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Nigeria has been one of my frequent conversation when it comes to Africa. Their population is massive and their emerging market is salivating for those who works probably in retail. However, none of the Indonesian I know have actually lived there-let alone want to go there. This is where Ponnie chimes in. She had a great career in Jakarta, an avid cyclist, very social and I would assume easily that her likeability is through the roof-then why on earth would she move to Lagos, Nigeria for three years? And that my friend, is a story needs to be told. It is no longer a surprise if in the future you or someone you know is assigned to do some work in Nigeria and when that happens, this podcast is made especially for you. Do enjoy the conversation as Ponnie made her stay in Lagos works for her. Link in bio.

We are going back to 2011 when Egypt has just went through massive uprising and at the same time, Deddy started his job in Cairo. It was exciting, weird at times, but notably BEAUTIFUL place to visit. Listen to their stories, the historical places, the religious history, the cruise and what to not do during your travel in Egypt. We are having a guest host tonight, Bapak Pratomo, one who specialized in Warkop DKI-if you catch my drift. Enjoy and link in bio. 

One of my best interview. The amount of knowledge is on par with the amount of laughter from the whole 75 minutes conversation. It is longer, but if you are not looking for flights fare to Namibia after this interview, then I assume you are looking for the infamous route of angkot '09. Do enjoy and link in bio. 

Nobody ever think that moving is easy. Let alone moving to another country in the midst of pandemic of 2020. There was the zero sense of certainty for everything, the anxiety of traveling abroad especially with two children in tow. However, as everything else in life, as the time passed-they manage to get through it all. This is the story of Doori and Sari navigating their lives from Jakarta all the way to Richmond-a nice suburb of London. Moving is tough, but it is a challenge that we have to face as a family unit time and time again. Listen to their story and link is in bio. Enjoy!

I was so ready to discuss about fashion, styling, make-up, and whatnots. I have known this girl for so long, so I was not ready for this new woman. Please meet Cherissa, my friend, my dentist, and my fashion icon. In this long and slow-paced convo I get to talk more in depth about life and her recent (a long awaited one) London trip. Excitement is in the air and she is the Queen of Style. And I am even prouder of what she becomes. Love London and love her easy going nature during her family trip. Join our convo, link in bio. 

London Marathon demystified. If you love or a bit curious about running, please do join Atmasunu Prabhaswara, Rizky Kusumah and me, in deciphering London Marathon by terrorizing Hasbi Lubis' recollection of his experience years ago. We had fun-lots of laughs as expected and coming out a little bit smarter about the scoops of marathon in general (both the ups and the downs-more of the latter). For that we thank Hasbi for his clear memories of what happened on the windy day of April 24, 2016. Enjoy! Link in bio. @bintarotrojanrunners #ourheartandsouls

There are many ways to continue your studies, and if you are smart enough, there is this thing called scholarship. We heard the stories a million times, but did we really listen? Well, this podcast will bring you the adventure of these two Chevening scholars making their way alive and well for the whole 365 days in the heart of London. A year later, they completed their journey of 20% student-80% traveler (you read this right) as a proud owner of MA in Critical Media Studies from SOAS and an LLM from Queen Mary University of London. They will definitely hate me for my bragging for them, and that is okay. This is one of that useful conversation and the link is in bio.

London to Ira is an endless life journey. So much so that she made a weird booking date for the Harry Potter World or promised her daughters for an easy lunch out to a mall to only ended up in Starbucks or instead of paying less for transportation-she paid more for Uber/taxis here and there. The stories evolved from what supposed to be a halal food inspo to an entirely different admin stuffs convo about getting to UK and being in London. I had fun dreaming about London through her stories, hope you will be too. Link in bio. Enjoy!

I feel like there is no right way other than to say that the three of us have the sort of brutally honest relationship. It took decades to build. And as anything else in life, when the foundation is strong-then the house lasts long. With our friendship, it will be very surprising if it does not stand a lifetime. And baby, this is not an exaggeration. When you do have the time to listen, you'll see that there is no topic that we won't talk about. Body insecurities, envious in nature (of each other and of course of other people), work-life, family and intermittent money problem. We'll spread it out over the hour. Hope you get to have a friendship like these and treasure them! Enjoy. Link in bio. 

These are the terms what you will find out during the Podcast: Catatan Si Boy, SMANSA Medan, Fisik 2 & Fisik 5.5, Broken Older, and King Stone. If you feel familiar at least with two of the terms, then by all means do listen. One hilarious with very little amount of editing interview. That's how good the conversation was! Although hardly surprising considering the bond they protect for all the thirty years of friendship-if not more. Enjoy. Link in bio.