , Lifestyle , International
Future Web Trends
2008-05-23 20:34:00 Insighftul and visionary presentation on the digital revolution. More About: Trends , Future , Stumble , Upon
Idealist.org - Imagine. Connect. Act.
2008-05-23 19:58:00 For socially conscious individuals, NGOs, volunteers, and humanitarian activists planetwide congregate and put strategic ideas into practice. More About: Politics , Lifestyle , International , Web 2 , Activism
Despair, Inc.
2008-05-21 11:23:00 Thou shall demotivate thyself. Or die. More About: Stumble , Upon , Despair
Building a Dream
2008-05-21 09:13:00 Share your dream with one person who will walk beside you. More About: Building , Stumble , Upon , Dream
Our Dumb World | The Onion - Americas Finest News Source
2008-05-21 09:09:00 The atlas they don't teach you in school! :D More About: News , World , Americas , Source , Stumble
GJJakarta: Smile its ONLY Work!
2008-05-19 13:31:00 11. I like you. You remind me of myself when I was young and stupid. More About: Work , Stumble , Upon , Smile
Sexy, Bold And Experimental Typography | Monday Inspiration | Smashing Maga
2008-05-15 02:32:00 Sexy, Bold And Experimental Typography Sense in typography. More About: Inspiration , Stumble , Upon , Sexy
The Post?s 25th Anniversary Seminar
2008-05-15 01:55:00 To commemorate its 25th year of establishment in Indonesia , The Jakarta Post held an educational seminar embracing the vision of ”Enlightening the Life of the Nation”, last May 9th in Jakarta. The one-day seminar consisted of four sessions: Session 1. Comparing Notes - The Experience of Singapore and South Korea; Session 2: The Role of the Business Sector ... More About: Events , Anniversary , Seminar
On Being Musically Provocative, and Proactive.
2008-05-12 08:39:00 Even after Slank’s controversial lyrics of their song, Gosip Jalanan, have caused a stir amongst the government higher ups [Link], Dewi Persik’s banned stage performance [Link], and Julia Perez’ condom giveaways along with her banned album [Link], Indonesia ’s moral-preaching wall of fame is expected to be further vandalized with splatters of political incorrectness here and there. Be it yet another marketing strategy or not, the popular media and its audience would have to ... More About: Video , Lifestyle , People , Activism
Life = Risk
2008-05-12 05:17:00 Video originally titled Famous Failures and produced by BluefishTV. More About: Video , Philosophy , Life , Lifestyle , International
7 Warning Signs That You?re Drunk on Your Own Words | Copyblogger
2008-05-12 02:02:00 This article would've been so much better if it wasn't so literal. I, however, agree to RawFoodGuy's review on it: "So by all means, get high on your writing - it's absolutely a requirement of great writing. And love your editors - they keep your driving on the road.". More About: Words , Stumble , Upon , Signs , Warning Signs
Jakarta | Asia Scout Network
2008-05-12 01:31:00 Fun and informative articles documenting the latest happenings in Jakarta , capital city of Indonesia. More About: Asia , Network , Stumble , Upon
Transformations in Club Music
2008-05-12 01:21:00 Insightful philosophical view on today's electronic dance music. "Within the hype of modern dance music, having some rootedness in disco of all things, there is the potential to subvert the isolateness of the social reality and generate a a cure for many social ills.". More About: Music , Stumble , Upon , Club
Kompas Cyber Media Got Hacked?
2008-05-05 05:32:00 Kompas Cyber Media [Link] might’ve received a pleasant surprise gift on World Press Freedom Day. Rumours have been going around concerning the deface of the news portal last 3rd May around noon time, eventhough it has been actively functioning for the last couple of days. One of the site’s visitor reported the occurence on mediacare mailing list and taken a screenshot of the presumably defaced web page. International ly, this year’s World Press ... More About: Politics , Events , Indonesia
Blogbrary 2008: Bloggers Donating Books to Children
2008-05-04 01:26:00 Blogbrary 2008: the Library for the Indonesia n Child is a non-profit social campaign encouraging local bloggers in Indonesia to promote the increase of literacy and love of reading amongst children living in poor and disadvantaged living areas. Blogbrary 2008 was launched just last 26th April in Jakarta and presently undergoing a process in building localized libraries in each appointed areas. Blogbrary expectedly would aid ... More About: Children , Books , Activism
Beyond Cash, Guns, and Ballots: Ten Years of Military Reform
2008-05-02 02:56:00 In mid-May, Indonesia will celebrate its tenth anniversary of the reformasi movement that toppled President Soeharto and brought democracy. One of the key issues then was about reforming the Indonesian military that many believed had become a âtool’ of Mr. Soeharto’s regime. Thus, the focus of military reform thus far has been on three major areas: ... More About: Military , Guns , Reform , Years , Cash
24 Weeks of MindBuzz!
2008-05-01 18:20:00 Yay. We’ve reached the 24th week of MindBuzz!, a micro blog inside Journal by The Lightbeamers, MD. MindBuzz! delivers insightful quotations found over the Internet, books, or magazines each week and displayed on the top middle sidebar of this blog. Not only that these words are insightful and thought-provoking, they’ve also been helping us in providing a certain theme for the Journal’s main blog contents du ring each consecutive ... More About: Weeks
Bloggers Unite for Human Rights
2008-04-29 22:43:00 On May 15th, tens of thousands of bloggers worldwide participate in writing about human rights and drawing attention to issues often overlooked by mainstream media. Bloggers Unite for Human Rights is spearheaded by BlogCatalog.com, the fastest-growing social network for bloggers, and Amnesty International USA, a worldwide movement that campaigns for internationally recognized human rights. Human Rights ...
As sweet as sarsaparilla ice popsicles.
2008-04-26 00:58:00 Just an announcement. If this blog is temporarily inaccessible, it is because I’m still working on the inside-out renovation, faster load time, modifying the layout, tampering with PHP and CSS codes (those codes sure are getting more and more complicated, aren’t they?), all that stuffs. But something distracts me from finishing, or even doing anything that involves blogging. I have a ... More About: Blogosphere , Sweet
The Story of Burning Man
2008-04-19 21:30:00 Before we begin, we must warn our audience that the content of this following article may not be suitable for the general public, in general. Whatever. You have been warned. — When looking on how modernity evolves in Indonesia’s urban societies, most locals would refer the late-night lifestyle in downtown Jakarta as a vivid projection of hedonism in the modern age. That may not be entirely true, especially when compared to the rave subculture abroad, ... More About: Philosophy , Lifestyle , International , Events , Story
Evolution of Beauty
2008-04-16 07:51:00 Dove and Ogilvy & Mathers creative team in Canada takes an unique and daring approach by exposing the true evolution of commercial beauty for its 2007’s viral video [Wikipedia] titled Evolution. Cannes describes Dove’s Evolution as a “riveting, 1:14 time-lapse film of a young woman’s transformation from pretty, but ordinary girl to strikingly beautiful billboard model. It deconstructs the beauty myth by revealing everything ... More About: Video , Beauty , Lifestyle , International , People
Talk is Cheap. Give It For Free.
More articles from this author:2008-04-13 18:21:00 This time I am featuring myself (!). Yes. I will feature several comments I’ve posted on other blogs. Not all. Most are just the lengthy (sigh.) ones and somewhat contextually related to one another. Thought I should compile them and share it here as a post first before I continue with the next one. Some would ... More About: People , Free , Blogosphere , Talk , Give 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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