Thoughts on a early, chilly and misty Sunday morning:
1. The problem with finding a partner fit to mate is that they only come ready made.
2. Nuns are women of genius who long ago got the felicitous idea that they could avoid the trouble of unruly men by marrying God.
3. A successful politician is an entrepreneur [...]
Henk Schulte Nordholt ends his book (”Indonesia na Suharto, reformasi en restauratie“, 2008;ISBN 978 90 351 31354 ) with a quote by Ben Mboi, ex governor of Nusa Tenggara Timur: “Indonesia is like the Titanic. The only difference is that Indonesia keeps on sinking without perishing“.
I can say it at the outset: this is solid [...]
They are unrepenting. Always trying to find new accomplices. Never stopping to impose their economic morals.
Last Friday The Jakarta Post reported the OECD had said: “RI needs more liberalization”. That looks like a warning. But according to the Amsterdam based NRC this club of thirty rich, developed countries had offered a “Special [...]
Usually I try to keep clear of the construction workers of the castles in the air. Good doers and softies. But there is nothing wrong with people who practice their ideals. Courageous guys and dolls who persistently work towards reducing conflicts, helping mutual understanding and enhancing harmony in society and between societies. Especially in times [...]
Last week end I went to the pub with some friends. After the second round Jan said: “What on earth makes you always write those lengthy posts? Nobody is crazy enough to read that boring stuff!”
Me: “????”
Then Jeroen added: “And why the hell don’t you ever write about religion? That’s what everybody wants to [...]